Present-day Russia is the setting for this stunning new novel from Robert Harris, author of the bestsellers Fatherland and Enigma, Archangel tells the story of four days in the life of Fluke Kelso, a dissipated, middle-aged former Oxford historian, who is in Moscow to attend a conference on the newly opened Soviet archives. One night, Kelso is visited in his hotel room by an old NKVD officer, a former bodyguard of the secret police chief Lavrenty Beria. The old man claims to have been at Stalin`s dacha on the night Stalin had his fatal stroke, and to have helped Beria steal the dictator`s private papers, among them a notebook. Kelso decides to use his last morning in Moscow to check out the old man`s story. But what starts as an idle...
ISBN: 978-0-09-952793-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Long considered a literary heir of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald (1915–83) infused new life into the hardboiled detective genre with psychologically complex mysteries involving his intuitive and empathetic private eye Lew Archer. This omnibus presents three of Macdonald`s best Archer novels. The Ivory Grin ( Marked for Murder) begins when a wealthy woman hires Archer to track down a maid she suspects of stealing her jewelry. The Zebra-Striped Hearse finds Archer investigating a rich man`s prospective son-in-law, and in The Underground Man Archer tracks a missing child and uncovers a secret history of wayward parents and wounded offspring.
ISBN: 978-1-60751-275-2
Издательство:
Бератор-Пресс
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
A chronological survey of 500 great buildings, from Turkish prehistoric cave dwellings to a 21st century Tokyo store. Each building includes a photograph, but the top 50 selections are double spreads. Captions provide specifications and brief history.
Architecture and Utopia leads the reader beyond architectural form into a broader understanding of the relation of architecture to society and the architect to the workforce and the marketplace.
Nicholas Grimshaw is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene, responsible for some of the outstanding buildings of the last decade. This volume covers the years 1965–88, a period which saw Grimshaw establish his practice and his reputation worldwide as an architect of great subtlety and a master of detail. Colin Amery charts the line of Grimshaw’s development from his student days at the Architectural Association onwards. He gives critical insights into Grimshaw’s thinking and design methodology for a family of buildings, from the 1965 Service Tower for student apartments to his 1988 Grand Union Walk housing and Sainsbury Superstore in Camden Town, North London.
ISBN: 0714839345
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy 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.
ISBN: 978-0-425-23348-1
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
A dark-skinned young boy is found dead, frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The boy`s Thai half-brother is missing; is he implicated, or simply afraid for his own life? While fears increase that the murder could have been racially motivated, the police receive reports that a suspected paedophile has been spotted in the area. Detective Erlendur`s investigation soon unearths the tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland`s outwardly liberal, multi-cultural society, while the murder forces Erlendur to confront the tragedy in his own past.
ISBN: 978-0-09-954232-2
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Compiled by Jane Armstrong. The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations is a rich and diverse compilation of over 3,000 quotations from Shakespeare's plays and poems. Combining the Bard's most memorable phrases with less familiar gems, the Dictionary highlights Shakespeare's ability to express complexity of thought with linguistic agility, vivid imagery and humour, and highlights why his writing remains so popular today. This book is an enjoyable read as well as a useful resource for students of Shakespeare, offering an insight into the writer's views on life - from madness, love and women, to bawdy jokes and drinking. A detailed keyword index gives swift access to individual phrases, while a separate glossary and...
When two women - widows of the dead - find themselves under merciless attack, their fear and confusion help them to form an unlikely alliance. But why are they being targeted? Is there a connection to their husbands` mysterious deaths? Meanwhile, the Chief Executive of an international Think Tank is on the cusp of a discovery which could change the world - and deliver unbelievable power into the company`s hands. Could the mysterious deaths be connected to this volatile secret? Taut with suspense and vivid characterization and with an unnervingly realistic premise, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" is a tour de force from a master storyteller.
ISBN: 0-00-716516-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: февраль 2007
Little unicorn is hiding! Children will love searching for the elusive little unicorn as they peep through the holes in the pages of this magical book. There are fairies and mermaids and butterflies to meet along the way, until they finally find the unicorn at the end.
In New York, Denver, Paris and Berlin, four people have died in what appear to be random accidents.When two women - widows of the dead - find themselves under merciless attack, their fear and confusion help them to form an unlikely alliance. But why are they being targeted? Is there a connection to their husbands` mysterious deaths?Meanwhile, the CEO of an international think tank is on the cusp of a discovery which could change the world - and deliver unbelievable power into the company`s hands. Could the mysterious deaths be connected to this volatile secret?Taut with suspense and vivid characterisation, Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a tour de force from a master storyteller.
