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In High Places
Автор: Harry Turtledove Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 27 августа 20092010-02-24
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In the 21st-century Kingdom of Versailles, the roads are terrible and Paris is a dirty little town. Serfdom and slavery are both common, and no one thinks that's wrong. Why should they? Most people spend their lives doing backbreaking farm work anyway. But teenaged Khadija, daughter of a prosperous family of Moorish business travellers, is unfazed. That’s because Khadija is really Annette Klein from 21st-century California, and her whole family are secret agents of Crosstime Traffic, trading for commodities to send back to our own timeline. Now it's time for Annette and her family to go home for the start of another school year, so they join a pack train bound for their home base in Marseilles, where the crosstime portal is hidden. Then bandits attack while they're crossing the Pyrenees. Annette/Khadija is separated from her parents and knocked out, and wakes up to find herself a captive in a caravan of slaves being taken to the markets in the south. She's in a tight spot. Then the really scary thing happens: her purchasers take her, along with other newly purchased slaves, to an unofficial crosstime portal…leaving open the question of whether Crosstime Traffic will ever be able to recover her!
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Indian Ink
Автор: Tom Stoppard Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1995 Страниц: 83 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20092000-08-21
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Flora Crewe, a young poet travelling in India in 1930, has her portrait painted by a local artist. More than fifty years later, the artist's son visits Flor'as sister in London while her would-be biographer is following a cold trail in India. The alternation of place and period in Tom Stoppard's new play (based on his radio play In The Native State) makes for a rich and moving exploration of intimate lives set against one of the great shafts of history, the emergence of the Indian subcontinent from the grip of Europe.
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The Italian Secretary
Автор: Caleb Carr Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2006 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 сентября 20112008-10-17
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Mycroft Holmes’s encoded message to his brother, Sherlock, is unsubtle enough even for Dr. Watson to decipher: a matter concerning the safety of Queen Victoria herself calls them to Edinburgh’s Holyrood House to investigate the confounding and gruesome deaths of two young men — horrific incidents that took place with her highness in residence. The victims were crushed in a manner surpassing human power. And while recent attempts on her majesty’s life raise a number of possibilities, these intrigues also seem strangely connected to an act of evil that took place centuries earlier… For indeed, the slaying of David Rizzio, music master and friend to Mary Queen of Scots, was an extraordinarily brutal and treacherous act — even for a time when brutality and treachery were the order of the day. Now, the ghosts of Holyrood House are being reawakened by someone with a diabolical agenda of greed, madness, and terror as Holmes and Watson set out to trap a killer who is eager to rewrite history in blood...
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
Автор: Catherine Merridale Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 11 июня 20092010-04-17
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They died in vast numbers, eight million men and women driven forward in suicidal charges, shattered by German shells and tanks. They were the soldiers of the Red Army, an exhausted mass of recruits who confronted Europe's most lethal fighting force and by 1945 had defeated it. For sixty years, their experiences were suppressed, replaced by patriotic propaganda. We know how the soldiers died, but nearly nothing about how they lived, how they saw the world, or why they fought. In this ambitious, revelatory history, Catherine Merridale uncovers the harrowing story of who these soldiers were, and how they lived and died during the war.
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Jaws of Darkness
Автор: Harry Turtledove Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2004 Страниц: 688 Дата загрузки: 28 июля 20092005-12-30
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The grand conflict for control of the continent of Derlavai rages on in a battle with all the drama and terror of the Second World War — only the bullets are beams of magical fire. The tanks and submarines are great lumbering beasts, and the fighters and bombers are dragons raining fire upon their targets. Hope may be dawning at last. The terrible onslaught of the conquering forces of Algarve — who power their battle magics with the life energy of their murdered victims — has begun to founder. But though the tide has begun to turn, the conflict is far from over. As the deaths of innocent civilians on both sides continue to feed the flames of war, those who have struggled to survive and preserve their freedom have only their passions to see them through....
