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This audiobook Interesting Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but gives them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Interesting Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 one-page short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a caricature type illustration to retain interest of young listeners.

This audiobook Jungle Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but gives them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Jungle Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 one-page short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a narrative description to retain interest of young listeners.

This audiobook Folk Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but give them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Folk Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a caricature type illustration in black & white to retain interest of young listeners. The moral at the end of the story summaries precisely what the child is supposed to learn!

A tourist becomes prey in this surprising journey into the secrets of a small town.

Praised by Chekhov as his favorite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov's storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity. The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Leskov's best-known work, is a realist account of a young woman who escapes from her loveless marriage through adultery, leading to violence and murder

The revered author’s definitive collection of short fiction, which explores enduring spiritual and science fiction themes such as space, time, reality, fantasy, God, and the fate of humankind. As powerful, inventive, and profound as his theological and philosophical works, The Dark Tower reveals another side of Lewis’s creative mind and his longtime fascination with reality and spirituality. It is ideal listening for fans of J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis’s longtime friend and colleague.

ಖ್ಯಾತ ಹಿಂದಿ ಲೇಖಕ ಹಿಮಾಂಶು ಜೋಶಿ ಅವರ ಕಥಾ ಜಗತ್ತು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ. ವಿವಿಧ ಆಯಾಮ ಗಳನ್ನೊಳಗೊಂಡ ಇವರ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನದ ಯಥಾರ್ಥ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಇವರ ಸಜೀವ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ದರ್ಪಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿತಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಜಗತ್ತು ಓದುಗನಿಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನದೇ ಎನಿಸ ತೊಡಗುತ್ತದೆ - ತನ್ನದೇ ಅನುಭೂತಿಗಳ ವಿವಿಧ ಬಿಂಬಗಳೆಂಬಂತೆ. ಇಂದಿನ ಕಥಾಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನದೇ ಆದ ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಈ ಕತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂಬರುವ ನಾಳಿನ ಕತೆಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪದ ಹೊಳಹು ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ.

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the vibrant worlds of S.E. Smith, where seven captivating series await your exploration. Each story offers a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of the unforgettable characters created by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author S.E. Smith, woven together in a rich tapestry of love, adventure, and magic. Don’t miss this captivating collection of short stories that will transport you to realms beyond imagination!

These interconnected stories are set in an opulent quasi-historical world of magick and high manners called the Republic of Califa. The Republic is a strangely familiar place - a baroque approximation of Gold Rush era-California with an overlay of Aztec ceremony - yet the characters who populate it are true originals: rockstar magicians, murderous gloves, bouncing boy terrors, blue tinted butlers, sentient squids, and a three-year-old Little Tiny Doom and her vengeful pink plush pig.

More devilish delights for fireside listening by the Connoisseur of Creepy himself, A.S. Mott. A beautiful young widow is shocked to discover, upon her own accidental death, that her late husband has chosen to spend his afterlife haunting another woman. After a 16-year-old girl dies from a botched operation, her spirit decides to remain with her family. During the year that follows, the young ghost records what she sees in her diary. Plus much more!

Tales of horror have long been an integral part of Singapore's storytelling culture, and they continue to dominate the imagination in the 21st century. But even as the horror folklore of yesteryear—along with its creatures, the pontianak and the jiangshi—recedes from collective memory, new...

ಕಾವೇರಿ ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್. ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿರುವ ಒಡಲ ಖಾಲಿ ಪುಟ ಪುಸ್ತಕವು ಹಲವು ಲೇಖನಗಳ ಸಂಕಲನ.‌

Seks realistiske hverdagshistorier fulde af skarpsindige, livskloge iagttagelser, undertiden med fantastiske indslag. Bl.a. i den centrale novelle "Kulde", et moderne eventyr om kærlighed og modsætningerne mellem mand og kvinde, her fremstillet med overrumplende nye aspekter.

Take a deep dive into the power of words and mindset with Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking short story "S As In Zebatinsky", expertly narrated by Mike Vendetti. Discover how the smallest of changes can create a ripple effect in your life, leading to extraordinary outcomes.

Alois wird versehentlich für einen Erfolgs-Coach gehalten und improvisiert sich durch ein Motivationsseminar. In diesen satirischen Kurzgeschichten triffst du auf Menschen wie dich und mich: Sie versuchen sich zu optimieren, zu digitalisieren und zu organisieren – und scheitern dabei grandios. Mit trockenem Humor und liebevoller Ironie erzählt Christian Enner von den kleinen und großen Katastrophen des modernen Alltags.

A wonderful collection of 50 phenomenal stories by the world’s great short story writers.

Traffic is piling up, and strange things are headed your way in this new story collection by World Fantasy Award-winning author Tobias S. Buckell. In these twenty-four stories you’ll find inhabitants of a small town who won’t vaccinate against a zombie plague, a lone sentry keeping motorists from stumbling into something ancient and evil, a man who puts stranded ghosts to rest, an ex-soldier traveling the seas who trades his new life of hardship for a return to swords and blood, and many more tales of speculative fiction.

ఇందూ రమణ రాసిన యుగ ధర్మం అనే ఈ పుస్తకం లో అణచివేతకు గురైన వాడు ఎవడైనా తిరగబడతాడు అనే సందేశం ఉంది. అది మనిషైనా జంతువైనా ఒకటే అనే సిద్ధాంతం తో కూడిన ఈ కథ ని చక్కని పాత్రలు తీర్చి దిద్ది చెప్పిన వైనం ఆకట్టుకుంటుంది. వర్గ చైతన్యాన్ని సూచించే సామాజిక స్పృహ ఉండటం ఈ కథ ఎంచుకోవడానికి గల ముఖ్య కారణం అంటారు వంశీ.

Brian Evenson's fifth story collection constructs a human landscape as unearthly as it is mundane. Replete with the brutality, primordial waste, and savage blankness familiar to listeners of his earlier works, Evenson's Kafkaesque allegories entice the mind while stubbornly disordering it.

Terry and Mike are cousins whose families are almost seamlessly intertwined. Raised as close as brothers and living happy childhoods, neither one thinks of what can go wrong. But the unexpected deaths of both their fathers catapult their lives in two very different directions. Terry finds trouble with the law, while Mike lives his life racked with guilt and sadness.