Издание на английском языке. This morality tale pits a scientist, a government worker, a mistress, a deacon, and a physician against each other in a verbal battle of wits and ethics - which explodes into a violent contest: the duel. The Duel kindles an introspective challenge of the intellectual and the moral kind.
ISBN: 0-8129-7008-X
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Mathilde of Westminster must face a dangerous foe in the third novel in Paul Doherty’s acclaimed series. March 1312 and England is divided. Edward II is in conflict with his barons over royal favourite Gaveston, and Queen Isabella is momentously pregnant with the first union of Plantagenet and Capetian blood. Meanwhile, rebel Robert Bruce prowls the Scottish border seeking advancement. Mathilde of Westminster senses a challenge for the throne is imminent. When the great Earls step up their campaign, the King and Queen are forced to flee to a fortified priory in Tynemouth, now vulnerable to the Scottish marauders on land and Bruce’s allies at sea. With threats all around, the royal party can only despair when one of their camp is...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-4901-2
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Джеймс Джойс - не только один из самых известных классиков мировой литературы XIX-XX веков, но и ярчайший представитель модернизма, обладающий изысканным слогом. "Мёртвые" - известная повесть автора, завершающая цикл "Дублинцы", в которой призраки прошлого под Рождество воскресают чувство почти забытой любви, а утончённое и элегантное повествование проникнуто тонким психологизмом. Читайте зарубежную...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05399-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
James and Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix, the structure of DNA. In this book, James tells the exciting story of this discovery. Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words).
ISBN: 0-582-45181-7
Издательство:
Longman
Дата выхода: январь 2011
While his literary reputation rests mainly on such celebrated novels as `Crime and Punishment`, `The Brothers Karamazov` and `The Idiot`, Dostoyevsky also wrote much superb short fiction. `The Double` is one of the finest of his shorter works. It appeared in 1846 (his second published work) and is by far the most significant of his early stories, not least for its successful, straight-faced treatment of a hallucinatory theme. In `The Double`, the protagonist, Golyadkin senior, is persecuted by his double, Golyadkin junior, who resembles him closely in almost every detail. The latter abuses the former with mounting scorn and brutality as the tale proceeds toward its frightening denouement. Characteristic Dostoyevskyan themes of...
ISBN: 0-486-29572-9
Издательство:
Dover
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Chief Superintendent Strange’s opinion was that too little progress had been made since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat. The victim had been killed by a single stab wound to the stomach. Yet the police had no weapon, no suspect, no motive. Within days of taking over the case Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis uncover startling new information about the life and death of Dr Felix McClure. When another body is discovered Morse suddenly finds himself with rather too many suspects. For once, he can see no solution. But then he receives a letter containing a declaration of
ISBN: 978-0-330-45126-0
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In this riveting sequel to Adrian McKinty`s acclaimed debut, Dead I Well May Be, mercenary bad boy Michael Forsythe is back - the hero other writers can only aspire to create (Ed McBain). While on holiday in Spain, Michael Forsythe is arrested in the chaos of a soccer riot and hauled off to jail. Back on the wrong side of the law, the Belfast native has no hope of release - until a seductive female British Intelligence Agent makes Michael an offer he can`t refuse: Avoid jail time in a Mexican hellhole by taking on a special FBI assignment and infiltrating a dangerous Irish terrorist cell back in the States. Within hours Michael is thrust into the nightmarish world of madmen known for their distinctive brands of torture and revenge - all...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-9948-4
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The final volume sees gunslinger Roland on a roller-coaster mix of exhilarating triumph and aching loss in his unrelenting quest to reach the dark tower. Roland`s band of pilgrims remains united, though scattered. Susannah-Mia has been carried off to New York to give birth, Terrified of what may happen, Jake, Father Callahan and Oy follow. Roland and Eddie are in Maine, looking for the site which will lead them to Susannah. As he finally closes in on the tower, Roland`s every step is shadowed by a terrible and sinister creation. And finally, he realises, he may have to walk the last dark strait alone! You`ve come this far, Come a little farther, Come all the way, The sound you hear may be the slamming of the door behind you. Welcome to...
ISBN: 978-0-340-82723-9
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
ISBN: 0-7679-1724-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Amy Redwing has devoted her life to rescuing dogs. But the unique bond she shares with Nickie, a golden retriever she saves in the most dangerous encounter of her life, is deeper than any she has ever known. In one night, their loyalty will be put to the test, and each will prove to the other how far they will go-when the stakes turn deadly serious. Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см.