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Laika
Автор: Nick Abadzis Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 208 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20122010-04-17
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Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her journey. Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life. This intense triangle is rendered with the pitch-perfect emotionality of classics like Because of Winn Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller. Abadzis gives life to a pivotal moment in modern history, casting light on the hidden moments of deep humanity behind history. Laika's story will speak straight to your heart.
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The Last Temptation
Автор: Val McDermid Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2003 Страниц: 496 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20092008-08-27
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Coming to terms over her breakup with criminal profiler Dr. Tony Hill, Chief Inspector Carol Jordan plunges into a risky undercover sting: track down a European drug trafficker and gain his confidence. But she's being tracked as well-by a serial killer whose psychosexual madness is born out of the darkest corners of history. In quiet isolation, Tony Hill is laying to rest the scars of his past-until he's recruited back into business on a case he can't ignore. An evil is striking uncomfortably close to home, and casting a killer shadow over the life of his long-time colleague and sometimes lover. As the danger closes in, and as Tony and Carol cross paths to navigate the terrain of a shattered human mind, they have no one left to trust but themselves-and fear that there's no place left to run as a killer promises to fulfill his most twisted dreams.
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
Автор: Elizabeth Adler Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2002 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20092006-03-16
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Paris, the most romantic city on earth, is a place of second honeymoons and newly discovered passions. It lures us with a banquet of tastes, sound, sights, and smells. And for Lara Lewis, it is the place where she and her husband once experienced love at its best. Now it is a place where forty-something Lara believes she can rekindle her marriage. She plans the most romantic adventure: to retrace her first honeymoon with her husband, visit the same sights, eat in the same restaurants, explore the same villages. But when her surgeon-husband tells her at the last minutes that there's another woman, Lara's heart is broken...almost. Somewhere along the road of life, Lara has lost herself. but she makes a bold move. She decides to invite a man she hardly know to take the trip with her, a much younger man. What follows is the story of two innocent Americans stumbling through France in a madcap romantic adventure that begins with missed connections, lost luggage, and language barriers, and ends up being one woman's journey to find herself and the love that has eluded her all her life...
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Less Than One: Selected Essays
Автор: Joseph Brodsky Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1987 Страниц: 516 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20091992-08-17
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This collection of essays thrusts Brodsky — heretofore known more for his poetry and translations — into the forefront of the «Third Wave» of Russian emigre writers. His insights into the works of Dostoyevsky, Mandelstam, Platonov, as well as non-Russian poets Auden, Cavafy and Montale are brilliant. While the Western popularity of many other Third Wavers has been stunted by their inability to write in English, Brodsky consumed the language to attain a «closer proximity» to poets such as Auden. The book, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award, opens and closes with revealing autobiographical essay.
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A Matter of Honor
Автор: Jeffrey Archer Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2004 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20092005-12-20
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It seems innocent enough. A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. But the moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events that threatens to shake the very foundations of the free world. Within days, Adam's lover is brutally murdered and he's running for his life through the great cities of Europe, pursued not only by the KGB, but by the CIA and his own countrymen as well. Their common intent is to kill him before the truth comes out. While powerful men in smoke-filled rooms plot ever more ingenious means of destroying him, Adam finds himself betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear. When at last he comes to understand what he is in possession of, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death — it's a matter of honor.
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Memories and Commentaries
Автор: Igor Stravinsky Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2003 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 18 июля 20092007-03-08
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Few would dispute that Igor Stravinsky was the greatest composer of the twentieth century. Conductor and writer Robert Craft was his closest colleague and friend. Together they published five acclaimed collections known as theConversations series, which sprung from informal talks between the two men. In this newly edited and re-structured one-volume version, Craft brings Stravinsky's reflections on his childhood, his family life, professional associates, and personal relationships into sharper focus and places the major compositions in their cultural milieux.
