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In Cold Blood
Автор: Capote Truman Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20152014-05-18
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Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, a natural killer — absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions.
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Dinosaur School
Автор: King-Smith Dick Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132013-10-13
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Basil Brontosaurus is teased at play school by all the other little dinosaurs, who call him stupid. His mother tells him he's special because he has two brains — one in his head and one is his back. Basil is so pleased that he starts to throw his weight around at play school. That is, until he meets a large Tyrannosaurus rex!
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Nut Cracker
Автор: Walser David Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 26 Дата загрузки: 15 июля 20092010-07-14
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It is Christmas Eve and the party is over. Clara creeps downstairs to find Nutcracker, a wooden doll given to her by her mysterious godfather Drosselmeier — a creator of fabulous mechanical toys, has come to life. Through her godfather's strange powers, Clara is caught up in a thrilling battle in which she and Nutcracker — in reality a prince transformed by an evil spell — overcome the Mouse King and his army. Clara's bravery is rewarded by a trip to the magical Land of Sweets, and in the end it is her love and loyalty that lift the curse, transforming Nutcracker back into his true self, and making Clara's dreams come true.This classic love story, which inspired the popular ballet that is danced to one of Tchaikovsky's most magical scores, is wonderfully retold by David Walser, in a direct translation from the original German story. Jan Pie kowski, master of illustration, brings the story vividly to life adding his own magic with exquisite illustrations on sparkling backgrounds. The finale is a multi-layered tableau of intricate laser-cut silhouettes, created in the style of traditional German papercraft. This beautiful and sumptuous novelty book is the ultimate Christmas gift.
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The River
Автор: Wastvedt Tricia Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20152014-05-18
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This is the Orange Prize long listed debut novel by the author of The German Boy. In 1958, in a small Devon village, on an idyllic summer afternoon, two children are drowned. Their parents, Isabel and Robert, are overcome with grief but, as time passes, their tragedy becomes part of the everyday fabric of village life. One summer's day, thirty years later, Anna arrives. She comes to the village on a whim, hoping to start afresh — and, without telling anyone she is pregnant, goes to live with Isabel. For a time the women find solace in each other's company, but the baby's arrival causes powerful feelings of loss and heartbreak to surface, and Anna must question whether Isabel's feelings towards her child are entirely benign...
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Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
Автор: Townsend Sue Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20172014-10-17
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The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough — of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Eva's refusal to behave like a dutiful wife and mother soon upsets everyone but she insists on staying in bed. And then the strangest things start to happen. A funny and touching novel from Britain's funniest writer for over 30 years.
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Always Looking: Essays on Art
Автор: Updike John Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20172013-12-30
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Following on from the acclaimed Just Looking and Still Looking, Always Looking treats readers to a series of elegant and sensitive essays on art, and includes writing on a comprehensive array of subjects, both American and European. In The Clarity of Things, Updike looks closely at Copley, Homer, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop, in order to explore what is 'American' in American art. From here he moves to masterpieces of American and European art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — from the sublime landscapes of Frederic Church and the series paintings of Monet and Degas, to the verbal-visual puzzles of Magritte and the steely sculptural environments of Richard Serra. With more than two-hundred full-colour reproductions, Always Looking is an invitation to see the world afresh through the eyes of a matchless connoisseur.
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Wuthering Heights
Автор: Bronte Emily Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20172016-03-24
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May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you — haunt me, then Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past. The Penguin English Library — 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
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Pride and Prejudice
Автор: Austen Jane Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20152015-02-13
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No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes... When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. The Penguin English Library — 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
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Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite
Автор: Arden Paul Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20102009-06-11
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There have been many books written on good business practice. All eminently sensible. All based on logic, common sense and good manners. It is essential if you want to be a supermarket manager. But for those wishing to break new ground, it is not enough. Logic and common sense have a habit of leading us to the same conclusions. If you are going to make your mark on the world you have to start thinking differently. To think differently, you have to think illogically. Whatever You Think Think The Opposite looks at life the wrong way in a bid to explain the benefits of making wrong decisions.
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Автор: Rushdie Salman Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20102012-03-29
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Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating adaptation for the stage, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.
