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Lokpriya Kahaniya by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan is a collection of beloved stories that have been passed down through generations in India. From the brave and courageous tales of Rani Laxmi Bai and Maharana Pratap to the heartwarming stories of Krishna and Sudama, these timeless tales continue to inspire and captivate audiences of all ages. Chauhan's masterful storytelling transports listeners to a world of heroism, devotion, and sacrifice.

Clara Wilson is your typical clichéd teen fiction protagonist with exactly two friends, no social life and a 4.0 GPA. She has been in love with Alec Evans, the unattainably popular football quarterback and her next-door neighbor, forever. She thinks she is in for a quiet senior year until Jake Henderson arrives. Bad boy extraordinaire, he's arrogant, rude, undeniably gorgeous and shares a past with Clara that she wants to do nothing more than to forget. Caught between two boys, Clara’s life is turned upside down in the most ridiculous of ways.

Fue en 1850 cuando Afanasiev se dedicó enteramente a su pasión de folclorista de la llamada Vieja Rusia, recorrió provincias enteras obteniendo relatos de todas partes de Moscovia. Sus primeros artículos causaron gran impresión en la escuela mitológica rusa de aquella época. Sus principales fuentes fueron los cuentos de la Academia de Geografía rusa y algunas contribuciones de Vladimir Dal.

Ever since the death of his wife and child, Abe Barrett could see ghosts—ghosts that take over his apartment, use up all the wifi, and ask for help with their unfinished business so they can move on from this mortal realm. Abe only wants to live his life and relax, but when the same murderer that took his family comes back for him, he will have to rise to the occasion, catch a killer, and bring closure to his ghostly roommates.

Mirza Ghalib was an Urdu poet who is known for his unique and smooth style of writing. This book is a compilation of the events which happened throughout his life, along with few of the poems written by him. The poems in this book are an ideal listen for people who are fascinated by Urdu poetry but do not understand the nastaliq, the script in which Urdu is written.

When the spoiled Anusha Singh turns 25, her father forces her to marry the son of his friend. Siddharth Khanna is a successful steel industrialist who falls in love with the displeased Anusha on sight, but unfortunately for him, she doesn’t feel the same way. Will he be able to win her heart in the end?

Childhood rivals Alana and Xavier meet again after six years apart. As the two begin to spend more time together, Alaina realizes that Xavier is no longer the same boy she used to know. As she tries to help him fight his inner demons and reckon with his tragic past, the two slowly begin falling in love.

This is George Dasent's classic collection of Scandinavian folklore. This is not about Norse mythology per se; so if you are looking for tales of Odin, Loki, and Freya etc., you will have to look elsewhere. Rather, this is an anthology of folk tales, similar to the Grimm Brothers', or Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands. All of the usual suspects are in place, including giants, trolls, witches, evil step-siblings, magical boons and tasks, and anthropomorphic animals.

Cuentos Populares de los Cinco Continentes te invita a un hermoso viaje por el mundo, un enriquecedor periplo por Europa, Asia, África, América y Oceanía, que te ofrece la posibilidad de conocer otros lugares y culturas. Los cuentos populares han sido desde el inicio de los tiempos la vía por la cual transita el saber de cada pueblo, constituyen el elemento base para tratar de expresar los diversos pensamientos, sentimientos y las dudas del ser humano en su andar diario, sus esperanzas, sus miedos, sus deseos de vivir.

When co-workers Mira and Jake miss their flight home from Paris to New York, they’ll spend the next 24 hours unwittingly stuck together in the city of love.

Este audiolibro recoge los siguientes cuentos populares: “La cruz del diablo”, “El aguinaldo”, "El alfiletero de la Anjana”, “El hombre del saco”, “El laud maravilloso”, “ El príncipe Tomás”, “El puente de San Martín”, “El río Zapardiel”, “El vado del moro”, “ Hernando el halconero”, “Juan bobo”, “La brecha de Roldán”, “La campana Beneta”....

¿Quién no se ha reído con un chiste de Pepito? Ismael Martí nos invita a recorrer con humor, picardía y mirada crítica el universo de Pepito, Jaimito y sus múltiples encarnaciones latino-hispanas. Este libro reúne los cuentos más divertidos, irreverentes y entrañables del niño más travieso del habla hispana, desde las aulas mexicanas hasta las colas venezolanas, pasando por los buses colombianos, los recreos argentinos y las clases de religión en España.

"El castillo de iras y no volverás", "El pandero de piel de piojo", "El príncipe desmemoriado" y "El cristo del convite".

"Alí Baba y los cuarenta ladrones", "El soldadito de plomo", "La gaita maravillosa", "La dama del lago", y "La princesita que fue convertida en almendro".

"La Ratita Presumida", "El Sapo y el Ratón", "Los Zapatos de Hierro", "Pereza y Testarudez", y "El Príncipe Tomasito y San José".

The position which Allama Iqbal holds in the world of Urdu literature is equivalent to what Rabindranath Tagore means for Bengali literature. He is famous for his thought-provoking style of writing and Sufi poetry. But Iqbal stands apart from the rest of his time for the inclusion of certain unique elements in his works, like description of nature, nuances of patriotism, love for the nation and the importance of fostering religious tolerance. This book by Prakash Pandit outlines his life story and the important literary elements of his poetry.

"La salchicha que no quería ser asada", "Los piojitos de la princesa", "La grave enfermedad", "El pequeño lischen y la luna", "El gran espanto", "La mirilla" y "Federiquillo el mentiroso".

"El patín de ruedas", "El caballito blanco hühü", "La buena ardilla", "El agujero en la manga", "El bosque de los cuentos", "El anillito del elfo", "El hada de los deseos", y "La niña de la caja de cristal".

In this groundbreaking work of cultural history, Alice Fahs explores a little-known and fascinating side of the Civil War--the outpouring of popular literature inspired by the conflict. From 1861 to 1865, authors and publishers in both the North and the South produced a remarkable variety of war-related compositions, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and even humorous pieces.

A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears, and series editor Steph Cha. In his introduction, guest editor S. A. Cosby observes that writing short stories is “a special skill that...