Phule gets on the wrong side of Barky the Environmental Dog by hosting a group of big game hunters who intend to bag a dinosaur on Zenobia, even though dinosaurs are not a native species. But cold, hard facts has never stopped a Phule.
ISBN: 978-0-441-01152-0
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Mary Janice Davidson The Majicka - Life`s a bit crowded for Ireland and her roommates - a fairy, a werewolf, a vampire, and now a when a mysterious man walks through the door. Will there be any room left for love?Lori Handeland Voodoo Moon - For Devil`s Fork - based FBI Agent Dana Duran, the only way to fight a supernatural serial killer just may be to embrace life. But little did she know that voodoo could be so viciously McCray Breath of Magic - San Francisco`s witches are in an epic battle. But even if Sydney can use her sultry ways and ancient Druid powers to save the world, can she risk losing her heart to handsome warrior Conlan?Christine Warren Any Witch Way She Can - A desperately lonely witch decides to take matters of love into...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94921-1
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A ship`s pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies` man, and a beloved resident of Washington State`s idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a ship he was helming crashed into the soaring West Seattle Bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80. Was he a suicide, a man broken by one costly misstep? Had he run off with a lifelong love? Or did a trail of gruesome evidence lead to the home Rolf shared with his wife, Ruth? On an island where everyone thought they knew their neighbors, the veneer of the Neslunds` marriage...
On the morning she will never forget, suburban teenager Cynthia Archer awakes with a nasty hangover and a feeling she is going to have an even nastier confrontation with her mom and dad. But when she leaves her bedroom, she discovers the house is empty, with no sign of her parents or younger brother Todd. In the blink of an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared. Twenty-five years later Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so, why was she spared? And if they`re alive, why did they abandon her in such a cruel way? Now married with a daughter of her own, Cynthia fears that her new family will be taken from her just as her first one was. And so she agrees to take part in a...
Precious Ramotswe is a kind, warm-hearted and large African lady. She is also the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency the Ladies` Detective Agency is the best in the country. With help of her secretary, Mma Makutsi, and her best friend, Mr JLB Matekoni, she solves a number of difficult problems. A missing husband, a missing finger and a missing child she will solve these mysteries in her own special way.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-7924-8
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Quintessential Tyler, yet full of surprises a perfectly pitched, enchanting and affecting novel about a man adrift in his own life, Noah`s Compass chimes gently, heartbreakingly with our times. With the humour and poignancy of her classic The Accidental Tourist (though with a protagonist who doesn`t venture far from home) Anne Tyler`s new novel tells the story of a year in the life of Liam Pennywell, a man in his sixty-first year. A classical pedant, he`s just been let go from his schoolteaching job and downsizes to a tiny out-of-town apartment, where he goes to bed early and alone on his first night. Widowed, re-married, divorced and the father of three daughters, Liam is a man who is proud of his recall but has learned to dodge issues...
ISBN: 978-0-09-954939-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
Quintessential Tyler, yet full of surprises - a perfectly pitched, enchanting and affecting novel about a man adrift in his own life, "Noah`s Compass" chimes gently, heartbreakingly with our times. With the humour and poignancy of her classic "The Accidental Tourist" (though with a protagonist who doesn`t venture far from home) Anne Tyler`s new novel tells the story of a year in the life of Liam Pennywell, a man in his sixty-first year. A classical pedant, he`s just been `let go` from his schoolteaching job and downsizes to a tiny out-of-town apartment, where he goes to bed early and alone on his first night. Widowed, re-married, divorced and the father of three daughters, Liam is a man who is proud of his recall but has learned to dodge...
ISBN: 978-0-345-52395-2
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The setting is Hong Kong, 1963. The action spans scarcely more than a week, but these are the days of high adventure: from kidnapping and murder to financial double-dealing and natural catastrophes - fire, flood, and landslide. Yet they are days filled as well with all the mystery and romance of Hong Kong - the heart of Asia - rich in every trade... money, flesh, opium, power.
ISBN: 0-440-16484-2
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The Plan Genius physics professor Dr, Jane Darlington desperately wants a baby. But finding a father won`t be easy. Jane`s super-intelligence made her feel like a freak when she was growing up, and she`s determined to spare her own child that suffering. Which means she must find someone very special to father her child. stupid. The Target Cal Bonner, the Chicago Stars` legendary quarterback, seems like the perfect choice. But his champion good looks and down-home ways are deceiving. Dr. Jane learns too late that this good ol`boy is a lot smarter than he lets on - and he`s not about to be used and abandoned by a brainy baby-mad schemer. The Explosion A brillant, lonely woman who dreams only of A take no-prisoners tough guy who`ll settle...
