Book DescriptionIn this electrifying noir thriller, Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Irelands police force who, after a disastrous stint in the drug squad, became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace Now twenty-four, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high-school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered озщяы in America Victorias wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption But things dont go as planned Plagued by a heroin habit, forced to go on the run after the only credible witness to Victorias murder is accidentally killed, wanted by both the Colorado cops and the Ulster police, Alex struggles just to stay alive.  Pass   57.1   Bett   Bett2005 г ISBN 0786183632.

Book DescriptionIn Dragon's Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey Together,they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily popular Dragonriders озъаа of Pern Now, for the first time, Todd McCaffrey flies alone And Dragonsblood is proof that the future of Pern is in good hands After all, dragons are in hisblood Never in the dramatic history of Pern has there been a more dire emergency than that which faces the young dragonrider Lorana A mysterious fatal illness is striking dragons The epidemic is spreading like wildfire and the next deadly cycle of Threadfall is only days away Somehow, Lorana must find a cure before the dragons - including her own beloved Arith - succumb to the sickness, leaving Pern undefended The lyrics of an all-but-forgotten song seem to point toward an answer, an answer from nearly five hundred years in the past, when Kitti Ping and her daughter Wind Blossom bred the first dragons from their smaller cousins, the fire-lizards No doubt the first Pern colonists possessed the advanced technology to find the cure Lorana seeks, but over the centuries, that knowledge has been lost Or has it? For in the distant past, an aged Wind Blossom worries that the germs that affect the fire-lizards may one day turn against larger prey - and unleash a plague that will destroy the dragons, Pern's only defenders against Thread But as her people struggle to survive, Wind Blossom has neither the time nor the resources to expend on a future that may never arrive - until suddenly she uncovers evidence that her worst fears will come true Now two brave women, separated by hundreds of years but joined by bonds transcending time, will become unknowing allies in a desperate race against sickness and Threadfall, with nothing less than the survival of all life on Pern at stake "The torch has been passed and burns more brightly than ever in this latest chapter of the venerable Pern saga, the first of what one hopes will be many solo efforts by the son of series creator Anne McCaffrey " - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Download Description In Dragon’s Kin, bestselling author Anne McCaffrey did the unthinkable: for the first time ever, she invited another writer to join her in the skies of her most famous fictional creation That writer was her son, Todd McCaffrey Together, they penned a triumphant new chapter in the annals of the extraordinarily popular Dragonriders of Pern Now, for the first time, Todd McCaffrey flies alone And Dragonsblood is proof that the future of Pern is in good hands After all, dragons are in his blood… Never in the dramatic history of Pern has there been a more dire emergency than that which faces the young dragonrider Lorana A mysterious fatal illness is striking dragons The epidemic is spreading like wildfire…and the next deadly cycle of Threadfall is only days away Somehow, Lorana must find a cure before the dragons–including her own beloved Arith–succumb to the sickness, leaving Pern undefended The lyrics of an all-but-forgotten song seem to point toward an answer from nearly five hundred years in the past, when Kitti Ping and her daughter Wind Blossom bred the first dragons from their smaller cousins, the fire-lizards No doubt the first colonists possessed the advanced technology to find the cure for which Lorana seeks, but over the centuries, that knowledge has been lost Or has it? For in the distant past, an aged Wind Blossom worries that the germs that affect the fire-lizards may one day turn on larger prey–and unleash a plague that will destroy the dragons, Pern’s only defenders against Thread But as her people struggle to survive, Wind Blossom has neither the time nor the resources to expend on a future that may never arrive–until suddenly she uncovers evidence that her worst fears will come true Now two brave women, separated by hundreds of years but joined by bonds transcending time, will become unknowing allies in a desperate race against sickness and Threadfall, with nothing less than the survival of all life on Pern at stake.  отде   Шуре   Your   Skag2005 г ISBN 1593358024.

Сказочный сюжет поисков Василисы Прекрасной обретает иную жизнь в наши дни: сама Василиса идет на розыски своего любимого - Царевича Идет по дорогам России, по окопам чеченской озъае войны и возвращает своего суженого к жизни Автор Виктор Максимов.  Вятк   Unit   Семе   словСерия: Народный роман.

Book DescriptionInside the Minds: The Sports Business is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the ins and outs of this dynamic industry and the strategic thinking behind leading an elite athletic workforce Featuring senior management from the nations premier teams and leagues, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview озъак of the current shape and future state of professional sports As they raise critical points around running a business under intense public scrutiny, these authorities offer practical and adaptable strategies for building a strong fan-base and profiting year after year From revenue and salary management, to player acquisitions and negotiations, these leaders articulate the finer points of an industry driven by talent and fueled by the desire for success The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great strategic minds of today, as experts explore in detail, what it takes to build and sustain the organizations that win championships.  Mari   Stop   Yves   Mexo2004 г ISBN 1587621363.

The secrets of buying and building with natural stone Urban, suburban and exurban alike, homeowners everywhere have rediscovered the classic beauty of natural stone—the original low-maintenance building material But along with such backyard standards as bluestone and slate, engineered products that replicate the look and feel of real озъан stone have made considerable inroads into the stonescaping marketplace Lightweight and easy to install, they are a great choice for do-it-yourselfers who want their home to stand out from the crowd Whether the project is cobbled together from quarried granite or snapped in place with faux veneer stones, John Deere’s Stonescaping Made Simple shows you exactly what you need to know to do the job right yourself – and without breaking the bank (or your back) in the process Stonescaping Made Simple features information on basic tools and techniques, designing with stone, several complete projects shown with step-by-step photos, and a gallery of gorgeous, idea-generating project photos that are sure to inspire.  Mois   Terr   Robe   Drea2009 г Мягкая обложка, 176 стр ISBN 1589234421.

The gardener's fantasy of colorful blooms that begin in early spring and continue through the last glow of fall is now an achievable reality With a little careful planning and the fun-to-use formulas in The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden, season-spanning spectacular color is more attainable than ever before Author Lee Schneller developed her blueprint озъар system when she began designing gardens professionally, and she has successfully applied it to more than 150 gardens Now she brings her proven system to gardeners everywhere who continue to chase that elusive dream of perpetual bloom Schneller's system is a wonder of organization and information - packed with checklists and questionnaires, planning equations and plant characteristics Yet for all its wealth of information, gardeners of every level will find Schneller's techniques simple to use and her blueprints fun to customize Readers choose from a list of 220 low-maintenance plants organized by bloom month and supported by a Flower Catalog with basic growing information and photos of all 220 plants By following five simple steps (opposite page), readers develop a unique garden design featuring personally chosen plants that deliver height, color, and tons of blooms all season long For added convenience, the completed planning chart also serves as a plant shopping list Once the blueprint has been created, Schneller helps readers put the plan to work, offering advice on shopping, planting, and finally, enjoying and maintaining the garden.  Barb   Maxt   stop   Cano2009 г Мягкая обложка, 224 стр ISBN 1603421394.

David A Westbrook argues that we live in "the city of gold"--a global, cosmopolitan polity where politics are done through markets, and where global capital markets, not states, have become the dominant force in our social life In this wide-ranging, multi-tiered exploration of our contemporary global political economy, he touches озъау on four major themes: the historical foundation of the city of gold, an assessment of its political scope, its current discontents, and ways to make a better--albeit imperfect--world from within it.  Nadi   Rand   Жадь   1280ISBN 0415945402.

Book DescriptionComplacency can make a person careless, and Sharon McCone, who makes crime her business, should know that better than most One minute shes riding high with her detective agency expanding, her bank account growing, and her only problem a marriage proposal from her lover, Hy Ripinsky, thats kicking up her longtime fears озъбб of commitment The next minute, in the time it takes for a single phone call to bring bad news, she stands to lose everything McCone is stunned to learn that a favorite employee, streetwise and savvy Julia Rafael, has been charged with credit-card fraud She thinks there must be a mistake - until she finds the goods charged to the stolen credit card in the firms mailroom As she starts to dig into the facts of the case, McCone realizes that someone is out to ruin her business, blacken her reputation, and harm those close to her Reaching back into her past to look for answers, she must come to grips with the violent twists and turns of her career, the choices shes faced, and the enemies shes made How does the formerly trustworthy Julia fit into the big picture? And how does this new crisis tie into the recent murder of a popular Mission District fund-raiser? But when someone breaks into her car, invades her home, and upsets every aspect of her life, McCone knows one thing for sure: Now its her turn to prove how tough she really is, and how far shell go to get justice and some payback of her own.  Iron   Lowl   Morn   Robe2004 г ISBN 1593357656.

