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"A fun, nostalgia-filled anthology of twenty-three original, lighthearted horror tales riffing on the movie monsters of both modern cinema and B-movie favorites." -Publishers Weekly
Lights! Camera! Monsters?
Sometimes you go to the movies. And sometimes, the movies-and their monsters-come to you. At any moment, without notice, monsters once relegated to the screen become a reality. Aliens and demons, dragons and ghosts, werewolves, vampires,...
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What happens when writers vacation together... And challenge each other to write ghost stories? On a stormy night in 1816, the writers Mary Shelley, John William Polidori, and Lord Byron undertook a challenge that would change history and create the gothic genre. The result is three chilling tales of monsters, vampires, and murder. Lord Byron's A Fragment is of historical importance as it is one of the very first vampire stories. Does it stand the...
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Featuring children's own words and heart-warming pictures, this board book, this is the perfect book for children living in, or visiting Alberta! 'I love Alberta because... ' This charming book combines endearing things said by children about Alberta, with gentle illustrations of familiar animals. And from the wide open spaces to the northern lights, there is certainly a lot to love! A wonderful keepsake for residents of Alberta, or souvenir for visitors....
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This omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy stories published in the last year. By sending us to alternate universes and chronicling ordinary magic, introducing us to mythical beasts and talking animals, and engaging with a wide spectrum of emotion from...
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Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about space ships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever-to illuminate what it...
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The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2019, guest-edited by author of the mega-best-selling Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon.
Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and...
7) AskMen.com Presents The Guy's Guide to Romance: The 11 Rules for Finding a Woman & Making Her Happy
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The Guy's Guide to Romance is an indispensable handbook filled with fundamentals that every man can use to enter into or maintain a happy, healthy relationship. Divided into 11 rules, The Guy's Guide to Romance helps you cater to your girlfriend's wants and needs and teaches you how to get her to do the same for you. You'll learn how to handle arguments and jealousy, how to live together without driving each other crazy, and how to balance your social...
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New and exclusive short stories and poems inspired by bad mothers from some of today' s fiercest women in horror. Featuring Rachel Harrison, Gwendolyn Kiste, Kristi DeMeester, and Kelsea Yu, edited by Lindy Ryan with a foreword by Sadie " Mother Horror" Hartmann.
From mama trauma to smother mother, this all-new women in horror anthology features stories about the scariest monster of them all- our mothers....
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A new book from Really Woolly® brand by DaySpring that will put a smile on the face of any child. Wake up everyone! It's time to come and play, jump, clap, hop, and sing. Today is a happy day for Really Woolly® friends-little duck, pretty butterfly, singing bluebird, peek-a-boo bunny, lovable lamb.
Playtime fills the day with fun, but look! The day is almost done. Five lambs are romping to and fro-please find lamb six before you go!
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Mysterious new friend.Suki stumbles into the hi-tech lair of a mysterious figure who watches the beach buddies from afar. Meanwhile, new romances are blooming under the Orange County sun, and Scott gets a great job as a surf instructor. Chardonnay causes drama with the new girl, but can Suki keep the peace?
11) Rave-n-Rant
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Serenity finds out the hard way what happens at all night raves...doesn't always stay there.Escaping work, Serenity parties all night at a rave. But the rave turns into a rant when an intimate conversation reveals some frank truths. And when she realizes her friends may not actually even like her--things really come to a head. It's all about love in this all-new adventure.
12) Bad Girl in Town
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Everyone needs a little Serenity--or do they?She's only five feet tall and 98 pounds - but she's one tense bundle of attitude and anger.Serenity's life is a mess on every front. Now she's got one last shot at a fresh start . . . but her new school seems to just be adding new problems.Being the "New Kid" isn't making life any easier. But her friends might have just what she's been searching for - if they don't drive her crazy first.
13) Stepping Out
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It's deep dish trouble for Serenity.Detention, date-stealing, and an out-of-control driving mishap. It all adds up to some unexpected twists and turns in Serenity's life--leading her to a job delivering pizzas and a desperate plea for deliverance that only God can answer.
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Relationships present themselves to us in many forms. While some are as short-lived as a glance across a crowded bar, others prove to be as epic as the quest for true love's kiss so often celebrated in the movies.
In this Valentine's Day inspired edition of The Red Penguin Collection, read the stories of a dozen writers who have explored love stories of all kinds-from the gooey and romantic to the most unexpected one can find in the genre. For...
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Experience "a bold and daring experiment in fantasy storytelling" with the first three books in the bestselling Thieves' World® series (Fantasy-Faction).
Created by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Myth series, as well as the Phule's Company series, Thieves' World® brings together classic fantasy's finest authors to flesh out the shared world with their own unforgettable characters and epic worldbuilding.
The first three...
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is a feast of both literary crime and hard-boiled detection, featuring a seemingly innocent murderer, a drug dealer in love, a drunken prank gone terribly wrong, and plenty of other surprising twists and turns.
The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 includes entries by Steve Almond, Megan Abbott, Matt Bell, Lydia Fitzpatrick, Tom Franklin, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and others.
17) Vanishing Acts
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"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species-be they human or animal, mythical or alien." -Publishers Weekly
In this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction, science fiction stories draw you into compelling, adventurous, and even humorous tales that will make you think about the future of animals, humanity, and the world around us. You'll find bugs and buffalo, humans and aliens, creatures...
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Read along with Disney! This 24-page story explores how Cinderella must work to create a collection of dresses in a time-crunch. Follow along with word-for-word narration.
A story about Cinderella that takes place after the movie ends, that shows her creating beautiful gowns for girls, and how she problem solves by creating an extra dress in a time crunch.
19) Dallas Noir
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Featuring brand-new stories by: Kathleen Kent, Ben Fountain, James Hime, Harry Hunsicker, Matt Bondurant, Merritt Tierce, Daniel J. Hale, Emma Rathbone, Jonathan Woods, Oscar C. Peña, Clay Reynolds, Lauren Davis, Fran Hillyer, Catherine Cuellar, David Haynes, and J. Suzanne Frank. From the introduction by David Hale Smith: My favorite line in my favorite song about Dallas goes like this: Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes / A steel...
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#1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her "nerve and skill-as well as heart" (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year.
Writing short stories takes "Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic," contends Louise Penny in her introduction. "In a short story there is nowhere to hide. Each must be original,...
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