William Makepeace Thackeray (1811—1863) was a British author and novelist mostly known for his satir-ical works such as "Vanity Fair" that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. "The Book of Snobs" is a collection of many satirical works originally written by Thackeray in 1848 for Punch magazine. It is a humorous study that starts with the statement that "Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science". .
ISBN: 978-5-521-07822-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
As the 1980s dawn in the sleepy English village of Rushton, Mickey and Fred are next-door neighbours and best friends, in and out of scrapes from the day they`re born. They`re convinced that nothing will ever keep them apart. But they`re wrong. Fifteen years later, Mickey is beginning a new phase of her life, with a small flower shop in London. Meanwhile, Fred`s life is also changing: he`s set to marry his girlfriend in just a few short weeks. Then he bumps into Mickey for the first time since their worlds fell apart. As they pick up the threads of their friendship, Fred and Mickey relive their glory days growing up in Rushton. But can they ever really overcome the devastating events that once tore them apart? And is it true what they...
ISBN: 0-09-941482-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Fitzgerald was an American writer, whose works illustrate the Jazz Age. The Beautiful and Damned, first published in 1922, is Fitzgerald`s second novel. It explores and portrays New York society and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after "the Great War" and in the early 1920s.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07704-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
The Best of News Design 32nd Edition, the latest edition in Rockport`s highly respected series, presents the winning entries from the Society for News Design`s 2011 competition. Featuring work selected by a panel of judges from more than 14,000 international publication entries, this inspirational volume sets the bar for excellence in journalistic design. Bold, full-color layouts feature the best-of-the-best in news, features, portfolios, visuals, and more, and each entry is accompanied by insightful commentary on the elements that made the piece a standout winner. Every industry professional aspires to one day see his or her work in this book.
ISBN: 978-1-59253-751-8
Издательство:
Rockport
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
The Beautiful and Damned, first published in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald`s second novel. It explores and portrays New York caf societ у and the American Eastern elite during the Jazz Age before and after "the Great War" and in the early 1920s. As in his other novels, Fitzgerald`s characters in this novel are complex, especially with respect to marriage and intimacy.
ISBN: 978-5-521-00190-3
Издательство:
Пальмира
Дата выхода: январь 2017
This collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky`s key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works, these small masterpieces move from the tender and romantic "White Nights", an archetypal nineteenth-century morality tale of pathos and loss, to the famous "Notes from the Underground", a story of guilt, ineffectiveness, and uncompromising cynicism, and the first major work of existential literature. Among Dostoevsky`s prototypical characters is Yemelyan in "The Honest Thief", whose tragedy turns on an inability to resist crime. Presented in chronological order, in David Magarshack`s celebrated translation, this is the...
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His most famous works are "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Now he is one of the most translated authors in the world. This volume consists of two amazing stories: mysterious "The Body-Snatcher" and intriguing "The Story of a Lie."
ISBN: 978-5-517-00196-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
Русская народная сказка пересказана на английском языке специально для российских детей, с использованием простейшей грамматики и наиболее употребительных английских слов. Читая эту книгу, ребенок узнает около 100 новых английских слов, научится употреблять глаголы в форме 3-го л. ед. ч. Present Simple, а также освоит форму Past Simple глагола to run (бежать). Завершают книгу веселые задания к тексту и словарь, где в...
ISBN: 978-5-8112-3959-7
Издательство:
Айрис-пресс
Дата выхода: май 2010
Best practices for Postfix--the popular alternative to Sendmail. Developed with security and speed in mind, Postfix has become a popular alternative to Sendmail and comes preinstalled in many Linux distributions as the default mailer. The Book of Postfix is a complete guide to Postfix whether used at home, as a mailrelay or virus-scanning gateway, or as a company mailserver. Practical examples show how to deal with daily challenges like protecting mail users from spam and viruses, managing multiple domains, and offering roaming access.
ISBN: 1-59327-001-1
Издательство:
No Starch Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2009
Серия English Fiction Collection состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Читая книгу на языке оригинала, вы не только обогатите собственную лексику и научитесь чувствовать грамматический строй, но также сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей и поэтов. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать этот красивый и многогранный язык.
