Anthony Trollope (1815—1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "The Eustace Diamonds" is the third of six novels in another famous series, "The Palliser Novels," also known as the Parliamentary Novels. The plot of the novel centres on the fabulous necklace owned by the Eustace family, which the beautiful but ruthless opportunist Lizzie, claims as her own after she marries Sir Florian Eustace for his money and becomes his widow after only a few months.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08366-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2019
Anthony Trollope (1815—1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "Phineas Redux" is the fourth of six novels in another famous series, "The Palliser Novels", also known as the Parliamentary Novels. After the death of his Irish wife, Phineas Finn returns to London and to the House of Commons.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08323-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2019
Samantha Taylor is shattered when her husband leaves her for another woman. She puts her advertising career on hold and seeks refuge at a friend`s California ranch, where she loses herself in the daily labor of ranch life. Here, she discovers the healing powers of trusted friends, simple joys, and hard work. She also meets Tate Jordan, the ranch foreman, and a tumultuous relationship ensues. When Tate disappears and a fall from a horse changes Samantha`s life forever, she is confined to a wheelchair and must look deep inside herself to finds the courage to begin again. Now, fighting the battles of the handicapped, she finds new challenges, new loves, and even the adopted child she`s always longed for.
From shattered dreams to lasting love. Every time Samantha went back to the flat, John`s words rang through her head - `I can`t live with you any more - I`ve got to get out.` He`s been seeing another woman, and now she was promising him the one thing Sam couldn`t give: a child. The man she had shared her life with, her love and laughter had lied to her. When the agency gave her four months on a ranch she thought they were crazy. Did they think a holiday would change her? She knew she was wild and untamable, a lone free Palomino - until she met the man who could break any horse on the range and entered a world of endless and enduring
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4239-4
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Pamela is a maid in a big country house. But when her mistress dies, Pamela is left at the mercy of Mr B, her mistress’s son, who sets out to seduce her. Although she likes Mr B, Pamela is determined to keep her virtue. Will Mr B succeed, or will Pamela’s virtuous behaviour find its own reward? A highly influential novel, Pamela is a fascinating study of the struggle for power between men and women.
ISBN: 9788853003331
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The barnyard rooster crows and Jack wakes up - hungry, of course What does he want for breakfast? A big pancake But first, Jack`s mother needs flour from the mill, an egg from the black hen, milk from the spotted cow, butter churned from fresh cream, and firewood for the stove. Will Jack ever get his pancake? With his trademark vibrant collage illustrations and a lively text, Eric Carle has created a mouthwatering tale for young readers.
The third book in the bestselling Bear series, now in board book format Thirty-five years after their first groundbreaking collaboration, the creators of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? reunited to address the important topic of animal conservation. A Bald Eagle soars, a Spider Monkey swings, a Macaroni Penguin struts, and a Red Wolf sneaks through Bill Martin Jr`s rhythmic text and Eric Carle`s vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future--a dreaming child. We are delighted to offer Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle`s beloved tribute to endangered animals in a board book edition
Love, the deadliest of all deadly things. It kills you when you have it. And when you don`t. I`m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do. The old life is dead. But the old Lena is dead too. I buried her. I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame. Pandemonium is a poignant, explosive, recklessly romantic and utterly heartbreaking novel. Like Delirium, the first in the compelling trilogy, it will take you to the very edge. That`s all you need to know. We`ll let Lena do the rest of the
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2295-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Anne Rice, creator of the Vampire Lestat, the Mayfair witches and the amazing worlds they inhabit, now gives us the first in a new series of novels linked together by the fledgling vampire David Talbot, who has set out to become a chronicler of his fellow Undead. The novel opens in present-day Paris in a crowded café, where David meets Pandora. She is two thousand years old, a Child of the Millennia, the first vampire ever made by the great Marius. David persuades her to tell the story of her life. Pandora begins, reluctantly at first and then with increasing passion, to recount her mesmerizing tale, which takes us through the ages, from Imperial Rome to eighteenth-century France to twentieth-century Paris and New Orleans. She...
