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(0)David Armstrong
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Range of styles and moods throughout this collection.
Collection contains everything from hard realism to the fantastical to stories bordering on science fiction.
Many stories were published recently in a literary magazine (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction; Baltimore Review; Mississippi Review; New South; etc.)
Many of the stories feature men and give a male perspective of the culture in which they take place
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In the Days of Lachoneus is an epic story of politics and patriotism, intrigue and murder, war and violence, love and betrayal, friendship and loyalty, believers and unbelievers, good and evil, set in the landscape of pre-Columbian Meso-America. The historical background for the story is the account in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, of the fierce struggle to the death between the murderous counter-culture of the Gadianton Robbers...
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Charlie Hall doesn't want to leave his home and friends, but his father persuades Charlie and his mother that moving to another town where nobody knows them is their only hope for a better life. When the Halls arrive at their new home, Charlie meets a quirky teenage boy and an eccentric older couple who live across the street in an antebellum home one they claim is haunted by spirits that grant requests, once they're appeased with a gift. Charlie's...
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If you found a box of letters written during World War II-would you read them? And what if you did and discovered an amazing story about unrequited love, betrayal, and murder in a small southern town? A young lawyer meets Emily Hodge, a 75-year-old spinster shunned by her hometown society, and can't understand why she lives such a solitary and seemingly forgotten life. But the letters she leaves for him reveal how her choices caused her to be ostracized-but...
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Joshua Blackburn is middle-aged, balding software project manager with a problem. Twenty-nine years ago, the love of his life broke his teenage heart, and now he wants to find her. That's only part of his problem. The other part is that he's married. His twenty-five year marriage to Susan has grown stale and lackluster, much like the rest of Josh's life. His escape from his midlife crisis are the memories of Emmie, his ninth-grade sweetheart-his first...
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The third edition of Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot has been fully revised and updated, and continues to be the essential handbook on foot care and the treatment of the diabetic foot. The diabetic foot is typically the victim of nerve damage, micro- and macrovascular disease, and faulty healing, mechanisms that without proper care can lead to amputation. More than 80, 000 diabetes-related amputations are performed in the United States each year,...
7) Pawn
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An all-night diner. A cop walks in on a robbery in progress. But what happens next, and what happened just before, will change everything you think you know. Now the building is surrounded. There are fingers on every trigger. And one very intense hostage situation is about to take some extremely shocking twists.
8) The Seed
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It is time for the Chinese emperor to choose his successor. Instead of one of his lazy sons, he decides to choose someone who is not from the royal family. How will he decide who's worthy?
11) Ball and Mallet
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Taribu is a slave and his friend, Riheti, is a noble. They attend the New Year festival by joining a game of Ball and Mallet. Will Taribu be able to face his fears and help Riheti win the game?
13) Jeff's Monster
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Jeff is afraid of the dark—there might be monsters hiding in it! After he hears a strange noise under his bed one night, he worries that his fears are coming true. What will Jeff do?
15) Barn Owl Rescue
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Connor is upset that he has to spend all summer on a farm! While playing with his cousins, they find a family of barn owls in trouble. Will they be able to help the birds before it is too late?
16) Peder's Flute
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Without his lazy brothers' help, Peder takes care of the family farm and their sheep. Peder likes that he can play his flute while he works. What happens when a troll asks him for musical help?
17) Mermaid's Blood
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After finding an article about an old hag, a man recalls the summer he spent looking for an unusual type of sea glass at the beach. Will he finally learn the truth of this special gem?
19) Nick's Sharks
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Nick is at the beach, but he doesn't want to go swimming because he is afraid of sharks! Will a trip to the aquarium with his sister show him that sharks are not scary?
20) The Seed
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It is time for the Chinese emperor to choose his successor. Instead of one of his lazy sons, he decides to choose someone who is not from the royal family. How will he decide who's worthy?