The gruesome discovery on the frozen River Thames--a dead man with coins covering his eyes--interrupts the eagerly anticipated Frost Fair. As the Queen s Lady Pursuivant, Grace must unravel the mystery.
You`ve just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you`re destined for - what do you do? In Murakami`s world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language of Desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart.
ISBN: 9781784872632
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: январь 2021
Can the worlds of science and philosophy work together to recognise our destructive emotions such as hatred, craving, and delusion? Bringing together ancient Buddhist wisdom and recent breakthroughs in a variety of fields from neuroscience to child development, Daniel Goleman`s extraordinary book offers fresh insights into how we can recognise and transform our destructive emotions. Out of a week-long discussion between the Dalai Lama and small group of eminent psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers, Goleman weaves together a compelling narrative account. Where do these destructive emotions (craving, anger and delusion, known in Buddhism as the three poisons) come from? And how can we transform them to prevent them from...
ISBN: 9780747561828
Издательство:
Bloomsbury
Дата выхода: октябрь 2023
Diane Arbus s unsettling photographs of dwarves, twins, transvestites, and giants both polarized and inspired, and her work had already become legendary when she committed suicide in 1971. This groundbreaking biography examines the private life behind Arbus s controversial art.
An eminent, aging Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled Strong Opinions. For him, troubled by Australia`s complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent concerns: how should a citizen of a modern democracy react to their state`s involvement in an immoral war on terror, a war that involves the use of torture? Then in the laundry room of his apartment block, he encounters an alluring young woman. He offers her work typing up his manuscript. Anya is not interested in politics, but the job will be a welcome distraction, as will the writer`s evident attraction towards her. Her boyfriend, Alan, is an investment consultant who understands the world in harsh economic terms. Unsure about his...
ISBN: 978-0-09-951622-4
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
"The Diary of a Young Girl" is among the most enduring documents of the 20th century. Anne Frank kept a diary from 1942 to 1944. Initially she wrote it strictly for herself. Then, one day in 1944, a member of the Dutch government in exile announced in a radio broadcast from London that after the war he hoped to collect eyewitness accounts of the suffering of the Dutch people under the German occupation, which could be made available to the public. As an example, he specially mentioned letters and diaries. Anne Frank decided that when the war was over, she would publish a book based on her diary. Anne`s diary ends abruptly when she and her family were betrayed. Since its publication in 1947, "The Diary of a Young Girl" has been read by...
ISBN: 978-0-14-131518-8
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
Серия книг Penguin Readers, включающая классические и современные произведения, предлагает литературу для изучающих английский язык на уровнях Beginner – Advanced. Увлекательное чтение может дополняться аудиозаписями.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-9427-7
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 —1927) was an English writer and humourist. The pilgrimage of the title is a journey to see the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau, which has been performed every ten years since 1634, the middle of the Thirty Years War. «Diary» is a typically witty account of this journey, part travelogue and part social commentary. Journalist, playwright and author, a wealth of his writing has remained just beyond the public gaze. «Diary of a Pilgrimage» is one such work.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07081-7
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: апрель 2018
In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irrestistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache and hope. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is the story of two men convicted of murder - one guilty, one innocent - who form the perfect partnership as they dream up a scheme to escape from prison. In Apt Pupil a golden schoolboy entices an old man with a past to join in a dreadful union. The Body sees four young boys venture into the woods and find life, and the end of innocence. The Breathing Method is the tale of a doctor who goes to his club and discovers a woman determined to give birth - no matter what.
ISBN: 978-1-4447-2360-1
Издательство:
Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: январь 2013
An epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of The Shining and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.Following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance has been drifting for decades.Finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant `shining` power to help people pass on.Then he meets Abra Stone, a young girl with the brightest `shining` ever seen. But her gift is attracting a tribe of paranormals. They may look harmless, old and devoted to their Recreational Vehicles, but The True Knot live off the `steam` that children like Abra produce.Now Dan must confront his old...
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. Dombey and Son is a story of Paul Dombey, a heartless London merchant who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business. In the tight orbit of his daily life there is no room for dealing with emotions because they have no market value. Dombey sees the future of his firm in his son, neglecting his affectionate daughter. He even decides to get rid of her beloved, a lowly clerk. However, Dombey`s weakness is his pride, and he falls prey to the treacherous flattery of others.
ISBN: 978-5-521-07925-4
Издательство:
Т8
Дата выхода: июль 2018
Издание на английском языке.Глаза наливаются красным от плохих переводов? Читайте "Дракулу" в оригинале! Брэм Стокер откроет перед вами мир обволакивающего ужаса столкновения со сверхъестественным."Дракула" — один из первых романов о вампирах. Он подарил бессмертную славу Брэму Стокеру и породил целую плеяду подражателей. Вместе с героями вы столкнетесь с могучей нежитью в Викторианские времена, когда...
ISBN: 9785171541637
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: февраль 2023
This book includes introduction and notes by Dr David Rogers, Kingston University. "There he lay looking as if youth had been half-renewed, for the white hair and moustache were changed to dark iron-grey, the cheeks were fuller, and the white skin seemed ruby-red underneath; the mouth was redder than ever, for on the lips were gouts of fresh blood, which trickled from the corners of the mouth and ran over the chin and neck. Even the deep, burning eyes seemed set amongst the swollen flesh, for the lids and pouches underneath were bloated. It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion." Читать дальше…
ISBN: 9781853260865
Издательство:
Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Классический готический роман ирландского писателя Брэма Стокера о зловещем и загадочном трансильванском графе-вампире. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.
ISBN: 978-5-517-08751-5
Издательство:
RUGRAM
Дата выхода: февраль 2023
Издание на английском языке.Глаза наливаются красным от плохих переводов? Читайте "Дракулу" в оригинале! Брэм Стокер откроет перед вами мир обволакивающего ужаса столкновения со сверхъестественным."Дракула" — один из первых романов о вампирах. Он подарил бессмертную славу Брэму Стокеру и породил целую плеяду подражателей. Вместе с героями вы столкнетесь с могучей нежитью в Викторианские времена, когда...
ISBN: 9785171541644
Издательство:
АСТ
Дата выхода: февраль 2023