This is the first novel by the author of "Gravity`s Rainbow", and a profoundly impressive and original work in its own right. The search for the mysterious V ranges from New York to Cairo to Alexandria to Malta. Apart from its strange heroine, the book`s characters include sailors, spies, priests, philosophers, bums and bawds.
ISBN: 0-09-953331-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
`Savage and funny black humour at its best` Time Out Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father and schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker and practising neurotic. It is ten years since her last tangle with them, but for Muriel this is not time enough. There are still scores to be settled and truths to be faced - not to mention a certain amount of vengeance to be wreaked.
"Vacances dans le coma" est le deuxieme roman d`un ecrivain melancolique et survolte, styliste dejante a l`ecoute des pulsations de son temps; un ecrivain alors age de 28 ans et fortement inconnu: Frederic Beigbeder. Nous sommes a la fin du xxe siecle, a Paris, place de la Madeleine. Une nouvelle boite de nuit, baptisee "Les Chiottes", ouvre ses portes. De huit heures du soir a l`aube, parmi ces danseurs au bord du coma, un jeune homme cherche l`amour et le trouvera la ou il l`attend le moins. Tout Beigbeder est contenu dans les pages acides et droles, colorees et cyniques, de ce roman-culte, dont le heros est un disc-jockey, les personnages des silhouettes celebres ou anonymes. "La nuit est une longue fete solitaire", a dit Jorge Luis...
ISBN: 978-2-253-14070-2
Издательство:
Livre de Poche
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This book celebrates the holiday home, traditionally a place of rest, relaxation and escape from the pressures of the `real` world. Its many incarnations include beach shacks, mountain-top chalets, country estates, ranches and hobby farms, lakeside villas and isolated cabins. The unique styles reflect their owners` very personal approaches to what it means to be `on vacation`. The architecture of holiday homes reveals the shift in lifestyle that defines a vacation; architects are required to work closely with their clients to achieve just the right spirit. The results of this collaboration can be breathtaking.
ISBN: 978-1-920744-99-1
Издательство:
Images Publishing Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Thomas of Hookton doubts the Grail`s existence. But other folk fear the rumour of the grail`s existence and force Thomas to pursue the relic, while his enemies, faceless and ruthless, fear Thomas`s destiny and determine to destroy him.
ISBN: 978-0-00-651385-8
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Exhortation provocante, triomphante, à la passion physique capable de balayer toutes les différences sociales, culturelles, les entraves conjugales, l`éloignement, le temps, Les Vaisseaux du coeur de Benoîte Groult est la plus fabuleuse des histoires d`amour. Claire Gallois, Le Magazine littéraire. Elle a osé appeler un chat un chat, et ce roman n`a pas fini de faire scandale. Pourtant, ne croyez surtout pas qu`il s`agisse d`un man «leste». C`est tout simplement une superbe histoire d`amour. Danièle Mazingarbe, Le Figaro Madame. Il ne faudrait pas voir pour autant dans Les Vaisseaux du coeur une sorte de roman «volontariste», affirmant sans nuance que la liberté d`aimer «sauve» de tous les...
Think Valentino: think luxury. Think elegance. Think red carpet. Fashion`s most beloved upholder of refined decadence and the most exciting couturier in business is known around the globe simply by his first name. Only a few years after opening his fashion house in Rome in 1959, Valentino was already at the height of success, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, and Audrey Hepburn among his devotees. Over forty years later, not much has changed - he`s still dressing the top celebrities, from Gwyneth Paltrow to J.Lo, though now his business is a major economic force in Italy and his fashion house is among the most famous in the world. Valentino has always designed clothes for glamorous and sophisticated women, never wavering from...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0329-7
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Sabotage, conspiracy and piracy above and below the waves finds Dirk Pitt plunged into his most dangerous adventure yet. When the luxury cruise liner Emerald Dolphin - powered by a revolutionary new propulsion system - becomes a raging inferno and sinks mysteriously, it is lucky that NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt is on hand to rescue the passengers and investigate the tragedy. Sifting through the undersea wreckage for signs of foul play, Pitt is unaware of powerful, dark forces playing their hand against him. Forced to fight for his life - and those of friends and colleagues - against ever-more ruthless enemies from a shadowy organization, Pitt finds himself caught between the secrets of the past and the intrigues of the...
