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This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

And they lived happily ever after.... Or did they? In this collection of stories, Chekhov focuses his powers of observation on the complex relationships between men and women. Why do we couple in the first place? Is it for love, security, comfort, a sense of obligation? And then what? How long can these reasons keep us together? These questions, and more, are explored with the subtlety and insight of the master story-teller.

As war is declared once more, a shadow falls over Britain. The staff at the luxurious Buckingham hotel must do all that they can to keep their important guests happy, but behind the scenes, they are scared. Away from the glitz and the glamour of the ballroom, they must face this new reality. Newlywed Nancy knows that her brave husband, debonair dancer Raymond de Guise, will want to fight for his country and enlist. She loves and supports him but is heartbroken at the thought of them being apart and the dangers he will face.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love comes in many forms, many shades and many hues. There is one though that society wants more than any other and it is now part of our culture. Yes, the Happy Ending.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860, in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia. Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, which included many, many classics, including ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Lady with a Dog’. His collection ‘At Dusk’ won him the coveted Pushkin Prize when was only 26. He was also a major playwright beginning with the huge success of ‘Ivanov’ in 1887.

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again.

I wrote this in 2022, when I was getting divorced. I filed it away. I didn’t want to be bitter. Three years later, I don’t see bitterness. You tell me. I thought marriage would be a passport to a bigger life.Instead, I got five years in solitary confinement. I was her everything— Her chauffeur. Her scapegoat. Her emotional punching bag.A professional doormat. Two hours of chit-chat before breakfast. Every day. Miss one morning, and I was the villain who didn’t care. Friends? Off-limits. Family? Excommunicated. The only “safe” place was inside her orbit— which felt less like ...

“I used to think success would make me whole. It never did. The only thing that ever made me enough... was me.” I was a workaholic at the top of my game—writing for Tony Robbins, rising fast, grinding harder. Until everything collapsed. My marriage imploded. My health followed. Acid reflux, chest pain, depression. I went from golden boy to barely holding on. This book is my raw, real story of burning out—and waking up. Of losing everything that didn’t matter, and finally choosing what does. It’s about addiction to work as a coping mechanism. About the lies we inherit from hustle...

A line’s been drawn. Zalman—transformation titan, licensed therapist, Jedi of the psyche—just threw down a challenge. We’ve got 13 days to see who can generate more income from our Substacks. The winner takes the loot. Sounds simple. But this isn’t just about money. This is about becoming impossible to ignore. It’s about stepping into visibility even when your whole nervous system says don’t. It’s about becoming the kind of person people can’t stop watching—not because you're loud, but because you're real. This is VIP. The inner sanctum. The uncut, uncensored, unfiltered...

“I wasn’t in love. I was in captivity.” It started with a chance encounter in a bookstore. A single book. A single moment. And the life Anton Volney thought he was building began to unravel. In this deeply personal and emotionally charged chapter of Permission to Be Powerful, Anton recounts the story of how one book—Codependent No More—shattered the illusion of a happy marriage and awakened a truth he could no longer unsee. He wasn’t being loved. He was being erased. What follows is a gripping narrative of emotional captivity disguised as devotion, of manipulation masked as ...

The Most Shameless Con Man in Congressional History He faked a Wall Street résumé. Invented a 9/11 tragedy. Claimed Jewish heritage, Ivy League degrees, and a nonexistent charity. Then he scammed his way into Congress—and straight into an 87-month prison sentence. In this jaw-dropping episode, Anton Volney pulls back the curtain on the rise and spectacular crash of George Santos—a man who didn’t just lie, but sold America the fantasy it wanted to believe. From fake campaign loans and stolen donor cash to Botox, OnlyFans, and luxury shopping sprees paid for with grandma’s credit ...

“If someone turns cruel the minute you stop giving them what they want… that wasn’t love. That was control.” What if breakups weren’t the end of the story… but the beginning of truth? In this raw, unflinching, and darkly poetic memoir, writer and Buddhist practitioner Anton Volney invites you behind the curtain of modern love—where the real drama begins after the breakup. Through a series of devastating, hilarious, and soul-piercing reflections, Anton reveals a side of heartbreak few dare to talk about: how the masks people wear fall off the minute they lose control. This ...

Eine ferne Zukunft – in der die Erde nur ein Mythos ist … Nach einer gefährlichen Reise durch Raum und Zeit kehrt Perry Rhodan in die Milchstraße zurück. Wieviel Zeit vergangen ist, weiß er nicht. Was sich geändert hat, kann er nicht einmal ahnen. Schnell stellt er aber fest: In der Galaxis ist die Cairanische Epoche angebrochen – und als schlimmster Feind in dieser Zeit gilt er.

In a quiet Boston lab, a blind girl blinked as light hit her eyes for the first time. Gene therapy had restored her vision. For her, the future wasn’t theoretical anymore — it was real. Right now, while most people obsess over elections, market crashes, or the price of eggs... A small group of scientists are quietly engineering the greatest health revolution in human history. A revolution that could erase aging itself... Eliminate once-deadly diseases like Alzheimer’s, HIV, and cancer... And hand early movers a fortune in the $3 trillion longevity boom that's just beginning. And I’m...

Si los seres humanos queremos tener armonía entre nosotros, lo primero que debemos hacer es que cada uno se preocupe por su propio desarrollo interno, para luego generar cambios positivos en el exterior. Es decir, debemos entender que algunas de las emociones mas comunes suelen, ser en gran parte las protagonistas de nuestros momentos de dolor. La envidia, la frustracion, el enojo, el odio, el miedo, la confusion y la culpa, son las emociones que causan la falta de comprension de nosotros mismnos e impiden nuestro desarrollo integral.

The war is far from over for soldier Raymond de Guise. His wife, Nancy, is overjoyed to be reunited with her husband, and to introduce him to their son. But their safety is threatened once more as Raymond returns to the ballroom at the Buckingham Hotel, ordered to discover the dark secrets held by the glittering high society

Las vivencias recogidas en este tercer volumen de la serie iniciada con Entre limones y El loro en el limonero -que no sólo cosecharon un enorme éxito en España, sino que también suman más de un millón de ejemplares vendidos en Reino Unido- reflejan el particular talante de una persona con una incorregible tendencia a actuar movida por cierta visión idealista de las cosas.

Con el formidable éxito de ventas de Entre limones -el divertidísimo relato autobiográfico de un joven inglés que, con tal de no vestir traje y acudir a una oficina, se gasta todos sus ahorros en la compra de un ruinoso cortijo en la Alpujarra granadina- Chris Stewart dio comienzoa su célebre trilogía sobre el irresistible encanto de la vida alternativa, en la que los pequeños sucesos cotidianos y la tranquila observación del espectáculo que supone la actitud del hombre ante sus semejantes y ante la naturaleza compensan con creces los placeres materiales de una vida normal.

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.