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The Oathbound Wizard
Автор: Christopher Stasheff Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2004 Страниц: 407 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20092007-09-30
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Matt Mandrell, unsuspecting graduate student, never imagined his research would lead him to a strange scrap of parchment that would change his life forever... Crossing the void of time and space, Matt is whisked away to an enchanted world where speaking in rhymes works the most dazzling magic. There he wins not only fame and power as the Lord High Wizard, but the heart of the beautiful Queen Alisande. His dreams are shattered, though, when he learns that he can't marry his true love; wizard or not, Matt is just a commoner in this bizarre land. So Matt makes a foolish vow: to conquer a kingdom, any kingdom, if that's what it takes to claim his bride. But, as Matt discovers, in this world of enchantment, such an oath cannot be broken. He has truly committed himself to win a crown or die trying. In search of lands to conquer, Matt sets his sights on neighboring Ibile, where the evil Gordorgrosso rules with an iron fist and sinister magic. Matt marches off against the tyrant, gathering a small band of unlikely allies, including a surly dracogriff, a well-spoken cyclop, and a damsel in distress. But against Gordogrosso's foul genius, Matt is going to need much more than a few stout-hearted companions and some clever rhymes. Oathbound Wizard is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in fantasy and science fiction for readers twelve and up.
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One Day at a Time
Автор: Danielle Steel Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2010 Страниц: 399 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20122013-09-20
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Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling «New York Times» bestseller — a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life one day at a time.
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Plains of Passage
Автор: Jean M. Auel Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1997 Страниц: 896 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20092000-09-10
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Jean M. Auel's enthralling Earth's Children series has become a literary phenomenon, beloved by readers around the world. In a brilliant novel as vividly authentic and entertaining as those that came before, Jean M. Auel returns us to the earliest days of humankind and to the captivating adventures of the courageous woman called Ayla. With her companion, Jondalar, Ayla sets out on her most dangerous and daring journey — away from the welcoming hearths of The Mammoth Hunters and into the unknown. Their odyssey spans a beautiful but sparsely populated and treacherous continent, the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe, casting the pair among strangers. Some will be intrigued by Ayla and Jondalar, with their many innovative skills, including the taming of wild horses and a wolf; others will avoid them, threatened by what they cannot understand; and some will threaten them. But Ayla, with no memory of her own people, and Jondalar, with a hunger to return to his, are impelled by their own deep drives to continue their trek across the spectacular heart of an unmapped world to find that place they can both call home.
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Random House Word Menu
Автор: Stephen D. Glazier Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1997 Страниц: 832 Дата загрузки: 15 августа 20091999-10-17
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The Word Menu is a revolutionary tool that will change the way we use words — an entirely new kind of reference for the '90s. It functions in four ways: It is a thesaurus with definitions; a dictionary divided into word categories; a reverse dictionary; and a collection of glossaries. Contains 75,000 entries in 800 categories.
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Reading Chekhov: A Critical Journey
Автор: Janet Malcolm Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2002 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20092003-06-28
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To illuminate the mysterious greatness of Anton Chekhov's writings, Janet Malcolm takes on three roles: literary critic, biographer, and journalist. Her close readings of the stories and plays are interwoven with episodes from Chekhov's life and framed by an account of Malcolm's journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Yalta. She writes of Chekhov's childhood, his relationships, his travels, his early success, and his self-imposed exile — always with an eye to connecting them to themes and characters in his work. Lovers of Chekhov as well as those new to his work will be transfixed by Reading Chekhov.
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Автор: Douglas Adams Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1995 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20091998-09-22
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The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability — and desperately in search of a place to eat. Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself. Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that the Hitchhiker's Guide deleted the term «Future Perfect» from its pages, since it was discovered not to be! «What's such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams' sardonically silly eyes.»
