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George Plimpton was no ordinary writer slaving in a garret. He knew everyone, corresponded with everyone, and traveled the world collecting all manner of ephemera. When he died he left behind an enormous stash of literary miscellany - letters from Hunter Thompson, postcards from Raymond Carver, marked-up book drafts, slides from a Playboy shoot... What to do with it all?

Después de abandonar a su esposo, Aurore comenzó a usar vestimentas masculinas, aunque continuaba vistiéndose con prendas femeninas en reuniones sociales. Este "disfraz" masculino le permitió el acceso a lugares negados para una mujer de su condición social.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy “blends acerbic wit, shrewd insight and sharp-eyed observation [in this] bravura collection” (The Washington Post), including a story that revisits the main character from her iconic novel Prep “Each of these...

George Robert Gissing was born on November 22, 1857, in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He was educated at Back Lane School in Wakefield. Gissing loved school. He was enthusiastic with a thirst for learning and always diligent. By the age of 10 he was reading Dickens, a lifelong hero. In 1872, Gissing won a scholarship to Owens College. Whilst there, Gissing worked hard but remained solitary. Unfortunately, he had run short of funds and stole from his fellow students. He was arrested, prosecuted, found guilty, expelled and sentenced to a month's hard labour in 1876.

George Road is a series of interconnected stories that pulls the listener into the world of the writer. As each chapter paints a new layer of detail and complexity, the listener is pulled into Caribbean life in a way that is very rarely experienced by the casual tourist. Take a walk through George Road, a fictional community, where you'll meet Mr. Boy, Mrs. Jane, Pretty, and Marvin. Each character reveals the laughter and the tears that encapsulate the human experience.

What will Mary do without George? He was the extrovert. He made Mary feel connected and loved. Ever since George died, Mary has felt lost. His absence is painful. But is he completely gone? His outgoing, caring personality keeps showing up, even long after his funeral. George's Final Gifts is a cozy tale of love that cannot be quenched even by death. Listen to this story today, but keep a box of tissues nearby.

Retired police chief Dunstan George is on the island of San Martino, following his adventures in Tales of St. Marts. He is asked to help solve the murder of a tourist at a famous site, the Ladder of the gods, but soon discovers there is a much darker conspiracy at work.

Enter a city where death, fear, and mystery walk together hand in hand. A city in which wealth or status holds no bearing as to your survival. A city whose inhabitants are a mixture of the innocent, the guilty, and the unnatural.

George will simply not put up with a gang of terrorist rats. These rats have taken over the old Henderson's house across the street. Harnessing the power of his secret labyrinth, George wields an ultimate weapon to battle the rats. The rats will not surrender without a fight, however. Full invasion results. Who couldn't love a story about a rat named Princess making a Churchillian speech and a nod to an ancient folk-tale?

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« Nouvelles » de George Sand transporte les lecteurs dans un monde où l'amour, la nature et les attentes de la société se heurtent avec une grâce poétique. Dans ces pages, la prose éloquente de Sand tisse des récits de passion et d'adversité, capturant l'essence de la vie rurale française du XIXe siècle.

Twenty years ago Martin Limón published his first mystery featuring Sergeant George Sueño, a young Mexican American army detective stationed on the US Eighth Army base in South Korea in the early 1970s, the heart of the Cold War. George and his investigating partner, the rowdy and short-fused Sergeant Ernie Bascom, are assigned cases in which the Eighth Army has come into conflict with local Korean law enforcement - often incidents in which American soldiers, who are not known for being on their best behavior in their Asian host country, have committed a crime.

If you’ve ever had the feeling that, at heart, most people are just really terrible, then this is the book for you - a collection of short stories about awful people doing awful things to one another. In these dark and satirical tales, you’ll witness the fallout from a disgraced pop star, the perils of cancel culture, the rabbit hole of COVID conspiracies, the merciless hunt for revenge, and one billionaire’s plan to save the world.

In this Story of Sunlee, Chloe returns home to Natara after a fifteen-year absence, determined to seek forgiveness from the family she left behind. However, she is also determined to remain anonymous until she has proven herself as a productive, trustworthy member of the community, so as not to bring more dishonor to her family’s name.

Another story of Roma Eterna. A Roman nobleman is sent in punishment to a remote corner of the Empire–the Arabian city we know as Mecca...