Red Card and Other Stories
By: S.L. Gilbow
3.76
Format: 77 pages, Kindle Edition
In this collection of five short stories you will find a little dystopian fiction, a little science…
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1. Ten With a Flag
By: Joseph Paul Haines
3.97
Format: 10 pages, Nook
Originally published in Interzone Magazine, and reprinted in TEN WITH A FLAG, AND OTHER PLAYTHINGS,… read more
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- dystopia
- short stories
2. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.37
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happin… read more
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- dystopia
- short stories
- fiction
"Would you walk away from Omelas?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
"Of course I didn’t read James and sit down and say, Now I’ll write a story about that “lost soul."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
3. When Nietzsche Wept
By: Irvin D. Yalom
4.09
Format: 129 pages, Paperback
A richly evocative novel set in 19th-century Vienna on the eve of the birth of psychoanalysis. The … read more
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- fiction
4. Don Quixote
By: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Roberto González Echevarría , John Rutherford
3.66
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a k… read more
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- fiction
5. The Hellbound Heart
By: Clive Barker
4.07
Format: 164 pages, Paperback
In a quiet house on a quiet street Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. … read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"She wanted nothing that he could offer her, except perhaps his absence."-Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart
"Allí el placer era dolor, y viceversa. Y él lo conocía tan bien que era como sentirse en casa."-Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart
"Todas las cosas se cansan con el tiempo y comienzan a buscar algún oponente que las salve de sí mismas"-Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart
"Todas las cosas se cansan con el tiempo y comienzan a buscar algún oponente que las salve de sí mismas."-Clive Barker, The Hellbound Heart
6. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
7. King Lear
By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe
3.91
Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain… read more
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- fiction
"Fortune love you."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"She is herself a dowry."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"All dark and comfortless."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
"Nothing can come of nothing."-William Shakespeare, King Lear
8. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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- dystopia
- short stories
- fiction
"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
9. Ethan Frome
By: Edith Wharton
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his dif… read more
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- fiction
10. Julius Caesar
By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill
3.70
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more
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- fiction
"Et tu, Brute?"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Beware the ides of March."-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
11. Harrison Bergeron
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3.93
Format: None pages, ebook
It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is… read more
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- dystopia
- short stories
- fiction
12. The Beautiful and Damned
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald , Monty
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damnedfollowed Fitzgerald's impeccable debut, This S… read more
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- fiction
13. Thank You, M'Am
By: Langston Hughes , Allen Hughes
3.86
Format: 136 pages, Hardcover
Do your students enjoy a good laugh? Do they like to be scared? Or do they just like a book with a … read more
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- short stories
- fiction
14. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
By: Mark Twain
4.75
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a wild yarn involving a case of mistaken identi… read more
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15. The Merchant of Venice
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , None
3.78
Format: 247 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the … read more
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- fiction
"He will fence with his own shadow."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"You speak an infinite deal of nothing."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"The fiend gives the more friendly counsel."-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
"i buy a thousand pound a year! i buy a rope!"-William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
16. Starship Troopers
By: Robert A. Heinlein
4.01
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The historians can’t seem to settle whether to call this one "The Third Space War" (or the fourth),… read more
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"To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
"When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived."-Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
17. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.17
Format: 297 pages, Paperback
On the Moon, an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications of this discovery that for th… read more
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- fiction
"My God -- it's full of stars! -Dave Bowman."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
"Now times had changed, and the inherited wisdom of the past had become folly."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
". . . the newspapers of Utopia, he had long ago decided, would be terribly dull."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
"Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything."-Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)
18. Amaryllis and Other Stories
By: Carrie Vaughn
4.14
Format: 200 pages,
For more than fifteen years Carrie Vaughn has published short fiction across all genres, through ti… read more
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19. Fatherland
By: Robert Harris
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
It is twenty years after Nazi Germany's triumphant victory in World War II and the entire country i… read more
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20. Othello
By: William Shakespeare
4.48
Format: None pages,
In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (betwee… read more
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21. UR
By: Stephen King
4.00
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by … read more
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22. The Monkey's Paw
By: W.W. Jacobs
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
23. To Be Taught, If Fortunate
By: Becky Chambers
4.20
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
In her new novella, Sunday Times best-selling author Becky Chambers imagines a future in which, ins… read more
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"Hope isn't about predicting the future; it's about how you approach it."-Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate
"Even if nothing ever does go wrong, I have to prepare as though it might."-Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate
"We were alive on that world. We were kings without enemies, children removed from time."-Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate
"When the world you know is out of reach, nothing is more welcome than a measurable reminder that it still exists."-Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate
24. Macbeth
By: William Shakespeare
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
What he hears will change everything. Egged on by his wife, he decides to kill in order to gain the… read more
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- fiction
"What, you egg?"-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
"What's done, is done"-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
"What's done cannot be undone."-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
"And nothing is, but what is not."-William Shakespeare, Macbeth
25. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
By: Nghi Vo
4.18
Format: 128 pages, ebook
The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ach… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"Oh yes. Some people are just more . . . edible than others if you are a tiger."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"She killed, for she was angry, and she did not eat what she killed, for she was heartsick."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"Your departure crashes like a thunder, and the timbers of the house shake with the force of the space you left behind."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
"Now your departure crashes like a thunder, and the timbers of the house shake with the force of the space you left behind."-Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2)
26. The End of Men
By: Christina Sweeney-Baird
3.78
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Set in a world where a virus stalks our male population, The End of Men is an electrifying and unfo… read more
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- dystopia
- fiction
"No one handed me any of this. I built this weird, challenging, rewarding life in London for myself. Why not me?"-Christina Sweeney-Baird, The End of Men
27. The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
By: Christopher Buehlman
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which include… read more
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- fiction
"This heavy, grass-loving dog,"-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
"He who leaps at the moon Into cowshyte falls. Glory unto cowshyte!"-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
"When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety."-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
"Funny how an attack by a sea monster makes everyone less interested in a duel."-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)
28. Cackle
By: Rachel Harrison
3.72
Format: 291 pages, Paperback
A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a wi… read more
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- fiction
"My future is my own."-Rachel Harrison, Cackle
"It's a nice thing to cook for yourself."-Rachel Harrison, Cackle
"If life gives you any trouble, punch it in the face."-Rachel Harrison, Cackle
"Any step away from the past is a step in the right direction."-Rachel Harrison, Cackle
29. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
By: Crystal Maldonado
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole lif… read more
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"Right! You see me as superhuman! That’s some serious pressure."-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"Just—promise me girls you won't devalue yourselves for anyone. And I mean anyone. You can't. You have to really be kind to yourself and look out for yourself because the world can be cold and cruel. …"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"Sometimes I didn't get it [jokes] at all, but that didn't stop him from going out of his way to make me laugh. He was always just trying his best, and that's what I loved. I know I will never replace…"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"You need to believe in your value for you, even if you’re not some flawless ethereal being, even if not everyone will see what makes you special, even if your story is a little chaotic. We’re all mes…"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
30. Red Card and Other Stories
By: S.L. Gilbow
3.76
Format: 77 pages, Kindle Edition
In this collection of five short stories you will find a little dystopian fiction, a little science… read more
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31. Is This Your Day To Join the Revolution?
By: Genevieve Valentine
2.47
Format: None pages, None
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