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Simple Genius
Автор: David Baldacci Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 592 Дата загрузки: 13 декабря 20092009-10-11
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Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are both haunted by their last case. Realizing that Michelle is teetering on the brink of self-destruction from long-buried demons, Sean arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But instead of focusing on her recovery, Michelle unearths disturbing secrets in the hospital... Sean accepts a much-needed job. A physicist, Monk Turing, has died in mysterious circumstances near Babbage Town – a secretive establishment populated by an eccentric group of scientists and cryptographers, funded by an anonymous but powerful group. Meanwhile the dead man’s young daughter, piano-playing prodigy Viggie, has secrets of her own. But what is the significance of the phrase ‘codes and blood’? Directly across the York River from Babbage Town lies the sinister CIA training ground, Camp Peary, where Monk Turing’s body was found. With both the FBI and CIA breathing down Sean's neck, can he discover the truth? And will he be in time to save Michelle from herself?
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Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia (film tie-in)
Автор: Roberto Saviano Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 301 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102012-03-28
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«Published to coincide with the eponymous blockbuster film, Roberto Saviano's groundbreaking and utterly compelling book is a major international bestseller and has to date sold 750,000 copies in Italy alone. Since publishing his searing expose of their criminal activities, the author has received so many death threats from the Camorra that he has been assigned police protection. Known by insiders as 'the System', the Camorra, an organized crime network with a global reach and large stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs and toxic-waste disposal, exerts a malign grip on cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast is the deciding factor in why Campania has the highest murder rate in all of Europe and why cancer levels there have skyrocketed in recent years. In pursuit of his subject, Saviano worked as an assistant at a Chinese textile manufacturer and on a construction site, both controlled by 'the System', and as a waiter at a Camorra wedding. Born in Naples, he recalls seeing his first murder at the age of fourteen, and how his own father, a doctor, suffered a brutal beating for trying to help an eighteen-year-old victim, left for dead in the street. «Gomorrah» is both a bold and engrossing piece of investigative writing and one heroic young man's impassioned story of a place under the rule of a murderous organization.»
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Pirate Stories
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 25 июня 20092010-02-29
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Haunted wooden legs, captains good and evil, parrots a-plenty — they're all here in this wide-ranging collection of illustrated pirate stories, brought to you by authors such as Cornelia Funke, Colin McNaughton and John Grant. Read them while you're scrubbing the decks, walking the plank or navigating the open seas. Ooh-arr.
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Kingdom
Автор: Tom Martin Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20112010-12-20
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A monastery in Tibet is overrun with Chinese soldiers searching for a sacred relic. The monks flee to seek refuge in hidden caves, but their progress is hampered by an injured stranger, whose presence threatens them all... Journalist Nancy Kelly receives a parcel containing a mysterious trumpet made of bone, and hears an account of a Westerner penetrating into a hidden kingdom in Tibet, where orchids cover the earth, pagodas hug the hills and soaring cathedrals hide underground. Soon she embarks on a dangerous journey into an ancient land of myth and legend, in search of a secret older than time itself...
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50 Ways to Find a Lover
Автор: Lucy-Anne Holmes Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20112012-04-07
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Sarah Sargeant has been single for three years and nine months. She has just spent five months plucking up the courage to ask out a balding man with a paunch who works in her local pub. The gentleman in question informed her that he would rather stay in and watch the Narnia movie on DVD. Her pride has not just been bruised, it's been disembowelled. And she vows it's the last time she will ever reach out to a member of the opposite sex. But her family and friends have other ideas. They enter her into a reality TV show against her will, persuade her to go speed dating and even more radically, they encourage her to start a blog. Suddenly Sarah Sargeant is on a mission. A mission to explore 50 Ways To Find A Lover.
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Silks
Автор: Dick Francis Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20112012-04-07
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When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears the judge’s guilty verdict, he quietly hopes that a long and arduous custodial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client. That Julian Trent only receives eight years seems all too lenient. Little does Mason expect that he’ll be seeing Trent again much sooner than he’d ever imagined. Setting aside his barrister’s wig, Mason heads to Sandown to don his racing silks. An amateur jockey, his true passion is to be found in the saddle, on a thoroughbred, pounding the turf. But when a fellow rider is brutally murdered – a pitchfork driven through his chest – the prime suspect is champion jockey Steve Mitchell and the evidence is overwhelming. Mason, reluctant to heed Mitchell’s pleas for legal advice, soon finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of threat and intimidation and is left fighting a battle of right and wrong, and more immediately, a battle of life and death… his own.
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American Star
Автор: Jackie Collins Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 568 Дата загрузки: 18 мая 20122012-04-07
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«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!»
