There are times on the World stage when you will see bursts of national pride. And there are times when that sense of 'being' is an underlying thread-a part of a national psyche that is unconsciously acknowledged by most if you will-that gives Canadian fiction (in this case, the Crime subgenre) a distinctive flavour and feel to it.So when we put out a call for Canadian short form crime fiction: 'As Canadian as peameal bacon, Buckwud Maple syrup, Roberta Bondar, Timmies, poutine, an...

A striking deluxe edition profiling the visionaries, writers, and thinkers whose ideas shaped the United States. Elegantly bound and thoughtfully curated, this volume offers readers a compelling journey through the intellectual and cultural foundations of the nation.Made in America: Thinkers Who Defined a Country explores the lives and ideas of the key figures who helped shape the political, social, and cultural landscape of the United States. This collection highlights influential...

Discover the dark, whimsical wonder of ancient Korea in this spellbinding collection of magical tales, gorgeously jacketed with bespoke cover illustrations from award-winning artist Bekologic.Leave behind drab, dark nights to trek across moonlit snowfields, shiver in horror at wild-cat women, explore the enchanted halls of fairy palaces, and follow the strange cries that beckon from beneath the Mysterious Hoi Tree.Uncanny and entrancing, shadowy and sorcero...

From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the new CW series Riverdale comes the first issue of the MUST-READ, brand new, ongoing comic series. Set in the universe of the TV series, the Riverdale comic offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Josie & the Pussycats and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

Table of ContentsList of Works by Author List of Works in Alphabetical Order Authors' BiographiesEdwin Abbott Abbott :: Edgar Rice Burroughs :: John Wood Campbell :: Raymond King Cummings :: Arthur Conan Doyle :: Tom Godwin :: Andre Norton :: H. Beam Piper :: Mack Reynolds :: Mary Shelley :: Edward Elmer Smith :: Jules Verne :: H. G. WellsEdwin Abbott AbbottFlatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsEdgar Rice BurroughsThe Chessmen of Mars The Gods of Mars The Land that Time Forgot The Mucker a...

The LumicPress Magazine is a manga-styled magazine made for young readers who love stories, art, and being creative!Featuring the work of talented comic artists, writers, and illustrators, this issue is packed with all kinds of exciting adventures! Inside, you'll find four short comics, a unique poem comic, two illustrated short stories, paper dolls, an interview with a professional creative studio, and other craft activities to complete. There are plenty of stories to read, charac...

The 15 stories contained in this eBook have been selected from the books that make up the series “Fairy Tales, Folklore, Myths and Legends from Around the World”Fifteen stories have been selected from the books in the series. So you will find stories from ancient Celtic England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. As well as Roma and Gypsy stories which have travelled across Europe from the Black Sea region. There are also stories from the Zulus and Bushmen of South Africa, to th...

Greatest Love Stories brings together timeless tales that explore love in its many forms—romantic, tender, tragic, passionate and quietly transformative. These stories move beyond simple romance to capture the emotional complexity of love: its hope, its ache, its misunderstandings, its sacrifices and its lasting power.The collection offers readers a rich literary journey through desire, longing, devotion and heartbreak. Some stories celebrate the sweetness of affection, while others...

In the fated year I came to live with my father and mother at Kinnaird, above Pitlochry. Then I walked on the red moors and by the side of the golden burn; the rude, pure air of our mountains inspirited, if it did not inspire us, and my wife and I projected a joint volume of logic stories, for which she wrote 'The Shadow on the Bed,' and I turned out 'Thrawn Janet' and a first draft of 'The Merry Men.' I love my native air, but it does not love me; and the end of this delightful period was...

The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It's Saturday morning and you're alone with the TV.You turn it on, inviting all kinds of weirdness into your home. You feel safe.It's all behind the screen, miles away. Nothing can hurt you.Can it?This is SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION, where terror comes at you in airwaves. Featuring new fiction & poetry from:Die Booth, Monica Carroll, Adrienne Clark, Tom Coombe, Mia Dalia, Jude Deluca, Buzz Dix...

This version is the American Standard Version of the Bible, containing both the complete books of the Old and New Testaments. Released in 1901, this version has been meticulously converted to the Kindle format and includes the following features:SEARCH EVERY VERSE NAVIGATIONNo matter where you are in the Bible, quickly jump to a verse by typing the book's three-letter abbreviation and chapter and verse. For instance to jump to John 3:16, simply type "joh3.16". Easy as that!

True animal stories gathered for young readers: a grizzly cub raised by hand, a fight with a catamount, a lynx in Canada, a droll fox-trap in the Maine woods, beavers at home and the ships of the desert. From The Young Reader's Treasury, with a reading guide by William Allan Neilson of Harvard. Complete and unabridged.