ISBN: 9780241474433 Дата выхода: январь 2021
Heart of darkness... In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan`s new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers. Nate O`Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan`s family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a...
ISBN: 0-440-23474-3 Издательство: Random House (USA) Дата выхода: апрель 2004
It`s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia`s Far East. The tiger isn`t just killing people, it`s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren`t random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. As he re-creates these extraordinary events, John Vaillant gives us an unforgettable portrait of this spectacularly beautiful and mysterious region. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside...
ISBN: 978-0-340-96258-9 Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton Дата выхода: август 2011
Having uncovered the dark secret of her enigmatic classmate, Edward Cullen, Bella Swan embraces her feelings for him, trusting Edward to keep her safe despite the risks. When a rival clan of vampires makes its way into Forks, though, the danger to Bella has never been more real. Will she make the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people dearest to her?
ISBN: 978-1-907411-53-3 Издательство: Little, Brown and Company Дата выхода: январь 2013
It`s been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter`s very first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and in celebration, we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books, t
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6792-8 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
""They do not love that do not show their love."" Two Gentlemen of Verona " " Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of the classic comedy of courtship and delicious rivalry. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: - an original Introduction to "Two Gentlemen of Verona" - incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work - commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers - photographs of key RSC productions - an overview of Shakespeare`s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and...
ISBN: 9780230300910 Дата выхода: январь 2012
ISBN: 978-1-5098-2103-7 Дата выхода: январь 2017
The City of Qushmarrah is uneasy under the rule of the Herodians —short, balding men whose armies would never have conquered the city had not the great and evil wizard Narkar been killed and sealed in his citadel; had not the savage nomad Datars turned coat and sided with the invaders; had not some traitor opened the fortress to them. Not many would welcome the return of the old religion, the bloody return of but there are some patriots who would accept the return of the devil they know, if it meant the return of independence.
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5897-4 Издательство: Macmillan USA Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
ISBN: 978-5-521-07055-8 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: апрель 2018
While the dolls are away, two curious, naughty mice explore the dolls` house and steal their furniture.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6774-4 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
В книге текст произведения на языке оригинала повторяется дважды: сначала с лексико-грамматическим комментарием и дословным переводом некоторых фраз, затем без каких-либо подсказок. Начинающим изучать язык рекомендуется сначала ознакомиться с комментированным текстом, а затем переходить к оригинальному. Тем же, кто уже имеет опыт чтения на иностранном языке, лучше поступать наоборот: читать текст без...
ISBN: 978-5-699-45670-3 Издательство: Эксмо Дата выхода: декабрь 2010
This text contains two of Graham Greene`s novels. The Third Man is a recreation of post-war Vienna in which Rollo Martins visits his friend and hero, Harry Lime, to find Harry has died in suspicious circumstances. The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in adult games.
ISBN: 978-0-09-928623-3 Издательство: Random House Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Роман "Незнакомка из Уайлдфелл-Холла" один из первых поднял тему тендерного неравенства и несправедливого отношения к женщине в обществе, став настоящей сенсацией после издания и самым радикальным из сочинений сестёр Бронте. Главный герой Гилберт увлечён Хелен Грэм, прекрасной и загадочной молодой вдовой, которая с маленьким сыном переехала в Уайлдфелл-Холл. Однако её явная скрытность, ставшая...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05539-5 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: март 2017
n 401 , a thundering army of mercenaries, camp followers, dreamers, and glory seekers set off to help a rebellious foreign general named Cyrus. In the months that followed, ten thousand men--trained and hardened in three decades of war in Greece - would engage in pitched battles, witness untold horrors, and begin a desperate march across he desert, over raging rivers, and into the jaws of hell itself. By the time it was over, some would be alive, others dead, and one among them would emerge and the greatest hero of In a novel of high adventure and riveting historical drama, Michael Curtis Ford brings to life an amazing true story from Greek antiquity - Xenophon`s march of the ten Thousand. A tale of war and peace, of loyalties and...
ISBN: 978-0-312-98032-0 Издательство: Macmillan USA Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Edith Wharton (1862—1937) was an American novelist and short story writer. Her works show the lives of people of the late nineteenth century, the times of decline in American history. She was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921. Wharton also was familiar with many famous people of the time, including President Theodore Roosevelt. "The Touchstone" tells the story of Stephen Glennard, a man whose career is almost over. He does not have money to marry the woman he loves, and in despair, he sells the private letters that his recently deceased lover sent to him. As expected, this act entails only grief and a sense of guilt.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07832-5 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
Squirrel Nutkin`s friends bring Mr. Brown gifts in exchange for being allowed to collect nuts on his property. Nutkin loves to ask Mr. Brown riddles, however, and these constant rhymes eventually get him into trouble.
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6770-6 Издательство: Penguin Books Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
In his latest "New York Times" bestseller, Koontz tells the story of a community cut off from a world under siege, and the terrifying battle for survival waged by a young couple and their neighbors as familiar streets become fog-shrouded death traps.
ISBN: 978-0-553-58450-9 Издательство: Bantam Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The Two Admirals is an 1842 nautical fiction novel by James Fenimore Cooper. The novel was written after the Leatherstocking Tales novel The Deerslayer. Set during the 18th century and exploring the British Royal Navy, Cooper wrote the novel out of encouragement of his English publisher, who recommended writing another sea novel. Cooper had originally intended to write a novel where ships were the main characters, though eventually decided not to.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06651-3 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: январь 2018
Эта книга входит в серию иллюстрированных учебных пособий "Читаем вместе", адресованных детям, которые начинают знакомиться с английским языком. Русская народная сказка пересказана на английском языке специально для российских детей, с использованием простейшей грамматики и наиболее употребительных английских слов. Читая эту книгу, ребенок узнает около 100 новых английских слов, научится употреблять...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-5604-4 Издательство: Айрис-пресс Дата выхода: февраль 2015
Jack London was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. "The Turtles of Tasman" is a collection of beautiful short stories among which there are "The Hobo and the Fairy", "The Eternity of Forms" and "Told in the Drooling Ward" — a first-person narrative as told by a feebleminded inmate of a mental institution. .
ISBN: 978-5-521-08123-3 Издательство: Т8 Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
ISBN: 9780552776158 Издательство: Transworld publishers Дата выхода: январь 2010
A soldier finds a magical tinderbox, which makes all his wishes come true.
ISBN: 978-0-582-34415-0 Издательство: Longman Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city, where Christians, Jews and Moslems live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will change for ever this city, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people. Five years later, young Katerina escapes to Greece when her home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she finds herself on a boat to an unknown destination. From that day the lives of Dimitri and Katerina become entwined, with each other and with the story of the city itself. Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears the life story of his grandparents for the first time and realises he has a decision...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-7776-3 Издательство: Headline Publ. Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy` Apophis, the giant snake of chaos is rising. If Carter and Sadie don`t destroy him, the world will end in five days` time. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra` a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Can the Kanes destroy Apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darkness forever?
ISBN: 978-0-14-133567-4 Издательство: Puffin Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld`s first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist`s life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes. Формат: 10,5 см x 18 см.
ISBN: 0-552-14768-0 Издательство: Corgi Books Дата выхода: апрель 2004
