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Far Eastern Tales
Автор: W. Somerset Maugham Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2000 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20092001-06-21
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Far Eastern Tales is a collection of short stories born of Maugham's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best — sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul.
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Inherent Vice
Автор: Thomas Pynchon Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2010 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20122012-05-24
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Part noir, part psychedelic romp — private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L A fog. In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren`t there...
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The Magician
Автор: W. Somerset Maugham Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2000 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 22 сентября 20092001-06-25
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Set in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the occult was inspired by the sinister black magician Aleister Crowley. At the start of this compulsive gothic horror story, Arthur and his beautiful, innocent fiancee Margaret look forward to an idyllic life together, until they encounter the mesmerising and repulsive Oliver Haddo...
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Midnight's Children
Автор: Salman Rushdie Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2008 Страниц: 672 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112009-06-21
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Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.
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The Red House Mystery
Автор: A. A. Milne Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2009 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20112012-02-29
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Far from the gentle slopes of the Hundred Acre Wood lies The Red House, the setting for A.A Milne's only detective story, where secret passages, uninvited guests, a sinister valet and a puzzling murder lay the foundations for a classic crime caper. And when the local police prove baffled, it is up to a guest at a local inn to appoint himself 'Sherlock Holmes' and, together with his friend and loyal 'Watson', delve deeper into the mysteries of the dead man. The Red House Mystery is a lost gem from a time before Tigger and a perfectly crafted whodunit with witty dialogue, deft plotting and a most curious cast of characters.
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The Vampire Armand
Автор: Anne Rice Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2010 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20152013-09-10
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The leader of the vampire coven, the Theatre des Vampires in Paris was snatched from the steppes of Russia as a child, and sold as a slave in Renaissance Venice. From there Armand's story spans several hundred years, culminating in a visit to New Orleans at the end of the twentieth century. Here his victims await either death or immortality.
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75 Short Masterpieces: Stories from the World's Literature
Автор: Roger Goodman Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1985 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 14 апреля 20091987-05-26
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Seventy-five short masterpieces of fiction.
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Ada or Ardor a Family Chronicle
Автор: Vladimir Nabokov Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2008 Страниц: 624 Дата загрузки: 19 апреля 20122013-08-17
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Published two weeks after his seventieth birthday, Ada, or Ardor is one of Nabokov's greatest masterpieces, the glorious culmination of his career as a novelist. It tells a love story troubled by incest. But more: it is also at once a fairy tale, epic, philosophical treatise on the nature of time, parody of the history of the novel, and erotic catalogue. Ada, or Ardor is no less than the supreme work of an imagination at white heat. This is the first American edition to include the extensive and ingeniously sardonic appendix by the author, written under the anagrammatic pseudonym Vivian Darkbloom.
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American Short Story Masterpieces
Автор: Raymond Carver Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1989 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 11 июля 20091993-03-12
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This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery OConnor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias Wolff.
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Children of the Vampire: The Diaries of the Family Dracul
Автор: Jeanne Kalogriois Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1996 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20091998-07-14
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«The battle waged in the heart of the Family Dracul continues, as the innocent take up arms against the monster. As his loved ones indulge in forbidden crimes with a legendary passion, Vlad the Impaler's heir, Arkady, cries out to his sons» «Let the curse end with me!»
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The Cinderella Deal
Автор: Jennifer Crusie Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2010 Страниц: 278 Дата загрузки: 06 мая 20132014-03-28
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An unlikely duo teams up in a charade of love, never expecting that they'll find happily-ever-after, in this Loveswept debut by award-winning Jennifer Crusie, who has earned high praise for her fast-paced and hilarious Harlequin romances.
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
Автор: Jean M. Auel Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1997 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20092000-04-17
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«A stunning epic that has stirred the imagination of millions of readers, «The Clan of the cave Bear» tells the story of the orphaned Ayla and her struggle to fit in and survive after her own tribe is killed by an earthquake.»
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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
Автор: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1999 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20092003-03-12
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This collection contains Gogols finest tales — from the demon-haunted St Johns Eve and Viy to the surrealism of The Nose, from the trials of the copyist in The Overcoat to those of the delusional clerk in The Diary of a Madman.
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The Complete Short Novels
Автор: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2005 Страниц: 576 Дата загрузки: 26 декабря 20092009-03-12
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Aanton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novelshere brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The Steppethe most lyrical of the fiveis an account of a nine-year-old boy's frightening journey by wagon train across the steppe of southern Russia. The Duel sets two decadent figuresa fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibilityon a collision course that ends in a series of surprising reversals. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical spying on an important official by serving as valet to his son gradually discovers that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts a complex series of ironies in the personal life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor. The resulting conflict between the moral simplicity of his ideals and the complex realities of human nature culminates in a brief apocalyptic vision that is unique in Chekhov's work. From the Hardcover edition.
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Covenant With the Vampire: The Diaries of the Family Dracul
Автор: Jeanne Kalogridis Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1995 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 21 июня 20092000-08-14
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Honoring a family pact that compels him to return to Transylvania to take part in a secret ceremony, young Arkady Tsepesh of the family Dracul learns a devastating truth about his ancestor, Prince Vlad.
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The Da Vinci Code
Автор: Dan Brown Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2011 Страниц: 597 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20132015-03-12
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PREMIUM MASS MARKET EDITION #1 Worldwide Bestseller — More Than 80 Million Copies Sold. As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail, Dan Brown's novel is a thrilling masterpiece — from its opening pages to its stunning conclusion.
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Death Match
Автор: Lincoln Child Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2006 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20092008-07-04
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«When a «perfect» couple commits double suicide, alarms go off in the offices of the high-tech matchmaking company. Investigation into a second couple's double suicide reveals a stunning labyrinth of artificial intelligence, creative genius, and a melding of technology that does indeed deliver on the company's guarantee of a perfect, lifelong mate.»
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For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of Experts' Advice to Women
Автор: Barbara Ehrenreich Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2005 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20092010-08-03
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The authors present provocative new perspectives on female history, the history of American medicine and psychology, and the history of child-rearing unlike any other.
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A Good Woman
Автор: Danielle Steel Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 2009 Страниц: 377 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20102011-07-21
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From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel-a spellbinding tale of war, loss, history, and one woman's unbreakable spirit... Filled with breathtaking images and historical detail, Danielle Steel's new novel introduces one of her most unique and fascinating characters: Annabelle Worthington, a remarkable woman, a good woman, a true survivor who triumphs against overwhelming odds. For Annabelle's story is more than compelling fiction, it is a powerful celebration of life, dignity, and courage-and a testament to the human will to survive.
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Her Majesty's Wizard
Автор: C. Stasheff Жанр: Random House, Inc. Год: 1986 Страниц: 342 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20091989-09-30
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Matt read the forbidden runes and found himself in a world where reciting verses worked magic. He got himself locked in a dungeon, created a fire-breathing dragon, and eventually discovered a beautiful princess he swore to save. Little did he guess how hard that would be...
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