Современная иностранная литература — 160 книг — стр. 4

Брошенный за решетку на три долгих года, неразговорчивый парень по прозвищу Тень терпеливо ждет того дня, когда он сможет вернуться домой, в городок Игл-Пойнт штата Индиана. Он больше не боится того, что может принести завтрашний день, и хочет лишь воссоединиться с любимой женой Лорой и начать новую жизнь. Но всего за несколько дней до его освобождения Лора и лучший друг Тени гибнут в автокатастрофе. Жизнь Тени теряет всякий смысл, и он принимает неожиданное предложение поступить на службу к загадочному попутчику по имени мистер Среда. Тем более что этот насмешливый мошенник, кажется, знает о Тени больше, чем он сам. Оказывается, что жизнь в качестве телохранителя, водителя и мальчик на побегушках мистера Среды куда интереснее — и опаснее, — чем мог предположить Тень. Вскоре он узнает, что прошлое никогда не умирает... и что под спокойной поверхностью повседневности зарождается буря — эпическая война за саму душу Америки. А сам он стоит прямо на ее пути…

Брошенный за решетку на три долгих года, неразговорчивый парень по прозвищу Тень терпеливо ждет того дня, когда он сможет вернуться домой, в городок Игл-Пойнт штата Индиана. Он…

На протяжении тысячелетий люди вели охоту на китов, а киты — ​на людей. Эта бесконечная война развивала мир китов, порождая новые научные и технические открытия. Вирсавия из расы китов — ​юная охотница с прославленного подводного судна "Александра". Она верит в пророчество, что отомстит тем, кто убил ее семью. Однажды Вирсавия и ее капитан находят среди обломков разбитого корабля выжившего человека, который сжимает в руке необычную монету с инициалами Т и В. Что, если экипажу "Александры" предназначено отправиться на поиски легендарного монстра, зловещего Тоби Вика, безжалостно уничтожающего китов? Чтобы преследовать самого дьявола, нужно быть отчаянным смельчаком. Для экипажа "Александры" это вызов.

На протяжении тысячелетий люди вели охоту на китов, а киты — ​на людей. Эта бесконечная война развивала мир китов, порождая новые научные и технические открытия. Вирсавия из расы…

With a failed marriage behind her, La -- short for Lavender -- moves to the Suffolk countryside on the eve of the Second World War to nurse her broken heart. Lonely and at a loss, a friend encourages her to bring the villagers and the men from the local airbase together by forming an amateur orchestra. One of her musician recruits is Feliks, a handsome and enigmatic Polish refugee. A friendship begins to blossom between the two, and La finds her feelings stirring to life again.
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With a failed marriage behind her, La -- short for Lavender -- moves to the Suffolk countryside on the eve of the Second World War to nurse her broken heart. Lonely and at a loss,…

Путь стрелка — это путь радости и воодушевления, совершенствования и заблуждений, техники и наития. Но всему этому ты научишься, только если будешь неустанно посылать стрелы.

Собственная жизнь по-прежнему служит Пауло Коэльо основным источником вдохновения. Он заигрывал со смертью, избежал безумия, баловался наркотиками, перенес пытки, увлекался магией и алхимией, изучал философию и религию, был и остается неуемным книгочеем, терял и вновь обретал веру, испытал боль и наслаждение, даруемые любовью. Отыскивая свое место в мире, он нашел ответы на вызовы, которые жизнь бросает каждому из нас. Он верит, что мы в самих себе обретаем силы для того, чтобы определить собственную судьбу.

Путь стрелка — это путь радости и воодушевления, совершенствования и заблуждений, техники и наития. Но всему этому ты научишься, только если будешь неустанно посылать стрелы.…

In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow's powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement.

In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.

But when the Eastwood sisters -- James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna -- join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote -- and perhaps not even to live -- the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.

There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.

An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, sapphic love, motherhood, and women's suffrage--the lost ways are calling.

In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in Alix E. Harrow's powerful novel of magic and the suffragette movement.