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The Sacred Cut
Автор: David Hewson Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2006 Страниц: 496 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20112008-05-28
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For the first time in decades The Eternal City is paralysed by a blizzard. And a gruesome discovery is made in the Pantheon — one of Rome's most ancient and revered architectural treasures. Covered by softly falling snow is the body of a young woman — her back horribly mutilated... But before Costa, Peroni and Rome's Questura can begin a formal investigation the US Embassy has brought in its own people, FBI Agents who want the case closed down as quickly and discreetly as possible. But Costa is determined to find out why — and as the FBI grudgingly admits that this corpse is not the first, the mutilations of the woman's body point to Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man — and to a conspiracy so sinister and buried so deep, that only two people know its true, crazed meaning.
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Mastering English Language
Автор: S.H. Burton Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1992 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 03 августа 20091993-12-26
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«Mastering English Language» combines a systematic, detailed and lively approach that will stimulate, clarify and, where necessary, simplify many essential matters relating to the English language. The new edition has been extensively rewritten to take into account examination changes. The book will empower students by developing their effectiveness in speaking, reading and writing in the classroom, examination-room, place of work or at home. Topics covered include the components of expression; words, sentences, paragraphs; idea — formation; specific writing techniques; types of literary composition ...»
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Othello
Автор: Lena Cowen Orlin Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2003 Страниц: 280 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20092006-09-10
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«With its focus on gender, power, race, sexuality, and violence, «Othello» is an important site for new critical approaches to the study of Shakespeare's works. Both criticism and culture are represented in this collection of recent essays which provides readers with examples of feminist, new-historicist, cultural materialist, deconstructive, and post-colonial perspectives on «Othello». With discussions of recent stage and screen productions, and analysis of the use of the play in such contemporary events as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, this compelling critical volume presents a wide variety of ways of understanding the continuing significance of Shakespeare's play both in his own time and in ours.»
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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (количество томов: 8)
Автор: Steven N. Durlauf Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 7680 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20112013-08-31
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«Written by over 1500 eminent contributors, this new edition of «The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics» retains many classic essays of enduring importance and contains 1,872 articles. Published in eight print volumes and for the first time in online format, this is the definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists.»
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Room on the Broom
Автор: Julia Donaldson Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2002 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092003-12-13
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The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?
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Rendezvous With Rama
Автор: Sir Arthur C. Clarke Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2003 Страниц: 112 Дата загрузки: 04 июля 20092008-08-31
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«A simplified version of a novel by Arthur C. Clarke. In the year 2131, a fast-moving object is detected heading for Earth. Not a dead lump of rock but a huge hollow cylinder spinning along a planned trajectory. Who or what built «Rama» and why? This is an intermediate-level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles — some original and some simplified — from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.»
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Going Places 1 Workbook
Автор: Gillian Porter Ladousse Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1995 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20091996-12-20
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Part of a two-level beginners' course in American English for work and travel, consisting of study books, class cassettes, teacher's books, workfiles, workbooks and workbook cassettes. The study book at each level provides a 50-hour core syllabus of language and skills.
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The Enchanted April
Автор: Elizabeth von Arnim Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1992 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20091993-12-16
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This is an Intermediate Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles — some original and some simplified — from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
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The Eye of the Tiger
Автор: Wilbur Smith Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1992 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20091993-12-16
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This is an Intermediate Level story in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of titles — some original and some simplified — from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
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Survival English Practice Book
Автор: Curtin John Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1994 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20091995-12-20
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Part of a course for people who need English for work and travel. Based around real-life situations, the course introduces functional language through written dialogues, and an icon system gives the teacher the flexibility to choose topics most relevant to the learners' needs.
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Key Concepts in Accounting and Finance
Автор: Jonathan Sutherland Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2004 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20092007-04-24
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«Key Concepts in Accounting and Finance» is one of a range of comprehensive glossaries with entries arranged alphabetically for easy reference. All major concepts, terms, theories and theorists are incorporated and cross-referenced. Additional reading and Internet research opportunities are identified. More complex terminology is made clearer with numerous diagrams and illustrations. With almost 600 key terms defined, the book represents a comprehensive must-have reference for anyone studying a business-related course or those simply wishing to understand what accounting and finance is all about. It will be especially useful as a revision aid.»
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Mastering Fashion Marketing
Автор: Tim Jackson Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122009-06-21
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This is the first book on the subject that combines contemporary marketing theory with analysis of operational marketing practice within the fashion industry. It contains the views of key practitioners and much original case study material from leading fashion organizations to provide unique insights into the reality of fashion marketing.
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Mastering the Globalization of Business
Автор: Roger I. Cartwright Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2004 Страниц: 216 Дата загрузки: 26 февраля 20092006-10-17
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The book is designed to provide a basic understanding of the dynamics of globalization and its relevance for all types and sizes of business. Commencing with a brief history that shows that globalization is not just a late Twentieth and early Twenty-first-century phenomenon but has been a factor in world trade since the 1600s, the text then considers the two opposing views held about globalization. The material goes on to look at the global implications for customer relationships, marketing, human resources, finance and information. These are areas in which a narrow, national view is becoming increasingly of less value to the student. The book includes questions and case studies to aid understanding.
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