When Two Become One and Other Stories
Title | When Two Become One and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Wilson |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2013-01-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1291293841 |
Newborn babies are smuggled to safety from an oppressive regime, as an ancient prophecy foretells that only when their magic is combined on their sixteenth nameday will the evil be overcome. Unitl then, they have to be kept safe from both the regime's killer squads and the harsh realities of the everyday battle to stay alive. In the novella Ei8ht, the Eight Temptations of Man are explored. The collection also includes almost fifty short stories or poems.
When Two Become One
Title | When Two Become One PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher McCluskey |
Publisher | Revell |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2006-07 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 0800731158 |
Written by a certified sex therapist and his wife, this paperback edition of When Two Become One helps couples find sexual fulfillment with The Lovemaking Cycle©.
Paris for One and Other Stories
Title | Paris for One and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Jojo Moyes |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2016-10-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0735221197 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, Paris for One and Other Stories is an irresistibly romantic collection filled with humor and heart. “A vicarious jolt of Parisian romance. . . Delightful.” –People Magazine "An old-fashioned, feel-good love story. . . It’s as if Moyes has booked a vacation and is taking us along. To Paris. Amour!” –USA Today “Dreamy escapism, a book you can curl up with and easily finish over a weekend, with or without a glass of wine.” –Miami Herald Nell is twenty-six and has never been to Paris. She's never even been on a romantic weekend away—to anywhere—before. Traveling abroad isn't really her thing. But when Nell's boyfriend fails to show up for their mini-vacation, she has the opportunity to prove everyone—including herself—wrong. Alone in Paris, Nell finds a version of herself she never knew existed: independent and intrepid. Could this turn out to be the most adventurous weekend of her life? Funny, charming, and irresistible, "Paris for One" is quintessential Jojo Moyes—as are the other stories that round out the collection.
No One Belongs Here More Than You
Title | No One Belongs Here More Than You PDF eBook |
Author | Miranda July |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2008-05-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0743299418 |
Named a Top Ten Book of the Year by Time, the bestselling debut story collection by the extraordinarily talented Miranda July, award-winning filmmaker, artist, and author of All Fours. In No One Belongs Here More Than You, Miranda July gives the most seemingly insignificant moments a sly potency. A benign encounter, a misunderstanding, a shy revelation can reconfigure the world. Her characters engage awkwardly—they are sometimes too remote, sometimes too intimate. With great compassion and generosity, July reveals her characters’ idiosyncrasies and the odd logic and longing that govern their lives. No One Belongs Here More Than You is a stunning debut, the work of a writer with a spectacularly original and compelling voice.
One Out of Two
Title | One Out of Two PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Sada |
Publisher | Graywolf Press |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2015-11-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1555979130 |
"A literary titan of his time, one of the most innovative novelists in contemporary Latin American letters." -The Washington Post The most distinctive thing about the Gamal sisters is that they are, essentially, indistinguishable (except for a modest mole). The twin spinsters spend their time trying to mask any perceptible differences they have while working hard at their thriving tailoring business in a small town in rural northern Mexico. When? Thirty years ago? Fifty years ago? Who can say-the world seems not to intrude on Ocampo very much. Gloria and Constitution take an almost perverse delight in confusing people about which one is which. But then a suitor enters the picture, and one of the sisters decides that she doesn't want to live a life without romance and all the good things that come with it. The ensuing competition between the sisters brings their relationship to the breaking point until they come up with an ingenious solution that carries this buoyant farce to its tender and even liberating conclusion. Suffused with the tension between our desire for union and our desire for independence, Daniel Sada's One Out of Two is a giddy and comic fable by one of the giants of contemporary Latin American literature.
Dead Woman Walking
Title | Dead Woman Walking PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Bolton |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2017-09-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1250103452 |
In Dead Woman Walking, from master of suspense Sharon Bolton, the sole survivor of a hot-air balloon crash witnesses a murder as the balloon is falling. Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor. She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also seen hers. And he won’t rest until he’s eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she’s running to where she feels safe – but it could be the most dangerous place of all...
Two Heads Are Better Than One
Title | Two Heads Are Better Than One PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Ladd |
Publisher | WestBow Press |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2015-09-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1490890831 |
Written from the heart of a true Southern gentleman who walks the talk of his faith and beliefs, Two Heads Are Better than One narrates the God-filled life of author Chris Ladd. Inspired by his deep faith and love of Jesus Christ, he has spent his life in service to others. In this memoir, he tells his stories against the backdrop of Jesus Christhow he brought Christ into his life and how he kept Him number one. Ladd tells of the problems he faced in growing up in Tennessee and Oklahoma but credits the work of his Christian grandmother in teaching him to do the right thing. He discusses how he discovered the meaning of true faith and how to reach for success in life with Christ. In Two Heads Are Better than One, Ladd asserts that God has a plan for all of us and that no matter what happens, He will see us through if we keep believing. Through the stories told in this recollection, Ladd shows you how to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ and how to live a life of happiness, peace, and success according to Gods plan.