Launched in March 1972 priced 20p, `Cosmopolitan` began as it meant to go on: The diet worth eating for; I was a sleep-around girl; How to turn a man on when he`s having problems in bed; Jilly Cooper on what makes David Niven and Roy Jenkins fantastic lovers. `The Best of Cosmopolitan: The 70s and 80s` is a fascinating trawl through these hallowed pages, the woman`s Bible to all things sex, fashion and romance. Featuring the very best of the big name interviews, frank relationship advice and just the occasional fashion faux pas, this is a must have purchase for all fans of the magazine.
In the fall of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back to Oriental for a funeral. Neither has lived the life they and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. Forced to confront painful memories, the two former lovers soon realize that everything they thought they knew-about...
Between 1963 and 2003, the Beatles Book chronicled the group`s remarkable career as it happened. During the Golden era of Beatlemania in the 1960s, the Beatles Book was the only officially authorised magazine and this gave them unique and unparalleled access to the band, visiting them backstage, in the recording studio, on the film set, in their homes and during all the other events that marked the Beatles` extraordinary progress from the Casbah Club in the backstreets of Liverpool to the biggest stadiums in the world! Among the contributors to the Beatles Book were many of their closest friend and associates, who were able to provide their private, personal insights into the group. This volume was compiled by Johnny Dean who edited...
The short story is the perfect format for traditional ghost stories. They have their roots in folklore, but in modern form they can be traced back to the romanticised writers of the Gothic tradition. Authors include Charles Dickens, Sheridan Le Fanu, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mrs Henry Wood, F. Marion Crawford, Elizabeth Gaskell and H. H. Munro (Saki). Perhaps the finest exponent of the genre was M. R. James whose sly, academic tales are well represented in this collection, as well as those of Le Fanu, whom James acknowledged as his inspiration. This is a book to be relished by the fireside, with the curtains drawn against ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night.
ISBN: 978-1-907360-04-6
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test, the existence of spirits. His natural inclinations toward drama and the macabre made him a brilliant teller of ghost tales, and in the twenty stories presented here, which include his celebrated A Christmas Carol, the full range of his gothic talents can be seen. Chilling as some of these stories are, Dickens has managed to inject characteristically grotesque comedy as he writes of revenge, insanity, pre-cognition and dream visions, he indulges also in some debunking of contemporary credulity.
ISBN: 1-85326-734-1
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 1998
Изящное подарочное издание небольшого формата в тканевом переплете красного цвета и суперобложке. Обрез книги вызолочен с трех сторон. Издание дополнено шелковым ляссе. Somerset Maugham`s short stories are among the best-loved in all of English literature. Written at the peak of the author`s powers in the 1920s and 30s, this collection includes the immortal South Sea saga, RAIN, famous tales from Malaya THE LETTER, and whimsical stories from the old country including THE COLONEL`S LADY and THE ROUND DOZEN. These classics retain an astonishing freshness, reminding us that the most popular writer...
ISBN: 978-1-907360-34-3
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: январь 2013
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A collection of short works by one of America`s most revered, iconoclastic, and enduring voices? Mark Twain. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: - A concise introduction that gives readers important background information - A chronology of the author`s life and work - A timeline of significant events that provides the book`s historical context - An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations - Detailed explanatory notes - Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work - Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction - A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-8779-5
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Edited and with an Introduction by Bryant Mangum Foreword by Roxana Robinson Benediction • Head and Shoulders • Bernice Bobs Her Hair • The Ice Palace • The Offshore Pirate • May Day • The Jelly Bean • The Diamond as Big as the Ritz • Winter Dreams • Absolution In the euphoric months before and after the publication of "This Side of Paradise", F. Scott Fitzgerald, the flapper’s historian and poet laureate of the Jazz Age, wrote the ten stories that appear in this unique collection. Exploring characters and themes that would appear in his later works, such as "The Beautiful and Damned" and "The Great Gatsby", these early selections are among the very best of Fitzgerald’s many short stories. This Modern Library...
ISBN: 978-0-8129-7477-5
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. Original stories at seven levels from starter to advanced, written specially for learners of English. With gripping plots and a range of genres to satisfy every taste, Cambridge English
ISBN: 978-0-521-73545-2
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
The fifteen short stories in this book were chosen by David Stuart Davies, former editor of Sherlock magazine, and show the master detective Sherlock Holmes at his most ingenious. Faithfully supported by his chronicler, Dr. Watson, Holmes pits his wits against the Napoleon of Crime, Professor Moriarty, assists European royalty threatened by disgrace, solves the mysterious death of a young woman due to be married, and tackles other intrigues that defeat the detectives of Scotland Yard.
ISBN: 978-1-905716-55-5
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
He`s your best friend. She`s the love of his life. You`ve got six weeks to convince him otherwise. Adam Bailey is appalled when his best friend Nick announces that he`s about to marry his new girlfriend, Sandra. Can`t Nick see just how wrong the loud-mouthed, bossy, gold-digging Sandra is for him? Somehow Adam has to make his friend see the error of his ways - without losing his friendship in the process. With only six weeks to go until the wedding, there`s not a lot of time. But amidst the chaos, carnage and confusion which ensue in the run-up to the big day, Adam himself meets someone who will change his life in ways he could never have expected.
