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The Terror of Living
Автор: Urban Waite Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 306 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20142014-09-17
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From the publishers of CHILD 44 comes the debut literary thriller of the year... Hunt, an ex-convict, has spent the past twenty years on a small ranch, supplementing his income with the odd drug smuggling job. Drake, a deputy sheriff, has almost escaped the shadow of his father, who was also a sheriff. Drake is on Hunt's trail when a big drug deal in the mountains goes awry and so begins a terrifying race against time. The traffickers soon unleash a merciless hired killer to reclaim what's theirs.
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Sahara
Автор: Clive Cussler Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2009 Страниц: 693 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20122012-02-19
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Clive Cussler's breathtaking thriller, SAHARA will now be published in our popular premium format with an exciting new cover.
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The Red Queen
Автор: Philippa Gregory Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 20142012-12-16
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Philippa Gregory's enthralling new novel brings to life a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined to shape the course of history. Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort fervently believes that her house is the true ruler of England. Ignored by her sainted cousin Henry VI, mocked by her mother, married at age twelve, and endangered by childbirth, she vows to put her son on the throne. Naming him Henry, she sends him into exile and pledges him in marriage to the daughter of her sworn enemy. Margaret charts her own way through loveless marriages, treacherous alliances, and secret plots. Finally, she gambles her life to mastermind one of the greatest rebellions of all time — all the while knowing that her grown son and his army await the opportunity to win the greatest prize.
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power
Автор: Daniel Yergin Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2008 Страниц: 928 Дата загрузки: 19 апреля 20122009-06-23
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The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil — and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of history is enormous — from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqui invastion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm.
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Por la Vida de Mi Hermana
Автор: Jodi Picoult Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2008 Страниц: 454 Дата загрузки: 14 сентября 20132013-08-03
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Puede un padre o una madre amar demasiado? O es que acaso tanto amor nunca es suficiente? Anna Fitzgerald no esta enferma, aunque pudiera parecerlo. Con apenas trece anos de edad ha soportado innumerables operaciones, inyecciones y transfusiones para que su hermana mayor Kate pueda de alguna manera sobrevivir a la leucemia que la aqueja desde su ninez. Anna, al ser geneticamente compatible con su hermana, fue la candidata idonea para ser la donante del transplante de medula de Kate, asumiendo asi un papel que nunca cuestionaria sino hasta ahora. Como la mayoria de los adolescentes, Anna esta comenzando a plantearse quien realmente es. Pero a diferencia de los demas, ella siempre ha sido definida en funcion de Kate. Es ahora cuando Anna toma una decision que ante los ojos del mundo no es mas que impensable, una decision que desgarrara a su familia, atrayendo quiza fatales consecuencias para su hermana a la que tanto ama. Se trata de una provocadora novela que presenta una serie de planteamientos eticos importantes. Por la vida de mi hermana no es solamente la historia familiar de la lucha por sobrevivir sino una contemporanea parabola moral.
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Obama's Wars
Автор: Bob Woodward Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 20142012-12-16
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Bob Woodward's new book draws from hundreds of interviews with key administration figures, their deputies and other firsthand sources. In addition, the book is based on extensive documentation, including internal memos, letters, chronologies and meeting notes. It will focus on national security, especially the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the fight against terrorism. Woodward has structured the book to answer the questions: How does Obama govern? How and why does he decide? And how does he balance the numerous pressures of the modern presidency? Obama has learned that he is not commander-in-chief of the economy, and many of his high-profile reforms — such as health care, education and energy — have been turned over to Congress. But the president has realized he has almost total authority as commander-in-chief. Woodward thinks of the book as conceptually titled, The Crucible: Obama at War. Filled with intimate details and verbatim accounts that come from meticulous reporting, this is an unprecedented look at a young president in the 21st Century.
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Mrs: Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Автор: Robert C. O'Brien Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 1986 Страниц: 233 Дата загрузки: 11 августа 20091989-04-17
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Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
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Mortimer's Christmas Manger
Автор: Karma Wilson Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2007 Страниц: 40 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20082009-05-25
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A holiday story to be cherished by families everywhere.
