An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery.

Todos podemos ser el demonio del otro. Todos podemos ser el sacrificio humano de ese otro. María Fernanda Ampuero, una de las voces imprescindibles de la literatura latinoamericana actual, nos empuja magistralmente a un universo húmedo, podrido y hostil donde la violencia marca la narrativa de nuestras vidas. En ese mundo se yergue una bestia de muchas cabezas que aterroriza y muerde a los débiles, a los marginales, a los sacrificables en aras...

¿Terminará el ser humano adorando a las máquinas? ¿Tendrán las máquinas derechos? ¿Cómo se está transformando el paisaje interior de las personas ante la mutación del paisaje exterior? En La vía del futuro Edmundo Paz Soldán, una de las referencias ineludibles de la actual literatura latinoamericana, explora las perturbadoras y laberínticas relaciones del ser humano con la inteligencia artificial: todo un viaje insólito que abre las...

"A bold and haunting debut story collection that follows various characters as they navigate the day-to-day perils of Jim Crow racism from Diane Oliver, a missing figure in the canon of twentieth-century African American literature. A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of twenty-two, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and '60s America. In this...

First published in 2014, this tenth-anniversary edition of the award-winning collection includes three new stories.A young mother intrudes in the life of an older woman, thinking she knows what's best. An academic becomes convinced that he is haunted by his double. Two children spy on their supposedly criminal neighbours. A man enables his cousin's predatory impulses out of loyalty, and a circus performer dreams of a perfect wedding. These characters...

Sometimes, we miss someone or something so precious to us that left us wondering why they had to go. Through this story, you'll go on a journey with a character that also is missing someone very dearly. Explore how, in every step we take, our surroundings can remind us and keep us connected with whom or what we miss in a magical yet humble way.

Most parents start reading books to the children around two years of age, for the most part, the characters in the books are imaginary or fanciful to encourage good behavior such as sharing and tolerance. As I have seen in my grandchildren with improvement in reading skill, there is a tendency to move on to more advanced complicated fiction readings, supernatural mystical and space stories, less attention given to writing about our environment and...

"Best Stories for Children" invites young readers into a captivating realm where imagination knows no bounds. Within the pages of this enchanting collection, readers will discover a tapestry of tales that celebrate courage, friendship, diversity, and the wonders of the world.Through these stories, children embark on adventures with brave protagonists, from curious bears to daring young girls, exploring magical forests, enchanted mountains, and even...

A small book of short stories written by Abdulla Qadiri This book contains two short stories: • The Party of Demons • In The Ulak In the first story, O'sar tells his family about the party of demons he saw at night. In the next one, Toorghon tells the story of the game of Ulak which he went to. Ulak - is one of the traditional, national games of Central Asian peoples. The judges throw the goat (a goat or calf with its head, legs, and...

Max catches a clever shape-shifting mermaid, but trouble is brewing in this funny children's story. Can Max outsmart the creature and save his village from danger or will the moonmaid get the better of him?