Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon - when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach — an "outlander" — in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire`s destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a...
ISBN: 978-0-440-21256-0
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
Why do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? In his provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to scientific geniuses, to show that the story of success is far more surprising, and more fascinating, than we could ever have imagined. He reveals that it`s as much about where we`re from and what we do, as who we are - and that no one, not even a genius, ever makes it alone. Outliers will change the way you think about your own life story, and about what makes us all unique.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104302-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"Outliers: The Story of Success" can be enjoyed for its bits of trivia, like why most pro hockey players were born in January, how many hours of practice it takes to master a skill, why the descendents of Jewish immigrant garment workers became the most powerful lawyers in New York, how a pilots` culture impacts their crash record, how a centuries-old culture of rice farming helps Asian kids master math. But there`s more to it than that. Throughout all of these examples - and in more that delve into the social benefits of lighter skin color, and the reasons for school achievement gaps - Gladwell invites conversations about the complex ways privilege manifests in our culture. He leaves us pondering the gifts of our own history, and how...
ISBN: 978-0-316-05628-1
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Meursault leads an apparently unremarkable bachelor life in Algiers until he commits a random act of violence. His lack of emotion and failure to show remorse only serve to increase his guilt in the eyes of the law, and challenges the fundamental values of society ? a set of rules so binding that any person breaking them is condemned as an outsider. For Meursault, this is an insult to his reason and a betrayal of his hopes; for Camus it encapsulates the absurdity of life. In The Outsider (1942), his classic existentialist novel, Camus explores the predicament of the individual who refuses to pretend and is prepared to face the indifference of the universe, courageously and alone.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118250-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Rose lives alone, and she has no friends. She never goes out - she can`t go out. Then, one day, a boy comes into her home. He has problems too. Can she help him? Can he help her? Or are they always going to be frightened of the world?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-6405-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Classic / British English This collection brings together some of the best examples of late nineteenthand early twentieth-century short stories. Some are about ordinary people to whom something unexpected happens. Others are about unusual characters or events. Some of the stories are funny and others are more serious. All of them are highly enjoyable.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-6519-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Sweet Baby Jane Perkins has carved out a mega-selling reputation as rock`s favorite bad girl. But her hard-living, tough-talking image can`t prevent the sharp dose of reality that hit home when her estranged mother is killed in a car accident. As bizarre coincidences escalate in her own life, Janey grows certain that someone is watching her every move, and it`s not one of her adoring Since leaving the Army Rangers six months ago, Jason Wilson has been adrift, a warrior without a war. Now he`s taken his first civilian assignment for his army buddy`s security firm: protecting a rock diva on her sold-out tour. Far from being a spoiled star, Janey is a revelation--sweet, modest, and incredibly sexy. Their friendship is turning to mutual,...
ISBN: 978-0-312-98099-3
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on his own experience as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilot`s daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118965-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A pocket-sized paperback stuffed with puzzles, games, quizzes and drawings to keep children entertained on journeys and quiet times. Includes write-in, travel-themed activities such as matching helicopters and doodling cable cars, plus quizzes, riddles and spotting games to involve the whole family. A must-pack for any holiday!
When a Balkan beauty gets in trouble over some missing diamonds, whom else can she turn to but the world-famous Nero Wolfe? Especially since she claims to be Wolfe`s long-lost daughter! The stakes are suddenly raised when a student at this woman`s fencing school ends up dead after a pointed lesson. As Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, thrust and parry into a tangle of documents, identities, and international intrigue, another student body turns up, expertly skewered through the heart. Is Wolfe`s long-lost daughter the black sheep of the family, a hot-blooded mistress of murder?
The pulse-quickening new thriller from master of suspense Michael Connelly sees Harry Bosch plunged into the dangerous world of international terrorism. When a physicist is murdered in LA it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on The Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city. And when it`s discovered that the victim turned over a quantity of a lethal chemical to his killer before he died, Harry knows he has more than just a single death to worry about. Alongside the forces of Homeland Security, Harry realises he must solve the murder or face unimaginable consequences.
ISBN: 978-0-7528-8273-4
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Harry Bosch has been promoted from the LAPD Open Unsolved Unit to the Homicide Special Unit, but this supposedly greener pasture hasn`t brought better sleep. His very first case at his new job involves the murder of a doctor with access to radioactive cesium. The investigation moves to red-alert status when it`s discovered that a large quantity of the deadly material disappeared shortly before the killing. With the threat of an imminent terrorist attack hovering in his head, Bosch must not only track down the killers but also sidestep homeland security turf wars in the process. Thrilling with the deep tinge of reality.
"The picture book set will instantly warm to Owl, a plump little homebody, who makes `Tear-water Tea, `finds a friend in the moon, etc., in these five endearing stories". School Library Journal. Three-color illustrations.
England, 1321. Deep in the heart of countryside lies an isolated village governed by a sinister regime of Owl Masters - theirs is a pagan world of terror and blackmail, where neighbour denounces neighbour and sin is punishable by murder. This dark status quo is disturbed by the arrival of a house of religious women, who establish a community outside the village. Why do their crops succeed when village crops fail; their cattle survive despite the plague? But petty jealousy turns deadly when the women give refuge to a young martyr. For she dies a gruesome death after spitting the sacramental host into flames that can`t burn it - what magic is this? Or is the martyr now a saint and the host a holy relic? Accusations of witchcraft and heresy...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104773-7
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Plop is a baby owl. Perfect in every way - except for one. He`s afraid of the dark. But he soon discovers, through a variety of new friends, that dark can be fun and exciting and magical.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-4075-8
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011