Kamień Pogan tkwił na polanie od wieków, na długo przedtem, zanim stanęli przy nim trzej chłopcy i zawarli braterstwo krwi, niechcący uwalniając niszczycielską siłę? Od tamtego czasu co siedem lat przez siedem dni mieszkańcy Hawkins Hollow popełniają straszliwe czyny " a potem nic nie pamiętają. Ten zbiorowy obłęd sprawił, że miasteczko zyskało sobie ponurą sławę i opinię nawiedzonego. Zbliża się kolejny czas "siódemki". Caleb Hawkins, potomek założycieli miasta, tego roku wyraźniej niż kiedykolwiek dostrzega działanie złych mocy. By z nimi walczyć, będzie potrzebował pomocy dwóch najlepszych przyjaciół, ale także Quinn Black, dziennikarki, która przyjechała rozwikłać zagadkę Hawkins Hollow, i która tak samo jak on widzi oznaki niedostrzegalne dla innych. Cal i Quinn są pierwszą parą w grupie sześciorga osób wybranych do walki ze złem czyhającym w ciemności?

W pożarze, który wybucha w słynnej katedrze turyńskiej, ginie mężczyzna pozbawiony języka i linii papilarnych, prawdopodobnie rabuś. Podobne próby włamania, a nawet pożary, miały wielokrotnie miejsce w przeszłości, na przestrzeni wieków. Sprawcy pozostawali zawsze anonimowi, nie dawało się ustalić ich tożsamości. Sprawą zajmuje się policyjny wydział do spraw dzieł sztuki. Okazuje się, że rozwiązania zagadki należy szukać w historii. Śledztwo, które prowadzi komisarz Marco Valoni, historyk sztuki Sofia Galloni oraz dociekliwa dziennikarka Ana Jimenez ujawnia, że włamywacze pochodzą z tego samego środowiska, wspólnoty chrześcijańskiej z miasta Urfa, antycznej Eddessy.Obiektem ich zainteresowania jest najcenniejsza relikwia chrześcijaństwa: Syndon, pośmiertna szata Chrystusa

Martin Philips and Denise Sanger were doctors, LOVERS — and desperately afraid Both of them suspected that something was wrong — terribly wrong — in the great medical research center where they worked. Both of them wondered why a beautiful young woman had died on the operating table and had her brain secretly removed. Both of them found it impossible to explain the rash of female patients exhibiting bizarre mental breakdowns and shocking sexual behavior. Both of them were placing their careers and very lives in deadly jeopardy as they penetrated the eerie inner sanctums of a medical world gone mad with technological power and the lust for more

David Ogden, Deputy Director of Operations at the CIA and a man of legendary achievements, has died. His private papers, including a copy of a shocking set of assignments, are found in a lockbox. It appears that in the last month of his life, with tumors spreading throughout his brain, David Ogden had ordered his best-trained and most loyal agents, identified only by code name, to carry out a series of bizarre deeds. The assignments include the firebombing of a seedy rooming house in Florida, the fixing of a college basketball game in New York, the killing of a cruise director in the Caribbean and a rape. The agents were instructed to complete these orders within a five-day period-but for what purpose? Nobody knows. The director was clearly deranged from his illness, and the plans must be reversed before news of his dementia leaks out. But in his instructions to his agents, Ogden wrote “Gibralter Rules apply”: there can be no recall of these orders, no CIA contact with the agents. Only the Sensitives can stop them. Brain Damage is the third exciting thriller featuring the Sensitives, the tough-talking, irrepressible group whose receptiveness to the thoughts of others is so acute as to be virtually telepathic. It is a gift that is both a miracle and a curse for these extraordinary people, who are treated as either delinquents or demigods by the very intelligence agency that expects them to solve its most unsolvable problems

Artists, composers, and writers are being mutilated and destroyed in the bloodiest murders in police history. This maniac is taking one thing - their brains! The chief of CURE nearly ends up as the next corpse . . . Remo and Chiun are acting fast, and discovering the killer's an old enemy, stockpiling brains to extract the creativity he's lacking . . . They are tracking him to Hollywood - top brain center - where work can be fun! A sexy agent wants Remo for a new career . . . Chiun meets his soap opera idol . . . and there's a great spectacle coming: irresistible force, Sinanju, meeting indestructible object, Mr. Gordons

One day in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. A wristband marked her as a “flight risk,” and her medical records—chronicling a monthlong hospital stay of which she had no memory at all—showed hallucinations, violence, and dangerous instability. Only weeks earlier, Susannah had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: a healthy, ambitious college grad a few months into her first serious relationship and a promising career as a cub reporter at a major New York newspaper. Who was the stranger who had taken over her body? What was happening to her mind? In this swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn’t happen. A team of doctors would spend a month—and more than a million dollars—trying desperately to pin down a medical explanation for what had gone wrong. Meanwhile, as the days passed and her family, boyfriend, and friends helplessly stood watch by her bed, she began to move inexorably through psychosis into catatonia and, ultimately, toward death. Yet even as this period nearly tore her family apart, it offered an extraordinary testament to their faith in Susannah and their refusal to let her go. Then, at the last minute, celebrated neurologist Souhel Najjar joined her team and, with the help of a lucky, ingenious test, saved her life. He recognized the symptoms of a newly discovered autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks the brain, a disease now thought to be tied to both schizophrenia and autism, and perhaps the root of “demonic possessions” throughout history. Far more than simply a riveting read and a crackling medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman’s struggle to recapture her identity and to rediscover herself among the fragments left behind. Using all her considerable journalistic skills, and building from hospital records and surveillance video, interviews with family and friends, and excerpts from the deeply moving journal her father kept during her illness, Susannah pieces together the story of her “lost month” to write an unforgettable memoir about memory and identity, faith and love. It is an important, profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic

