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Newton's Cannon
Автор: Keyes Greg Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2004 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20092006-10-30
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Come on a journey sideways through time, and lose yourself in a world both deeply familiar and wondrously strange. In 1681, Sir Isaac Newton turns his restless mind to the ancient art of alchemy, and successfully unleashes Philosopher's Mercury, the key to manipulating the four elements. Powerful kings will battle to control it, till London itself is threatened with obliteration by a hellish device — unless a pair of unlikely geniuses can defuse it in time. This is a fantasy woven from the stuff of history, an enthralling quest whose outcome may raise humanity to unparalleled heights... or bring down the curtain of endless night.
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The Naked God
Автор: Hamilton Peter F. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2005 Страниц: 1184 Дата загрузки: 25 апреля 20092008-04-17
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The third volume in the 'Night's Dawn' trilogy Hell just went quantum... The Confederation is starting to collapse politically and economically, allowing the 'possessed' to infiltrate more worlds. Quinn Dexter is loose on Earth, destroying the giant arcologies one at a time. As Louise Kavanagh tries to track him down, she manages to acquire some strange and powerful allies whose goal does not match her own. The campaign to liberate Mortonbridge from the possessed degenerates into a horrendous land battle, the kind that hasn't been seen by humankind for six hundred years. Then some of the protagonists escape in a very unexpected direction... Joshua Clavert and Syrinx now fly their starships on a mission to find the Sleeping God — which an alien race believes holds the key to finally overthrowing the possessed.
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The Missing Person's Guide to Love
Автор: Jones Susanna Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 277 Дата загрузки: 02 сентября 20132011-09-22
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A haunting tale of a woman revisiting her past, with shattering consequences Isabel, Owen, and Julia were childhood friends. But when they were 15, Julia disappeared without a trace — an event that had a devastating impact on the others. Years later, Isabel returns to her hometown in the north of England for Owen's funeral. She hadn't seen him since they recklessly burned down the local supermarket together; he was sent to prison and she, just shy of her 18th birthday, to a young offenders' center. Isabel suspects that Owen was responsible for Julia's murder, and she's hoping finally to find some kind of resolution. Feeling cut off from her husband and child in Turkey, and awash with unexpected memories, Isabel ventures further into the murky depths of her past. But nothing is as it seems — either past or present — and as Isabel's world unravels we finally realize the stunning, shattering truth.
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In the Heart of the Canyon
Автор: Hyde Elisabeth Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 600 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20122012-02-16
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The temperature is over 100. The rapids are some of the largest in North America. Water levels are rising. And JT Maroney, veteran river guide, is leading his 125th trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. For the next two weeks, his 13 passengers — strangers, mostly — will paddle, row, swim, ride the rapids, eat gourmet meals, sleep under the stars, and learn a lot about geology. They'll learn a lot about each other, too — perhaps more than they want to know. Allegiances form, and likewise dissolve, in the course of an afternoon. JT's decision on the first day to adopt a stray dog further complicates the group dynamics, leading to a series of fateful mishaps, one of which will alter the course of many lives.
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The Highways and Byways of Britain
Автор: Milner David Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2008 Страниц: 370 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20112011-09-10
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Between the end of the nineteenth century and the Second World War, Macmillan published a much-loved and extremely successful series of books under the title of Highways and Byways. In them, the authors took readers on a delightful guided tour of the country, county by county, pointing out places of interest, key historical events and local lore and legend. Now, Macmillan is reissuing — in one beautifully designed volume — a selection of those highways and byways, which affords contemporary readers both a charming period piece and a wonderful glimpse of the very best of Britain.
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Dead-end Road
Автор: Kunzmann Richard Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20132011-05-22
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Detective Harry Mason has rejoined the South African Police Service after a two-year leave of absence, and moved over to the specialised Serious and Violent Crimes unit, headed by the tough and fiery veteran commander Superintendent Carl 'Blackie' Swarts. Soon afterwards, Harry is assigned to investigate the slaying of a minor politician and his family, in a township west of Johannesburg. The case, at first seemingly unsolvable, is abruptly saved by an enigmatic grassroots anarchist whom Harry befriended during the apartheid riots of the '80s, and soon the SVC is hot on the heels of one of the country's most secretive and violent vigilante groups, known as 'The Guardians', headed up by two brothers whose brutality is legendary amongst the poor inhabitants of Johannesburg's squatter camps.As the investigation slices away at the layers of secrecy surrounding this group, other secrets surface — truths that ultimately pose a threat to Harry's unit, and to the city at large. When Harry is abruptly gunned down by unseen assassins during a dawn raid on a remote village, and a bomb is detonated in the judicial heartland of Johannesburg, his former police partner and long-time friend, Detective Jacob Tshabalala, is forced to take matters into his own hands, and expose a splinter faction of vigilantes operating within the police service itself — a faction whose connections stretch all the way into parliament itself.