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Prospero Burns: The Wolves Unleashed
Автор: Dan Abnett Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2010 Страниц: 444 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20132012-10-20
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Dan Abnett returns to the best-selling Horus Hersey series in this latest instalment of the saga!
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The Age of Darkness
Автор: Christian Dunn Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20152015-03-12
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After the betrayal at Isstvan, Horus begins his campaign against the Emperor, a galaxy-wide war that can lead only to Terra. But the road to the final confrontation between father and son is a long one — seven years filled with secrecy and silence, plans and foundations being formed across distant stars. An unknown history is about to be unveiled as light is shed on the darkest years of the Horus Heresy, and revelations will surface that will shake the Imperium to its very foundation...
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He Sees You When You're Sleeping
Автор: Carol Higgins Clark Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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It's A Wonderful Life meets The Sopranos in this classic holiday tale from bestselling authors Mary and Carol Higgins Clark.
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Hatchet
Автор: Gary Paulsen Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2006 Страниц: 186 Дата загрузки: 24 сентября 20112007-12-20
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Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present — and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent's divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair — it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive. For twenty years Gary Paulsen's award-winning contemporary classic has been the survival story with which all others are compared. This new edition, with a reading group guide, will introduce a new generation of readers to this page-turning, heart-stopping adventure.
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Forced Out
Автор: Stephen Frey Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 1999 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20092003-03-08
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Three men. Three secrets. One chance at redemption. New York Times bestselling author Stephen Frey delivers a mesmerizing new thriller where life and death are played out against the backdrop of America's favorite game. Sarasota, Florida: Forced to retire from his job as a scout for the New York Yankees, Jack Barrett is just getting by in a small Florida town when his daughter drags him to watch the local minor-league team play. It's a night that will change his life. Jack spots a remarkable player named Mikey Clemant, a kid whose amazing natural skill on the field is overshadowed by his bad attitude and solitary habits. In Clemant, Jack thinks he might have found his ticket back to the big time. But the young man has a secret that will put all of Jack's plans — and maybe even his life — in jeopardy. Queens, New York: Johnny Bondano is the premier hit man for the Lucchesi crime family. Ruthless and cold-blooded but with a strict moral code, Johnny is given instructions to find and kill a man who took the life of a crime boss's only grandson. He suspects the family isn't telling him everything about his latest assignment, but to question his orders is tantamount to suicide. As these three men's destinies converge, loyalties are tested and dreams collide with violent and unpredictable results. Forced Out is a nonstop, tightly wrought tale of suspense by a true master of page-turning fiction.
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Cuentos Que Contaban Nuestras Abuelas: Cuentos Populares Hispanicos
Автор: F. Isabel Campoy Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2007 Страниц: 118 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20102008-12-20
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Estos cuentos han viajado por largo tiempo — sobre montanas, a traves de mares y desiertos, llevados por el viento, contados por nuestros antepasados. Ahora llegan hasta ti. Una astuta zorra, un pajaro de mil colores, una gaita alegre, y una jovencita audaz... Esta antologia de cuentos populares celebra la cultura Hispanica y sus multiples raices — indigena, africana, arabe, hebrea, y espanola. F. Isabel Campoy y Alma Flor Ada han recontado doce cuentos estelares que reflejan la fuerza del espiritu y la extraordinaria herencia de los Latinos. Cuatro ilustres artistas latinos enriquecen esta coleccion inolvidable.
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127 Hours
Автор: Aron Ralston Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2010 Страниц: 413 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20122012-07-24
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On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped, facing dehydration, starvation, hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five and a half days later, Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously, he survived. BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave, honest and above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive, and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as TOUCHING THE VOID.
