Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales

Download Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales

Author : Kala Mandrake
Publisher : Nook Press
ISBN 13 : 9781538014127
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (141 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales by : Kala Mandrake

Download or read book Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales written by Kala Mandrake and published by Nook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-14 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manhattan Short Stories Tall Tales is a collection of five stories about five individuals' lives that exist on the outskirts of society. Each story takes place in a different neighborhood of Manhattan, each during a different era. They are short stories, as unbelievable as a child's tall-tale, that resemble the myths and fables of a children's book while bringing them into the adult world of lost souls and unexpected adventures that can only exist on this tall, mysterious island. There is a quiet, haunting loneliness that is often present in the crowded, gritty streets of the most popular city in the world. There is the man hidden underneath the floorboards of a tenement apartment on the Lower East Side during the Roaring Twenties. There is the story of the man who subway-surfs through the graffiti tunnels under the crime ridden streets of Times Square during the Seventies. There is the story of the man who lives a secret life among the movies stars of the glamorous Fifties. Told in a rhythmic, poetic style these short works give the reader a descriptive snapshot into the lives of its five protagonists. And through each story, through each tall tale, there is something in each one of their lives that connects them for life.

Tall Tales & Short Stories

Author : Emma Kalson
Publisher : Escaped Ink Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tall Tales & Short Stories by : Emma Kalson

Download or read book Tall Tales & Short Stories written by Emma Kalson and published by Escaped Ink Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall Tales & Short Stories showcases 50 excellent flash fiction stories that take you on a multi-genre voyage of discovery across space, time and place. Despite their brevity, these tiny tales get right to the heart of what makes us human. They'll tug at your heart strings, horrify, amuse and make you think, the words lingering in your mind long after you finish reading. A collection of talented authors, known names and new, from across the planet have penned compelling stories of birth, love and lust, heartache and revenge, death and the afterlife. Throw in aliens and angels, alcoholic bulls and alternative histories, hauntings and huntings, oh and a cowbot! What's not to love about this anthology? This inaugural flash fiction compilation from Escaped Ink Press features Amber M. Simpson, Amy L. Bethke, Andrew Paul Grell, Avra Margariti, Carolyn Barnard, Charlotte O'Farrell, Copper Rose, David Perlmutter, Derek McMillan, Desiree R. Kannel, G. Allen Wilbanks, GB Burgess, Geraldine McCarthy, HC Hsu, J. Bradley, James Russell, Jared Cappel, Jay Adair, Joel R Hunt, John Sheirer, Joseph Olamide Babalola, Kelly A. Harmon, Kelly Matsuura, Laura Elisa Vizcaíno (translated by Toshiya Kamei), Lucia Orellana Damacela, Mark Jacobson, Mark Kodama, Mary K. Ryan, Nancy Brewka-Clark, Natasha Cabot, Norbert Góra, P.A. O'Neil, P.C. Vandall, Paul Beckman, Philip CK, Ray Daley, Richard Grahn, Robert Kibble, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Russell Smeaton, Seamus Ludendorff, Shashi Kadapa, Shawn M. Klimek, Simon Lee-Price, Stephen V. Ramey, Steven Gowin, Swara Shukla, Vonnie Winslow Crist and Zak Jane Keir.

Bella: An American Tall Tale

Author : Kirsten Childs
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
ISBN 13 : 0573707375
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (737 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Bella: An American Tall Tale by : Kirsten Childs

Download or read book Bella: An American Tall Tale written by Kirsten Childs and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bella boards a train west to reunite with her Buffalo soldier sweetheart, she encounters the most colorful and lively characters ever to roam the Western plains. Bullets and fists will fly, heads and hearts will break, but—blessed with a big heart, and a voluptuous figure—Bella will breeze on through it all.

Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales

Author : Robert S. Bader
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
ISBN 13 : 1557839212
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales by : Robert S. Bader

Download or read book Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales written by Robert S. Bader and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces, written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973 for the New York Times , the New Yorker , the Saturday Evening Post , Variety , the Hollywood Reporter , and other newspapers and magazines. Here is the one and only Groucho on his family, his days in vaudeville, his career, World War II, taxes, and other topics from his love of a good cigar to his chronic insomnia, from "Why Harpo Doesn't Talk" to "The Truth About Captain Spalding." The familiar irreverence, wordplay, and a dash of self-deprecation bring Groucho's wisecracking voice to life in these pages, firmly establishing him as one of the world's great humorists. Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (a title of Groucho's own choosing) is essential reading for Marx Brothers fans, and a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the twentieth century.

Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 7 (Humour, Satire and Tall Tales). Illustrated

Author : O. Henry
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 7 (Humour, Satire and Tall Tales). Illustrated by : O. Henry

Download or read book Anthology of Classic Short Stories. Vol. 7 (Humour, Satire and Tall Tales). Illustrated written by O. Henry and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study. Contents: The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire

Elf

Author : David Berenbaum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780843107623
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Elf by : David Berenbaum

Download or read book Elf written by David Berenbaum and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Buddy Hobbs, an elf who feels a little out of place at the North Pole. But what Buddy lacks in elfin abilities, he makes up for in Christmas cheer!