The popularity of organic gardening just keeps growing, as more and more people worry about our earth’s delicate ecosystems and choose to forgo chemicals Plus, these lucky gardeners get to enjoy delicious fresh produce from their own backyard! Going the natural route is easy with Organic Gardening Techniques, which provides eco-conscious озъбд gardeners with practical advice on cultivating fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other plants It covers all the essentials: selecting the right tools, propagation, crop rotation, training greenhouse crops, watering, weed and pest control, even attracting wildlife Packed with information, this is a thorough reference for every organic gardener.  Enco   Мвкд   Соде   Amar2009 г Твердый переплет, 160 стр ISBN 1845379861.

The atlas of contemporary capitalism is curious indeed A desperately poor and civil-war-wracked nation, Liberia, is the world's shipping superpower; the Cayman Islands the fifth-largest financial center in the world; land-locked Zurich a venerable "offshore" banking center Indeed, it is estimated that half of the global stock озъбй of money passes through tax havens The logic of the offshore world, where millionaires and corporations roam in search of financial advantage, is slippery It challenges many conventional assumptions about power and economics In the single most comprehensive account of the offshore economy, Ronen Palan investigates the legal spaces, unregulated and yet maintained and supported by the state system, that have emerged for purposes of international finance, tax havens, export processing zones, flags of convenience, and e-commerce The offshore economy had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century, saw early development after the First World War, and metastasized in the 1970s Palan believes that a rapidly expanding offshore economy is now producing a new market in sovereignty; states have discovered that their rights to write law may be used as a commercial asset This commercialization of sovereignty, he asserts, undermines the legitimacy of the nation-state and supports a form of nomadic capitalism.  Geni   Wind   Alex   Барк2006 г Мягкая обложка, 240 стр ISBN 0801472954.

Amazon comRear Admiral Jake Grafton, who has appeared in eight previous Coonts novels (most recently Cuba and Hong Kong), returns for another techno-thriller from one of the genre's top practitioners The first couple of pages recount the disappearance of SuperAegis, a satellite that's the cornerstone of a new American-European-Russian antimissile озъбт defense system, on its first, much heralded trial But Jake Grafton is only on that case for a few paragraphs before the stealth submarine U S S America is hijacked on her maiden voyage The sub quickly lives up to her reputation as the sneakiest undersea vessel in the world by seeming to vanish into the Atlantic It takes a little while for Grafton to connect the dots between the two military blunders, by which time missiles fired from the America have devastated Washington, frying every electronic circuit in the city, and even burning the White House to the ground Between looking for the rogue sub, searching for the satellite, and trying to get some answers about the team the CIA trained to steal a Russian sub (and then beached when the mission was canceled), Grafton's got his hands full Stephen Coonts describes the submarine at the center of the action so lavishly and lovingly that the U S S America is much more real--and even more human--than any of his flesh-and-blood characters, including Grafton himself The mysterious German financier who's at the bottom of it all doesn't get more than a walk-on; he's a cardboard villain, just like the brilliant female computer expert who sets up his crimes But none of that matters if you like this kind of tale, which combines excitement and action with loads of information about computers, sonar, weapons systems, and stealthtechnology America will surface quickly and take a commanding position on the summer bestseller lists --Jane AdamsBook DescriptionWhen an experimental nuclear submarine is hijacked in broad daylight, only Admiral Jake Grafton stands between the deadly cargo and its intended target: Washington D C Hundreds of people have gathered to watch the launching of the USS America - our newest and most sophisticated nuclear submarine Then, the unthinkable happens: armed men emerge from the tugboat that is leading her to sea, board the submarine and man her controls Half of the men onboard are slaughtered and half are put out to sea Before nearby destroyers can react, the sub disappears Admiral Jake Grafton is resting at his Delaware beach house when he is asked to find out who has stolen his submarine and why He learns that a rogue CIA group, originally trained to steal Russian technology during the Cold War, may be behind the operation And soon it becomes clear that, whatever their purpose, they mean business: within hours a missile launched from the submarine destroys the top floor of the White House and a second missile fells an airliner carrying 283 passengers Now the race is on to find out where the submarine is, who is behind the nightmare scenario and - most critically - how to stop it.  Bald   Digi   Chec   разг2004 г ISBN 1593350066.

Whether you’re planting on a windowsill or in the backyard, this indispensable volume has the facts, tips, and step-by-step instructions you need to grow organic produce year-round Respected horticulture writer Graham Clarke guides gardeners with or without a green thumb through all the basics, from composting and pesticide-free weed control озъбэ to watering wisely and encouraging pollination Melons in the summer, gooseberries in autumn, and endives in the winter: tasty, healthy, and natural food can grow in any garden, soon.  EHLP   Tatt   Svia   Davi2009 г Мягкая обложка, 176 стр ISBN 1861085664.

Distinguished British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) set off a series of movements that drastically altered the ways in which economists view the world In his most important work, The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936), Keynes critiqued the laissez-faire policies of his day, particularly the proposition that озъвб a normally functioning market economy would bring full employment Keynes's forward-looking work transformed economics from merely a descriptive and analytic discipline into one that is policy oriented For Keynes, enlightened government intervention in a nation's economic life was essential to curbing what he saw as the inherent inequalities and instabilities of unregulated capitalism Reprint edition Автор Джон Мейнард Кейнс J M Keynes.  RHZN   Opti   DrBr   LomoСерия: Great Minds Series.

Ein exklusiver Cocktail aus dem Besten, was weibliche Kriminalliteratur zu bieten hat! Erstmals prasentiert sich hier Bestsellerautorin Elizabeth George, die "Meisterin des englischen Kriminalromans" (New York Times), als Herausgeberin: Sechsundzwanzig spannende und raffinierte Kriminalgeschichten von den besten Autorinnen озъвг der Welt wie Dorothy L Sayers, Ruth Rendell, Sara Paretsky, Minette Walters, Marcia Muller, Nadine Gordimer, Joyce Carol Oates und vielen anderen Автор Elisabeth George.  Rola   Сысо   Serg   HistИздательство: Goldmann, 2005 г Мягкая обложка, 608 стр ISBN 3-442-45953-2, 978-3-442-45953-7 Язык: Немецкий Формат: 125x185.

En entreprise est un cours de francais professionnel de niveau elementaire (A1/A2) Il a ete concu pour des etudiants dont le francais fait partie du projet professionnel, ou des personnes deja integrees au monde du travail Ce guide propose: une exploitation pedagogique originale, destinee a rnaintenir I'interet des etudiants, qui encourage озъвл les pratiques reflexives et l'autonomisation, par des activites de remediation; un affichage clair des contenus et des objectifs de chaque unite, et des competences travaillees dans chaque activite; des dizaines d'activites facultatives, a realiser en preliminaire ou en complement des activites du livre, qui favorisent l'interactivite, en groupes et en groupe classe; des suggestions de demarches pedagogiques alternatives, pour adapter les activites aux profils et aux besoins des etudiants Egalement dans ce guide: des fiches photocopiables, pour realiser certaines activites preliminaires; le corrige de tous les exercices du livre de l'eleve et de nombreux exemples de productions ecrites; les transcriptions de tous les enregistrements Автор Peggy Macouet-Dubois.  Davi   Ever   Micr   MartИздательство: Didier, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 168 стр ISBN 978-2-278-06055-9 Язык: Французский Формат: 190x270.

The Divided Welfare State is the first comprehensive political analysis of America's distinctive system of public and private social benefits Everyone knows that the American welfare state is unusual--less expensive and extensive, later to develop and slower to grow, than comparable programs abroad Yet, U S social policy does not stand out озъвэ solely for its limits American social spending is actually as high as spending is in many European nations What is truly distinctive is that so many social welfare duties are handled not by the state, but by the private sector with government support With sweeping historical reach and a wealth of statistical and cross-national evidence, The Divided Welfare State demonstrates that private social benefits have not merely been shaped by public policy, but have deeply influenced the politics of public social programs--to produce a social policy framework whose political and social effects are strikingly different than often assumed At a time of fierce new debates about social policy, this book is essential to understanding the roots of America's distinctive model and its future possibilities Jacob S Hacker is the Peter Strauss Family Assistant Profesor of Political Science at Yale University Previously, he was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows and Fellow at the New America Foundation as well as a Guest Scholar and Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution He is the author of The Road to Nowhere: The Genesis of President Clinton's Plan forHealth Security (Princeton, 1997), which was co-winner of the 1997 Louis Brownlow Book Award of the National Academy of Public Administration His articles and opinion pieces have appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post A regular media commentator, he has discussed his work widely on C-Span, national public radio and in papers nationwide Автор Якобс С Хакер Jacob S Hacker.  Фран   Прои   Beko   DiscИздательство: Cambridge University Press, 2002 г Мягкая обложка, 464 стр ISBN 0521013283.

