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A stunning new collection of short stories about motherhood, selected and introduced by Candice Brathwaite.______________'To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow' MAYA ANGELOUThe story of motherhood is an endlessly rich one: it's one of love - and all the highs and lows that come with that world-turning emotion - and, in the purest sense, of life itself. Within these pages, some of the finest writers in the world explore motherhood in wildly varying modes, from single parenthood to sisters coparenting, from the deepest hardships to the biggest celebrations.Selected and introduced by Candice Brathwaite, author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother.Stories by Lydia Davis, Anita Desai, Mary Gaitskill, Tessa Hadley, Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Irenosen Okojie, Casey Plett, Tabitha Siklos, Helen Simpson, Ali Smith

Lippincott\'s Magazine, August, 1885 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Various is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Various then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

A collection of dragon stories from some of the masters of the fantasy genre includes contributions from James P. Blaylock, Avram Davidson, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, and L. Sprague De Camp. Original.

roduct Description This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories and novellas by more than forty different authors. Most of the stories in this collection were published during the heyday of popular science fiction magazines from the 1930s to the 1960s.Included within this work are stories by H. Beam Piper, Murray Leinster, Poul Anderson, Mack Reynolds, Randall Garrett, Robert Sheckley, Stanley Weinbaum, Alan Nourse, Harl Vincent, and many others. This collection is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.Contents:INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONBy Poul AndersonTHE MIND MASTERby Arthur J. BurksTHE ULTIMATE WEAPONby John Wood CampbellTO REMEMBER CHARLIE BYBy Roger DeeLET 'EM BREATHE SPACE!By Lester Del ReyTHE DEMI-URGEBy Thomas M. DischPHARAOH'S BROKERBy Ellsworth DouglassTHE MAN WHO STAKED THE STARSBy Charles DyeTHE TALKATIVE TREEBy H. B. FyfeCUM GRANO SALISBy Randall GarrettTHE DARK WORLDBy Henry KuttnerTHE INVADERSBy Murray LeinsterTHE SOLAR MAGNETBy S. P. MeekTHE COFFIN CUREby Alan E. NourseTHE DARK DOORBy Alan E. NourseNAUDSONCBy H. Beam PiperOMNILINGUALBy H. Beam PiperDANGERby Fletcher Pratt and Irvin LesterMR. CHIPFELLOW'S JACKPOTby Dick PurcellTHE GREEN BeRETBy Tom PurdomA FILBERT IS A NUTBy Rick RaphaelMEDAL OF HONORBy Mack ReynoldsMERCENARYBy Mack ReynoldsTHE DEATH-CLOUDBy Nat Schachner and Arthur L. ZagatWATCH THE SKYby James H. SchmitzDEATH WISHBy Robert SheckleyWARRIOR RACEBy Robert SheckleyTWO PLUS TWO MAKES CRAZYBy Walt SheldonTHE SUCCESS MACHINEBy Henry SlesarHELPFULLY YOURSBy Evelyn E. SmithNARAKAN RIFLES, ABOUT FACE!By Jan SmithSTOP LOOK AnD DIGBy George O. SmithTHE VENUS TRAPBy Evelyn E. SmithTHE HOUSE FROM NOWHEREby Arthur G. StanglandINSIDE JOHN BARTHBy William W. StuartTHE JUNKMAKERSBy Albert TeichnerHIGH DRAGON BUMPBy Don ThompsonLARSON'S LUCKBy Gerald VanceMARTIAN V. F. W.By G. L. VandenburgSILVER DOMEBy Harl VincentSTRANGE ALLIANCEBy Bryce WaltonTHE IDEALBy Stanley G. WeinbaumThe RISK PROFESSIONBy Donald E. WestlakeTO MARS VIA THE MOONBy Mark WicksTHE INHABITEDBy Richard WilsonTHE VERY SECRET AGENTBy Mari WolfTHE GHOST WORLDBy Sewell Peaslee WrightNO MOVING PARTSBy Murray F. YacoTHE LANSON SCREENBy Arthur Leo Zagat

Hot sun, warm bodies, tight skin, electricity on the air ... four top romance authors give you their take on summer. From Carla Caruso - A chance meeting with a pro-surfer on an island getaway ... From Maria Lewis - The world of women's surfing throws two recent bedmates together ... From Alli Sinclair - A world-famous performer finds her heart and a way to fight her demons in Rio de Janeiro ... From Tess Woods - A Cornish beach retreat proves a full reawakening ...

"This year, eighty-one different stories battled for our affections, ranging in content from a post-apocalyptic suburb coping with rumours of cannibalism, to a movie theatre in Mauritius where dreams of a better future flicker onscreen, to a mattress store where a long-lasting friendship threatens to come undone. For each of us, it was a chance to partake in a process that now stretches back twenty-five years, a sneak peak at authors who -- in the future -- will likely become favourites." --Miranda Hill, Mark Medley, and Russell Wangersky (from their Introduction) Among the stories this year: Brimming with restless energy, Doretta Lau's "How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?" is a sometimes provocative portrait of adolescent angst and rebellion set among a gang of "dragoons" growing up in Vancouver. It vividly brings to life a twenty-first-century culture clash and illuminates the struggles, and alienation, of Chinese youth -- whether from Hong Kong or the...