In 1893, there's no…

Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic play, HAMNET is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.

Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies in 1596, aged eleven. Four years or so later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet.

Award-winning author Maggie O'Farrell's new novel breathes full-blooded life into the story of a loss usually consigned to literary footnotes, and provides an unforgettable vindication of Agnes, a woman intriguingly absent from history.

Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic play, HAMNET is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart…

A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day.
In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short-form fiction collected into one volume. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press, and the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.
Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with Terry's inimitable brand of humour. With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S.Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.

A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day.
In the four decades since his…

The absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco, and featuring a diverse cast of characters, including a hapless bartender; his Chinese sidekick; a doll with sharp angles and dangerous curves; a tight-lipped Air Force general; a wisecracking waif; Petey, a black mamba; and many more.

San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . .

It’s not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin tends bar. It’s love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. ’Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he’s got the connections on the street.

Meanwhile, a suspicious flying object has been spotted up the Pacific coast in Washington State near Mount Rainer, followed by a mysterious plane crash in a distant patch of desert in New Mexico that goes by the name Roswell. But the real weirdness is happening on the streets of the City by the Bay.

When one of Sammy’s schemes goes south and the Cheese mysteriously vanishes, Sammy is forced to contend with his own dark secrets—and more than a few strange goings on—if he wants to find his girl.

Think Raymond Chandler meets Damon Runyon with more than a dash of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes All Stars. It’s all very, very Noir. It’s all very, very Christopher Moore.

The absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set…

Abela is from an African village and has lost everithing. Now an illegal migrant in Britain, will she be allowed to stay and find a new family to love her?
In England, Rosa finds out that her mum wants to adopt a child. But is this really what Rosa wants too? She likes her life as it is, why do things have to change?

Abela is from an African village and has lost everithing. Now an illegal migrant in Britain, will she be allowed to stay and find a new family to love her?
In England, Rosa finds…

From bestselling author of SIX OF CROWS, Leigh Bardugo, comes a darkly atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice and love - each featuring a stunning illustration by Sara Kiplin.
Inspired by myth, fairy tale and folklore, THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS will transport you to both lands familiar and strange that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

From bestselling author of SIX OF CROWS, Leigh Bardugo, comes a darkly atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice and love - each featuring…

For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years. But this year the wind of unwelcome change is blowing, and Straitley is finally contemplating retirement. He is joined this term by five new faculty members, including one who holds intimate and dangerous knowledge of St. Oswald's ways and secrets. Harboring dark ties to the school's past, this young teacher has arrived with one terrible goal: to destroy St. Oswald's.

For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has…

IT’S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD . . .

Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice – a streetwise tomcat – leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a stupid kid) on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots and lots of money.

Until they run across someone playing a different tune.

Now he and his rats must learn a new concept: evil . . .

IT’S A RAT-EAT-RAT WORLD . . .

Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice – a streetwise tomcat – leads a band of educated ratty friends (and…

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must…

Taryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge--is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful book about the things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire, carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it brings her is good.

A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library at her grandparents' house and an ancient scroll box known as the Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world.

Taryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death, and her own ill-conceived revenge--is behind her, and she can get on with her life. She has written a successful…

In his clever second novel, the author of The Liar introduces readers to Ted Wallace: failed poet, failed theater critic, failed father and husband, shameless womanizer, and self-confessed alcoholic. When Ted invites himself to the country estate of his beautiful and mysterious godson under the pretense of writing a family history, the result is "a deliciously wicked and amusing little fable" (The New York Times Book Review).