ISBN: 978-0-14-028797-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
The "New York Times" bestselling author follows up her stunning debut "Tithe" with this rich, harrowing, and compulsively readable parable of betrayal, abuse, friendship, and love.
ISBN: 978-0-689-86823-8
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: май 2008
It began with a blinding light, a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligence that called itself Valis. And with that, the fabric of reality was ripped open and laid bare so that anything seemed possible, but nothing seemed quite right. Part science fiction, part theological detective story - in which God plays both the missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime, "Valis" is both disorienting and eerily funny, and a joy to read.
ISBN: 1-85798-339-4
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Why is it that we destroy the things we love most? This is the question Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist, faces in this story of his confrontation with his past. The Valkyries is a compelling account of his journey, as Paulo and his wife embark on a forty-day quest into the searing heat of the Mojave Desert, where they encounter the Valkyries, strange warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. This is not only a modern-day adventure, it is also an exploration of one man`s battle with self-doubt and fear, as well as a true story of two people striving to understand one another through adversity. Ultimately, The Valkyries delivers a powerful message about forgiving our past and believing in our future.
ISBN: 978-0-00-721469-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The second book in the great Earth`s Children series, "The Valley of Horses" continues the saga of Ayla, recreating with exquisite and accurate detail, a possible prehistoric existence.
ISBN: 0-553-25053-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Nora Roberts`s new vampire trilogy comes full The battleground has been chosen for the final showdown between those selected by the gods and the minions of the vampire Lilith. But there is one vampire who dares stand against her. And his love for the scholarly queen of Geall will complete the circle of six - and change the face of eternity.
ISBN: 978-0-515-14167-2
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was an English novelist, dramatist, and short story writer, universally known for her Gothic novel "Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus". This novel, written after "Frankenstein," revolves around the life of Castruccio Castracani, a tyrant, who successfully commanded Ghibelline forces in Tuscany against the Guelphs. The story also follows tragic destinies of two heroes, Ethanasia, Countess of Valperga, torn between loyalty to her Guelph roots and her affection for Castruccio, and Beatrice, with whom Castruccio falls in love.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07524-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: август 2018
Ce livre est une bourrasque de vie. Un baiser brulant du seul qu`on ne doit pas embrasser. Deux bras qui enlacent ou qui tuent. Un homme inquietant, mais si charmant. Une femme qui tremble et espere ardemment. Un homme qui ment si savamment. Une femme qui croit mener la danse, mais passe son tour. Des adolescents plus avertis que les grands. Un homme qui joue les revenants. Un pere, la-haut dans les etoiles, qui murmure a l`oreille de sa fille. Un chien si laid qu`on s`ecarte sur son passage. Des personnages qui avancent obstinement comme des petites tortues ent?tees qui apprendraient a danser lentement, lentement, dans un monde trop rapide, trop violent.
ISBN: 978-2-253-12940-0
Издательство:
Livre de Poche
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Le monde à l`envers. Tête-bêche comme pour un 69 grand style. D`ordinaire, dans une affaire criminelle, les perdreaux cherchent un criminel. Dans celle-ci, ce serait plutôt un honnête homme qu`ils aimeraient découvrir. Si j`étais un écrivain, j`aurais intitulé ce book Sang et Nuit. Mais heureusement pour toi je suis juste un San-Tantonio. Ce qui va te permettre, au milieu du carnage, d`assister à des scènes de baise de force 5 sur l`échelle de Richter. Car elles déferlent, les pouffiasses dans ces pages admirables. Avec ou sans culotte! Quand t`auras fini cet ouvrage édifiant, regarde sous la table, des fois qu`il en serait resté une pour te bricoler une bonne...
