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Great Short Stories by African-American Writers (Dover Thrift Editions)
- UPC: 800759471393
- ASIN: 048647139X
- ISBN: 9780486471396
- Brand: Blaisdell, Bob (EDT)
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Offering diverse perspectives on the black experience, this anthology of short fiction spotlights works by influential African-American authors. Nearly 30 outstanding stories include tales by W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Jamaica Kincaid. From the turn of the twentieth century come Alice Ruth Moore's "A Carnival Jangle," C... [Read More]
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The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology
- ASIN: 0316380318
- ISBN: 0316380318
- Brand: Back Bay Books
- Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Collects short stories by African American writers such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker
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Black American Short Stories: A Century of the Best (American Century Series)
- ASIN: 0374523541
- ISBN: 0374523541
- Brand: Hill and Wang
- Manufacturer: Hill and Wang
The success of John Henrik Clarke's American Negro Short Stories, first published in 1966, affirmed the vitality and importance of black fiction. Now this expanded edition of that best-selling book, with a new title, offers the reader thirty-one stories included in the original―from Charles W. Chesnutt and Paul Laurence Dunbar in the late ninetee... [Read More]
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Best American Short Stories 03 Pa (The Best American Series ®)
- UPC: 046442197335
- ASIN: 0618197338
- ISBN: 9780618197330
- Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a... [Read More]
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The Best Short Stories By Negro Writers an Anthology From 1899 to the Present
- ASIN: B000GDO070
- Manufacturer: Little, Brown
his 508 page anthology includes short stories by the following writers: Alston Anderson, James Baldwin, Lebert Bethune, Robert Boles, Arna Bontemps, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank London Brown, Charles W. Chesnutt, Alice Childress, John Henrik Clarke, Cyrus Colter, Pearl Crayton, Owen Dodson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Katherine Dunham, Junius Edwards, Ralph E... [Read More]
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The Best American Short Stories 2006 (The Best American Series)
- UPC: 046442543521
- ASIN: 061854352X
- ISBN: 061854352X
- Manufacturer: Mariner Books
“While a single short story may have a difficult time raising enough noise on its own to be heard over the din of civilization, short stories in bulk can have the effect of swarming bees, blocking out sound and sun and becoming the only thing you can think about,” writes Ann Patchett in her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2006. ... [Read More]
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The Best American Short Stories 2000 (The Best American Series)
- UPC: 046442926867
- ASIN: 0395926866
- ISBN: 0395926866
- Manufacturer: Best American
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Other Voices, Other Vistas: Short Stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America
- ASIN: 0451528409
- ISBN: 0451528409
- Manufacturer: Signet
This collection of contemporary multi-cultural fiction includes stories by: Bessie Head * Charles Mungoshi * Ngugi wa Thiong'o * Wang Anyi * Ding Ling * Wang Meng * Chen Rong * Lu Wenfu * Anita Desai * Mahasweta Devi * Ruth Prawer Jhabvala * R. K. Narayan * Khushwant Singh * Kobo Abe * Sawako Ariyoshi * Yasunari Kawabata * Yukio Mishima * Yuko Tsus... [Read More]
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Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present
- ASIN: 0316599239
- ISBN: 0316599239
- Brand: Little, Brown and Company
- Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor has compiled an encore volume, Children of the Night, bringing this extraordinary series up to date. Gathering ... [Read More]
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
- ASIN: 0547577311
- ISBN: 0547577311
- Brand: Clarion Books
- Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys"... [Read More]
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
- ASIN: 0399588191
- ISBN: 0399588191
- Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Ne... [Read More]
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Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up
- ASIN: 1537010344
- ISBN: 1537010344
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
The Boy Who Never Gave Up is the inspiring true story of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy who many said was too short to play in high school, too weak to play in college and not good enough to play in the NBA. Against all odds, this small boy who follows his dream, not only ma... [Read More]
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My Best Friend's Secret Wedding: A Short Story (Morningstar Romance Book 2)
- ASIN: B07Z282227
It seems like a no-brainer.When a top agency calls you to become their in-house make-up artist, you jump at the offer. And when your best friend asks you to be the maid of honor in her secret wedding, you ride. No questions asked....but for Sidneigh Jones, some things are easier said than done.What happens when this dream job becomes the last straw... [Read More]
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The Water Dancer (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
- ASIN: B07NKMZT7T
- Manufacturer: One World
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7 best short stories by Leonid Andreyev
- ASIN: 8577779734
- ISBN: 8577779734
- Manufacturer: Tacet Books
The literary work of Leonid Andreyev is populated with unfortunate characters who inspire compassion. Andreiev never managed to get rid of the traumatizing experiences of his past, and transmitted in his texts images of tragedy and bitterness through his vanquished characters, with a revolted, impetuous and torturously personal style. In general, A... [Read More]
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The Complete Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition
- ASIN: B00120954E
- Manufacturer: Scribner
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Office Romance: Office Temptations (Alpha Boss Romance) (4 Book Short Stories Romance Collection)
- ASIN: B01993U4IG
Ready for some sizzle?Here you’ll find over 32,000 words of passion in this collection. 4 standalone office romance stories with naughty moments and happily ever after endings!Just A Client -Millionaire office romanceHealing Love -BWWM doctor romanceLove by Design -Office romanceBossy -Alpha male office romanceREAD FOR FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!!... [Read More]
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How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories
- ASIN: 0316491373
- ISBN: 0316491373
- Manufacturer: Orbit
Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories."Marvelous and wide-ranging."--Los Angeles Times"Gorgeo... [Read More]
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Read-Aloud African-American Stories: 40 Selections from the World's Best-Loved Stories for Parent and Child to Share
- ASIN: 1579129226
- ISBN: 1579129226
- Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal
A collection of legends and lore that's perfect for sharing during Black History Month or any time of the year: Read-Aloud African-American Stories brings together 40 best-loved selections, designed to be read aloud in ten minutes, including well-known stories like The Fairy Frog, songs, poems and brief biographies of heroes and leaders. Sharing th... [Read More]
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
- ASIN: 0062748203
- ISBN: 0062748203
- Manufacturer: Amistad
New York Times Bestseller • TIME Magazine’s Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 • New York Public Library’s Best Book of 2018 • NPR’s Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 • Economist Book of the Year • SELF.com’s Best Books of 2018 • Audible’s Best of the Year • BookRiot’s Best Audio Books of 2018 • The Atlantic�... [Read More]
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