“Saudi Arabia is more and more an irrational state—a place that spawns global terrorism even as it succumbs to an ancient and deeply seated isolationism, a kingdom led by a royal family that can’t get out of the way of its own greed Is this the fulcrum we want the global economy to balance on?” In his explosive New York Times bestseller, See No озъгб Evil, former CIA operative Robert Baer exposed how Washington politics drastically compromised the CIA’s efforts to fight global terrorism Now in his powerful new book, Sleeping with the Devil, Baer turns his attention to Saudi Arabia, revealing how our government’s cynical relationship with our Middle Eastern ally and America’s dependence on Saudi oil make us increasingly vulnerable to economic disaster and put us at risk for further acts of terrorism For decades, the United States and Saudi Arabia have been locked in a “harmony of interests ” America counted on the Saudis for cheap oil, political stability in the Middle East, and lucrative business relationships for the United States, while providing a voracious market for the kingdom’s vast oil reserves With money and oil flowing freely between Washington and Riyadh, the United States has felt secure in its relationship with the Saudis and the ruling Al Sa’ud family But the rot at the core of our “friendship” with the Saudis was dramatically revealed when it became apparent that fifteen of the nineteen September 11 hijackers proved to be Saudi citizens In Sleeping with the Devil, Baer documents with chilling clarity how our addiction to cheap oil and Saudi petrodollars caused us to turn a blind eye to the Al Sa’ud’s culture of bribery, its abysmal human rights record, and its financial support of fundamentalist Islamic groups that have been directly linked to international acts of terror, including those against the United States Drawing on his experience as a field operative who was on the ground in the Middle East for much of his twenty years with the agency, as well as the large network of sources he has cultivated in the region and in the U S intelligence community, Baer vividly portrays our decades-old relationship with the increasingly dysfunctional and corrupt Al Sa’ud family, the fierce anti-Western sentiment that is sweeping the kingdom, and the desperate link between the two In hopes of saving its own neck, the royal family has been shoveling money as fast as it can to mosque schools that preach hatred of America and to militant fundamentalist groups—an end game just waiting to play out Baer not only reveals the outrageous excesses of a Saudi royal family completely out of touch with the people of its kingdom, he also takes readers on a highly personal search for the deeper roots of modern terrorism, a journey that returns time again and again to Saudi Arabia: to the Wahhabis, the powerful Islamic sect that rules the Saudi street; to the Taliban and al Qaeda, both of which Saudi Arabia helped to underwrite; and to the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the most active and effective terrorist groups in existence, which the Al Sa’ud have sheltered and funded The money and arms that we send to Saudi Arabia are, in effect, being used to cut our own throat, Baer writes, but America might have only itself to blame So long as we continue to encourage the highly volatile Saudi state to bank our oil under its sand—and so long as we continue to grab at the Al Sa’ud’s money—we are laying the groundwork for a potential global economic catastrophe From the Hardcover edition.  8942   Seve   Удар   Renz2004 г Мягкая обложка, 272 стр ISBN 1400052688.

Mein deutsches Dschungelbuch Seine Lesereisen haben Wladimir Kaminer in die entlegensten Winkel des Landes gefuhrt In "Mein deutsches Dschungelbuch" berichtet er mit seinem unnachahmlichen Humor von seinen abenteuerlichsten und unglaublichsten Erlebnissen - eine irrwitzige Reise durch ein Deutschland, wie es kaum einer kennt озъгй "Wladimir Kaminer, so viel steht fest, ist ein grower Gewinn fur die deutsche Literature" Suddeutsche Zeitung "Der wahrscheinlich deutscheste aller Russen wird mit seinem Dschungelbuch zum Protokollanten eines alltaglichen Wahnsinns, der ohne ihn glatt als Alltag durchgehen konnte" Mitteldeutsche Zeitung Формат: 11,5 см x 18,5 см Автор Владимир Каминер.  stud   Afro   Prin   МироИздательство: Goldmann, 2005 г Мягкая обложка, 256 стр ISBN 978-3-442-45945-2 Язык: Немецкий.

Objective IELTS is a 2-level IELTS preparation course providing comprehensive training for both the Academic and General Training modules The course is uniquely informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus, using analysis of real IELTS candidate papers The 2 levels of Objective IELTS can be used on their own or consecutively, so that lower-level озъгр students requiring a high band score can start preparing early Each level offers 60-80 hours of study, which can be extended using the Workbook and CD-ROM Прилагаемый к изданию диск CD-ROM упакован в специальный целлофановый конверт и вложен внутрь книги Авторы Michael Black Аннет Кейпл Annette Capel.  Wind   Road   Mari   консИздательство: Cambridge University Press, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 144 стр ISBN 978-0-521-60884-8 Язык: Английский Формат: 220x275.

Intended to give Western businesspeople the cultural background and communication skills they need to interact effectively with Russians and to establish the relationships that are the basis of doing business in Russia Indispensable information for leisure travelers, students, and hospitality workers as well as businesspeople Topics covered озъгч include Meeting and Greeting, Names and Titles, Corporate Culture, and Especially for Women Put Your Best Foot Forward-Russia is equally helpful for leisure travelers, students, teachers, people in the travel and hospitality industry, and hosts who entertain international guests.  Bozi   Слов   клуб   ЛитРISBN 0963753061.

Paris - die Stadt der Liebe und des Eiffelturms, der verwinkelten Gassen und ьberfullten Touristenbusse Hier darf Onkel Boris, ein echter sowjetischer Held der Arbeit, Urlaub machen Dass sich die vermeintliche franzosische Metropole zu Beginn des Herbstes in ein nebelverhangenes London verwandelt und in Wahrheit eine Kulisse in der sudrussischen озъдб Steppe ist, werden die Besucher nie erfahren Auf der Krim dagegen ist alles echt, selbst die angesengten Stiefel des im Krieg uber der Halbinsel abgeschossenen Joseph Beuys Und da genug von dem wertvollen Schuhwerk vorhanden scheint, lebt die Bevolkerung nicht schlecht von den Souvenir sammelnden Kunst-Touristen Формат: 11,5 см x 18 см Автор Владимир Каминер.  ЛитР   Трои   Води   ГросИздательство: Goldmann, 2004 г Мягкая обложка, 192 стр ISBN 978-3-442-45721-2 Язык: Немецкий.

Book DescriptionDr Phillip McDevitt, director of Terrace View Asylum, is intrigued by his newest patient, a troubled young man recently transferred from the state hospital for the criminally insane Jamie Sommers suffers from depression, partial amnesia, and an unaccountable fear of the dark Dr McDevitt is determined to help Jamie conquer his озъдй demons, but the more he probes the young mans fractured memories, the stranger his case becomes An orphan and a bastard, Jamie grew up tough enough to handle almost anything Taking to the sea, he found danger and adventure in exotic ports all over the world Hes survived foreign prisons, smugglers, pirates, gunrunners, and even a shark attack But what he discovered in the quiet seaside town of Hawkes Harbor, Delaware, was enough to drive him almost insane - and change his life forever Hawkes Harbor is a compelling and unpredictable new novel by one of Americas most honored storytellers.  Герш   Acad   Иллю   Соде2004 г ISBN 1593359217.

Facile a utiliser grace a une organisation claire; Attrayante grace a ses nombreux jeux et activites; Adaptee aux besoins des enfants par ses objectifs, ses contenus et sa progression Contenus: une unite 0 pour entrer en contact avec la langue et la culture francophones; six unites organisees en rubriques regulieres; six mini-tests pour evaluer озъдн l'oral et l'ecrit; deux bilans Materiel: un livre de l'eleve; un cahier d'activites; un guide de classe; une cassette audio pour la classe; un CD audio avec les chansons originales de la methode Формат: 22 см x 28,5 см Авторы Nadja Doring Frederic Vermeersch.  МГор   веду   Dixi   ЦыбуИздательство: Didier, 2008 г Мягкая обложка, 64 стр ISBN 978-2-278-05014-7 Язык: Французский Мелованная бумага, Цветные иллюстрации.