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Suffragette Girl
Автор: Dickinson Margaret Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20122011-10-31
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When Florrie Maltby defies her father by refusing to marry Gervase Richards, she sets off a chain of events that will alter her life. Instead she goes to London and becomes involved with the suffragette movement. She's imprisoned for her militant actions, and goes on hunger strike. With her health deteriorating, there is one person who can save her — Gervase. After a brief stay in the countryside to recuperate, Florrie returns to London to continue her fight for women's rights. Only the outbreak of the Great War puts a halt to her activities. It is when James, her younger brother, is shamed by their father into volunteering, that Florrie enlists as a nurse and is sent to the Front. Amidst the fear and horror of the hospital close to the trenches, she finds love. But when her beloved brother is accused of desertion, help comes from a very unexpected source.
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Love All
Автор: Howard Elizabeth Jane Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20122012-09-12
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This is a beautiful, very moving, melancholic and elegiac novel set in the late 1960s in Melton, a small town in the West Country. The story revolves around a disparate group of people who come together there to establish an arts festival. There is Jack Curtis a self-made millionaire who has bought and refurbished the local stately home, Florence Plover, a garden designer in her sixties whom he has employed and her Anglo-Greek niece, Persephone. There are the Musgrove siblings, Thomas and Mary, whose family originally owned Melton Hall, who run a failing garden nursery nearby and there is Francis Brock, whose sister Celia, Thomas' wife, was tragically killed in a car crash some years previously. This is the story of their intertwining relationships and how they come to love, and not to love each other in different ways and why — a perfect book to curl up and read by the fireside on an autumn afternoon and as satisfying a read as Brief Encounter is a film.
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Cliffhanger
Автор: Middleton T.J. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20122012-09-12
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Al Greenwood has decided to kill his wife, and he`s planned the perfect murder. But things don`t turn out quite the way he hoped, and Al finds himself committing more crimes to cover his tracks.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
Автор: Ronson Jon Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 20122012-02-19
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Why are Iraqi prisoners of war forced to listen to Barney the Purple Dinosaur's theme tune repeatedly, at top volume? Why have a hundred de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? Has the US Army really enlisted the help of Uri Geller? In The Men Who Stare at Goats, Jon Ronson searches for answers to these and many other questions, revealing some of the extraordinary beliefs at the core of the War on Terror. 'Not only a narcotic road trip through the wackier reaches of Bush's war effort, but also an unmissable account of some of the insanity that has lately been done in our names' — Observer. 'Funny and gravely serious, what emerges is a world shrouded in secrecy, mystery and wackiness... Mind-blowing stuff' — Metro. 'A funny and tragic story of how the hippie dream was enlisted by the military' — Daily Telegraph.
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The Slaughter Pavilion
Автор: Sampson Catherine Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20122012-09-12
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'The world will witness my despair...' In the heart of Beijing's business district, a man throws himself off the top of a building. Tied to an advertising hoarding on the roof, he leaves behind his dead and frozen child. Having earlier rejected the man's plea for help, Beijing private investigator Song has enough to deal with — Song's own father-in-law, soon to be tried on corruption charges, is found dead. Did he kill himself or was someone else involved? But Song cannot forget the man and his frozen child. When he starts to investigate, he and his team are drawn into a web of evil that extends from the scorching Beijing summer to the slums of London. And in a country where justice is often for sale, can Song discover the truth before it is buried for good?
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Автор: Taraborrelli J. Randy Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20112010-12-20
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Beautiful, damaged, the ultimate sex symbol, publicly celebrated, privately unhappy — Marilyn Monroe's tumultuous life and untimely death continue to fascinate us. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never been told — until now. In this groundbreaking book Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedys — Bobby, Jack and Pat Lawford Kennedy. Explosive, revelatory and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the twentieth century.
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Michaelmas Tribute
Автор: Harrison Cora Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 300 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20112011-07-24
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In 1509, in the kingdom of the Burren, people lived according to the ancient customs and Brehon laws of their ancestors. The Michaelmas Fair: a time for trade and celebration. A chance for the people of the Burren to gather, buy and sell their wares and give tribute to the lord of their clans. When the steward of the MacNamara clan demands more, tempers run high. Then the steward's body is found in the local churchyard; he's been beaten to death. Was it revenge, greed or something more sinister that led to his murder? Mara tries to piece the puzzle together but, distracted by thoughts of the King's surprising offer of marriage, nothing seems to make sense. Is Mara prepared to give up her position as Brehon to become Queen? And will she be able to bring the killer to justice before they strike again...
