Dirk Pitt discovers a shocking scheme - a covert group of industrialists has put a colony on the moon. Threatened in space, the Russians are about to strike a savage blow in Cuba - and only Dirk Pitt can stop them. From a Cuban torture chamber to the cold ocean depths, Pitt is racing to defuse an international conspiracy that threatens to shatter the earth. Includes a $ mail-in rebate coupon offer for his next hardcover, "The Sea Hunters".
After the devastating Cylon War, the Cylons retreated to parts unknown in deep space, and the twelve human colonies rebuilt that which was destroyed. For twenty years nothing was heard from the Cylons-but sometimes no news is bad news. For the humans, the aftermath of the war has created a new, albeit illegal, profession: scavenger. Tom Zarek is one of these scavengers, scouring the outer settlements for valuable Cylon technologies and artifacts, usually returning empty-handed. But now, he and his crew have found the Omega Station, a secret science facility beyond the edge of charted space, which turns out to be still occupied-by Cylons! The Battlestar Galactica receives the Lightning`s distress call, getting the coordinates and a...
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5517-1
Издательство:
Macmillan USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
A fresh new edition of Shakespeare`s magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice, looks at specific productions in the play`s history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate.
These timeless Enriched Classics editions include a concise Introduction that gives readers detailed background information on each work, a chronology of the author`s life and career, and a timeline of significant events to provide historical context.
ISBN: 978-0-7434-8775-7
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
From Aardvark to Zipfizzing, this is THE alphabetical guide to everything you ever needed to know - and a lot that you didn`t - about Britain`s best-loved, bestselling children`s writer, packed with fascinating and completely unnecessary facts about Dahl`s life, books and family. With snippets from his school reports, secrets that he shared with his best friends and the truth about where he got the inspiration for his most famous creations - once you dip in to D is for Dahl you`ll be sucked into an irresistible vortex and come out a complete Dahlmaniac!
ISBN: 978-0-14-131272-9
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
An authoritative collection of military histories from one of the foremost authors on the subject, Stephen E. Ambrose, historical consultant on Steven Spielberg`s Saving Private Ryan. Each title include a full index and list of sources.
ISBN: 978-1-84739-761-4
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
As near as possible to experiencing what it was like to be It is almost impossible for a reader not to get caught up in the excitement. (Giles Foden, Guardian ). The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile, French civilians caught in the middle of these battlefields or under Allied bombing endured terrible suffering. Even the joys of Liberation had their darker side. Antony Beevor`s gripping...
ISBN: 978-0-14-028586-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, "The Da Vinci Code" is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail. Dan Brown`s novel is a thrilling masterpiece - from its opening pages to its stunning conclusion. Формат: 10,5 см x 17,5 см.
Издание полностью на английском языке. Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are amazed to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and beyond.
ISBN: 978-0-307-47427-8
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are amazed to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and beyond.
ISBN: 0-385-51322-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2004
Enfermé dans la Grande Galerie du Louvre, Jacques Saunière n`a plus que quelques instants à vivre. Blessé mortellement, le conservateur en chef va emporter son secret avec lui. Il lui reste cependant un mince espoir de ne pas briser cette chaîne ininterrompue depuis des siècles. Mais il lui faut agir vite. Une seule personne au monde peut prendre la relève, décrypter le code et être traquée à son
ISBN: 978-2-266-19835-6
Издательство:
Pocket
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Robert Rankin, the world`s Master of Far Fetched Fiction, takes us on a roller coaster ride in his brand-new bestseller, which focuses on the biggest conspiracy theory in the world, ever. Here, in the Da-Da-Di-Da-Da Code, you will find the music of the angels - and the music of the devil. Aliens, flying saucers from hell, the Multiverse, the Illuminati: every wacky, way-out conspiracy theory you`ve ever heard: they`re all here, wrapped into a plot that will leave Dan Brown fans breathless, Michael Shea readers stupified, Raymond Khoury lovers Robert Rankin: the original and the best.
ISBN: 978-0-575-08227-4
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: июль 2012
This stimulating introductory survey traces the origins and development of these two revolutionary twentieth-century art movements, exploring the full range of artistic production, including ?lm, photography, collage, painting, graphics and object making. Matthew Gale skilfully places the art within a context of ideas ranging from the disillusionment and questioning of accepted values that resulted from the senseless destruction of World War I to the use of the creative forces of the unconscious to undermine convention.
ISBN: 0714832618
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: апрель 2002
The unforgettable letters of a high-spirited orphan to `Daddy-Long-Legs,` her anonymous benefactor. A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy`s life at college is a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties, and a growing friendship with the handsome Jervis Pendleton. With so much happening in her life, Judy can scarcely stop writing! Complete and unabridged.
Серия English Fiction Collection состоит из лучших произведений английских и американских авторов. Читая книгу на языке оригинала, вы не только обогатите собственную лексику и научитесь чувствовать грамматический строй, но также сможете насладиться настоящим языком великих писателей и поэтов. Серия предназначена для тех, кто учит английский всерьез, кто действительно хочет знать этот красивый и многогранный язык.
ISBN: 978-5-379-01113-0
Издательство:
Сибирское университетское издательство
Дата выхода: январь 2010
One of the great novels of American girlhood, Jean Websteras Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) follows the adventures of an orphan named Judy Abbott, whose letters to her anonymous male benefactor trace her development as an independent thinker and writer. Its sequel, Dear Enemy (1915), also told in letters, follows the progress of Judyas former orphanage now run by her friend Sallie McBride, who struggles to give her young charges hope and a new life. Full of irrepressible female characters that both recall Alcottas Jo March and anticipate the popular heroines of contemporary literature, Websteras novels are witty, heartfelt, and delightfully modern.
Bright and lively Judy Abbott is an orphan who dreams of escaping the drudgery of her life at the John Grier Home. One day she receives a marvelous opportunity - a wealthy male benefactor has agreed to fund her higher education. In return, Judy must keep him informed about the ups and downs of college life. From horrendous Latin lessons to falling in love, the result is a series of letters both hilarious and poignant. Fans of L. M. Montgomery`s Anne of Green Gables and Louisa May Alcott`s Little Women will relish this American-girl-power coming-of-age story. This gentle romance is the seventh book in the Looking Glass Library series.
ISBN: 978-0-375-86828-3
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012