Tag: Stories

Free Download Jim Haynes, "The Best Australian Bush Stories: Our Land Is Girt by Sea"
English | 2019 | pages: 416 | ISBN: 1760529079 | EPUB | 0,9 mb
Australia’s national character and spirit have always been defined, rightly or wrongly, by "the bush." This entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous, nostalgic, and, above all, highly readable collection of stories for the modern reader shows why the romance endures.

Free Download Marda Dunsky, "Stories from Palestine: Narratives of Resilience"
English | ISBN: 0268200343 | 2023 | 268 pages | EPUB | 1082 KB

Free Download Ryan Jacobson, "Minnesota Hauntings: Ghost Stories from the Land of 10,000 Lakes"
English | 2010 | pages: 112 | ISBN: 1591933013 | EPUB | 1,6 mb
What college is "Minnesota’s most legendary haunted place"? Where did a ghost reportedly murder two victims? How has a haunted hutch predicted several people’s deaths? This incomparable collection by Minnesota author Ryan Jacobson features only the state’s scariest, most surprising ghost stories. From the author’s own ghostly encounter to a family terrorized by a fiendish toy, the book’s 21 tales are reportedly true! Best of all, they were written with a campfire in mind, so they’re perfect for sharing aloud. Or read it alone… if you dare!

Free Download Peter Potterfield, "In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World"
English | 1996 | ISBN: 0898864828, 0898865689, 1442972459 | EPUB | pages: 272 | 3.2 mb
* Colby Coombs on Alaska’s Mount Foraker

Free Download Robin Ince, Johnny Mains, "Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians"
English | 2014 | pages: 108 | ISBN: 1907773762 | EPUB | 1,1 mb
What happens when mirth turns to murder? When the screams are not from joy, but flesh-ripping pain? Dead Funny is an audacious anthology, featuring tales of terror from some of the brightest lights in UK comedy.

Free Download Zondervan, Phyllis Ten Elshof, "1001 Illustrations That Connect: Compelling Stories, Stats, and News Items for Preaching, Teaching, and Writing"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0310280370 | EPUB | pages: 576 | 0.9 mb
Every preacher, teacher, or writer knows the value of a good illustration in helping connect the truth of the passage with the congregation or class-and how hard it is to come up with good illustrations week after week. This book contains the cream of the crop: 1001 illustrations carefully selected from among thousands on Christianity Today International’s popular website PreachingToday.com. These illustrations are proven, memorable, and illuminating. As the saying goes, they will preach! And they’re fresh, all written within the past seven years. Of course the best illustrations are no good if you can’t find the right one. These illustrations have been arranged according to twelve master topics, each divided into several subtopics. Further, they’ve been indexed according both to Bible references and to 500 keywords.

Free Download The Written World: The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization by Martin Puchner, Arthur Morey, Random House Audio
English | 2017 | ISBN: B075QNQMG4 | MP3@64 kbps | ~12:02:00 | 329 Mb
The story of how literature shaped world history, in 16 acts – from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to Don Quixote and Harry Potter
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he explores 16 foundational texts selected from more than 4,000 years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspired the rise and fall of empires and nations, the spark of philosophical and political ideas, and the birth of religious beliefs. Indeed, literature has touched the lives of generations and changed the course of history.
At the heart of this book are works, some long-lost and rediscovered, that have shaped civilization: the first written masterpiece, the Epic of Gilgamesh; Ezra’s Hebrew Bible, created as Scripture; the teachings of Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and Jesus; and the first great novel in world literature, The Tale of Genji, written by a Japanese woman known as Murasaki. Visiting Baghdad, Puchner tells of Scheherazade and the stories of One Thousand and One Nights, and in the Americas we watch the astonishing survival of the Maya epic Popol Vuh. Cervantes, who invented the modern novel, battles pirates both real (when he is taken prisoner) and literary (when a fake sequel to Don Quixote is published). We learn of Benjamin Franklin’s pioneering work as a media entrepreneur, watch Goethe discover world literature in Sicily, and follow the rise in influence of The Communist Manifesto. We visit Troy, Pergamum, and China, and we speak with Nobel laureates Derek Walcott in the Caribbean and Orhan Pamuk in Istanbul as well as the wordsmiths of the oral epic Sunjata in West Africa.

Free Download The Best American Short Stories 2023 (Audiobook)
English | October 17, 2023 | ASIN: B0BT3ZC622 | M4B@64 kbps | 14h 59m | 423 MB
Editor: Min Jin Lee | Narrators: Laura Copland, Jeena Yi, Pascale Armand, Korey Jackson, Will Tulin, Katharine Chin, Mirai, Micky Shiloah, Nikki Massoud, Dylan Moore, Thabang Makhubelak, Elyse Dinh, Johnny Rey Diaz, Em Grosland, Elena Rey
A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor.

Free Download Historic Yellowstone National Park: The Stories Behind the World’s First National Park by Bruce T. Gourley
English | 2021 | ISBN: B09LX4P6DQ | Format: M4B / Bitrate: 128 Kbps / 8 hours and 28 minutes | 471 Mb
Historic Yellowstone National Park captures the most interesting moments in the park’s history, the slices of life in Montana and Wyoming that provide an idea of what life was like for those who chose to explore this gloriously beautiful corner of the United States. There’s the presence of Native Americans in the early years of the area’s history, the early explorers and expeditions, its debut as the very first national park, the explosive growth of tourism, and the people who made history in this astonishing and mysterious Rocky Mountain landscape. Historic Yellowstone National Park provides just enough of this rich history to make the experience of visiting the park better than expected.

Free Download Great American Short Stories: A Guide for Writers and Readers [TTC Audio]
English | August 16, 2019 | ASIN: B07W99QB39 | M4B@64 kbps | 12h 57m | 388 MB
Lecturer: Jennifer Cognard-Black
While short stories exist in traditions all over the world, American short stories are a genre all their own. Emerging from the clash of cultures – and the collision of oral and print traditions – that began during the arrival of European settlers in the 16th and 17th centuries, the short works that emerged have served many functions. They have entertained, certainly, but they have also helped foster identity, shape morality, and build the foundations of the American mythos for nearly four centuries.
Whether you want to write short stories, simply want better insight as a reader, or even if you are looking for a new lens through which to view American history, the 24 rich and informative lectures of Great American Short Stories: A Guide for Writers and Readers will show you the ins and outs of this infinitely adaptable – and intrinsically American – literary form. Professor Jennifer Cognard-Black of St. Mary’s College of Maryland guides you through the technical aspects of the short story, while also digging deep into the history of the form in the United States. Along the way, you will discover why the short story became so deeply connected to American identity and how it continues to evolve alongside the nation itself.