Fifty Famous Stories Retold - format ePub

Una conmovedora e íntima reflexión sobre la naturaleza de la raza y la nación estadounidense que ha inspirado a generaciones de escritores y pensadores, publicada por primera vez en 1963, el mismo año...

Als anys cinquanta, en David, un jove americà, passa els dies a París mentre espera la seva parella, la Hella, que ha de tornar d'un viatge per Espanya amb la resposta a la seva proposició de matrimoni....

Una de las mejores novelas del autor afroamericano James Baldwin. Una dolorosa historia de amor e injusticia racial en el Nueva York de los setenta que ha inspirado la nueva película de Barry Jenkins,...

Una de las mejores novelas del autor afroamericano James Baldwin. Una dolorosa historia de amor e injusticia racial en el Nueva York de los setenta que ha inspirado la nueva película de Barry Jenkins,...

Legendary tales of the lives of famous people and historic episodes. Of these fifty stories, some have historical value, some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths, and others are...

This book is intended for young scholars. The stories told are well-known and are about figures such as King Arthur and Pocahontas. They are the stories that are part of a common culture of the Western...

"Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories" by James Baldwin. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary...

This is an 1897 reader by an American educator and administrator, James Baldwin. It will help the students learn to spell, define, and pronounce words. It aimed to engage the young reader, develop a taste...

*** Premium Illustrated Ebook ***With both the spirit and style of the original preserved, James Baldwin gives us, into a fully illustrated edition, a new version of Don Quixote, a real timeless classic...

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus,...

YOU have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different...

In “Come Out the Wilderness,” an essential and tremendous classic of American literature, Baldwin unmasks the heartbreak of one African American woman’s spiritual, sexual, moral, and ultimately futile...

Au soir de ses quatorze ans, au milieu des prières cadencées de ses frères, John Grimes traverse un moment essentiel, entre crise spirituelle et épiphanie. Selon sa famille, son destin est scellé  : il...

From one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century—an extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies that powerfully speaks to contemporary conversations around...

From one of the most brilliant writers of the twentieth century—a masterpiece of the modern American theater: a play about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black...

A rare, lucidly composed screenplay from one of America’s greatest writers, based on the bestselling classic The Autobiography of Malcolm X. • "Sharp.... Precise.... There is no questioning the depth...

When Jared Sinclair steps off the bus from Ohio into Manhattan's East Village, he carries nothing but ambition and innocence. His coveted media internship promises the future he's always dreamed of—until...

With my brother, Carloman, now seated upon the throne of East Francia, Rorik and I unite to forge a powerful alliance—one that will strengthen both our country and my brother's reign. The Viking Chieftains...

Dark secrets, romantic love, and exploitation in the heart of Spain.Eva Lopez loves helping children with special needs in Madrid. But when one of her students, Samuel, vanishes along with his mother,...

Welcome back to the Slice of Life Diner, where mystery is always on the menu!A Valentine's Day to die for...With the most romantic time of the year approaching, everyone in Westhaven seems to have love...

Alpha lion Caesar has everything…except a mate by his side.  Then jaguar shifter Sera arrives with danger on her heels, and his animal snaps to attention with a single demand—mine.After sacrificing everything...

Phoebe: Crashing my ATV during the "blizzard of the century" wasn't on my Tuesday to-do list. Neither was getting rescued by Evander MacLaine—my grumpy billionaire neighbor who I've been secretly crushing...

Ancient forces. Shattered worlds. Some endings rewrite everything.Nightreach lies in ruins. Ley lines twist out of control. Shadows stalk the streets, and the pieces of a long-buried power awaken across...

Two predators circle.Both want Sera dead.Both know her too well.Both hunt without mercy.And both are willing to tear through her court of monsters to reach her.But her worshippers are no longer innocent.No...

In the hillside vineyards of Tuscany, passion grows where it's least expected…Marcella Armstrong has never taken life seriously until the father she didn't know names her heiress to a multi-million-dollar...

Elliott's thoughts are becoming real. And the house has been waiting for someone like him.Thirty-four-year-old technical writer Elliott has just started medication for his ADHD when strange things begin...

Gemma is rarely bored, but she's often on her own.Coming up on her fortieth birthday, Gemma has a wonderful life. A father who adores her, projects that challenge her, and a range of people to talk to....

Years ago, Nomadic Delirium Press released J Alan Erwine's Manic Musings of a Maniacal Mind, which featured all of Erwine's short stories up to that point. Now, six of those stories are available in A...

Anna Ricci's got two problems—her landlord and her left hand. The first—her father—wants her to get a job. The second… well, it has a mind of its own.Diagnosed with Alien Hand Syndrome, Anna's unpredictable...

Sadie never expected her ex to marry her sister.She definitely didn't expect an invitation.But instead of bowing out, Sadie makes a bold decision, she'll attend the mountain resort wedding with a plus-one...

First impressions, first kisses, and first loves.Those are the best moments of any sweet romance, and this collection brings you twelve of them. From sunset training sessions to harrowing adventures on...

They're bitter rivals on the ice, but when they become roommates things get heated… ToniDespite the fact that Yvonne Volkova and I both come from hockey royalty, we've never liked each other.  She's the...

Idris has spent twenty-two years in his grandmother's house at the edge of the forest, caring for the woman who raised him. When she dies during a violent storm, he thinks grief will be the hardest thing...

This collection of weird fiction centers on a fictional play that drives its readers to madness and despair. The stories in the first half establish a terrifying mythology involving the King in Yellow...

This assortment of sketches and short stories offers a window into the author's cynical and hilarious worldview. The title character, Reginald, serves as a mouthpiece for the author's dandyish wit, offering...

In this fanciful romance, the invention of a wireless machine that can transmit psychic energy turns the social order upside down. The device's ability to connect minds leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings...

The darker side of the author's humor is on full display in this collection featuring the recurring anti-hero Clovis Sangrail. Clovis is a master of social manipulation, often orchestrating chaotic situations...

The polite drawing rooms of Edwardian society become the setting for savage wit and macabre humor in this biting collection of short stories. The author introduces a cast of mischievous children, talking...

Kathy Peterson knows what she needs to accomplish as she finishes her last year of high school, and her goals all revolve around her figure skating career in what could be her final season. She doesn't...

Queen Miranda is challenged by her mate, Archduke Portus, on the rule of Odonar, as he seeks to establish a new royal house. But Portus has become privy to the queen's secret for the political future...

❤ Una notte che ha cambiato entrambi per sempre. ❤ Mentre Zoe e Matt si scontrano su come utilizzare al meglio l'eredità di un miliardario, una domanda più profonda incombe: sarà una notte del passato...

Aryn Bats proudly presents a modern dark psychogothic fantasy, Grimdark, Steampunk horror.The Town of Dourbrook never truly sleeps.Steam coils through its cobbled streets. Gaslight trembles against the...

The boss is obsessed. The bully is back. And Fenella is done playing nice. Her career is in pieces, her privacy stolen, and the man who once pulled her strings now makes no secret of his craving for her....

 The Mirage Cover Up is a political thriller that exposes the hypocrisy and hidden power structures behind global drug policy. Investigative journalist Simon Way, and addiction counsellor, Anna Hernandez,...

The maps claim this stretch of the Pacific is empty. The satellites see only deep water. But Kael knows the truth.There is a continent here, rotting in the dead zone where the currents die. It wasn't...

On the desolate moors of Dartmoor, an ancient curse seems to haunt the Baskerville family in the form of a spectral hound that prowls the night. After a death shrouded in inexplicable circumstances, Holmes...