New York City Folklore

Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis New York City Folklore by : Benjamin Albert Botkin

Download or read book New York City Folklore written by Benjamin Albert Botkin and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1976 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stories, Tall Tales and Lies

Author : Kerry D. Lewis
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465330542
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Stories, Tall Tales and Lies by : Kerry D. Lewis

Download or read book Stories, Tall Tales and Lies written by Kerry D. Lewis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been my observation that most everyone enjoys a good story. It doesn't matter the subject or place as long as it is interesting enough to read. A good story doesn't have to prove a point, set an example, or provide a lesson, but it must feed the imagination, touch the heart or stir the reader's curiosity. Some of these stories may stray from the truth while others touch reality. Some are just a figment of the imagination while others are strange, true and believable . A story can be whatever the reader wants it to be.

High Line

Author : Joshua David
Publisher : FSG Originals
ISBN 13 : 9780374532994
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (329 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis High Line by : Joshua David

Download or read book High Line written by Joshua David and published by FSG Originals. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How two New Yorkers led the transformation of a derelict elevated railway into a grand--and beloved--open space The High Line, a new park atop an ele-vated rail structure on Manhattan's West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The story of how it came to be is a remarkable one: two young citizens with no prior experience in planning and development collaborated with their neighbors, elected officials, artists, local business owners, and leaders of burgeoning movements in horticulture and landscape architecture to create a park celebrated worldwide as a model for creatively designed, socially vibrant, ecologically sound public space. Joshua David and Robert Hammond met in 1999 at a community board meeting to consider the fate of the High Line. Built in the 1930s, it carried freight trains to the West Side when the area was defined by factories and warehouses. But when trains were replaced by truck transport, the High Line became obsolete. By century's end it was a rusty, forbidding ruin. Plants grew between the tracks, giving it a wild and striking beauty. David and Hammond loved the ruin and saw in it an opportunity to create a new way to experience their city. Over ten years, they did so. In this candid and inspiring book-- lavishly illustrated--they tell how they relied on skill, luck, and good timing: a crucial court ruling, an inspiring design contest, the enthusiasm of Mayor Bloomberg, the concern for urban planning issues following 9/11. Now the High Line--a half-mile expanse of plants, paths, staircases, and framed vistas--runs through a transformed West Side and reminds us that extraordinary things are possible when creative people work together for the common good.

The Island at the Center of the World

Author : Russell Shorto
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400096332
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Island at the Center of the World by : Russell Shorto

Download or read book The Island at the Center of the World written by Russell Shorto and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.

Tall Tales

Author : Stan Davis
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465375252
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tall Tales by : Stan Davis

Download or read book Tall Tales written by Stan Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After publishing fourteen professional books, Stan wrote Tall Tales to leave a legacy for subsequent generations, as a human annuity, as a mark of his post-retirement work, and as a way of taking stock. Its done in four genresmemoir, essay, fi ction and poetry-and grouped by theme, with sections on his personal life, work life, his thoughts on religion, ten fi ctional tales, and two intermezzi with some poems. Thats it. Have fun.

Tall Tale America

Author : Walter Blair
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022622791X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tall Tale America by : Walter Blair

Download or read book Tall Tale America written by Walter Blair and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan and John Henry have all become heroes of American folklore. Some of them, like Crokett, were real, but all have become the subject of tall tales. This is a folksy history of the United States, told as if the characters were all real. This panoramic (if completely untrue) history begins with Columbus. . . . En route to its end in the 1940s (where traditional American heroes are enlisted to fight in World War II), it covers the great and small events of our national history, including the overlooked, but important ones, such as the invention of the prairie dog."—Washington Post Book World

How to Be Eaten

Author : Maria Adelmann
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316450820
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis How to Be Eaten by : Maria Adelmann

Download or read book How to Be Eaten written by Maria Adelmann and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina's love story will shock them all. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other? Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. *Belletrist June Book Club Pick* Named a Best Book of May by TIME Magazine & Glamour One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year

A Can of Worms: a Collection of Short Stories

Author : Jon Seawright
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 146282580X
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Can of Worms: a Collection of Short Stories by : Jon Seawright

Download or read book A Can of Worms: a Collection of Short Stories written by Jon Seawright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of various short stories. It contains some that are suspenseful..some that are humorous..and others that are tragic. It contains stories of romance, irony, intrigue, and murder. It is also a collection of Jons memoires while traveling through Europe, Russia, and the Middle Eastas well as northern Africa, and Australia.while living out of his Volkswagen van. It contains his short stories: In Dire Need, Early Bird Special and Where To? Like the title suggests..The once you open the book.it is hard to put the contents back into the container.

Three Blondes and Death

Author : I︠U︡riĭ Tarnavsʹkyĭ
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932511683
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (116 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Three Blondes and Death by : I︠U︡riĭ Tarnavsʹkyĭ

Download or read book Three Blondes and Death written by I︠U︡riĭ Tarnavsʹkyĭ and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Blondes and Death is an hermetic and hypnotic treatment of the classic themes of love and death.

American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes]

Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1842 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] by : Christopher R. Fee

Download or read book American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] written by Christopher R. Fee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 1842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.

The Storymakers

Author : Canadian Children's Book Centre
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781551381077
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Storymakers by : Canadian Children's Book Centre

Download or read book The Storymakers written by Canadian Children's Book Centre and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable resource features the colourful biographies of 72 illustrators and artists whose works are considered among the best in the world. Told in the artists' own words, these biographies offer fascinating insights into their lives, and feature a sample illustration from one of their favourite books. Discover how these fantastic artists work, what their favourite books are, who influenced them, and how they came to illustrate children's books.