Лучшие книги Джеймса Алберта Миченера

Ближний Восток. Святая земля. Колыбель цивилизаций. Источник трех мировых религий: иудаизма, христианства и ислама.

История археологических раскопок, рассказ о которых перенесет читателя на тысячи лет в прошлое и заставит лучше понять настоящее. Эпическая история о любви, стойкости, мужестве и вере. Удивительное повествование о людях, стоявших у истоков нашей цивилизации.

Впервые полная версия знаменитого романа на русском языке!

«Роман» Джеймса Миченера подробно описывает издательский мир, и сосредоточен на внутренней жизни его героев, с точки зрения которых показаны события четырех его частей.
Главный герой — немолодой писатель, рассказывающий, как он пишет роман. Вокруг него много людей и множество поводов для сюжетных осложнений.
Книга написана не просто завлекательно, но со знанием человеческой натуры, с юмором и с глубокой верой в разум человека.

Друга світова війна позаду. Колишні вороги — Сполучені Штати і Японія — намагаються шукати шляхи співпраці, але спогади ще надто свіжі й болючі. Чи зможуть американський військовий пілот — ветеран війни, і японська дівчина, яка втратила батька й брата, знайти спільну мову? Чи такими вже непереборними є національні відмінності і різниця культур? Чи зможе кохання подолати пам’ять про втрати і минулу ворожнечу? Чи витримає воно тиск забобонів і загального осуду?

Однойменний фільм за мотивами роману з Марлоном Брандо і Мііко Тако у головних ролях висувався на кінопремію «Оскар» у десяти номінаціях і 1958 року отримав чотири золоті статуетки.

Джеймс Миченер погружает читателя в волшебный, экзотический мир островов Тихого океана. Эта книга о людях, по-разному оказавшихся на Гавайских островах, это история их жизни, отношений, борьбы, успехов и неудач. В `Гавайях` переплетены судьбы благородных королей и свободолюбивых фермеров, вера стойких миссионеров и варварские обычаи туземцев. Все вместе составляет захватывающую и чудесную картину, созданную мастером своего дела.

Джеймс Миченер погружает читателя в волшебный, экзотический мир островов Тихого океана. Эта книга о людях, так или иначе оказавшихся на Гавайских островах, это история их жизни, отношений, борьбы, успехов и неудач. В `Гавайях` переплетены судьбы благородных королей и свободолюбивых фермеров, вера стойких миссионеров и варварские обычаи туземцев. Все вместе составляет захватывающую и чудесную картину, созданную мастером своего дела.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together.

Джеймс Миченер погружает читателя в волшебный, экзотический мир островов Тихого океана. Эта книга о людях, так или иначе оказавшихся на Гавайских островах, это история их жизни, отношений, борьбы, успехов и неудач. В "Гавайях" переплетены судьбы благородных королей и свободолюбивых фермеров, вера стойких миссионеров и варварские обычаи туземцев. Все вместе составляет захватывающую и чудесную картину, созданную мастером своего дела.

Space is very big. It's full of planets, comets, stars and asteroids. People have
gone into Space and they have visited the moon!
Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular
characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English
as a foreign or second language. Recommended for children aged 5+, the four
levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework (Pre-A1 to A2)
and include language activities that help develop key skills and provide
preparation for the Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Starters, Movers
and Flyers exams.
This Level 4 Reader is A2 in the CEFR framework and supports YLE Flyers
exams. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, more
complex past and future tense structures, modal verbs and a wider variety of
conjunctions.

"The best novel of James Michener's career." Milwaukee Journal
Gold fever swept the world in 1897. The chance for untold riches sent thousands of dreamers on a perilous trek toward their fortunes, failures, or deaths. Follow four English aristocrats and their Irish servant as they misguidedly haul their dreams across cruel Canadian terrain toward the Klondike gold fields.

