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An Esquire Best Book of Summer A collection of glittering, surprising, darkly funny stories of people testing the boundaries of their lives—from the award-winning author of Dual Citizens, who is "spoken of in the same reverent breath as Lorrie Moore and Joy Williams" (Heidi Julavits...

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

Chloe Cates is missing. The 13-year-old star of the hit YouTube series CC and Me has disappeared, and nobody knows where she’s gone - least of all ruthless momager Jennifer Scarborough, who has spent much of her daughter’s young life crafting a child celebrity persona that is finally beginning to pay off. And in Chloe’s absence, the faux-fairy-tale world that supported that persona begins to fracture, revealing secrets capable of reducing the highly dysfunctional Scarborough family to rubble.

An energizing case for hope about the climate comes from Rebecca Solnit, called “the voice of the resistance” by the New York Times, and climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, along with a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment. Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent, defeatist, or unsure about climate change and seeking answers. As the contributors to this volume make clear, the future will be decided by whether we act in the present—and we must act to counter institutional inertia, fossil fuel interests, and political obduracy. T

Der Deutsche Chris und der Kurde Ali sind beste Freunde seit der Kindheit. Bis zu dem Tag als die beiden beim Angeln am Main, eine schwere Eisenkiste finden. Der jüdische Goldschmid Abi Goldberg hatte die wertvollen Aufträge seiner Kunden in den letzten Tagen vor der Enteignung durch die Nationalsozialisten hier in Sicherheit gebracht. Ein beigelegter Handzettel dokumentiert diesen Vorgang. Der alte Buchladen-Besitzer Fred Stern übersetzt die fremde Schrift für Chris, dieser ist danach sichtlich ergriffen und dafür die Schmuckstücke, an die rechtmäßigen Besitzer bzw. deren Nachfahren zurückzugeben.