ISBN: 978-0-7434-9551-6
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old and lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold, and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She`s wild and funny and her crazy ideas are always getting her into trouble! In these three favourite stories, Pippi performs at the circus, is reunited with her long-lost father, and takes her friends Tommy and Annika on a trip to the Canny Canny Islands. She also finds a squeazle, gives a shark a good telling-off, and turns 43 somersaults in the air before breakfast! Everything`s fun with Pippi around! This edition is illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings by best-selling artist, Tony Ross.
Who could have suspected that the exciting stag party for the groom would be the prelude to the murder of his close friend Charlie Hatton? And Charlie`s death was only the first in a string of puzzling murders involving small-time gangsters, cheating husbands, and loose women. Now Chief Inspector Wexford and his assistant join forces with the groom to track down a
ISBN: 978-0-345-34530-1
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
When Ravi Kapoor, an over-worked London doctor, is driven beyond endurance by his obnoxious father-in-law, he asks his wife: 'Can't we just send him away somewhere? Somewhere far, far away'. His prayer seems to have been answered when his entrepreneurial cousin, Sonny, sets up a retirement home, recreating a lost corner of England in a converted guesthouse in Bangalore. Travel and set-up are inexpensive, staff willing and plentiful - and the British pensioners can enjoy the hot weather and take mango juice with their gin. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a brilliant comedy of manners, mixing acute observation with a deeper message about how different cultures cope in the modern world.
Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch. Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There`s the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear the grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few ...
ISBN: 0-14-006694-2
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: январь 1998
This newest edition to the Best American Series - "A genuine salute to comics" (Houston Chronicle) - returns with a set of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Lynda Barry and brand new series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden - acclaimed cartoonists in their own right - have sought out the best stories culled from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics, and the Web to create this cutting-edge collection "perfect for newbies as well as fans" - The San Diego Union Tribune. This newest volume features luminaries like Chris Ware, Seth, and Alison Bechdel alongside Paul Pope`s "Batman" and beloved daily cartoonists like Matt Groening. Lynda Barry is a writer and cartoonist whose comic strip,...
Gemma and Alice, born on the same day, have been devoted best friends ever since. Despite Gemma`s larger-than-life personality and Alice`s quieter, calmer character, the two are inseparable - until that is Alice has to move house, all the way to Scotland. Gemma is utterly distraught, particularly at the thought that Alice might find a new best friend. Is there anything Gem`s brothers, or perhaps her grandad, can do to help? Established fans, especially male readers, will be delighted to re-encounter the flamboyant Biscuits, co-star of Buried Alive! and Cliffhanger. A charming, funny and touching story will be adored by all Wilson fans from 7 upwards.
ISBN: 978-0-440-86851-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Издание полностью на английском языке.The Best Laid Plans is the explosive story of two equally determined people headed on a collision course. Oliver has a strategy to win the White House; Leslie has a scheme to make him wish he`d never been born. They both should have know that even the best laid plans can go dangerously astray - in a deadly dangerous way.
ISBN: 9780446604086
Издательство:
Warner Books
Дата выхода: январь 2020
They were teenage sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks - with a passion that would change their lives for ever. But life would force them apart. Years later, the lines they had drawn between past and present are about to Called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter when they needed it most, they are faced with each other once again, and forced to confront the paths they chose. Can true love ever rewrite the past? The new epic love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of "The Notebook" and "The Last Song". Nicholas Sparks is one of the world`s most beloved authors.
ISBN: 978-0-7515-4298-1
Издательство:
Little, Brown and Company
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Contains three books about Pippi - "Pippi Longstocking", "Pippi Goes Aboard", and "Pippi in the South Seas". This work is illustrated throughout by best-selling artist, Tony Ross, who has illustrated the cover. Astrid Lindgren has won numerous awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the International Book Award.
Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year`s collection boasts a satisfying chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative (Wall Street Journal). With the masterful Russo picking the best of the best, America`s oldest and best-selling story anthology is sure to be of enduring quality (Chicago Tribune) this year.
ISBN: 978-0-547-05532-9
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Издание полностью на английском языке. The Best Laid Plans is the explosive story of two equally determined people headed on a collision course. Oliver has a strategy to win the White House; Leslie has a scheme to make him wish he'd never been born. They both should have know that even the best laid plans can go dangerously astray - in a deadly dangerous way.
ISBN: 0006510558
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: декабрь 2005
Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso`s employ, it`s a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer`s taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto`s reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for...
An anthology that brings together "The Frog Who Became an Emperor from China", "The Thee Billy Goats Gruff from Norway", and "Pinocchio" from Italy as well as the classic stories of Aesop, Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault and Oscar Wilde, among many others.
ISBN: 978-1-907360-03-9
Издательство:
CRW Publishing
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011