On Parrish Island, off the coast of Virginia, lies a psychiatric facility. Far from prying eyes, it is a government-run hospital for former intelligence employees in possession of highly classified information. Former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler is one of these patients whose mind is filled with secrets of state--and is considered such a security risk that he is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there`s one critical difference between Ambler and the other patients--Ambler isn`t crazy. Now he must find a way to escape the facility, find out who put him there, and uncover the truth of who he why someone is willing to risk everything to see him dead.
ISBN: 978-0-312-99069-5
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Pas plus que sa jeune acolyte, le profileur Brolin ne pense que les serial killers reviennent d`outre-tombe. Fut-il le bourreau de Portland qui etouffait et vitriolait ses victimes avant de les decouper. Mais le bourreau est mort et le carnage se poursuit. Le nouveau tueur agit-il seul ou fait-il partie d`une secte? Pure sauva-gerie ou magie noire? Brolin a peur. Cette affaire depasse tout ce qu`on lui a enseigne. S`immerger completement dans la psychologie d`un monstre, le com-prendre arm de prevoir ses crimes, devenir son double, tels sont les moindres risques de son metier. Peut-on impunement preter son ame au mal?
Ever since Amelia Bedelia made her debut almost 30 years ago, young readers have been laughing out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper who never fails to confound the Rogers family. Full color.
A gorgeously gothic, wickedly funny new series from Witch Wars illustrator Laura Ellen AndersonWelcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares! Amelia Fang would much rather hang out with her pet pumpkin Squashy and her friends Florence the yeti (don`t call her beast!) and Grimaldi the reaper than dance at her parents` annual Barbaric Ball.And when the King`s spoiled son Tangine captures Squashy, Amelia and her friends must escape the party to plan a daring rescue! In their race against time, they begin to realise things in Nocturnia may not be quite what they seem …Join Amelia on her very first adventure. She won`t bite!This gloriously ghostly new series...
ISBN: 9781405286725
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess. "Amelia" is a sentimental novel of a young couple`s struggles against adversity. It tells a story of Amelia and Captain William Booth after they are married. The novel contains many allusions to classical literature and focuses on the theme of marriage and feminine intelligence.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08259-9
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
Amelia Jane, one of the most memorable and certainly the naughtiest of Enid Blyton`s creations, is back - and she`s as big, as bad, and as full of real child-appeal as ever! Will Amelia Jane ever stop? Now she`s causing chaos with a boomerang, scribbling all over the nursery walls and playing all sorts of tricks on Mr Up-and-To! Sometimes the toys manage to trick her back, and she promises to be good from now on. But can the world`s naughtiest doll ever be good?
Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess. "Amelia" is a sentimental novel of a young couple`s struggles against adversity. It tells a story of Amelia and Captain William Booth after they are married. The novel contains many allusions to classical literature and focuses on the theme of marriage and feminine intelligence.
ISBN: 978-5-521-08260-5
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: декабрь 2018
Leave it to Amelia Bedelia to find a real cat on a day it s "raining cats and dogs." She names him Tiger, and in no time, the two are inseparable. But then Tiger gets into trouble. Will Amelia Bedelia go out on a limb to save him? Full color.
New editions, with new illustrations and new format, of all four Amelia Jane titles. Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard! In this book, Sidney, the selfish teddy bear, has just come to the toy-cupboard. The toys are at their wits` end. If only they could teach Amelia Jane a lesson once and for all! Ages 5+.
Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readers encouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer a full spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child`s reading development. Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popular line of books come to life with I Can Read Book and CDs. Each package includes a best-selling beginning-reader storybook and a lively audio recording featuring: Word-for-word narration Music and sound effects One version with turn-the-page signals One version of uninterrupted reading.
