It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in the house of terminally ill Jack and his family. With only a short time left to live, he spends his last days preparing to say goodbye to his devoted wife, Lizzie, and their three children. Then, unthinkably, tragedy strikes again: Lizzie is killed in a car accident. With no one able to care for them, the children are separated from each other and sent to live with family members around the country. Just when all seems lost, Jack begins to recover in a miraculous turn of events. He rises from what should have been his deathbed, determined to bring his fractured family back together. Struggling to rebuild their lives after Lizzie's death, he reunites everyone at Lizzie's...
It is Midsummer`s Eve. Three young friends meet in a wood to act out an elaborate masque. But unknown to them, they are being watched. Each is killed by a single bullet. Soon afterwards, one of Inspector Wallander`s colleagues is found murdered. Is it the same killer, and what could the connection be? In this investigation, Wallander is always, tantalisingly, one step behind.
ISBN: 978-0-09-952663-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Money or love? Which is more important in life? Can money buy anything? Can it help a young man to marry the girl he loves? Does money really make people happy, or does it just cause problems? These four plays about money, love, and life are adapted from short stories written a hundred years ago by the great American storyteller O. Henry. Henry had his own difficulties with money and loneliness, and wrote from personal experience.
ISBN: 978-0-194-23532-7
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
"One was Johnny - but that`s not all, count the others who come to call". When unwelcome visitors come to calkl, our young hero counts to ten - and back again - to get rid of them all.
ISBN: 978-0-06-443251-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
This is a bright and appealing new addition to the inspiring "Very First Reading" series, specially developed for young children who are just beginning to learn to read. Learning numbers is a vital early step to literacy. To aid learning, "123" utilises an inventive rhyming system, such as `one sun`, `two shoes` all the way up to twenty. Superb artwork by world-class illustrators make each page a treat.
ISBN: 978-1-4095-2241-6
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A dentist lies murdered at his Harley Street practice...The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day of appointments? A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery. Now -- in the words of the rhyme -- can Poirot pick up the sticks and lay them straight?
ISBN: 978-0-00-712089-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Tom Walsh had a Lot to learn about life. He liked travelling, and he was in no hurry. He liked meeting people, anyone and everyone. He liked the two American girls on the train. They were nice and very friendly. They knew a lot of places. Tom thought they were fun. Tom certainly had a lot to learn about life. This is a collection of short stories about adventures on trains. Strange, wonderful, and frightening things can happen on trains - and all of them happen here.
ISBN: 978-0-194-78914-1
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: июнь 2011
In One, Jamie Oliver will guide you through over 120 recipes for tasty, fuss-free and satisfying dishes cooked in just one pan. What`s better: each recipe has just eight ingredients or fewer, meaning minimal prep (and washing up) and offering maximum convenience.Packed with budget-friendly dishes you can rustle up any time, One has everything from delicious work from home lunches to quick dinners the whole family will love; from meat-free options to meals that will get novice cooks started.With chapters including . . .· Veggie Delights· Celebrating Chicken· Frying Pan Pasta· Batch Cooking· Puds & CakesSimple dishes like Juicy Tahini Chicken, Hassleback Aubergine Pie and Squodgy Croissant Loaf will soon become your firm new...
The first novel in the Clifton Chronicles, an ambitious new series that tells the story of a family across generations and oceans, from heartbreak to triumph, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the words "I was told that my father was killed in the ; A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father and expects to continue on at the shipyard, until a remarkable gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys' school, and his life will never be the same As Harry enters into adulthood, he finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question: Was he even his father? Is he the son of Arthur Clifton, a...
ISBN: 978-0-330-53566-3
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
It`s just a isn`t it? The alien spaceship is in his sights. His finger is on the Fire button. Johnny Maxwell is about to set the new high score on the computer game Only You Can Save Mankind. Suddenly, a message appears: "We wish to talk. We surrender". But the aliens aren`t supposed to surrender—they`re supposed to die!
ISBN: 978-0-06-054187-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
What happens when you lose everything? The witty, perceptive and uplifting new novel from bestselling author Carole Matthews. Lily and Laurence Lamont-Jones have it all: lavish holidays in exotic locations, a top private school for their children, Hettie and Hugo, and a beautiful Buckinghamshire home with horses and stables. But their perfect world is about to be turned upside down. Laurence has lost his job and, on their return from holiday, they find their house and all their belongings have been repossessed. Forced to live in a council house on one of Milton Keynes`s roughest estates, the Lamont-Joneses are about to discover how the other half live. And with the help of true friends, a little luck and a lot of determination they...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-7379-6
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: май 2012
Stephen is just a boy when his mother and sister are killed in a car crash, and his father never recovers from the accident: he wasn`t involved but is consumed by grief, his only desire to be reunited with his wife. Before that happens, though, Philip wants to ensure the happiness of his son, Stephen - now a grown man.
ISBN: 978-0-330-43849-0
Издательство:
Pan Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They`re not supposed to do that! They`re supposed to die. And computer joysticks don`t have `Don`t Fire` buttons-But it`s only a game, isn`t it. Isn`t it?
ISBN: 978-0-552-55103-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
1945: a lost German bomber crashes on the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. Inexplicably, in the midst of World War Two, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. 1999, mid-winter, and the US Army is secretively trying to remove an aeroplane from the Vatnajokull glacier. By coincidence two young Icelanders become involved - but will pay with their lives. Before they are captured, one of the two contacts his sister, Kristin, who will not rest until she discovers the truth of her brother`s fate. Her pursuit puts her in great danger, leading her on a long and hazardous...
ISBN: 978-0-09-953563-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright owner.
ISBN: 0764105108
Издательство:
Barron's
Дата выхода: март 1999
Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.