ISBN: 978-0-380-78234-5
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Nobu Matsuhisa still stands above all the other great world-class chefs in being the only one who is truly celebrated internationally. His ever-expanding empire of fabulously fashionable restaurants in the USA, UK, Italy and Japan now numbers thirteen and they still remain very much THE places to eat and to be seen in each of those cities. In Nobu Now, he gives readers an exhilarating taste of how his repertoire has developed, constantly expanded by his travels and experience, as well as the rich cross-fertilization with cuisines of the nations in which his empire now operates. For the first time, Nobu ventures beyond his favourite seafood into meat and poultry dishes, applying his usual principles and using his signature sauces, as in...
ISBN: 978-1-84400-114-9
Издательство:
Quadrille Publishing
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In Isola, the hours between midnight and dawn are usually a quiet time. But for the 87th Precinct detectives Carella and Hawes, the murder of an old woman makes the wee hours anything but peaceful--especially when they learn she was one of the greatest concert pianists of the century long vanished. Meanwhile 88th Precinct cop Fat Ollie Weeks has his own early morning nightmare: he`s on the trail of three prep school boys and a crack dealer who spent the evening carving up a hooker.
ISBN: 0-446-60538-7
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
One of the most celebrated writers of our time gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly etched, interconnected stories in which music is a vivid and essential character. A once-popular singer, desperate to make a comeback, turning from the one certainty in his A man whose unerring taste in music is the only thing his closest friends value in A struggling singer-songwriter unwittingly involved in the failing marriage of a couple he’s only just A gifted, underappreciated jazz musician who lets himself believe that plastic surgery will help his A young cellist whose tutor promises to “unwrap” his Passion or necessity - or the often uneasy combination of the two - determines the place of music in each of these lives....
ISBN: 978-0-307-27102-0
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: январь 2012
John Connolly, bestselling author of seven brilliantly scary mystery novels, now turns his pen to the short story to give us a volume of chilling tales of the supernatural. In this macabre collection, echoing masters of the genre from M R James to Stephen King, Connolly delves into our darkest fears – lost lovers, missing children, subterranean creatures and predatory demons. Framing the collection are two substantial novellas – "The Cancer Cowboy Rides" charts the fatal progress of a modern-day grim reaper, while "The Reflecting Eye" is a haunted house tale with a twist and marks the return of private detective Charlie Parker, the troubled hero of Connolly`s crime novels. This edition contains two additional stories – "The Cycle"...
ISBN: 978-0-340-93399-2
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Les Noëls blancs, ce sont ceux dont se souviendront François, Mathieu et Lucie Barthélemy, en repensant à leur enfance, là-bas, aux confins de la Corrèze et du Puy-de-Dôme, dans ce haut pays aux hivers rudes. Ils y ont grandi avec le siècle. Auguste, le père, et Elise, la mère, travaillent une terre qui ne leur appartient pas. A douze ans, François doit abandonner l`école pour devenir garçon de ferme. Un peu plus tard, la mort brutale du père contraindra Lucie à se placer comme domestique, tandis que Mathieu tentera sa chance en Algérie. Ainsi vont-ils être jetés au cœur de tous les tourments du siècle. Chistian Signol inaugure ici une...
ISBN: 978-2-253-15262-0
Издательство:
Livre de Poche
Дата выхода: август 2011
- Three exciting fire engine tales with a wind-up model fire engine to bring the stories to life. - The thick card pages have embedded tracks for the fire engine to rush to the fires. - Includes a button to press to make the noisy fire engine go ‘nee-naw’.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-9112-8
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Parp! Pardon me! Our bodies can make such a funny lot of noises. Find and press the buttons on every page to hear a different silly sound each time. Encourages interactive and imaginative play; Perfect for sharing with young children; Fun to read together again and again. Формат: 21,5 см х 21,5 см.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0035-9
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
A board book for sharing with small children who love pressing the buttons to make the sounds you hear in a noisy jungle including monkeys, parrots and tigers. It includes illustrations by Lee Wildish.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-9898-1
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: август 2011
