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Jeremy Clarkson, 2010

Brace yourself, Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters ...). Or he would, if there weren't so many things competing for his attention first. So much to get off his chest. The world according to Clarkson is a perplexing place, filled with thorny subjects like: the prospect of having Terry Wogan as president; why you'll never see a woman driving a Lexus; the unforeseen consequences of inadequate birth control; and, why everyone should spend a weekend with a digger. Fearless, independent, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny, Driven to Distraction is full-throttle Clarkson at his best; a unique look at the joys, absurdities and frustrations of modern life. With wheels. Buckle up, get comfortable, and hold on tight. There's no one who writes about cars like Jeremy. Подробнее

Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying

Roald Dahl, 2010

During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on his own experience as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. Подробнее

The Private Patient

P.D. James, 2009

The scar on Rhoda Gradwyn's face was to be the death of her... When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, books into Mr Chandler-Powell's private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing scar, she has every prospect of a successful operation and the beginning of a new life. But the Manor holds a secret and deadly enemy. While she lies drowsily recovering from the anaesthetic a white-shrouded figure stealthily enters her bedroom and within minutes Rhoda is dead. Dalgliesh and his team, called in to investigate the murder, and later a second equally horrific death, find themselves confronted with problems even more complicated than the question of innocence or guilt. Подробнее

The Rough Guide to Classic Novels

Simon Mason, 2008

Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world's greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk's Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors — and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you'll ever need. Подробнее

The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels

Danny Fingeroth, 2008

The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the 'literary comic book'. Written by comic industry insider Danny Fingeroth, it includes the mediums' history, from sequential art in Egyptian tombs, through the superhero boom of the 1940s to the birth of the graphic novel movement and the latest online offerings. All you need to know about the best and rest with 60 must-read graphic novels, including the genre-defining Maus and A Contract with God, plus modern classics-in-the-making Fun Home and Alice in Sunderland. The guide profiles the movements legends including Harvey Pekar, Chris Ware, Denis Kitchen and other amazing illustrators, writers and publishers who've helped win respect for this once marginalised art form. And everything else you need to know from 'how to make a graphic novel' to Persepolis and the latest film and television offerings, manga, documentaries, conventions, books, magazines and websites. Подробнее

The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies

John Scalzi, 2005

The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies is a comprehensive guide to the 'final frontier' of film. It explores our fascination with space exploration, time travel, fantastical worlds and alternative futures. This guide explains how everything from the philosophy of Plato to classic Victorian tales and cult comic books have helped to create one of cinema's most engaging genres. Discover the classics from Mexico, Russia and Japan, not forgetting the Anime science fiction tradition, along with everything else you need to know from Metropolis to Star Wars, via Blade Runner, 2001 and Alien. The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies is your essential guide to a galaxy of film unbounded by time or space. Подробнее

The Doctor Who Stories Celebrate Doctor Who with this collection of original short stories. Relive the Doctor's adventures as he outwits Daleks, Cybermen and re-encounters the Master. Подробнее

American Tragedy

Theodore Dreiser, 2010

A tremendous bestseller when it was published in 1925, «An American Tragedy» is the culmination of Theodore Dreiser's elementally powerful fictional art. Revised reissue. Подробнее

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand, 1997

Published in 1957, Atlas Shrugged was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex. Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life-from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy... to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction... to the philosopher who becomes a pirate... to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad... to the lowest track worker in her train tunnels. Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller. Подробнее

Conspiracy Game

Christine Feehan, 2006

When Jack Norton, a genetically enhanced telepathic assassin on a mission in the jungles of the Congo, is left vulnerable to rebel forces, he finds an ally in Briony, a strange beauty on a mission of her own that leads them both into a deadly global conspiracy. Подробнее

Dark Lover: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

J. R. Ward, 2005

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-leaving his half-breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate-Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead-a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams. Подробнее

Deadly Game

Christine Feehan, 2007

In this direct sequel to «Conspiracy Game» the Rqueen of paranormal romanceS («Publishers Weekly») presents her most electrifying game yet, in a novel that explores the limits of endurance and the boundaries of passion in a life-and-death struggle to survive. Подробнее

Daring to Dream

Nora Roberts, 1996

Margo Sullivan had everything she could ask for. The daughter of the Templetons' stern housekeeper, she was treated like a member of the family. But money could not buy the thing she craved most-her mother's acceptance... Подробнее

Holding the Dream

Nora Roberts, 1997

Nora Roberts presents the second novel in an extraordinary new trilogy about the lives and loves of three sisters of the heart. Margo, Kate and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Kate who soon discovered that her past was haunted by the darkest of secrets. Подробнее

Finding the Dream

Nora Roberts, 1997

Nora Roberts presents the final novel in an extraordinary trilogy about the lives and loves of three sisters of the heart. Margo, Kate, and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Margo who seemed to have it all — until fate took away the man she thought she loved. Подробнее

Fantasy in Death

J. D. Robb, 2010

The game started with a murder. Now, it's Eve Dallas's move. It is the most puzzling case Eve Dallas has ever faced: the founder of the computer gaming giant U-Play is found decapitated in his locked, private playroom. And now Eve and her team are about to enter the next level of police work, in a world where fantasy is the ultimate seduction-and the price of defeat is death... Подробнее

Her Royal Spyness

Rhys Bowen, 2008

The Agatha Award winner debuts a 1930s London mystery series, featuring a penniless member of the extended royal family. When an arrogant Frenchman, who wants her family's estate for himself, winds up dead, Victoria's most important job is to clear her family name. Подробнее

Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Liaquat Ahamed, 2009

As another financial turmoil makes headlines today, the year 1929 remains the benchmark for true financial mayhem. Lords of Finance lays the blame for the meltdown at the fallibility of a small number of central bankers, men as prominent in their time as Alan Greenspan is today. Подробнее

Lover Awakened: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

J. R. Ward, 2006

Still bearing the scars of his past, the vampire Zsadist rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society. Bella is entranced by Zsadist's power, but even as their desire for each other begins to overtake them, Zsadist's thirst for vengeance against Bella's tormentors drive him to the brink of madness. Подробнее

Lover Eternal

J. R. Ward, 2006

In this follow-up to «Dark Lover» Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetite — he's the best fighter and the most voracious lover, for inside him burns a ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. When Mary Luce is thrown into the vampire world, Rhage knows he must make her his own. Подробнее

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