The dazzling vampire Lestat was once the epitome of evil. But now he struggles with his immortality, yearning for a more saintly path. His chance comes when he rescues a witch from death by turning her into a vampire. But the repercussions are swift as the powerful Mayfair family rally to punish Lestat for creating a killer from one of their flock.Yet in the midst of this schism comes a passionate love affair as Lestat becomes dangerously drawn to Rowan Mayfair, a brilliant neurosurgeon and a true witch. However, the fates are cruel and in an intense finale he must decide on the destiny of his beloved.
ISBN: 9780099548188
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
"Ich finde es heiter. Denk mal, mein Papa und mein` Mama sitzen jetzt im Kontor, fahren in der Stadt herum und glauben ihr Tochterchen wohlgeborgen im Schoe der treusorgenden Freundin. Hingegen…" Hingegen sitzt eine gluckliche Claire neben ihrem verliebten Wolfchen in der Kleinbahn nach Rheinsberg und fahrt einem unbeschwerten amourosen Wochenende in diesem markischen Schlossstadtchen entgegen. Voller Ubermut sturzen sich die beiden jungen Menschen aus Berlin in dieses Abenteuer und geniessen ein paar wunderschone spatsommerliche Tage. Kurt Tucholsky begrundete mit dieser zauberhaften Liebesgeschichte seinen Ruhm als Schriftsteller und bekannte spater: "Was in dem Buch da ist: das weiss ich schon. Eine bessere Zeit, und meine ganze...
This astonishing novel that parallels the great American classic novel, "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, has been twelve years in the making. Now, the most beloved and most widely-read saga of the American Civil War is retold from the point of view of its unrivalled hero, the dashing and enigmatic scion of the South, Rhett Butler. See what Rhett is really thinking as he sits in the armchair listening to Scarlett declare her love for Ashley. Find out what happened on the other side of the cupboard, where Melanie was hiding. Discover the truth of Rhett`s relationship with Belle to vivid and authentic life by the hand of a master, "Rhett Butler`s People" fulfills the dreams of countless millions whose imaginations have been...
ISBN: 978-0-330-45582-4
Издательство:
Picador USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. He began writing after a `monumental bash on the head` sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well known of all children`s writers. His books, which are read by children the world over, include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magic Finger, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Twits, The BFG and The Witches, winner of the 1983 Whitbread Award. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four. Формат: 12,5 см x 19,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-14-132360-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When Old Adam gets a money order from his son in England, he plans to throw a party. But when he tries to cash the money, he uncovers some well kept secrets.
ISBN: 978-0-230-03037-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Старый Адам обрадован неожиданным подарком. Его сын, который работает в Англии, присылает ему денежный перевод. На эти деньги Адам хочет устроить вечеринку. Но, к сожалению, он сталкивается с проблемами, пытаясь получить деньги.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7636-4
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Nic, Caryn and Tory: three girls who form a friendship that should last a lifetime. Nic is the daughter of a white Zimbabwean business tycoon. Despite a life of jaw-dropping wealth and privilege, all she really wants is a bit of attention from daddy. Caryn never met her father - but growing up on a tough London sink estate, she had other things to worry about. Like getting out and moving on. Tory just yearns for some space to be herself. Living in the shadow of your dead sister is tough, particularly when she seemed to be everything you`re not. Then beautiful, ruthless Estelle McKenzie appears on the scene. Estelle has a secret - and one way or another, she`s going to make each woman pay a very high price for it.
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0351-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Well known as an exponent of good architecture in his own work, Richard Rogers is equally famous for promoting architectural quality and campaigning for the revival of the modern city. This first volume, covering the period 1961–88, features all of Rogers’s early work with Norman Foster and Team 4, his partnerships with Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, through to the ethos and philosophy of his present practice, the Richard Rogers Partnership. The author’s interviews with key figures build up a portrait of the teamwork involved in producing the buildings of Rogers’s expansive career. Each project, from Creek Vean in Cornwall (1966), through the Rogers and Piano collaboration at the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971–7), to Lloyd’s of...
ISBN: 0714837466
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages.
ISBN: 978-0-553-21304-1
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Richard III on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play; A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language; A complete list of characters with descriptions; Plenty of helpful commentary.
This second volume of the complete works of Richard Rogers examines the work of the Richard Rogers Partnership from 1987 to 1992, picking up from the highly acclaimed Volume 1, published in 1999. Following the completion of the Lloyd’s Building came expansion for the firm, a new office in Tokyo, and a large number of competitions and schemes, much of which remains unbuilt. Over fifty projects are featured in the book, including competition schemes for Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and the Tokyo International Forum and buildings such as Channel 4 headquarters, the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights, 88 Wood Street and the Bordeaux Law Courts. In a series of essays throughout the book, Ken Powell discusses ‘Continuity and Expansion’...
ISBN: 0714837474
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
One of today`s most influential and widely emulated architects, Richard Meier began his career by designing private homes in a modernist style. A decade ago, Rizzoli published Meier`s first fourteen masterful houses; this companion volume, with an in-depth essay on the early houses, picks up where the first volume left off and documents Meier`s most recent residential projects. Meier`s style has evolved over the years, becoming increasingly complex spatially and more structurally daring. Included here are not only single-family homes, such as beach houses in California and Florida, but also sleek apartment buildings, such as the three renowned towers on Perry and Charles Streets in Manhattan, and a luxurious getaway, the Playa Grande...
ISBN: 978-0-8478-2994-1
Издательство:
Rizzolli
Дата выхода: июль 2011