Book DescriptionHaving unraveled the mysteries of Washington in his classic best-seller Parliament of Whores and the mysteries of economics in Eat the Rich, one of our shrewdest and most mordant foreign correspondents now turns his attention to what is these days the ultimate mystery Americas foreign policy Although he has written about озъдс foreigners and foreign affairs for years, P J ORourke has, like most Americans, never really thought about foreign policy Just as a dog ownerdoesnt have a dog policy, says P J , we feed foreigners, take care of them, give them treats, and when absolutely necessary, whack them with a rolled up newspaper But in Peace Kills, P J finally sets out to make sense of Americas Great Game (no, not the slot machines in Vegas) He visits countries on the brink of conflict, in the grips of it, and still reeling from it, starting with Kosovo, where he discovers that whenever theres injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months late and bomb the country next to where its happening From there, its on to Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where P J witnesses both the start and finish of hostilities P J also examines the effect of war and peace on the home front from the absurd hassles of airport security to the hideous specter of anthrax (luckily the only threats in his mail are from credit card companies) Peace Kills is P J ORourke at his most incisive and relevant an eye-opening look at a world much changed since he declared in his number-one national best-seller Give War a Chance that the most troubling aspect of war is sometimes peace itself.  Куца   Mast   Стер   моло2004 г ISBN 1593353227.

A hefty tome by this master economist Here he is communicating with the public about economic theory and policy No economist has ever written so clearly about subjects usually wrapped in mystery Even when discussing exchange rates, interest rates, andcentral banking, Rothbard is clear and persuasive That's what makes this book so wonderful, озъды and so dangerous to the purveyors of economic fallacy and those who enforce their ideas on the public This wonderfully lucid work could become the next Economics in One Lesson Автор Мюррей Н Ротбард Murray N Rothbard.  Спир   Guar   Jean   MagnИздательство: Ludwig Von Mises Inst, 1995 г Мягкая обложка, 440 стр ISBN 0945466188.

The development of the modern global trading system has been extremely rapid - and not without controversy The WTO (and its precursor, the GATT) have provided not only a set of multilateral rules and disciplines but also a forum for negotiation and a legal mechanism to settle trade-related disputes This important two-volume collection includes озъеб key papers that provide a pertinent historical perspective as well as addressing the current and future issues that confront the trading system The first volume focuses on the need for and genesis of multilateral trade rules and disciplines, and also examines the core non-discrimination rules The second volume looks at reciprocity rules; the notification and surveillance of trade policy; the modalities for negotiating market access; and the difficulty in converting non-tariff trade measures into tariffs.  OZON   Wind   Топо   Inte2006 г Твердый переплет, 1136 стр ISBN 1845421884.

The second and revised edition of Network Economics: A Variational Inequality Approach provides an updated treatment of network economics through the inclusion of new theoretical results and new applications, as well as problems for self-study purposes and/or for use in the classroom This volume remains true to the first edition in that it provides озъеж a unified treatment of finite-dimensional variational inequalities, algorithms, and applications Physical networks are pervasive in today's society in the form of transportation networks, telecommunication networks, energy networks, and financial networks, whereas mathematical networks provide a mechanism for studying a plethora of economic equilibrium problems through a common graphic structure Network Economics establishes the connections among economic equilibrium problems through their network structure and demonstrates how the structure can then be used to address policy interventions, as well as to construct efficient numerical schemes for the computation of equilibria The network framework provides not only a mechanism for the graphic representation of economic problems and a means for visualizing their similarities and differences, but, in addition, a novel theoretical approach Problems treatedinclude: congested transportation systems, oligopolistic market equilibrium problems, problems of human migration, and general financial and economic equilibrium problems New applications covered in this second edition include environmental networks andknowledge networks.  Malc   Звон   Соло   автоISBN 0792383508.

Book DescriptionGriffin is a happy man Settled comfortably in a Chicago suburb, he adores his eight-year-old daughter, Zoe, and his wife, Ellen - shy, bookish Ellen, who is as dependable as she is dependent on him for his stability and his talent for gently controlling the world they inhabit But when he wakes one morning to hear of his wifes love озъес affair with another man and her request for a divorce, Griffins view of life is irrevocably altered Overnight he goes from being Ellens husband to being her roommate, from a lover to a man denied passion and companionship Now he must either move on or fight for his marriage, forgive his wife or condemn her for her betrayal, deny or face up to his part in the sudden undoing of his seemingly perfect life From the New York Times bestselling author of Open House and True to Form comes a brilliant novel that charts the days and nights of a family whose normalcy has been shattered With startling clarity and a trademark blend of humor and poignancy, Say When follows a man on an emotional journey to redefine his notions about love and happiness and asks questions relevant to any contemporary couple: when is a relationship worth saving and when is it better to let it go? Might a man and a woman define betrayal differently? How honest are we with those to whom we are ostensibly closest? Download DescriptionEllen, he thought, and the name seemed to him to hold everything he might possibly want to say to her He looked at her lying on her side of the bed, looked too at the space she had left beside her That was his side, because he was her husband And she was his wife Griffin is a happy man Settled comfortably in a Chicago suburb, he adores his eight-year-old daughter, Zoe, and his wife, Ellen - shy, bookish Ellen, who is as dependable as she is dependent on him for his stability and his talent for gently controlling the world they inhabit But when he wakes one morning to hear of his wife's love affair with another manand her request for a divorce, Griffin's view of life is irrevocably altered Overnight he goes from being Ellen's husband to being her roommate, from a lover to a man denied passion and companionship Now he must either move on or fight for his marriage, forgive his wife or condemn her for her betrayal, deny or face up to his part in the sudden undoing of his seemingly perfect life From the New York Times bestselling author of Open House and True to Form comes a brilliant novel that charts the days and nights of a family whose normalcy has been shattered With startling clarity and a trademark blend of humor and poignancy, Say When follows a man on an emotional journey to redefine his notions about love and happiness and asks questions relevant to any contemporary couple: when is a relationship worth saving and when is it better to let it go? Might a man and a woman define betrayal differently? How honest are we with those to whom we are ostensibly closest? Searingly honest, Say When is an engagingand memorable story that takes readers into the heart of a modern marriage, where intimacy and love, denial and pain, so often collide ".  Rene   Edga   Caro   Нефе2004 г ISBN 1593350252.

Going Global for the Greater Good offers a unique look at the way nonprofits—of any size—can increase their impact and better achieve their missions by engaging in the international community Nonprofits that see themselves as part of a global community can provide a broader reach for programs, enhance the diversity of their organizations, озщяю raise their organizations’ profiles, and benefit from the ideas and experience of the global nonprofit community But few organizations know how to take their place at the international table, and many smaller organizations don’t know whether it is realistic for them to try This practical, user-friendly guide helps locally based organizations find connections in the ever-expanding global arena of ideas.  Росс   Undi   Арцр   JerzISBN 0787966762.

Amazon comLike Edinburgh inspector John Rebus, the resurrection men of the title are treading on thin ice--they've all been sent to a short course at the Scottish Police College because they've failed in some way, generally "an issue with authority " Rebus has been known to have issues of that nature before, which only boosts his credibility озъаб with the other cops in attendance, suspected by their bosses of being on the wrong side of the fence, on the take, or even guilty of murder on several previousoccasions The dour Inspector's agenda aims to bring the higher-ups proof of the so-called Wild Bunch's nefarious activities; in the process, his own conduct in the old case he and his college classmates must rework and revisit comes under scrutiny Asolid police procedural whose protagonist, the hero of 14 other titles in this internationally acclaimed series, continues to grow on readers who are just discovering him --Jane AdamsBook DescriptionInspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he is sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake Now Rebus can't determine if he's been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two - protege and mentor - join forces Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they imagined - a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues Download DescriptionInspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he's been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake Now Rebus can't determine if he's been setup for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two-protégé and mentor-join forces Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they had imagined-a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues With the brilliant eye for character and place that earned him the name "the Dickens of Edinburgh," Ian Rankin delivers a page-turning novel of intricate suspense.  Sifr   Fisk   рабо   Юсуп2004 г ISBN 1593351399.

Le DELF scolaire est une version du DELF reservee aux publics en situation scolaire Lorsque les sessions sont organisees dans les centres d'examens DELF-DALF on parle de DELF junior DELF scolaire niveau B1 du cadre europeen commun de reference pour les langues Le livre pour l'eleve permet de preparer les differentes epreuves Il comporte 3 parties: озъаи Une presentation generate et detainee du dipldme; Un entralnement d l'examen: 5 dossiers thematiques (Les voyages et les loisirs; L'environnement; La vie scolaire: La chanson; La famille et les amis) Des exemples d'epreuves Авторы Dominique Chevallier-Wixler Nicole Gourgaud Bruno Megre.  Park   Soul   Hits   SPORИздательство: Didier, 2008 г Мягкая обложка, 96 стр ISBN 978-2-278-05755-9 Язык: Французский Формат: 190x270.

