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From the mind of the man Stephen King calls "a master of the macabre", comes a brilliant new collection of no-punches-pulled horror stories, some never-before-collected and many originals that have never been published anywhere before. Bentley Little can take the innocuous, twist it around, and write a story that will change your way of thinking. Walking Alone: Short Stories is a shining example of his talent to scare you, creep you out, and make you shudder.

These glimpses "on tour" of the behind-the-curtain lives of members of the theatrical community are told with a deft hand. Selections include: "The Halt", "A Bad Morning", "The Circus House", "The Workroom", "Matinee", "The Starveling", "Love", "The Hard Worker", "After Midnight", "Lola", "Moments of Stress", "Journey's End", "The Accompanist", "The Cashier", "Nostalgia", "Clever Dogs", "La Fenice" and "The Master".

In his three novellas, In Short Measures, Strong Conspirators, and Sally Forth, Michael Ruhlman delves deeply into the nuanced complexity of romantic and sexual love - and the inevitable evolution of the heart over the span of years and decades. Each novella asks questions about the nature of love in terms of loyalty and fidelity - what are one's obligations toward one's spouse, one's family, and one's heart?

BBC adaptations of the 19th-century humourist’s best-loved tales, plus Judith French’s sly comedy based on Jerome’s experiences as a would-be actor Jerome K Jerome is best known for his comedy classic Three Men in a Boat and its sequel Three Men on the Bummel. Both hilarious tales are...

El destierro a la soledad de Madame de Prie en tiempos de Luis XV, el deambular de un coronel de las tropas de Napoleón por tierra enemiga entre los martirizados cuerpos de sus subordinados, o el amor obsesivo y sumiso más allá de la muerte de un médico europeo en la...

The Shadow on the Wall brings together Ruskin Bond’s most chilling works of fright and terror. The 21 stories in this book include classics such as ‘A Face in the Dark’, ‘The Chakrata Cat’ and ‘Susanna’s Seven Husbands’, along with a dose of eerie new tales that have never been published before.

'Nalla Millori Palem Kathalu: 'Nalla Millori Palem Kathalu' is another interesting book by director Vamsy. Vamsy usually comes up with exciting stories that reflect the real lifestyle of the Godavari people. The regional and rural stories of Vamsy give a different and pleasant reading experience...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Sound Machine by Roald Dahl, read by Adrian Scarborough. In The Sound Machine, Roald Dahl tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a curious invention reveals a horrifying truth about plants . . . The Sound Machine is taken...

Ogden Ford, a spoiled child of stupidly wealthy divorced parents, is "the Little Nugget"—the El Dorado of the American kidnapping industry. When Peter Burns, the gentleman of leisure, agrees to spirit the boy away from an English preparatory school to reunite him with his doting mother, he finds himself up against professional competition from across the Atlantic. And when penitent ex-playboy Jimmy "Piccadilly Jim" Crocker covertly returns to his native United States, the Nugget is once more involved as Jimmy finds himself enmeshed in plots and schemes of espionage and kidnapping.

Written in simple language, 100 Desi Stories to Inspire You keeps the tradition of storytelling alive through a compilation of short stories that will appeal to a wide audience. The stories are invaluable life lessons on situations we experience in our everyday living. From creativity and innovation to teamwork and leadership; from love and courage to maturity and confidence...the tales are thought-provoking and cover almost every human emotion.

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart.

H. E. Bates is probably best known for his comic novel The Darling Buds of May, which introduced the lovable Larkins to the world and sparked three hugely popular TV adaptations. In his 68 years, Bates wrote over 20 further novels, more than 300 short stories, children’s books, poems, plays and non-fiction. This collection brings together three full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations and fourteen excellent readings, rounding off with extracts from H. E. Bates autobiographies.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of My Purple Scented Novel written and read by Ian McEwan. ‘You will have heard of my friend the once celebrated novelist Jocelyn Tarbet, but I suspect his memory is beginning to fade…You’d never heard of me, the once obscure novelist Parker...

Golf, like measles, should be caught young. P. G. Wodehouse leads the listener out on to another round of golf stories that always avoid the rough.

Twelve early stories from the comic master, including the romantic truth behind the odd success of a Soho restaurant; the mysterious ways of a lucky black cat; a tale of three exiled baseball fans; a private detective in love with an actress in a touring company; a policeman in love with a parlor maid in the Battersea Park Road; Mr. Henry Wallace Mills of the two left feet; and the first appearance of Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, as Bertie is sent to New York to rescue his cousin from the clutches of a Vaudeville starlet...

For almost thirty years, Shirley Jackson Award–winning horror author Gemma Files has consistently served up tale after tale celebrating monstrosity in all its forms: the imperfect, the broken, the beautifully alien, and the sadly familiar. Her characters make their own choices and take their own chances, slipping from darkness into deeper darkness yet never losing their humanity—not even when they’re anything but.

Five steamy, full-length reverse harem romance stories of badass alpha males and the women they make their own. This collection includes The Inheritance, The Renovation, The Promotion, The Gallery, and The Collection.

Lambe arse se Ruskin Bond ki pustakon ka lokpriya paatr Rusty, apne kaarnaamon se paathakon ka mann lubhata, gudgudata aur hasaata aa raha hai. Rusty ne paathakon ke mann mein apna ek vivesh sthaan bana liya hai aur uske kisse-kahaniyon se paathak na thakta hai, na ubta hai....

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

Outer Space, Inner Lands includes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories (such as "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "Semley' s Necklace," and "She Unnames Them") which have shaped the way many listeners see the world. She gives voice to the voiceless, hope to the outsider, and speaks truth to power - all the time maintaining her independence and sense of humor.