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Крайне жестокая история, о том как один человек решил спасти мир через стерилизацию. Еще в детстве Тодд узнал, что иногда необходимо стерилизовать или усыплять животных, чтобы контролировать численность их популяции. Это гуманно и полезно для окружающей среды. Работая в Управлении соцобеспечения, Тодд каждый день видит, как человеческие отбросы беспрепятственно размножаются, заваливая Землю лави...
Череда загадочных убийств - в Сан-Франциско, на юге Калифорнии, и на Восточном побережье. Способ расправы с жертвами ужасает- все они полностью обескровлены. Работа маньяка, вообразившего себя дракулой? Деяния ненормальных, помешавшихся на «вампирском декадансе»? Или просто жуткая игра психопата, решившего поразить полицию «оригинальностью»? Детектив Алекс Кросс еще не знает, какая из трех версий...
Это первая книга о Законе Привлечения (Притяжения), управляющем человеческой жизнью. Как известно, то, чего мы желаем или боимся, притягивается к нам. Настало время овладеть этой силой притяжения и заставить ее служить себе во благо. Автор книги Уильям Аткинсон (Йог Рамачарака) рассказывает, как гармонизировать себя с миром и привлечь в свою жизнь счастье и успех. Джо Витале ссылается на эту книгу...
I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I'm saying is, let us begin, shall we?
Мы уже привыкли к телевизионным реалити-шоу. Герой «Репетитора», безумный гений, пишет «реалити-роман»: заставляет вполне благополучную американскую семью играть по своему адскому сценарию. До поры до времени злодей кажется всем окружающим сущим ангелом…
The Wolfen are here, and they have finally been discovered in the midst of men, because they have made a mistake: the unbelievably savage killing of two New York City policemen. And so they are hunted: by Detective George Wilson and his partner, Detective Becky Neff, who hate and love one another with a strange passion. And when the Wolfen realize that their existence is known by these two “...
Рассказ опубликован в журнале "Иностранная литература" № 6, 1989 Из интервью писательницы: ...Меня не раз предупреждали, что в литературе иллюзии опасны, не скатиться бы до банальности, не дойти до памфлетов и розовых романчиков. Но я готова бросить вызов литературной позиции мужчин, которые боятся даже крохи сентиментальности — как бомбы — в священном порядке разума и хорошего вкуса. А я не бою...
Зборнік казачна-філасофскіх гісторый. У адной невялікай краіне насельніцтва складалася з аднаго караля, аднаго прэм’ер-міністра, аднаго генерала, аднаго прафесара, аднаго студэнта, аднаго пісьменніка Усіх было па адным, і дзякуючы гэтаму краіна жыла заможна і спакойна. Але аднойчы спакой быў парушаны: каралеўскі ювелір вырабіў адзіны ордэн, а значыць, павінен быў з’явіцца і адзіны яго кавалер. Як...
Four 30-minute BBC audio programs presented by Stephen Fry indulging his delight in the English language. Included in this release: CURRENT PUNS: why weak puns and lame jokes are important and oil the social wheels; METAPHOR: from the freshly minted to the ancient fossils embedded in our language; QUOTATION: literary quotations, clever bon mots, malapropisms; CLICHES: how original coinages gradual...
In this hilarious exploration of opposites, colours, numbers and opposites, Dr.Seuss paints a crazy world of singing Goxes and seven hump Wumps. By combining the funiest stories, craziest creatures and zaniest pictures with his unique blend of rhyme, rhythm and repetition, Dr Seuss helps children of all ages enjoy learning to read.
For more than three decades Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture--from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel, to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first of six novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible por...
Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these four programmes, as heard on BBC Radio 4. 'The Mouth': Why is the human food processor and word processor in the same unit? Stephen Fry takes you inside 'this hole we call cake' - the most important part of speech. 'Brevity': A celebration of the miniature in English. Tim Vine on the one liner, Kelvin MacKenzie on the be...
The second series of Stephen Fry's witty and incisive programs looking at the oddities of the English language. The three 30-minute episodes include:So Wrong It's Right—Fry examines how "wrong" English can become right English. With help from a lexicographer, an educationalist, a Times Sub Editor, and a judge, Fry examines the way usage changes language.Speaking Proper—Fry looks at the changes in...
Пять коротких рассказов - Room 13, The Whistle, The Message of Death, The Maze и The Lost Crowns of Anglia - доставят удовольствие тем, кто насладился чтением других мистических, полных ужаса, историй, представленных в данной серии.
Любовь и семейные обязанности - в центре этой трагической истории, классического романа, написанного выдающейся английской писательницей.
Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.
“Writing about yourself is a funny business…But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I’ve tried to do this.” —Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl’s halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That’s...
A collection of more than 150 witty and edgy poems about love and relationships from the YouTube comedian and vlogger behind ?The Gabbie Show?.
The wildly popular YouTube personality and author of the New York Times bestseller My Drunk Kitchen is back! This time, she’s stirring up memories and tales from her past. By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things she’s figured out about family, faith, love, se...
More of Hiccup's story in his How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ...Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero. Hiccup has three months, five days and six hours to disc...
Two-part radio adaptation of Liz Lochhead's stage play, first performed at the Edinburgh Lyceum in 1985. Liz Lochhead's dramatisation of Bram Stoker's novel remains generally faithful to the original, but combines some of the characters and condenses events to fit into the requirements of a play. Adapted for radio by John Foley; introduced by Robin Lustig. Cast: Dracula...........
Stephen Fry celebrates, examines, and plays word games and explains why they're important. Is English an innately playful language? Are word games good for you? Do we divide into number and word players (Sudoku and Sudon't-ku?) Contributors include linguists, comedians, puzzle-creators, and psychologists, with archive material from comedy shows and others. There is an interview with a puzzlemaster...
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch The first part of the Memoirs of Giacomo Casanova, a special film tie-in version. The film, starring Heath Ledger as Casanova with Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller, will be released in UK February 2006. ? & (P)2006 CSA Telltapes Ltd.
