Richard Feynman - Nobel Laureate, teacher, icon and genius - possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled gift for telling the extraordinary stories of his life. In this collection of short pieces and reminiscences he describes everything from his love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think. He takes us behind the scenes of the space shuttle Challenger investigation, where he dramatically revealed the cause of the disaster with a simple experiment. And he tells us of how he met his beloved first wife Arlene, and their brief time together before her death. Sometimes intensely moving, sometimes funny, these writings are infused with Feynman`s curiosity and passion for life.
ISBN: 978-0-14-103088-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Billy Lucas is a sadistic killer and proud of it. He is only 14 years old. So how does he know so much about a series of murders committed before he was born? Detective John Calvino comes away from interviewing the boy with a terrible sense of dread. That night he feels that somehow Billy has come home with him. This haunted feeling only gets worse in the weeks that follow. And when another killing spree begins, Calvino becomes convinced his own family will be the next victims. Billy might be safely locked up, but something is stalking the
ISBN: 978-0-00-732693-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
`Oink!` said the With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it`s the quietest animal of all who saves the day! Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of this wonderful rhyming tale from the creators of the bestselling "The Princess And The Wizard" and "Sharing A Shell".
ISBN: 978-0-230-70650-7
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2014
Tim and Rob are 20-somethings who both fall madly in lust with an American who has to come to work in their office, the fabulously sexy Clare. In a drunken moment they devise the "Clare Jordan Five and Three Quarter Feet Handicap Stakes" wherein the first to sleep with five women can ask her out.
ISBN: 0-7515-3287-8
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
It is the 1980s and the Winshaw family are getting richer and crueller by the year: Newspaper-columnist Hilary gets thousands for telling it like it isn`t; Henry`s turning hospitals into car parks; Roddy`s selling art in return for sex; down on the farm Dorothy`s squeezing every last pound from her livestock; Thomas is making a killing on the stock exchange; and Mark is selling arms to dictators. But once their hapless biographer Michael Owen starts investigating the family`s trail of greed, corruption and immoral doings, the time grows ripe for the Winshaws to receive their comeuppance ...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103329-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
It`s 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George Ill`s England. A beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey, and the dueling pistol found at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man - Sebastian St. Cyr.
ISBN: 978-0-451-21971-8
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Remember the woman you used to be ... Alice is twenty-nine. She is whimsical, optimistic and adores sleep, chocolate, her ramshackle new house and her wonderful husband Nick. What`s more, she`s looking forward to the birth of the `Sultana` - her first baby. But now Alice has slipped and hit her head in her step-aerobics class and everyone`s telling her she`s misplaced the last ten years of her life. In fact, it would seem that Alice is actually thirty-nine and now she loves schedules, expensive lingerie, caffeine and manicures. She has three children and the honeymoon is well and truly over for her and Nick. In fact, he looks at her like she`s his worst enemy. What`s more, her beloved sister Elisabeth isn`t speaking to her either. And...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104629-7
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Rick Drummond is a music lover without a job who dreams of making it big in the world of music. The people around him think he`s just a dreamer, or a loser. When his wife walks out on him it
ISBN: 978-0-521-68328-9
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: август 2011
Генри Джеймс - не только один из самых известных классиков мировой литературы, но и ярчайший представитель трансатлантической культуры рубежа XIX и XX веков. "Что знала Мейзи" - один из знаменитых романов Джеймса, в центре повествования которого -Мейзи Фарандж, дочь разведённых родителей. Она переживает их разрыв и пытается понять, что необходимо сделать, чтобы для соединить семью. Мейзи взрослеет, учится...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05746-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
A very special, spooky story from Dr. Seuss - with glow in the dark cover! Then I was deep within the woodsWhen, suddenly, I spied them. I saw a pair of pale green pants Wth nobody inside them! Turn out the lights and say hello to Dr. Seuss`s spookiest character... the pair of empty trousers, with nobody inside them! First published as part of The Sneetches and Other Stories collection, this all time favourite story of Dr. Seuss`s is now published on its own in this very special edition with a glow in the dark cover! Make sure you hold the glow in the dark under a light source to charge up the cover, then enjoy a spooky surprise in the darkness! A perfect present for boys and girls from ages three and up.
