Вручение 2012 г.
Страна: Великобритания
Место проведения: город Лондон
Дата проведения: 2012 г.
Книга года
Лауреат
Э.Л. Джеймс
3.1
""Пятьдесят оттенков серого"" — первая часть трилогии Э Л Джеймс, которая сделала автора знаменитой и побила все рекорды продаж во всем мире. По мнению Лисс Штерн, основательницы DivaMoms.com, ""эти книги способны разжечь огонь любви между супругами с большим стажем. Прочитав их, вы вновь почувствуете себя сексуальной"".
Детская книга года
Лауреат
David Walliams
3.4
The fifth screamingly funny novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country.
Hot on the heels of bestselling Gangsta Granny comes another hilarious, action-packed and touching novel – the story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title…
From the author that is being called ‘a new Roald Dahl’, Ratburger is not to be missed!
Дебютная книга года
Лауреат
Рейчел Джойс
4.2
Гарольд Фрай, самый обычный человек, который всю жизнь ощущал себя ненужным, лишним, пускается в необычное путешествие. На противоположном конце страны в хосписе его ждет женщина по имени Куини Хеннесси. У него никогда не было с ней романа, но она была одной из немногих, кто понимал и ценил его. Гарольд верит — пока он идет, преодолевая милю за милей, Куини будет жить. Эта одиссея стала для Гарольда возвращением к себе и — переосмыслением всей его жизни.
Художественная книга года
Лауреат
Э. Л. Джеймс
3.1
"Пятьдесят оттенков серого" — первая часть трилогии Э Л Джеймс, которая сделала автора знаменитой и побила все рекорды продаж во всем мире. По мнению Лисс Штерн, основательницы DivaMoms.com, "эти книги способны разжечь огонь любви между супругами с большим стажем. Прочитав их, вы вновь почувствуете себя сексуальной".
Детектив и триллер года
Лауреат
Ли Чайлд
4.1
Разобравшись с очередным смертельно опасным делом, Джек Ричер твердо решил добраться до Вирджинии и наконец познакомиться с женщиной, которую так часто слышал по телефону, но никогда не видел. Как обычно, передвигаться по стране он предпочел на попутном транспорте. Ждать пришлось долго – никто не хотел пускать в свой автомобиль огромного громилу подозрительного вида. Наконец какие-то люди – двое мужчин и женщина – согласились подвезти его, причем чуть ли не до места назначения. Но через некоторое время Ричер начал понимать: эти люди вовсе не "какие-то". А очень даже определенные. И машина эта не их – они ее угнали. И планы у этих ребят самые что ни на есть мрачные…
Биография / Автобиография года
Лауреат
Clare Balding
0.0
I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and suspect I had aged in dog years. By the time I was ten I had discovered the pain of unbearable loss. I had felt joy and jealousy. Most important of all, I knew how to love and how to let myself be loved. All these things I learnt through animals. Horses and dogs were my family and my friends. This is their story as much as it is mine'. Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. Her father a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen. She and her younger brother came very low down the pecking order. Left to their own devices, they had to learn life's toughest lessons through the animals, and through their adventures in the stables and the idyllic Hampshire Downs. From the protective Candy to the pot-bellied Valkyrie and the frisky Hattie, each horse and each dog had their own character and their own special part to play. The running family joke was that "women ain't people". Clare has to prove them wrong, to make her voice heard - but first she had to make sure she had something to say. My Animals and Other Family is a funny, brave, tender story of self-discovery.
Популярная нехудожественная книга года
Лауреат
Miranda Hart
3.7
Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence? Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me? I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path. Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.
Аудиокнига года
Лауреат
Sue Townsend
3.5
The day her gifted twins leave home for university, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Perhaps she will be able to think.
Her husband Dr Brian Beaver, an astronomer who divides his time between gazing at the expanding universe, an unsatisfactory eight-year-old affair with his colleague Titania and mooching in his shed, is not happy. Who will cook dinner? Eva, he complains, is either having a breakdown or taking attention-seeking to new heights.
But word of Eva's refusal to get out of bed quickly spreads.
Alexander the dreadlocked white-van man arrives to help Eva dispose of all her clothes and possessions and bring her tea and toast. Legions of fans are writing to her or gathering in the street to catch a glimpse of this 'angel'. Her mother Ruby is unsympathetic: 'She'd soon get out of bed if her arse was on fire.'
And, though the world keeps intruding, it is from the confines of her bed that Eva at last begins to understand freedom.
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year is a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone stops being the person everyone wants them to be. Sue Townsend, Britain's funniest writer for over three decades, has written a brilliant novel that eviscerates modern family life.
Кулинарная книга года
Лауреат
Волосатые байкеры
0.0
The Hairy Bikers have lost almost 6 stone between them and you can lose weight too...
Si King and Dave Myers are self-confessed food lovers. Food isn't just fuel to them, it's their life. But, like many of us, they've found that the weight has crept on over the years. So they've made a big decision to act before it's too late and lose some pounds. In this groundbreaking diet book, Si and Dave have come up with tasty recipes that are low in calories and big on flavour. This is real food for real people, not skinny minnies. There are ideas for family meals, hearty lunches and dinners, even a few knock-out bakes and snacking options. The Hairy Bikers will always love their food - pies and curries won't be off the menu for long! - but using these recipes, and following their clever tips and heartfelt advice, you can bake your cake, eat it, and lose the pounds.
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Автор года
Лауреат
Хилари Мантел
4.5
Генрих VIII Тюдор, король Англии, потратил долгие годы, чтобы покорить Анну Болейн, порвал с католической церковью, пошел на интриги, подлости и преступления ради женитьбы на ней.
Но страсть мужчины преходяща, а Анна так и не сумела подарить Генриху и Англии долгожданного наследника. Более того, острый ум супруги раздражает тщеславного Генриха, а ее независимость в решениях отвращает от трона многих старых друзей монарха.
Могущественный придворный Томас Кромвель, один из самых умных, подлых и беспринципных людей своей эпохи, намерен исполнить приказ Генриха и любой ценой избавиться от Анны. Однако погубить Болейнов будет не так-то просто…
Интернациональный автор года
Лауреат
Eowyn Ivey
3.7
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead--and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.
