One of the greatest heroes in American literature, Natty Bumppo is the rugged frontiersman of James Fenimore Cooper`s Leatherstoclcing Tales. A restless white youth raised by Indians, Natty Bumppo is called Deerslayer for the daring that sets him apart from his peers. But he has yet to meet the test of the human conflict. In a tale of violent action and superbly sustained suspense, the harsh realities of tribal warfare. Still yet another kind of initiation awaits him when he discovers not only the ruthlessness of "civilized" men, but also the special danger of a woman`s will. His reckless spirit, transformed into a mature courage and moral certainty, the Deerslayer emerges to face life with nobility as pure and proud as the wilderness.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06650-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Rand Al`Thor is the Dragon Reborn - able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it. Rand knows only that he must face the Dark One in a battle to the death. Ahead of him lies the next great test The Dragon Reborn
ISBN: 0-8125-1371-1
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The cult classic that can still change your life…Let the dice decide!This is the philosophy that changes the life of bored psychiatrist Luke Rhinehart – and in some ways changes the world as well.Because once you hand over your life to the dice, anything can happen.Entertaining, humorous, scary, shocking, subversive, The Dice Man is one of the cult bestsellers of our time.
ISBN: 9780006513902
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Backed by documents newly declassified through the Freedom of Information Act, Col. Philip J. Corso (Ret.), former head of the Foreign Technology Desk at the U.S. Army s Research & Development department, reveals for the first time his personal stewardship of alien artifacts from the 1947 Roswell crash, and discloses the U.S. government s astonishing role in the Roswell incident: what was found, the cover-up, and how these alien artifacts changed the course of 20th-century history. Photo insert.
In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls in the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life - and the entire future of humanity - is about to be decoded and
Роман «Плохая весть Мэриан» относится к числу лучших произведений признанного мастера детективной прозы XX века Джеймса Хедли Чейза, которое написано в традиционном для писателя американском «гангстерском» стиле. В центре внимания автора — расследование, которое ведет частный детектив Дэйв Феннер, который вступает в борьбу с мафией и одерживает над ней верх. Благодаря увлекательной интриге, динамизму...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-2982-6
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: февраль 2008
When the entire Soviet Union wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population faces starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political information. But the Politburo has other ideas: the invasion of Western Europe to commandeer the food for As the paths of communication breakdown the president of the United States and leaders from around the world face an appalling choice: Should they allow the loss of thousands to save the lives of many more? This is The Devil`s Alternative and in this incomparable and gripping thriller from the master of espionage and suspense, the Cold War giants must fight a battle to the...
ISBN: 978-0-09-955291-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
A mystery of unrelenting suspense and penetrating characterization, The Dead Secret explores the relationship between a fallen woman, her illegitimate daughter, and buried secrets in a superb blend of romance and Gothic drama. Reprinted here in the only critical edition available, is the text of the first edition, including Collins`s preface and revisions. A superb introduction relates the text to Collins`s love of the theatre, and previous and subsequent works.
ISBN: 978-0-19-953671-9
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Howard Lovecraft (1890—1937) was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his infl uential works of horror fi ction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Horror at Red Hook", "In the Vault", "The Dreams in the Witch House" and others. These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08210-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Contemporary / British English James D. Watson and Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize in 1962 for the discovery of the double helix, the structure of DNA. In this book, James D. Watson tells the exciting story of this discovery.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8264-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
They presided over the most destructive regimes in history, murdered millions and fought the most barbarous war the world had seen. Yet countless Germans and Russians worshipped them and the values they stood for. How did Hitler and Stalin come to cast such a shadow over the twentieth century? Richard Overy’s acclaimed history is the first to examine both the two regimes and the people who lived under them: how dictatorship became possible, the use of terror, the camp systems, the bond between leader and followers, and, above all, how these men managed to draw the wide consent that enabled them to kill on such a colossal scale.
ISBN: 978-0-14-028149-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
This rediscovered gem by a major, yet neglected, writer - here presented in a dazzling new translation - is an absorbing account of the final days of Czarist Russia. An absorbing saga about the brutalities of military life upon its own soldiers. Stranded at a distant outpost, young Romashov finds himself obliged to fight a duel - over something he realizes is meaningless. As the novel hurtles toward a startling conclusion, it reveals itself to be a luminous depiction of the end of an era.
