Max Frei`s novels have been a literary sensation in Russia since their debut in 1996, and have swept the fantasy world over. Presented here in English for the first time, The Stranger will strike a chord with readers...
Mr. Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London`s Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up...
The Spectre Bridegroom and Other Tales / Жених-призрак и другие новеллы
Вашингтон Ирвинг (1783-1859) - новеллист, очеркист, историк, биограф — первый американский писатель, завоевавший европейское признание для себя и американской национальной литературы. Не считая эссе и очерков,...
Want to know: • who got cow pats as Christmas presents? • why wearing a pig on your head is lucky? • how to make a dead Saxon happy? Discover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons - all the gore and more!
A novel of the enduring power of love and commitment - against the forces of war and the equally dangerous forces of keeping the peace.
The Caleighs have had a terrible They need time and space, while they await the news they dread. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside village of Hollow...
Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises...
In Boston, there`s a killer on the loose. A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into their apartments and performs terrifying ritualistic acts of torture on his victims before finishing them off. His surgical...
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. An Eclipse Novella
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible...
The first edition of Shakespeare`s collected works, the First Folio, published in 1623, is one of the most valuable books in the world and has historically proven to be an attractive target for thieves. Of the 160...
The Shoemaker & his Guest. Pupil`s Book. Учебник
Father Martin waits for someone special on Christmas Eve and is disappointed until he realises that his visitor has already arrived.
1067. In the desolate wastes of Greenland, a band of hunters stumble across a strangely-shaped stone which has fallen from the sky. At first, the mysterious `sky-stone` seems to bring good luck. But the villagers are...
Christmas is coming, and while the bells are ringing, the tills aren`t. But Sandie - the rising star of the retail spying world - is busier than ever, rooting out the best and worst in festive customer care through...
Arguably the greatest horror novel ever written by the greatest horror novelist, this is a true Modern Classic that was first published in 1978, and then re-published in 1990, complete and unabridged, with 150,000...
One of the most iconic characters in children’s literatureHerge’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24...
The Shell: A World of Decoration and Ornament
This is the most comprehensive and inspirational volume ever published on the extraordinary world of shells. Shells have been put to an amazing array of uses – as decoration, tools, medicines and musical instruments....
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
For very-nearly-eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, the discovery of a dead snipe on the doorstep of Buckshaw, the crumbling de Luce country seat, was a marvellous mystery - especially since this particular snipe had a...
These three classic SF stories follow the adventures of Ragnar the Space Wolf, from his recruitment by the Space Marines on the savage world of Fenris to his aventures amongst the stars. Whether Ragnar and his friends...
Англ.яз. "I AM A CIVILIZED MAN. MURDER IS ALWAYS WITH US. IT IS ALMOST AN INSTITUTION. THE DEMONSTRATION MUST BE AGAINST LEARNING-SCIENCE. BUT NOT EVERY SCIENCE WILL DO. THE ATTACK MUST HAVE ALL THE SHOCKING...
Now updated with a new chapter, the #1 "New York Times" - bestselling true crime writer tells the chilling tale of how she came to learn that Ted Bundy, her close friend and colleague at a Seattle crisis hotline, was...
The Story of Santa Claus. DVD Video/DVD-ROM. PAL. DVD видео/DVD-ROM диск
Who was the real Santa Claus? This old traditional German tale tells the story of why Santa wears a red coat and where he got his magical sleigh and reindeer.
