A distant lake house in Wisconsin. A call to police emergency is cut short. A phone glitch or something more sinister? Off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie goes to find out. And stumbles onto the scene of a murder. Before she can call for backup, she finds herself the next potential victim. Deprived of her phone, weapon and car, Brynn flees, along with the only survivor of the crime. These unlikely allies can survive only by escaping into the dense, deserted woods, on a desperate trek to safety. And ultimately to a life or death choice. Flight. Or fight?
ISBN: 978-0-340-97789-7
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The name Edgar Allan Рое conjures up thoughts of hearts beating long after their owners are dead, of disease and plague amid wealth, and of love that extends beyond the grave. The richness of Poe`s writing, however, includes much more than horror, loss, and death. Poe`s stories teem with irony and black humor, in addition to plot twists and surprise endings. Living by their own rules and charged with passion, Poe`s characters are instantly recognizable— even though we may be appalled by their actions, we understand their motivations. This collection contains eleven of Poe`s best stories. They are "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Premature Burial,"...
ISBN: 978-5-521-06268-3
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Original / British English The year was 1963, and Beatlemania was only just beginning. Soon the Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s their music led the way and they changed modern music forever. This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles’ music in the world today. Penguin Readers are written by specialist ELT authors. The language, vocabulary, style and content of every book is carefully graded to make sure it suits the learner`s own language ability. Every Penguin Reader has a range of activities in the book and accompanying Factsheet to help increase comprehension and develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
ISBN: 978-1-4479-2535-4
Издательство:
Pearson Education Limited
Дата выхода: май 2012
For years, readers wrote asking if Richard Bachman was really world-bestselling Stephen King writing under another name. Now the secret is out - and so, brought together in one volume, are these three spellbinding stories of future shock and suspense. The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a gruelling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition. Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress. The Running Man: TV`s future-favourite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a $1 billion jackpot.
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2353-3
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Вниманию читателей предлагается сборник юмористических рассказов М.Твена. Издание рассчитано на лиц, владеющих основами английского языка и совершенствующих свои навыки в нем.
ISBN: 978-5-9542-0091-1
Издательство:
Икар
Дата выхода: апрель 2010
Роберт Льюис Стивенсон - известный шотландский писатель и поэт XIX века, автор приключенческих романов и повестей, крупнейший представитель английского неоромантизма. Его произведения остаются любимыми и читаемыми до сих пор. В эту увлекательную книгу вошли три самых известных рассказа Стивенсона, лучшим образом отражающих его творчество: "Похититель трупов", "Дьявольская бутылка" и "Весёлые молодцы"....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05788-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2017
When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his parents told him that he must leave school and come and work on the family farm as they could no longer afford to $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading. A story of passion, determination and remarkable achievements. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods, followed by the most severe famine in fifty years, brought it to its knees. Like the majority of the population, William`s family were farmers. They were totally reliant of the maize crop. By the end of 2001, after many lean and difficult years, there was no more crop. They were running out of food - had nothing to sell - and had months...
ISBN: 978-0-00-731619-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
Кто из нас не слышал о Шерлоке Холмсе? "Лучшие рассказы о Шерлоке Холмсе" - это сборник, включающий самые известные рассказы о приключениях детектива с Бейкер-стрит, составленный на основе читательских рейтингов и списка предпочтений самого А. Конан Дойла. Вместе с легендарным сыщиком читатель раскроет тайну пяти апельсиновых косточек, узнает о скандале в Богемии и станет участником многих других...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05518-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: май 2017
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. The right place at the right time? Photographer Ken Harada thinks so when he gets a fantastic photo of a famous sumo star who is visiting Tokyo. However, it becomes clear that somebody wants that photo badly and will do anything to get it. Life suddenly becomes very dangerous for Ken and when he develops the photo he realises why.
ISBN: 0-521-79846-9
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Graphic artist Clay Riddell was in the heart of Boston on that brilliant autumn afternoon when hell was unleashed before his eyes. Without warning, carnage and chaos reigned. Ordinary people fell victim to the basest, most animalistic destruction. And the apocalypse began with the ring of a cell
ISBN: 978-1-4165-2451-9
Издательство:
Pocket Books
Дата выхода: май 2012
Jim Qwilleran is not exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialties and now he`s supposed to turn out an entire magazine on the subject every week! But the first issue of Gracious Abodes is barely off the presses when Qwilleran finds himself back on more familiar territory - the exclusive residence featured on the cover has been burglarized and the lady of the house found Qwilleran and Koko - the brilliant Siamese - have their respective moustache and whiskers twitching, and when Koko starts pawing clues in the dictionary and sniffing designer furniture, Qwilleran finds himself doing a feature on a very clever murder.
In a red brick mansion block off the Marylebone Road, Vivien, a sensitive, bookish girl grows up sealed off from both past and present by her timid refugee parents. Then one morning a glamorous uncle appears, dressed in a mohair suit, with a diamond watch on his wrist and a girl in a leopard-skin hat on his arm. Why is Uncle Sandor so violently unwelcome in her parents` home? This is a novel about survival - both banal and heroic - and a young woman who discovers the complications, even betrayals, that inevitably accompany the fierce desire to live. Set against the backdrop of a London from the 1950s to the present day, The Clothes on Their Backs is a wise and tender novel about the clothes we choose to wear, the personalities we dress...
ISBN: 978-1-84408-542-2
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Originally written as a gift from a father to a son, the book s simple message--to be understanding, thoughtful, and appreciative--has been enjoyed by men and women of all ages. This edition with all three volumes has been redesigned for a new generation.
