Dopo un lungo periodo d’inattività letteraria, in cui si era limitato alla direzione di collane come «If» e «Galaxy», una decina d’anni fa Fred Pohl riprendeva a scrivere, sbalordendo tutti con opere stupende come La porta dell’infinito e Uomo più, e dimostrando una capacità di rinnovamento incredibile in un autore che aveva alle spalle una carriera tanto lunga e luminosa. Soltanto questo Pohl, il Pohl della seconda giovinezza, avrebbe potuto scrivere un romanzo breve come questo: scritto in uno stile vagamente ispirato al compianto Cordwainer Smith, in un futuro al tempo stesso assurdo e affascinante, dove navi grandi come isole traggono succo e minerali dai mari della Terra e dove si snoda bella e avvincente la vicenda romantica di un uomo che cerca di proteggere se stesso e una dolce fanciulla da un fato iniquo e dalle minacce di un morto

Хочеться легкого і веселого читання, інтригуючого сюжету, калейдоскопічного розвитку подій і багато самоіронії? Роман «Dolce Vita, або Кінець гламуру», повністю поглинає увагу читача, стрімко і непомітно вгвинчуючи його у вир подій і переміщень головної героїні. Люба та її подруги — заможні і самодостатні жінки. Подорожі, коштовності, дорогі автомобілі та інші принади світського гламуру — їх звична атмосфера і стиль. Вони потурають усім своїм забаганкам. Але коли у житті з’являється кохання, то виявляється, що погляди на це щемливе почуття та інші емпіричні категорії у кожної свої. Від того і проблему «він-вона і те стерво» кожен вирішує на свій штаб… Це книга про любов, дуже земну і всепоглинаючу

Героиня этой истории – вовсе не рефлексирующая «золушка», как ни соблазнителен такой образ для жанра chick lit. Это настоящая девушка в стиле Cosmo – успешная карьеристка и откровенная с собой, влюбленная женщина. Очень «вкусная» книжка для тех, кто хочет, наконец, узнать всю правду и о русском глянце! Журнал «Cosmopolitan»

"Przygody Trzech Detektywów to amerykańska seria książek kryminalnych dla młodzieży, które mają kilku różnych autorów (Robert Arthur – twórca postaci Trzech Detektywów, William Arden, Mary V. Carey, Nick West oraz Marc Brandel), jednak sygnowane są nazwiskiem Alfreda Hitchcocka. Opowiadają one o śledztwach trzech młodych detektywów: Jupitera Jonesa, Pete'a Crenshawa oraz Boba Andrewsa. Są oni wspomagani przez swojego mistrza, samego Hitchcocka. Akcja zazwyczaj rozgrywa się w okolicach ich rodzinnego miasta, Rocky Beach, w pobliżu Hollywood."

She was a living doll — until she was slashed to death. Detective Steve Carella wants Bert Kling on the case, even though Kling is making enemies of everyone. Then finally even Carella has had it with Kling, and suddenly the detective is missing and suspected dead. The men from the 87th Precinct go full tilt to find the truth. But they really need to find is a little doll — the little doll with all the answers

A spine-chilling thriller by the bestselling author of Twins. A clairvoyant woman involuntarily "witnesses" a grisly murder in the woods of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York and is inexorably drawn into the violent, horrifying web of a genius serial killer's dementia. “You’re psychic; you can go places, see things no one else can... and that’s fabulous and awesome and most of all useful.” Eve Tilden Dodd Klein, thirty-something scion of a rich Connecticut family, has inherited a powerful and fearsome legacy from her mother: clairvoyance. But she doesn’t see her power as fabulous or awesome or useful or anything except a curse that has robbed her of her emotional peace and driven her husband away. She follows him to a small town in the Adirondacks in an attempt at reconciliation, and, through the hated clairvoyance, “witnesses” a murder in the woods. She is the only one who’s seen the killing, and is inexorably drawn into the violent, horrifying web of the killer’s dementia. Police Lieutenant Dave Latovsky, the tough but charming local cop who has been tracking the murderer, has no leads—until Eve gives him a fragment of a description. “His eyes are light brown. Same color as his hair. And they’re empty. Never saw eyes like that—empty... dead... glassy. Like a doll’s eyes.” Those words lead Detective Latovsky closer to the killer, and in turn, the killer closer to Eve. Before long, the price of Eve’s power may prove too high. “He’s looking for me. Hunting for me.” But both Eve and Latovsky are wrong about why — and can’t imagine what the killer with doll’s eyes would do if he found her

The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male dominated world. It aroused a great sensation at the time, and caused a “storm of outraged controversy” that went beyond the theatre to the world newspapers and society. About the Author Born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet, often associated with the early Modernist movement in theatre. Determined to become a playwright from a young age, Ibsen began writing while working as an apprentice pharmacist to help support his family. Though his early plays were largely unsuccessful, Ibsen was able to take employment at a theatre where he worked as a writer, director, and producer. Ibsen’s first success came with Brand and Peter Gynt, and with later plays like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and The Master Builder he became one of the most performed playwrights in the world, second only to William Shakespeare. Ibsen died in his home in Norway in 1906 at the age of 78

For Gretchen Birch, her mother Caroline, and her aunt Nina, doll collecting is a family affair. They may disagree on other things, but when it comes to dolls, they share a passion for the most exquisite (and expensive) creations in history. But they have never imagined that doll collecting could inspire foul play

Dolly, as you’ll see, is a person who finds it hard to let go of those things she holds dear

The first edition of Dolores was published in 1911. It sold well, and was promptly forgotten. Now that her career of sixty years is ended, and her long achievement more and more acclaimed, Dolores, standing at that remote beginning, is curiously reborn

When housekeeper Dolores Claiborne is questioned in the death of her wealthy employer, a long-hidden dark secret from her past is revealed—as is the strength of her own will to survive…