The long-awaited new collection from Lee K. Abbott, "Cheever's true heir, our major American short story writer" (William Harrison).Here are stories about fathers and sons, stories about men and women, and stories about the relationships between men by one of our most gifted story writers. The narrator of "The Who, the What and the Why," begins breaking into his own house as a sort of therapy after his daughter dies. In "The Human Use of Inhuman Beings," the main c...

On the assumption that John Updike was correct when he asserted, in a 1978 letter to Joyce Carol Oates, that "Nobody can read like a writer," Why I Like This Story presents brief essays by forty-eight leading American writers on their favorite American short stories, explaining why they like them. The essays, which are personal, not scholarly, not only tell us much about the story selected, they also tell us a good deal about the author of the essay, about what elements of fiction...

The richest man in the world invites a trio of mediocre golfers to play at a secret course in Scotland. The result of their efforts will somehow affect the fate of the world. Can golf save the world?Fore? No, nine. That's how many literary grand masters each contribute a chapter and together bring you a blistering drive of a story that beats par with every page.To the inauguration of the state-of-the-art course in Scotland come three notoriously hard-luck g...

Zelfs in je stoutste dromen kun je niet zoveel smerige streken en rotzakkerij bedenken. De afgesloten kamer van Leopold, Moord, Een bot mes, De verrader, Dromen van verre levens, Post voor de nimbus, Een dame in de val lokken, Het kleine vrouwtje uit Servië, Belgrado 1926, Trompettist.

When Camila Wright hired me to fix a few things around her house I didn’t expect to find myself swindled into a fake relationship with her.Sure, my company is called Rent-A Husband but that’s not what people actually hire me for.But when I find her elbow deep in a tub of ice cream with tears running down her face how can I turn down her proposition?Suddenly a fake relationship becomes a fake marriage that we have to keep up all summer. Which is all...

It wasn’t my expectation to fall into bed with the woman who won me at the bachelor auction.I was only doing my grandma a favor, not looking for more than a shared dinner with the winner. Then again, I wasn’t expecting someone as hot as Isla to be my date.She makes it clear that she’s down for a night in the sheets but bolts, leaving me holding my junk—literally. Which I figure, in the end, is all fine and good because love burned me before, and I have no plans to repeat th...

A stunning collection of ten thrilling short stories, it’s Shadow Lab, Volume Three!In The Henchman’s Wife—by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott—a woman’s husband is killed protecting an ungrateful Russian crime boss, so the quiet, unassuming widow decides to find the killer and take her own brand of revenge.In Gold Party by USA Today bestselling author Jamie Brenner and Adam Chromy, a group of wealthy...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmerica was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite stripper who possessed a gift for delivering exactly what America needed. With her superb narrative skills and eye for detail, Karen Abbott brings to life an era of ambition,...

In "Hernando Cortez," John S. C. Abbott crafts a compelling narrative that delves into the life and conquests of one of history's most controversial figures. Abbott employs a vivid and accessible literary style, integrating historical context with a dramatic flair that captures Cortez's ambition and the tumultuous era of Spanish exploration in the Americas. Through meticulous research, Abbott attempts to balance the glorification of Cortez's accomplishments with the moral complexities of h...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

Utilizing the latest software, this book presents the essential statistical procedures for drawing valuable results from data in the social sciences.Mobilizing interesting real-world examples from the field of education, Understanding Educational Statistics Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS supplies a seamless presentation that identifies valuable connections between statistical applications and research design. Class-tested to ensure an accessible presentati...

This book focuses on the experiences of tourists visiting nature-based destinations, exploring current knowledge and providing insights into conceptual issues through the use of empirical evidence from five continents. Presented as three topics, the contents discuss tourism and nature-based experiences by looking at the role and relevance of nature and the uniqueness of such experiences. The book identifies visitor management challenges and provides explanations for the solutions reached. ...