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Rome's Executioner: Vespasian 2
Автор: Fabbri R. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20182017-03-24
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Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it. Vespasian's mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard and ruler of the Empire in all but name. Before he completes his mission, Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains, pirates on the high seas, and Sejanus's spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire, at the nightmarish court of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome and debauched, paranoid madman.
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
Автор: Funder A. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20142015-07-24
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In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight, and one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen and women, there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany — she meets Miriam, who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III, visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall and gets drunk with the legendary «Mik Jegger» of the East, once declared by the authorities to his face to «no longer to exist». Written with wit and literary flair, Stasiland provides a rivetting insight into life behind the wall.
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Millennium Trilogy Box Set (количество томов: 3)
Автор: Larsson S. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2012 Страниц: 1949 Дата загрузки: 21 июня 20142016-03-18
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Boxed set edition of the Millennium Trilogy, the first volume of which, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been adapted as a major Hollywood film starring Daniel Craig to be released on the 26th December. The set includes revised hardback editions of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, plus a fourth volume containing essays by those who knew and worked with the author, as well as other original material. Extra material in the fourth volume includes an essay by Eva Gedin, Larsson's publisher, on working with the author; an email correspondence between Larsson and Eva Gedin; an essay by John-Henri Holmberg, placing Stieg Larsson in the context of the resurgence of Scandinavian crime writing; maps and photographs.
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Leadership: A Practical Guide
Автор: Price A. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 218 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20152015-07-21
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Introducing Leadership: A Practical Guide by Alison Price and David Price is packed with examples of famous leaders who achieved brilliant things against all odds. In this practical guide to leadership you'll discover the ideas, strategies and tried and tested winning solutions of famous leaders, which can be applied to the opportunities and challenges that you face. So whether you're starting from scratch as a new leader, needing to raise your game, or aiming to do what great leaders do and aim even higher, this practical yet inspirational guide will help you to perform at your very best. Introducing Leadership: A Practical Guide will help both aspiring and experienced leaders to best build winning strategies for achieving your aims, inspire others to perform at their very best, bring your team together into a coherent and purposeful whole, and deliver results even in the toughest situations.
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Gustav Klimt
Автор: Barnes Rachel Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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Though controversial in his time, Gustav Klimt's works are today recognized as masterpieces. The Byzantine luxuriance of form, the vivid juxtaposition of colours and the rich symbolism, sensuality and eroticism of his work have made the artist one of the most popular in the world. In this lavish volume his most important and iconic works are arranged thematically, and accompanied by Rachel Barnes' expert commentary on all aspects of the artist's life, influences and paintings — from the inspiration and provenance of each painting, to the technique used to create it and a list of exhibitions. Interspersed with gold pages and featuring some of the most iconic artworks of the late 19th/early 20th centuries in spectacular giant-size — including Judith I, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer and The Kiss — this special edition presents Klimt's work in exquisite detail.
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Vespasian: Tribune of Rome
Автор: Fabbri R. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20142015-05-22
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»ONE MAN Born in rural obscurity ONE DESTINY To become one of Rome's greatest Emperors 26 AD: Sixteen-year-old Vespasian leaves his family farm for Rome, his sights set on finding a patron and following his brother into the army. But he discovers a city in turmoil and an Empire on the brink. The aging emperor Tiberius is in seclusion on Capri, leaving Rome in the iron grip of Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard. Sejanus is ruler of the Empire in all but name, but many fear that isn't enough for him. Sejanus' spies are everywhere — careless words at a dinner party can be as dangerous as a barbarian arrow. Vespasian is totally out of his depth, making dangerous enemies (and even more dangerous friends — like the young Caligula) and soon finds himself ensnared in a conspiracy against Tiberius. With the situation in Rome deteriorating, Vespasian flees the city to take up a position as tribune in an unfashionable legion on the Balkan frontier. Even here, rebellion is in the air and unblooded and inexperienced, Vespasian must lead his men in savage battle with hostile mountain tribes. Vespasian will soon realize that he can't escape Roman politics any more than he can escape his destiny...»
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The Man without a Face
Автор: Gessen M. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 330 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20162016-02-19
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When Vladimir Putin, an unimportant, low-level KGB operative, was rushed to power by a group of Oligarchs in 1999, he was a man without a history. Within a few brief years, Putin had dismantled the country's media, wrested control and wealth from the country's burgeoning business class, and decimated the fragile mechanisms of democracy. Virtually every obstacle to his unbridled control was removed and every opposing voice silenced, with political rivals and critics driven into exile or to the grave. Drawing on information and sources no other writer has tapped, Masha Gessen's fearless account charts Putin's rise from the boy who had scrapped his way through post-war Leningrad schoolyards, to the 'faceless' man who manoeuvred his way into absolute — and absolutely corrupt — power.