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Scoop
Автор: Waugh Evelyn Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20102012-03-29
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Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner-party tip from Mrs Algernon Smith, he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. One of Waugh's most exuberant comedies, Scoop is a brilliantly irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its hectic pursuit of hot news.
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Arctic Drift
Автор: Cussler Clive Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 592 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20112011-06-15
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A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMA is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases — but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? But there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There, he and NUMA colleague Al Giordino must battle for survival against the hostile elements and an evil megalomaniac who is about to plunge the North American continent into war.
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The Town and the City
Автор: Kerouac Jack Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20112010-12-20
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It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go — Kerouac on The Town and the City. Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.
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The Navigator
Автор: Cussler Clive Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 564 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20122010-12-30
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Years ago, an ancient Phoenician statue known as the Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad museum, and there are men who would do anything to get their hands on it. Their first victim is a crooked antiquities dealer, murdered in cold blood. Their second, very nearly, is a UN investigator who, were it not for the timely assistance of Kurt Austin and Zavala, would now be at the bottom of a watery grave. What's so special about this statue? Austin wonders. The search for answers will take the NUMA team on an astonishing odyssey through time and space, one that encompasses no less than the lost treasures of King Solomon, a mysterious packet of documents personally encoded by Thomas Jefferson, and a top-secret scientific project that could change the world forever. And that's before the surprises really begin...
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Cold Service
Автор: Parker Robert B. Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20112009-12-23
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When his buddy Hawk is beaten within an inch of his life, Spenser infiltrates a ruthless mob in the name of friendship — and revenge.
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The Holiday
Автор: Green Jane Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20132014-04-22
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If you had one wish this Christmas, what would it be? Sarah wishes not to be lonely. She shouldn't be — not with Eddie, her husband, and their two children by her side... but since Sarah waved farewell to the bright lights of the big city and moved to a picture perfect home in the country, her marriage is missing its usual sparkle. So when Eddie's job takes him away from home shortly before Christmas, the enforced break in their relationship — while tricky — probably couldn't have come at a better time. But will his absence make her heart grow fonder? And if so, for whom? As seasonal cheer begins to flow, Sarah discovers rather a lot can happen in one holiday... especially when it's Christmas. Jane Green and her friends are delighted to bring you this enchanting trio of tales for the holiday — stories about falling headlong in love and the miracle of second chances.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
Автор: Kinney Jeff Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2014 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20192016-10-30
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This is the next book in the brilliant and bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid is on its way! Share in the hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite wimpy kid, Greg Heffley, in the highly-anticipated seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It is also now a box office-busting major motion franchise with the third Wimpy Kid movie releasing in the UK on August 3rd.
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The Seducer's Diary
Автор: Kierkegaard Soren Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 22 сентября 20172014-05-12
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Johannes is an aesthete, dedicated to creating the possibility of seduction through the careful manipulation of young women. He stealthily pursues the innocent Cordelia until she becomes increasingly drawn to him. But when she is ready to give herself completely, she realizes she may have got everything wrong. United by the theme of love, the writings in the Great Loves series span over two thousand years and vastly different worlds. Readers will be introduced to love's endlessly fascinating possibilities and extremities: romantic love, platonic love, erotic love, gay love, virginal love, adulterous love, parental love, filial love, nostalgic love, unrequited love, illicit love, not to mention lost love, twisted, and obsessional love...
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The Kingdom of Ohio
Автор: Flaming Matthew Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 17 апреля 20152012-06-28
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In 1901, a young frontiersman named Peter Force comes to New York City and finds a job digging the first subway tunnels. Into his path falls the beautiful mathematical prodigy Cheri-Anne Toledo, whose memories appear to come from another world: the long-forgotten Kingdom of Ohio. Could she have stumbled onto the most dangerous secret imaginable: the key to travelling through time? Peter must find out fast, as the pair are pursued by titans Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan into the dark labyrinth beneath the metropolis. Peter and Cheri-Anne find themselves wrestling with the nature of history, technology, and the unfolding of time itself.
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Brazzaville Beach
Автор: Boyd William Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 20102009-06-11
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'I live on Brazzaville Beach... I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me... One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Sifting the details for evidence of her own innocence or guilt, she tells her engrossing story with a blunt and beguiling honesty that not only intrigues and disturbs but is also completely enthralling.
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