Ïîèñê ïî êàòàëîãó ïå÷àòíûõ èçäàíèé

Àííîòàöèÿ: Vienna, 1814 is an evocative and brilliantly researched account of the most audacious and extravagant peace conference in modern European history. With the feared Napoleon Bonaparte presumably defeated and exiled to the small island of Elba, heads of some 216 states gathered in Vienna to begin piecing together the ruins of his toppled empire. Major questions loomed: What would be done with France? How were the newly liberated territories to be divided? What type of restitution would be offered to families of the deceased? But this unprecedented gathering of kings, dignitaries, and diplomatic leaders unfurled a seemingly endless stream of personal vendettas, long-simmering feuds, and romantic entanglements that threatened to undermine the crucial work at hand, even as their hard-fought policy decisions shaped the destiny of Europe and led to the longest sustained peace the continent would ever see.

Àííîòàöèÿ: The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland - an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. The Dark Tower is a series of seven books written by American author Stephen King between 1982 and 2004. The series incorporates themes from multiple genres, including fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror and western elements. They describe a gunslinger's quest toward a tower whose nature the books call both physical and metaphorical. King has described the series as his magnum opus. Besides the seven novels that compose the series proper, many of his other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. After the series were finished, a series of comics prequels has followed.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êîìïàêòíûå è êðàñî÷íûå ïóòåâîäèòåëè èçäàòåëüñòâà "Òîìàñ Êóê" èçâåñòíû âî âñåì ìèðå. Îíè ïðåäëàãàþò ïóòåøåñòâåííèêàì ìàðøðóòû, ïîëíûå êðàñîò è ÷óäåñ, ñîïðîâîæäàÿ èõ èñ÷åðïûâàþùåé èíôîðìàöèåé è äåëüíûìè ñîâåòàìè, ïîçâîëÿþùèìè òóðèñòó ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíî çíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ èñòîðèåé, òðàäèöèÿìè è êóëüòóðîé ðàçíûõ ñòðàí, îñìàòðèâàòü äîñòîïðèìå÷àòåëüíîñòè, õîäèòü ïî ìàãàçèíàì, íàñëàæäàòüñÿ ìåñòíîé êóõíåé, ïëàíèðîâàòü ñâîé äîñóã. Ñ ýòèì ïóòåâîäèòåëåì âàñ æäåò óâëåêàòåëüíîå ïóòåøåñòâèå ïî Ìåêñèêå.Äëÿ øèðîêîãî êðóãà ÷èòàòåëåé.

Àííîòàöèÿ: College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life—and what comes after—that would change his world forever. A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old—and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time—Joyland is Stephen King at the peak of his storytelling powers. With all of the emotional impact of King masterpieces such as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption, Joyland is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled reader profoundly moved.

Àííîòàöèÿ: «Ó÷åíèöà Øåðëîêà Õîëìñà» — ïåðâûé ðîìàí î áåññòðàøíîé, ïðîíèöàòåëüíîé è îáàÿòåëüíîé Ìýðè Ðàññåë — ñðàçó æå ïðèâëåê ê ñåáå âíèìàíèå ÷èòàòåëåé è êðèòèêè è áûë íîìèíèðîâàí íà ìåæäóíàðîäíóþ ëèòåðàòóðíóþ ïðåìèþ èìåíè Àãàòû Êðèñòè. Ïîñëå ñëó÷àéíîãî çíàêîìñòâà ñî çíàìåíèòûì Øåðëîêîì Õîëìñîì æèçíü ïÿòíàäöàòèëåòíåé ïðîâèíöèàëêè êàðäèíàëüíî ìåíÿåòñÿ. Âïå÷àòëåííûé íåäþæèííûì óìîì, ñèëüíûì õàðàêòåðîì è áëåñòÿùåé ëîãèêîé äåâóøêè, Õîëìñ ðåøàåò, ÷òî èç íåå, ïîæàëóé, ïîëó÷èòñÿ íåïëîõîé ñûùèê, è íà÷èíàåò ó÷èòü åå àçàì ñâîåãî ìàñòåðñòâà. È âîò óæå Ìýðè ïðåäñòîèò ó÷àñòèå â ðàññëåäîâàíèè ñåðüåçíîãî ïðåñòóïëåíèÿ: ïîõèùåíà äî÷ü âëèÿòåëüíîé àìåðèêàíñêîé ïàðû, ïðèåõàâøåé îòäîõíóòü â àíãëèéñêèé Ñóññåêñ. Ìýðè íèêàê íåëüçÿ ïîäâåñòè ñâîåãî ïðîñëàâëåííîãî ó÷èòåëÿ, îíà ñ ýíòóçèàçìîì áåðåòñÿ çà äåëî. È òóò íà ïóòè ó÷åíèöû Õîëìñà âûðàñòàåò óìíûé è æåñòîêèé âðàã, åå ñîáñòâåííûé ïðîôåññîð Ìîðèàðòè