A kind and well-loved woman was brutally and inexplicably murdered - the pregnant wife of a respected police inspector - and her death has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Perhaps most horrifying of all, the trigger of the weapon that killed her was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis. What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.
ISBN: 978-0-06-054563-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The fourth title in this popular series about Lily and her loveable toy, Blue Kangaroo Lily and Blue Kangaroo are the best of friends and when Lily doesn`t know what to do next she often asks, `What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo?` But Blue Kangaroo doesn`t always know, so he says nothing. But one day, in a crisis, Blue Kangaroo has to work out what to do all by himself!
ISBN: 978-0-00-731290-0
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
There are 39 registered breeds of cats, but every cat is different. This book for readers 4 to 8 and cat fanciers of all ages profiles such eclectic breeds as the Devon rex, Siberians, the Scottish Fold, and the Exotic Shorthair, and provides plenty of cat trivia: How long is a cat nap? How do they always land on their feet? Can stroking a cat actually lower your blood pressure? In Hanoch Piven`s innovative mixed-media illustrations, cats are made of clay, paper, keys, jewelry, circuit boards, and toys, complemented by stylish doodles.
A collection of the finest and funniest words from the finest funniest writer the past century ever knew. Published for the millennium and to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, this is the first major selection of the whole of Wodehouse`s work to have been published for a generation, and it includes a generous selection of previously unpublished work. We all know Jeeves and Wooster, but what is the best Jeeves story? What is your favourite story to feature Lord Emsworth and his unique pig, the Empress Blandings? And how many readers of Wodehouse know the best of Ukridge, the Oldest Member, the Hollwood stories? This bumper anthology of stories, novel-extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems gives a fresh angle on the...
ISBN: 978-0-09-955128-7
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In society it is customary to enthuse over people`s talents and to discuss the achievements of the gifted. But what are spiritual gifts, and how many of these gifts can a person possess? Why strive for spiritual gifts, and which gift is the most important? In these talks by Priest Daniel Sysoev you will learn about the Giver of gifts and the perfection to which God summons a person.
ISBN: 9785427900669
Издательство:
Миссионерский центр им. иерея Даниила Сысоева
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he`d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and settings ranging from Tokyo`s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston. Funny and sobering, playful and philosophical. "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" is a must-read for fans of this masterful yet private writer as well as for the...
ISBN: 978-0-099-53253-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: февраль 2011
"What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next" continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in "What Katy Did". "What Katy Did at Schoo"l is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls’ boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently ironic good humour. "What Katy Did Next" describes a tour by Katy of Europe as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy.
ISBN: 9781853261312
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Oink! said the With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it`s the quietest animal of all who saves the day! Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of this wonderful rhyming tale.
ISBN: 978-0-230-75737-0
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: май 2012
In What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness, the second volume of Jon Ronson’s collected Guardian journalism, he hilariously demonstrates how our everyday lives are determined by the craziest thoughts and obsessions; how we spend our time believing in and getting worked up by complete nonsense. But also, as he chillingly demonstrates, there are clever people working in the highest echelons of business who are employed to spot, nurture and exploit the irrationalities of those among us who can barely cope as it is. In part one, read about the time Jon inadvertently made a lewd gesture to a passing fourteen-year-old girl late at night in the lobby of a country-house hotel. And about his burgeoning obsession with a new neighbour...
ISBN: 978-0-330-45373-8
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
The ladybird said never a word.But the ladybird saw,And the ladybird heard...Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer`s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own...What the Ladybird Heard is a fantastically funny story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright distinctive illustrations and glitter on every page, this much-loved modern classic is perfect for reading aloud.Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and...
Filled with fun anecdotes, quirky photos, and off-the-wall business advice, the provocative sequel to "It s Not How Good You Are, It s How good You Want to Be" reveals the surprising power of bad decisions.