Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significance. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered – but how, and more disturbingly, why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain. As the race to uncover the truth begins, a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon.
ISBN: 978-0-14-103443-0
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred`s kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and it falls to Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain, to expel the Viking raiders and take control of London for Alfred. His uncertain loyalties must now decide England`s future. A gripping tale of love, rivalry and violence, Sword Song tells the story of England`s making.
ISBN: 978-0-00-721973-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
From its first arrival in Britain with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword`s constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356, as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner in this compelling collection of interlinked mysteries, it brings nothing but bad luck and disgrace to all who possess it.
ISBN: 978-1-4165-2190-7
Издательство:
Pocket Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Bursting with heroic battle scenes and eloquent storytelling, The Sword of Attila recounts what some historians have called the most important battle in all history. Once again, Ford has created a remarkable work of vibrant history and riveting fiction. The fate of Europe hangs in the balance during one of the most pivotal battles in all history. Only one man has the power, wealth, and authority to halt the barbarian tides sweeping over the Roman world but to save the empire, he must overcome the Sword of Attila.
ISBN: 978-0-312-93915-1
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man`s suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid. The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both. AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard`s death: What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang? Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row? And what was it that...
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Sylvia`s Lovers is set in the period of French Revolutionary Wars, in the remote whaling-port of Monkshaven where the sea dominates the lives of the inhabitants. This is a story of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men. One of them is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. However, Sylvia`s devoted cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07716-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Grafton`s "T Is for Trespass" is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath.
ISBN: 978-0-425-22484-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Tabby McTat is a busker`s cat, with a miaow that is loud and strong. But when the busker has an accident, the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again?
ISBN: 978-1-4071-2455-1
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Tabby McTat loves singing along with Fred the busker, as people throw coins in their hat. But when Fred has an accident, the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again? Tabby McTat`s story has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of children. It is now available in sturdy board book format, perfect for Tabby McTat`s youngest fans. Praise for Tabby McTat: Absolutely purr-fect stuff. Our five-year-old gave it the thumbs up, and that`s about the best endorsement you can get.
Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along all day with Fred the busker. But when Fred gives chase to a thief, the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again? This is a heart-warming story of friendship, loyalty - and kittens! `Our five-year-old gave it the thumbs up, and that`s about the best endorsement you can get` - News of the World.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0927-5
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
New developments occur when boundaries are crossed. Today, the most progressive designers are working at the intersection of various creative disciplines. They are challenging existing design principles and defining them anew. Many designers from different areas are choosing to no longer work exclusively in two dimensions and are instead dealing intensively with space, material and physical products. The book Hidden Track investigated this development in 2005 and portrayed it in its breadth for the first time. Now, Tactile shows how graphic design is moving into three-dimensional objects and products and presents graphic design that works with space – or the perception of space. The book focuses less on murals than on products,...
ISBN: 978-3-89955-200-3
Издательство:
Die Gestalten Verlag
Дата выхода: август 2011
Tadao Ando (b. 1941) is Japan’s leading architect and a designer with a dazzling international reputation. This complete catalogue of Ando’s work examines in detail over one hundred buildings and projects, illustrated by drawings, sketches, plans and other material from the architect’s own studio. Francesco Dal Co introduces this exhaustive survey, which ranges from the smallest of Ando’s private houses from the 1970s to such major commissions as the Church on the Water, Hokkaido (1988), the Japanese Pavilion for Expo 92 in Seville and the Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum (1992). An interview with Ando conducted by Hiroshi Maruyama accompanies essays on Ando’s architecture by a range of respected international critics including...
ISBN: 0714837172
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: март 2002
