Произведения Джона Фаулза, одного из крупных британских прозаиков второй половины XX столетия, посвящены защите таких непреходящих человеческих ценностей, как любовь и искусство. Богатый внутренний мир героев Фаулза, их индивидуальность противостоят безликости и бездуховности окружающего мира. Включенные в сборник произведения `Башня из черного дерева`, `Элидюк` и `Загадка` продолжают знакомить...
ISBN: 5-8346-0003-4
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2000
It has been said of Ernest Hemingway that half the writers of the twentieth century have tried to imitate him and the other half have tried not to. A towering figure in the pantheon of American letters, the leading voice of the `lost generation`, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and a Pulitzer Prize, Hemingway is known around the world for the brilliance of his writing. The Essential Hemmingway is the perfect introduction to his astonishing, wide-ranging body of work. This impressive collection includes the full text of Fiesta, Hemingway`s first major novel; long extracts from his three greatest works of fiction, A Farewell to Arms, To Have and Have Not and For Whom the Bell Tolls; twenty-five complete stories; and the...
ISBN: 978-0-09-946097-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Headbangers rejoice, because this fantastically illustrated encyclopedia includes all things Metal, from influential bands such as Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, to today s extreme death metal bands. The well-researched witty text befits the raucous, boundary-pushing musicians. From obscure bands such as Armored Saint to megastars as Van Halen and Metallica, each entry contains vital statistics on the band members, a description of the band s history and sound, an essential discography, and more.
Этьен Жерар - герой Французской армии, ветеран наполеоновских войны и тщеславный автор героических баек о своих подвигах. Эта коллекция сатирических рассказов, созданная автором романов о Шерлоке Холмсе сэром Артуром Конан Дойлем, была впервые опубликована в 1 890х годах. Хитроумный и ловкий кавалерист Жерар отправится из Франции во все страны Европы, где ступала нога Наполеона, дойдет до России и примет...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05554-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: март 2017
Can cuddly Teddy become sexy Eddie - in just three months? Edward Middleton is devastated to be dumped by Jane, his girlfriend of the past ten years. `It`s not me, it`s you`, she tells him. `You`ve let yourself go. So I`m letting you go too.` Determined to get her back, Edward must learn how to make women fancy him again. If he`s to be Jane`s Mr Right, he needs to turn himself into a bit of all right. Edward`s personal self-improvement odyssey from Atkins, Botox and Detox to his lamentable efforts to re-enter the 21st century dating scene make for a truly hilarious read. And on Jane`s return, the truth is finally revealed. Has he managed the transformation from cuddly Teddy to sexy Eddie - and will he be able to win her back? Or has his...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-9552-3
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich. But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption—and he plans to take everyone for everything they`ve got.
ISBN: 978-0-425-20439-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book is one of many wonderful historical stories about Brigadier Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the bravest soldier, and one of the most gallant lovers in France.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07173-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июнь 2018
Данная книга представляет собой адаптацию повести английской писательницы Эдит Несбит "Заколдованный замок". Эта книга, написанная в жанре фэнтези, рассказывает об удивительных приключениях обычных школьников, в распоряжении которых оказалось волшебное кольцо. Книга написана невероятно легким языком и держит в напряжении читателя на протяжении всего повествования. После каждой главы приводится...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-2698-6
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: июль 2008
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
ISBN: 0-8125-1181-6
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
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 Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and The Adventures of Gerard are wonderful collections of historical stories about Brigadier Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars, the bravest soldier, and one of the most gallant lovers in France.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08143-1
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
The eighth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.An empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and to the Vikings, who are on a bloody rampage once more.A hero is needed, a hero who has been in battle all his life, who can destroy the double threat to Mercia. A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation…
