In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. While her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man in the Moon, Minli`s mother chides him for filling her head with stories. But inspired by these stories, Minli spends one of her precious copper pennies on a beautiful goldfish, which is said to be able to change the fortune of the owner. Her mother reprimands her for the silly purchase, but, it pays off when the goldfish talks and offers to show her the path to fortune and wealth! Minli is eventually joined by a dragon who can`t fly, and together they set out to find the Old Man of the Moon to ask him to fulfill their dreams. Fantasy crossed with...
The international bestselling Queen of Suspense proves she knows how to tell a gripping story with this mystery of a family tragedy and one woman`s dangerous quest for the truth about the man she`s loved since childhood.
Where`s the busy bee? Where`s the little duck? Where`s the rowing boat? This adorable book is full of simple rhyming questions for little children to answer by looking at and talking about the charming illustrations. A lovely way to encourage children to talk and form sentences, and a delightful book to enjoy together.
The story of Max`s adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things are has become an acknowledged classic of children`s books. This book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year, 1964.
ISBN: 978-0-09-940839-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann - a Boy and His Two A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains - and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power that`s only An exciting tale of love and adventure you`ll never forget. From the Paperback edition.
Since childhood, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But they're suddenly separated when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Rosie is lost without him. Then, just as she is about to join Alex in Boston, she gets life-changing news - news that will keep her at home in Ireland. Their magical connection remains but can their friendship survive the years and miles - as well as new relationships? And always at the back of Rosie's mind is whether they were meant to be more than just good friends all along. Misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck have kept them apart - until now. But will they gamble everything - including their friendship - on true love? And what twists and...
ISBN: 0-00-716501-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2011
The mysterious Stig, "Top Gear`s" resident tame racing driver, is back. And this time he`s in miniature, so you`ll have to work extra hard to find him. He`s been cleverly concealed in a series of brilliantly drawn scenes. You might spot him getting down with the kids at a rock festival; or overseeing his workforce in his secret underground lair. He could be one of the spectators lining the route of Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week; or soaking up the sun on the Costa del Stig. Filled with visual jokes and references to the TV series, and with extra credits for spotting his colleagues at "Top Gear" and a few other hidden gems, "Where`s Stig?: The Glovebox Edition" will give "Top Gear" fans hours of fun.
ISBN: 978-1-84607-809-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Where`s the butterfly? Where`s the jumping frog? Where`s the hungry dog? This adorable book is full of simple rhyming questions for little children to answer by looking at and talking about the charming illustrations. A lovely way to encourage children to talk and form sentences, and a delightful book to enjoy together.
At six o`clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, Sam Vimes must go home to read Where`s My Cow?, with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy. There are some things you have to do.It is the most loved and chewed book in the world.But his father wonders why it is full of moo-cows and baa-lambs when Young Sam will only ever see them cooked on a plate. He can think of a more useful book for a boy who lives in a city.So Sam Vimes starts adapting the story. A story with streets, not fields. A book with rogues and villains. A book about the place where he`ll grow up.
Some of Agatha Christie`s earliest stories - including her very first - which show the Queen of Crime in the A macabre recurring revenge against a jealousy, infidelity and a tortured a stolen the haunting attraction of an ancient a race against a tragic love a body in a an unexpected visitor from beyond the Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie`s brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.
ISBN: 978-0-00-715485-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
Some of Agatha Christie`s earliest stories - including her very first - which show the Queen of Crime in the making...A macabre recurring dream ... revenge against a blackmailer ... jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ... a stolen gemstone ... the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ... a race against time ... a tragic love triangle ... a body in a box ... an unexpected visitor from beyond the grave...Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie`s brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.
ISBN: 9780008196462
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2020
Perhaps it`s best to live with the possibility that around any corner, at any time, may come the person who reminds you of your own capacity to surprise yourself, to put at risk everything that`s dear to you Thirty years ago Jo Becker`s bohemian life ended when she found her best friend brutally murdered. Now Jo has everything: work she loves, a devoted husband, three grown daughters and a beautiful home. But when an old friend settles in her small town, the fabric of Jo`s life begins to unravel, as she enters a relationship that returns her to the darkest moments of her past, imperilling all that she loves.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9926-5
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Neeve Kearny may be the only person in New York worried about the death of Ethel Lambston. When Ethel, a bestselling author famous for her juicy exposes, is found with her throat cut, Neeve`s memories of her mother`s long-unsolved murder come to life. As an innocent witness in the Lambstone investigation, Neeve is drawn into a sinister labyrinth of greed and ambition.
There are two worlds in racing. Winning and losing. Private detective Sid Halley has gone from one to the other - fast. First his career as a jockey ended when he lost his hand in a fall. Then his wife said a cold good-bye. Now he`s on the trail of thugs who crush losers. With vicious pleasure. These are people who aim to win - at any price. There`s a syndicate of owners with a sideline in violent kidnapping. And Trevor Deansgate, a bookmaker whose hatred of favourites goes one deathly step too For the sake of his health, Halley had better return to winning ways. Because to lose is to
О. Генри - один из самых известных классиков американской литературы, признанный мастер короткой прозы. Его произведениям свойственны тонкий юмор, неожиданные развязки и яркие персонажи. В этот прекрасный сборник включены такие необычные и душевные произведения автора, как "Коловращение", "Вождь краснокожих", "Дороги, которые мы выбираем", "Бесценный доллар" и многие другие. Читайте зарубежную литературу в...
ISBN: 978-5-521-05356-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2017
