Cath and Si are best friends. Total opposites, always together, and both unlucky in love. Cath is scatty, messy, and emotionally closed. Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy, and desperate for a man of his own. When Portia steps back into their lives, her reappearance sets off a chain of events that tests them to the limit. Does Portia have a hidden agenda, or is she just looking for happy endings all round? Whatever the answers, none of them could ever predict the
ISBN: 0-14-027652-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell`s entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means....
ISBN: 978-0-14-103661-8
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Marching south after the ghastly battle at the Tower of Charm, the Black Company is hounded by shadowy figures every inch of the way. The game is on: the Company versus the Shadowmasters, deadly creatures that deal in darkness and sorrow. When hope dies, there’s still survival. And there’s still the Black Company. This omnibus edition collects "Shadow Games", "Dreams of Steel", and "The Silver Spike".
Rin, Razo`s little sister, is haunted by the forest she has always loved. When Razo invites her back to the city to be one of Queen Ani`s waiting women, she happily only to end up on the adventure of her lifetime, following the queen, Enna, and Dasha into the countryside in search of a fire-starting enemy that no one can see. As she learns more about the three women`s magical talents, she finds her own strength comes from places both expected the forest and unexpected the sound of her own voice. A brilliant addition to the Books of Bayern`, this book is a treat for fans of this series, and stands alone for readers who might be discovering the joys of Shannon Hale`s writing for the first time.
ISBN: 978-1-4088-0861-0
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
What are the most beautiful, the most interesting, the most wonderful things in the world? The Great Pyramid, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal - everyone has their favourites. And there are natural wonders too - Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, and the Northern Lights, for example. Here is one person`s choice of eleven wonders. Some of them are made by people, and others are natural. Everyone knows the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef - but what about the Iguazu Falls, or the old city of Petra? Come and discover new
ISBN: 978-0-19-423779-6
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
What are the most beautiful, the most interesting, the most wonderful things in the world? The Great Pyramid, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal - everyone has their favourites. And there are natural wonders too - Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, and the Northern Lights, for example. Here is one person`s choice of eleven wonders. Some of them are made by people, and others are natural. Everyone knows the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef - but what about the Iguazu Falls, or the old city of Petra? Come and discover new
ISBN: 978-0-19-423776-5
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
This is the shocking story of how a continent succumbed to temptation and took leave of its senses. Greek monks became playboy financiers. Icelandic fishermen became investment bankers. And Germans became even more German. Then, the money ran out. In this tragicomic romp across Europe, Michael Lewis sets out to uncover what happens when the greed of entire nations comes back to bite them. What he finds is stranger and more compelling than fiction. "Boomerang" is the ultimate book for our times. It`s time to brace ourselves for impact. And, with Michael Lewis, to laugh out loud while we`re doing it.
ISBN: 978-0-14-197501-6
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Having made the financial crisis comprehensible for us all in The Big Short, Michael Lewis realised that he hadn`t begun to get grips with the full story. How exactly had it come to hit the rest of the world in the face too? Just how broke are we really? Boomerang is a tragicomic romp across Europe, in which Lewis gives full vent to his storytelling genius. The cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not normally afford to indulge. Icelanders wanted to stop fishing and become investment bankers. The Greeks wanted to turn their country into a pinata stuffed with cash...
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "Boon" is a work of literary satire. It is best known for its part in Wells`s debate on the nature of literature with Henry James, who is caricatured in the book, but here Wells also mocks himself, calling into question and ridiculing a notion he held dear - that of humanity`s collective consciousness.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08246-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
``The people are silent`` So ends Pushkin`s great historical drama Boris Godunov, in which Boris`s reign as Tsar witnesses civil strife and intrigue, brutality and misery. Its legacy is an uncertain future for the new Tsar whose inauguration is met with devastating silence by the people. Pushkin`s dramatic work displays a scintillating variety of forms, from the historical to the metaphysical and folkloric. After Boris Godunov, they evolved into Pushkin`s own unique, condensed transformations of Western European themes and traditions. The fearful amorality of A Scene from Faust is followed by the four Little Tragedies which confront greed, envy, lust, and blasphemy, while Rusalka is a tragedy of a different kind - a lyric fairytale of...
