Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious `Third Force`. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ðîìàí "Òèõèé àìåðèêàíåö" (1955), íà ïåðâûé âçãëÿä, ïîñâÿùåí âå÷íîé êîëëèçèè: íà ôîíå òðàãè÷åñêèõ ñîáûòèé â Ñàéãîíå ðàçâèâàþòñÿ îòíîøåíèÿ âíóòðè ëþáîâíîãî òðåóãîëüíèêà - àíãëèéñêèé æóðíàëèñò, åãî âüåòíàìñêàÿ ïîäðóãà è ìîëîäîé àìåðèêàíåö. Îäíàêî çà ëþáîâíûì êîíôëèêòîì ñêðûâàþòñÿ êóäà áîëåå ìàñøòàáíûå âåùè: è ìóêè ìîðàëüíîãî âûáîðà ãëàâíîãî ãåðîÿ, è ðàçìûøëåíèÿ î íè÷òîæíîé öåíå æèçíè ÷åëîâåêà, ïîïàâøåãî â ïîëèòè÷åñêóþ ìÿñîðóáêó, è îñòðîàêòóàëüíàÿ èäåÿ ýêñïîðòà çàïàäíûõ öåííîñòåé, âîïëîùåííàÿ â îáðàçå "òèõîãî àìåðèêàíöà" Ïàéëà. Âíåøíå íàèâíûé è äîáðîäóøíûé, îí îêàçûâàåòñÿ ïðè÷àñòåí ê ñåðèè òåðàêòîâ, çà êîòîðûìè ñòîÿò ñïåöñëóæáû ÑØÀ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Brighton Rock was published in 1938, and made into a film in 2010. The novel is a murder thriller set in 1930s Brighton. Greene's iconic tale of the razor-wielding Pinkie is gripping and terrifying, an unputdownable read

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïîñîáèå çíàêîìèò ñ îñíîâíûìè ÿâëåíèÿìè àíãëèéñêîé è àìåðèêàíñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû. Ïîñîáèå ñîäåðæèò áèîãðàôè÷åñêèå ñâåäåíèÿ îá àâòîðå, àíàëèç òâîð÷åñòâà è îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé. Ïîñîáèå ðàññ÷èòàíî íà ó÷àùèõñÿ ñðåäíèõ øêîë, ëèöååâ, ãèìíàçèé, êîëëåäæåé. Ñòóäåíòîâ âûñøèõ ó÷åáíûõ çàâåäåíèé, ó÷èòåëåé è ïðåïîäàâàòåëåé, à òàêæå øèðîêèé êðóã ëèö, ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíî èçó÷àþùèõ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êîãäà-òî Ìîðèñ è Ñàðà áûëè åäèíûì öåëûì, êîòîðîå íå ìîãëà ðàçðóøèòü íèêàêàÿ ñèëà. Èõ ñåðäöà áèëèñü â òàêò, è âïåðåäè âëþáëåííûõ æäàëà öåëàÿ âå÷íîñòü. Íî îäíî åäèíñòâåííîå ìãíîâåíèå èçìåíèëî âñå.

Àííîòàöèÿ: During World War II a group of men is held prisoner by the Germans, who determine that three of them must die. This is the story of how one of those men trades his wealth for his life — and lives to pay for his act in utterly unexpected ways.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êíèãà ðàññ÷èòàíà íà øèðîêèé êðóã ÷èòàòåëåé, èçó÷àþùèõ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê. Êàæäàÿ ñòðàíèöà òåêñòà ñíàáæåíà ïîñòðàíè÷íûì ñëîâàðåì è êîììåíòàðèåì, à òàêæå ïåðåâîäîì ðàçëè÷íûõ ëåêñè÷åñêèõ è ãðàììàòè÷åñêèõ òðóäíîñòåé.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Àíãëèÿ-ñòðàíà,ïîðîäèâøàÿ âåëèêóþ ïëåÿäó þðèñòîâ, êëàññèêîâ ìèðîâîé ëèòåðàòóðû.Òðàäèöèè,çàëîæåííûå Øåêñïèðîì,Ôèëäèíãîì,Ñòåðíîì,Äèêêåíñîì,ïðîäîëæàþò è ðàçâèâàþò àíãëèéñêèå þìîðèñòû XIX-XX ñòîëåòèé:Äæåðîì Ê.Äæåðîì, Ã.Ê.×åñòåðòîí, Õ.Áåëëîê, Äæ.Ìèêåø è äðóãèå, ñ òâîð÷åñòâîì êîòîðûõ è ïîçíàêîìèò äàííûé ñáîðíèê.Èçäàíèå ïðåäíàçíà÷åíî êàê âëàäåþùèì àíãëèéñêèì ÿçûêîì, òàê è èçó÷àþùèì åãî

