Since the times of Ivan the Terrible, generations of Russian leaders have turned the Kremlin into a fortress within a fortress, stocking its labyrinthine underground with secret vaults, elegant chambers, and priceless treasures. Now a master thief has the ultimate motivation to stage an assault on the Kremlin’s inner sanctum. Two lives depend on it. Thousands of years of religious faith hinge on it. And a man’s conscience, skill, and passion will not let him fail. For Michael St. Pierre, history’s most daring heist is only one piece of an intricate puzzle reaching from an ancient monastery in Scotland to a hideaway in Corsica — where a madman has built an empire of terror. Haunted by his own family secrets, and surrounded by the...
ISBN: 978-0-440-24289-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
`My beautiful girls. If you`ve read this, you`ll know it contains some - not all, but some - of the things I want my daughters to know. And the greatest of these is love ...` How would you say goodbye to those you love most in the world? Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? And how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? There`s commitment-phobic Lisa. Brittle, unhappily married Jennifer. Free-spirited traveller Amanda. And teenage Hannah, stumbling her way towards adulthood. Barbara`s answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams and secrets she couldn`t always voice. These words will touch the girls in different -...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103001-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Okonkwo was one of the greatest men in the village of Umuofia. But then the Europeans came and they changed Umuofia. They destroyed the old life. They destroyed Okonkwo too. And he was buried like a dog.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7315-8
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The story is the tragedy of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene ...a very simple but excellent novel.
Hailed as the `greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale` by Stephen King, is acknowledged as a master of the fantastic and the macabre. This companion volume to The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories brings together a dozen tales - from his early pieces `Under the Pyramids` (originally ghostwritten for Harry Houdini) and the haunting story `The Music of Erich Zann` (which Lovecraft ranked as one of his favourites), to more fully developed works such as `At the Mountains of Madness`, where an Antarctic explorer discovers alien creatures, and `The Dunwich Horror`, which takes us into the backwoods of Lovecraft`s native New England to confront our darkest fears.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118707-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
`I hate you. When I`m a mother, I`m never going to be like ` These words come back to haunt Ros, years later. As her marriage of twenty years collapses and her beloved twin sons prepare to flee the nest, Ros`s world is tilting on its axis. It doesn`t help that her dead mother seems to have taken up residence in her head, reminding her of things she once said. As Ros tries to adapt to sharing custody of the family dog and life without her husband and boys in the house, she embarks on a new regime to stay sane: yoga, herbal remedies, internet dating. But as Ros is trying to find herself, the arrival of a memoir her mother wrote begins to reveal a woman she never knew, taking her on a journey into her mother`s past that will change forever...
ISBN: 978-1-4091-0348-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This is the first book to truly capture Donald Trump. A man consistently ranked in the Top 100 Richest People in the world, Trump also brings the perspective of an entrepreneur who overcame an extremely public bankruptcy - all thanks to his unique approach to life and business, "Think big and kick ass!" He`s got the biggest personality in business. His trademark line, "You`re fired" from The Apprentice is one of America`s most instantly recognizable catchphrases. He`s survived the biggest real estate bankruptcy in history and climbed his way back to the top. He`s Donald J. Trump, and he`s going to show readers the secret to succeed like he has in THINK BIG AND KICK ASS! IN BUSINESS AND LIFE. His co-author is Bill Zanker, CEO of the...
ISBN: 978-0-06-202239-4
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
This course is designed to prepare students for the revised First Certificate exam using worked examples, increased listening and reading tasks, and a grammar section new to this edition.
ISBN: 978-0-582-27629-1
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language.Think is a fresh, vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students` language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building self-confidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. This version of the Workbook includes access to the online learning management platform with extra resources and interactive activities. Teachers can use the platform to track students` progress and ensure more effective learning.
ISBN: 9781107575509
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2016
The letter contains a request - think of a number, any number - and a sealed envelope. Inside the envelope is that number. When Dave Gurney, retired NYPD homicide detective, is contacted by an old college acquaintance about some startling letters he`s been receiving, it is at first little more than a diverting but sinister puzzle. Until the acquaintance is brutally killed. Suddenly Gurney finds himself in the middle of a murder f investigation that makes no sense. The killer seems to have known his victim intimately. How else was he able to predict his thoughts, even his actions? How did he know his darkest secrets? The killer is smart and he is playing with the police. Gurney needs to be smarter if he`s going to catch him, but this...
ISBN: 978-0-14-104870-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The New York Times Bestseller, acclaimed by author such as Freakonomics co-author Steven D. Levitt, Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Nudge co-author Richard Thaler, Thinking Fast and Slow offers a whole new look at the way our minds work, and how we make decisions. Why is there more chance we`ll believe something if it`s in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter...
ISBN: 978-0-14-103357-0
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
Think Second edition - это курс английского языка, развивающий студентов как учащихся и побуждающий их рассматривать такие глобальные проблемы, как изменение климата и важные научные открытия. Благодаря вдохновляющим темам и текстам со всего мира, страницам, посвященным жизненным компетенциям, и целенаправленной практике сдачи Кембриджских экзаменов по английскому языку, этот курс заставляет учеников мыслить...