It's computer crime of the highest order when an electronic shadow force steals all of CURE's secrets, including those of Remo and the Master of Sinanju, and begins manipulating them for their own mysterious purposes. It's up to Remo to crack this secret organization before they can begin the downloading of the unimaginable threat--the Fourth Reich

Malone lives in a world where psionic powers such as telepathy and teleportation exist. He must cope with them as well as an FBI Director who leaves Malone continually confused about what situation he is being asked to handle and what he is expected to do about it. Malone is charged with investigating leaks in a secret government program. For assistance, he recruits a powerful psi from a mental institution who believes she is Queen Elizabeth I of England. The problem is, she may be right. Brain Twister marries SF adventure with slapstick comedy for hilarious results. A shorter version of this work appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1959 under the title That Sweet Little Old Lady. First published in the present form in August 1962 (Pyramid Books). Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960

Milk run. That’s what they told Ronny Bronston this job would be. “Just like a vacation,” his boss had said. All he and the giant Dorn Horsten would have to do is visit the planet Einstein and see if there was any reason not to admit them to United Planets. The planet was a paradise, where the people had bred themselves for intelligence and beauty, where everyone was completely free. Free, sometimes, to get into more trouble than they could handle. Only Ronny could get them out of that trouble; and that’s how he wound up on the Dawnworld, in a gladiator’s arena!

На фоне своей собственной жизни автор раскрывает закулисье американских телеигр и исследует историю и современность интеллектуальных игр в Америке. Книга Дженнингса автобиографична. Но в первую очередь она не о нем самом. Она повествует о великом феномене тривии. В русском языке аналога этого слова нет, зато сам феномен нам давно и хорошо знаком. Тривия — это любой интересный, нетривиальный факт, и вопрос, написанный по этому факту, и игра в вопросы и ответы, построенная на интересных фактах. Все вместе

Becker's slender debut novella is an unusual take on the zombie genre: part Grapes of Wrath, part postmodern memoir. A virus outbreak turns millions of people into mindless zombies, and the remaining humans declare war on the undead. Zombified English professor Jack Barnes discovers that he has retained his memories and his consciousness. Joined by several other sentient zombies, Barnes sets off to find the virus's creator in hopes of presenting a treatise on zombie civil rights. Barnes's dogged entitlement and self-centeredness make him both uninteresting and unbearable, and while Becker's writing is crisp, the plot meanders like its characters, consisting of little more than cannibalistic feasts and tin-eared literary and pop culture references (Hell is other zombies; Perhaps life as a zombie is better than no life at all)

Эта книга могла бы стать биографией группы, если бы у них был только BrainStorm. Но жизнь длиннее самой любимой песни. И четверо парней из Елгавы говорят с вами о главных вещах – Любви, Дружбе, Призвании, Успехе и всём том, о чём за 45 лет не рассказали даже друг другу. Вы можете не знать их песен, но вы поймёте, о чём они: эта книга про всех нас. Ведь каждому порой надо просто услышать: «Ты не один».В формате PDF A4 сохранён издательский дизайн

Dzika magia szaleje w Toronto, Adept Ciemności wdarł sie do świata śmiertelników. W czasach, gdy tylko głupcy i niewinni wierzą w czary, kto ma walczyć z atakiem zła? Szczęśliwym trafem w Toronto znalazło się kilku niespodziewanych obrońców Światłości: Rebecca obdarzona darem Widzenia; ROland, uliczny grajek, który pewnego dnia może zostać bardem; pani Ruth, bezdomna kobieta z kilkoma niezwykłymi sztuczkami; Daru, przepracowana opiekunka społeczna, której liczba podopiecznych rośnie tak samo szybko jak moc Mroku; Tom, kot o rzadko spotykanej przenikliwości i odwadze. Jest też Evan, Adept Światłości, który wesprze śmiertelników w walce o to, by Ziemia nie pogrążyła się w ostatecznej, całkowitej Ciemności…

Bramy w piasku to powieść, w której wydarzenia toczą się w oszałamiającym tempie: terroryści, Obcy, pracownicy naukowi obdarzeni niezwykłymi talentami starają się wyjaśnić zagadkę tajemniczego kamienia z pradziejów Kosmosu…

