English Storytelling

This collection includes The Mystery at the Calgary Stampede, The Sleepy Hollow Mystery, and The Legend of the Irish Castle.

The Boxcar Children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. Can they find a home where they can stay together as a family? Surprise Island: The Aldens spend the summer on their own private island. There they meet a new friend with an amazing secret! The Yellow House Mystery: Years ago, a man vanished from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery!

Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Older, but not wiser, Lancaster goes back to basics in this hilarious essay collection about everything from taking community policing classes to accidentally getting high with her waiter after a fancy dinner. These are the tales she'd tell if she met you in a bar... if she weren't too lazy to put on pants and go to a bar. Offering advice ranging from how to remain happily married to a man who refuses to blow his damn nose already to not creating An Incident at the cheese counter during an attempt at Whole30, she's you, only louder.

Schoolhouse Mystery: The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in a tiny, quiet New England fishing village. The little schoolhouse doesn’t have a proper teacher, so the Aldens are teaching! There’s also a very old library where nobody ever goes - nobody, that is, except for a mysterious stranger. For such a small town, Port Elizabeth has a lot of secrets!

In the heart of the Deep South, Stanley Sinclair’s dream simmers quietly in a worn-down kitchen behind a wood-burning stove. But when he dares to serve more than food—to serve comfort—he ends up feeding more than stomachs. He feeds a town. Grease, Grits, and Glory is a soulful, funny, and deeply satisfying story about second chances, family (by blood and by biscuit), and the magical messiness of life when you live with your heart wide open. With a cast of unforgettable characters—including a kazoo-playing oddball, a fiercely wise little girl, and a goat with too much personality—...

Skyrocket Your Sales Through the Power of Compelling StorytellingIn "The Story Selling Secret," author Jim Edwards presents a straightforward, 5-step blueprint for using personal stories to powerfully connect with your audience, differentiate yourself from competitors, and ultimately increase sales. In today's crowded marketplace, it's no longer enough to simply promote your products or services. You need to engage and resonate with your target audience on a deeper level, and there's no better way to do this than with compelling personal stories. Tell Personal Stories That Connect and Sell ...

In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and generous advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a "kitchen-table MFA" culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Gymnastics Mystery, The Poison Frog Mystery, and The Mystery of the Empty Safe.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar, The Mystery in the Cave, and The Mystery on the Train.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Ice Cream Mystery, The Midnight Mystery, and The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes The Mystery on Stage, The Dinosaur Mystery, and The Mystery of the Stolen Music.

This bundle includes The Mystery of the Pirate's Map, The Ghost Town Mystery, and The Mystery in the Mall.

Let's be honest - nobody has more fun than atheists. Don’t believe it? Well, consider this: For nonbelievers, every day you’re alive is a day to celebrate! And no one celebrates life to the fullest like Penn Jillette - the larger, louder half of legendary magic duo Penn & Teller - whose spectacularly witty and sharply observant essays in Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots and skeptics alike.

Start your tabletop journey today with the ultimate beginner’s guide to TTRPGs! Roll for Adventure is the definitive resource for anyone ready to dive into the exciting world of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) including popular systems like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, FATE, ALIEN, and more. Whether you're completely new or returning to the hobby, this clear, approachable guide walks you step-by-step through everything you need to know to start playing right away. What You’ll Learn Inside: What is a TTRPG? Discover how tabletop RPGs work and why they’re ...

New immigrant Sadie - fresh from her small hometown in Ireland - moves to the US on a tourist visa for three months. In order to remain in the country, she decides go for the elusive "O1" visa - for “persons of extraordinary ability”. As Sadie pursues her quest for legal status, she joins a collective called "Nature Fans", whose members are also on a clock, trying to figure out how to stay in the country. Together the group alternately fights and works the system and grows close in the process.

Three complete stories in one collection! This volume includes The Mystery Horse, The Mystery at the Dog Show, and The Castle Mystery.

Ah, another screenwriting guide? Just what the world needed. And there's nothing new in it too — unless you're paying attention ... FROM CAMPFIRE TO NETFLIX: STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE SURVIVED THE AGES Skeptical? Good. You should be. But hear us out. This isn't your typical "Hero's Journey" rehash or a collection of Hollywood plot zombies. Instead, we're diving into the ancient art of storytelling—you know, the stuff that's kept humans enthralled since we first gathered around fires to share tales of wooly mammoths and angry gods. WHAT'S INSIDE? Glad you asked: Six emotion pairs...

Following up his perennially best-selling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts. Character explores the design of a character universe: The dimensionality, complexity and arcing of a protagonist, the invention of orbiting major characters, all encircled by a cast of service and supporting roles.

Juliette has always longed for everything she experiences in her beloved books—grand adventures, heroic deeds, passionate love, and making a meaningful difference. She wants it all. Yet, despite her found family, her dream bookshop, and a burgeoning connection with a sweet man, chronic anxiety keeps her tethered to a safe and predictable routine. Until her life is upended when an unexpected magical ability surfaces. Now gifted with the power to locate lost things, Juliette's world becomes a blend of wonder and anxiety.

Celebrate Pride with Shangela (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Nikki Levy (Don’t Tell My Mother!), and six fabulous storytellers as they share heartfelt, hilarious, true tales about coming out.