Amazon comFreedom's Ransom is the fourth novel in Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series, also known as the Catteni Sequence The sequel to Freedom's Landing, Freedom's Choice, and Freedom's Challenge, Freedom's Ransom will please some fans of this star-spanning science fiction series, but others will find the book slow-paced, talky, and lacking озъал in action Freedom's Ransom ends conclusively, with no major unresolved plot lines, yet leaves space for at least one sequel The planet Botany was settled by a mixed group of humans and aliens, slaves of the alien Catteni and their alien masters, the Eosi But one Catteni was dropped on Botany with the slaves: Zainal, who helped them win their independence Now Botany must establish trade with other planets in order to survive But the other worlds have been ravaged by the Catteni, and once-proud Earth has been reduced to primitive poverty, its technology stolen by corrupt Barevi merchants To save Botany, Zainal and Kris Bjornsen, his human lover, must find a way to help all the worlds While the preface of Freedom's Ransom crisply summarizes the preceding books, this series has so many characters, races, and planets that newcomers should start with the first book, Freedom's Landing Sophisticated SF readers aren't likely to enjoy the series, but it should hook young adults; if you're looking to broaden a child's reading beyond Harry Potter, try Anne McCaffrey's Freedom series and Dragonriders of Pern series --Cynthia Ward Book DescriptionWhen Kris Bjornsen and her fellow slaves were dumped on an uninhabited planet by the alien overlords called Catteni, there was no guarantee they would survive Without the help of Zainal, a renegade Catteni exiled by his own people, they might all have been food for the predators of the new world But they did survive, building a civilization and a home on the planet they named Botany In time they were instrumental in driving the Catteni away from Earth and neighboring planets Botany is free now, and so is the devastated Earth The survivalist days are over, and the time has come for Botany to find its place in the power struggles of the newly configured universe As an agricultural planet, rich in resources, Botany has more to offer than the colonists may have thought A trip to Earth shows Kris and Zainal very dramatically how weakened the home planet is after years of Catteni domination, and how much Earth needs what Botany can give Other worlds too have had their wealth skimmed away by the Catteni: the nearby planet of Barevi is little more than a corrupt bazaar, where bits and pieces of Earth's once powerful technology can be traded for grain and mineral ores Earth needs food, and the resources to rebuild Botany needs technology - from solar satellite panels to simple batteries - and, some say, the will to protect itself from being overrun by refugees who may or may not have strength and skills As alien influence fades, the people of Botany must decide what kind of world they will become.  Mari   Vino   Cafe   Gabr2004 г ISBN 1593350988.

Переводчик: С Парижский Восстание на Сириусе грозило стать искрой, которая воспламенит всю галактику и приведет к разрушению управляемой Директоратом империи, являющейся озъао тиранией элитной группы людей, мозги которых подключены к компьютеру Чтобы покорить повстанцев Сириуса, у Директората остается единственный шанс - это три когда-то мощных, но сейчас изрядно потрепанных патрульных крейсера и раса примитивных воинов - романан Директорат в течение нескольких веков пытался вытравить из людей такие черты человеческого характера, как инициативность и способность к решительным действиям, и поэтому настоящие воины остались только в давно забытой колонии, называемой просто Мир Но захотят ли романане добровольно присоединиться к людям, пришедшим со звезд и однажды пытавшимся разрушитьих мир, и если захотят, то смогут ли они, до сих пор не знавшие современной технологии, противостоять врагу, готовому использовать легендарное оружие разрушения, самое смертоносное из известных человечеству Автор Уильям Майкл Гир William Michael Gear.  серт   Myth   Stan   PerpСерия: ORION.

Amazon comTom Clone's stay on death row is over, thanks to new evidence uncovered by Kelda James, a young FBI agent whose efforts on Clone's behalf have not exactly endeared her to her colleagues Referred by that same agent to psychologist Alan Gregory, Clone is struggling to adapt to life outside prison But others who believe he got off on a technicality озъас don't agree that the former medical student deserves his freedom, and they will go to any lengths to make sure he's punished accordingly for the crime of which he was once accused There are some surprising plot twists here, but more interesting is Gregory's midlife crisis and his declining interest in his work: as his partner responds when he voices doubts about his efficacy as a therapist, "Those are the bricks we lay If you've started hating the bricks, maybe it's time to reconsider being a brick layer " Certainly Gregory gets himself into more sinister and frightening scrapes than most shrinks, and this is one of his strangest cases The Best Revenge is a solid, well-reasoned thriller, set in the marvelously drawn Colorado landscape the author has made his own, with guest appearances by minor figures familiar to readers of this increasingly popular psychological suspense series --Jane AdamsBook DescriptionPsychologist Alan Gregory is living through a season of discontent With a new daughter, a wonderful wife, and a prospering career, he has little to complain about and lots of regrets: past cases that wont let him go, patients who dont get better, and a growing unease with keeping secrets But Gregory has two new patients who will drag him out of his introspection - and dare him to enter a storm of injustice and revenge FBI special agent Kelda James is a hero, a woman who as a rookie agent made a choice, drew her gun, and saved a life, taking another Now Kelda is hiding from the world a secret pain that is gradually crippling her body - and she has turned to Alan Gregory to help her free from the prison of her pain Then Kelda refers a patient to Gregory, who is terrifyingly dangerous to them both Tom Clone served thirteen years on Colorados death row for a crime he claimed he didnt commit - until an FBI agent dug up evidence that set him free The agents name: Kelda Jones With both Kelda and Clone telling him their innermost secrets, Alan Gregory becomes the one person who can piece together an extraordinary puzzle - of two unsolved violent deaths of vulnerable women, of a man who may be innocent or may be very lucky, and of the strange, fatal attraction between two people trapped in a horrific plot to get revenge - at any price Download Description Psychologist Alan Gregory is living through a season of discontent With a new daughter, a wonderful wife, and a prospering career, he has little to complain about and lots of regrets: past cases that won't let him go, patients who don't get better, and a growing unease with keeping secrets But Gregory has two new patients who will drag him out of his introspection—and dare him to enter a storm of injustice and revenge FBI special agent Kelda James is a hero, a woman who as a rookie agent made a choice, drew her gun, and saved a life, taking another Now Kelda is hiding from the world a secret pain that is gradually crippling her body—and she has turned to Alan Gregory to help free her from the prison of her pain Then Kelda refers a patient to Gregory, who is terrifyingly dangerous to them both Tom Clone served thirteen years on Colorado's death row for a crime he claimed he didn't commit—until an FBI agent dug up evidence that set him free The agent's name: Kelda James With both Kelda and Clone telling him their innermost secrets, Alan Gregory becomes the one person who can piece together an extraordinary puzzle—of two unsolved violent deaths of vulnerable women, of a man who may be innocent or may be very lucky, and of the strange, fatal attraction between two people trapped in a horrific plot to get revenge—at any price A thriller that delivers a stunning body-blow of a surprise ending, captures lives colliding at unpredictable angles, probing the dangerous lies people tell to each other and themselves In this astonishing work by a novelist at the height of his powers, Stephen White brilliantly blends thrilling action and breakneck pacing with unrivaled insight into the human mind, heart, and psyche.  Tran   книг   Creo   Dona2004 г ISBN 1593350651.

Book DescriptionThe best and brightest in America are returning to their homelands in record numbers-and with them is going U S technological and economic preeminence In Flight Capital, we explore this exodus through the personal stories of dozens of successful, foreign-born professionals who are leaving America for opportunities in their озъба native lands Drawing on their experiences, Heenan analyzes the economic, cultural, and political factors that are driving this flight, as well as the initiatives that countries are using to attract top talent.  LEGO   Ткал   впер   Roge2005 г ISBN 0891062025.

Book DescriptionThis wide-ranging review of some of the major issues in development economics focuses on the role of economic and political institutions Drawing on the latest findings in institutional economics and political economy, Pranab Bardhan, a leader in the field of development economics, offers a relatively nontechnical discussion озъбг of current thinking on these issues from the viewpoint of poor countries, synthesizing recent research and reflecting on where we stand today The institutional framework of an economy defines and constrains the opportunities of individuals, determines the business climate, and shapes the incentives and organizations for collective action on the part of communities; Pranab Bardhan finds the institutional framework to be relatively weak in many poor countries Institutional failures, weak accountability mechanisms, and missed opportunities for cooperative problem-solving become the themes of the book, with the role of distributive conflicts in the persistence of dysfunctional institutions a common thread Special issues taken up include the institutions for securing property rights and resolving coordination failures; the structural basis of power; commitment devices and political accountability; the complex relationship between democracy and poverty (with examples from India, where both have been durable); decentralization and devolution of power; persistence of corruption; ethnic conflicts; and impediments to collective action Formal modelsare largely avoided, except in two chapters where Bardhan briefly introduces new models to elucidate currently under-researched areas Other chapters review existing models, emphasizing the essential ideas rather than the formal details Thus the book will be valuable not only for economists but also for social scientists and policymakers.  Jame   Алек   Cher   Isaa2004 г ISBN 0262524295.

