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For years, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark collection. Some notable stories include:
"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula...
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Love At First Glance: A Collection of Firsts has everything you need. With four full-length novels, Love At First Glance includes the first book in four different series by author, Stacey Lynn. This Time AroundHollywood's heartthrob meets small town farmer. Rebecca and Cooper have both loved and lost in painful, yet very different ways. But this time around, they have a chance to find a forever love. "I just found my new book boyfriend. Cooper Hawke...
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The American West. Just as America attracted millions to her shores by building upon a foundation of freedom, democracy, and a new start, the lands beyond the Mississippi would also attract people from all over the world with visions of opportunity and wide open spaces and provide America with legends and myths that have yet to die.
In Westward, the history of the Old American West unfolds in twenty-eight original stories written especially for this...
4) Killers
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"Killers" by Samuel Ludke is a chilling collection of poetry that delves into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. With raw emotion and haunting imagery, Ludke invites readers to explore the complex motivations behind acts of violence and the consequences they leave in their wake. Each poem is a journey into the minds of both perpetrator and victim, revealing the complexities of guilt, remorse, and the search for redemption. From the silent scream...
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Set sail with nine authors as they share their favorite memories, imaginative dreams, and most passionate stories of the sea. Discover hidden troves beneath foamy waves, sing along with the bravest of sailors, and spend downtime with selkies of the north. There's a little something for everyone in this sprawling, epic adventure for lovers of all things nautical.
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"Letting Death In" by Samuel Ludke invites readers on an introspective journey through the delicate interplay of life and mortality. In this poignant collection of poetry, Ludke delves fearlessly into the depths of human existence, exploring themes of loss, love, and the enigmatic passage of time.With each verse, Ludke crafts a tapestry of emotions, weaving together moments of profound introspection and raw vulnerability. From the haunting beauty...
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More than 200,000 words of great crime and suspense fiction
Each year, Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, editors of The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, have reached farther past the boundaries of the United States to find the very best suspense from the world over. In this third volume of their series they have included stories from Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom as well as, of course, a number of fine stories from the U.S.A....
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A TV heartthrob. Five girls. Only ONE happy ending. A TV heartthrob. Five girls. Only ONE happy ending! Jonas Lopes is the hottest guy in the soap operas, the publicity sweetheart, the most requested actor for magazine covers, and the most desired man by ten out of ten women. Handsome, wealthy, and able to conquer any woman he desires, he has the whole world at his feet... but a wrong move has caused him to jeopardize everything. To save the reputation...
9) Warriors 3
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From George R. R. Martin's Introduction to Warriors:
"People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrath of Achilles and the ancient Sumerians set down their tales of Gilgamesh, warriors, soldiers, and fighters have fascinated us; they are a part of every culture, every literary tradition, every genre. All Quiet on the Western Front, From Here to Eternity, and The Red Badge...
10) Carousel Ride
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The carousel is motionless, locked down for the winter. Then why do Zach and Becca feel caught in its swirl? When will this ride end? Where will it leave them?
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A Magazine Celebrating RomanceISSUE 8: APRIL 2018Lezli Robyn & Tina Smith, EditorsShahid Mahmud, PublisherHeart's Kiss is a bi-monthly romance magazine published by Heart's Nest Press, the romance imprint of Arc Manor, an award-winning independent publisher based in Maryland.The magazine has a mix of original and reprint stories, excerpts, serializations, columns and non-fiction, book recommendations and interviews with prominent personalities in...
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The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected...
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The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, the very best pieces are selected by a leading writer in the field, making the Best American series the most respected-and most popular-of its kind.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 includes
Daniel Alarcón, Clare Beams, Sloane Crosley, Anthony Doerr,...
17) 50 in 50
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Fifty stories for fifty years!
A collection-and celebration-of the work of Harry Harrison
From his first sale in 1950 on, Harry Harrison has been one of the science fiction world's creative dynamos, working in every subgenre of the field, always bursting with provocative ideas. Parodic one moment, serious the next, Harrison has been called by Brian Aldiss "one of the few authors capable of carrying the old vigor of earlier days forward into a new...
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Heat. Submission. Passion.Angel's past shows up, as the man who broke her, Gage, finds her and wants her back.Blaze finds himself furious as Angel seems to be welcoming Gage back with open arms.Gage has a very good reason he didn't attempt to contact Angel after he left. A reason that has Angel second guessing everything.When Blaze's family shows up unannounced, it has him even more hopeful Angel will decide what they have is better than what she...
19) Out Of The Ashes
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Out of the ashes of war, love blooms in three separate stories:A SIMPLE CHOICE: The dead lay on a battlefield near Ellen Bidwell's Southern home. She makes a simple choice to notify the families on both sides their men are gone. Union Captain McNamara happens upon her. His choice is simple too--help her, never realizing the building attraction he feels is for naught when she finds her fiance a prisoner in his hospital. Now there is another choice--help...
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"Lively, eclectic and surprising." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, author of the enormously popular young adult series A Series of Unfortunate Events, takes over as editor for this volume. He will work with the students of 826 Valencia and 826 Michigan writing labs to compile new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and other category-defying gems, ensuring that "if you need to fall in love with reading again -...
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