Labyrinths : Selected Stories and Other Writings, Jorge Luis BorgesJorge Luis Borges was a literary spellbinder whose tales of magic, mystery and murder are shot through with deep philosophical paradoxes. This collection brings together many of his stories, including the celebrated "Library of Babel".

A misstep at a dinner party

but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before

his four children

are the memories invoked by her almost-lost Polaroid

Cordelia’s best laid plans to pay the rent and woo the object of her affections start to fall apart

represented patience

and objective values as completely nonsensical

she's not sure what to call it

enlivening the countryside with wooden villages

heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart -- one of PBS's "Great American Reads"

Many people like to kick-start their day with a really good cup of coffee

Lutkin stated simply