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus: in Dictionary Form: The Essential Reference for Home, School, or Office
Автор: Barbara Ann Kipfer Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2005 Страниц: 976 Дата загрузки: 25 июня 20092006-12-07
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Combining scholarly authority with a new awareness of today's communication demands, Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus is the simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It features an easy-to-use dictionary format plus a revolutionary Concept Index that arranges words by idea, thus enhancing the user's process of association and leading to scores of additional selections. The inclusion of a wide spectrum of words and phrases with each entry from sophisticated choices to completely new vocabulary in the language — brings users an exceptional number of alternatives to fit any variation of style and tone.
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The Shelters of Stone: Earth's Children
Автор: Jean M. Auel Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2003 Страниц: 753 Дата загрузки: 17 апреля 20092005-07-14
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The fifth novel in Auel's Earth's Children series continues as Ayla and Jondalar face new and perilous challenges at the old stone settlement in prehistoric southwest France — home to the Zelandonii.
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Stories
Автор: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2000 Страниц: 467 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20092003-09-17
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Called the greatest of short story writer, Anton Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition. Now, thirty of his best tales from the major periods of his creative life are available in this outstanding one volume edition. Included are Chekhov's characteristically brief, evocative early pieces such as «The Huntsman» from 1885, which brilliantly conveys the complex texture of two lives during a meeting on a summer's day. Four years later, Chekhov produced the tour de force «A Boring Story» (1889), the penetrating and caustic self-analysis of a dying professor of medicine. Dark irony, social commentary, and symbolism mark the stories that follow, particularly «Ward No. 6» (1892), where the tables turn on the director of a mental hospital and make him an inmate. Here, too, is one of Chekhov's best-known stories. «The Lady with the Little Dog» (1899), a look at illicit love, as well as his own favorite among his stories, «The Student» a moving piece about the importance of religious tradition. Atmospheric, compassionate, and uncannily wise, Chekhov's short fiction possesses the transcendent power of art to awe and change the reader. This monumental edition, expertly translated, is especially faithful to the meaning of Chekhov's prose and the unique rhythms of his writing, giving readers an authentic sense of his style-and, in doing so, a true understanding of his greatness.
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Time and Chance
Автор: Sharon Kay Penman Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2003 Страниц: 544 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20092005-07-23
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The second volume in a trilogy begun in «When Christ and His Saints Slept Here.» Hoping to subdue the Church, Henry II — against the advice of Eleanor of Aquitaine — raises Thomas Becket to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. But when the once worldly Becket discovers faith, their alliance withers.
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Titan: The Life of John D: Rockefeller, Sr
Автор: Ron Chernow Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2004 Страниц: 774 Дата загрузки: 15 июля 20092007-02-09
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John D. Rockefeller, Sr. — history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty — is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, the National Book Award-winning biographer of the Morgan and Warburg banking families, gives us a history of the mogul «etched with uncommon objectivity and literary grace... as detailed, balanced, and psychologically insightful a portrait of the tycoon as we may ever have» (Kirkus Reviews). Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book will indelibly alter our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded «the Octopus» by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America. Rockefeller was likely the most controversial businessman in our nation's history. Critics charged that his empire was built on unscrupulous tactics: grand-scale collusion with the railroads, predatory pricing, industrial espionage, and wholesale bribery of political officials. The titan spent more than thirty years dodging investigations until Teddy Roosevelt and his trustbusters embarked on a marathon crusade to bring Standard Oil to bay. While providing abundant new evidence of Rockefeller's misdeeds, Chernow discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettably human portrait of a quirky, eccentric original. A devout Baptist and temperance advocate, Rockefeller gave money more generously — his chosen philanthropies included the Rockefeller Foundation, the University of Chicago, and what is today Rockefeller University — than anyone.
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Valley of the Horses
Автор: Jean Auel Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1996 Страниц: 576 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20091998-05-26
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The second book in the great Earth's Children series, «The Valley of Horses» continues the saga of Ayla, recreating with exquisite and accurate detail, a possible prehistoric existence.
