The upmarket and salubrious area of Long Island is the stamping ground for a dying breed of America`s super-rich. It is also the residence of John Sutter, lawyer - very top-drawer, old money, right clubs - and his sensual wife, Susan. Their lives are about to be turned dramatically upside down by their new `next-door` neighbour - a certain Mr Frank Bellarosa, top Mafia don and master manipulator. It is he who will impress upon them a rule much older than the archaic etiquette of the old-money set: a favour accepted is a favour owed. A modern classic, this stylish, compelling and provocative novel will grip you, shake you, challenge you; but above all it will enthrall you.
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3121-3
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Gold New Edition follows the same approach as previous editions but has been revised and updated following extensive research with users throughout the world. It helps teachers to deliver stimulating, discussion-rich lessons with focused exam preparation. Each level of the series offers a strong emphasis on communicative practice and the development of natural speaking skills to build student confidence for exams and beyond.
Providing everything students need to prepare for the Cambridge English: First exam. This new edition retains all the winning features of our bestselling FCE course, with 100% new material and a faster-paced syllabus. As well as the exam preparation and appealing texts that users have come to expect, Gold First gives your students even more vocabulary input, help with chunks of language, and lots of speaking practice. Now with full digital support, Gold First includes: - ActiveTeach - Everything the teacher needs on one disc (see page 4); - ActiveBook (see page 5).
ISBN: 978-1-4082-9978-4
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2012
Usually, this is where we`d tell you what this book is about. But with Chris Cleave, it`s a bit different. Because if you`ve read THE OTHER HAND or INCENDIARY, you`ll know that what his books are about is only part of the story - what really matters is how they make you feel. GOLD is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional. It will make you cry. GOLD is about what drives us to succeed - and what we choose to sacrifice for success. It will make you feel glad to be alive. GOLD is about the struggles we all face every day; the conflict between winning on others` terms, and triumphing on your own. It will make you count your blessings. GOLD is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. And once you begin, it...
ISBN: 978-0-340-96344-9
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: июль 2012
North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life and death. For some it`s just a business. For one man, it`s the most dangerous game of Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss`s wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one-night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse: to blast through rock and reap a fortune or be destroyed. From a split-second, oxygen-sucking explosion to a looming underground wall of water, there are a dozen ways Rod can fail. But his passion and fury won`t let him back down from a conspiracy he cannot see:...
ISBN: 978-0-312-94061-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: август 2011
It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins met John F. Kennedy\'s call for a manned Moon landing by the end of the 1960s. A decade of tests and training, a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, a budget of $24 billion, and the most powerful rocket ever launched all combined in an unprecedented event watched by millions the world over. And no one captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer. One of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, Norman Mailer was hired by LIFE magazine in 1969 to cover the Moon shot. He enhanced his reportage in the brilliantly crafted book, Of a Fire on the Moon, which is excerpted here....
ISBN: 978-3-8365-2077-5
Издательство:
Evergreen
Дата выхода: май 2010
Glamour, intrigue, lust and betrayal merge in the sizzling new blockbuster from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Daddy’s Girls New York billionaire Adam Gold is moving to London. He`s sexy, single and about to come face to face with The Gold Diggers. Karin the jet-setting swimsuit entrepreneur and London`s most glamorous socialite. Adam Gold could be her perfect accessory. Erin the naive country girl who snares the job as Adam`s PA. But the bright lights and obscene money threaten to lose her everything she once held dear. Molly, a fading eighties supermodel with an expensive drug habit. Adam could be her last chance at gaining the ultimate lifestyle before time finally catches up with her. Summer is Molly`s daughter. A...
ISBN: 978-0-00-726239-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
This is a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, bringing together a variety of enjoyable fiction and non-fiction titles. The series provides reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in most major primary courses.
ISBN: 978-0-230-01026-0
Издательство:
Macmillan ELT
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Originally published in 1958, this book contains a selection of 28 traditional stories from the French, German, Danish, Russian and Japanese traditions. Includes The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Puss in Boots, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Beauty and the
Trying to determine why his last two clients were ruthlessly murdered, Nero Wolfe wonders if the answer is linked to a young boy who turns up at his brownstone apartment and finds clues in a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and spider-shaped earrings.