Это – роман?! Автор что, шутит? Какой же это роман, если в нем нет ни героев, ни сюжета? А есть 26 самых известных брендов, в лабиринтах которых блуждает наш герой, герой нашего времени… «Я теряю себя. Я уже это сделал. Я абсолютно поверхностный человек, и я копирую поверхности. Я постоянно копирую чей-то стиль, чью-то манеру разговаривать или писать, чью-то манеру одеваться, чью-то мимику и чьи-то жесты, у меня почти не осталось ничего своего. Я даже не попытался ничего своего создать, я просто переработал что-то уже имеющееся». Мы все стали такими. Но лишь Олегу Сивуну хватило сил рассказать об этом. The End

Fifty years ago the Commander came into power and murdered all who opposed him. In his warped mind, the seven deadly sins were the downfall of society. He created the Hole where sinners are branded according to their sins and might survive a few years. At best. Now LUST wraps around my neck like blue fingers strangling me. I’ve been accused of a crime I didn’t commit and now the Hole is my new home. Darkness. Death. Violence. Pain. Now every day is a fight for survival. But I won’t die. I won’t let them win. The Hole can’t keep me. The Hole can’t break me. I am more than my brand. I’m a fighter. My name is Lexi Hamilton, and this is my story

Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top. But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before his shadowy captors decide he’s no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw that it’ll leave them both branded by fire…

To save Laura’s life — and maybe his own — Brad was forced to reveal a past that might cancel out his future

Anna Ēbenšteina Brandenfelsas pils noslēpumi Romāns Pirmā un otrā grāmata Romāna galvenā sižeta līnija saistās ar mīklaino grāfienes Brandenfelsas noslepkavošanas mēģinājumu, testamentu pazušanu un vērtīgu dārglietu nolaupīšanu. Sākas izmeklēšana, kuras procesā daudz samezglojumu un pārsteidzošu atklājumu. Aršiem notikumiem cieši savijas romāna varoņu likteņi. Sī grāmata būs interesanta lasāmviela ikvienam vieglas piedzīvoju­mu literatūras cienītājam. Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis No vācu valodas tulkojis Kārlis Kļaviņš Mākslinieks Viktors Parkovs Eb 13 Brandenfelsas pils noslēpumi. Atk. izd. (Romāns). R.: Avots, 1992 Apgāda „Grāmatu Draugs" 1933. gada izdevuma atkārtojums

"A short but intense novel. Big, believe me." — Joan Josep Isern, Avui "A little masterpiece." — Giancarlo Montalbini, Lettera "A refined book. One of those books one should add to one's book collection, that one should re-read when looking for emotions in the silent world of writing." — Matteo Chiavarone, Ghigliottina Brandes, a painter living in the Nazi-occupied Paris, will have to make a tough decision: Goering has taken away all his work and asked him to hand him over his Lucas Cranach painting, a family relic. If he does so, he will retrieve them, if he refuses to do it, he will never get them back

