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This wonderful collection of 18 short stories includes work by some of literature's most treasured names, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oscar Wilde, and many more. This superlative treasury includes "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Piece of String" by Guy Le Maupassant; "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin; "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf; "Nuns at Lunch" by Aldous Huxley, and many more!

Seth loves to walk through the woods by his home. When he comes across a lone wolf one day, he must make a tough decision—allow the animal to remain free in the wild or call animal control to trap it and take it away. How will Seth decide? Either way, can he feel good about his choice?

The fifth volume in CSA Word's massively popular complete and unabridged ‘Short Stories’ collection is bound to please. With something for everyone this collection of classic stories read by only the best-suited and most established readers will delight the ears as a vintage wine excites the gullet; The Vintage Collection is audible gold. Features eye-catching typographical series design.

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Kobna Holdbrook-Smith; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Ernest Hemingway; Mark Twain; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edith Wharton; Frederick Douglass; and H.P. Lovecraft, amongst a host of others.

Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea, Sherezade, Morella, Madame Bovary e, incluso, Lisbeth Salander han ayudado a defender y reivindicar los derechos de la mujer.

How did such a major international public service media network become intensely politicized by government allies in such a short time, despite having its editorial independence protected by law? Capturing News, Capturing Democracy puts these events in historical and international context-and develops a new analytical framework for understanding government capture and its connection to broader processes of democratic backsliding.

The Picture House Podcast focuses on the architecture, design, and history of America’s early cinemas. Kate Scott (a former architectural historian and avid old Hollywood fan), tells the stories of these places and people in an effort to explore their place in our collective memory and our communities today. Look for new episodes on Mondays!

Ten superbly narrated stories that help explain America by America's best writers.

James Bond never had to dress up as a girl! Spies in training Joe and Sam have one last mission before Joe's family is moved on and he can finally ditch the dresses and stop pretending to be 'Josie'. They have to use their growing stealth skills - not to mention the latest gadgets from HQ. It's perfect! At least it is until Joe's spy mum is put in danger and needs an urgent body double....

Joe and Sam put their spy skills to the test against a new villain, in a new mission and in...tutus?! The only way to find out who is scheming to steal the World Cup memorabilia exhibition at the local leisure centre is to sign up for ballet lessons there. Joe and Sam land the lead roles in the end-of-term show - but Sam’s playing the male lead, and Joe’s the prima donna! Can Joe hold it together (and Sam stop laughing) for long enough to find the clues and figure out who’s really behind the next great robbery?

James Bond never had to wear a dress! Joe discovers his parents are spies, which is great. But Joe’s parents are in danger, which is not so great. And Joe has to go undercover as a girl, which is definitely not great at all. Joe (now Josephine) is miserable when he starts his new school in a blond wig, a dress and tights. But soon he has a spy mission of his own. Using a host of unusual gadgets, Joe investigates some suspicious goings on. But can he do so without revealing his true identity?