Forty-one of Poe’s most memorable poems—among them "The Bells," "Ulalume," "Israfel," "To Helen," "The Conqueror Worm," "Eldorado" and "Annabel Lee"—reveal the extraordinary spectrum of Poe’s personality and his virtuoso command of poetic language, rhythms and figures of speech. Alphabetic lists of titles and first lines.
ISBN: 0-486-26685-0
Издательство:
Dover
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
In their fifth decade together, the Rolling Stones are still the world`s best rock band-and they`re not slowing down. Fueled by the songwriting talents of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, they`ve created countless number-one singles and albums; produced the highest-grossing concert series ever (Voodoo Lounge), and starred in a Martin Scorsese IMAX documentary (Shine a Light). This volume tells the Stones` incredible story through their music, featuring an account of every song they wrote, recorded, and released.
ISBN: 978-1-84732-695-9
Издательство:
Carlton Books Ltd
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
"The Rough Guide to Moscow" is the definitive guide to one of Europe`s most fascinating and rewarding cities. The full-colour introduction covers the awe-inspiring Kremlin and The Red Square and includes the essential list of "what not to miss". There are lively explorations of all the sights, from Moscow`s lavish palaces to world-class museums, as well as detailed accounts of Russian history and politics that have formed this intriguing city. You`ll find two full-colour sections that highlight the New Moscow Style - contemporary art, design, fashion, galleries, boutiques, bars and clubs - and the magnificent art-deco metro, famous for its arts, murals, mosaics and ornate chandeliers. With updated and easy-to-use maps, expanded listings...
ISBN: 978-1-85828-061-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
"The Rainbow" is about three generations of the Brangwen family of Nottinghamshire from the 1840s to the early years of the twentieth century. Within this historical framework Lawrence`s essential concern is with the passional lives of his characters andhe explores the pressures that determine their lives, using a religious symbolism in which the "rainbow" of the title is his unifying motif. His primary focus is on the individual`s struggle to growth and fulfilment within marriage and changing social circumstances, a process shown to grow more difficult through the generations. Young Ursula Brangwen, whose story is continued in "Women in Love", is finally the central figure in Lawrence`s anatomy of the confining structures of English...
ISBN: 1-85326-250-1
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: февраль 2007
HE`S A YOUNG LAWYER WHO DOES YARD WORK IN EXCHANGE FOR RENT. THEN ONE LITTLE CASE BEGINS TO EXPLODE...It`s summer in Memphis. The sweat is sticking to Rudy Baylor`s shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels. Once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life.Now he doesn`t have a job or a prayer... except for one: an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit, if Rudy can find a way to file it.By the time Rudy gets to court, a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him. And suddenly he`s in over his head, plunged into a nightmare of lies and legal maneuverings.A case that started small is exploding into a thunderous, million-dollar war of...
ISBN: 9780440221654
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: январь 2020
In 1891, the great detective Sherlock Holmes disappeared. A month after Holmes`s disappearance, his good friend and colleague Dr Watson published an article in the newspaper, explaining that Holmes died while struggling with his archenemy Professor Moriarty. But is that what really happened? Find out in this fascinating book of four of Conan Doyle`s best short stories, taken from the volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes": `The Empty House`, `Charles Augustus Milverton`, `The Second Stain`, and `The Dancing Men`.
ISBN: 978-8-853-00546-5
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Роман У.С.Моэма `Острие бритвы` продолжает знакомить читателя с творчеством одного из лучших английских прозаиков XX века. Увлекательный сюжет, глубокое проникновение в судьбы героев, проблема нравственного выбора и поиска правильного пути, прекрасный английский язык делают книгу интересной широкому кругу читателей.
ISBN: 5-8346-0175-8
Издательство:
Менеджер
Дата выхода: август 2002
In the years between the two great wars, the nations of the world, ravaged by war and depression, struggled to maintain a delicate peace. Torn between pressing social needs - record-setting unemployment and the threat of revolutions, Western Europe played for time in which to repair its economies and to strengthen its governments. No one wanted war: Britain was still healing the wounds of World War I; the Americans had retreated into isolation; the French were divided politically and the Soviet Union, an international outcast, was facing its own enormous problems. Yet, determined to win the `living space` he was convinced Germany needed, Adolf Hitler made war unavoidable, despite the pronounced reluctance of the rest of the world. Almost...
It is 1939. In the Soviet Union, Stalin has placed his hopes on a 30-ton steel monster, known as the RED COFFIN. But the design is not yet complete. And when the weapon`s secretive and eccentric architect is found murdered, Stalin sends for Pekkala, his most trusted investigator. He is convinced that a sinister group called the White Guild intends to bring about a German invasion before the RED COFFIN is ready. While engineers struggle to complete the design of the tank, Pekkala must expose plans to propel Germany and Russia into conflict.
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. This book is a collection of intriguing short stories with unexpected culminations such as "Like Argus of the Ancient Times," "The Hussy," and "The Red One".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07507-2
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
British Intelligence recruits a derelict, saxophone-playing publisher who visits the Moscow Book Fair and stumbles across the hottest Soviet defence secrets in years. Classic spy moves in what is both a love story and a thriller from the creator of Smiley and author of "A Perfect Spy".
ISBN: 0-340-51121-4
Издательство:
Hodder
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
James Fenimore Cooper was a prolific and popular American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature. The Redskins is the last volume of the Littlepage Manuscripts trilogy, narrating the history of three generations of a Dutch-descended American family starting from the mid-eighteenth century.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07959-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
SQL Server 2008 is the latest update to Microsoft`s flagship database management system. This is the largest update since SQL Server 2005, and it brings increased ability to deliver data across more platforms, and thus many different types of devices. New functionality also allows for easy storage and retrieval of digitized images and video. These attributes address the recent explosion in the popularity of web-based video and server and desktop virtualization. The Real MCTS SQL Server 2008 Exam 70-433 Prep Kit prepares readers for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam: SQL Server 2008, Database Development. This is a new exam in the SQL Server product family, and is comprised of some objectives from exam 70-431 from SQL...