Henriks Ibsens Brands Dramatiska poēma piecos cēlienos. Branda mērķis ir cildens — atbrīvot cilvēci, izskaust visu, kas nomāc un notrulina cilvēka garu. Tomēr viņš nekad neaicina tautu cīnīties pret sociālo netaisnību, iznīcināt smago nabadzības jūgu, jo materialo postu un trūkumu Brands resp. pats Ibsens atzīst par tau­tas garīgās attīstības veicinātājiem: «Ik īstu tautu, kaut tā vāja, To nelaime tik stiprināja.» te izpaužas dzejnieka sašutums par Norvēģijas vienaldzību, kad prūši agresivi uzbruka tās sabiedrotajai Dānijai, naids pret tautiešu svārstīgo buržuāzisko liberālismu un pseidodemokratismu, ironija par sīkpilsoņu liekulīgo dievi icību un šķietamo humānismu un kvēla vēlēšanās celt dzīvi augšup. Visi šie daudzpusīgie autora centieni iedzīvināti jaunā, enerģiskā mācītāja Branda tēlā, kas cīņā par dienišķo maizes riecienu nomocītai tautai sludina gara nemieru. Skarba ir Branda prasība: «Visu vai neko!» Būdams stipra personība, viņš, daudz nesvārstīdamies, noraida ikkatru kompromisu, ikkatru pakļaušanos sirds tieksmēm un ikdienas dzīves prasībām, ideālu vērtēdams augstāk par savu paša un savu tuvinieku dzīvību. Viņa dumpīgais gars nostājas arī pret baznīcas dogmām — «pat nezinu, vai kristīgs es», apliecina Brands. Citur viņš nesaudzīgi nosoda reliģiju tās liekulības dēļ. Norvēģu sīkpilsoņu dievs ir vecs un slims, fiziski un garīgi nevarīgs. Tas ir kalpu dievs, tas «vergu pulka vergu dievs», ko niecīgais sīkburžujs izveidojis pēc savas līdzības. Lai izskaustu cilvēkā reliģijas iedēstīto verdzisko padevību un trulo vienaldzību, Brands ieteic dievu jau «…šodien iezārkot un steigšus zemes pīšļiem dot». Tulkojis Jānis Akuraters Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Redaktors J. Osmanis. Māksl, redaktors A. Jēgers. Techn. redaktors V. Šiliņš. Korektore L. Rambeka. Nodota salikšanai 1956. g. 6. jūnijā. Parakstīta iespiešanai 1956. g. 10. jūlijā. Pirmie sacerējumi, ko Ibsens saraksta ārzemēs, ir dramatiskās poēmas «Brands» (1866.) un «Pers Gints» (1867.). Tajās izpau­žas autora filozofiskie uzskati un politiskie centieni. Vēstulēs Ibsens arī apliecina, ka viņš «Brandā» ielicis daudz personīgo pārdzīvojumu un izjūtu: te izpaužas dzejnieka sašutums par Norvēģijas vienal­dzību, kad prūši agresivi uzbruka tās sabiedrotajai Dānijai, naids pret tautiešu svārstīgo buržuāzisko liberālismu un pseidodemokratismu, ironija par sīkpilsoņu liekulīgo dievi icību un šķietamo humā­nismu un kvēla vēlēšanās celt dzīvi augšup. Visi šie daudzpusīgie autora centieni iedzīvināti jaunā, enerģiskā mācītāja Branda tēlā, kas cīņā par dienišķo maizes riecienu nomo­cītai tautai sludina gara nemieru. Skarba ir Branda prasība: «Visu vai neko!» Būdams stipra personība, viņš, daudz nesvārstī­damies, noraida ikkatru kompromisu, ikkatru pakļaušanos sirds tieksmēm un ikdienas dzīves prasībām, ideālu vērtēdams augstāk par savu paša un savu tuvinieku dzīvību. Viņa dumpīgais gars nostā­jas arī pret baznīcas dogmām — «pat nezinu, vai kristīgs es», ap­liecina Brands. Citur viņš nesaudzīgi nosoda reliģiju tās liekulības dēļ. Norvēģu sīkpilsoņu dievs ir vecs un slims, fiziski un garīgi neva­rīgs. Tas ir kalpu dievs, tas «vergu pulka vergu dievs», ko niecīgais sīkburžujs izveidojis pēc savas līdzības. Lai izskaustu cilvēkā reli­ģijas iedēstīto verdzisko padevību un trulo vienaldzību, Brands ieteic dievu jau «…šodien iezārkot un steigšus zemes pīšļiem dot». Reliģija un sīkpilsoņu ačgārnie morāliskie uzskati ir sakropļo­juši visu laikmetu. Ar cildenajiem vārdiem «humānisms» un «mīles­tība» maskē gļēvulību, nevarību, pat viltību un melus. Niecīgā nelgu un egoistu sabiedrība izkropļojusi arī XVIII gad­simta franču buržuāziskās revolūcijas lozungu «Brīvība, brālība, vienlīdzība», ar kuru toreiz cīnījās pret feodālo varmācību. Buržuā­ziska demokrātijā Ibsena uztverē ir īsta vergu valsts — tā nemīl brī­vību I ādēj kāds dramas varonis ar asu sarkasmu runā par šo bur­žuāzisko valsti: «Valsts ideja ar labpatiku Vēl pieļauj pat  republiku; Tā, protams, nemīl brīvību, Bet vienlīdzību, brālību.» Līdzīgu rūgtu pārliecību Ibsens vēlāk izteic kādā vēstulē Georgam Brandesam: «Mēs dzīvojam no druskām, kas nokritušas no pagajušā gadsimta revolūcijas galda- . Brīvība, vienlīdzība, brālība — tagad vairs nav tas, kas bija nelaiķes giljotinas