The first kiss occurred in a dimly lit hallway on the upper floor of Elwin Hastings`s grand house. Louisa never saw it course, Anthony Stalbridge couldn`t possibly have had romantic intentions. The kiss was an act of desperation meant to distract the armed guard from catching the pair in a place they did not belong. After all, Louisa Bryce, in her dull maroon gown and gold-rimmed spectacles, was no man`s idea of an alluring female. The only thing the two interlopers have in common is a passionate interest in the private affairs of Mr. Hastings - a prominent member of Society whom they both suspect of hiding terrible secrets. Now, brought together by their ruse, Anthony and Louisa are united in their efforts to find the truth. Each has a...
ISBN: 978-0-515-14436-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
I am Taita the Slave. I was sold into slavery when I was a child, and I grew up as a slave in the land of Egypt. I was the slave of Lord Intef - the most powerful man in Upper Egypt. Lostris was his only child and it was my job to protect her. On the day when my story begins I was thirty years old. That day, the River Nile was shining as brightly as metal under the desert sun. I was sitting in a long boat - a galley. The men who rowed the galley were soldiers of Pharaoh Mamose, King of Egypt. Lostris sat in the bow of the boat. She was fifteen years old and she was very beautiful. And that day she was also very happy. She had never come with us on a hippopotamus hunt before. Retold by Stephen Colbourn.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7305-9
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The river of Dawkins`s title is a river of DNA, flowing through time from the beginning of life on earth to the present - and onwards. Dawkins explains that DNA must be thought of as the most sophisticated information system imaginable: `Life is just bytes and bytes of information,` he writes. Using this perspective, he describes the mechanisms by which evolution has taken place, gradually but inexorably, over a period of three thousand million years. It is the story of how evolution happens, rather than a narrative of what has actually happened in evolution. He discusses current views on the process of human evolution, including the idea that we all trace back to a comparatively recent African `Eve`, and speculates that the `information...
This is a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, bringing together a variety of enjoyable fiction and non-fiction titles. The series provides reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in most major primary courses.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-5728-8
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Set in ancient Egypt, the story of a gifted eunuch slave and his proteges, the beautiful young daughter of a lord and a proud young army officer, who plan to seize the throne from the king and restore the kingdom to its former glory.
ISBN: 978-0-333-93452-4
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: июль 2011
War between Bayern and Tira is finally over. To cement the peace with their old sworn enemies, a group from each kingdom will cross to the other for a `season of friendship`. At first all is well, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital arouse suspicions and anger bubbles just beneath the surface. Enna`s friend Razo must find out who is masterminding these events before it`s too late and they find themselves trapped in the heart of Tira as war breaks out.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9798-8
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Based on the classic fairy tale. A little girl is given a magic porridge pot, but one day when her mother forgets to stop it cooking, the whole town is soon filled with porridge! Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird`s best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills. Each Read it yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children...
A wickedly funny Robert Ludlum you`ve never met before. All the explosive paving of "The Bourne Identity", the Byzantine treachery of "The Parsifal Mosaic", the relentless action of "The Bourne Ultimatum". The Principal Cast: General Mackenzie Hawkings, legend, hero, rogue. Sam Devereaux, bright young lawyer from Harvard, now in the army, can`t wait to get out. General Hawken`s four ex-wives, a quartet of incredibly endowed women who`ve formed a club: Hawkin`s Harem. The Premise: Kidnap Pope Francesco I, the most beloved pontiff since John XX III. Ransom: One American dollar for every Catholic in the world. The Problem: Pope Francesco I says: "Gentle souls, why not?"
ISBN: 978-0-553-27109-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The woods outside of Kingsmarkham were lovely, dark, and deep. And they were about to vanish forever when the new highway cut through them. While Chief Inspector Wexford privately despaired about the loss of his hiking grounds, local residents and outsiders were organizing a massive protest. Some of them were desperate enough to kidnap five hostages and threaten to kill them. One hostage was Wexford`s wife, Dora. Now, combining high technology with his extraordinary detecting skills, Wexford and his team race to find the kidnappers` whereabouts. Because someone has crossed from political belief to fanaticism, and as the first body is found, good intentions may become Wexford`s personal path to hell.
ISBN: 978-0-440-22602-4
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, Vincent examines the epic journey of the author to complete his seven-part Dark Tower series - a journey began in 1970 that threatened to overwhelm him. Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume that would become the crowning achievement of King`s literary career.
ISBN: 978-0-451-21304-4
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A searing account of George Orwell?s observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. His graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment are written with unblinking honesty, fury and great humanity. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell?s later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118529-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: май 2012
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.
ISBN: 978-0-330-46948-7
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
A father and his young son walk alone through burned America, heading slowly for the coast. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. They have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves against the men who stalk The Road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food - and each other.
ISBN: 9780330468466
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits who are compelled by some unknown force to venture illegally into the Zone and, in spite of the extreme danger, collect the mysterious artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the Zone and the thriving black market in the alien products. Even the nature of his daughter has been determined by the Zone. And it is for her that Red makes his last, tragic foray into the hazardous and hostile depths.
ISBN: 978-0-575-07978-6
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. «Roads Of Destiny» is a story about love triangle. An inventor, is in love with a beautiful woman, but his brother also loves her.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07058-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 2018
Bart Dawes is standing in the way of progress. A new highway extension is being built right over the laundry plant where he works—and right over his home. The house he has lived in for twenty where he has made love with his played with his But before the city paves over that part of Dawes` life, he`s got one more party to throw—and it`ll be a
ISBN: 978-0-451-19787-0
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011