Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Andrew Child, Jeffrey Deaver, and T. C. Boyle. Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, “The Mysterious Bookshop”, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, New York Times bestseller Amor Towles has selected the twenty most puzzling, most thrilling, and most mysterious short stories from the past year,...

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: • Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader • Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 years • George Washington, the first president of the USA • King Louis XVI, the last king of France • Winston Churchill who led Britain in the Second World War • Che Guevara, the Argentinian doctor who fought for revolution BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 18,924 • Headword count:...

At the time of her death in 2004, Lucia Berlin was known as a brilliant writer of short stories, beloved by other writers but never achieving wide readership or acclaim. That changed in 2015 with the publication of A Manual for Cleaning Women, a collection of some of her best work. Almost overnight, Lucia Berlin became an international bestseller. Love, Loosha is the extraordinary collection of letters between Lucia Berlin and her dear friend, the...

Full contents: “Mumbet's Declaration of Independence” by Gretchen Woelfle “Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball” by John Coy “Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game” by John Coy “Niko Draws a Feeling” by Bob Raczka “A Valentine for Frankenstein” by Leslie Kimmelman “Undercover Ostrich” by Joe Kulka “A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story” by Caren Stelson “Dino-Christmas”...

Full Contents: “Backcourt Battle: An Up2U Character Education Adventure” “Lost in Space: An Up2U Action Adventure” “The Creepy Doll: An Up2U Horror Adventure” “The Starving Ghost: An Up2U Mystery Adventure”

Enjoy the power and clarity of the New Living Translation in this special edition of Bible Alive! featuring the Gospel of John.----Bible Alive! is a ground-breaking, dramatized recording of the clear, easy-to-understand New Living Translation. Featuring the brilliant, contemporary voice of Emmy Award winning narrator Stephen Johnson, Bible Alive! lets you experience the Bible in all of its magnificence and power, inspiration and intrigue. A cast of...

If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! He's both a mild-mannered archaeology professor and an intrepid adventurer traversing the globe in search of lost artifacts. Whether seeking the Ark of the Covenant in Egypt, the Sankara Stones in India, the Holy Grail in Turkey, or a mysterious crystal skull in Peru, Indy's adventures never fail to delight audiences. Indiana Jones and Philosophy takes you on a whirlwind journey to investigate some...

This timely book offers a balanced and thoughtful review of the current mental health emergency and its impact upon and among medical professionals, supported by the best available evidence and illustrated through real-life cases. Recognizing the increasing stressors in the role including the impact of the environment in which doctors work, the book examines some of the key emotional drivers for this unhappiness among doctors at work-shame, stigma,...

How to Calm Down and Stay Calm in Any Tough Situation Instantly! Pressure, stress, tension, uneasiness, worries, etc. - you name it. Ugh, can you just feel the burdens of work piling up, the responsibilities at home mounting up, and all the other countless things you have to do? Welcome to your 21st century modern lifestyle - where everything is moving faster with all the noises, distractions, and disruptions causing you to lose focus, get overwhelmed,...

Flip is an anthology of alternate reality stories and flipped worlds, real-world what ifs going against convention.