In 17th-century Madrid, a beautiful gypsy called Preciosa has the admiration of all who see her dance and predict the future. A young gentleman abandons his place in society to go and live with they gypsies because he is in love with her. However, things become complicated when the gentleman is accused of a crime and is imprisoned. Preciosa asks for clemency from the Corregidor…
ISBN: 9788877548979
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Danny Coughlin is Boston Police Department royalty and the son of one of the city`s most beloved and powerful police captains. His beat is the predominately Italian neighbourhoods of the North End where political dissent is in the air - fresh and intoxicating. On the hunt for hard-line radicals as a favour to his father, Danny is drawn into the ideological fray and finds his loyalties compromised as the police department itself becomes swept up in potentially violent labour strife. Luther Lawrence is on the run. A suspect in a nightclub shooting in Oklahoma, he flees to Boston, leaving his wife behind. He lands a job in the Coughlin household and meets Danny and the family`s Irish maid, Nora, who once had a powerful bond. As the mystery...
It`s a perfect world, where everything looks right. But ugly truths lie beneath the surface! It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. ...
ISBN: 9780007263516
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
From one of Britain`s finest authors, a wry, shocking and beautifully-written memoir of childhood, ghosts (real and metaphorical), illness and family. `Giving up the Ghost` is award-winning novelist Hilary Mantel`s uniquely unusual five-part autobiography. Opening in 1995 with `A Second Home`, Mantel describes the death of her stepfather which leaves her deeply troubled by the unresolved events of her childhood. In `Now Geoffrey Don`t Torment Her` Mantel takes the reader into the muffled consciousness of her early childhood, culminating in the birth of a younger brother and the strange candlelight ceremony of her mother`s `churching`. In `Smile`, an account of teenage perplexity, Mantel describes a household where the keeping of secrets...
ISBN: 978-0-00-714272-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
- Part of our new One Step Ahead series, which gives practical and accessible guidance on specific target markets - A lively, accessible, and illustrated guide to giving presentations that covers preparation, rehearsal, and visual aids for both group and individual presenting - Split into two sections which complement each other: the first breaks down and discusses the components of presentation, and the second is a reference section with a useful presenter`s toolkit for quick inspiration - Provides the reader with step-by-step guidance and the key ways to achieve a successful presentation - Aimed at the general reader as well as the business user and academic, this user-friendly guide steers the way to more effective personal...
ISBN: 978-0-19-860681-9
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2012
The action-packed new novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon ScarrowWhile centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island`s slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island`s troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-2779-9
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Once a great hero of the Roman Empire, General Maximus Meridas has led a lifetime of battle in loyal service to his emperor. But when the emperor`s jealous heir, Commodus, murders his way to the throne, he forces Maximus into exile and savagely slaughters his family. Captured and sold into bondage by slave traders, Maximus is forced to learn a new type of warfare - as a gladiator. Fighting for his life and his honour, Maximus soon becomes one of the most feared Gladiators in the empire. But when his enemy Commodus orders a great gladiator spectacle in Rome, Maximus` struggle for survival becomes a fight for revenge ... revealing that the one power stronger than that of the emperor is the will of the people. Now a Major Motion Picture...
ISBN: 0-14-029641-7
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Contemporary / American English (Available April 2008) Maximus is a general in the Roman army. After his last battle he wants to return to his family. But the new Emperor Commodus hates Maximus, and kills his family. Soon Maximus is a prisoner, then a slave, and finally a gladiator. When Emperor Commodus joins Maximus in the arena they fight for their lives.
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8218-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"La fac, c`est l`endroit idéal pour draguer et l`université de Dexter n`échappait pas à la règle". Shipley Gilbert: de longs cheveux blonds, un corps de rêve, un visage angélique, des jambes bronzé Faut-il en dire davantage? Et la journée d`orientation commence à peine que tous les mecs sont déjà fous d`elle! Entre Tom, l`athlétique joueur de foot, Nick, le musicien romantique et Adam, le fils de fermiers elle n`a que l`embarras du choix. Et même Eliza, sa colocataire punk, ne semble pas indifférente. Mais pour quelles raisons Shipley a-t-elle quitté New York pour venir se perdre au beau milieu du Maine?
The Top 5 bestselling mistress of glitz and glamour is back. Three powerful women, once best friends, now deadly Texan honey Sally Lassiter, English rose Jane Morgan and Jordanian Helen Yanna meet at an exclusive girls` school and become best friends. They form a bond which will never be broken! Years later, the three girls are grown-up, co-founders and millionaire co-owners of the exclusive Glamour chain of stores. They are fabulously wealthy, instantly recognisable, adored and revered. Or are they? The Glamour empire is on the verge of collapse and the three women are embroiled in a bitter feud. A gloriously glossy blend of glitzy women, handsome men, and the power of friendship, Louise Bagshawe`s latest novel is irresistible. Because...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3669-2
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: май 2012
