Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system, addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution, or attacking Stalin during his years of exile, Trotsky`s speeches give an extraordinary insight into a man whose words and actions determined the fates of millions. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
ISBN: 978-0-14-103675-5
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too. In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town`s water supply, causing the worst cancer cluster in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few...
ISBN: 978-0-440-24381-6
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Book Description Publication Date: November 18, 2008 In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town`s water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million...
ISBN: 978-0-09-948176-8
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a...
Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world`s best-loved children`s authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters inclu
ISBN: 978-0-7232-6796-6
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
I`ve been summoned. Thursday, ten sharp . Thus begins a day in the life of a young factory worker in totalitarian Romania. Her crime? Sewing notes into the linings of men`s suits bound for Italy. Marry me the notes say, with her name and address. As she rides the tram to her interrogation, she thinks over the events and people of her life under terror. In her distraction, she misses her stop, and alone on an unfamiliar street, Lilli discovers something far worse than anything she had feared.
ISBN: 978-0-312-42054-3
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Among the towering red cliffs and the ancient ruins of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton, the cruel and tyrannizing matriarch of the Boynton family. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her. With only twenty-four hours to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalls a remark he overheard back in Jerusalem: "You do see, don`t you, that she`s got to be killed?" Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he had ever met.
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: 978-1-4050-7411-7
Издательство:
Langenscheidt
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher: Mr. Dussander. Todd knows all about Dussander`s darl past. The torture. The death. The decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn`t want to turn him in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. This acclaimed collection of four novellas by Stephen King also includes "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (basis for the Academy Award nominated film The Shawshank Redemption), "The Body" (inspiration for the motion picture Stand By Me), and "The Breathing Method."
ISBN: 978-0-451-19712-2
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
This work is dedicated to the discussion of the issues of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Arab historiography. Motivations tor Arab historiography to turn to the Armenian Genocide are elucidated; classification of Arab historiographic literature on that problem is brought. The author dwells upon such crucial issues in Arab historiography as the causes and nature of the Armenian Genocide, the methods and mechanisms of its commitment. Especially underlined is the fact that the term Armenocide was used widely by Arab historians, who qualified it as the "most genocidal genocide". It is also noted that Arab historiography regards the Ottoman Empire as a country of carnages and massacres, not only practiced towards Armenians, but also towards...
ISBN: 99941-1-069-1
Издательство:
Зангак-97
Дата выхода: январь 2005
No other edition offers extensive textual apparatus such as explanatory notes, plot summaries, particularly vital as stories are complex and interwoven. The Sultan Schahriar`s misguided resolution to shelter himself from the possible infidelities on his wives leads to an outbreak of barbarity in his kingdoms and a reign of terror in his court, stopped only by the resourceful Scheherazade. The tales with which Scheherazade nightly postpones the muderous intent of the sultan have entered our language and our lives like no other collection of narratives before or since. Sinbad, Aladdin, Ali Baba: all make their spectacular entrance on to the stage of English literary history in the "Arabian Nights Entertainments" (1704-17). The stories...
ISBN: 978-0-19-955587-1
Издательство:
Oxford University Press
Дата выхода: август 2011
This delightful selection of tales from The Thousand and One Nights are masterpieces of the art of storytelling. The beautiful Scheherazade saved her life by entertaining the brutal King Shahryar with these tales of magical transformations, genies and wishes, terror and passion. Here are the famous adventures of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", as well as less familiar stories, such as "Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma", a charming early version of The Taming of the Shrew. The tales have their origins in the cultures of India, Persia and Arabia, and this edition, based on Richard F. Burton`s unexpurgated translation, gives the reader all the sensuality and lushness of the original Arabic. Exotic,...
ISBN: 978-0-14-119801-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Arabic-English showing you what others only tell you. The quick and intuitive way to learn and remember thousands of words in Modern Standard Arabic; Features a complete range of illustrated objects and scenes from everyday life; Fast and effective learning for any situation, from home and office to shopping and eating out; Easy to use, with a detailed index for instant reference; Ideal for foreign travel, business or study.
ISBN: 978-1-4053-4121-9
Издательство:
Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Дата выхода: август 2011
WHO STOLE THE FROGS? When something`s amiss in the Spook household, there`s usually only one suspect - Araminta. But she swears she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Barry Wizzard`s frogs, and is determined to find them (and the true culprit). But it`s not going to be easy. These aren`t just any old frogs. Araminta must deal with crazy Old Morris, a dangerous shark, and a demanding - if somewhat unexpected - audience if she`s going to find the frogs and perhaps even steal the show, too.
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8348-6
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
WHAT`S LURKING IN THE BASEMENT? Araminta thinks something horrible might be hiding in the deep, secret passages of Spook House. She suspects it might be a werewolf. To make matters worse, Uncle Drac`s creepy nephew has arrived and is now Wanda`s New Best Friend. Araminta finds him (and the situation) very annoying. She has to come up with a cunning plan to reveal what she believes to be true - that there is more to Max than meets the eye - and also figure out what to do about that werewolf. But even the best laid plans don`t always work out quite as you`d
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8349-3
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: август 2011
Araminta Spook is just like any girl. She likes bats, ghosts, werewolves and vampires. One of Araminta’s greatest ambitions is to see a ghost, and living in Spook House with her aunt and uncle there is a fair chance she will. Then her Aunt Tabitha drops a bombshell: they are moving. The boiler is a MENACE, plus there are a few other issues relating to dust and spiders. Tabitha is not going to take this lying down and devises an array of Cunning Plans. She is determined to stay, and perhaps there is still a chance her greatest ambition will come true, too…
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8346-2
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
What do you buy someone for their 500th birthday? Araminta is desperately trying to think of the perfect gift for her favourite ghost, Sir Horace, but it`s hard to buy gifts for someone with no hobbies - and no body! Then she has the most brilliant idea . . . but it lands her in such deep water, Araminta wonders whether she will ever see Horace or her family again - let alone have time to organise the party!
ISBN: 978-0-7475-8347-9
Издательство:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
When historian Fluke Kelso learns of the existence of a secret notebook belonging to Josef Stalin he is determined to track it down, whatever the consequences. From the violent political intrigue and decadence of modern Moscow he heads north - to the vast forests surrounding the White Sea port of Archangel, and a terrifying encounter with Russia`s unburied past.
ISBN: 978-0-09-928241-9
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011