If his enemies would just leave him alone, Miles Vorkosigan (alias Admiral Naismith) decided bitterly, the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet would collapse all on its own. But his enemies were plotting a more deadly fall. For some unexplained reason the Dendarii payroll is missing and the orders from the Barrayaran Imperial Command are being delayed by Miles`s superior, Captain Galeni. What connects the impeccable insufferable Captain Galeni and the Komarran rebel expatriates on Earth anyway? But the most deadly question of all before Miles is more personal: are Miles`s two identities, Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar, splitting apart along the lines of his divided loyalties? And who is trying to...
ISBN: 978-1-4165-5544-5
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Koontzs beloved hero leaves the small desert town of Pico Mundo for the solitude and peace of an isolated monastery as he tries to find a way to live fully again. But Odd Thomas has a knack for finding trouble and must confront an enemy who eclipses any he has yet encountered, in this third "New York Times" bestseller featuring this beloved hero.
ISBN: 978-0-553-58910-8
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A fire at the Cathedral of Turin and the discovery of a strangely mutilated body attract the attention of Italy`s special Art Crimes Department. Chief Marco Valoni leads a crack team of investigators in a race to solve a crime he`s certain is about to shock the world - someone is planning to steal the Holy Shroud.
ISBN: 978-0-440-24302-1
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
Sister Blue is not at home. Where is Sister Blue? Brother Blue can find her. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully written, the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills. The five levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers and Flyers exams. Brother Blue, a Starter B...
ISBN: 978-0-241-28328-8
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: январь 2017
This brilliant work by one of Russia`s foremost novelists teems with greed, passion, depravity, and complex moral issues. Three brothers, involved in the brutal murder of their despicable father, find their lives irrevocably altered as they are driven by intense, uncontrollable emotions of rage and revenge.
There`s no one Karl Lion loves more than his older brother, Jonathan, who is brave, strong, and handsome - everything Karl believes he is not. Karl never wants to be parted from him. But Karl is sick, and knows he`s going to die. To comfort him, Jonathan tells him stories of Nangiyala, the wonderful place he`ll be going to when he dies, and where he will wait until Jonathan is ready to join him there. Then the unthinkable Jonathan is killed in an accident. Heartbroken, Karl longs for the day he`ll be reunited with his brother. When the time comes, he finds Nangiyala just as wonderful as he`d imagined. However, Nangiyala is under threat. A cruel tyrant is determined to claim it as his own, and at his command is a terrible beast that is...
ISBN: 9780192729040
Издательство:
OXED
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Серия книг "Зарубежная классика - читай в оригинале" - это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.
ISBN: 978-5-519-02181-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2016
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 collection includes many amazing short stories such as "That Spot", "Trust", "All Gold Canyon" and "The Story Of Keesh".
ISBN: 978-5-521-07512-6
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Jack London 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 collection includes many amazing short stories such as "That Spot", "Trust", "All Gold Canyon" and "The Story Of Keesh".
ISBN: 978-5-521-08128-8
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2018
A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck - all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle`s flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin`s singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.
"Unerwartet" heißt das Bild von Ilja Repin, das der Frisör in Moskau gerade noch bewundert hat, und unerwartet ist auch der Besuch eines Mannes, der kurz darauf in seinem Münchner Salon auftaucht: Jakob Zimmermann, Mitte dreißig, mittelloser Kunstmaler, behauptet, sein Halbbruder zu sein. Wer ist Jakob – ein Erbschleicher oder ein vertuschter dunkler Fleck in der Prinz’schen Familiengeschichte?
ISBN: 978-3-257-23723-8
Издательство:
Diogenes
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Karl weiss, dass er sterben muss. Jeden Abend erzahlt ihm sein Bruder Jonathan vom Land Nangijala, in dem Karl gesund weiterleben und jeden Tag Abenteuer erleben kann. In diesem Buch hat sich Astrid Lindgren als eine der ersten Kinderbuchautorinnen des Themas Tod angenommen.
ISBN: 978-3-464-60133-4
Издательство:
Cornelsen
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In der Familie Katrin Himmlers wurde über die Verbrechen Heinrich Himmlers offen gesprochen. Den Erzählungen nach galt ihr Großonkel als der "ungeratene" Außenseiter eines humanistisch gebildeten Elternhauses, seine Brüder Gebhard und Ernst hingegen hätten mit der Politik des NS-Regimes nicht viel zu tun gehabt. Als sie den Spuren ihres seit 1945 vermissten Großvaters Ernst nachgeht, stößt Katrin Himmler auf eine viel tiefere Verstrickung von Heinrichs Brüdern. Als frühe Anhänger der Partei profitierten die beiden nicht nur von den neuen Verhältnissen nach 1933, sondern unterstützen mit ihrer Tätigkeit im Reichserziehungsministerium und im Reichsrundfunk engagiert...
"La Bruja de Portobello" relata la vida de Athena mediante la gente que la conocia bien o que no la conocia nada. Entre ellos, su madre adoptiva, un periodista, una sacerdotisa, un historiador y una actriz. Cada persona ilustra un aspecto diferente del caracter de Athena, describiendo lo que vieron y experimentaron y tambien compartiendo sus propias impresiones, creencias e inquietudes. Edda, sacerdotisa: "El gran problema de Athena era ser una mujer del siglo XXII, viviendo en el siglo XXI, permitiendo que todos lo viesen. Pago un precio? Sin duda. Pero habria pagado un precio mucho mas alto si hubiera reprimido su exuberancia." Andrea McCain, actriz: "No me sorprende que su vida terminara de esa manera: vivia flirteando con el Athena...
Lors d`une tempête de neige, Roman se trouve prisonnier d`une remontée mécanique en compagnie d`une jeune inconnue. Surmontant sa propre peur, il parvient à calmer l`angoisse de cette exquise blonde et la raccompagne jusqu`à sa chambre d`hô compter de ce jour, elle devient sa maîtresse et son initiatrice. Lui est un homme timide, pour qui le sexe n`avait jamais été que l`expression d`un éphémère désir; elle est une femme insatiable, désarmante d`indécence. De cette rencontre se dégage une sulfureuse alchimie, faite d`érotisme, d`impudeur, d`éblouissantes mises à nu. Pourtant, à mesure que l`âme et le corps de Roman se dévoilent,...
A cargo ship is apprehended by the authorities off the coast of Spain, loaded to the gunwales with enough arms and ammunition to start a war. Twenty years later, an unknown aggressor seems intent on eradicating those responsible for the treachery, one by one. The last victim was brutally tortured with a Black & Decker drill, then shot through the head. And Nick Stone - ex-SAS, tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained - is next on the killer`s In his most daunting mission yet, Nick Stone must find a man who shared that past, and who may know more about the present threat than he is prepared to reveal. As the two find themselves pursued across sea and desert, they become ever more enmeshed in a deadly network of betrayal, to which...
ISBN: 978-0-552-15379-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
La collection des plans de ville Michelin, c`est le savoir-faire d`un cartographe reconnu: un contenu adapte a vos besoins; une mise a jour annuelle; une excellente lisibilite. 1:17500.
ISBN: 978-2-06-711712-9
Издательство:
Michelin
Дата выхода: январь 2010
