LESSING, DORIS

A Man and Two Women; Nineteen Stories

London: Granada Publishing, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0246110449. DJ and boards show light shelf wear and soil, price-clipped with previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.40 X 5.60 X 1 inches; 304 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18780

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0246110449 Short Fiction

LITTLE, GEORGE

The Many Deaths of George Robertson

Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0864921241. Signed by Author; Light wear to extremities of white glossy pictorial card covers ; Unpersonalized inscription on front fly leaf. A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8.30 X 5.50 X 0.20 inches; 137 pages; In this his first collection of stories, George Little examines the lives of parents, siblings, friends and politicians, offering fleeting glimpses into the moral complexity of contemporary relationships. In the title story, "The Many Deaths of George Robertson," a man rediscovers himself by rewriting his past; in "Marooned," an old woman is haunted by the memory of a shipwreck and her lost child; in "The Beauty of Holiness," a leather-bound book evokes memories of a man's boyhood relationship with his strict Presbyterian grandmother.Throughout these stories, George Little probes the gathering storm of moral dilemma where indecision is illuminated by flashes of astonished laughter. George Little was born and raised in Law, Scotland, and immigrated to Canada in 1964. He is the former leader of the New Democratic Party in New Brunswick and a teacher at Simonds High School in Saint John. His poems and stories have been published in several magazines and he regularly broadcasts his own humorous essays on CBC Radio.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16416

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 0864921241 short stories Fiction::Canadian Fiction::Short Stories

MACLEAN, ALISTAIR / SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE / DAVID NIVEN

Call to Arms Classic War Stories

London, UK: Octopus, 1984. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0706419642. Light wear to dust jacket ; DJ in Mylar, bright, solid book ; 9.37 X 6.30 X 1.26 inches; 352 pages; This exciting anthology combines in one volume many of the best war stories ever written, both real-life and fictional. From the romantic grandeur of the Napoloenic era to the dehumanising horrors of the two World Wars, from Europe to Africa, the collection spans two centuries and even extends into the future.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15724

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0706419642 Fiction Military War stories Militaria Fiction::Short Stories

MANDELMAN, AVNER

Talking to the Enemy

Canada: Oberon Press, 1998. Paperback. ISBN: 0778011097. Fore corners worn, mild creasing to front card cover ; A bright solid, book ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; ""Pity" draws the reader through the descending layers of horror of an Israeli soldier who is party to an assassination attempt gone terribly wrong. In "Terror" a man recalls a traumatic childhood incident that taught him family comes first—before justice, before fear. On a lighter note, "Mish-Mash" is a comical tornado set off when a winning lottery ticket is discovered in a less-than-conventional family, best described as "Sholem Aleichem writes Peyton Place on speed" (Montreal Gazette). Underneath their often brash exteriors Mandelman’s characters search for reconciliation and fulfillment in a land where conflict is a part of everyday life. Mandelman ensnares readers in intense plot-driven narratives that are pierced through with unexpected and ingenious twists. Beneath the surface of the often sparse prose lies evocative, unanswered questions about humanity. Every story delivers a thoroughly engrossing read with an unforgettable ending.". Very Good .

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Book number: 9820

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: 0778011097 War Literature & Fiction Short Fiction Israel Fiction::Short Stories

MARTIN, GEORGE R. R. & GARDNER DOZOIS

Dangerous Women

New York: Tor Books, 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 076533206X. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Light creasing on some edges of the DJ, remainder dot bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.42 X 2.3 X 9.43 inches; 784 pages; "All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities-including a new Outlander story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones. Also included are original stories of dangerous women--heroines and villains alike--by Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lawrence Block, Carrie Vaughn, S. M. Stirling, Sharon Kay Penman, and many others." Different genres, different authors but all about Dangerous Women.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21080

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 076533206X dangerous women Short Fiction Fiction::Short Stories

MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET

65 Short Stories

London: Heinemann/Octopus, 1976. Omnibus. Hardcover. ISBN: 0706405684. Only slight wear to DJ; A bright, solid book, price clipped DJ in Mylar ; 2.44 x 9.45 x 6.14 Inches; 937 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14147

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: 0706405684 Short Fiction Fiction::Short Stories

PENZLER (EDITOR), OTTO

The Big Book of Ghost Stories

New York: Vintage Books, 2012. 1st Thus. Paperback. ISBN: 0307474496. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 833 pages; A large collection of spooky stories from the classic writers like Hawthorne, Kipling and Wilde to Asimov, Derleth and many others.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21498

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0307474496 spooky Horror Fiction::Short Stories Fiction::Horror

PERCY, H.R.