ISBN: 978-0-553-27780-7
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: август 2011
"The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance and Function" is a celebration of the design history and craftsmanship behind this simple but efficient two-wheeled vehicle. Featuring fifty classic models built by hand, this book unveils the bicycle`s technical evolution within a historical context. Beautifully detailed are early-twentieth-century models with multi-gear systems, mid-century machines where war and postwar economy challenged craft and utility, as well as modern and contemporary bicycles. Featured artisans and brands include La Gauloise, Reyhand, Schulz, Barra, Alex Singer, and Ren? Herse. With brilliant full-color images of each model and chronological text detailing the craftsmanship that went into producing...
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3094-7
Издательство:
Знак
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder.
ISBN: 978-0-440-23813-3
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
When Cabrillo and his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha, stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959, the stakes couldn`t be higher. Success or failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playing the Russians off against the Chinese while battling against mysterious forces who will do anything to stop them, the crew of the Oregon faces a formidable foe. But like his extraordinary ship, the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo has more than a few aces up his Формат: 11 см x 17,5 cм.
ISBN: 978-0-14-101031-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
This lavish book focuses on Parisian and British couture between 1947 and 1957, a decade that Christian Dior described as fashion`s `golden age`. Dior`s `New Look` collection of 1947 shocked and delighted the fashion world, creating a style that symbolised a new femininity. The full skirts and hour glass silhouettes were considered highly decadent, synonymous with luxury and extravagance, in marked contrast to the austerity of the war years. Nevertheless, the `New Look` caught the public imagination and ushered in a period of remarkable creativity. The Golden Age of Couture features stunning gowns and exquisite tailoring from designers such as Balenciaga, Balmain, Givenchy, and Dior as well as evocative photographs by the likes of...
ISBN: 978-1-85177-521-7
Издательство:
V&A Publishing
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The great work of this Florentine master enlivens this deck with Renaissance flair and grace. Let Botticelli s timeless art-reproduced here with gold highlights-take you to new dimensions of nature, beauty, and spirituality. One of Aeclectic Tarot s Top Ten Decks for 2007!
ISBN: 9780738712314
Издательство:
Publisher Llewellyn Publications
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2007
Celebrated by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers, Donna Leon brings Venice to life in the twenty-second Brunetti novel of this bestselling series, where our detective must uncover the mystery. When making routine enquiries into a possible bribery case that could embarrass the mayor - a humiliation Vice-Questore Patta is very keen to avoid - Commissario Brunetti receives a call from his wife, Paola, who is evidently very upset. The middle-aged deaf mute with the mental age of a child who helped out at the Brunetti`s dry cleaners has been found dead - an `accidental` overdose of his mother`s sleeping pills - and Paola is distraught by the news. To the neighbourhood he was just the `boy` who helped out, but nobody knew much...
As one of the world`s richest women, beautiful Kezia Saint Martin is the darling of the jet-set, her life a careless round of glamorous games. But those games have rules of their own, and Kezia is harbouring secret longings. She wants all that her lavish world provides - and more. Then Kezia meets Lucas Johns: bold, dynamic - a man with a lust for life and a gift for danger. Ex-convict, crusader, he is a hero to many and a threat to many more. To Kezia he becomes the only thing that matters, and the love they share is richer and more powerful than any she has ever known. "Golden Moments" is poignant, moving and ultimately hugely enjoyable - Danielle Steel is a master storyteller. Формат: 11 см х 17,5 см.
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4139-7
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: июль 2012
Widely regarded as one of the most influential books of the mid-20th century and the central masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook is the story of Anna Wulf, a young novelist with writer`s block. Divorced, with a young child, and disillusioned by unsatisfactory relationships, she feels her life is falling apart. Fearing the onset of madness, she records her experiences in four colored notebooks. Bold and illuminating, fusing sex, politics, madness and motherhood, it is at once a wry and perceptive portrait of the intellectual and moral climate of the 1950s, on the brink of feminism, and a powerful account of a woman searching for her own personal and political identity.
ISBN: 978-0-00-788942-6
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