"A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, Anglos and Hispanics, frontier and settlement, money and power...James Michener is something rare and valuable: an honorable craftsman doing honorable work....He manages to make history vivid and palatable to the reader."
THE BOSTON GLOBE
Texas. A land of sprawling diversity and unparalleled richness; a dazzling chapter in the history of our nation, a place like no other on earth. Through the remarkable lives of four families, this epic saga spans four centuries and two continents and charts the dramatic formation of several great dynasties from the age of the conquistadors to the present day. A richly compelling novel of a proud people eager to meet the challenge of the land, TEXAS is James Michener's most magnificent achievement.

Once again James A. Michener brings history to life with this 400-year saga of America's great bay and its Eastern Shore. Following Edmund Steed and his remarkable family, who parallel the settling and forming of the nation, CHESAPEAKE sweeps readers from the unspoiled world of the Native Americans to the voyages of Captain John Smith, the Revolutionary War, and right up to modern times.

"MICHENER IS AMERICA'S BEST WRITER."
--The Pittsburgh Press
In his stunning new novel, bestselling novelist James A. Michener draws on his unparalleled gift for storytelling, his deep understanding of American society, and his own life experiences to illuminate the challenges of aging and the folly of youth in a Florida retirement home known as the Palms.
As the new, young director of the Palms, Andy Zorn suffers no shortage of loving support and wise advice from his "elders," a group of five passionate, outspoken residents who refuse to accept the passive roles that both society and family have handed them. Yet past scandal has driven Zorn to despondency, until he meets an extraordinary young woman in the rehab wing, who has been forced to rebuild her life in the face of crippling injuries. Now Zorn finds himself falling in love--and with the help and gentle jabs from his more mature friends, he discovers a wonderful new purpose in life....
"Michener hooks you with wonderfully humorous scenes. These are then interwoven between the moments of pain and heartache brought about by life choices we all must make."
--Tulsa World
"Engaging...One will be drawn into the novelist's world....The lush natural setting provides James Michener plenty to show and tell."
--The Washington Times

As Major Norman Starr is about to appear before a congressional committee to publicly account for his covert actions, he recalls the heritage of his ancestors and the role they played in the true glory of America. Bestselling author James Michener has painted a timeless family portrait and an eloquent lesson in American history.
"Michener is a master storyteller."
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL

In his triumphant best seller, James Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young runaways adrift in a world they have created out of dreams, drugs, and dedication to pleasure. With the sure touch of a master, Michener pulls us into the dark center of their private world, whether it's in Spain, Marrakech, or Mozambique, and exposes the naked nerve ends with shocking candor and infinite compassion.
"A superior, picaresque novel...and a revealing mirror held up to contemporary society."
JOHN BARKHAM REVIEWS

David Harper was an orphan, loney and impoverished. But his longing to embrace the world that abandoned him was stronger than the harsh realities. And even though he's a con man and petty thief at a carnival, he still dreams. For it was there that David learned about love and about women—all of whom taught him the riches of himself.
Here is a rich segment of American life—a magic blend of longing and wisdom, saltiness, simplicity, and compassion.

"Tales of the South Pacific" is the iconic, Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece that inspired a Broadway classic and launched the career of James A.Michener, one of America’s most beloved storytellers. This thrilling work invites the reader to enter the exotic world of the South Pacific and luxuriate in the endless ocean, the coconut palms, the waves breaking into spray against the reefs, the full moon rising behind the volcanoes. And yet here also are the men and women caught up in the heady drama of World War II: the young Marine who falls for a beautiful Tonkinese girl; the Navy nurse whose prejudices are challenged by a French…

"Massive, beautiful...Unquestionably some of the best writing on Spain...The best that Mr. Michener has ever done on any subject...Stunning...Memorable."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Here, in the fresh, vivid prose that is James Michener's trademark, is the real Spain as he experiences it. He not only reveals the celebrated Spain of bullfights and warror kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards; he also shares the intimate, often hidden Spain he has come to know, where toiling peasants and their honest food, the salt of the shores and the oranges of the inland fields, the congeniality of living souls and the dark weight of history conspire to create a wild, contradictory, passionately beautiful land, the mystery called Iberia.

"Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in CENTENNIAL."
THE PITTSBURGH PRESS
A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters--all caught up in the dramatic events and violent conflicts that shaped the destiny of our legendary West.