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The British Dream
Автор: Goodhart D. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20162014-12-13
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One of Britain's most influential centre-left thinkers examines UK immigration policy and argues that there have been unforeseen consequences which need urgently to be addressed. In The British Dream, David Goodhart tells the story of post-war immigration and charts a course for its future. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people from all over the country and a wealth of statistical evidence, he paints a striking picture of how Britain has been transformed by immigration and examines the progress of its ethnic minorities — projected to be around 25 per cent of the population by the early 2020s. Britain today is a more open society for minorities than ever before, but it is also a more fragmented one. Goodhart argues that an overzealous multiculturalism has exacerbated this problem by reinforcing difference instead of promoting a common life. The multi-ethnic success of Team GB at the 2012 Olympics and a taste for chicken tikka masala are not, he suggests, sufficient to forge common bonds; Britain needs a political culture of integration. Goodhart concludes that if Britain is to avoid a narrowing of the public realm and sharply segregated cities, as in many parts of the US, its politicians and opinion leaders must do two things. Firstly, as advocated by the centre right, they need to bring immigration down to more moderate and sustainable levels. Secondly, as advocated by the centre left, they need to shape a progressive national story about openness and opportunity — one that captures how people of different traditions are coming together to make the British dream.
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Atlas of History's Greatest Military Victories
Автор: Harwood J. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20182015-10-30
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From Marathon in 490 BC or Hastings in 1066 to Trafalgar and Austerlitz in 1805; from Midway, Stalingrad or Leyte Gulf during the Second World War to the fall of Baghdad in 2003, this meticulously illustrated companion to great battles of the world will be essential reading for anyone fascinated by military set-pieces and strategy. When did an Asian power first defeat a European one? How did Joan of Arc beat the British at the Siege of Orleans? Why did France lose at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? and much much more...- Features accurate, dynamic maps showing why battles took place and their consequences — Each battle is accompanied by diagrams, fact files and essays explaining how they were won and lost — Includes a chronological collection of momentous battlefield clashes.
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1990: Russians Remember a Turning Point
Автор: Prokhorova I. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 декабря 20152016-02-23
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Although 1989 and 1991 witnessed more spectacular events, 1990 was a year of embryonic change in Russia: Article 6 of the constitution was abolished, and with it the Party's monopoly on political power. This fascinating collection of documentary evidence crystalises the aspirations of the Russian people in the days before Communism finally fell. It charts — among many other social developments — the appearance of new political parties and independent trade unions, the rapid evolution of mass media, the emergence of a new class of entrepreneurs, a new openness about sex and pornography and a sudden craze for hot-air ballooning, banned under the Communist regime. 1990 is a reminder of the confusion and aspirations of the year before Communism finally collapsed in Russia, and a tantalising glimpse of the paths that may have been taken if Yeltsin's coup had not forced the issue in 1991.
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Project Sunshine
Автор: Ryan T. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20152014-06-15
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It's an astonishing fact that capturing all the energy in just one hour's worth of sunlight would enable us to meet the planet's food and energy needs for an entire year. Project Sunshine tells the story of how scientists are working to reconnect us to the 'solar economy', harnessing the power of the sun to provide sustainable food and energy for a global population of 9 billion people: an achievement that would end our dependence on 'fossilised sunshine' in the form of coal, oil and gas and remake our connection with the soil that grows our food. Steve McKevitt and Tony Ryan describe the human race's complex relationship with the sun and take us back through history to see how our world became the place it is today — chemically, geologically, ecologically, climatically and economically — before moving on to the cutting-edge science and technology that will enable us to live happily in a sustainable future. Like no other book, Project Sunshine gives a true picture of how we are going to live — and going to have to live — in the surprisingly near future.
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Noah's Child
Автор: Schmitt E.-E. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 22 сентября 20182016-04-12
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It is 1942 and the Jews are being deported from Belgium. Separated from his parents, seven-year-old Joseph must go into hiding. He is taken in the dead of night to an orphanage, the Villa Jaune, where the benign and enigmatic Father Pons presides over a motley assortment of children. With the ever-present threat of the Gestapo growing closer, Joseph learns that the secret of survival is to conceal his Jewish heritage. Soon Joseph also discovers that Father Pons has a secret of his own: he is risking his life not only for the boys in his care, but for the Jewish faith itself. Sensitive, funny and deeply humane, Noah's Child is a simple fable that reveals the complexities of faith, bravery and the human condition.
