Издание полностью на английском языке. An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Dontй Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Dontй is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what’s right and
Meet prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran and his extraordinary Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum—the most unlikely, most unusual, most delightful team in detective fiction! The way Jim Qwilleran sees it, there’s nothing worse than being left high and dry. But that’s exactly where he’s been ever since a record-breaking drought hit Moose County. He’s bedraggled. Beleaguered. And, following a rash of fires at local historic minesites, deeply bewildered. Some blame the blazes on bad weather conditions, but Qwill’s thinking arson. And when a mysterious explosion is followed by a blood-chilling murder, he starts seriously praying for snow — and answers. Good thing Koko can smell trouble a mile away…
ISBN: 978-0-515-13226-7
Издательство:
Rem Distributors
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Книга представляет собой адаптированный вариант известного романа английского писателя Арчибальда Кронина "Цитадель". Рекомендуется для чтения изучающим английский язык на уровне Intermediate. Книга снабжена языковыми комментариями и вопросами для обсуждения к каждой главе, а также общим словарем, помещенным в конце книги. Для изучающих английский язык на уровне Intermediante
ISBN: 978-5-98111-109-9
Издательство:
Филоматис
Дата выхода: август 2008
This is a classic story from one of our best-loved authors. Gemma doesn`t believe a chicken could have written a book - chickens can`t even read! But here in front of them is The True Story of Harrowing Farm, and its scratchy pages definitely look, well, chickeny. It is an epic tale of cruelty and bravery, the story of a chicken who flies frillions of miles, reaching the heights of intergalactic superstardom, to try to save us humans.
ISBN: 978-1-4052-3321-7
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Jack London (1876—1916) was an American novelist, journalist and social activist. Pioneering the genre of magazine fiction and prototyping science fiction, he became one of the first writers, who gained worldwide fame and a large fortune. "The Cruise of The Dazzler" is an early adventure novel by London, set in his hometown San Francisco. The plot revolves around a young boy Joe Bronson who has trouble at home and at school. The arguments with his father lead him to run away and join the crew of the ship called Dazzler. Joe dreams of a sailor`s life full of excitement but he soon realizes that he joined the crew of pirates.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07511-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Comedy of Errors 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.
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. A chance pools win enables his to capture the art student Miranda and keep her in the cellar of the Sussex house he has bought with the windfall. The situation is seen first from the collector`s point of view: he thinks the chloroform pad no more vicious than his butterfly net, and patiently waits for the barriers of class and taste that inhibit their love to break down in the limbo of their isolation. She, the creator, desperate for her freedom, tries to be understanding but cannot banish her contempt for everything anti-life that the collector stands for.
ISBN: 0-316-29023-8
Издательство:
Back Bay Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Every charm bracelet tells a story and Holly O`Neill knows this better than most. Years ago, at a difficult time in her life, a silver bracelet in a pretty wrapped box was delivered anonymously to her, a single charm attached. Some time later, another mysterious charm appeared, and the same thing happened many times over the years. Each charm proved to be significant in her life, as if her unnamed benefactor understood she needed some kind of talisman to help her through challenging times. Since then, she has added her own charms - special reminders of the most important events in her life. Her bracelet makes memories tangible - spelling out the nuances of cherished moments through the shorthand of each tiny charm. For this reason,...
ISBN: 978-0-340-99342-2
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history", Arthur Miller wrote in an introduction to The Crucible, his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller`s drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town`s most basic fears and suspicions; and when a young girl accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, self-righteous church leaders and townspeople insist that Elizabeth be brought to trial. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of...
Four of Diana Wynne Jones s classic fantasy novels about an enchanter with nine lives titled Chrestomanci are now available in beautiful omnibus volumes that each contain two books each. Volume One includes "The Lives of Christopher Chant" and "Charmed Life", while Volume Two contains "The Magicians of Caprona" and "Witch Week".
A writer named Caroline Rose is persecuted by a `typing ghost` who is writing a story about her, even as she composes her own novel. Meanwhile, her fiance, Lawrence Manders, discovers that his elderly grandmother has been involved in diamond-smuggling (with a bizarre crew that sent messages via carrier pigeon). THE COMFORTERS, Muriel Spark`s first novel, was highly acclaimed in 1957, when it was published. Like several of her works, the act of writing - and, in particular, of writing this particular book - is part of the plot.
ISBN: 978-1-84408-553-8
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
В настоящий том включен второй роман трилогии `Приключений капитана Блада`, написанной английским писателем Рафаэлем Сабатини. Рафаэль Сабатини (1875-1950) - классик приключенческой литературы, написавший десятки историко-приключенческих романов, к лучшим из которых, несомненно, принадлежит предлагаемая читателям `Хроника капитана Блада`. Книга выдержала десятки изданий на русском языке, и теперь читающие...
ISBN: 5-8346-0161-8
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: август 2002
"The Curse of Lono" is to Hawaii what "Fear and Loathing" was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist`s "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson / Ralph Steadman duo became known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter`s ceuvre, was long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. Taschen`s signed, limited edition sold out before the book even hit the stores, but this version, in a different, smaller format, makes "The Curse of Lono" accessible to everyone. Формат издания: 29...
ISBN: 978-3-8228-4897-5
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum, investigate the disappearance of a wealthy railroad buff - and alleged multimillion-dollar embezzler - a case that becomes complicated by red herrings, a tragic train wreck, and murder at a railroad tavern.
In a derelict cottage in , a young woman is found savagely murdered. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck is carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that`s not possible. Because, two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this be the work of a copycat? Or is Homicide Detective Robert Hunter forced to face the unthinkable? Is the real Crucifix Killer still out there, taunting Hunter with his inability to catch him? Robert Hunter and his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond
ISBN: 978-1-84739-642-6
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
This is not a book of reviews. This is not a book that sneers at other books. This is a book about reading - about enjoying books wherever and however you find them. Nick Hornby is first and foremost a reader and he approaches books like the rest of us: hoping to pick up one he can`t put down. "The Complete Polysyllabic Spree" is a diary of sorts, charting his reading life over two years. It is a celebration of why we read - its pleasures, its disappointments and its surprises. And above all, it is for you - the ever hopeful reader.
ISBN: 978-0-14-102849-1
Издательство:
Книжный мир
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
One boy and his toy are about to change everything... A heart-warming, page-turning adventure about one child`s love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. A tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the world`s greatest storytellers.Один мальчик и его игрушка собираются изменить все... Душещипательное, увлекательное приключение о любви одного ребенка к его самой ценной вещи и о том, как далеко он зайдет, чтобы ее найти. Сказка для всей семьи от одного из величайших сказочников мира.
