Short Family

Funny and enjoyable, this is a collection of 10 short stories for children.

This second collection of 10 short stories for children is just as funny and enjoyable as the first.

The death of a beloved sister initiates the career of the heiress of the Tyrone Estate. Pressured into an advantageous marriage, she finds herself residing in a spectral castle, her husband particularly forbidding her to explore the halls of the south wing.

Die Fortsetzung des Weihnachts-Bestsellers! Diesmal mit Mann und Hund. "Schon wieder Weihnachten?!" Tatsächlich will uns der charmant-verrückte Thalbach-Clan erneut in Festtagsstimmung versetzen - diesmal sogar mit Mann und Hund! Katharina Thalbach liest gemeinsam mit ihrem Bruder Pierre Besson, Tochter Anna und Enkelin Nellie besinnliche und humorvolle Texte zum Fest: Zum Beispiel von Charles Dickens, Theodor Storm, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Joachim Ringelnatz.

Junichuro Matsumato is a handsome 42-year-old man: dark-haired, wealthy, and devastated. He stares forlornly at the small glass buddha statue illuminated by the blue LED light behind it. There are thousands of the buddhas behind the glowing panes of glass, five hundred per wall. For easy identification, the light behind his wife’s buddha glows a different hue as he swipes his card to enter.

After the world crashed and civilisation crumbled, humanity descended into barbarism. Drake Qualland is a force for order. He travels the world righting wrongs and bringing justice to the people. When Drake finds a woman’s tortured body hanging from a bridge, he tightens his sword belt and determines to find her murderers.

This collection is an entertaining and heart-warming journey into the lives of ordinary people. The stories touch on the details of relationships among family members and between friends and lovers. It offers an opportunity -- sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant -- to see ourselves through the desires and decisions made by others. Each story is a quick listen with a significant message.

There's no doubt in my mind that Bryan Ferro is serious - if I don't sleep with him, he'll destroy me. Everything I've earned will be blown away like dust, and my life will no longer be my own. His demand for just one night rolls into days. He doesn't want me for a one-time fling, it's more than that.

В книгу вошли истории про Лену Шишкину, москвичку 12 лет. Школа, каникулы в деревне и на море, театральный кружок – везде случаются смешные или опасные недоразумения, которые кажутся героине бедами и неприятностями. А на самом деле это и есть самое счастливое, безвоенное, незабываемое детство. Для младшего школьного возраста.

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.

Questo audiolibro è composto da racconti, tutti legati tra di loro da un comune denominatore che è Flaminia. Chi è Flaminia? È una bambina che cresce e diventa giovane donna in un palazzo del cinquecento dove incontra tantissime persone straordinarie. E ha pure la fortuna di avere avuto due genitori che le narravano le gesta di nonni, parenti e umanità varie dal passato particolare, che lei non ha mai conosciuto.

Walid, a smart and mischievous boy, lives with his caring grandmother in a small house. He is known for his strange tricks and daily adventures, but his habit of playing with words leads him to a situation where he tests the meaning of honesty and regret. A story that carries many morals between its lines.

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables . The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. Aunt Caroline's Silk Dress: Patty came in from her walk to the post office with cheeks finely reddened by the crisp air. Carry surveyed her with pleasure.

La madre, sumida en la desesperación y el odio hacia su propio hijo, decide explotarlo exhibiéndolo como una atracción grotesca para ganar dinero. Gorki utiliza esta trama para explorar temas de miseria humana, crueldad y marginación, ofreciendo una reflexión profunda sobre la naturaleza de la compasión y la desesperación en las capas más bajas de la sociedad.

In this edition of the Montessori at Home Guide series, you'll find a wonderful parent or caregiver's guide to gently help your two- to six-year-old learn self-care. Written with the busy parent in mind, Rachel Peachey, a Montessori preschool teacher and parent, presents practical lessons that are easy enough for the very beginner, yet they will inspire the most seasoned of Montessori parents. This guide will help you jump-start your child's learning of proper hygiene, dressing, eating, safety, and manners.

Embark on an enchanting journey into the heart of the meadow with "The Willowduck Family: Tales of Adventure and Friendship". In this delightful collection of stories, listeners of all ages will be captivated by the charming escapades of the lovable Willowduck family – Mr. and Mrs. Willowduck and their five adorable ducklings: Daisy, Drake, Daffodil, Dewey, and Darcy.

An eclectic selection of short stories.

Sean Ferro is my addiction. I can't tell him no, no matter what he asks for, and I know there are so many dark questions behind those blue eyes, so many things he wants me to do with him. When I watch him go down on one knee, with his sexy body covered in sand, and hold up a glittering ring, I can barely stand. It looks like he's going to propose, and I know exactly what I'm going to say.

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1883 - 1945) was a Russian and Soviet writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels. The experimental Russian film Papa, Umer Ded Moroz (1991) was loosely based on this short story, "The Vampire's Family".

„Im Kreis der Familie“ ist eine Weihnachtsgeschichte von Johannes Epple die auf Basis eines Gesprächs mit Magdalena Blum beruht. – Die zahlreiche erschienenen Familienmitglieder saßen im Kreis. Körbe, gefüllt mit Weihnachtsgebäck. In der Mitte stand ein mobiles Krankenbett mit dem Großvater darin.