With 27 member states and nearly half a billion residents, the European Union is a major actor on the world stage. It has changed the way Europeans live, as well as the way the rest of the world relates to Europe. Yet it remains widely misunderstood and a source of puzzlement to many: * How does the EU work, and what impact has it had on the lives of Europeans? * What difference has it made to the meaning of `Europe`? * How has it changed the role of Europe in the world? Written for anyone who needs a short and clear introduction to the EU, John McCormick`s best-selling text provides a concise yet broad-ranging survey of how the EU works. It covers the history and institutions of the EU; the underlying principles of European integration;...
Луиза Мэй Олкотт - известная американская писательница XIX века чьи романы читаемы и любимы до сих пор. "Дом под сиренями" - это трогательная история о сбежавшем из цирка мальчике Бене Брауне. По воле судьбы он попадает в удивительный дом миссис Мосс и её домочадцев, которые окружают мальчика любовью и пониманием… Бен начинает ценить дружбу и преданность, переживать радостные и трудные минуты вместе....
ISBN: 978-5-521-05770-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
King`s return to supernatural horror is uncomfortably bulky, formidably complex and irresistibly compelling. When the smalltown of Chester`s Mill, Maine, is surrounded by an invisible force field, the people inside must exert themselves to survive. The situation deteriorates rapidly due to the dome`s ecological effects and the machinations of Big Jim Rennie, an obscenely sanctimonious local politician and drug lord who likes the idea of having an isolated populace to dominate. Opposing him are footloose Iraq veteran Dale "Barbie" Barbara, newspaper editor Julia Shumway, a gaggle of teen skateboarders and others who want to solve the riddle of the dome. King handles the huge cast of characters masterfully but ruthlessly, forcing them to...
ISBN: 978-0-340-99258-6
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: март 2011
`When people ask me what I do for a crust and I tell them that I`m a novelist, they immediately assume that my life is a non-stop carousel of limos, television appearances, hair-dos, devoted fans, stalkers and all the glitzy paraphernalia of being a public figure. It`s time to set the record straight. I write alone, in a darkened bedroom, wearing my PJs, eating bananas, my laptop on a pillow in front of me ...` Her novels are read and adored by millions around the world - now read Marian Keyes` collected pieces: regular bulletins from the woman under the duvet.
ISBN: 0-14-100747-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Under a Blood Red Sky is a breathtaking epic novel - a tale of love, escape, revenge and redemption. At its heart is an intense love story. But it is also driven by the powerful bonds of friendship between two young women, Sofia and Anna. They are imprisoned in Davinsky Labour Camp, Siberia 1933. When Anna falls gravely ill, Sofia makes a promise to escape the camp and find Vasily, Anna’s childhood love. Her perilous search takes her to a remote Urals village where she discovers a web of secrecy and lies, but also bonds of courage and loyalty – and an overwhelming love that threatens her promise to Anna. As Stalin’s fist squeezes ever tighter, Sofia is tantalisingly close to freedom, family – even a future. All that stands in her...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4044-4
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2011
An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. For two years Shen Tai has mourned his father, living like a hermit beyond the borders of the Kitan Empire, by a mountain lake where terrible battles have long been fought between the Kitai and the neighbouring Tagurans, including one for which his father...
ISBN: 978-0-00-734210-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day… she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine…the ironing board…and...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15314-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Bienvenue a Pagford, petite bourgade en apparence idyllique. Un notable meurt. Sa place est a prendre... Comedie de moeurs, tragedie teintee d`humour noir, satire feroce de nos hypocrisies sociales et intimes, ce formidable roman confirme le talent d`un ecrivain prodige.
Master storyteller Diana Wynne Jones presents ariveting collection of unpredictable tales, including: A cat tells how the kindhearted wizard she owns is suddenly called upon to defeat a horrific Beast. When Anne has mumps, her drawings come to life, and she must protect her home from them. Four children become involved in the intrigue surrounding an innocent prince, an evil count, and a brave outlaw. These fifteen stories and one novella will enchant, startle, and surprise!
Michael Starkwedder crashes his car and, after finding a dead man and a woman with a smoking gun in the nearest house while searching for help, discovers that not everything is as it seems.
ISBN: 978-0-312-97512-8
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