laikā.» I'iaiids saceļas pret šo seklo, tukšo un verdzisko laikmetu. Viņš grib no zemes «rūsu notīrīt», iznīcināt visus ilgi krātos melus un ļau­numus: «Viss lai atmirdz, viss lai mainās.» Branda mērķis ir cildens — atbrīvot cilvēci, izskaust visu, kas nomāc un notrulina cilvēka garu. Tomēr viņš nekad neaicina tautu cīnīties pret sociālo netaisnību, iznīcināt smago nabadzības jūgu, jo materialo postu un trūkumu Brands resp. pats Ibsens atzīst par tau­tas garīgās attīstības veicinātājiem: «Ik īstu tautu, kaut tā vāja, To nelaime tik stiprināja.» Šo pašu domu Ibsens apliecina arī kada 1868. gada rakstīta vēstulē. Cilvēks ar savu stipro gribu spēj atbrīvoties no nespēka un ga­rīgas verdzības važām, no meliem, zemiskuma un liekulības — no visa tā, kas nomāc un ierobežo cilvēka personību ceļā uz mirdzo­šajām kalnu virsotnēm, kuras simbolizē garīgo pilnību. Ar savu bezbailīgo braucienu pāri vētras sabangotajam fjordam Brands saviļņo zemniekus un zvejniekus, kuri aicina Brandu kļūt par viņu mācītāju, palīdzēt viņiem atbrīvoties no sīkajām rūpēm, pa­līdzēt kāpt augšup kalnā. Brands viņiem atgādina, cik gļēvi ir vidusceļa gājēji un ka nekāda palīdzība neglābs to, kas negrib neie­spējamo: «Tiks piedots, ja tu neiespēji, Bet mūžam ne, ja negribēji.» Brands ne sprīdi neatkāpjas no savas devizes «Visu vai neko!», kaut arī iet bojā viņa ģimene. Viņš savai sievai Agnesei aizrāda, ka nepietiek tikai atdot visu, bet arī jāgrib atdot visu, jo, tikai saska­ņojot rīcību ar gribu, cilvēks spēj iegūt īsto garīgo brīvību: «Uzvar, kas spēj atteikties!» Kā kontrasts šīm stingrajām Branda morales prasībām parādīts ārsts, kas ir vienkāršs pret cilvēkiem. Viņš arvien veic savu pienā­kumu, neprasot no cilvēka ārkārtējo. Ārsts Brandam saka: «Jā, tavas gribas quantum satis Tik liels kā milzis ceļas viņš, Bet tavā conto caritatis, Tu — nožēlojams nabadziņš.» Taisnība beigās izrādās ārsta pusē. Ļaudis, kas sekoja Brandam, drīz pagurst un beidzot sašutumā no viņa novēršas, steigdamies uz siļķu zveju, kur viņus aizvilina fogts. Buržuāziskā kritika mēdz sevišķi uzsvērt Branda individuālismu, kas nebūt nav pareizs uzskats: Brands taču visu laiku cīnās ne sava pašlabuma, bet savas tautas dēļ. Viņš savu tautu grib atbrīvot no viduvējības, gļēvuma un egoisma, grib to vest uz mirdzošām kalnu virsotnēm. Brands pats saka: «Ne priekš sevis cīņā gāju, Ne priekš sevis laimi krāju!» Brands ar dziļām skumjām pārliecinās, ka viņš nespej ļaudis atbrīvot no viņu ikdienas sīko rūpju un kompromisu pilnās dzīves: «Visu, visu atdevu, Savu sirdi izrāvu Sev no krūts — un velti devu!» Beidzot Brands sak šaubīties par savas devizes pareizumu. Ne­redzamo koris dzied: «Mūžam viņu neaizsniegsi Tu, kas radīts putekļos!» Parādās Agnese, kas viņu aicina atsacīties no savas antihumanistiskās devizes «Visu vai neko!», t. i., pašam no sevis, tad viņas un arī dēla nāve būs tikai Jauns sapnis, bet Brands to nespēj. ViņŠ pats nespēj realizēt savu bargo prasību — atteikties no itin visa. Tādēļ parādība pazūd un ledus gālēs atskan balss: «Mirsti, dzīvē tev nav vietas!» Sniega lavina aprok Brandu. Uz viņa pēdējo izmi­sīgo jautājumu: «Dievs, jel nāves tuvumā Teic, — vai tiešām veltīga Manas gribas quantum satis?» dzirdama atbilde «Dievs ir — deus caritatis.» Te arī izskan gal­vena doma, ko pauž lugas autors: cilvēks nespēj ideālu realizēt, viņam ļauts tikai visiem spēkiem pēc tā censties, nepārkāpjot cilvēcības robežas; materialā dzīve nedrīkst būt nostādīta pretstatā ideāliem. XIX gadsimta otrajā pusē lielā laikmeta ideja jau bija socia­lisms, bet Ibsens pagāja tai garām. Līdz ar to viņam neizdevās radīt isti pilnvērtīgus sava laika pozitivos varoņus, to skaitā arī Brandu. jo liela, dzīva personība var būt tikai tur, kur ir liela sociālā ideja, kas šo personību spārno. Brandam šīs lielās sociālās idejas trūkst, un tādēļ viņš ir stipri abstrakts varonis. Abstrakts ir arī viņa lo­zungs: «Visu vai neko!» Protams, Branda nemitīgajā trauksmē aug­šup ir liels skaistums un arī revolucionārs patoss. Tādēļ, kad šo simbolisko drāmu 1906. gadā izrādīja Maskavas Dailes teātris, tā saviļņoja plašas ļaužu masas. 1867. gadā Ibsens no Romas raksta par dzimteni, ka tā spēj «… nomākt katru gribu un enerģiju, šauro apstākļu nolādētā īpat­nība ir tā, ka tie cilvēku dvēseles dara sīkas»

