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The Black Gondolier

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497612942
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book The Black Gondolier written by Fritz Leiber and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of supernatural horror stories from the SFWA Grand Master and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novels. Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many of which have been virtually unobtainable for decades. From the riveting “Spider Mansion” and “The Phantom Slayer” from Weird Tales to the more recent “Lie Still, Snow White” and “Black Has Its Charms” from rare, small‑press magazines, this collection provides an overview of Leiber’s fifty‑plus years as an acknowledged master of the weird tale. This edition was edited by John Pelan and Steve Savile.

The Gondola Maker

Author : Laura Morelli
Publisher : Laura Morelli
ISBN 13 : 098936710X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book The Gondola Maker written by Laura Morelli and published by Laura Morelli. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice -Benjamin Franklin Digital Award -IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book -National Indie Excellence Award Finalist -Eric Hoffer Award Finalist -Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. "I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands." --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author of Italian Food Artisans "Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride, and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy." --Library of Clean Reads "Beautiful, powerful evocation of the characters, the place, and the time. An elegant and thoroughly engaging narrative voice." --Mark Spencer, author of Fiction Club: A Concise Guide to Writing Good Fiction

The Silent Gondoliers

Author : William Goldman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book The Silent Gondoliers written by William Goldman and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Black Gondolier and Other Stories

Author : Darkside Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967515786
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book The Black Gondolier and Other Stories written by Darkside Press and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Smoke Ghost

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 149761676X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Smoke Ghost written by Fritz Leiber and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of supernatural horror stories by a multiple award-winning master of the fantastic. From the author of Swords and Deviltry and many other classic novels, a recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, this is a treasure trove of horrific tales, many of which remained out of print for decades after appearing in such magazines as Unknown, Thrilling Mystery, Startling Stories, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and the acclaimed horror specialty magazine Whispers 13–14. In addition to the title story, this collection also includes: “Cry Witch!” (1951), “I’m Looking for Jeff” (1952), “Ms. Found in a Maelstrom” (1959), “The Button Molder” (1979), “Dark Wings” (1976), and “The Enormous Bedroom” (2001), which is original to this volume.

Orange World and Other Stories

Author : Karen Russell
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525656146
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Orange World and Other Stories written by Karen Russell and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. Karen Russell’s comedic genius and mesmerizing talent for creating outlandish predicaments that uncannily mirror our inner in lives is on full display in these eight exuberant, arrestingly vivid, unforgettable stories. In“Bog Girl”, a revelatory story about first love, a young man falls in love with a two thousand year old girl that he’s extracted from a mass of peat in a Northern European bog. In “The Prospectors,” two opportunistic young women fleeing the depression strike out for new territory, and find themselves fighting for their lives. In the brilliant, hilarious title story, a new mother desperate to ensure her infant’s safety strikes a diabolical deal, agreeing to breastfeed the devil in exchange for his protection. The landscape in which these stories unfold is a feral, slippery, purgatorial space, bracketed by the void—yet within it Russell captures the exquisite beauty and tenderness of ordinary life. Orange World is a miracle of storytelling from a true modern master.

Horrible Imaginings

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497616670
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Horrible Imaginings written by Fritz Leiber and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fifteen tales of horror by the award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy and author of the Lankhmar series. In Horrible Imaginings, buckle up for a disturbing ride. Meet a mysterious woman in black, a gun with a score to settle, a man who seeks eternal life, a peculiar painting of a dead woman, and more . . . Assembled from magazine submissions, fanzines, and even “lost” manuscripts discovered among the author’s personal papers, this book features two Nebula Award finalists: “Horrible Imaginings” and “Answering Service,” as well as the stories “The Automatic Pistol,” “Crazy Annaoj,” “The Hound,” “Alice and the Allergy,” “Skinny’s Wonderful,” “Scream Wolf,” “Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum,” “When Brahma Wakes,” “The Glove,” “The Girl With the Hungry Eyes,” “While Set Fled,” “Diary in the Snow,” and “The Ghost Light.” Find out why Fritz Leiber is a must-read for any fan of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Suspense, surprise, wit, and weirdness—they’re all here for fans both old and new. Praise for Fritz Leiber “For anyone who loves great literature, Fritz Leiber walked on water.” —Harlan Ellison, author of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream “A master . . . The prose should be savored.” —Locus “High quality.” —The New York Times

Black Gondolier and Other Stories

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Black Gondolier and Other Stories written by Fritz Leiber and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Venetian Stories

Author : Jane Turner Rylands
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307429903
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Venetian Stories written by Jane Turner Rylands and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these brilliantly realized, linked tales, the real Venice is revealed – not the iconic tourist destination the city has become, but the mysterious society that resides behind its elegant doors and shuttered windows. With a sly and affectionate delicacy, Jane Turner Rylands, an American expatriate who has lived in Venice for thirty years, portrays a dozen Venetians– a construction foreman, a countess, a gondolier, a postman, an architect, a Baronessa, an English lord – as they pursue their respective interests. And in turn, through the perspective of those who live and work in this most alluring of cities, Venetian Stories illuminates canals and palazzos, churches and gondolas, large concerns and small rituals, with an uncommon intimacy.