Àííîòàöèÿ:  ñîñòàâ ñáîðíèêà âêëþ÷åíû ëó÷øèå îáðàçöû íîâåëëèñòè÷åñêîãî íàñëåäèÿ êëàññèêîâ àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû 20 âåêà. Èçäàíèå ñîïðîâîæäàåòñÿ âñòóïèòåëüíûìè ñòàòüÿìè îá àâòîðàõ è êîììåíòàðèÿìè ê òåêñòó.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Õðåñòîìàòèÿ ïðåäñòàâëÿåò ñîáîé ïîñîáèå ïî êóðñó àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû XX âåêà äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ôàêóëüòåòîâ èíîñòðàííûõ ÿçûêîâ ïåäàãîãè÷åñêèõ èíñòèòóòîâ.  íåå âõîäÿò îòðûâêè èç ïðîèçâåäåíèé àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé è ïîýòîâ. Îòêðûâàåò êíèãó êðàòêèé î÷åðê, õàðàêòåðèçóþùèé àíãëèéñêóþ ëèòåðàòóðó ÕÕ âåêà, åå îñíîâíûå íàïðàâëåíèÿ è òåíäåíöèè. Êàæäîìó ïðåäñòàâëåííîìó â õðåñòîìàòèè àâòîðó ïðåäøåñòâóåò êðàòêàÿ áèîãðàôè÷åñêàÿ ñïðàâêà. Êíèãà çàâåðøàåòñÿ ïîäðîáíûìè ïðèìå÷àíèÿìè, äàþùèìè íåîáõîäèìûå ëèíãâèñòè÷åñêèå, ëèòåðàòóðíûå è èñòîðè÷åñêèå ïîÿñíåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ: When Querry, a world-famous architect, finds he no longer enjoys life or takes pleasure in art he sets off on a voyage. Arriving anonymously at a leper colony in the Congo, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated by disease and amputation. Querry slowly moves towards a cure, his mind getting clearer as he works for the colony. However, in the heat of the tropics, no relationship with a married woman, however blameless, will ever be taken as innocent.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Querry, f world-famous acchitect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ñáîðíèå ðàññêàçîâ ñîâðåìåííûõ àíãëèéñêèõ ïèñàòåëåé ïðåäíàçíà÷àåòñÿ äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ñòàðøèõ êóðñîâ ÿçûêîâûõ âóçîâ è ôàêóëüòåòîâ â êà÷åñòâå ìàòåðèàëà äëÿ ÷òåíèÿ.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  êíèãå ïðåäëàãàåòñÿ îäèí èç ëó÷øèõ ðîìàíîâ âûäàþùåãîñÿ àíãëèéñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ Ãðýìà Ãðèíà "Äåñÿòûé ÷åëîâåê", àäàïòèðîâàííûé (áåç óïðîùåíèÿ òåêñòà îðèãèíàëà) ïî ìåòîäó Èëüè Ôðàíêà. Ïîñîáèå ñïîñîáñòâóåò ýôôåêòèâíîìó îñâîåíèþ ÿçûêà, ìîæåò ñëóæèòü äîïîëíåíèåì ê ó÷åáíîé ïðîãðàììå

Àííîòàöèÿ: A selection of short stories in the Bookworm Collection series. The texts are neither graded nor adapted, and each book contains biographical information about the authors, notes on the texts, and language activities.Murder: the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being - a terrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just an unfortunate accident? Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? This collection contains a wide range of murder stories, from the astute detection of the famous Sherlock Holmes, to the chilling psychology of Ruth Rendell. This collection contains stories by Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, Graham Greene, Angela Noel, Dorothy L. Sayers, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Margery Allingham, and Patricia Highsmith

Àííîòàöèÿ: Mr Jones, a quiet unprepossessing man who works as a translator in a Swiss chocolate factory, meets and falls in love with Anna-Luise, many yes his junior and the daughter of Doctor Fischer, the notorious toothpaste millionaire. Îïèñàíèå: Doctor Fischer despises the human race. When the notorious toothpaste millionaire decides to hold the last of his famous parties - his own deadly version of the Book of Revelations - Greene opens up a powerful vision of the limitless greed of the rich

Àííîòàöèÿ: The short story has become one of the major forms of modern literary expression - in some ways the most modern of them all'. The story of the British short story since the Second World War is one of change and revolution and this powerful and moving collection brilliantly demonstrates the evolution of the form. Containing thirty-four of the most widely regarded postwar British writers, it features tales of love and crime, comedy and the supernatural, the traditional as well as the experimental. This many-storied, many-splendored collection is a brilliant portrait of the generation of writers who have immediately influenced the brightest, sharpest and most intriguing writers who continue to emerge today

Àííîòàöèÿ: Scobie is a principled police officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for promotion he is forced to borrow money to send his despairing wife away on a holiday. In her absence he falls in love with Helen and his life is transformed by the experience.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïðåäëàãàåìûé âíèìàíèþ ÷èòàòåëåé ðîìàí çíàìåíèòîãî àíãëèéñêîãî ïèñàòåëÿ Ãðýìà Ãðèíà (1904-1991). Ïîëíûé íåàäàïòèðîâàííûé òåêñò ðîìàíà ñíàáæåí êîììåíòàðèÿìè è ñëîâàðåì. Äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ ÿçûêîâûõ âóçîâ è âñåõ ëþáèòåëåé àíãëèéñêîé ëèòåðàòóðû.