Aus einem Labor für Gentechnologie entläuft ein Hund. Der Eigenbrötler Travis Cornell nimmt den streunenden Golden Retriever bei sich auf. Aber schon bald müssen die beiden feststellen, dass sich nicht nur rivalisierende Geheimdienste, sondern auch ein mysteriöses Wesen an ihre Fersen geheftet haben. Endlich wird klar, dass es sich bei dem Verfolger um ein gentechnisch perfektioniertes Mordtier handelt, das dem Laboratorium gleichfalls entwichen ist und auf die Vernichtung des Hunds programmiert zu sein scheint. Titel der Originalausgabe WATCHERS Aus dem Amerikanischen übersetzt von Heinz Nagel

A fierce debut novel about mothers and daughters, haves and have-nots, and the stark realities behind the American Dream. A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams—and wound up working as a line cook in Waterbury, Connecticut. Back when the brass mills were still open, this bustling factory town drew one wave of immigrants after another. Now it’s the place they can’t seem to leave. Elsie, herself the granddaughter of Lithuanian immigrants, falls in love quickly, but when she learns that she’s pregnant, Elsie can’t help wondering where Bashkim’s heart really lies, and what he’ll do about the wife he left behind. Seventeen years later, headstrong and independent Luljeta receives a rejection letter from NYU and her first-ever suspension from school on the same day. Instead of striking out on her own in Manhattan, she’s stuck in Connecticut with her mother, Elsie—a fate she refuses to accept. Wondering if the key to her future is unlocking the secrets of the past, Lulu decides to find out what exactly her mother has been hiding about the father she never knew. As she soon discovers, the truth is closer than she ever imagined. Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story

Philip St. Ives is a top professional go-between who mediates between the owner of stolen goods and the thieves who stole them. In this exciting new novel, his assignment is to recover a rare and politically important tenth century brass Shield stolen from a Washington, D.C. museum

Next novel in the 'Gridlinked' sequence, with the resurrection of the terrifying Mr Crane, a massive android kiling machine… and one with a grudge. The knight errant Anderson is hunting a dragon on the primitive Out-Polity world of Cull, little knowing that far away a man — more technology than human flesh — has resurrected a brass killing machine to assist in a similar hunt that encompasses star systems. When agent Cormac learns that his old enemy still lives, he sets out in pursuit aboard the attack ship Jack Ketch… whilst scientist Mika begins discovering the horrifying truth about that ancient technology ostensibly produced by the alien Jain, who died out five million years ago. The people of Cull must struggle desperately to survive on a planet roamed by ferocious insectile monsters, while they build the industrial base that will enable them to reach their forefathers' starship still orbiting far above them. An entity calling itself Dragon assists them, but its motives are questionable having created genetic by-blows of humans and the hideous local autochthons, before growing bored with that game. And now Cull, for millennia geologically inactive, suffers earthquakes… Meanwhile the brass killing machine, Mr Crane, seeks to escape a bloody past he can neither forget nor truly remember. So mindlessly he will continues his search for sanity, which he might find in an instant or not for a thousand years

British author McDonald’s outstanding SF novel channels the vitality of South America’s largest country into an edgy, post-cyberpunk free-for-all. McDonald sets up three separate characters in different eras — a cynical contemporary reality-TV producer, a near-future bisexual entrepreneur and a tormented 18th-century Jesuit agent. He then slams them together with the revelation that their worlds are strands of an immense quantum multiverse, and each of them is threatened by the Order, a vast conspiracy devoted to maintaining the status quo until the end of time. As McDonald weaves together the separate narrative threads, each character must choose between isolation or cooperation, and also between accepting things as they are or taking desperate action to make changes possible. River of Gods (2004), set in near-future India, established McDonald as a leading writer of intelligent, multicultural SF, and here he captures Latin America’s mingled despair and hope. Chaotic, heartbreaking and joyous, this must-read teeters on the edge of melodrama, but somehow keeps its precarious balance. Won BSFA Award in 2008. Nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Locus and John Campbell awards in 2008

It was eight years since Patrick had vanished leaving his pitiful note, 'I'm sorry but I can't bear it any longer. Don't be angry with me, Patrick. Now it seemed, he had returned — just in time to claim the family inheritance. But if Patrick really had committed suicide, who was this mysterious young man claiming to be him and calling himself Brat Farrar?

Corrie nie ma czasu na randki, mimo to o jej względy rywalizuje dwóch najatrakcyjniejszych kawalerów w okolicy. Obaj bracia Merrickowie są przystojni i bogaci, jednak ich charaktery bardzo się różnią. Podjęcie decyzji będzie dla Corrie nie lada wyzwaniem…

Svjatoslavs Saharnovs Brauc jūrā kuģi Par karavelām, ledlaužiem un citiem kuģiem pastāstījis Svjatoslavs Saharnovs «Gribu visu zināt» Ērika Benjaminsona un Borisa Kištimova zīmējumi Rīga «Liesma» 1981 Плывут по морям корабли* Рисунки Эрике Беиьяминсоиа и Борисе Кыштымом Рассказал про каравеллы, ледоколы и другие корабли Святослав Сахарное Москва «Детская литература» 1976 =Рига «Лиесма» 1981 На латышском языке Серия «Хочу всё знать» Перевод с русского Э. Авдеева No krievu valodas tulkojis Ēriks Avdejevs Pirmsskolas vecuma bērniem Redaktore E. Marjutina. Mākslinieciskais redaktors A. Sprūdis Tehniski redaktore L. Engere. Korektore I Sakse. Nodota salikšanai 17.07.80. Parakstīta iespiešanai 18.06.81. For­mēts 60x100/8. Ofseta papīrs № 1. Žurnālu cirstā garnitūra. Ofsetspiedums. 3,33 uzsk. iespiedi.; 23,31 uzsk. kr. nov.; 3,79 izdevn. I. Metiens 45 000 eks. Pasūt. № 978. Cena 30 kap. Izdevniecība «Liesma», 226047 Rīgā, Padomju bulv. 24. Izdevn. № 11 /30736,r B-581. Iespiesta Latvijas PSR Valsts izdevniecību, poligrāfijas un grāmatu tirdzniecības lietu komitejas Rīgas Pa­raugtipogrāfijā, 226004 Rīgā, Vienības gatvē 11. О Tulkojums latviešu valodā, «Liesma», 1981 С Издательство «Детская литература», 1976