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The Chef
Автор: Suter M. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 297 Дата загрузки: 25 апреля 20172018-08-13
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A huge international bestseller — «The Cook» is a thriller and a love story that has gripped readers across Europe. As the financial crisis tightens its grip on Europe, the gilded world of Zurich's leading restaurant, Chez Huwyler, seems immune to plunging stock markets and collapsing banks. But behind the scenes, even the rarefied world of haute cuisine is feeling the bite and so Maravan — a Tamil dishwasher and undiscovered culinary genius — and Andrea — a stunningly beautiful waitress — find themselves out of a job and needing to find another way to survive. After Maravan seduces Andrea by cooking her a dinner that fuses the aphrodisiac recipes of his ancestors with the necromancy of molecular gastronomy, Andrea hits upon a business idea: romantic catering for couples. But even culinary magic can't ward off recession and when their new company begins to struggle, they are forced to enter into a much more unsavoury business, plunging them deep into an underworld where murder and sex feed otherwise unquenchable thirsts...It is suitable for readers of: Pascal Mercier's «Perlmann's Silence», Patrick Suskind's «Perfume» and Joanne Harris' «Chocolat».
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The End of Mr: Y
Автор: Thomas S. Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2013 Страниц: 396 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20162015-10-17
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When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed. With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.
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50 Philosophy Ideas
Автор: Dupre Ben Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2007 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20122010-04-17
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Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains, floating in vats at the whim of some deranged puppet-master? If so, you are not alone — and what's more, you are in exalted company. For this question and other ones like it have been the stuff of philosophical rumination from Plato to Popper. In a series of accessible and engagingly written essays, 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know introduces and explains the problems of knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics, belief, justice and aesthetics that have engaged the attention of thinkers from the era of the ancient Greeks to the present day.
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The Blackhouse
Автор: May Peter Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 21 июня 20132014-02-09
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A MURDER: A brutal killing has taken place on Scotland's most remote island. Detective Fin MacLeod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born MacLeod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. A SECRET: Something lurks beneath the close-knit, God-fearing facade of the Lewis community. Something primal. As Fin investigates, old secrets are unearthed, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted. The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power and vision. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the darkness in our soul, and just how difficult it is to escape the past.
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The Lewis Man
Автор: May Peter Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2012 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20172016-03-24
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An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. But this islander, Tormod Macdonald — now an elderly man suffering from dementia — has always claimed to be an only child. When Tormod's family approach Fin Macleod for help, Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery.
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Monday to Friday Man
Автор: Peterson Alice Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2011 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 17 апреля 20152012-06-28
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What do you do if you're 34, single and recovering from being jilted two weeks before your wedding day? This is the dilemma Gilly Brown finds herself in. While friends are marrying, having children and moving into the depths of the countryside, Gilly finds herself alone in London and holding on to her fractured family with their tragic past. It's time to meet new people. So, she decides to get a Monday to Friday lodger, and after a succession of alarming interviews finally finds the perfect one in the shape of handsome reality television producer Jack Baker. Gilly falls for Jack's charm and is transported into an exciting social whirlwind of parties, dining out and glamour. When Jack is introduced to Gilly's family and friends, it's only the attractive and eccentric Guy, the newest recruit to her dog-walking group, who isn't quite so convinced about Jack's intentions. As Guy watches them grow closer, his suspicions of Jack and his feelings for Gilly deepen. Is Jack so perfect after all... and what exactly does he get up to at the weekends?
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Thursdays in the Park
Автор: Boyd Hilary Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2012 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20152014-05-18
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What do you do if you've been married to a man for half your life and out of nowhere he leaves your bed — permanently? When this happens to Jeanie, she's furious and hurt, and determined to confront George, her husband of thirty years. Her worst fear is that he's in love with someone else. What did she do wrong? The brightest day of her week is Thursday, the day Jeanie takes her granddaughter to the park. There, one day, she meets Ray and his grandson. Ray is kind, easy to talk to, and gorgeous — everything George isn't. She starts to live for Thursdays. But does she have the courage to turn her life upside down for another shot at love? Family ties, dramas, secrets and lies all weave their way though this beautiful and insightful first novel.
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Filthy English: The How, Why, When and What of Everyday Swearing
Автор: Silverton Peter Жанр: Quercus/MacLehose Press Издательство: Quercus/MacLehose Press Год: 2010 Страниц: 314 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20142013-04-29
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When the Sex Pistols swore live on tea-time telly in 1976, there was outrage across Britain. Headlines screamed. Christians marched. TVs were kicked in. Thirty years on, all those words are media-mainstream — bandied about with impunity on TV and in the papers. This is the story of our bad language and its three-decade journey from the fringes of decency to the working centre of a more linguistically liberal nation. Silverton takes a clear, comprehensive and witty look at swearing and the impact of its new acceptability on our language, our manners, and our society. He considers how we have become more openly emotional, yet more wary about insulting others. And how it's seemingly become alright to say and but not or. This is the story of that cultural revolution, written by one who was there at the start, proudly striking some of the first blows in the long struggle for the right to reclaim filthy English and use it.
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