Short Family

Two years after the death of their maverick scientist father, two brothers and their obsessive mother embark on a personal odyssey to lay his spirit to rest. An odyssey where science borders on madness, where guilt and loss drives them farther apart, and where each reaches into the boundless depths of space with only one question on their mind.

They say the best way to get over a broken heart is a random hook-up. So my new BFF is dragging me to a bar. All I have to do is wear a slutty dress, choose a dude, and do the deed, right? The thing is, this isn't me. I'm the good girl - the one who has sex for love. But, since the love of my life is shacked up with someone else, I guess it's time to move on. One night, one time. That's all. I'll have a clean slate.

A Short Guide to a Happy Marriage, 2nd Edition is a concise explanation of the essentials for a long-lasting marriage. Marriage should be thought of as a creative work in progress. Just as the artist or writer has times when his or her work flows and all is going well, so does a marriage...

There are some mistakes that are too big to fix. I'll never recover from this one. Damn it, I called Bryan an addict and treated him worse. Maybe it was wrong for him to approach me the way he did. Maybe it wasn't right for Bryan to just take what he wanted, consequences be damned. I can't blame him, though - not now that I know the truth.

Александр Борисович Раскин (1914–1971) - писатель, сатирик, сценарист. Его забавные истории в очередной раз убеждают: замечательно, что взрослыми не рождаются, что все мы тоже были когда-то маленькими и столь похожими на своих детей. Решали те же проблемы, совершали такие же ошибки и шалости.

Cosy up for Christmas with this festive story, starring everyone's favourite Victorian foundling, Hetty Feather!An unexpected gift leads to trouble for Hetty on Christmas Day at the Foundling Hospital, and the dreaded Matron Bottomly is delighted to have an excuse to exclude Hetty from the festive celebrations. Poor Hetty is distraught - but just when it seems that all is lost, a dear friend arrives to whisk her away for a Christmas unlike any other....

Piri is a city girl, but every year she goes to visit her grandmother Babi on her farm in the Ukrainian village of Komjaty. There is a lot that Piri finds strange, even scary, in Komjaty, such as the ghost in the form of a rooster who supposedly haunts the cemetery! But Piri loves country life: making corn bread, eating plums right off the tree, venturing out with her grandmother in the early morning to hunt for mushrooms. And during her time with Babi, Piri learns lessons that will stay with her all of her life, about the importance of honest hard work, of caring for the less fortunate, and of having the courage to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. In these nine stories, Aranka Siegal paints a tender portrait of the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, inspired by her own experiences with her grandmother.

Exposing his father’s transgressions in a tell-all was the ethical, righteous--and profitable--thing to do. What’s left but to slink back home for a humbling face-to-face with the man whose secrets he sold? He was a notorious government whistle-blower. Depending on whom you ask, he’s a treasonous felon, a folk hero, a validated patriot, or a national disgrace. To his son, Michael, he’s the father who threw his family into upheaval. Now, having moved back home at the age of thirty-four, Michael is getting to know him as a man.

"Школьные истории" - это весёлый сборник о школе и о школьниках, о дружбе и взаимовыручке, об учителях и учениках, об интересном времени в жизни, когда всё зависит от тебя – учись и будь самым умным! Но и улыбаться не забывай, читая смешные рассказы В. Драгунского, Л. Каминского, В. Осеевой, М. Дружининой и других авторов, которые тоже ходили в школу и готовы поделиться своим опытом! Для младшего школьного возраста.

A second marriage after the first ended in tragedy is bound to have its challenges. In the case of DI Peter Johns, his new wife, "Our Bernie", is very different from Angie, the love of his life. This short story plots the path of their friendship from first encounters to final commitment.

En los últimos años la suerte ha favorecido a Georg Bendeman, por el contrario, su buen amigo afincado en Rusia está en plena crisis existencial. Georg ha ido ocultando sus éxitos a su amigo por miedo a que éste pueda sentirse acomplejado, pero un día decide que lo más justo es contarle la verdad. Antes de escribirle, va a pedir consejo a su padre quien aprovechará la ocasión para expresar su descontento y recriminarle por su actitud.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo caballero y soldado británico rapta a una niña de siete años Isabel y se la lleva de vuelta a su casa a Londres donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija.