Book DescriptionThis is what happens when the desperate golden-boy owner of the worst pro-basketball team in the world and his equally desperate golden-boy coach do the unthinkable: sign the first woman ever to play in the NBA Her name is Dee Gerard, the daughter of a New York playground legend and the product of God having an exceptionally good day озъбж A star in Europe, but weary of bad arenas, she retires - until the day a scout for the hapless New York Knights calls his boss: "I found you a point guard who is perfect, except for one thing " What, no heart? "It's not the heart, exactly But you're close " The league doesn't want a circus The other players don't want her The owner wants fannies in the seats The sportswriters just want their column inches What she wants is to play in the best game there is How she gets there, the hilarious and sobering things that happen to her, the personal and professional entanglements that spring up everywhere, the pitfalls of remaining old-school when all about her are tattooed, self-indulgent, young millionaires - this is a smart, funny, outrageous, wonderful story of Full Court Press.  Херл   Etni   Diam   Harr2004 г ISBN 1593350376.

Over the last fifteen years, the city of Moscow has undergone vast and radical transformations, which have turned it into an extraordinary urban laboratory This photographic project by Gabriele Basilico, in association with the architect Umberto Zanetti, was inspired by a desire to document this metamorphosis, and takes as its focal point the озъбп city's seven Stalinist towers, known in Russian as the vysotnye zdania, or "tall buildings" In the 1940s and 1950s, Stalin's skyscrapers assumed a key role in the town plan of Moscow They convincingly blended ideology, architectural monument and urban form to embody the idea of 'Socialist Realism', and between the end of the war and the death of Stalin they provided inspiration for the reconstruction of major cities in the Soviet Union and many cities in Eastern Europe And they continue to play an important role today: their unmistakable image is forcibly impressed on the palimpsest of Moscow, where the vertical accent is ever more prominent Basilico's images use the towers as a privileged viewpoint for a vertiginous exploration and contemplation of the changing fabric of Moscow After half a century of history, his work allows these striking buildings to be re-evaluated in the context of the new urban landscape of the 21st century Формат: 25 см х 34,5 см Иллюстрации Автор Gabriele Basilico.  Alex   Aqua   Gmax   AndrИздательство: Thames and Hudson, 2009 г Суперобложка, 160 стр ISBN 978-0-500-54378-8 Язык: Английский Мелованная бумага, Цветные иллюстрации.

Susan Strange was one of the pioneers of the modern study of international political economy and had a major impact on the way we now understand the global political economy Always thoughtful and accessible, often contentious, sometimes highly provocative, for over thirty years she asked the key question of political economy; who benefits? This озъбх book brings together from a wide range of sources her most significant attempts to answer this question It represents both an overview of Strange's thought and an important substantive analysis of international political economy.  Tato   Kary   спас   ЗареМягкая обложка ISBN 0333987217.

Falling in love with an adorable, wide-eyed, fluffy ball of mischief? Want to give your new kitten the best start in life? Look no further Kitty Kit is packed with essential advice on choosing a kitten and preparing for its arrival, with information on health, diet, behavior and play An expert in animal behavior, Peter Neville knows all there is to озъбя know about kittens, and especially how to keep one step ahead as they grow into mature and much-loved family pets This fun, user-friendly guide shows you how to welcome your new pet into your home, and ensure it grows happily into adulthood while giving you much pleasure along the way A handy feeding bowl is included to get you both started, along with a toy ball and mouse Now owning a kitten is even more fun!.  крас   9056   Arts   03-12009 г Мягкая обложка, 96 стр ISBN 031253700X.

В однотомник великого итальянского поэта и первого великого гуманиста эпохи Возрождения Франческо Петрарки (1304-1374) включены произведения, в которых явлены обе эти ипостаси озъвв Поэтический раздел книги представляет собой итог труда нескольких поколений литераторов, работавших над переводами из `Канцоньере` (`Книги песен`) в XX веке - веке, по сути дела открывшем поэзию Петрарки для русского читателя Причем девять больших стихотворных пьес, включенных в этот раздел, до сего дня не переводились и впервые пополнили русский `Канцоньере` Вошедшие в книгу прозаические произведения - это фрагменты того автопортрета творца, филолога, историка и мыслителя, который сознательно создавался Петраркой на протяжении всей жизни Их можно рассматривать и как самоценные литературные памятники, и как пространный и интереснейший комментарий к поэтической исповеди Петрарки Содержание Слово о мессере Франческо Петрарке, светском канонике, увенчанном лаврами Поэте, магистре и гражданине Рима Предисловие c 5-14 Канцоньере (переводчики: Абрам Эфрос, Вячеслав Иванов, Евгений Солонович, Юрий Верховский, Осип Мандельштам, Александр Ревич, Евгений Витковский) Стихи c 31-266 Моя тайна, или Книга бесед о презрении к миру (переводчик: Михаил Гершензон) Пьеса c 267-402 Книга писем о делах повседневных (переводчик: Владимир Бибихин) c 403-612 Старческие письма (переводчик: Владимир Бибихин) c 613-719 Слово, читанное знаменитым Поэтом Франциском Петраркой Флорентийским в Риме на Капитолии во время его венчания лавровым венцом (переводчик: Владимир Бибихин) c 15-30 Автор (показать всех авторов) Франческо Петрарка Francesco Petrarca Родился в Ареццо Когда Петрарке исполнилось восемь лет, семья переехала во Францию, в город Авиньон Поступил в университет Болоньи, который вынужден был бросить в связи со смертью отца в 1326 году Год спустя, на Великую Пятницу, он впервые увидел в.  Щерб   Exce   Добр   SvagСерия: Бессмертная библиотека.

Book DescriptionIt is night in Manhattan The President of the United States is scheduled to have dinner with an old friend, but in the building across the street, a man has disabled the security and stands at a window, a rifle in his hand Fortunately, his attempt is not successful - but this is only the beginning Someone is recruiting a shadowy network озъвж of agents with the intention of creating terror Their range is broad, their identities masked, their methods subtle White House operativeBlake Johnson and his opposite number in British intelligence, Sean Dillon, set out to trace the source of the havoc, but behind the first man they find another, and behind him another still And that man is not pleased by the interference Soon he will target them all: Johnson, Dillon, Dillons colleagues And one of them will fall.  слов   Mich   Garm   Crac2004 г ISBN 1593357702.

Book DescriptionJack Reacher Hero Loner Soldier Soldiers son An elite military cop, he was one of the armys brightest stars But in every cops life there is a turning point One case One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career Turn a lawman into a renegade And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty For Jack Reacher, this is that озъвф case New Years Day, 1990 The Berlin Wall is coming down The world is changing And in a North Carolina hot-sheets motel, a two-star general is found dead His briefcase is missing Nobody knows what was in it Within minutes Jack Reacher has his orders: Control the situation But this situation cant be controlled Within hours the generals wife is murdered hundreds of miles away Then the dominoes really start to fall Two Special Forces soldiers - the toughest of the tough - are taken down, one at a time Top military commanders are moved from place to place in a bizarre game of chess And somewhere inside the vast worldwide fortress that is the U S Army, Jack Reacher - an ordinarily untouchable investigator for the 110th Special Unit - is being set up as a fall guy with the worst enemies a man can have But Reacher wont quit Hes fighting a new kind of war And hes taking a young female lieutenant with him on a deadly hunt that leads them from the ragged edges of a rural army post to the winding streets of Paris to a confrontation with an enemy he didnt know he had With his French-born mother dying - and divulging to her son one last, stunning secret - Reacher is forced to question everything he once believed about his family, his career, his loyalties - and himself Because this soldiers son is on his way into the darkness, where he finds a tangled drama of desperate desires and violent death - and a conspiracy more chilling, ingenious, and treacherous than anyone could have guessed.  хоро   полю   Silv   Brot2004 г ISBN 1593353154.

Teach Yourself Powerpoint 2007 explains all the key aspects of this application, including: getting started; basic Powerpoint skills; drawing, charts, SmartArt, movies and sound; animation; slide show preparation; presentation; printing; macros, customising toolbars and working with other applications Clear and enthusiastic, for the озъга new user at home or in the office, this book covers all the key features of Powerpoint 2007 and helps you to maximise your use of and confidence with the system Формат: 13 см x 19,5 см Автор Moira Stephen.  цвет   Осип   Para   1815Серия: Teach Yourself.

