Jennifer Parker is a brilliant, lovely attorney on her way up. But less than twenty-four hours after joining the district attorney`s office in Manhattan, Jennifer finds her career threatened by a Mafia prince. Michael Moretti is a compelling, charismatic crime lord who seeks to expand his domain. He will let no one stand in his way...no matter her beauty or ambition. Thus begins this mesmerizing tale of two relentless players struggling for absolute power in the greatest city in the world. And in their dangerous battle is a love more destructive than hate.
ISBN: 0-446-35661-1
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
A worldwide bestseller first published in 1980, this novel tells the story of Jennifer Parker, a successful lawyer who is loved by two men, one a politician, the other, a mafia don. Other work by the author includes "The Other Side of Midnight" and "If Tomorrow Comes". Формат: 11 см х 17,5 см.
ISBN: 0-00-617873-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: февраль 2007
Over rapids and waterfalls, from ice-caps to oceans, Raging Rivers will sweep you away! Discover the weird and wonderful creatures lurking below the river’s surface, from the Amazon’s crushing anaconda snake and naughty nibbling piranhas to the electric eels that will give you a nasty shock! Snigger as you sneak a peek at the river’s sandy bottom! Swim for your life as you reach the edge of the awesome Victoria Falls! Grimace at the grotty Yellow River of China, a place where having a wash will cover you in mud!
ISBN: 978-0-439944-56-4
Издательство:
Scholastic Inc
Дата выхода: август 2010
Another horribly hilarious story from the creators of Horrible Histories. Eric is a young novice monk in the abbey at Lindisfarne. When he faces a lashing from fearsome Father Patrick, Eric flee in a small boat and is captured in a storm by Norse men. When h befriends Hilda, a young English slave girl, they plan their esape. But the youngsters uncover a secret plan to raid English monasteries and find themselves part of the raiding party on Lindisfarne itself. Can they save Eric`s beloved monastery, its treasures and habitants?
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0821-6
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
This is an another exciting novel by China Mieville. On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one`s death and the other`s glory are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham can`t shake the sense that there is more to life. Even if his philosophy-seeking captain can think only of the hunt for the ivory-coloured mole she`s been chasing - ever since it took her arm all those years ago. When they come across a wrecked train, at first it`s a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds in the derelict...
This is a popular title in the Young Reading series now available with an audio CD featuring both listen-along and read-along recordings of the story. When their father is wrongly accused of spying, Bobbie, Peter and Phylis move out of London and experience new exciting adventures in the countryside. But will their father ever return? The Young Reading series is developed with a reading expert at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-9659-8
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. "When the Green Dragon tore shrieking out of the mouth of its dark lair, which was the tunnel, all three children stood on the railing and waved their pocket-handkerchiefs without stopping to think whether they were clean handkerchiefs or the reverse". When their father is mysteriously sent away, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis have to leave London with their mother to live in a cottage in the countryside. Finding comfort in the nearby railway station and friendship in Perks the Porter and the Station Master, the children watch every day for the passing London train. Every day they wave at the same old Gentleman on the train, not knowing that he may hold the...
ISBN: 978-0-00-790216-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis live happily in London with their parents. Then, suddenly, their father goes away. The children and their mother move to a smaller house near a railway line. Exciting things happen, and they make new friends. But where is their father? When is he coming home?
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7868-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
After Father is suddenly and mysteriously forced to leave home, the children and their mother are transported from their comfortable London house to a cottage in the country. "Three Chimneys" lies beside a railway track - a constant source of excitement and pleasure to all three. They befriend the Station Master and Perks the Porter, as well as their jovial "Old Gentleman" who waves to them every day from the train. Peter, Bobbie and Phyllis rapidly learn to fend for themselves, although the disturbing mystery remains of where Father is - and will he ever return?.. Following the trials and the joys of this Edwardian family, "The Railway Children" has proved to be enduringly popular. Формат издания: 11 см х 18 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-119782-1
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The GREEN APPLE series is composed of illustrated graded readers. The readers are graded into three levels - Starter, Step 1 and Step 2 - according to structural and lexical criteria, as well as by choice of subject matter. Features: • introduction about the author and his/her times • wide variety of interesting activities to promote understanding of the text, as well as all four language skills, lexis and sociocultural awareness and knowledge • activities in the style of the Cambridge ESOL and Trinity exams • informative and fascinating cross-curricular dossiers, which explore the historical and cultural background of the text • a recording on CD of the text in British or American English, with extra listening activities •...
ISBN: 9788853004970
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
When Charlie Babbitt`s father dies, he thinks he will inherit a lot of money. However, the money goes to someone Charlie doesn`t know, someone who lives in a hospital and turns out to be the brother that Charlie never knew he had. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series` combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands...
ISBN: 0-14-012238-9
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Hackberry Holland is a man haunted by the past. A former POW from the Korean War, he has left his traumatic and chequered past behind to become sheriff of a dried-out, broken-down border town in south Texas. But Hack soon find himself dealing with more than just his own demons when nine dead prostitutes are dug up behind a run-down church. The search for justice - and revenge - pits Hack against hired guns, drug dealers who operate on both sides of the border, and a psychotic killer known as The Preacher. Burke deftly combines intricate, engaging plotlines and original, compelling characters with his powerfully poetic prose to create a blistering crime novel that also stands with the best of American contemporary fiction.
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2745-1
Издательство:
Орион
Дата выхода: август 2011
"Rain, Rain Go Away. Come again another day." The classic nursery rhyme is retold in this charming little board book, which provides a talking point for very young children about why we need rain. With beautiful illustrations from Katya Longhi.
Baby Touch Rainbow is part of Ladybird`s best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to stimulate a baby`s senses in the stages from birth. Each sturdy board page is shaped to help little hands grasp and turn the pages, and helps to teach a different colour of the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple (which features both indigo and violet). The bold, bright pictures and patterns throughout help to stimulate a young baby`s developing eyesight, while older babies will enjoy exploring the different touch and feels, learning the names for different animals and vehicles, and making the noises! From a shiny red tractor and a fluffy orange cat, to a soft yellow duck, bumpy green tortoise and shimmering blue rocket, baby`s first...
In 1915, Lawrence`s frank representation of sexuality in The Rainbow caused a furore and the novel was seized by the police and banned almost as soon as it was published. Today it is recognised as one of the classic English novels of the twentieth century.The Rainbow is about three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire from the 1840s to the early years of the twentieth century. Within this framework Lawrence`s essential concern is with the passional lives of his characters as he explores the pressures that determine their lives, using a religious symbolism in which the `rainbow` of the title is his unifying motif.His primary focus is on the individual`s struggle to growth and fulfilment within marriage and changing social...
ISBN: 9781853262500
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2022
"Радужная долина" - очередной бестселлер известной канадской писательницы Люси Монтгомери, продолжающий увлекательное повествование о судьбе девочки-сироты. Анна - счастливая жена и мать шестерых детей, живёт с мужем в любимом Инглсайде. Но в их размеренную жизнь вмешивается новый сосед-вдовец, священник Джон Мередит, и его дети. Смогут ли они найти общий язык и стать хорошими друзьями, или это начало...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05124-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
Contemporary / American English I have no job. I have no money. I have debts I can’t pay. I do, however, have a case. Rudy Baylor is ready to finish law school but loses his first job before he has even started. Then Dot and Bud Black ask for his help in their fight against a powerful insurance company. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying. His claim for medical insurance has been refused. Can Rudy, an inexperienced student, really give them any hope?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-7650-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011