Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, another telling stories that don`t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And a hitchhiker with a broken nose. An hour behind them,...
To read The Left Hand of God is to discover a world of wonder and cruelty, epic grandeur and unspeakable tragedy. It is Thomas Cale's story and before it is done he will have loved, killed, outwitted, saved or...
A groundbreaking work of science fiction, "The Left Hand of Darkness" tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter`s...
Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest
In 1996, the author and a climbing team pushed toward the summit of Mount Everest. Then a storm exploded, ripping the team to shreds, and forcing the brave men to scratch and crawl for their lives. Rescuers who...
n the bitter winter of 2009, following the death of their grandmother, Erica Calcott and her sister Beth return to Storton Manor, a grand and imposing Wiltshire house where they spent their summer holidays as...
A tale of love, courage and family, interweaving the lives of two extraordinary women - a writer working in the heart of modern academia, and a daring young Sioux on an unforgettable journey in the eighteenth century....
A comprehensive and accessible guide to the academic and practical skills needed in the study of law, including essential techniques for legal research, reasoning, writing, advocacy, negotiation, interviewing and...
In the cold, dead eyes of the Banshee, and the hissing, spitting fangs of the Gorgon; in the fiery breath of the dragon and the razor sharp claws of the Sphinx there is a thirst for blood and a murderous hunger. But...
Legends of Sleepy Hollow +Ex +D x2 Pk
Sleepy Hollow: "The horseman`s head still lies somewhere on the battlefield," the people of Sleepy Hollow said. "Every night, he rides back to the battlefield to look for it." One dark night, Ichabod Crane - the...
Legends From The British Isles B +D/R
The GREEN APPLE series is composed of illustrated graded readers. The readers are graded into three levels - Starter, Step 1 and Step 2 - according to structural and lexical criteria, as well as by choice of subject...
Roy is still young when his father, a failed dentist and hapless fisherman, puts a 44 magnum to his head and commits suicide on the deck of his beloved boat. Throughout his life, Roy returns to that moment, gripped by...
Gorgons, Banshees, Dragons, Spinxes, Sea Monsters-where would a hero be without a monster to conquor? This collection pulls together the badddest beasts in story and song along with fast-moving action, plenty of...
Legends of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, The
Две черные мистические комедии, события которых разворачиваются во время Войны за независимость США.
The bestselling author of CENTURION and THE GLADIATOR returns with another action-packed Roman adventure. Trouble is brewing in Egypt. Rebel gladiator Ajax and his men have been posing as Roman soldiers and attacking...
Гете. Страдания юного Вертера.
Lemony Snicket 1 - Bad Beginning PB
Dear Reader, I`m sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire...
Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011. From the hairdessing salon where an old man measures out his life in haircuts, to the concert hall where a music lover carries out an obsessive campaign against those...
Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on twentieth-century history cannot be underestimated. Robert Service has written a calmly authoritative biography on this seemingly unknowable figure. Making use of recently...