The Timeless Island and Other Stories

Toronto, ON: The Ryerson Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; DJ chipped, scuffed with some creasing, top corner a little bumped, gift notation on verso of FFEP ; Signed by Percy on FFEP. DJ in Mylar A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 163 pages; The stories run "the gamut of the storyteller's art - from tales of the supernatural... to simple narratives that catch the pathos of everyday life... stories reflecting the author's own experience as a ship's officer.". Very Good- in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12021

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: short stories Canada Fiction::Canadian

RAWLEY, DONALD

Slow Dance on the Fault Line California

London UK: Flamingo, 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 000225624X. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; "A collection of tales of tarnished glamour and seedy sex set in LA.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21888

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 000225624X Short Fiction short stories FICTION Fiction::Short Stories

RULE, JANE

Inland Passage

Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1985. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0930044568. Light general wear to card covers, bottom back fore corner creased ; A tight solid book, text unmarked; Trade PB; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 273 pages; "The stories in this remarkable collection by Jane Rule explore the relationships among men and women, women and women, and families—both conventional and unconventional ". Very Good .

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Book number: 20304

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0930044568 Fiction::Short Stories

STEELE, HARWOOD

To Effect an Arrest; Adventures of the Royal Canadian Mountain Police

Toronto ON: The Ryerson Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Only light wear to red cloth covered boards, top fore corners lightly bumped ; A bright, solid book, hinges intact; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages; Steele romanticises the life of the Mounties in these 17 short stories, sometimes featuring actual characters and animals.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 21107

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: RCMP Mounties FICTION Fiction::Short Stories

SVENDSEN, LINDA

Marine Life

Toronto: Harpercollins, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002238896. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.7 Inches; 165 pages; When it was first published in 1992, Linda Svendsen’s Marine Life was welcomed with exceptional reviews on both sides of the border. The eight seamlessly interwoven stories charted the longings, pleasures and terrors of Adele Nordstrom, a child who looks unsparingly at the failures of her family, and as an adult is destined to repeat them. Now these powerful stories have beentransformed into a film, directed by Anne Wheeler and starring Cybil Shepherd, making its debut in May 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival.Adele is the baby of the family, the afterthought and nearly invisible presence amid a crumbling domestic empire. She is doggedly devoted to her family: her womanizing brother, Ray, her self-destructive sister, Joyce, and her mother, June, a cocktail pianist who believes that a bad marriage is better than no marriage at all.Through the watchful and sometimes astonished eyes of Adele, Linda Svendsen paints a tender, piercing portrait of a girl growing up, capturing with perfect clarity the intensity of love, hate and pain in a contemporary family.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14251

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: 0002238896 Vancouver families Short Stories Fiction::Canadian

SWAN, ANNIE S.

The Collected Short Stories of Annie S. Swan

London: James Clarke & Co. Ltd, 1946. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 256 pages; Red cloth boards have some light soiling, very light shelfwear to edges and corners. Previous owner's name on FFEP.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 3413

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: FICTION

THEROUX, PAUL

The Collected Stories

New York: Viking Adult, 1997. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670861278. Light edge wear to dustjacket ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.10 X 6.40 X 2 inches; 660 pages; "Written over a period of twenty-five years, the more than sixty stories in this volume are funny and sardonic, sensuous and evocative, streaked with terror and cruelty. Richly varied in tone and subject -- ghost story, murder mystery, sexual farce, political satire, culture-clash parable -- all glow with Paul Theroux's intelligence, elegance, and ironic wit; with his marvelous sense of place; with his ear for dialogue; and with his tragicomic vision.Theroux's canvas stretches from London to Southeast Asia, Boston to Paris, Africa to Eastern Europe, Moscow to the tropics. He portrays colonials, emigres, diplomats, students, would-be writers, academics, and children. Many are trapped in alien situations or loveless relationships, or are overwhelmed by larger cultural tremors. Full of suspense and the unexpected, this first major retrospective of Theroux's short fiction is "a welcomed second chance to read some of his best work" and confirms his reputation as "an irresistible storyteller". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18546

Catalogue: Fiction::Short stories

Keywords: 0670861278 Short Fiction Fiction::Short Stories

TIPPETT, MARIA

Breaking the Cycle and Other Stories from a Gulf Island

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0920501338. Illustrated by John Koerner. Light creasing top edge of DJ, two tiny scratches on DJ spine; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; 121 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 14023

Catalogue: Short Fiction

Keywords: 0920501338 Short Stories Gulf Islands Canada Fiction::Short Stories