December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy"". So did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt address the American people about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that initiated America's entry into World War II.
But what if things had happened differently?
A Date Which Will Live in Infamy is an anthology of fictional alternatives to the events that led up to, occurred during, and followed directly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."" View More...
BROKEN LINKS, MENDED LIVES is a collection of selected short stories by members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers that includes the work of well-known novelists Mario Acevedo, Carol Berg, Jameson Cole and Cindi Myers. The stories speak to the anthology's title and theme in a variety of ways-literally, emotionally, symbolically, spiritually and supernaturally-providing the reader with a dynamic array of tales by some of RMFW's best writers. View More...
Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, sail the Straits of Magellan with Joshua Slocum, or watch with Owen Chase as an angry whale sends his ship to the bottom, thousands of miles from the nearest land. But it's quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Shackleton and Chase persevered in the face of travails that would have given even Job pause. Their stoic accounts are stronger and more dramatic for their total lack of affection, their frankness, and their lack of ego. Their gripping stories are cu... View More...
Spring, 1796. After years of poverty, Mary Frith has inherited an unexpected fortune, and a brand new life. But her new status brings her little pleasure, and she longs for freedom and adventure. Mary's restless spirit leads her to a meeting with an elusive spymaster, who offers her an intriguing proposal. View More...
Until recently, the combination of a Cuban old boys' network and an ideological emphasis on tough writing kept fiction by Cuban women largely unknown and unread. Cubana, the U.S. version of a groundbreaking anthology of women's fiction published in Cuba in 1996, introduces these once-ignored writers to a new audience. Havana editor and author Mirta Y ez has assembled an impressive group of sixteen stories that reveals the strength and variety of contemporary writing by Cuban women-and offers a glimpse inside Cuba during a time of both extreme economic difficulty and artistic renaissance. Many... View More...
The first English-language collection of stories and novel excerpts by the best and most representative younger Czech writers, this volume reveals that, unlike the older generation, these writers have not been disillusioned; their darkness comes not from the disappointment of hopes, but from never having had any. This collection also introduces a new generation of American Czech-into-English translators and contains a few bonus selections from excellent members of the older generation who somehow were passed over. View More...
There's something for everyone is this collection of 20 tales about love which ranges from the classic--Orpheus and Eurydice--to the contemporary. Featured are offerings from Betsy Byars, Paul and Bonnie Zindel, Cynthia Rylant, Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupaussant, Maeve Binchy, Diana Wynne Jones, and others. Illustrated. View More...
Machine of Death tells 34 stories about people who know how they will die. The machine doesn't give the date or specifics; using only a blood sample, it just spits out a sliver of paper upon which are printed, in careful block letters, words such as drowned, cancer, old age, or choked on a handful of popcorn. The realization that we could now know how we are going to die changes the world: people became at once less fearful and more afraid. For every possibility the machine closes, it seems to open several more, with varying degrees of plausibility. Over time the machine is reverse-engineered... View More...