A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov`s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partner¬ship between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There`s only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, must prove the man innocent. For in a case of political intrigue and love between woman and robot gone tragically wrong, there`s more at stake than...
ISBN: 978-0-553-29949-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Isaac Asmiov`s classic novel about the decline and fall of Solaria. Gladia Delmarre`s homeworld, the Spacer planet Solaria, has been abandoned - by its human population. Countless robots remain there. And when traders from Settler worlds attempt to salvage them, the robots of Solaria turn to in defiance of the Three Laws of Robotics. Pax Robotica Long ago, Gladia`s robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins - or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and Baley - the captain of the Settler...
ISBN: 978-0-586-06200-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: август 2011
Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the greatest science fiction writers and many times the winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. her career as a novelist was launched by the three novels contained in "Worlds of Exile and Illusion." These novels,...
An abridged edition of the world`s bestselling original thesaurus. This completely revised and updated edition contains over 230,000 words, nearly three thousand of which are newly added. The revolutionary achievement of Dr. Roget was his development of a brand new principle: the grouping of words according to ideas. If the user cannot find something in a reference book, it is often because of the restriction of searching alphabetically by `known` headwords. Dr. Roget`s thesaurus reversed the access to allow the user to find a word from another word, a concept or an idea.
ISBN: 978-0-06-009479-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Being married to Blake had been an amazing adventure for Maxine. Brilliant, charismatic, and wholly unpredictable, Blake Williams made millions and grabbed headlines as a dot-com entrepreneur. His only shortcoming was as a husband—first his work and then his never-ending quest for fun kept him constantly on the move, far away from Maxine and his family. For five years Blake and Maxine have worked out an odd but amicable divorce, with friendly though infrequent visits, a yacht he lends her every summer, and three children they both adore. Blake enjoys his globe-trotting lifestyle—dating a succession of beautiful, famous, and very young women—while Maxine raises their kids in Manhattan and pursues her passion, working as a...
ISBN: 978-0-440-24329-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Samantha Willan would rather work than take a vacation, but her sisters won`t take no for an answer. Whisked away to the family cottage, things go from bad to worse when the power goes out. Then three very sexy men show up next door, claiming to be in a rock band, and Samantha starts to think this may not have been such a bad idea afterall. The last thing Garrett Mortimer needs is to worry about three mortals. He`s on the trail of a rogue vampire and keeping up his cover around these three women is an added headache. Now is not the time to find a lifemate - but Fate has other plans. Mortimer has to find the rogue, help Samantha find her friend who`s suddenly gone missing, and convince his destiny that they`ve gotten it all before he...
ISBN: 978-0-06-147429-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
For Maxine Williams, being married to Blake was an amazing adventure. Brilliant, charismatic, and wholly unpredictable, as an entrepreneur he had made millions and grabbed headlines. His only shortcoming was as a husband, and now they have worked out an odd but amicable divorce, and share three children they both adore. Blake gets to keep his globe-trotting lifestyle - dating a succession of beautiful, famous and very young women - while Maxine raises their kids in Manhattan and pursues her passion, working as a child psychiatrist. Then, everything finds a new love just as a tragedy transforms Blake from carefree playboy to compassionate, responsible grown-up. He wants Maxine in his life again - as a partner in a humanitarian project...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15840-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
«J`ai retenu trois figures, toutes de cœur, tandis que j`écartais une partie de moindre importance. Les deux nouvelles cartes qui m`ont été distribuées pouvaient justifier la manœuvre, car j`ai toujours eu la main heureuse au poker. Discret, furtif, pointant à peine à travers la fumée piquante du tabac, le bord d`une carte se fraye un chemin sous mon pouce. As de cœur - qu`on appelle cœur de grenouille en Californie. Et les grelots du joker! Il ne me reste qu`à espérer que mes bons vieux partenaires dont les jeux regorgent de quintes et de mains pleines penseront que je suis en train de bluffer».
ISBN: 978-2-07-036702-3
Издательство:
Gallimard
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