In his clever second novel, the author of The Liar introduces readers to Ted Wallace: failed poet, failed theater critic, failed father and husband, shameless womanizer, and…

Британский натуралист Шон Эллис посвятил жизнь выполнению странной и трудной задачи: примирить двух хищников, враждующих с древних времен, — человека и волка. Конечная цель его исследований — восстановление численности волков в дикой природе, что, по его теории, повлечет за собой расцвет флоры и фауны, а в перспективе — исцеление изуродованной нами планеты. Но каким путем он идет к этой цели! Практик Эллис повергает в шок биологов-теоретиков, общаясь с волками на равных и полностью разделяя их образ жизни. Шутка ли — уйти в горы, отыскать диких волков и почти два года прожить с ними в качестве равноправного члена стаи? Есть и спать, как они, рычать и драться, выть по ночам, участвовать в воспитании щенков? Для Эллиса все это и по сей день вполне обыденное времяпрепровождение. История его жизни увлекательнее любого романа: головокружительные приключения, каких не знал никто из ныне живущих, поразительные открытия и некий новый — или очень древний? — способ смотреть на окружающий мир.

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Предисловие Пробуждая чувства
Глава 1 Особые отношения
Глава 2 Детство в норфолкской глуши
Глава 3 Волк за окном
Глава 4 Растраченная впустую юность
Глава 5 За родину, за королеву
Глава 6 Холодно, теплее… горячо!
Глава 7 Моральные принципы
Глава 8 Билет в новую жизнь
Глава 9 Пойман с поличным
Глава 10 Зарабатывая на хлеб
Глава 11 На зов природы
Глава 12 В ожидании
Глава 13 Терпение приносит плоды
Глава 14 Топот крохотных лапок
Глава 15 Из последних сил
Глава 16 Новый подход
Глава 17 Чтобы судить о пудинге…
Глава 18 Двойная жизнь
Глава 19 В поисках приюта
Глава 20 Польша
Глава 21 Есть контакт!
Глава 22 Суровый урок
Глава 23 Мы состоим из того, что едим
Глава 24 Каждому по его способностям
Глава 25 Возвращаясь к истокам
Глава 26 Семейные ценности
Глава 27 Жизнь врозь
Глава 28 Странное совпадение
Глава 29 Родственная душа
Глава 30 Что за чудо эти волки
Глава 31 Через край
Глава 32 Срыв
Глава 33 Моя мечта
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Британский натуралист Шон Эллис посвятил жизнь выполнению странной и трудной задачи: примирить двух хищников, враждующих с древних времен, — человека и волка. Конечная цель его…

Дедушка устал и больше не может продолжать путешествовать, но его внук не готов двигаться дальше: от решает отправиться на поиски самого сильного ветра - чтобы тот помог дедушке снова отправиться путь.

По дороге мальчик встречает разных обитателей волшебной долины, каждый из которых дает свой совет: мудрое дерево расскажет о важности корней, козерог напомнит, что не всё можно сделать в одиночку, но главный урок ждет героя в конце истории.

Дедушка устал и больше не может продолжать путешествовать, но его внук не готов двигаться дальше: от решает отправиться на поиски самого сильного ветра - чтобы тот помог дедушке…

Truth! Justice! Freedom! And a hard-boiled egg!

Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck.
Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is incredibly easy. But he must survive, because he has a job to do. He must track down a murderer, teach his younger self how to be a good copper and change the outcome of a bloody rebellion. There's a problem: if he wins, he's got no wife, no child, no future.
A Discworld Tale of One City, with a full chorus of street urchins, ladies of negotiable affection, rebels, secret policemen and other children of the revolution.

Truth! Justice! Freedom! And a hard-boiled egg!

Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the…

The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar.

Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans—especially witches—but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to seek help from the witch Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga never does magic for free, but it just so happens that she needs a wolf’s keen nose for a secret plan she’s brewing… Before Zima knows what’s happening, the witch has cast a switching spell and run off into the woods, while Zima is left behind in Baba Yaga’s hut—and Baba Yaga’s body!

Meanwhile, a young village girl named Nadya is also seeking the witch’s help, and when she meets Zima (in Baba Yaga’s form), they discover that they face a common enemy. With danger closing in, Zima must unite the wolves, the witches and the villagers against an evil that threatens them all.

“Karah Sutton has crafted a vivid and rollicking adventure that proves a wolf doesn’t have to be big or bad to win the day!" —Rosanne Parry, New York Times bestselling author of A Wolf Called Wander

The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar.

Since she was a…