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Carmen no durará más de un par de días. Mason escupió un trozo de hielo y observó compasivamente al pobre animal. Luego se llevó una de sus patas a la boca y comenzó a arrancar a bocados el hielo que cruelmente se apiñaba entre los dedos del animal. Nunca vi un perro de nombre presuntuoso que valiera algo D81 concluyendo su tarea y apartando a un lado al animal-. Se extinguen y mueren bajo el peso de la responsabilidad. ¿Viste alguna vez a uno que acabase mal llamándose Cassiar, Siwash o Husky? ¡No, señor!

La historia comienza con una joven aristócrata, Ardita, en un yate anclado cerca de la costa. Ella está leyendo La revuelta de los ángeles de Anatole de France. Ella discute con su tío exasperado que intenta casarla con un joven llamado Toby.

En este relato, Scott Fitzgerald nos demuestra cómo la perspectiva es fundamental a la hora de concluir lo que se ha visto. Benjamín es un hombre que nace viejo pero a medida que pasan los años va recuperando la juventud, lo cual le va a permitir ver a la sociedad que le rodea con los ojos con gran capacidad crítica, que le permite una perspectiva completamente diferente.

Poder escuchar historias en ésos trayectos cortos que diariamente hacemos en el tren, metro, coche etc. se va a hacer muy agradable de la maño de Flora Smith, en este recopilatorio de sus relatos.Vamos a poder conocer a Ana Sicosi, una mujer obsesiva que sube siempre en la misma estación de la parada de Sants o Andresito qué se baja siempre en la estación de Atocha distraído con su móvil sin mirar a su alrededor, o lo mejor navegaremos por Matalascañas en Cádiz en una barcaza y nos encontremos a un par de amantes apasionados y no os extrañé qué escuchando éstos relatos os podais encontrar también con algún pirata.

En esta historia los protagonistas son dos perros, Cipión y Berganza, que se encuentran recostados a la entrada del hospital de la Resurrección en Valladolid, cuando se dan cuenta que, de repente y de forma inexplicable ,parecen haber adquirido el don del habla. Deciden, pues, aprovechar esta sobrenatural circunstancia para contarse el uno al otro sus vidas.Es Berganza que comienza con la historia de su vida, que, al estilo de la del Lazarillo de Tormes, le hace pasar alegrías y desdichas de la mano de los distintos amos que le han ido tocando lo largo de su vida.

A great collection of tales of myths is presented here: The Trojan War and the tales of brave Ulysses, The adventures of King Arthur and Merlin and the Holy Grail, Tales from 1,001 night with Aladdin, Ali Baba, and others, Gulliver's travels to Lilliput, and many other tales and stories like The wild swans, The snow queen, The bronze ring, The history of Jack the giant-killer, and many more!

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

Experience the exciting breadth of #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins's wild imagination and adventurous spirit in this anthology of his short masterworks, including a new full-length novella featuring Captain Tucker Wayne and his military war dog, Kane, as well as nine previously published short stories, gathered together for the first time.

Ever thought about visiting the beautiful and rugged state of Montana? If so, be sure to listen to these stories before you go, for there may be more there than you ever imagined in your wildest dreams. These all new stories are sure to make you want to hide deep in your sleeping bag if you’re brave enough to listen to them at night by headlamp while camped in one of the state’s beautiful campgrounds. And what just brushed against your tent? A wolf? Grizzly bear? Or was it something even bigger and more terrifying?

There's no way she's tough enough to get me into shape. When my physical therapist's ex locks her out and takes everything she owns, I want to help. However, a recent, unfortunate incident has social media all over me. Risking all, I offer her cold, hard, cash but she refuses, suggesting I'm trying to buy her sexual favors. Now she's got this ridiculous idea she can get back on her feet with a wedding.

When I drove up on the scene, I noticed two unmarked vehicles at the intersection, with tinted windows and a few assault rifles lying in front of the driveway. As I got closer l turned off my car engine and laid low for a few minutes. Then I hopped out and took cover behind my vehicle. I then grabbed my binoculars and began looking around to make sure the coast was clear. I noticed one of the unmarked vehicles had two assault rifles sticking out of the back window, so I identified myself. I said, "My name is Detective Yates from the 14th precinct. Lay your weapons on the ground."

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published in the collection titled The Better Sort. The story addresses themes like fate, loneliness, love and death. The protagonist, John Marcher, anticipates an event that he believes will set him apart from other people. Marcher is frozen by his fears and a sense of impending doom. A haunting tale of egotism, fear of the unknown and unrequited love, the story warns that the only thing one has to fear is fear itself. John’s failure to reciprocate May Bartram’s love condemns him.

Going Down in a Blaze of Glory: Being an outlaw in the old west is hell. But when you are being hunted by the fastest draw in the west who also packs a buffalo gun, it's worse than hell.

Andrée Warg lever sina dagar i ett Stockholm som går från 1800-tal till 1900-tal. Det finns en allmän förväntan om det nya århundradet, men Warg är mer intresserad av att tillskansa sig förmögenheter där det går. Många av brotten i staden är råa men Warg är en gentleman och hans raffinerade metoder ger honom både förmögenheter och framgång men även respekt – och med jämna mellanrum löser han brott i bara farten.

I "Amerika tur och retur" tar Warg en atlantkryssare till New York för att fira in det nya århundradet. På fartyget över träffar han den fagra mademoiselle Camille men på kajen i New York står detektiver från Pinkerton och väntar. En dramatisk rättegång och en nyårsdans på The Astoria får Warg att se döden i vitögat.

Återkommen från New York har Warg blivit ett känt namn i Stockholm och miljonären bankir Nils Crona bjuder honom till en helg på Wiks slott. Warg kan givetvis inte motstå frestelsen av denna enorma förmögenhet men ska ett mord och en oväntad gäst få honom att avstå sitt byte?

When Clare picks up an odd stone, she never expects to be...transported? Hundreds of years in the past and thousands of miles away, Clare is lost. Will her new friends Andrew and Harold Marshall help her to find the way back, even if they do not believe her? And more importantly, can she trust these strangers?

In a world devastated by corruption, Father Darcy has lost his faith. After letting down the very people he pledged to protect, he decides to take a pilgrimage across the dangerous English countryside in an attempt to find his mission again. There, he meets men hungry for his blood. A vicious, relentless landscape. And two boys more dangerous than anything he has ever seen before. But can he save these children, or will they change his cause forever?

A short story collection, including "John Henry: Man Versus Machine", "Juju Man", "Date Night", "The Nightshift", and "A Nasty Piece of Work". "John Henry: Man Versus Machine": What really happened during the legendary challenge between John Henry and the drill steam engine operator?

The Astronaut is a stand-alone, short listen audiobook and excerpt from Sarah’s cozy mystery novel Poisoned in Paradise, set on the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Carriacou and following the adventures of astronaut Joe.