ISBN: 978-0-19-955404-1
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: август 2011
Miss Cluck is taking her class camping. There are various mishaps along the way - the little mice find it difficult to keep up, then Maxwell drops his Teddy in the stream while they play pooh-sticks. Each time, Boris comes to the rescue - earning him praise from Miss Cluck and his classmates. Eventually the animals find a lovely spot for their tepee and they spend the afternoon decorating it before setting off to gather berries for supper. when they get back to their lovely tepee, they discover `Someone had scribbled on the sides. Someone had drawn a moustache on Miss Cluck`s face. Someone had pulled down the And someone was going to be in BIG trouble!` The culprits are two naughty wolf cubs and they laugh in the face of Miss Cluck`s...
A tale of intrigue, deception, murder and retribution, "Boris Godunov" charts the rise and fall of an ambitious prince who cannot avoid facing the consequences of his dark past. Based on the historical figure of the nobleman Boris Godunov, who seized power from Ivan the Terrible`s successor in sixteenth-century Russia, and partly inspired by Shakespeare`s "Macbeth", Alexander Pushkin`s 1825 play showcases the author`s mastery of verse and dramatic form. Also included in this volume are Pushkin`s celebrated four Little Tragedies: "Mozart and Salieri", "The Miserly Knight", "The Stone Guest" and "A Feast During the Plague".
ISBN: 978-1-84749-147-3
Издательство:
Alma Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
In the Ichidian Universe, the League and its ruthless assassins continue to keep rule. But at what cost? Welcome back to the a whole new world. Devyn Kell spent his life in service to the League until he learned of the double dealing and backstabbing that was costing innocent people their lives. Refusing to play those politics, he became a Runner--someone who makes sure planets get the weapons, medicine and supplies they need to survive. May the gods have mercy on any who get in his way, because he definitely won`t. Alix Garran is a woman on the run from a past she can`t escape. Signing on to work for Devyn as a System`s Engineer, she finds a cause she can fight for--and a man she can respect. But as Alix`s past catches up to her, and...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94232-8
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In a universe where assassins make the law, everyone lives in fear - except for Syn. Born of an illicit scandal that once rocked a dynasty, he always knew how to survive on the bloodthirsty streets. But that was then, and the future is Syn was raised as a tech-thief until his livelihood uncovered a truth that could end his life. He tried to destroy the evidence, and has been on the run ever since. Now trained as an assassin, he allows no one to threaten him. Ever. He is the darkness that swallows his enemies whole. Shahara Dagan is the best bounty hunter in the universe. When Syn comes back on the radar, she`s the only one who can bring him to justice. There`s only one problem: Syn is a close family friend who`s helped out the Dagans...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94231-1
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
THE POWERFUL NEW BESTSELLER FROM ONE OF THE NATION`S FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS Harry always knew he would go back on day! Eighteen years ago when he was a boy, he had made a decision that drove him from the pace he knew and loved. In those early years, between boy and man, he had carved out a life for himself, and somehow, he had found a semblance of through every waking moment during those long aching years, he was haunted by what happened when he was a boy. He had never forgotten that warm, carefree girl with the laughing he recalled the sadness, the bad timings and even now, he could not forgive himself. They say you never forget your first love and it`s true. You could have a dozen loving relationships and even settle down with someone...
Jeremy Clarkson, it has to be said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal. In this collection of classic columns, first published in 1999, Jeremy takes a look at the world through his windscreen, shakes his head at what he sees - and then puts the boot in.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102899-6
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
In the Ichidian Universe, The League and their ruthless assassins rule all. Expertly trained and highly valued, the League Assassins are the backbone of the government. But not even the League is immune to Command Assassin Nykyrian Quikiades once turned his back on the League - and has been hunted by them ever since. Though many have tried, none can kill him or stop him from completing his current mission: to protect Kiara Zamir, a woman whose father`s political alliance has made her a target. As her world becomes even deadlier, Kiara must entrust her life to the same kind of beast who once killed her mother and left her for dead. Old enemies and new threaten them both and the only way they can survive is to overcome their suspicions and...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94230-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The powerful new bestseller from the nation’s favourite storyteller Harry always knew he would go back one day… Eighteen years ago he made a decision that drove him from the place he knew and loved. In those early years he carved out a life for himself, and somehow, he had found a semblance of peace. Every waking moment during those long aching years he was haunted by what happened when he was a boy. He had never forgotten that warm, carefree girl with the laughing eyes. For Judy Saunders, the pain of her past has left her deeply scarred. Cut off from her family and stuck in a stormy marriage to a man she doesn`t love, the distant memories of her first love are her only source of comfort. Now for the first time in all those years,...
ISBN: 978-0-00-722117-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