Braucam tuvu. Braucam tālu K. Arona teksts Ē.Benjaminsona un B.Kištimova zīmējumi «gribu visu zināt» Rīga «Liesma» 1980

 Boriss Kostjukovskis Brauciens pie Saules Stāsts Latvijas Valsts Izdevniecība 1961 Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv Tulkojis E. Rauhvargers Māksliniece I. Arhangeļska

Trigiani's sequel to Very Valentine is a sweet second act for shoemaker and designer Valentine Roncalli. Val takes over the New York family-run shoe business with feet-of-clay older brother, Alfred; falls for the dashing, older Gianluca in Italy; and takes a business risk in South America, where she unearths a dusty chapter of family history. There are plenty of picturesque globe-trotting adventures in Tuscany, Manhattan, and Buenos Aires, and, for artistic and independent Val, a grown-up commitment evolves. There is no art without love. Only love can open someone up to the possibilities of living and creating art, Val writes to the wary Gianluca. And the startling twist of family history finally challenges an old-fashioned, insular clan to join the modern world. But it's always the endearing, unnerving and rowdy Roncallis who steal the show. Look for a heartbreaking exit of one beloved character, and a cliffhanger breakup in this charming valentine to love, forgiveness, and family

Brave New World Revisited (Harper & Row, 1958), written by Huxley almost thirty years after Brave New World, was a non-fiction work in which Huxley considered whether the world had moved toward or away from his vision of the future from the 1930s. He believed when he wrote the original novel that it was a reasonable guess as to where the world might go in the future but in Brave New World Revisited he concluded that the world was becoming much more like Brave New World much faster than he thought

When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? In his smash-hit anthologies Wastelands and The Living Dead, acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams showed you what happens when society is utterly wiped away. Now he brings you a glimpse into an equally terrifying future — what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid’s Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today’s most visionary writers. From Huxley's Brave New World, to Orwell's 1984, to Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, dystopian books have always been an integral part of both science fiction and literature, and have influenced the broader culture discussion in unique and permanent ways. Brave New Worlds brings together the best dystopian fiction of the last 30 years, demonstrating the diversity that flourishes in this compelling subgenre. This landmark tome contains stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Cory Doctorow, M. Rickert, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, and many others

As wild as the Wyoming frontier and a terror when spurned, Jessie Blair is furious when she over hears Chase Summers refusing her hand -- and vows to seduce the handsome drifter out of spite. Enraged by Jessie's arrogance yet haunted by her beauty, Chase is irresistible drawn to the headstrong miss -- and into her troubles with the land-hungry villains who murdered her father. For his pride insists he tame the fiery temptress who toys with his emotions. And his passion won't be sated until the sensuous young hellion becomes a woman in his arms. Review "A DREAMSPINNER EXTRAORDINAIRE". Romantic Times About the Author One of the world's most successful authors of historical romance, every one of Johanna Lindsey's previous novels has been a national bestseller, and several of her titles have reached the #1 spot on theNew York Timesbestseller list. Ms. Lindsey lives in New England with her family

For love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom… he became the hammer and scourge of England. In one of history’s darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor—the likes of whom the world may never see again. Amid the color, pageantry, and violence of medieval Scotland unfurls the resplendent tale of the legendary William Wallace, farmer by birth, rebel by fate, who banded together his valiant army of Scots to crush the cruel tyranny of the English Plantagenet king. Mel Gibson is William Wallace, the valiant highlander whose epic adventures changed the course of history

Henty again turned his attention to the war fought in Queen Anne’s reign. The little known but remarkable and eccentric Charles Mordaunt, earl of Peterborough, served the Crown as admiral and general, diplomat and ambassador. He led English forces in the War of the Spanish Succession and in a remarkable siege captured Barcelona and installed an Austrian archduke as king of Spain. Henty states in his preface that Peterborough “showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed, and performed feats of daring worthy of taking their place among those of the leaders of chivalry.” Orphaned and ornery, Jack Stilwell begins life with two strikes against him. A frustrated uncle turns him over to an impressment gang and off he goes to Spain to join Peterborough. As an aide-de-camp to the general, he survives several adventures, faces down an angry mob bent on killing unarmed citizens, and helps the General in all the military actions in Spain. Jack also serves under Marlborough, exhibiting all the strength of character and valor expected of an English officer. This action-packed story ends with the former orphan a respected colonel and a member of Parliament

They were British Special Forces, trained to be the best. In January 1991 a squad of eight men went behind the Iraqi lines on a top secret mission. It was called Bravo Two Zero. In command was Sergeant Andy McNab. Dropped into “scud alley” carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men found themselves surrounded by Saddam’s army. Their radios didn’t work. The weather turned cold enough to freeze diesel fuel. And they had been spotted. Their only chance at survival was to fight their way to the Syrian border seventy-five miles to the northwest and swim the Euphrates River to freedom. Eight set out. Five came back. This is their story. Filled with no-holds-barred detail about McNab’s capture and excruciating torture, it tells of men tested beyond the limits of human endurance… and of the war you didn’t see on CNN. Dirty, deadly, and fought outside the rules

Bérurier, ex-interne des hôpitaux de Paris ? Ça vous la coupe, hein ? Et pourtant vous allez voir que le Gros sait aussi bien manier le stéthoscope que le saucisson à l’ail. Surtout quand il a comme vieille bonne une sémillante donzelle nommée Pinaud. Et si ce bouquin vous détraque la rate, vous savez maintenant par qui vous faire soigner !