New Inside Out builds on the recognised strengths of the internationally successful Inside Out. It combines a renewed commitment to meaningful presentation, meaningful practice and meaningful communication with:• New improved design• New engaging content• New grammar and vocabulary support • New focus on functional language• New interactive tasksWorkbook and Audio CDThe Workbook provides revision and further practice of all the main points in the Student`s Book, plus extra listening practice, pronunciation work and a comprehensive writing course. It also contains a simplified short story and is available in with or without key versions.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-7442-1
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
American Art Book is a vibrant guide to the most influential and best-loved American artists from Colonial times to the present. Covering three centuries, the art ranges from Puritan portraits to the luminous paintings of the Hudson River School and the American Impressionists, to the videos and neon and digital works of today`s most intriguing Conceptual artists. Like the enormously popular Art Book, it presents 500 artists in an A to Z format that departs from the usual emphasis on genres and time periods: Grandma Moses sits next to Robert Motherwell, and Winslow Homer faces Jenny Holzer, encouraging readers to contemplate the connections between art, American history, and popular culture. Each artist is represented by a full-page...
ISBN: 978-0-7148-4119-9
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: май 2012
How much did the Dutch pay for Manhattan Island in 1614? Where is the world`s blue jeans headquarters? Who can you meet in the `Malibu Colony`, near Los Angeles? New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans are America`s most distinctive and exciting cities. Similar in some ways and yet completely different in others, they fascinate everyone who visits them. Open this book and find out why.
ISBN: 978885300-996-8
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Harry Turtledove’s acclaimed alternate history series began with a single question: What if the South had won the Civil War? Now, seventy years have passed since the first War Between the States. The North American continent is locked in a battle of politics, economies, and moralities. In a world that has already felt the soul-shattering blow of the Great War, North America is the powder keg that could ignite another global conflict — complete with a new generation of killing machines. “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” In 1934, the chant echoes across the Confederate States of America, a country born of bloodshed and passion, stretching from Mexico to Virginia. But while people use the word to greet each other in the streets, the...
ISBN: 978-0-345-44424-0
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
The twentieth century has been called `the American Century`. Not since the days of the Roman emperors has there been such a succession of rulers holding the fate of the world in their hands. Now, award-winning biographer Nigel Hamilton gives us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush, who presided over America`s imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. How did these American Caesars reach the White House? What were the challenges they faced when they got there and how did they meet them? And who were these men in their private lives? Compulsively readable, packed with unforgettable characters as well as stories, lessons and revelations, "American Caears" is essential reading for our...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952041-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Patrick Bateman is handsome, well-educated, intelligent. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. His nights he spends in ways we cannot begin to fathom. He is twenty-six years old and living his own American Dream.
ISBN: 978-0-307-27863-0
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
It is the early 1970s; Nixon is in the White House and Corey Sifter, the young son of working-class parents, is befriended by the powerful Metarey family, whose patriarch is a kingmaker in the world of New York state politics. Corey becomes a yard-boy on the Metarey`s grand estate, and soon, through the family`s generosity, a student at a private boarding school. Before long, he is a confidant of the Metareys and an aide to the great New York Senator Henry Bonwiller as he runs for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. But as the Bonwiller presidential campaign gains momentum a crime is committed, and Corey is forced to reconcile his part in a complex tangle of morality, politics, gratitude, love and loyalty. Set...
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9891-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: июль 2011
American MORE! is a four-level course from a highly respected author team that`s bursting with features for lower secondary students. Each level of American MORE! contains 80-90 hours of class material. Key language for each unit is introduced in a photostory and put to use through the `Language Focus`. There is thorough coverage of grammar via a dedicated section in each unit. The `Learn MORE through English` pages introduce cross-curricular learning (CLIL) while the `Learn MORE about Culture` sections explore English speaking countries. Students learn to `Read MORE for pleasure` with the extra reading pages and the CD-ROM enables students to practise vocabulary, grammar and skills.
ISBN: 978-0-521-17126-7
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Feel the heat...as cult superstar Nick Angel claws his way from Midwest boyhood poverty to riches, power and fame in the heart of New York City. Feel the heat...as his path collides with the beautiful Lauren Roberts, an innocent learning fast about the ways of the world. About men. About money. And about never having to be alone..."American Star"...a fantastic love story - as only Jackie can tell it!
