“City of Stairs: The Divine Cities Book 1”
You´ve got to be careful when you´re chasing a murderer through Bulikov, for the world is not as it should be in that city. When the gods were destroyed and all worship of them banned by the Polis, reality folded; now stairs lead to nowhere, alleyways have become portals to the past and criminals disappear […]
“One Night in Winter”
What would you do if your children were forced to testify against you? Moscow, 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory, a teenage boy and girl lie dead nearby. But these are no ordinary teenagers; they are the children of Russia´s highest leaders. Is it murder, suicide or conspiracy? So begins a terrifying witch-hunt […]
“Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37)”
Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork – not the old-fashioned, grubby pushing and shoving, but the new, fast football with pointy hats for goalposts and balls that go gloing. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic, so they´re going to try everything else. The […]
“Undead and Unwed”
It´s been a helluva week for Betsy Taylor. First, she loses her job. Then, to top things off. she´s killed in a car accident. But what really bites (besides waking up in the morgue dressed in a pink suit and cheap shoes courtesy of her stepmother) is that she can´t seem to stay dead. Every […]
“The End of Mr. Y”
A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? Ariel Manto has a fascination with nineteenth-century scientists—especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into […]
“The Monk”
“He now saw himself stained with the most loathed and monstrous sins, the object of universal execration… doomed to perish in tortures the most severe” Shocking, erotic and violent, The Monk is the story of Ambrosio, torn between his spiritual vows and the temptations of physical pleasure. His internal battle leads to sexual obsession, rape […]
“Destiny and Desire”
Carlos Fuentes, one of the world’s most acclaimed authors, is at the height of his powers in this stunning new novel—a magnificent epic of passion, magic, and desire in modern Mexico, a rich and remarkable tapestry set in a world where free will fights with the wishes of the gods. Josué Nadal has lost more […]
“The End of Days”
Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Hans Fallada Prize, The End of Days, by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, consists essentially of five “books,” each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. How could it all have gone differently?―the narrator asks in the intermezzos. The first chapter […]
“Change”
In Change, Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, personalizes the political and social changes in his country over the past few decades in this novella disguised as autobiography—or vice-versa. Unlike most historical narratives from China, which are pegged to political events, Change is a representative of “people’s history,” a bottom-up rather than top-down […]
“Четыре мифа о Первой мировой”
В книгу вошли работы, посвященные загадочным страницам Первой мировой войны: мобилизации 1914 года, делам Мясоедова, Сухомлинова, Протопопова. Автор, привлекая новые источники, подвергает сомнению устоявшиеся мнения историков на эти события, сыгравшие в какой-то мере роковую роль в истории России начала ХХ века.
“Странник”
Роман “Странник” выдающегося мастера американской фантастики Ф. Лейбера повествует о всепланетной катастрофе обрушившейся на Землю, о Галактической федерации, о любви и ненависти, о жизни и смерти… В 1965 году роман был награжден премией Хьюго, как лучший научно-фантастический роман года.
“Дверь в лето”
В книгу вошли произведения прославленного американского фантаста Роберта Энсона Хайлайна (1907-1988) – роман “Дверь в лето” и ряд рассказов из сборников “История будущего” и “Угроза с Земли”.
“Маркиз де Вильмер. Повести и рассказы”
В книгу включены роман известной французской писательницы XIX века Жорж Санд (1804-1876) “Маркиз де Вильмер”, повести и рассказы.
“Лао-Цзы”
Образованию в воспитанию неизбежно предшествует позиция отношений. Именно с этой точки зрения вглядеться в уникальность философии и практики Даосизма позволяют собранные в настоящей книге труд Лао-Цзы, выдержки из важнейших текстов его последователей и художественные зарисовки современности. Человеческий путь от созерцания, отношения к выбору, действию и обратно неизбежный спутник метофизического даоского Пути небытия и недеяния. Проникнуть […]
“Ленька Пантелеев”
Одно его имя повергало в ужас нэпманов всех мастей. Он был везуч, нагл и талантлив. Он очаровывал женщин, даря им шубы и золотые кольца, и те в ответ поставляли ему информацию о богатых клиентов. Ленька Пантелеев являлся королем налетчиков и самой колоритной фигурой среди лихих людей Питера. Для него не существовало невозможного. Он мог убежать […]
“Холокост. Неизвестные страницы истории”
Подборка документов Гвидо Кноппа (до сих пор самая полная) о геноциде европейских евреев нацистами, построенная на новейших данных, многолетних исследованиях, а также до этого времени не опубликованных архивных материалах, дает точную картину холокоста. Автор описывает путь от Нюрнбергских расовых законов до Ванзейской конференции с ее постановлением об “окончательном решении”, от депортаций еврейского населения до освобождения […]
“British and American Songs”
Song Book: Animal favourites Cowboys and pioneers Hunting, racing, drinking Humour and fun Love Negro spirituals and protest Sailor songs and sea shanties Sociable songs Workers’, farmers’ and peace songs Xmas and other special songs Rounds
“A Virginia Girl in the Civil War”
Myrta Lockett Avary was born in Halifax, Virginia December 7, 1857, and was educated in her native state. From her earliest years, she showed promising literary talent. During the War Between the States, two of her brothers served under Robert E. Lee. The siblings were descended from Thomas Marshall, fa-ther of Chief Justice Marshall. Upon […]
“A Tale of Two Cities”
The complete work + comprehensive study guide It was the time of the French Revolution — a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens’ […]
“Sons of God”
An intensely personal story that ends on the heights of awakened experience. Annalee Skarin is said to have written this under a pen name. (Published in 1954).