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The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories
Автор: Tobias Wolff Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1994 Страниц: 558 Дата загрузки: 04 июля 20091995-06-15
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This generous and discerning volume of 33 stories proves that American short fiction is in the middle of a renaissance. Choosing both contemporary classics and works certain to be well-recognized in years to come, Wolff has assembed the outstanding stories by the most inventive, eloquent, and honest American writers, from 1980 to the present.
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The Wealth of Nations
Автор: Adam Smith Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2003 Страниц: 1264 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20092005-07-21
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First published in 1776, Smith's «primer» provided the first description of the workings of a market economy. This unabridged edition offers the modern reader a fresh look at a timeless work that revolutionized the way the creation and dispersion of wealth are viewed.
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Zen in the Art of Writing
Автор: Ray Bradbury Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 1992 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20091993-12-23
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Here are eleven exuberant essays on the pleasures of writing from one of the most creative, imaginative, and prolific artists of the twentieth century — an author who truly enjoys his craft and tells you why and how. Bradbury shares his wisdom and enthusiasm for writing as he examines a lifetime of creating and composing scores of stories, novels, plays, poems, films, television programs, and musicals. Refreshingly direct, each essay shares a single compelling theme: writing is a celebration, not a chore. Unlike so many books on writing, this one does not belabor the technical or become obsessed with the how-to aspects of the craft. What Bradbury does bring to every discussion of writing is the fever, the ardor, the delight that he has discovered and which can be yours.
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Baudolino
Автор: Umberto Eco Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2003 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 05 июня 20092005-07-24
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It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a Byzantine historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading warriors, and proceeds to tell his own story.
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Bilbo's Last Song
Автор: J. R. R. Tolkien Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2002 Страниц: 40 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20092004-05-25
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Bilbo's Last Song is a poem written by Bilbo, hero adventurer of The Hobbit, before he leaves Middle Earth to take a ship to the Undying Lands beyond the sunset at the end of The Lord of the Rings. Pauline Baynes' illustrations depict the journey that brings the ring bearers and the company of elves to the Grey Havens and the ship that is waiting to take them on their final journey. Running concurrently is a series of vignettes showing scenes from The Hobbit; so Bilbo remembers his first journey as he contemplates his last. A friend of the author's for many years, Pauline Baynes has included several of Tolkien's own ideas in her portrayal of the characters and scenes.
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Butcher and Bolt
Автор: David Loyn Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2009 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20132011-05-22
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Afghanistan has been a strategic prize for more than 200 years. Foreign invaders have continually fought across its beautiful and inhospitable terrain. A century ago, the common sneer about how British soldiers treated Afghan tribesmen was that they would 'butcher' them, then 'bolt'. This book recounts this violent history.
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Camellia
Автор: Lesley Pearse Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2007 Страниц: 768 Дата загрузки: 25 апреля 20112010-04-29
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Camellia Norton is orphaned at fifteen when her mother's body is fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of letters amongst her mother's effects she realises that the past she has always been so sure of has been built on a tissue of lies. Devastated, she runs away to London, and loses herself in a metropolis that offers opportunity, temptation and danger, especially to a young girl hungry for love and acceptance. But her past won't stay buried forever, and eventually Camellia begins the long journey towards uncovering the truth about her background, and also, ultimately, about herself.
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Charity
Автор: Lesley Pearse Жанр: Random House Inc. Издательство: Random House, Inc. Год: 2007 Страниц: 680 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20092010-02-24
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When you're sixteen, pregnant and alone, sixties London is anything but swinging... Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire. Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers and sister, Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school. Her loneliness and misery are eased when she falls deeply in love with the dashing but fickle sixth-former, Hugh Mainwaring, but when she discovers she is pregnant with Hugh's baby she soon realises just how alone she really is. Determined to be reunited with her siblings and to make something of herself, Charity runs away to London and begins to forge a new life.
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