ISBN: 9780349123578 Издательство: Little, Brown and Company Дата выхода: январь 2018
Grisham`s #1 "New York Times" bestseller returns readers to Ford County, Mississippi, the locale for "A Time to Kill." A young journalist becomes caught up in the sensational trial of a savage killer whose vengeful vow has a devastating effect on the small town.
ISBN: 0-440-29631-5 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
ISBN: 9780440865070 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2010
ISBN: 9781847493187 Издательство: Alma Books Дата выхода: январь 2013
ISBN: 9781847497741 Издательство: Alma Books Дата выхода: январь 2018
ISBN: 978-5-521-07748-9 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июль 2018
The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is.`What shall we do?` said Twoflower.`Panic?` said Rincewind hopefully. He always held that panic was the best means of survival.As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld could do with a hero.What it doesn`t need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world, or a well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own.Which is a shame, because that`s all there is…The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Light...
ISBN: 9780552166607 Издательство: Transworld publishers Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and this is something that other cultures find incomprehensible. The Ekumen of Known Worlds has sent an ethnologist to study the inhabitants of this forbidding, ice-bound world. At first he finds his subjects difficult and off-putting, with then- elaborate social systems and alien minds. But in the course of a long journey across the ice he reaches an understanding with one of the Gethenians - it might even be a kind of love...
ISBN: 0-441-47812-3 Издательство: Penguin USA Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight - one of those sent out to explore the mysteries of their world. Somewhere out there lie the secrets of the past - including the lost floating city of Sanctaphrax - and, maybe, hope for a future free from the fear of tyranny. When his chance comes, Rook grabs it! Breaking all the rules, he sets out on a journey to the Free Glades and beyond. His luck and determination lead him from one peril to another until, buried in the heart of the Deepwoods, Rook encounters a mysterious character - the last sky pirate - and is thrust into a bold adventure that dares to challenge the might of the...
ISBN: 978-0-552-55426-8 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
ISBN: 9781847498700 Издательство: Alma Books Дата выхода: январь 2021
Знаковый фантастический роман Артура Конан Дойла, породивший множество экранизаций. В книге описываются приключения британской экспедиции в Южной Америке. Профессор Джордж Челленджер мечтает доказать существование доисторических животных в современном мире. На скалистом недоступном плато экспедиция обнаруживает "затерянный мир" - район, заселённый динозаврами, человекообразными обезьянами и...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05535-7 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: март 2017
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper`s novels. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07946-9 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: август 2018
The Two Towers is die second part of J.R.R. Tolkien\'s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape the rest of the Company were attacked by ores. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This is the second part...
ISBN: 0-00-714922-0 Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers Дата выхода: март 1999
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish novelist, best known today for his universally famous gothic novel "Dracula", the main villain of which is still one of the most popular antagonists in the modern media. "The Lady of the Shroud" is a gothic novel that tells the story of Rupert Saint Leger. He inherits an estate worth more than one million pounds, but on one condition: he must live for a year in his uncle`s castle in the Land of the Blue Mountains, near the Dalmatian coast However, one night, a pale woman wearing a wet shroud visits the estate. She dries herself and stays for the night but flees before morning. It takes several visits for Rupert to fall in love, despite believing that she is a vampire living in the crypt.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07521-8 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июль 2018
Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "The Lurking Fear and Other Stories" is a collection of wonderful short stories such as "The Lurking Fear," "The Shunned House," "The Colour." These stories, full of mystery and fantastic creatures, have captured the minds of readers all over the world.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00252-5 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: февраль 2019
ISBN: 9780140446319 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: январь 1999
ISBN: 9780099546467 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: январь 2016
Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer, largely of adventure fiction, but also of non-fiction. The eighth child of a Norfolk barrister and squire, through family connections he gained employment with Sir Henry Bulwer during the latters service as lieutenant-governor of Natal, South Africa. Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the High Court of the Transvaal and an adjutant of the Pretoria Horse. Rider Haggard`s time in Africa proved inspirational for him, and while still in Natal he wrote two articles for The Gentleman`s Magazine describing his experiences.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06637-7 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: март 2018
ISBN: 978-0-316-16668-3 Дата выхода: май 2008
ISBN: 9781405954440 Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Издательство продолжает знакомить читателей с лучшими образцами английской литературы. Важное место в романе занимает тема судьбы художника. Личные взаимоотношения героев, споры об искусстве даны на фоне исторических событий, свидетелями и участниками которых являются главные герои романа.
ISBN: 5-8346-0177-4 Издательство: Менеджер Дата выхода: август 2002
Redwall`s most valiant champion, Martin the Warrior, embarks on a perilous journey to the northland shore to trace his heroic legacy: the legendary exploits of his father Luke…
ISBN: 0-441-00773-2 Издательство: Penguin USA Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He runs across Canada for sick children and he gets $10,000,000. Read about his Marathon of Hope, his pain, and his short life. This is the true story of a strong athlete-and a Canadian hero. An exciting new series which provides reading and language learning at five levels. As well as enjoyable stories and texts, each book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalised project work. Each book is supported by a CD-ROM which contains additional activities and the complete audio recording. What`s special about Penguin Active Reading? Beautiful illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams help to bring the...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8455-6 Издательство: Pearson Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
ISBN: 978-5-521-07581-2 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: июнь 2018
The Lake Gun is a satirical short story by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1850. The title of the story comes from a mysterious loud exploding sound coming from Seneca Lake, called "The Lake Gun" by European American settlers to the area, and known today as the Seneca Guns. These sounds remain unexplained to this day, with no clear or agreed-upon cause.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06664-3 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2018