James Patterson presents two heartwarming tales about the power of a good story to open our eyes to life's possibilities. Tell me your best story: Anne McWilliams has lost everything. Her marriage fell apart so she turned to photography, only to have her world turned upside down again when a hurricane destroyed her home and all of her beloved photos. In the aftermath of the storm, Anne takes to the road to ask long-lost family, friends, and strangers...

A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes the stand. A woman's sixth sense and a loaded revolver signal premonitions of doom. A golfer hears cries for help, that no one else can hear. A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion and is greeted with a dire warning. A mysterious phone call leads a fiction writer into a very real adventure. Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greates challenge when his services...

"Button, Button", the chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis for The Box, the new film from writer/director Richard Kelly. In addition, this outstanding collection contains many other unforgettable stories by Richard Matheson, the award-winning author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come.

"Pushcart Prize XLV is continuing evidence that much of today's vibrant writing appears only in small journals and book presses. The series has been selected for Publishers Weekly Carey Thomas Award, the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof citation, and the Poets and Writers/Barnes and Noble 'Writers For Writers' award among others. Here are 70 authors from more than 50 presses as selected from the nominations of 220 distinguished Contributing...

"This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito's career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa's classic horror story 'Human Chair' and fan favorite 'The Enigma of Amigara Fault'. With a deluxe presentation--including special color pages, and showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga No Longer Human--each chilling tale invites readers to revel in a world of terror."--Provided by publisher.

"Enter a world where love never dies... Give in to this irresistible paranormal romance anthology filled with tales of the mortal and the monstrous. In Eternally Yours, fifteen of today's bestselling writers explore love in its many forms... A girl in a graveyard goes on an unexpected date, a shipwrecked sailor makes a connection on a forbidden island, a piano melody summons a soul mate. Creatures of folktales and legend, of land and sea, of centuries...

In a Regency novel told in three parts by three different authors, Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, throws the party of the season at his sister's country home, with the aim of finding a suitable wife.

"Homecoming" takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until...

A family of mice offers ideas about how to warn themselves when their enemy--the cat--approaches. When it is suggested to tie a bell around the cat's neck, everyone agrees that the idea is a good one. But who will do the deed? Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator.

Mr. Fox plays a trick on Ms. Stork--but he doesn't enjoy having the same trick played on him in return. Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator.