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Книги издательства «Penguin Group»
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His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself... |
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When two of his American employees were held hostage in Iran, H. Ross Perot and a select group of his employees took matters into their own hands. They faced incalculable odds on a mission only true heroes would have dared.... |
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A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, this historical epic-a twelfth-century tale of the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral-stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. |
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«Crime, high finances, and journalism are interconnected in this early thriller by the author of “On Wings of Eagles” and “Lie Down With Lions”. In one suspenseful, action-packed day, fortunes change hands as an ambitious young reporter scrambles to crack the story. A suicidal Junior Minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal with his team of tough guys all play their parts in a scheme that moves «paper money» around at a dizzying pace.» |
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A basic Russian dictionary and phrasebook for the traveler (which, just in case, includes a section entitled Point to Answer). Organized thematically, common words and expressions are shown in English and Cyrillic with easy-to-decipher phonetic pronunciation. |
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The storm rolled across Long Lake in Maine with a fury, leaving David Drayton and his family with fallen trees, downed power lines, and no electricity. At his wife’s request, David heads to the local supermarket to stock up on supplies, taking his young son and neighbor along for the ride. But the strange white mist that lingered on the lake has followed them to town, stranding them all in the store. Because something in the fog is taking people — and you can hear their screams... |
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London, 1952. Only hours before he is murdered, a prominent biochemist claims to know something that could change the world. Tracing the victim's final footsteps is ex-spy-turned-Scotland Yard detective Herbert Smith. It leads straight to a secret that is coveted by both the CIA and the KGB, and threatened by the last vestige of the Third Reich. |
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It should have been a simple job. But for Garrett, a human detective in a world of gnomes, tracking down the woman to whom his dead pal Danny left a fortune in silver is no slight task. Even with the aid of Morley, the toughest half-elf around, Garrett isn't sure he'll make it out alive from a land where magic can be murder, the dead still talk, and vampires are always hungry for human blood. |
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The Stormwarden's children have been kidnapped and Garrett, P.I. is on the case. But caught between the bewitching beauty of a half-elf and the fearsome power of a horde of ogres, Garrett has to think twice before sacrificing all for a fortune in gold-after all, even in this enchanted land, he's only human. |
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That's what it seems like Garrett has committed himself to when Blake Peters calls in some overdue favors. Someone is trying to kill Peters's boss, wealthy, retired General Stantnor, in a most lingering, painful, and maybe poisonous way. Can Garrett keep the general among the living? But Stantnor's mansion holds a host of surprises for a detective who thought he'd seen it all. While the general is dying slowly, his employees are losing their lives at a far speedier rate. And when some of the recently departed try to enlist their comrades in the growing legions of the dead, Garrett knows it's time to call in one of his own troops — in the person of Morley Dotes, the toughest half-elf around. With Morley guarding his back, Garrett has to find a way to get his hands on both the killer and the mansion's two elusive beauties, who are invisible to everyone but Garrett! |
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Garrett uncovers the dark side of the fantasy city TunFaire, where no-one is to be trusted especially beautiful woman. When a pack of gorgeous woman knock on his door, Garrett knows it’s too good to be true. The leader of the group is Alyx Weider, the daughter of the largest brewer in town. Her father and friends are opening a new theater in TunFaire and the lovely ladies are there to persuade Garrett to help get rid of the paranormal parasites living in the new construction. Garrett agrees because after all, it means free beer and the company of these beautiful girls. What else could a man want? But Garrett doesn’t realize the drama he’s stepping into. |
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Here is a portrait of greed, ambition, and squandered talent, as depicted in the lives of the very wealthy Anthony Patch and his willful wife Gloria. |
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«One of the most significant works ever to emerge from Soviet Russia, «One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich» is both a graphic picture of World War II work camp life and a testimony to the human spirit.» |
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Tracy Chevalier, author of the Girl With a Pearl Earring, returns with a look at poet, artist, and printer William Blake who works in obscurity as England is rocked by the effects of the French Revolution. |
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«Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter for Animators, Inc., is offered a cool mil to raise a 283-year-old corpse. But she knows that «the older the zombie, the bigger the death needed to raise it». Only a human sacrifice is «big» enough to raise this old soul — and Anita's no murderer.» |
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, battles a centuries-old vampire with the soul of the city — and Anita's life — at stake in this supernatural thrill ride from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. |
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«Published almost ten years ago, «Guilty Pleasures» marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major bestselling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, «Guilty Pleasures» makes its hardcover debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis, but her greatest lover.» |
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Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers an extraordinary new trilogy — an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity... In the last days of high summer, with lightning striking blue in a black sky, the sorcerer stood on a high cliff overlooking the raging sea… Belting out his grief into the storm, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith rails against the evil that has torn his twin brother from their family’s embrace. Her name is Lilith. Existing for thousands of years, she has lured countless men to an immortal doom with her soul-stealing kiss. But now, this woman known as vampire will stop at nothing until she rules this world — and those beyond it… Hoyt is no match for the dark siren. But his powers come from the goddess Morrigan, and it is through her that he will get his chance at vengeance. At Morrigan’s charge, he must gather five others to form a ring of power strong enough to overcome Lilith. A circle of six: himself, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms, and the one he’s lost. And it is in this circle, hundreds of years in the future, where Hoyt will learn how strong his spirit — and his heart — have become… |
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Nora Roberts dances her way to the top again... With one vampire determined to rule the earth, the Circle of Six prepares to battle for their lives—and their hearts... |
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