ISBN: 978-5-379-01110-9
Издательство:
Сибирское университетское издательство
Дата выхода: апрель 2009
`I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain`... So begins Paul Auster`s remarkable new novel, The Brooklyn Follies. Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and, indeed, from life in general. Having accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, a little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives, there is...
There are some truths so terrible that they should not be spoken aloud. Here is one of those truths: aft er three hours, the abduction of a child is routinely treated as a homicide. When a girl disappears from a small Maine town, her neighbor—a recluse named Randall Haight—starts receiving anonymous letters that contain tormenting references to a different teenage girl, murdered long ago. For many years, Randall has kept a secret: when he was fourteen, he was convicted of killing that girl. Now, his former life has returned to haunt him, and he hires private detective Charlie Parker to make it go away. But in a town built on blood and shadowed by old ghosts, where too many of the living are hiding secrets, the past cannot be...
The classic story of finding fun on the farm from the Nation’s favourite storyteller, gorgeously re-illustrated by Sam Usher.From Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a classic story of one small boy, and one very lucky duck…Sam is a city boy through and through – and isn’t looking forward to his school trip to Nethercott Farm at all.But busy days of farm work, animals and learning all about nature weave their magic – and when Sam finds a duck about to be dinner, he is determined to save him. But how?This warm and magical story is gloriously brought to life by the incredible illustrative talent of Sam Usher, and is set on the real-life Nethercott Farm – a member of Farms for City Children – the charity that offers urban children from...
The Bravo was inspired by a James Fenimore Cooper`s trip to Europe where he traveled through much of Italy. This novel set in Venice and it is the first of Cooper`s three novels to be set in Europe, The book largely focuses on political themes, especially the tension between the social elite and other classes.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06645-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: февраль 2018
It`s Easter in Reading - a bad time for eggs - and no one can remember the last sunny day. Humpty Dumpty, well-known nursery favourite, large egg, ex-convict and former millionaire philanthropist is found shattered beneath a wall in a shabby area of town. Following the pathologist`s careful reconstruction of Humpty`s shell, Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his Sergeant Mary are soon grappling with a sinister plot involving cross-border money laundering, the illegal Bearnaise sauce market, corporate politics and the cut and thrust world of international Chiropody. As Jack and Mary stumble around the streets of Reading in Jack`s Lime Green Austin Allegro, the clues pile up, but Jack has his own problems to deal on top of everything...
ISBN: 978-0-340-89710-2
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013
Сборник арий в переложении для голоса, фортепиано, гитары. Тексты: Cats - "Memory". Evita - "Don`t Cry for Me Argentina". Notre Dame de Paris - "Bell", "Dance mon Esmeralda". The Phantom of the Opera - " The Phantom of the Opera".
ISBN: 5-40147-002-9
Издательство:
Гамма+
Дата выхода: январь 2003
This novel is set in the climactic months before the opening of the Third Crusade, called the Kings` Crusade. The Brethren is a classic tale of love and chivalry, unfolding amidst the touching story of two English knights who are in love with the same maiden. The devotion of these men is tested when their beloved is carried away against her will to Palestine and eventually to the court of the famous Muslim leader, Saladin.
ISBN: 978-5-521-06615-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2018
Jack Ryan finds being president doesn`t get easier. Pitfalls await him at every turn: there`s a revolution in Liberia, the Asian economy is going down the tubes, and now, in Moscow, someone has tried to take out the chairman of the former KGB with a rocket-propelled grenade. Then, forces in China start moving ahead with a plan of truly audacious proportions.
ISBN: 0-425-18096-4
Издательство:
Rem Distributors
Дата выхода: январь 1998
The now global phenomenon of graffiti was first captured in New York by a professional photographer, Jon Naar, in early 1973. The Faith of Graffiti, the first and most celebrated book about this controversial new art form, reproduced just over forty selections from the hundreds of photographs he took. Now more than one hundred thirty never-before-published pictures from that landmark body of work, together with a selection of key photographs from The Faith of Graffiti, are brought together in a book destined to become a classic in its own right. Presented full-frame, at high resolution, and with meticulous attention to the original color, this book brings to life the gritty, exciting New York of the early 1970s and the raw visual power...
ISBN: 978-3-7913-3796-8
Издательство:
Prestel
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