Bérurier, ex-interne des hôpitaux de Paris ? Ça vous la coupe, hein ? Et pourtant vous allez voir que le Gros sait aussi bien manier le stéthoscope que le saucisson à l'ail. Surtout quand il a comme vieille bonne une sémillante donzelle nommée Pinaud. Et si ce bouquin vous détraque la rate, vous savez maintenant par qui vous faire soigner !

Друзья мои, на связи доктор Макарова! Я почти 20 лет практикую в 4-х областях медицины: урология, андрология, венерология и сексология. Без стыда и совести позволю заявить, что я – уникальный доктор, потому что только в моем кабинете можно закрыть сразу несколько интимных вопросов по здоровью. Что, собственно, и будет происходить в этой книге! Это большая бумажная консультация о мужском здоровье. В ней вы найдете информацию по самым животрепещущим темам: устройство половых органов, нормы и мед-ГОСТы, простатит, ИППП, бесплодие, интимная жизнь. И спешу обрадовать! Я не буду, как уважаемый профессор, вещать на волнах, понятных только моим коллегам. Книга написана легко, доступно и с юмором – как люблю я и мои читатели. «Мужская книга» пригодится и мужчинам, и женщинам. Это сакральные знания, которые помогут мужчинам понять свой организм и научиться заботиться о теле, начиная с полового здоровья и заканчивая качественной интимной жизнью. Ну а девушек и дам я приглашаю на неизведанную планету под названием Марс (мужчины ведь оттуда?), чтобы подружиться с ней и понять, как устроена ее почва и атмосфера

One look at Brawn, and Becca is wondering how he’d look without his clothes. He’s also instantly attracted to her, but has sworn never to touch a human female. They just aren’t sturdy enough for the type of rough sex Brawn enjoys most. When he learns he’ll be living under the same roof with Becca, Brawn simply sees it as a chance to broaden his knowledge of humans. Hopefully he can do so while keeping his hands off her… His good intentions go astray when they’re both kidnapped and locked together in a cage. Brawn finds himself reliving a nightmare when he’s once again subjected to breeding experiments at the hands of New Species’ enemies—who will use Becca to get what they want. Brawn and Becca will have to depend on each other if they hope to survive

An exciting short story set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett, available together in the UK exclusively on e-book.Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons – bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive. A handful of Messengers brave the night to keep the lines of communication open between the increasingly isolated populace.But there was a time when the demons were not so bold. A time when wards did more than hold the demons at bay. They allowed man to fight back, and to win. Messenger Arlen Bales will search anywhere, dare anything, to return this magic to the world. This novella presents Arlen Bales, a seventeen-year-old apprentice Messenger carrying a dangerous cargo to Count Brayan's gold mine as One Arm, the giant rock demon, hunts him through the duchy

She's the perfect daughter… almost. Samantha Reed is willing to settle into marriage as a trophy wife to a wealthy older man – if it will help her aging father pay off his debts. But not before having her first, last and only fling – cramming a lifetime's worth of lust into one weekend with the fist available guy she finds. And when her car breaks down near a roadside tavern, she sets her sights on the sexy bartender – Mac Mackenzie… the perfect man for her love-him-and-leave-him fantasy. Only, it never occurs to Samantha that she might fall in love – or that Mac might have a few fantasies of his own…

John Dos Passos, the distinguished American novelist and historian has been personally interested in Brazil for the last fifteen years. He first visited the country in 1948, and returned again in 1956 and 1962. This book, which is based on his experiences in Brazil, presents the people and landscapes of a young country on the move. Here you will find several extraordinary reports on Brasilia, first in the planning stage, second in the wildly frantic period when it was a half-finished group of buildings, and, finally, as it appeared to Mr. Dos Passos in the summer of 1962 when it was at last beginning to function as a city. Here, too, is the story of Brazil's great road building program designed to unify the country, and of the political battles in this enormous country which totters on the verge of a Communist takeover. From traveling the length and breadth of the land and from interviewing all kinds of people: politicians like Carlos Lacerda and religious leaders like Bishop Sales, Mr. Dos Passos has been able to transmit some of the flavor of the most important of Latin American nations. Mr. Dos Passos himself is of Portuguese descent, and he speaks Portuguese as well as Spanish. He begins this readable and fascinating book with a much needed short sketch of the history of Brazil and how the Portuguese tradition differs from the Spanish in South America