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Five Fires: A Short Story
By Laura Lippman. 2014
Everyone in small-town Bellville is talking about a series of mysterious fires disrupting the typically tranquil summer. The authorities attribute…
them to heat lightning, but some Belleville residents are not so sure…High-school student Beth, like everyone else in Belleville, has been following the fires – she has plenty of time between her monotonous day job at the deli and solitary nights at home while her mom works late. The fires aren’t the only unusual occurrence – Beth’s old friend Tara, who left town the year before after a mysterious incident, returns with no real explanation. Circumstances only get stranger when Beth unwittingly discovers clues as to what – or who – is the cause of the fires.Three Gay Short Stories
By Mari Hegger, Vivianne Lopes. 2016
This books is a collection of three short stories about three boy who do not know each other, but all…
three of them have a whole lot of love in their hearts. The first is a boy called Alessandro. He carries the burden and the pain of falling for his classmate Fábio. Twists and turns will be part of their sad story. In the second story, the author tells the story of two boys’ three month anniversary. Their love seemed to be eternal. The main character learns an importante lesson: it is not worth loving someone that we will love you just as long as nothing better comes along. Lastly, a story about getting married. A brave boy in love will ask the biggest and most dangerous question to his great love.Pratham Books Short Stories
By Pratham Books. 2013
Contemporary Maithili Short Stories
By Murari Madhusudan Thakur. 2005
Both in the experiences they embody and the techniques they use, the stories show a vigor, a variety and a…
realism that stand witness to their being rooted in the soil of the Mithila region and to their truth to contemporary experience.Collected Short Stories, Volume 3
By W. Somerset Maugham. 1952
Awakening & Selected Short Stories
By Kate Chopin.
Asian & Pacific Short Stories
By The Cultural & Social Centre of Asia & Pacific Coucil. 1974
READERS of this book will have the exciting experience of encountering for the first time the recent work of some…
of Asia's most talented writers. Collected in this anthology are short stories by authors in nine Asian and Pacific countries: Australia, the Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Republic of Vietnam.Short Cuts: Selected Stories
By Raymond Carver, Robert Altman. 1993
A collection of nine fiction short stories and nine poems, which form an indelible portrait of American innocence and loss.…
This new movie tie-in edition is filled with deadpan humor and enormous tenderness as only an author of Altman's caliber could.Tracker: A Short Story Exclusive
By James Rollins. 2012
From New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a stirring story of a soldier and his military war dog…
who are drawn into a dark mystery tracing back to World War II and a lost treasure tied to the bones of the dead. Off the streets in the medieval heart of Budapest, Captain Tucker Wayne and his war dog, Kane, rescue a mysterious woman fleeing three armed men. The secret she holds will unlock a terrible treasure, one steeped in blood and treachery, tied to a crime going back to the fall of Nazi Germany and a heritage of suffering and pain that reaches out from the past to wreak havoc today. In a final showdown in the depths of a lost cemetery, truths will be unearthed, treasures exposed, and the fate of all will rest upon the shoulders of one man and a dog whose courage is beyond measure.Some Short Christmas Stories
By Charles Dickens.
Great Irish Short Stories
By Evan Bates. 2004
This collection of thirteen captivating tales by Irish authors illustrates both traditional and modern approaches to the Celtic art of…
storytelling. Spanning two centuries, it features stories by Maria Edgeworth and William Carleton from the beginning of Irish prose fiction in English; retellings of traditional tales by Lady Gregory and Standish O'Grady from the great age of the Irish Literary Revival; and contributions from many of the 20th century's most significant writers, including William Butler Yeats, James Stephens, James Joyce, Seumas O'Kelly, and Liam O'Flaherty.Adam Robots: Short Stories
By Adam Roberts. 2013
Gathered together for the first time from a major publisher - a collection of short stories by Adam Roberts. Unique…
twisted visions from the edges and the centre of the SF genres. Stories that carry Adam Roberts' trademark elegance of style and restless enquiry of the genre he loves so much.Acclaimed stories, some that have appeared in magazines, some in anthologies, some appearing for the first time.Stories to make you think, to make you laugh, to make you wonder, to make you uneasy. Stories that ask questions, stories that sow mysteries. But always stories that entertain.Short Stories from Pakistan
By Intizar Husain, Asif Farrukhi, M. Asaduddin. 2003
Double Take: A Short Story
By Alan Jacobson. 2012
NYPD detective Ben Dyer awakens from cancer surgery to find his life turned upside down. His fiancée has disappeared and…
Dyer, determined to find her, embarks on a journey mired with potholes and startling revelations--revelations that have the potential to forever change his life.AmGov: Long Story Short
By Christine Barbour. 2022
All the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts…
of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming by design—the succinct ten chapters are separated by tabs that make it easy to flip, revisit, reorient, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Second Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation for a successful American Government course. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more. CQ Press Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in American Government. Access this week’s topic.AmGov: Long Story Short
By Christine Barbour. 2022
All the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts…
of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming by design—the succinct ten chapters are separated by tabs that make it easy to flip, revisit, reorient, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Second Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation for a successful American Government course. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more. CQ Press Lecture Spark: Designed to save you time and ignite student engagement, these free weekly lecture launchers focus on current event topics tied to key concepts in American Government. Access this week’s topic.Classic American Short Stories
By Clarence C. Strowbridge. 2002
Seventeen short masterpieces, chosen for their timeless relevance and enduring popularity, include Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter," Edgar Allan Poe's "The…
Cask of Amontillado," Herman Melville's "Bartleby," "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte, as well as works by O. Henry, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, Mark Twain, Sarah Orne Jewett, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Henry James, Willa Cather, Ambrose Bierce, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Kate Chopin. Large print edition.AmGov: Long Story Short
By Christine Barbour. 2024
All the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts…
of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming with ten succinct chapters that make it easy to read, revisit, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Third Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation for a successful American Government course. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.AmGov: Long Story Short
By Christine Barbour. 2024
All the fundamentals. No fluff. Learn more with less! AmGov: Long Story Short helps students learn the nuts and bolts…
of American Government. Unlike competitors, this bestseller responds to the need for quick studying and skimming with ten succinct chapters that make it easy to read, revisit, and return to content quickly. Reading aids like bullets, annotations, and arrows walk students through important facts and break up the material in short, engaging bites of information. Though brief, the Third Edition of this core book is still robust and current enough to provide everything that students need to be successful in their American Government course. Whether for the on-the-go student who doesn’t have time to read and digest a lengthy chapter, or for the instructor who wants a book that will stay out of their way and leave room for plenty of supplementary reading and activities, AmGov provides a perfectly simplified foundation for a successful American Government course. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your SAGE representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It’s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video now. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.Discovering Genre: Short Story
By Douglas Grudzina. 2006
This text digs deep into fifteen great short stories, from "The Cask of Amontillado" to "The Lottery", making your students…
really examine the author's choices: tone, point of view, style, setting, characterization, etc. This is a student classroom edition. Tests and Answer Keys are available from the publisher but are sold only to schools and teachers.