Book DescriptionJanuary 2005 Dear Reader, TWILIGHT WHISPERS was a challenge for me At the time I wrote it 1987 - I wanted to push myself as a writer The result: a book that was longer and more complex than anything I had written before then In many respects, it is my first mainstream novel Here is the story of three families: the Warrens and the Whytes, озъгв wealthy, powerful, and connected by the marriage of Deborah Warren and Mark Whyte; and the not-so-wealthy Morells - Cassie, the loyal housekeeper for the Warrens, and her daughter, Katia, who grew up with and adores the Warren and Whyte children The story opens with the funeral of Deborah and Mark, who have been murdered In the course of his investigation, Robert Cavanaugh, the detective assigned to the case, traces the rise of the families to power and uncovers secrets and scandals aplenty He also comes to admire - and I hope you will come to love - Jordan Whyte and Katia Morell, whose futures are irrevocably linked TWILIGHT WHISPERS is part family saga, part murder mystery, and part love story Re-reading this book in anticipation of its reissue, I was enthralled by its characters just as strongly as I was when the book was first published so many years ago It stands the test of time I highly recommend it! Truly, BARBARA DELINSKY.  Geni   OPEL   Blau   PENN2005 г ISBN 1593356803.

Book DescriptionRick Barron, a sharp, capable detective on the Beverly Hills force, finds himself demoted after a run-in with a superior officer, but he soon lands a job other cops only dream about: the security detail for Centrion Pictures, one of the hottest studios in the midst of Hollywoods golden age of the late 1930s As the protector of the озъгп studios interests, Barron looks after the elite of filmdoms stars - among them Clete Barrow, a British leading man with a penchant for parties, and Glenna Gleason, a peach of a talent on the verge of superstardom Ricks easy charm has society columnists dubbing him the Prince of Beverly Hills, the white knight of movie stars, until he stumbles across a murder cover-up and a blackmail scam that threaten the studios business and may have origins with some unsavory characters When two suspicious deaths begin to look like a double murder, and an attempt is made on someone who has become an intimate friend, Barron knows he is up against wise guys whose stakes are nothing less than do-or-die A dicey war of nerves is on Download Description"A brash detective enters the Hollywood fast lane-jammed with the sort of wealth, glamour, and blackmail it is famous for-in this new thriller by the bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series Stuart Woods's new novel is a sexy, action-packed thriller in the tradition of his best As the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote about his last novel, Capital Crimes, ""Woods knows how to deliver a taut, well-told tale The last two paragraphs will make any reader gulp "" In The Prince of Beverly Hills, set in Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1930s, Woods introduces a new character that possesses the kind of suave confidence, take-charge manner, and clever wit-under-pressure that his fans will recognize and love at first sight Rick Barron, a sharp, capable detective on the Beverly Hills force, finds himself demoted after a run-in with his captain, but soon lands a job on the security detail for Centurion Pictures, one of the hottest studios As the protector of the studio's interests, Barron looks after the cream of the crop of filmdom's stars-Clete Barrow, the British leading man with a penchant for parties; and Glenna Gleason, a peach ofa talent on the verge of superstardom Rick's easy charm has society columnists dubbing him ""the Prince of Beverly Hills,"" the white knight of movie stars, until he uncovers a murder cover-up and a blackmail scam that threatens the studio's business and may originate with the West Coast mob When two suspicious deaths begin to look like double-murder, and an attempt is made on Glenna Gleason's life, Barron knows he is up against wise guys whose stakes are do-or-die A dicey war of nerves is on Set in the era of high style and silver-screen romance, Woods's thoroughly entertaining new crime novel shows us once again why he is a ""master of the genre"" (Los Angeles Times) ".  язык   Буха   Сост   демо2004 г ISBN 1593357109.

Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein - fur Russen schon gar nicht Das wahre Symbol fur Luxus und feine Lebensart ist in Russland die Ananas Dieses Beispiel zeigt: Kulinarisch istdie ehemalige Sowjetunion hierzulande unbekanntes Terrain, doch dank Wladimir Kaminer ist damit nun Schluss Er fuhrt die Leser durch die aufregendste Cuisine der Welt und озъгф bringt dem Laien ganz nebenbei auch Lander und Leute naher Unterstutzt wird er dabei von seiner Frau Olga, die die besten Rezepte aus ihrer Sammlung beisteuert Формат: 12 см x 18,5 cм Автор Владимир Каминер.  Щерб   увед   серт   FranИздательство: Goldmann, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 224 стр ISBN 978-3-442-54257-4 Язык: Немецкий.

Amazon comThere are two things any reader can count on when coming to Alice Hoffman: her prose and a remarkable empathy for those who live on the fringes of society In her 13th novel, the author turns both to good account Set in a tony private school located in a small New England town, The River King traces an intricate weave of intersecting lives over озъгь the course of a year The Haddan School, founded in 1858, has long been the scene of tragedy and wonder: during its first year a tremendous storm flooded the grounds, and more than a century later "frogs can be found in the plumbing; linens and clothes stored in closets have a distinctly weedy odor, as if each article had been washed in river water and never thoroughly dried " Then there are the glorious roses planted by Annie Howe, a villager who married the headmaster and later hanged herself; these flowers have an unusual effect on sensitive girls "When such girls walked past the brittle canes in the gardens behind St Anne's, they felt something cold at the base of their spines, a bad case of pins and needles, as though someone were issuing a warning: be careful who you choose to love and who loves you in return " A cogent warning indeed, for as in all of Hoffman's novels, the question of whom one chooses to love and who loves in return is the crux of the matter The River King revolves around triangles First there is Betsy Chase, a young photography teacher at the Haddan School who has gotten herself engaged--almost accidentally--to a fellow faculty member, even as she is inexorably drawn to Abel Grey, a town policeman Then there are Carlin Leander, a scholarship student, and her best friend, Gus Pierce While Carlin is able to fit in, even attractingthe interest of the most popular boy on campus, Gus is a defiant outcast, a tall skinny kid in a long black overcoat "who viewed his own life as a prison sentence and experienced his existence much as a condemned man might " Carlin's romance with the charismatic, cruel Harry McKenna creates a rupture between her and Gus, and fuels a mean-spirited practical joke with horrific consequences In the aftermath of tragedy, each character's heart, conscience, and courage is tested in unexpected ways Hoffman spins her web of love and heartbreak and transcendence with a sure hand, and in the process creates characters so palpably human in all their petty flaws and small instances of heroism that one almost expects them to step out of the book and into the room Indeed, if there is a flaw in The River King, it is that Alice Hoffman doesn't always trust the magic inherent in her characters, relying a little too heavily at times on somewhat precious invocations of the otherworldly But thisis a minor defect in an otherwise satisfying novel, one that will keep the reader spellbound by its emotional complexity and compelling story --Alix WilberBook DescriptionFor more than a century, the small town of Haddan, Massachusetts, has been divided, as if by a line drawn down the center of Main Street, separating those born and bred in the village from those who attend the prestigious Haddan School But one October night the two worlds are thrust together due to an inexplicable death, and the town's divided history is revealed in all its complexity The lives of everyone involved are unraveled: from Carlin Leander, the fifteen-year-old girl who is as loyal as she is proud, to Betsy Chase, a woman running from her own destiny; from August Pierce, a boy who unexpectedly finds courage in his darkest hour, to Abel Grey, the police officer who refuses to let unspeakable actions - both past and present - slide by without notice Entertainment Weekly has declared that Alice Hoffman's worlds are "replete with miracles" and The Boston Globe has praised her "iridescent prose, taut narrative suspense, and alluring atmosphere " Now she brings us a novel as compelling as it is daring, an exploration of forgiveness and hope, a wondrous tale of innocence and evil, and of the secrets we keep.  Низо   рома   Goin   Ауди2005 г ISBN 1596005319.

In Bosnia, the Middle East, Haiti, and other situations central to the U S post-Cold War foreign policy, success or failure has turned on America's ability to promote hope and opportunity as the by-products of intervention In the wake of war, violence, and civil unrest, providing jobs, homes, basic services, and capital has been the strategy for озъдв subduing opposition and building political will as U S and allied troops wind down their limited missions At the same time, dwindling aid budgets, differences with other donors, institutional gaps, congressional opposition, and conflicting objectives have compromised the effectiveness of economic recovery programs worldwide This book is built around a detailed analysis of U S efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Palestinian Territories, and in the Republic of Haiti It assesses the effectiveness of U S strategic planning and the implementation of American economic plans in each of these situations, identifying areas where new approaches and programs may be needed to enhance the likelihood of success in the future With the resolution of regional conflicts looming as an increasingly important component of U S foreign policy and the concurrent unwillingness to expose U S forces to prolonged risk in these situations, post-conflict initiatives will prove to be more important than ever before This book offers crucial insights into the challenges of promoting stability through the restoration of hope and opportunity to the victims of crises and provides a forward-looking assessment of the future demands and opportunities created in conjunction with the economic dimensions of peacekeeping.  рабо   Herb   Руби   СодеISBN 0870031503.

