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For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons - for battle, for infinite wealth, for the excitement of exploring the unknown, and for escape from the mundane. We have always had a primal relationship with the sea - even those who have never been to sea remain fascinated by the seafaring life and tales of salty adventure. Now in a brand–new series collection, The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together such diverse authors as Charles Dickens, Jack London, John Masefield, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, and dozens more.

There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.

No one tells tales of the frontier better than Louis L'Amour, who portrays the human side of westward expansion - the good and the bad - before the days of law and order. Collected here are seven stories penned by America's favorite Western author.

A collection of stories from the most famous Western author of all time! Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find. Whether he was writing under his early pen name, Jim Mayo, or his own, L’Amour’s stories are unforgettable, touching on rough and rugged American ideals, and set in the untamable frontier of the Western United States.

आपल्या छोट्या अवकाशात मानवी जीवनाच्या साऱ्या पैलूला सामावून घेणारा लोकप्रिय साहित्यप्रकार म्हणजे कथा! झंकार स्टुडियोजच्या सौजन्याने सादर करीत आहे सहा कथांचा नजराणा! सुप्रसिद्ध कथाकार सर्वोत्तम सताळकर यांच्या या कथांचे निवेदन सिद्धहस्त निवेदक शीतल खरे-जोशी यांनी केले आहे. चला तर ऐकुया मानवी नातेसंबंध, राजकारण,रहस्य आणि गूढता या रंगात रंगलेल्या कथांचे ऑडियॊबुक " दुभंग आणि इतर कथा."

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor: 'An Inscrutable Masquerade', 'The Conundrum of Coach 13', 'The Trinity Vicarage Larceny' and 'The 10.59 Assassin'. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories, John Taylor has written four more mysteries featuring the world's greatest detective. Read by acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch, these new adventures share all the suspense of the original tales.

Louis L'Amour was the most decorated author in the history of American letters and a recipient of the Medal of Freedom. Now collected here in a single book are several of Louis L'Amour's finest Western stories the way Mr. L'Amour wrote them. At the time Louis L'Amour was writing, it was common practice for editors to rewrite the manuscript to fit certain publishing criteria. The text of The Strong Land has been restored, and the stories within it appear as Mr. L'Amour intended.

Patrick O’Brian is acclaimed as one of the greatest historical novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated throughout the world for his masterful roman fleuve, the Aubrey‒Maturin series. But he was also a prolific writer of short stories, and it is in this form that he first made his mark. Encompassing stories written in his unvarnished youth to tales told by a seasoned traveller, this is the most comprehensive collection of O’Brian’s short fiction ever published. It is a treasure chest, containing more than sixty tales, including rarities, uncollected works, and forgotten jewels.

यावर्षीच्या दिवाळी अंकाचा विषय 'संवाद' आहे, कारण हेच बघा ना, तुम्ही-आम्ही एकमेकांशी संवाद साधतो? उत्तर सोपे आहे. बोलूनच संवाद साधतो, बरोबर आहे. म्हणजेच काय, आपलं बोलणं, वागणं, व्हर्बल आणि नॉन व्हर्बल कम्युनिकेशन हे आपोआप सतत होत असतं. उदाहरण बघायचं झालं तर जेव्हा संध्याकाळ होते आणि दिवस मावळायला लागतो, तेव्हा आपल्याला कोणी सांगत नाही, पण एकंदरित वातावरण कळत-नकळत आपल्याला सांगतं की, आता संध्याकाळ होत चालली, तुम्ही तुमच्या घरी परत जा. म्हणजेच काय झालं? तर हे नॉन व्हर्बल कम्युनिकेशन झालं.

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

Over the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates. Their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Now in a brand new series collection, The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told includes many of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history’s most debaucherous scalawags. Anyone who loves a good story full of excitement, adventure, thrills, and laughs will find this collection irresistible.

Von Kempelen and his Discovery (1849). First published in The Flag of Our Union, April 14, 1849. Created as a hoax during the California Gold Rush. After the very minute and elaborate paper by Arago, to say nothing of the summary in 'Silliman's Journal,' with the detailed statement just published by Lieutenant Maury, it will not be supposed, of course, that in offering a few hurried remarks in reference to Von Kempelen's discovery, I have any design to look at the subject in a scientific point of view.

Perché un paladino in copertina? Certamente perché il racconto, intrigante e pieno di atmosfera, è ambientato in Sicilia - ma tranquilli, di dialetto ce n'è poco. Quanto basta, "come il sale", secondo una lettrice di Parma. Ma c'è un secondo motivo. In tutti i racconti tratti da "Pilipintò - Racconti da bagno per Siciliani e non", come questo "L’Autista" che state per ascoltare dalla mia voce, troverete trame e capovolgimenti di prospettiva.

Un giovane cercatore tenta di trovare qualche pepita d'oro senza riuscirci. Un vecchio poco distante gli dimostra che l'esperienza, in alcuni casi, vale più dell'energia giovanile.

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats, and guns, they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods until one day they draw blood, and the game is up. "The Man Who Would Be King" is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power.

Mark Twain ist einer der bedeutendsten Erzähler der amerikanischen Literatur – berühmt für seinen scharfen Witz, seine lebendige Sprache und seinen unbestechlichen Blick auf Gesellschaft und Mensch. Diese Hörbuch-Edition vereint einige seiner bekanntesten Werke und zeigt die ganze Bandbreite seines Schaffens: von humorvoller Satire über große Abenteuerromane bis hin zu pointierten Kurzgeschichten. Mit "Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn" schuf Twain einen Meilenstein der Weltliteratur.

Brought to you by Penguin. A brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job...

"Histórias de Alexandre" é um clássico de Graciliano Ramos. Ainda que independentes, seus contos trazem personagens comuns: Cesária, Firmino, Das Dores e outros... mas principalmente seu narrador: Alexandre. Nas palavras de Graciliano: "um homem cheio de conversas, meio caçador e meio vaqueiro, alto, magro, já velho, chamado Alexandre".

"Eleonora" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842 in Philadelphia in the literary annual The Gift. It is often regarded as somewhat autobiographical and has a relatively "happy" ending. The story follows an unnamed narrator who lives with his cousin and aunt in "The Valley of the Many-Colored Grass", an idyllic paradise full of fragrant flowers, fantastic trees, and a "River of Silence". It remains untrodden by the footsteps of strangers and so they live isolated but happy.

The Duel of Dr. Hirsch is a short story by Gilbert Keith Chesterton: M. Maurice Brun and M. Armand Armagnac were crossing the sunlit Champs Élysées with a kind of vivacious respectability. They were both short, brisk and bold. They both had black beards that did not seem to belong to their faces, after the strange French fashion which makes real hair look like artificial. They were both young. They were both atheists, with a depressing fixity of outlook but great mobility of exposition.