From the author of "The Hunt for Atlantis", comes an electrifying new novel. Nina Wilde is on the hunt for the Tomb of Hercules. Studies of an ancient text have convinced archaeologist Nina Wilde that a tomb containing the remains of legendary warrior Hercules may actually exist. If she can locate it, it will be the most important historical find ever to be unearthed. As Nina and Eddie Chase, her ex-SAS bodyguard and now boyfriend, begin their search it’s clear that others want to find the tomb – and the unimaginable riches contained within. Nina and Chase are soon following a violent trail of corruption and conspiracy around the globe. From Switzerland to Shanghai, Botswana to London, it’s a race against time to find the Tomb of...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3915-0
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: август 2011
When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away - home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs` greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.
Katie Ellison is not a liar. But she can’t exactly tell the truth, either – not when she’s juggling two boyfriends, secretly hating the high school football team and trying to have the best summer ever. At least Katie has it all under control (sort of). Until Tommy Sullivan comes back to town – a gorgeous and irresistible reminder of a long-ago secret, who could ruin all her plans. Tom Sullivan is NOT a popular guy. Everyone hates him for what he did that night four years ago. Even being seen with him could ruin Katie’s social life. So falling in love with him is not an option. Is it?
ISBN: 978-0-330-44407-1
Издательство:
Picador
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight high school teenagers band together to fight. Seventeen-year-old Ellie Linton wants one final adventure with her friends before the school holidays are over. Packed in Ellie`s parents` land rover they drive to the famously isolated rock pool Eden dubbed `Hell` by the locals. Returning to their home town of Wirrawee, the seven teenagers realize that something is seriously wrong. Power to the houses has been cut, pets and livestock have been left dead or dying, and most alarmingly of all, everyone`s family has vanished. When the hostile armed forces discover that the teenagers are lying low in the vicinity, Ellie and her friends must band together to escape, outwit and...
ISBN: 978-0-85738-733-2
Издательство:
Quercus Publishing (MacLehose Press)
Дата выхода: август 2011
When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they`re leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong - horribly wrong. Before long, they realize the country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured - including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: They can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight.
In his first novel since The Light of Day, the Booker Prize-winning author gives us a luminous tale about the closest of human bonds. On a midsummer`s night Paula Hook lies awake; Mike, her husband of twenty-five years, asleep beside her; her teenage twins, Nick and Kate, sleeping in nearby rooms. The next day, she knows, will redefine all of their lives. A revelation lies in store. Her children`s future lies before them. The house holds the family`s history and fate. Recalling the years before and after her children were born, Paula begins a story that is both a glowing celebration of love possessed and a moving acknowledgment of the fear of loss, of the fragilities, illusions, and secrets on which even our most intimate sense of who we...
Completely updated to include the entire twentieth century, this new fourth edition covers all the latest directors, stars, and films including Summer of Sam, Jackie Brown, The Best Man, and The Hurricane. From The Birth of a Nation--the groundbreaking work of independent filmmaker Oscar Micheaux--and Gone with the Wind to the latest work by Spike Lee, John Singleton, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and Will Smith, Donald Bogle reveals the ways in which the depiction of blacks in American movies has changed--and the shocking ways in which it has remained the same.
Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. "Tono-Bungay" is a semiautobiographical and social novel in the vein of Charles Dickens. It is a story of young George Ponderevo, who leaves college to help his Uncle Edward market Tono-Bungay, a worthless medicine.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08231-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
When the Cutter family`s next-door-neighbours, the Langleys, are gunned down in their house one hot August night, the Cutters` world is turned upside down. That violent death should have come so close to them is shocking enough in suburban Promise Falls, but at least the Cutters can console themselves with the thought that lightning is unlikely to strike twice in the same place. Unless, of course, the killers went to the wrong At first the idea seems crazy - but each of the Cutter family has a secret they`d rather keep buried. What was on that old computer teenage Derek and his friend Adam Langley had salvaged? And where is it now? What hold does a local professor and bestselling author have on Ellen Cutter? And what does Jim Cutter know...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0209-0
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
A charming and briliant dentist, tied to two murders nearly two decades A twisting case in which past and present Go inside one of the most compelling double homicide investigations of our time with Ann Rule, who was given exclusive access inside the case of Bart Corbin, the "handsome twin" responsible for murder times two. Bart Corbin appeared to share an idyllic life with his pretty wife, Jennifer: a home in an upscale Atlanta suburb, two adorable young sons. But there were secrets below the surface - including an affair of Bart`s that drove Jenn to look for love on the Internet - that would prove deadly on the December morning Jenn was found with a single gunshot wound to her head. Police suspected suicide, but her disbelieving family...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-6051-4
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Tools for Living is a book all about ultimates - the ultimate things designed for the home - from chef knives and pots and pans, to door handles and bathroom taps, to home-office furniture and garden tools. Well-designed objects not only have superior performance but also look better and last longer, which ultimately means that they are more sustainable and provide better value for money. They also give the user a satisfying sense of reliability - they are the household tools that we use on a daily basis, which enhance life. Many of the objects included in Tools for Living are famous design classics, which are still in production. This comprehensive sourcebook features them beautifully, with full descriptions of their historic relevance...
ISBN: 978-1-906863-01-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Teeth-they come in handy when you chew or smile! In Dr. Seuss`s hilarious ode to teeth, little ones will laugh out loud as they find out all the things teeth can do and how to take care of them so they last a lifetime! All the fun and charm of the original book are in this new board book version for the youngest readers.
ISBN: 978-0-375-82492-0
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
This new collection of short stories from T. C. Boyle finds him at his mercurial best. Inventive, wickedly funny, sometimes disturbing, these are stories about drop-outs, deadbeats and kooks. Take the man who shares his apartment with a wildcat won in a drunken bet; the drive-time shock jock hallucinating from sleep deprivation for a publicity stunt; the suburban woman who joins a pack of dogs, eating rabbits and baying at the moon. With a unique deftness of touch and a keen eye for the telling detail, Boyle has mapped the strange underworld of America.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8145-1
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A huge variety of activities including, vocabulary games, discussions, questionnaires, quizzes, and much more; Material for all ages and levels from Elementary to Advanced; Detailed teacher`s notes and photocopiable handouts - minimum preparation time; Most activities can be completed in about 15 minutes.
ISBN: 978-0-14-081619-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back in this official "Top Gear Annual 2012" - the perfect Christmas gift for young petrol-heads! Find out what the ten worst cars in a thunderstorm are, discover exactly how fast 257 mph really is and get ready to compete in catchphrase bingo! This title is presented with car facts and stats, puzzles and features on all your favourite bits of the show. Some say it`s the most fun you can have with a book.
The legendary, long-out-of-print Cool & Lam mystery series by the creator of Perry Mason returns as private detective Donald Lam unravels his own client s alibi for the night a gangster s girlfriend vanished. Reissue.
