The Godfather and The Last Don, there was Puzo`s classic story about the loves, crimes and struggles confronted by one family of New York City immigrants living in Hell`s Kitchen. Fresh from the farms in Italy, Lucia Santa struggles to hold her family together in a strange land. At turns poignant, comic and violent, and with a new preface by the author, The Fortunate Pilgrim is Italian-American fiction at its very best.
ISBN: 978-0-345-47672-2 Издательство: Random House (USA) Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now, he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don`t ask). It`s snowing. It`s freezing. And if he can`t make it through the forest to civilization there`s going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They`re bright. They`re fast. They`re werewolves - and they`re catching up. Sam Vimes is out of time, out of luck and already out of breath.
ISBN: 978-0-552-15422-2 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2013
Meet the Diamond Brothers, the world`s worst private-detective agency, in this Chandler-esque spoof from the creator of the Alex Rider series. When a dwarf comes into the office and leaves a package, Tim Diamond, the world`s worst private-detective, is faced with his toughest case yet. The office is ransacked and the package is found to contain simply a box of Maltesers. Who was the and why was he murdered shortly after his visit? The Diamond Brothers` exposure is at an all-time high with brand-new covers for the entire series. Part of the Diamond Brothers series that also includes The Four of Diamonds (four novellas in one book), Public Enemy Number Two and South by South East.
ISBN: 978-1-4063-4142-3 Дата выхода: июнь 2012
A lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family. A mysterious inheritance: On Nell`s death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the...
ISBN: 978-0-330-44960-1 Издательство: Picador Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
When Patricia Cornwell introduced the quicksilver, cut-to-the-bone style and extraordinary cast of characters of At Risk, the result was electrifying. Now America`s number one bestselling crime writer returns with an audacious new
ISBN: 978-0-425-22475-5 Издательство: Penguin Group Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Джон Голсуорси - признанный английский писатель XIX века, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе. «Сага о Форсайтах» - одно из самых известных произведений автора, которое заслуженно принесло ему Нобелевскую премию. Воздушный роман-сага представляет собой портрет английского общества на стыке веков, а история целой семьи на протяжении многих лет оставит неизгладимый след в душе каждого читателя....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05457-2 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июль 2017
Даниэль Дефо - это знаменитый английский писатель и публицист рубежа XVII-XVIII вв., чьи произведения до сих пор остаются самыми читаемыми и любимыми по всему миру. Роман "Радости и горести знаменитой Молль Флендерс" повествует о бедной девушке, родившейся в Ньюгетской тюрьме и решившей вопреки всему стать богатой. Необычная судьба сильной женщины со взлётами и падениями оставит неизгладимый след в душе...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05724-5 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июль 2017
ISBN: 9780099492795 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2016
ISBN: 9781857150193 Дата выхода: январь 2021
ISBN: 9780008553814 Дата выхода: январь 2022
ISBN: 978-5-521-07585-0 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
A fantastic activity book packed with exciting puzzles, games and colouring-in featuring all the characters from the much-loved picture book classic. Spot the difference, lead the mouse through the deep dark wood maze, complete the Gruffalo word search, colour in a picture of the fox, do the Gruffalo dot-to-dot, and play a fun game! And if that isn`t enough there are over 50 reusable stickers and a scene from the picture book so you can create your own stories again and again.
ISBN: 978-0-230-52881-9 Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
ISBN: 9780099540670 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2010
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: 978-1-4082-9432-1 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: январь 2013
ISBN: 9780141192154 Издательство: Penguin Group Дата выхода: январь 2012
The essential companion to Stieg Larsson`s bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher`s 2011 film adaptation Stieg Larsson`s bestselling Millennium Trilogy - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet`s Nest - is an international phenomenon. These books express Larsson`s lifelong war against injustice, his ethical beliefs, and his deep concern for women`s rights. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy probes the compelling philosophical issues behind the entire trilogy. What philosophies do Lisbeth Salander and Kant have in common? To catch a criminal, can Lisbeth and Mikael be criminals themselves? Can revenge be ethical? Drawing on some of history`s greatest...
ISBN: 978-0-470-94758-6 Дата выхода: апрель 2012
"Зарубежная классика - читай в оригинале" - коллекция, которая собрана из бессмертных произведений великих мастеров пера, написанных ими на их родном языке. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углублённо изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Учись английскому у О. Генри! Неадаптированное издание.
ISBN: 978-5-519-49879-1 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: ноябрь 2016
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. "The Golden Lion of Granpere" was written when Trollope was at the height of his popularity. The novel concerns the events in the lives of an innkeeper`s family; the relationship between George Voss, the landlord`s son, and his beloved Marie, the rivalry between Voss and another suitor for Marie`s hand in marriage, and the results of a betrothal based on mutual misunderstandings.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08359-6 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: март 2020
F. S. Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby, his third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. In planning his novel, F.Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "I want to write something new, something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." He committed all his imaginative resources to the project. This exemplary novel has been acclaimed by generations of readers. It is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s, the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
ISBN: 978-5-517-05752-5 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2021
Издательство продолжает знакомить читателей с наиболее значительными произведениями английской и американской литературы. Роман Ф.С.Фицджеральда `Великий Гэтсби` (1925) по праву считается одной из лучших работ писателя. Тонкий психологический анализ, точное использование стилистических приемов, прекрасный язык делают прозу Фицджеральда интересной широкому кругу читателей.
ISBN: 5-8346-0049-2 Издательство: Менеджер Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
ISBN: 9780141190242 Издательство: Penguin Group Дата выхода: январь 2010
ISBN: 9781405923842 Дата выхода: январь 2017
A holiday in a haunted castle turns out to be more of an adventure than Sam and Jane expected, but everything turns out well in the end.
ISBN: 9781843258070 Издательство: Express Publishing Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
ISBN: 978-0-194-79434-3 Издательство: Oxford University Press Дата выхода: июль 2013
Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald`s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. Being acclaimed by generations of readers, the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan remains one of the most famous Fitzgerald`s works. It is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. All the Sad Young Men is a wonderful short-story collection. It contains two of the most famous tales: the beautifully elegiac "The Rich Boy" and "Winter Dreams", dealing with wealthy protagonists as they come to terms with lost love and "Absolution", a boy`s confession to a priest.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07702-1 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июль 2018
