В романе "О дивный новый мир" (1932) показана продуманная, стройная система общественного устройства в 2541 году - общество потребления, в котором уничтожено все, что вызывает сильные эмоции: любовь, семья, искусство, наука. Вместо них - эрзац счастья, для которого достаточно свободных отношений, развлечений и наркотиков. В этот мир приходит Дикарь - человек, рожденный естественным путем, что для того времени...
ISBN: 978-5-907097-08-7
Издательство:
Антология
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella`s life - first...
ISBN: 978-1-907-41035-2
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
The Tibetan Buddhist practice of Nyungne (nyoong-nay) has been gaining increased attention in Buddhist centers across North America; participants say the practice purifies them both physically and spiritually. This volume is one of the few comprehensive treatments in English of these powerful teachings. Nyungne is a profound two-and-a-half-day practice, whose length of time is especially helpful for people whose schedules cannot accommodate a long-term retreat. It involves the keeping of strict vows; the second day is devoted to complete silence and fasting. The meditation centers on the recitations, mantras, and guided visualizations of the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, the embodiment of all the buddhas loving-kindness and compassion....
Volume 5 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus series begins after Sunnydale High has gone up in flames. Buffy is plagued by dreams of fellow Slayer Faith, who now lies in a coma.
ISBN: 9781595822253
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2008
В книге представлены произведения Джека Лондона «Зов дикой природы» и «Белый клык». Оба произведения даны на языке оригинала.Знакомство с оригиналами творений классиков зарубежной литературы, науки, искусства поможет сегодняшним студентам составить более точное представление о неповторимой стилистике каждого автора, а также расширит словарный запас, знания об истории языка, фразеологии.
ISBN: 9785534055719
Издательство:
Юрайт
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2017
Classic / British English ‘We’ll give a free dinner to the person who tells the best story. Now, put up your hands if you agree.’ The pilgrims all held up their hands. A group of pilgrims are travelling together for five days from London to Canterbury. On the way, each pilgrim has to tell a story to keep the others amused. Some stories are happy, and some are sad. But they all have a message, and we can learn from them.
ISBN: 978-1-4479-2540-8
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: июль 2012
`Deliriously clever` GUARDIAN-----Now a major BBC drama: The Strike seriesWhen a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman`s severed leg.Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality.With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...A fiendishly...