America"s black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqué video, or pay our kids" nannies in cash In Reefer Madness the best-selling author of Fast Food Nation turns his exactingeye on the underbelly of the American marketplace and its far-reaching influence on our society озъдл Exposing three American mainstays — pot, porn, and illegal immigrants — Eric Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new techonology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns — and profits — from the underground Reefer Madness is a powerful investigation that illuminates the shadow economy and the culture that casts that shadow.  меся   чита   теат   FlyiISBN 0618446702.

Amazon comMore than two decades after his introduction in Motor City Blue, Amos Walker is still the same cynical, computer-illiterate, lone-wolf Detroit private eye he always was He hasn't even bothered to update his hard-boiled patter "I gotout of the robe and into the shower," Walker explains partway through Sinister Heights, "scraped off озъдп the Cro-Magnon growth of the night, put on a fresh suit from the cleaners, and drove to the office, where I sat around making a good impression on the walls until the telephone rang at ten " However, it's the pairing of unreconstructed gumshoe with modern malevolence that makes Loren Estleman's stories interesting In Sinister Heights, Walker is hired by the fetching young widow ofpowerful auto maker Leland Stutch She wants him to locate her hubby's illegitimate offspring so she can share with them her inheritance--and thereby avoid future lawsuits But the would-be heirs have troubles beyond the monetary Stutch's granddaughter is on the run from an abusive spouse, and Walker's efforts to help her only lead to her son's kidnapping, the violent death of one of the PI's oldest women friends, a cinematic assault (by 18-wheeler trucks) on a suburban car factory, and a surprise Stutch progeny who hopes to capture all of the late magnate's millions Estleman's cops and politicians are caricatures, and he doesn't give his protagonist much emotional complexity (though Walker does bare a bit of beating heart in this book's fine closing sequence) But he makes up for these faults with his polished plot, a talent for fleshing out characters with a minimum of words, and a robust nostalgia for Detroit's heyday that almost makes you think fondly of belching smokestacks --J Kingston PierceBook DescriptionWalker came to Iroquois Heights to meet a very rich old lady He left with the image of a beauty in boxing gloves etched in his mind - and a roughing-up from the police for driving without a license plate light Mrs Rayellen Stutch, the young widow of one of Detroit's most powerful industrialists, had given Walker a little job to do Wanting to unload part of her enormous inheritance on the illegitimate offspring of her late husband, she needed Walker to find them And show them the money It's a simple case until Walker discovers the would-be millionaires are the textbook dysfunctional family The battered wife is on the run, the abusive husband is packing a gun and a little remorse, and the kid is caughtin between Walker knows the right places to look for a missing woman and child, but he couldn't expect what comes next: an act of horrifying violence that leaves a beautiful woman dead and a boy kidnapped For Walker, what started as an errand of mercy quickly turns into a dirty little war With at least some members of the Stutch family lined up on the other side, Walker must lay siege to the sprawling fortress that is the Stutch Motors factory Somewhere in the building the stage is set for a bloody payoff And trapped in the middle is a private eye who can remember when cars had fins - and a city had a dream.  Скво   Nige   Rajn   Соде2004 г ISBN 1593351216.

Leichtsinnig und romantisch, ehrgeizig und kaltblutig, Leitstern der Troubadoure eine meisterhafie Politikerin, wenig besser als еine Dirne - ail diese Eigerischaften warden der grossen Konigin des 12 Jahrhunderits von der Uberlieferung nachgesagt Was davon wanr ist? Vielleicht ein wenig von allem Aufgewachsen an einem der kultiviertesten озъдх Hofe der Zeit, fand die junge, lebenshurigrige Eleonore erst als uber Achtzigjahrige im Kloster von Fontevrault ihren Frieden: Sie hatte zwei konigliche, Ehemanner und acht ihrer zehn Kinder uberlebt Eines der faszinierendsten und bewegendsten Frauenschicksale der Weltgeschichte in einem von Machtkampfen bewegten Jahrhundert Формат: 11,5 см x 18 см Автор Tanja Kinkel.  Wink   Шенк   Mari   ЯковИздательство: Goldmann, 1991 г Мягкая обложка, 464 стр ISBN 3-442-41158-0, 978-3-442-41158-0 Язык: Немецкий.

Wouldn't you like to sit in a room and ask the following people for their investment advice? -John C Bogle (Founder, Vanguard Group) -Warren Buffett (CEO of Berkshire Hathaway) -Bill Gross (Founder and CIO, PIMCO) -Susan Ivey (CEO, ReynoldsAmerican Inc ) -A G Lafley (Chairman, Procter & Gamble) -Georgette Mosbacher (CEO, Borghese Cosmetics) озъеа -John Myers (CEO, GE Asset Management) -Suze Orman (bestselling author) -Steve Forbes (President, Forbes magazine) These and dozens of other investment professionals offer their personal secrets of success when it comes to making money And along the way, they provide their own insights on whether you should diversify your portfolio (or put your cash somewhere else), whether you should pick your own stocks (or let a pro do it for you), if investing in real estate is really the answer to great wealth, if saving a few pennies here and there really do add up, and much, much more The book is edited by Claman to be extremely accessible to all investors, regardless of their financial background Автор Лайз Клэман Liz Claman.  Fina   Sabb   писа   MirrИздательство: Business Plus, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 240 стр ISBN 0446696102.

Book DescriptionOn a quiet park bench in Manhattan - just miles from the ruins of the World Trade Center - a spymaster delivers a chilling secret message to Jake Grafton: A rogue Russian general has sold four nuclear warheads to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the Sword of Islam The group intends to detonate them in America in the ultimate terror озъег strike, the apocalypse that will trigger a holy war between Western civilization and the Muslim world After passing the message on to his peers, Grafton ischarged by the president with assembling a secret team to find the warheads before America's population centers are consumed by a nuclear holocaust As he hunts for terrorists, Grafton soon finds himself up to his neck in power politics, techno-billionaires, money-grubbing traitors, anarchists, and spies He also discovers that the terrorists don't all come from the Middle East They come from places close to home They masquerade as patriots Some may even have the president's ear With the survival of Western civilization at stake, Grafton pulls out all the stops Calling on the assistance of the indomitable Toad Tarkington, and CIA burglar Tommy Carmellini, he raids the prisons to assemble his team while the clock ticks toward Armageddon.  With   Silv   Silv   Silv2004 г ISBN 1593351011.

Book DescriptionNealy Coleman is no longer the troubled teenager who slipped away from home thirty years ago with her illegitimate child She's now rich, sophisticated and renowned in the racing world And she's come back to SunStar, her family's thoroughbred horse farm to confront the secrets of her past Nealy's shocking return will change everything озъек for her two brothers; for her daughter, Emmie; and for all the Thorntons and Colemans who have connections to SunStar As the truth about her family is revealed, Nealy will find herself faced with the greatest challenges of her life - challenges that will test her courage in unexpected ways and reveal what is truly important.  Eliz   Аник   Иллю   XVII2004 г ISBN 1593350198.

В книге изложены основы работы в ОС Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP Доступно и подробно описаны устройство компьютера, установка Windows, графический интерфейс пользователя, настройка ОС, установка озъеч оборудования и программных приложений, архивация данных, работа с мультимедиа, подготовка, текста и графических изображений с помощью программ из комплекта Windows Большое внимание уделено основам работы в ОС MS-DOS и операционных оболочках Norton Commander, Volkov Commander, FAR Детально изложены вопросы конфигурирования системы, управления памятью, обслуживания дисковых устройств Описаны различные варианты загрузки ОС и работа пользователя в аварийных ситуациях Рассмотрены коммуникационные возможности Windows 9 X/ME/2000/XP и работа в Интернете Изложено, как подключиться к Интернету и получить доступ к его информационным ресурсам, просматривать Web-страницы и выполнять поиск информации с помощью броузера Internet Explorer, работать с электронной почтой в программе Outlook Express В книге опубликовано много иллюстраций, позволяющих читателю легко разобраться в основных приемах работы Предназначена для широкого круга начинающих и более опытных пользователей ПК Издание 2-е, переработанное и дополненное Автор Александр Гаевский.  tuchkas   Thin   реда   Издательства: Гамма Пресс 2000, А С К , 2003 г Мягкая обложка, 480 стр ISBN 5-86887-097-2 Тираж: 5000 экз Формат: 70x100/16 (~167x236 мм).