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Mortal Causes
Автор: Ian Rankin Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1997 Страниц: 278 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20091998-12-20
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In Edinburgh you're never far from a peaceful spot, or from a hellish one either. Now, in the heart of summer, in the midst of a nationalist festival, Inspector John Rebus is on the murder case of a young man left hanging in a spot where his screams would never be heard. To find the victim's identity — and his killer — Rebus searches from Edinburgh's most violent neighborhood to Belfast, Northern Ireland — amongst petty thugs, gunrunners, and heavyweight criminals. But before Rebus can get to the truth, he's bloodied by the dream of society's madmen — and staring into the glint of a killer's eyes.
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Murder in Vegas
Автор: Michael Connelly Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20122009-06-21
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Las Vegas. Lost Wages. Sin City. An artificial oasis of pleasure, spectacle, and entertainment, the gambling capital of America has reinvented itself so many times that its doubtful that anyone knows for sure what's real and what isn't in the miles of neon and scorching heat. Las Vegas is considered the ultimate players destination-no matter what your game. Almost anything is available-for a price, mind you, and sometimes losers walk away from the tables with even less than just an empty wallet or purse-sometimes they don't walk away at all. Now the International Association of Crime Writers and New York Times-bestselling author Michael Connelly have gathered twenty-two crime and mystery stories about the ultimate playground, Las Vegas, and what can happen behind the glitz and glamour. Come to the true city that never sleeps, where fortunes are made and lost every day, and where snake-eyes aren't found just on a pair of dice.
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Way Ahead 4 Teacher's Book
Автор: Printha Ellis Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 1999 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 18 марта 20092002-09-10
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»Way Ahead» is a six-level course for primary school children who are learning English as a second language. The structures and functions of the English language are taught through a variety of child-centred activities, which have been carefully graded and are suitable for classes in a variety of cultural backgrounds. At the lower levels, the books introduce a cast of entertaining characters who contextualize the language and make learning fun. At the upper levels, the texts are topic-based, and introduce children to the study skills they need to pursue their studies to a higher level.
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Birds / The Mysterious Egg
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092009-10-13
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Part of a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, which brings together a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. This work aims to provide reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in the most major primary courses.
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Real Monsters
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092009-10-13
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Part of a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, which brings together a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. This work aims to provide reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in the most major primary courses.
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Romeo and Juliet
Автор: William Shakespeare Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2006 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20082009-09-17
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William Shakespeare's tragic story of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is as relevant now as it was over 400 years ago. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. This Macmillan Reader is wriiten as a playscript and includes original extracts.
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Where's Rex?
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2007 Страниц: 16 Дата загрузки: 19 апреля 20112008-12-23
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Part of a 6 level series of readers for children learning English, which brings together a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. This work aims to provide reinforcement of the basic structures and vocabulary contained in the most major primary courses.
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Laser B1+: Workbook (without key) (+ CD-ROM)
Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 118 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20112009-12-20
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Рабочая тетрадь (без ответов). Основная цель УМК Laser — тщательно подготовить учащихся к сдаче ЕГЭ по английскому языку и международному экзамену Firs Certificate in English (FCE). Новое издание отвечает всем последним требованиям Cambrige ESOL FCE Examination.
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Natasha
Автор: David Bezmozgis Жанр: Macmillan Publishers USA Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2005 Страниц: 160 Дата загрузки: 26 марта 20082006-06-05
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A dazzling debut, and a publishing phenomenon: the tender, savagely funny collection from a young immigrant who has taken the critics by storm. Few readers had heard of David Bezmozgis before May 2003, when Harper’s, Zoetrope, and The New Yorker all printed stories from his forthcoming collection. In the space of a few weeks, America thus met the Bermans — Bella and Roman and their son, Mark — Russian Jews who have fled the Riga of Brezhnev for Toronto, the city of their dreams. Told through Mark’s eyes, the stories in Natasha possess a serious wit and uniquely Jewish perspective that recall the first published stories of Bernard Malamud and Philip Roth, not to mention the recent work of Jhumpa Lahiri, Nathan Englander, and Adam Haslett.
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