ISBN: 9780007165162
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
In four cities across the world, four people die violently and mysteriously. The dead share a single crucial link: each was connected to an all-powerful environmental think tank. Two of the victims` widows-accomplished artist Diane Stevens and international supermodel Kelly Harris-may hold the key to their husbands` demise. Terrified for their lives, suspicious of each other, and armed only with their own wits and guile, they must join forces in a nightmare cycle of hunt-and-kill. At stake is the shattering truth about the tragedies that robbed them of the men they loved...and about an awesome conspiracy whose ultimate target is as big as the earth and as close as the air we breathe.
ISBN: 0-446-61365-7
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: январь 2006
It is America`s most secret base, hidden deep in the Utah desert, an Air Force installation known only as Area 7. And today, it has a visitor - the President of the United States. He has come to inspect Area 7, to examine its secrets for himself. But he`s going to get more than he bargained for on this trip. Because hostile forces are waiting inside. Among the President`s helicopter crew, however, is a young Marine. He is quiet, enigmatic, and he hides his eyes behind a pair of silver sunglasses. His name is Schofield. Call-sign: Scarecrow. Rumor has it, he`s a good man in a storm. Judging by what the President has just walked into, he`d better
ISBN: 978-0-312-98322-2
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In 1965, at the height of a successful career as an abstract painter in Paris and New York, Avigdor Arikha (b. 1929) suddenly stopped painting to return to drawing from life. When he returned to painting in 1973 it was to begin on the series of intensely observed portraits, nudes and still lifes for which he is now known worldwide. His intimate still lifes include such "local" subjects as a bundle of asparagus, a corner of his Paris studio and the books on his library shelves. His portraits range from informal studies of his close friends the playwright Samuel Beckett and the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson to striking portrayals of public figures. This book surveys Arikha’s entire career, and includes much of his recent work.
ISBN: 0714835218
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
As the waters rose in FLOOD, high in the Colorado mountains the US government was building an ark. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few thousand people out into space to start a new future for mankind. Sent out into deep space on a journey lasting centuries, generations of crew members carry the hope of a new beginning on a new, incredibly distant, planet. But as the ages pass knowledge and purpose is lost and division and madness grows. And back on earth life, and man, find a new way. This is the epic sequel to the acclaimed FLOOD; a stirring tale of what mankind will do to survive and the perfect introduction for new readers to one of SFs greatest tropes; the generation ship. Written by one of the most...
ISBN: 978-0-575-09413-0
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing unless...
ISBN: 978-0-14-240738-7
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Terry Brooks is one of a handful of writers whose work defines modern fantasy fiction. His twenty-three international bestsellers have ranged from the beloved Shannara series to stories that tread a much darker path. Armageddon’s Children is a new creation – the perfect opportunity for readers unfamiliar with Brooks’s previous work to experience an author at the height of his considerable storytelling powers. It is a gripping chronicle of a once-familiar world now spun shockingly out of control, in which an extraordinary few struggle to salvage hope in the face of terrifying chaos. Logan Tom is doomed to remember the past and determined to rescue the future. Far behind him lies a boyhood cut violently short by his family’s...
ISBN: 978-0-345-48410-9
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegu``s death, "Armageddon in Retrospect" is a collection of twelve new writings - a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace and humanity`s tendency toward violence. Imbued with the author`s trademark rueful humour, the pieces range from a visceral non-fiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden - to a painfully funny short story about three soldiers and their fantasies of the perfect meal. Формат: 13 см х 20 см.
ISBN: 978-0-09-952408-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student`s capabilities. Arman, a teenage refugee, makes an epic journey across Europe, often in the hands of people smugglers. He lives and works as an illegal immigrant in the UK until one day love comes into his life. Contains a paperback and Audio CD of the complete text.
ISBN: 978-0-521-18496-0
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student`s capabilities. Arman, a teenage refugee, makes an epic journey across Europe, often in the hands of people smugglers. He lives and works as an illegal immigrant in the UK until one day love comes into his life. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CD of the complete text.
ISBN: 978-0-521-18493-9
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Книга представляет собой репринтное издание. Несмотря на то, что была проведена серьезная работа по восстановлению первоначального качества издания, на некоторых страницах могут обнаружиться небольшие "огрехи": помарки, кляксы и т.п. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 9781146089678
Издательство:
Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: май 2011