A breathtaking feat of scholarship` The Times. `I can do no more than praise, recommend, insist that you buy and read this book. It supersedes all other Dickens biographies` Anthony Burgess, Independent. In Peter Ackroyd`s abridged edition of his classic biography of Charles Dickens, the acclaimed biographer takes us to the heart of one of the world`s greatest writers. From Dickens`s birth in Portsmouth to his death at the age of just fifty-eight, Ackroyd explores the life of this renowned author and the hundreds of characters who were born with Dickens but didn`t die with him, living on for ever in the pages of his books, on the radio and the television and film screens.
ISBN: 978-0-09-943709-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you`ll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas brought to vivid life: snowy rooftops, gleaming shop windows, steaming bowls of punch, plum puddings like speckled cannon balls, sage and onion stuffing, miracles, magic, charity and goodwill. This beautifully produced Vintage Classics edition gathers together not only Dickens` Christmas Books (`A Christmas Carol`, `The Chimes`, `The Battle of Life`, `The Cricket on the Hearth` and `The Haunted Man`) but also stories that Dickens wrote for the special seasonal editions of his periodicals All the Year Round and Household Words, and the hilarious festive episodes from The Pickwick...
ISBN: 978-1-78487-287-8
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: январь 2017
Dreams have variously inspired and haunted kings, poets, inventors, artists, musicians, statesmen and others since the dawn of recorded experience. Custavus Hindman Miller`s Dictionary of Dreams first appeared in 1909, ten years after Sigmund Freud`s pioneering work The Interpretation of Dreams, and is therefore an historical work on dream analysis first published at the time of a quantum leap in human consciousness. 10,000 entries cover Bananas to Cauliflowers, Garbage to Gravy, Measles to Mustard, and Virgins to Zebras. The text is supplemented with a 40-page preface. Формат: 12,5 см х 19,5 см.
ISBN: 1-85326-325-7
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2001
In this hilarious tale of mishap and misadventure, Dr. Seuss reminds us that there is always someone, somewhere, worse off than ourselves. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK`s top ten favourite children`s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful book forms part of the third stage in HarperCollins` major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January 2004, such all-time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot...
ISBN: 978-0-00-717312-9
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Der 25-jährige Philip lebt mit seinen beiden Schwestern noch bei seiner Mutter und führt ein unspektakuläres Leben. Aber das ändert sich, als seine jüngere Schwester heiratet: Philip verliebt sich Hals über Kopf in eine der fünf Brautjungfern. Zu seinem Erstaunen erwidert die schöne Senta seine Gefühle. Sie ist ebenso verführerisch wie geheimnisvoll - und sie lebt in einer bizarren Scheinwelt. Philip gerät in einen geradezu hypnotischen Sog von Leidenschaft und Erotik. Dabei bemerkt er zunächst kaum, dass auch seine Welt zunehmend aus den Fugen gerät. Bis Senta einen Liebesbeweis der ganz besonderen Art von ihm fordert: einen
The third title from one of the most exciting new thriller authors around today, the unforgettable Karen Rose. When a multimedia games designer decides to take his research to the next level for his new game, The Inquisitor, fantasy ends and murder begins. Vito Ciccotelli, homicide detective in Philadelphia PD, is expecting the worst. Called to a remote murder site in a wooded area on private property, he is confronted with numerous bodies, all with horrific injuries, all it seems the victim of the same killer. When the medical examiner reveals that the wounds are consistent with instruments of medieval torture, Ciccotelli turns to Sophie Johannsen, museum curator and specialist in medieval warfare, to learn more about the killer`s...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-3706-4
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2012
On a Chicago street in bright sunshine, Jack Reacher, is strolling nowhere and sees an attractive young woman, struggling on crutches. Naturally, he stops to offer her a steadying arm. And then he turns around to see a handgun aimed straight at his stomach. Locked in a dark, stifling van racing across America, chained to the woman, Reacher needs to know why he`s there. The kidnappers are saying nothing. The woman claims to be an FBI agent. She`s tough enough to be one. But at their remote destination, will raw courage and cunning be enough to overcome the hopeless odds? Full of non-stop action and gritty suspense, "Die Trying" is a tightly plotted thriller starring one of the most exciting action heroes in today`s fiction, the...
