It is 1905. Asta and her husband Rasmus have come to East London from Denmark with their two little boys. With Rasmus constantly away on business, Asta keep loneliness and isolation at bay by writing a diary. These diaries, published over seventy years later, reveal themselves to be more than a mere journal. For they seem to hold they key to an unsolved murder and to the mystery of a missing child. It falls to Asta`s granddaughter Ann to unearth the buried secrets of nearly a century before.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104045-5
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The 32nd album chronicling the adventures of Asterix and friends. Vintage Asterx! 14 new stories including tales of: The day Asterix and Obelix were born (in the middle of a village fish fight); How Obelix goes back to school; Fashion in Ancient Gaul; How Dogamatirx helps the village cockerel win a duel; And how he is adopted as a Roman mascot; Asterix as you've never seen him before; Obelix's adventures under the mistletoe; The bid for the very first Gaulish Olympics; The birth of an idea - the story of the creation of Asterix; And much, much more.
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6640-6
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 22 Asterix and Obelix are lost at sea and finally reach what they think is a Roman colony, but when the Vikings turn up on a voyage of discovery, they realise that they have, in fact, discovered a strange New World.
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6648-2
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 2 Getafix has broken his golden sickle, so Asterix and Obelix visit Lutetia to buy a new one. Unfortunately the sicklesmith (a cousin of Obelix`s) has mysteriously gone
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6613-0
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 20 Asterix and Obelix meet a Corsican chieftain who has been taken prisoner and accompany their new friend Boney was a warrior way a yix back to Corsica to help him foil the evil designs of the corrupt Roman Praetor Perfidius.
ISBN: 978-0-7528-6644-4
Издательство:
Orion Books
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell. The bullies have made him their favorite target, his best (and only) friend seems headed for the dark side (sports and popularity), and his pregnant mother and the step-fascist are eagerly awaiting the birth of the alien life form known as Fanboy`s new little brother or sister. Fanboy, though, has a secret: a graphic novel he`s been working on without telling anyone, a graphic novel that he is convinced will lead to publication, fame, and - most important of all - a way out of the crappy little town he lives in and all the people that make it hell for him. When Fanboy meets Kyra, Goth Girl, he finds an outrageous, cynical girl who...
When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she`s looking for At Bertram`s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and memories of childhood. What she doesn`t expect is the unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day...
ISBN: 9780008196615
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2020
There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he`d never do: he`d never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and, most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds and sets off a chain of events that will forever change the course of this young couple`s marriage. Dramatic, heartbreaking and surprising, this is a story about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child. More than that, it...
There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he`d never do: he`d never leave New York City; never give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage; and, most of all, never become a parent. Now, Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds and sets off a chain of events that will forever change the course of this young couple`s marriage.Dramatic, heartbreaking and surprising, this is a story about the love between a man and a woman and between a parent and a child. More than that, it...
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live. Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. And that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which...
ISBN: 978-0-552-77735-3
Издательство:
Transworld publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2011
This is the real story of what goes on inside the royal palaces, as witnessed by members of the royal staff and household past and present. Buckingham Palace is effectively an independent kingdom with its own rules and customs, now explained by Brian Hoey. Hundreds of anecdotes reveal the conditions in which the staff live and work and also their relationship with the Royals they serve. It looks at a varity of issues including: How does one get a job as personal footman to the Queen? Why does Prince Charles still have to send a note to her Page of the Backstairs requesting a meeting with his mother? How much do members of the household earn? Why does the Queen hate men in three-piece suits? Why are the Queens bedsheets six inches longer...
ISBN: 978-0-00-712619-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: август 2011
A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she`s planning to use a new crime initiative called "At Risk"; its motto, "Any crime, any time." In particular, she`s been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she`s found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder - in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right? Her investigator is not so sure - not sure about anything to do with this woman, really - but before he can open his mouth, a...
ISBN: 978-0-425-21476-3
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: август 2011
For MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle the nagging complications of her private life are quickly forgotten at Monday`s Counter-Terrorist meeting. An invisible may have entered mainland Britain. An "invisible" - a terrorist who is an ethnic native of the target country, who can cross its borders unchecked and move about unnoticed - is the ultimate nightmare. For Liz this signals the start of an operation that will test her to the limit. Who or what is the target? Where and who is the invisible? With each passing hour the danger increases. But as she desperately sifts the incoming intelligence and analyses the reports from her agents she finally realises that it is her ability to get inside her enemy`s head that is the only hope of...
ISBN: 0-09-946139-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Книга представляет собой репринтное издание 1910 года (издательство "Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin Co."). 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. Эта книга будет изготовлена в соответствии с Вашим заказом по технологии Print-on-Demand компанией ООО ""Книга по Требованию""....
ISBN: 0-548901-74-0
Издательство:
Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2010
The Cold was a fight to the death, notes Thomas C. Reed, fought with bayonets, napalm, and high-tech weaponry of every sort - save one. It was not fought with nuclear weapons. With global powers now engaged in cataclysmic encounters, there is no more important time for this essential, epic account of the past half century, the tense years when the world trembled At the Abyss, Written by an author who rose from military officer to administration insider, this is a vivid, unvarnished view of America`s fight against Communism, from the end of WWII to the closing of the Strategic Air Command, a work as full of human interest as history, rich characters as bloody conflict. Among the unforgettable figures who devised weaponry, dictated policy,...
Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known as the most influential author in his genre. "At the Mountains of Madness" is a science fiction-horror novella. The story details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent, and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer.
ISBN: 978-5-517-00244-0
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: январь 2019
1905. Myrtle Reed came from a religious and literary family, where she was encouraged to be a writer. She became a freelance journalist after graduating from high school. Her poems, sketches, and stories began appearing regularly in such periodicals as the Bookman, Munseys Magazine, and the National Magazine. Her first novel, Love Letters of a Musician, was widely popular and led to other works. The book begins: It was certainly a queer house. Even through the blinding storm they could distinguish its eccentric outlines as they alighted from the stage. Dorothy laughed happily, heedless of the fact that her husband’s umbrellas was dripping down her neck. It’s a dear old place, she cried; I love it already. See other titles by this...
ISBN: 141792473X
Издательство:
Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2010
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of A Tale of Two Cities includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Fisher. They fled to London, seeking safety, and found each other - Dr. Manette, falsely imprisoned for decades; his daughter, Lucie, whose stunning beauty was matched by her loyalty and grace; and Charles Darnay, who abandoned a royal title he hated to risk being called a...
ISBN: 0-812-50506-9
Издательство:
Holtzbrink
Дата выхода: октябрь 2006