Quiet American (intro. Zadie Smith) Тихий американ
Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious `Third Force`. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a...
Immerse yourself in an electrifying reading experience like no other - international bestselling author Paulo Coelho`s "The Fifth Mountain." A stunning novel in the tradition of the highly acclaimed "The Alchemist, "...
Ordinary Heros, Extraordinary Deeds The bestselling author of Kane & Abel, The Prodigal Daughter and Honor Among Theives once again astonishes, delights, and electrifies his legions of fans. From London to China, and...
Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty - with quite unexpected results. An offhand remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor, and a British diplomat becomes the owner of a priceless work of art....
R Is for Ricochet (NY Times bestseller)
Private Investigator Kinsey Milhone is back on the job, hired by a privileged parolee`s father to keep her out of trouble. It should be an easy assignment-until the parolee`s past starts coming back to haunt her.
The Roald Dahl Treasury is a wonderful collection by and about Roald Dahl, the great storytelling genius. Four themed sections - Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and Matters of Importance - introduce some of...
R M Schindler (1887–1953) was a pivotal Modernist architect who remained largely unrecognized by the critical establishment during his lifetime. A pragmatist and theoretician, Schindler designed more than 500...
The first and second novels in John Updike`s acclaimed quartet of Rabbit books-now in one marvelous volume. RABBIT, RUN Brilliant and By his compassion, clarity of insight, and crystal-bright prose, [Updike] makes...
Middle-aged Harry Angstrom, chief sales representative of a Toyota dealership, copes with inflation, governmental ineffectiveness, the return of his prodigal son, and a chance encounter with an old girlfriend, in...
It`s 1989, and Harry `Rabbit` Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, are giving him cause for concern....
It`s 1969, and the times are changing. America is about to land a man on the moon, the Vietnamese war is in full swing, and racial tension is on the rise. Things just aren`t as simple as they used to be - at least,...
It`s 1979 and Rabbit is no longer running. He`s walking, and beginning to get out of breath. That`s OK, though - it gives him the chance to enjoy the wealth that comes with middle age. It`s all in place: he`s Chief...
It`s 1959 and Harry Rabbit` Angstrom, one time high school sports superstar, is going nowhere. At twenty-six, he is trapped in a second-rate existence - stuck with a fragile, alcoholic wife, a house full of...
Charles Highway, a precociously intelligent and highly sexed teenager, is determined to sleep with an older woman before he turns twenty. Rachel fits the bill perfectly and Charles plans his seduction meticulously,...
Rachel Fister gets a blister on her little left-hand toe, and a barrage of helpers - brothers and sisters, rabbis and priests, police officers and firefighters, doctors and nurses, and even the postman - is called in...
"How did it end up like this? Twenty-seven, unemployed, mistaken for a drug addict, in a treatment centre in the back arse of nowhere with an empty Valium bottle in my " Meet Rachel Walsh. She has a pair of size 8...
Rachel Walsh is 27 and the miserable owner of size 8 feet. Overly fond of recreational drugs, she gets frogmarched into the Cloisters, Dublin`s answer to the Betty Ford Clinic. Once there, she seeks redemption in the...
Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only four active federal...