I nomi fanno il mondo' è un'opera concepita per l'ascolto in audiolibro. Piccoli romanzi in venti righe, o poco più...

Have you ever tried to imagine what it was really like for Mary? Do you think she automatically understood all that was happening? Can you use your imagination to fill in parts of her story that the Bible has not recorded? The author has attempted to do just that. Not to be authoritative about what Mary was thinking, but to stimulate your imagination and allow the lives of Mary and Joseph to become more real in your own awareness of what it might have been like for them.

పక్షవాతానికి గురైన ఓ చిన్నారి తన అనారోగ్యంతో ధైర్యంగా పోరాడిన కథ. అక్కడ మంజూర్‌ని కలిశాడు. మంజూర్ శరీరం కింది భాగం పూర్తిగా పనికిరాకుండా పోయింది. అయినప్పటికీ, అతను మొత్తం వార్డులోని ప్రతి ఒక్కరి యోగక్షేమాలను అడిగి తెలుసుకుంటాడు, అందరితో మాట్లాడుతాడు. వైద్యులు మరియు నర్సులు కూడా అతనితో చాలా సంతోషంగా వ్యవహరిస్తారు. అతని పరిస్థితిలో ఎటువంటి మెరుగుదల లేకపోయినా, అతని తల్లిదండ్రుల ఒత్తిడితో, వైద్యులు అతన్ని ఇక్కడ చేర్చారు. కానీ మంజూర్ డిశ్చార్జ్ కావడానికి ముందు రోజు రాత్రి మరణించాడు.

పద్దెనిమిది యేండ్ల వయస్సులో రామయ్యకు సంసారాభారం మీదపడింది. ఇంట్లో ఒక వితంతు సోదరి, ఒక పెళ్లికాని చెల్లి మరియు అరవై యేండ్ల ముసలి తల్లి ఉన్నారు. తండ్రి మిగిల్చిపోయిన భూమి మీద కేవలం రెండు పుట్ల ధాన్యము మాత్రమే వస్తుంది. వేరే ఆదాయమేమి లేదు.

En El cuento de Franklin de Los cuentos de Canterbury de Geoffrey Chaucer, Dorigen, la esposa de un noble, hace una promesa aparentemente imposible, mientras que su marido, Arveragus, muestra una confianza y un honor inquebrantables, explorando temas de amor, lealtad y fidelidad.

El cuento del administrador es una parte de la famosa obra Los cuentos de Canterbury escrita por Geoffrey Chaucer. En este relato, un administrador llamado Oswald narra su historia sobre cómo su esposa lo engañó con un joven y cómo logró vengarse de ellos de una manera ingeniosa. A través de la narrativa, Chaucer explora temas de engaño, venganza y la naturaleza humana, ofreciendo una visión satírica de la sociedad medieval. La historia está llena de giros inesperados y humor irónico, lo que la convierte en una de las narraciones más entretenidas y memorables de la obra maestra de Chaucer.

La Condena de Franz Kafka es un cuento que sigue al protagonista, Georg Bendemann, mientras recibe una carta de su padre. En la carta, el padre de Georg expresa su desaprobación por el compromiso de Georg y exige que Georg abandone sus planes de casarse. Angustiado por la repentina condena de su padre, Georg se ve consumido por sentimientos de culpa y dudas sobre sí mismo. A medida que se desarrolla la historia, la agitación interior de Georg alcanza un clímax cuando finalmente sucumbe a los deseos de su padre y decide sacrificar su propia felicidad en aras del deber familiar.

El autor aborda la historia de una pareja que se ha casado hace pocos días y que inmediatamente después, sin luna de miel ni un tiempo para poder gozar de su nuevo estado, comienzan a trabajar en el negocio de la Sra. Larivière que es la madre de la novia y viuda del Sr. Larivière. Esta mujer, es por demás despótica y no le permite a la pareja ni un instante de regocijo, hasta que el padre del muchacho aparece con unos pasajes para viajar a Normandía.