Archaeologist and Incan expert Nigel Davies offers astonishing revelations about the remarkable empire of the Incas and the civilizations that preceded them. From the desert at Nazca to the great coastal civilization of Chimor, this compelling overview makes accessible the latest research on all the ancient kingdoms of Peru. 6 maps. 31 figures. photos.
Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the State Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’re the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from you, you will be childless.” His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone’s Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the lost Library of Alexandria.
ISBN: 978-0-345-50247-6
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "The Valley of Fear" is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel. In this tale drawn from the notebooks of Dr. Watson, the deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08103-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, a sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for publication; most were aids to help Tolkien conceive his complex story and keep it consistent. Many do not illustrate the final text, but represent moments of creation, illuminating Tolkien’s process of writing and design. In addition to pictorial sketches, numerous maps follow the development of the Shire...
Иллюстрированный роман Марка Твена «Приключения Гекльберри Финна» на английском языке является продолжением романа «Приключения Тома Сойера». Оба произведения вошли в коллекцию классической детской литературы «Читаем детскую классику в оригинале». Сказки, истории и романы великих писателей детской литературы уже многие поколения учат детей всего мира нравственным и моральным устоям,...
ISBN: 978-5-519-49547-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2016
THEY WERE THE LITERARY PHENOMENON OF THEIR TIME: The Waverly novels, 48 volumes set in fanciful re-creations of the Scottish Higlilands (and other lauds) of centuries past, published between 1814 and 1831 and devoured by a reading public hungry for these sweeping, interconnected melodramas. The series popularized historical fiction, though they`re also abundant in astute political and social commentary.