Àííîòàöèÿ: The book examines the achievements, problems, and prospects of the world's foremost technological power. In  USA education has constantly been used as a mainspring of enterprise. Public policy, private demand, and social wellbeing depend integrally on the education developments.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ëàððè Êèíã. Ñàìûé âëèÿòåëüíûé ÷åëîâåê â èñòîðèè ìàññ-ìåäèà. Îñíîâàòåëü è áåññìåííûé âåäóùèé òåëåâèçèîííîãî øîó, ñòàâøåãî íå ïðîñòî ïîïóëÿðíûì, à ëåãåíäàðíûì. Ó íåãî ó÷èëèñü. Åìó ïîäðàæàëè.Ñòàòü ãîñòÿìè Ëàððè Êèíãà ïî÷èòàëè çà ÷åñòü âèäíåéøèå ïîëèòèêè è ôèíàíñîâûå ìàãíàòû, çâåçäû øîó-áèçíåñà, çíàìåíèòûå ðîê-ìóçûêàíòû è ñïîðòñìåíû. Êàê æå ïîëó÷èëîñü, ÷òî ñêðîìíûé ìîëîäîé æóðíàëèñò èç Áðóêëèíà ñòàë òåì ñàìûì Ëàððè Êèíãîì, èìÿ êîòîðîãî èçâåñòíî âî âñåì ìèðå? Êàê ñêëàäûâàëàñü åãî êàðüåðà è êàê âëèÿë óñïåõ íà åãî æèçíü?Îá ýòîì ðàçìûøëÿëè ìíîãèå. Íî ëó÷øå âñåãî ðàññêàæåò î ñåáå, êîíå÷íî, ñàì

Àííîòàöèÿ: The Barony of Gilead has fallen to the forces of the evil John Farson, as the Gunslingers are massacred at the Battle of Jericho Hill. But one Gunslinger rises from the ashes: Roland Deschain. As Deschain's limp body is tossed onto a funeral pyre ... he's not dead yet. Roland escapes; as the last of the Gunslingers, he sets out in search of the mysterious Dark Tower - the one place where he can set the events of his out-of-synch world right. Along the way, Roland will battle the Not-Men, the Slow Mutants and more as he trails the Man in Black, the sorcerer who holds the key to Roland's finding the Dark Tower

Àííîòàöèÿ: Êíèãà àìåðèêàíñêîãî èññëåäîâàòåëÿ è ïóáëèöèñòà ×àðëüçà Êèíãà - äîëãîæäàííûé èíòåðåñíåéøèé òðóä ïî èñòîðèè Îäåññû. Ãîðîäà, âûçûâàþùåãî èíòåðåñ ÷óòü ëè íå ñ ìîìåíòà îñíîâàíèÿ, ïðåäñòàâëÿþùåãî ñîáîé, ïî ñëîâàì Ìàðêà Òâåíà, Àìåðèêó â ìèíèàòþðå.Îäåññà êàê èñòîðè÷åñêèé è ñîöèàëüíûé ôåíîìåí, êàê ñðåäîòî÷èå æèçíè, ïîëíîé ÷àðóþùåé ðîìàíòèêè, èñêðîìåòíîãî þìîðà è íåèçáûâíîãî äðàìàòèçìà - òàêîâ ãîðîä ãðåç, îòêðûòûé ×àðëüçîì Êèíãîì.

Àííîòàöèÿ: All the stories in this book are therefore complete and unbridged. In making this selection we were looking specifically for stories which are brief, interesting, of diverse themes, and which might provoke class discussion.

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: Jim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick universities. A moderately successful future in the History Department beckons. As long as Jim can survive a madrigal-singing weekend at Professor Welch's, deliver a lecture on 'Merrie England' and resist Christine, the hopelessly desirable girlfriend of Welch's awful son Bertrand.

Àííîòàöèÿ:  ïîïóëÿðíîé ôîðìå èçëîæåíà òåîðèÿ ôîðòåïèàííîé ìóçûêè è ïîêàçàíî, êàê ìîæíî ïðèìåíèòü åå íà ïðàêòèêå â ÷àñû äîñóãà

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ëàððè Êèíã - îäèí èç èçâåñòíåéøèõ â ÑØÀ ëþäåé - ìíîãî ëåò âåë ïîïóëÿðíîå òîê-øîó òåëåêîìïàíèè CNN, áûòü åãî ãîñòåì ñ÷èòàëè çà ÷åñòü âèäíåéøèå äåÿòåëè ïîëèòèêè, áèçíåñà, ñïîðòà è èñêóññòâà. êíèãå "Êàê ðàçãîâàðèâàòü ñ êåì óãîäíî, êîãäà óãîäíî è ãäå óãîäíî" ìàñòåð îáùåíèÿ Ëàððè Êèíã äåëèòñÿ ñ ÷èòàòåëÿìè ñâîèìè ñåêðåòàìè

Àííîòàöèÿ: "×åðòîâà äþæèíà" èñòîðèé, êàæäàÿ èç êîòîðûõ ñïîñîáíà íàïóãàòü äàæå ÷èòàòåëÿ ñ ñàìûìè êðåïêèìè íåðâàìè è âîñõèòèòü äàæå ñàìîãî èñêóøåííîãî öåíèòåëÿ "óæàñòèêîâ"

Àííîòàöèÿ: Magnus was a large mouse, a fearless mouse, a real powermouse. Fattened on patent Porker Pills. he just grows and grows - and so do his problems.

Àííîòàöèÿ: A gift for anyone who loves good liquor and high-proof prose:a collection of hilarious and deeply informed writings about drink from one of the all-time authorities. Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing. This new volume brings together the best of his three out-of-print works on the subject. Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) the book includes Amis—s musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man—s Diet, What to Drink with What, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk—all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humor and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Nearing sixty, Jake goes in pursuit of his lost libido. But is sex really worth it? As liberationists abuse him; a hostess bores him into bed; and even his wife starts acting oddly, Jake seriously begins to wonder.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Brian Leonard, a Monty Python of secret agents, meets James Churchill, a young officer, at an English army base where preparations are under way for Operation Apollo. To complicate matters, Churchill has gone round-the-bend for a parole from the mental ward.Thrown amongst these loose cannons is a widowed beauty who practices "conspicuous polyandry," an unfocused psychiatrist, an unbelieving chaplain, and a charming alcoholic."Amis delights in combining espionage, violence, love and religious skepticism. Such disparate elements, like dishpans and fire rings, challenge his juggler's dexterity. Who wins? The reader!" (Publisher's Source)