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When five college friends cross America in a minivan to find themselves, they chance upon a road that isn’t on any map. They can’t resist exploring it. The van breaks down. They find a town, a massive trailer park steeped in squalor. The town isn’t on any map either. They find people in town. They’ll wish they hadn’t. The only sanctuary is the Big House - a giant mansion at the center of town that appears to be abandoned, only all the lights come on at night. Inside the Big House is the secret of the town. Inside, they’ll finally find themselves. They won’t like what they find.

Twenty more stories in this popular series by Edith Nesbit, Hans Christian Anderson, Abby Phillips Walker, The Brothers Grimm, L. Frank Baum, Frank Stockton, Henry Beston, Nathaniel Hawthrone, Olive Thorn Miller, Ignas Kunos, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, and Anna R. Annan.

Meet the Lancasters. Sexy. Arrogant. Filthy rich.

Die Hörbuchbox Was können wir leben und wissen? aus der Bibliothek Europa präsentiert Meisterwerke der Literatur und Philosophie in großer Vielfalt der Genres, Themen und Epochen, jeweils mit einer kurzen Erläuterung eingeleitet vom Herausgeber Sven Görtz.

Berührend, stimmungsvoll und mit Humor erzählen die schönsten Weihnachtsgeschichten und -gedichte auf in diesem Hörbuch von Liebe, Erinnerung und Zusammenhalt. Wer könnte diese Texte besser interpretieren als ein Paar, das seit Jahren innig und verschworen durchs Leben geht? Andrea Sawatzki und Christian Berkel sind nicht nur privat ein unschlagbares Team, sondern auch als Sprecherduo brillant: Wenn sie etwa O. Henrys Klassiker "Die Gabe der Weisen" in verteilten Rollen lebendig werden lassen, dann weiß man wieder, dass selbstlose Liebe das größte Geschenk ist. Schöner kann man sich nicht auf das besinnen, worum es an Weihnachten wirklich geht!

Delight in the most wonderful time of the year with a collection of heartwarming and heartfelt Christmas classics in this beautiful, giftable Christmas collection, featuring stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and many more. Perhaps no Christmas novel is more beloved than Charles...

Ein wahres Füllhorn der schönsten weihnachtlichen Märchen und Geschichten erwartet uns hier! Über zwanzig Weihnachtsmärchen aus aller Welt, dann die wunderbaren Weihnachtsgedichte von Paula Dehmel, die "Weihnachtsgeschichte" mit Ebenezer Scrooge von Charles Dickens, die "Schneekönigin" von Hans Christian Andersen sowie der Weihnachtsdauerbrenner schlechthin: "Der kleine Lord".

Dieci storie ambientate a Roma, a qualsiasi ora del giorno e della notte, in esterni e in interni, più spesso tra le strade e gli edifici delle periferie piuttosto che tra i viali e i monumenti del centro, compongono l'affresco collettivo di una metropoli in continuo mutamento, imbevuta di sentimenti e visioni, sospesa fra passato e futuro, ricordi e speranze, vita e morte, delusioni e desideri.

All of your favorite Christmas stories in one fantastic collection. From heartfelt stories such as O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" to tales of mystery from G. K. Chesterton and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Here is a treasure trove of tales from some of the best writers in the world, narrated by the voice of the Classic Tales: B.J. Harrison. Each story is presented unabridged.

They’ve helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now twelve new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. Love at Mistletoe Inn by Cindy Kirk Sometimes the road to happiness is paved with youthful mistakes. Ten...

From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling award-winning author of Serena and The Cove, thirty of his finest short stories, collected in one volume. No one captures the complexities of Appalachia—a rugged, brutal landscape of exquisite beauty—as evocatively and indelibly as author and...

Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by two award-winning narrators. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales

This collection of 40 fairy tales contains well-known favorites from authors like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Oscar Wilde, Charles Perrault, Madame de Beaumont, and Joseph Jacobs.

The well-meaning protagonists of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara are caught—to both disastrous and hilarious effect—in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar...

Truman Capote makes whisky-soaked fruitcake in Alabama; Laurie Lee slides across a frozen pond in Gloucestershire; and Shirley Jackson is outwitted by a wily Santa Claus at the bank. Ghosts haunt the Christmases of Muriel Spark and Elizabeth Bowen, while Dostoyevsky, Daphne du Maurier and Italo Calvino take a cynical view of the season and Selma Lagerlof and Angela Carter celebrate its miracles. Ranging from Cork to Lagos to the Wild West, and from Paris to San Paolo to outer space, this is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short-story writers of all time.

Esplora l'ignoto con questa oscura raccolta, che riunisce i racconti più terrificanti dei maestri del genere. Ogni storia, raccontata con musiche, suoni e una narrazione da brivido, ti condurrà in un mondo dove l'ordinario si scontra con l'inspiegabile, tra oscuri regni infestati da creature malefiche e mostri assetati di sangue.

Esplora l'ignoto con questa oscura raccolta, che riunisce i racconti più terrificanti dei maestri del genere. Ogni storia, raccontata con musiche, suoni e una narrazione da brivido, ti condurrà in un mondo dove l'ordinario si scontra con l'inspiegabile, tra spiriti inquieti, presenze occulte e fenomeni sovrannaturali.

This unique presentation combines classic children's favorites with an anthology of stories, poems, and songs of the holiday season.

Die 14 schönsten Geschichten für eine märchenhafte Weihnachtszeit. Bei Schnee und Sturm saßen die Menschen seit jeher gemeinsam am Feuer und vertrieben sich die Zeit mit Geschichten - vom Weihnachtsfest und seinen Märchen.

All the color and variety of a quaint Amish shop in a charming collection of novellas by four of your favorite authors. Feel free to come in and browse! Love Birds by Amy Clipston While Ellie Lapp and her mother are still mourning the loss of her brother, Seth, Ellie starts working at one of the...