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The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to be Happy
Автор: Michael Foley Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20132014-09-02
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The good news is that the great thinkers from history have proposed the same strategies for happiness and fulfilment. The bad news is that these turn out to be the very things most discouraged by contemporary culture. This knotty dilemma is the subject of The Age of Absurdity — a wry and accessible investigation into how the desirable states of wellbeing and satisfaction are constantly undermined by modern life. Michael Foley examines the elusive condition of happiness common to philosophy, spiritual teachings and contemporary psychology, then shows how these are becoming increasingly difficult to apply in a world of high expectations. The common challenges of earning a living, maintaining a relationship and ageing are becoming battlegrounds of existential angst and self-loathing in a culture that demands conspicuous consumption, high-octane partnerships and perpetual youth. In conclusion, rather than denouncing and rejecting the age, Foley presents an entertaining strategy of not just accepting but embracing today's world — finding happiness in its absurdity.
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Star Soldiers
Автор: Andre Norton Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2002 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20092005-09-12
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Only as interstellar mercenaries can humans go to the stars; the aliens who already dominate the galaxy allow no other recourse. But when Swordsman Third Class Kana Karr and his comrades-in-arms are betrayed and abandoned on a hostile world by their alien master, s the warriors from Earth begin a desperate but glorious march across a planet whose every sword is against them. Their actions may doom humanity's future — or lead the way to an empire of their own!
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Horus Heresy: First Heretic
Автор: Aaron Dembski-Bowden Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2010 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 18 июля 20112012-10-20
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Distraught at the judgement of the Emperor, the Word Bearers cast their fury and fervour onto the battlefield. All the while they explore the old ways of Colchis, seeking their own path — one that can only lead to damnation and heresy?
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The Shadow Dragons
Автор: James A. Owen Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2011 Страниц: 417 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20132016-08-14
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The Caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica are at war. The Imperial Cartological Society, led by Richard Burton, have collected all of the doors from the Keep of Time, and are building a new tower in our world at the request of an old enemy: The Winter King's Shadow. He has a terrible weapon — The Spear of Destiny — that can be used to command the shadows of anyone it touches... including the protectors of the Archipelago, the dragons. With a ship called The Iron Dragon, the Shadow King regains passage to the Archipelago where he uses the power of the Spear and the portals of Time to enlist an unstoppable army of Dragon Shadows. And after the Archipelago falls, he intends to betray the Allies in our world — but not to align himself with the opposition. The Shadow King intends to use the turmoil of WWII to take over BOTH worlds. All the legendary Caretakers, past and present, come together on a great island in the northermost part of the Archipelago to decide the ultimate fate of the Imaginarium Geographica, as a terrible battle ravages the lands around them. And their only hope lies with a small group of companions who are on the quest for the broken sword Caliburn: the Grail Child Rose Dyson; her mechanical companion, the owl Archie; a mouse with an attitude; a dead Professor of Ancient Literature; and the mythical knight, Don Quixote. They must sail beyond the ends of the Archipelago in search of the sword, and the only being alive who can repair it: a scholar, who, once upon a time, was called Madoc.
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Paleo
Автор: Yvonne Navarro Жанр: Simon & Schuster Издательство: Simon & Schuster Год: 2000 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 26 декабря 20092001-06-23
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Prehistoric Hysteria Buffy Summers and her gang know that Sunnydale is a haven for outsiders, whether of the supernatural or strictly adolescent variety. Shy transfer student Kevin Sanderson is no exception. But Kevin instantly finds a mentor in Daniel, a paleontologist and fellow dino-phile at the Sunnydale Museum of Natural History. When Buffy starts hearing rumors of alligators in the sewers, she has to wonder about Kevin and Daniel's hobbies. Meanwhile, the Slayerettes are having extracurricular excitement of their own. Alysa, a hotshot talent agent, wants to represent the Dingoes, and she's offering the Scooby Gang fame and fortune. If she's legit, it could be Oz's big break. But Buffy's too busy to run a background check — Daniel and Kevin have reanimated an ancient creature with a new agenda... an agenda that begins and ends with the destruction of the Slayer...
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