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Love is an emotion that encompasses the world, even the universe. Love can challenge and overcome other sentiments, but it isn't always victorious. These stories deal with personalities, some powerful and some frail, in collision. From tragedy to comedy, Pebbles in a Stream examines a broad spectrum of different kinds of love and exposes us to unique themes in each story.

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From the author of the award-winning The Great Fire, an extraordinary collection of stories about life in the Organisation - a polyglot crucible in which talent rots and mediocrity thrives and the 'rights of man' are unthinkingly sacrificed on the altar of inter-departmental strife.

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The 79th anniversary of this annual collection of short stories "widely regarded as the nation's most prestigious awards for short fiction" ("The Atlantic Monthly").

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Microdoses of the straight dope, stories so true they had to be wrapped in fiction for our own protection.

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Rossville is a collection of funny...and sometimes tragic...events in the lives of its characters. In its own way, the book's theme of loss winds through each story. With time frames ranging from the 70s through today, the unique plotlines are broad in scope.

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At first glance of the title, one might think this is a children's book. In a way it is--it speaks to the child and adult in each of us. As a collection of short stories, it takes you, the reader, on a literary journey of challenges, downfalls and victories of life. Travel with the narrator as she passes to her granddaughter true stories of her adventures with God, the King.

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Scattered is a book of poetry, short stories, and random thoughts.

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English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, whose science fiction stories have been filmed many times. well's best known works are The Time Machine, one of the first modern science fiction stories, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Wells wrote over hundred of books, about fifty of them novels.

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In this collection of short stories, slices of everyday life are illustrated with original art by Turkish author and artist Duygu Kivanc.

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Presents an introduction to contemporary Japanese fiction. Featuring many stories appearing in English, this title offers students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having to constantly consult a dictionary.

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In this sophisticated and provocative story collection, acclaimed author Macy turns her unsparing eye on well-heeled thirtysomething women who, despite their education and affluence, struggle to keep their footing in their relationships with their friends, spouses, and children.

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Charting loss, love, and the difficult art of growing up, these stories unfurl with wicked humour and insight. a boy whose dreams foretell implacable tragedies is sent to 'Sleepaway Camp for Disordered Dreamers' (Cabin 1, Narcoleptics;

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Short story collection written by Native American authors.

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The Avalon Project is a roller coaster ride of ten quick action stories. If you're interested in stories about rock n' roll, war, monsters, high school football, space aliens, reincarnation, politics, or teen angst, this book will be hard to put down.

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Edited and with an introduction by Robert PhelpsThe hundred short stories collected here include such masterpieces as 'Bella-Vista', 'The Tender Shoot' and 'Le K-pi', Colette's subtle and ruthless rendering of a woman's belated sexual awakening.