Ciao, Carpaccio!: An Infatuation

Author : Jan Morris
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0871408031
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Ciao, Carpaccio!: An Infatuation written by Jan Morris and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Morris returns to Venice in this loving tribute to one of the great Renaissance masters. In the course of writing Venice, her 1961 classic, Jan Morris became fascinated by the historical presence of a sometimes-overlooked Venetian painter. Nowadays the name of Vittore Carpaccio (1460–1520) suggests raw beef, but to Morris it conveyed far more profound meanings. Thus began a lifelong infatuation, reaching across the centuries, between a renowned Welsh writer and a great and delightfully entertaining artist of the early Renaissance. Handsomely designed with more than seventy photographs throughout, Ciao,Carpaccio! is a happy caprice of affection. In illuminating the life of the artist and his paintings, Morris throws in digressions about Venetian animals, courtesans, babies, ships, architecture, and history, and caps it all with thoughtful analyses of Carpaccio’s spiritual convictions. Part biography, part art interpretation, part personal odyssey, and all lots of fun, Ciao, Carpaccio! will no doubt help to rescue the name of a noble artist from its popular interpretation as an item of cuisine.

The Gondola Maker

Author : Laura Morelli
Publisher : Scriptorium
ISBN 13 : 9781942467328
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book The Gondola Maker written by Laura Morelli and published by Scriptorium. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM A USA TODAY BESTELLING AUTHOR Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice Benjamin Franklin Digital Award IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book National Indie Excellence Award Finalist Eric Hoffer Award Finalist Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance VeniceVenetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city's most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father.Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice.

Olivia Goes to Venice

Author : Ian Falconer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857073494
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Olivia Goes to Venice written by Ian Falconer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her latest adventure, Olivia, everyone's favourite little pig, is off the Venice, the place of fine art, carnival and gondolas for a family holiday to remember. With her very own discerning eye for style, Olivia takes the beautiful city of Venice by storm. From dodging pigeons in the Piazza San Marco, to eating an abundance of the most delicious Italian gelato at Carneval, and barelystaying afloat in a gondola, Olivia uncovers the wonderful delights of Venice with that very special 'Olivia' style and flair!

A PAIL OF AIR

Author : FRITZ LEIBER
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A PAIL OF AIR written by FRITZ LEIBER and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2023-06-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretty soon I was feeling my familiar way through the thirty or so blankets and rugs Pa has got hung around to slow down the escape of air from the Nest, and I wasn't quite so scared. I began to hear the tick-ticking of the clocks in the Nest and knew I was getting back into air, because there's no sound outside in the vacuum, of course. But my mind was still crawly and uneasy as I pushed through the last blankets — ..FROM THE BOOK..

The Assignation

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : SAMPI Books
ISBN 13 : 6561331818
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book The Assignation written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by SAMPI Books. This book was released on 2024-02-05 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Assignation", Edgar Allan Poe tells the tragic story of an illicit love affair in Venice between a young man and the Marchesa Aphrodite. A heroic rescue leads to revelations of passion and despair, culminating in death and suicide under a veil of mystery and decadent beauty.

Blake; Or, The Huts of America

Author : Martin R. Delany
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674088727
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Blake; Or, The Huts of America written by Martin R. Delany and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin R. Delany’s Blake (c. 1860) tells the story of Henry Blake’s escape from a southern plantation and his travels in the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Cuba on a mission to unite blacks of the Atlantic region in the struggle for freedom. Jerome McGann’s edition offers the first correct printing of the work and an authoritative introduction.

Aqua Volume 1

Author : Kozue Amano
Publisher : TokyoPop
ISBN 13 : 9781427803122
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Aqua Volume 1 written by Kozue Amano and published by TokyoPop. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 150 years of transformation, the planet Aqua (formerly called Mars) now has more than 90 percent of its surface covered by water. A young girl named Akari arrives in the city of Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of Italys Venice, hoping to become an Undine, the most coveted job on Aqua.

Smoke Ghost and Other Stories

Author : Darkside Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780970734976
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Smoke Ghost and Other Stories written by Darkside Press and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: