Includes such plays as "The Seagull" and "Three Sisters", with universal themes of humor and the general lifelong struggles experienced by the middle class.
Finding refuge in a quiet rural backwater, Dr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally It isn`t just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he`d been a high-profile forensic anthropologist and all too familiar with the many faces of death, before tragedy made him abandon this previous life. Now, the police want his help. But to become involved will stir up memories he`s long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears, plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear and paranoia. And no one, not even Hunter, is exempt from suspicion. Gruesome and gripping, this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving and original twist.
ISBN: 978-0-553-81749-2
Издательство:
Bantam
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Three years ago, David Hunter moved to rural Norfolk to escape his life in London, his gritty work in forensics, and a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. Working as a simple country doctor, seeing his lost wife and daughter only in his dreams, David struggles to remain uninvolved when the corpse of a woman is found in the woods, a macabre sign from her killer decorating her body. In one horrifying instant, the quiet summer countryside that had been David` s refuge has turned malevolent - and suddenly there is no place to hide. The village of Manham is tight-knit, far from the beaten path. As a newcomer, Dr. Hunter is immediately a suspect. Once an expert in analyzing human remains, he reluctantly joins the police investigation - and when...
Wheeler s "Cherry" is the first biography of the man who shaped the myth of Robert Falcon Scott, written with unrestricted access to his papers and the full cooperation of his widow, who has refused all requests until now.
A terrorist doesn`t let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn`t know that a kid has bugged every room in her house, cloned the hard drive on her PC, and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for CHERUB. CHERUB is not James Bond. There are no master criminals or high-tech gadgets. CHERUB kids live in the real world. They slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. For official purposes, these children do not exist.
Based on the traditional folk tale "Chicken Licken", this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favorite in every home. Find out what happens when an acorn falls on the head of poor little Chicken Licken! Part of the Ladybird "First Favourite Tales" series, this hardback book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. It is ideal for reading aloud and sharing with preschoolers.
Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. These are based on the original Ladybird retellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.
ISBN: 978-1-84646-975-6
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness. This is the first enduring historical novel for children, which conjures up as much magic today as it did on first publication. The freedom from adult constraint allied with the necessary disciplines to survive in a hostile world make for a gripping read.
ISBN: 1-85326-110-6
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
This novel is an amazingly assured and exciting debut, set in Soviet Russia in 1953, with a wonderfully realised sense of all-pervading fear and the desperateness of a chilling race against time. How do you solve an impossible crime? MGB Officer Leo is a man who never questions the Party Line. He arrests whomever he is told to arrest. He dismisses the horrific death of a young boy because he is told to, because he believes the Party stance that there can be no murder in Communist Russia. Leo is the perfect soldier of the suddenly his confidence that everything he does serves a great good is shaken. He is forced to watch a man he knows to be innocent be brutally tortured. And then he is told to arrest his own understands how the State...
ISBN: 978-1-84739-373-9
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Stalin`s Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful State. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer kills at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State`s obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer - and a country where "crime" doesn`t exist. Формат: 10,5 см x 17 см.
When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect. But, although the Overlords kept themselves hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an end to poverty and crime. When they finally showed themselves it was a shock, but one that humankind could now cope with, and an era of peace, prosperity and endless leisure began. But the children of this utopia dream strange dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and begin to evolve into something incomprehensible to their parents, and soon they will be ready to join the and, in a grand and thrilling metaphysical climax, leave the Earth behind.
ISBN: 978-0-575-08235-9
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2013
William Blake, Kate Greenaway and Emily Dickinson are among literatures most beloved writers and all feature in this charming anthology of 200 poems - first published in 1969. Gyo Fujikawa`s appealing illustrations help to enhance verses that children will love such as The Owl and the Pussycat, The Day is Done, and Wynken, Blynken and Nod, along with proverbs, limericks, nursery rhymes and folk songs.
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!"
ISBN: 978-0-440-22269-9
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
The desert planet of Arrakis has begun to grow green and lush. The life-giving spice is abundant. The nine-year-old royal twins, possesing their father`s supernatural powers, are being groomed as Messiahs. But there are those who think the Imperium does not need messiahs...
ISBN: 0-441-10402-9
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The first complete book by Tolkien in three decades, this book, edited by Tolkien`s son Christopher, reunites fans of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves. This paperback edition includes eight color paintings by Alan Lee and a black-and-white map.
Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in the vast fortress of Angband in the North; and within the shadow of the fear of Angband, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of Turin and his sister Nienor will be tragically entwined. Their brief and passionate lives are dominated by the elemental hatred that Morgoth bears them as the children of Hurin, the man who dared to defy him to his face. Against them Morgoth sends his most formidable servant, Glaurung, a powerful spirit in the form of a huge wingless dragon of fire, in an attempt to fulfil the curse of Morgoth and destroy the children of Hurin.
ISBN: 978-0-00-730936-8
Издательство:
Collins
Дата выхода: июль 2011
There is something special about teaching children. Jayne Moon’s academic rigour and classroom experience inform every page of this book – but what shines through is a sense of the privilege it is to participate in someone’s learning at this age in their lives. This is a practical handbook with lots of teaching suggestions – but it is also a source of inspiration.
ISBN: 978-1-4050-8002-6
Издательство:
Macmillan
Дата выхода: август 2011