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High Heels and a Head Torch
Автор: Duke Chelsea Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 20122012-02-19
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When Chelsea Duke took a year out to travel round the world alone, she had no idea what she was letting herself in for. Never having described herself as the outdoorsy type or having stayed in a hostel before, life on the backpacker trail held some rather unpleasant surprises. But by the end of the year she had amassed a range of survival techniques to rival Ray Mears, all of which she is generously passing on here. From beauty treatments to do before you set off and how not to kill yourself in a South American shower, to the indispensable nature of the sparkly flip-flop, High Heels and a Head Torch will tell you everything you need to know to keep yourself looking and feeling glam when your wardrobe fits into a shoe box and those little home comforts are a million miles away. As well as lists of 'dos and don'ts' and tons of useful advice on every aspect of the travel experience, including personal safety, High Heels and a Head Torch is full of hilarious anecdotes and is the ultimate survival tool for any glamorous girl about to set off in search of adventure.
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Around the World in 80 Trades
Автор: Woodman Conor Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20122010-12-30
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Offers an insight into the human story behind the money in our pockets, and reminds us that making a living is about exactly that — living. This title helps to discover the dark arts of haggling from the carpet merchants of Marrakech and learn what the ancient camel markets of Sudan can teach us about the current banking crisis.
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Beat the Bitch
Автор: Stimson Tess Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20122010-12-30
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Want to keep your man all to yourself? If so, you need to read this book. In Beat the Bitch, Tess Stimson, self-confessed scarlet woman and wronged wife delivers a self-help book with a difference. Written in short, snappy chapters and packed with unmissable advice, anecdotes, quizzes and humor, Beat the Bitch tells every woman things she won't want to hear — but needs to. From this book you will discover: how to put the spark back into your relationship? Whether your partner is vulnerable to attack from another woman? How to find out if he is really being unfaithful... and exactly what to do if he is. Beat the Bitch will be the must-read self-help title of 2009. As Tess herself says, should the worst come to the worst, Don't Get Mad — Get Diamonds.
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Paths of Glory
Автор: Archer Jeffrey Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2009 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20132011-05-22
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This is the story of a man who loved two women, and one of them killed him. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong are among such individuals. But what if one man had such a dream, and when he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition? Paths of Glory is the story of such a man. But not until you've turned the last page of this extraordinary novel, will you be able to decide if George Mallory should be added to this list of legends, because if he were, another name would have to be removed. 'Archer at the peak of his imaginative powers' — The Times. ' Paths of Glory will lead Archer to fans he has never before conquered' — The Independent. 'The plain storytelling is unimprovable. Few literary writers could do his job better' — Sunday Times.
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Lottie Biggs is (Not) Desperate
Автор: Long Hayley Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20132013-02-29
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Lottie Biggs is recovering from her mental disorder of a reasonably significant nature with the help of her counsellor, who rather helpfully looks like Johnny Depp. Things are looking up — her hair is an excellent shade of black, she has a saturday job in a hairdresser and Gareth Stingecombe and his manly thighs are still the love of her life. When Gareth undoes his trousers to show Lottie a fetching bruise on one of the aforementioned thighs, she comes to the realization that, unlike everyone else she knows, she is a total, utter virgin. But how can she get any sort of experience when her boyfriend is doggedly, stubbornly and infuriatingly determined to preserve his energies for the rugby field?
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The Music Room
Автор: Fiennes William Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20132013-02-29
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'Fiennes has exceptional gifts, and he has written a small masterpiece, a tribute to the power of place, family and memory' — «Sunday Telegraph». William Fiennes' childhood was one of imagination and curiosity, bounded only by the horizon he saw from the roof-tiles of his ancient family home. His older brother Richard, known for his towering presence, his inventiveness, his great passion for Leeds United, and his suffering due to severe epilepsy, was an adored and charismatic figure in his life. Years later, eager to understand his brother's mind as fully as the ancient trees and secret haunts of his own journey towards adulthood, William Fiennes has written a profoundly moving account of his home, his family's care, and above all, of Richard. «The Music Room» is a luminous testament to the miracle of consciousness and to the permanence of love. 'On putting the book down I felt as if I had been hypnotised. It held me entranced, afraid and awed. All human grief and glory shimmers off the page' — Libby Purves, «The Times».
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Missing You
Автор: Douglas Louise Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2010 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20132013-04-22
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The past is always there, shaping the future... Fen works in a bookshop and is devoted to her young son, Connor, but she keeps herself to herself. Haunted by guilt and a terrible secret, Fen lives a compromised life, isolated from her family, far from home and too afraid of the past to risk becoming close to anyone. She is constantly looking over her shoulder, waiting, watching, knowing that one day the truth will catch up with her. Sean, on the other hand, is enjoying a seemingly perfect life. He has a successful career, lives in his dream home and adores his beautiful wife, Belle, and their six-year-old daughter, Amy. That is until the day Belle announces she has found someone else and wants Sean to move out. As he realizes that everything he believed in was a lie, his life comes crashing down around him; he is losing everything that's important to him and he can see no way forward. Circumstance throws Fen and Sean together. Slowly their quiet friendship turns into something much deeper and the joy they find in one another eventually gives them the confidence to trust and love again. But will the past tear them apart just as they find happiness? Full of pathos, Missing You is a novel which perfectly encapsulates the nature of human frailty and is also a moving portrayal of the power of love.
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