ISBN: 978-0-345-42238-5
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
We are in Paris on the Left Bank. The time is now. David meets Pandora in a crowded café, where she recounts her vampire tale - Pandora, two thousand years old, a Child of the Millennia, the first vampire ever made by the great Marius. David persuades her to write for him the story of her life. We see Pandora from her mortal girlhood as the daughter of aristocrats in the peaceful Rome of Caesar Augustus through her perilous journey towards the vampire Marius, who will bestow on her the Dark Gift, and the tale of their two centuries together before they are tragically lost to each other.
Things are going well for young film-maker Evan Casher - until he receives an urgent phonecall from his mother, summoning him home. He arrives to find her brutally murdered body on the kitchen floor and a hitman lying in wait for him. It is then he realises his whole life has been a lie. His parents are not who he thought they were, his girlfriend is not who he thought she was, his entire existence an ingeniously constructed sham. And now that he knows it, he is in terrible danger. So he is catapulted into a violent world of mercenaries, spies and terrorists. Pursued by a ruthless band of killers who will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, Evan’s only hope for survival is to discover the truth behind his past. An absolute...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3831-1
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
From Black Monday to the Asian financial crisis, from the internet bubble to mortgage meltdown, our lives are ruled by crazy cycles of euphoria and hysteria that manage to grip the world but are all-too-soon forgotten. In this unique collection of articles, Michael Lewis - ex-trader and bestselling chronicler of avarice and frenzy in the markets - casts a skeptical eye back over the most panicked-about panics of recent decades. He tells a story of boom and bust, deranged greed, outsized egos and over-inflated salaries, where the only thing that can ever be predicted is our constant inability to predict anything. Using contemporary accounts from commentators such as Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs and Paul Krugman, plus many of his own...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104231-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
L`un des plus grands maitres de la satire franchise du XVIe siecle, Francois Rabelais est un classique de la litterature mondiale. «Gargantua et Pantagruel» est la oeuvre magistrale qui n`a rien perdu de son actualite. Ce roman satirique a l`humour grotesque decrit un voyage d`un pere et d`un fils au pays des Geants. Des personnages insolites, un recit pittoresque et des aventures inoubliables — tout un regal pour le lecteur!
ISBN: 978-5-521-05993-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2017
When Georgia Abbot`s fiance cheats on her she leaves her humdrum life in London for a job at "Glow" magazine in Sydney, Australia. At first things seem promising, as she`s swept up in a whirl of parties, dancing and debauchery. But Australian men are - oh dear - starting to look all too familiar.
ISBN: 0-14-100374-X
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
But she can`t exactly tell the truth, either—not when she`s juggling two boyfriends, secretly hating the high school football team everyone else worships, and trying to have the best summer ever. At least Katie has it all under control (sort of). Her biggest secret, what really happened the night "Tommy Sullivan is a freak" was spray-painted on the junior high gymnasium wall, is safe. That is, until Tommy comes back to town. Katie is sure he`s going to ruin all her plans, and she`ll do anything to hang on to her perfect existence. Even if it means telling more lies. Even if, now that Tommy`s around, she`s actually—truthfully—having the time of her life.
This story literally unfolds as pages open dramatically, extending both outward and upward. Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn`t easy to climb all the way to the moon, but he finally succeeds - only to find that the moon is too big to carry home! The way the problem is resolved is a joyful surprise.
The book is fabulous, and I hope it sells forever. Entrancing, funny, deeply moving and wonderfully written. Please read it Upbeat and `s South London childhood was deeply the tone is sunny, and anyone who remembers Mivvis, jamboree bags, streets with no cars, Sid James and vast old Odeons will love this Sixties retro-fest. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Paper-dry wit and natural funny. LONDON LITE A wonderfully vigorous read, confident in its total recall and acute in its deft definitions of characters. Delightfully written, this funny and engrossing memoir is a wonderful evocation of a Fifties and Sixties childhood CHOICE `Book of the Month` Paper-dry wit, natural charm, brutally funny anecdotes - Fowler`s likeable memoir unearths the trail...
ISBN: 978-0-553-82009-6
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
