The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally — well, to be accurate, artificially — business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely slide-guitar notes have also attracted a colossal sea beast named Steve with, shall we say, a thing for explosive oil tanker trucks. Suddenly, morose Pine Cove turns libidinous and is hit by a mysterious crime wave, and a beleaguered constable has to fight off his own gonzo appetites to find out what`s wrong and what, if anything, to do about it.
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron\'s power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday. Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across...
ISBN: 0-261-10230-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2003
When Uncas, the Mohican Indian, first saw the Englishwoman, he immediately fell in love with her. But he could not imagine at the time the price he would pay for this love. Could his white brother, Hawkeye, help him? Will the Mohican tribe manage to survive in the end?
ISBN: 9781842167908
Издательство:
Express Publishing
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2018
Continuing the story of The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien`s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover image from the film, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there...
The Lord of the Rings cannot be described in a few words. J. R. R. Tolkien\'s great work has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic of science fic- tion. It is, however, impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book\'s qualities, and the range of its creation. By turns comic, homely, epic, monstrous and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scenes and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a new mythology in an invented world which has proved tuneless in its appeal. This one volume paperback edition includes the complete unabridged text of the three books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two \'Towers and The Return of the King, that together make...
ISBN: 0-00-714924-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: январь 2003
`Have a safe jump, Mr Corey`. Detective John Corey is floating to earth, his skydiver`s parachute billowing above him. His wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, is mere metres away, beneath a chute of her own. And clinging to Kate in midair, aiming a knife at her throat and a Glock at Corey, is the most dangerous man alive: Asad Khalik, code name The Lion - infamous terrorist, ice-blooded assassin, and Corey`s greatest nemesis. `I promised you I would return, Corey`... It`s been three years since Corey last traded words and bullets with The Lion, who vanished after a devastating attack on American soil. But with Khalil`s spectacular return, the threat of a terrorist apocalypse now darkens the globe. The Lion wants revenge. And with Kate`s life...
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3883-0
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
Sebold s mesmerizing and luminous first novel--a #1 national bestseller--builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy, following an unspeakable tragedy.
ISBN: 9780316044400
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: октябрь 2009
Alan Lee, the Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien`s imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee`s celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the illustrated Lord of the Rings and the films progressed from concept to finished art. In addition, the book contains 20 full-color plates and numerous examples of the conceptual art produced for Peter Jackson`s film adaptation. The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a wealth of background information and will be of interest to those who know and love Tolkien`s work, from books to films to DVDs, as well as to budding artists and illustrators interested in how to approach book illustration.
Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel The Memory Keeper`s Daughter, Kim Edward`s "The Lake of Dreams" is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father`s unresolved death a decade earlier. She returns to her hometown, "The Lake of Dreams", and, late one night, she cracks the lock of a window seat and discovers a collection of objects. They appear to be idle curiosities, but soon Lucy realizes that she has stumbled across a dark secret from her family`s past, one that will radically change her-and the future of her family-forever.
Thwarting an attack by a suspected serial killer puts Virginia`s Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta in the harsh glare of the spotlight. As her personal and professional lives come under suspicion, she discovers that the so-called Werewolf murders may have extended to New York City and into the darkest corners of her past. A formidable prosecutor, a female assistant district attorney from New York, is brought into the case - and Scarpetta must struggle to make what she knows to be the truth prevail against mounting and unnerving evidence to the contrary. Tested in every way, she turns inward to ask, `Where do you go when there is nowhere left`?
ISBN: 0-425-18063-8
Издательство:
Rem Distributors
Дата выхода: январь 1993
Terry Fox has cancer and he has an artificial leg. He runs across Canada for sick children and he gets $10,000,000. Read about his Marathon of Hope, his pain, and his short life. This is the true story of a strong athlete-and a Canadian hero. An exciting new series which provides reading and language learning at five levels. As well as enjoyable stories and texts, each book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills, consolidate vocabulary, and offer personalised project work. Each book is supported by a CD-ROM which contains additional activities and the complete audio recording. What`s special about Penguin Active Reading? Beautiful illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams help to bring the...
ISBN: 978-1-4058-8455-6
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
"The Lord of the Rings" cannot be described in a few words. J.R.R. Tolkien`s great work has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic of science fiction. It is, however, impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book`s qualities, and the range of its creation. By turns comic, homely, epic, monstrous and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scenes and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a new mythology in an invented world which has proved timeless in its appeal. This one volume paperback edition includes the complete unabridged text of the three books, "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers and The Return of the King", that together make...
ISBN: 0-00-717200-1
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America`s best-loved pioneer family.When a blizzard cuts the town of De Smet off from the railroad, the community is left for weeks without food or fuel deliveries and the Ingalls family are forced to eke out the last of their supplies.As the terrible winter drags on, things begin to look desperate, until Almanzo Wilder and his friend brave the icy storms in search of help from another settlement.The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully...
ISBN: 9781405280150
Издательство:
Egmont Books Ltd
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
It is Christmas of 1183, and Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine are, for once, together in the drafty castle at Chinon. For all their regal status, they are much like any long-estranged but inseparably married couple: Henry flaunts his new mistress; Eleanor plots against him with their sons. They will do anything they can to hurt each other and they love each other to distraction.
ISBN: 9780812973358
Издательство:
Random House (USA)
Дата выхода: декабрь 2004
LANG wall calendars are the most popular brand among consumers year after year. Premiun quality, attention to detail and exquisite artwork set LANG calendars apart. Features 12 full color images, linen embossed paper stock and 2 free matching bookmarks. Size: 14" wide x 13-3/8"h (13-1/4"w x 24"h opened). Artist Margoelein Bastin paints with extraordinary detail and color. Each month features an intimate look at nature through the eyes of this world renown artist.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien\'s epic adventure The Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit. Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. This is the first part of a three-book...
ISBN: 0-00-714921-2
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 1999
Sara Shepard hat an der New York University studiert und am Brooklyn College ihren Magisterabschluss in Creative Writing gemacht. Momentan lebt sie mit ihrem Mann in Tucson, Arizona. Sara Shepard wuchs in den Vororten Philadelphias auf; ihre Zeit dort hat die Pretty Little Liars - Serie inspiriert.
Following the death of a friend, poet and pets` mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering into the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold like a package holiday. There, Dennis enters the fragile and bizarre world of Aimée, the naïve Californian corpse beautician, and Mr Joyboy, the master of the embalmer`s art ... A dark and savage satire on the Anglo-American cultural divide, The Loved One depicts a world where love, reputation and death cost a very great deal.
ISBN: 978-0-14-118424-1
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother watchful and hostile. The great solace of her life is her brother Charles, an aspiring writer. It is no surprise when Mary falls for the bookseller's son, antiquarian William Ireland, from whom Charles has purchased a book. But this is no ordinary book - it once belonged to William Shakespeare himself. And William Ireland with his green eyes and red hair is no ordinary young man. In The Lambs of London , Peter Ackroyd brilliantly creates an urban world of scholars and entrepreneurs, a world in which a clever son will stop at nothing to impress his showman father, and no one knows quite what to believe. Ingenious and vividly alive, The...
ISBN: 978-0-09-947209-4
Издательство:
Vintage Classics
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011