ISBN: 978-0-553-50541-2
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Hauptgegenstand ist Schopenhauers Annahme, dass die Welt zum einen Wille ist, zum anderen nur als unsere Vorstellung gegeben ist, wie schon im Titel deutlich wird. Unter Vorstellung versteht Schopenhauer die mentalen Funktionen, die für die Modalität des Erkennens eines erkennenden Lebewesens verantwortlich sind. Unter Wille versteht Schopenhauer, von der östlichen Philosophie inspiriert, ein kosmisches Prinzip der Existenz, das für das individuelle Dasein in der Welt verantwortlich ist und lässt sich als "einen blinden ziellosen Drang zu Leben" beschreiben. Für Schopenhauer sind Menschen, Tiere, Pflanzen, so wie auch Steine bzw. alle Form von Materie, Teil dieses Prinzips. Schopenhauer sieht in dem Prinzip...
ISBN: 5-17-035357-X
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: март 2006
An Evil Spirit, Haunted Weapons, and a Race to Save Diego`s Ancestors. Spanish conquistadors struggle against Poseidon`s oceans on their way to the Americas. The captain of the armada seeks gold for his queen, conversion for his church, and a release from an unholy alliance with a dark lord. The spirit travels within the confines of the Asesino de mar, the great galleon given to the captain with his commission. During the long months at sea it stokes a seething hatred for Diego and Magnifico, while patiently preparing its revenge. When the attack against the Mexica people begins in the year 1519, a shocking spell reaches through the centuries, affecting every one of their descendants. Diego, Racquel, and the Sol Dragones race back...
William and Amy Ashurst are typical townies, dedicated professionals at the top of their tree, with two adorable children and an au pair who cooks, cleans and cares for them all. Then one day Will collapses on his way into work and he decides he`s never going back. So it is that, three months later, Amy is standing outside Helmshill Grange, a sullen monstrosity of a house, deep in the Yorkshire moors, with their own land as far as the eye can see. It`s what William says he`s always wanted, which is slightly worrying as he couldn`t be bothered to do his own gardening in Notting Hill, and would rather pick up a book than a spade. Within days, Will`s traded in their brand new Audi for a clapped out Land Rover, and brought home chickens,...
ISBN: 978-0-7553-4581-6
Издательство:
Headline Publ.
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Different is about identity. It is a story, told in pictures and words, of contemporary Black and Asian artists exploring questions of their own identities in photography. A historical introduction examines the way photographers have approached issues of their ‘difference’ since the beginning of the photographic medium. The images are selected by Stuart Hall and Mark Sealy, and Stuart Hall introduces the artists and explains the themes and issues. Mark Sealy is a producer and curator of photography and has been Director of Autograph (Association of Black Photographers) since 1991. Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Britain’s Open University, is internationally regarded for his teachings on culture and society. He has...
ISBN: 0714840149
Издательство:
Phaidon
Дата выхода: декабрь 1999
"Buy Different Seasons. I promise you`ll enjoy He creates people who are so alive, yоu can almost sense them." Minneapolis Star Tribune "The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, is what makes King the consummate storyteller that he is." Houston Chronicle Формат: 10,5 см х 17,5 см.
ISBN: 0451167538
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: февраль 2002
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 ability. Sam is like any other teenage girl except that she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love and feels happier than ever before. Then one day Jim`s jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret. Sam is left wondering if she really knows Jim at all. For their love to grow Jim must show her that their worlds are not too different. Contains a paperback and Audio CD with complete text recordings from the book.
ISBN: 978-0-521-68623-5
Издательство:
Cambridge
Дата выхода: январь 2011
Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Sam is like any other teenage girl except that she was born deaf. She meets Jim, falls in love and feels happier than ever before. Then one day Jim`s jealous ex-girlfriend reveals a secret. Sam
ISBN: 978-0-521-53655-4
Издательство:
Cambridge University Press
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011