“A landmark in American literature” ( *Chicago Sun-Times* )—Stephen King’s #1 national bestseller about seven adults who return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they had first stumbled on as teenagers…an evil without a name: *It*. Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real. They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the promise they made twenty-eight years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children. Now, children are being murdered again and their repressed memories of that terrifying summer return as they prepare to once again battle the monster lurking in Derry’s sewers. Readers of Stephen King know that Derry, Maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. It reappears in many of his books, including *Bag of Bones* , *Hearts in Atlantis* , and *11/22/63*. But it all starts with *It*. “Stephen King’s most mature work” ( *St. Petersburg Times* ), “ *It* will overwhelm you… to be read in a well-lit room only” ( *Los Angeles Times* ). **

Эта книга о пролетариях информационной эпохи. О христианах, обожествляющих пятницу и ни разу не открывавших Библию. О достойных гражданах, не знающих ни истории, ни культуры своей великой страны. К сожалению, эта книга о всех нас. В этом издании представлен цикл новелл «IT AS IS», эссе «Пост-экзистенциализм», повести «S.T.A.R.T.U.P.» и «Совет из Парижа», а также несколько стихов, написанных одним из героев книги. Книга содержит нецензурную лексику, сцены эротики и насилия, может оскорбить религиозные и патриотические чувства

The fictionalized account of one of 19th-century England's most notorious scandals, by one of Britain's premier historical novelists. In this story, so full of excitement and mystery that it would seem incredible fiction if it were not based on real life, Jean Plaidy has created a fascinating portrait of one woman's tragic life

1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer demonstrates his mastery of the short story in It Can’t Be October Already. In this engaging and funny episode, Pat O’Flynn returns once again for his annual internment in the London jail system. Along the way, he’ll reconnect with the staff and inmates of his sometime-home and perhaps even reach the punchline of his favorite joke. Archer is at his best in this delightful and surprising story

Rita Awards "Outrageous, heartwarming, wonderfully sensual… I loved it!" – Jayne Ann Krentz The windy city isn't quite ready for Phoebe Somerville-the trendy, outrageous and curvaceous New York knockout who has just inherited the Chicago Stars football team. And Phoebe is definitely not prepared for the Stars' head coach Dan Celbow – an Alabama-born former gridiron legend and blond barbarian. Calebow is everything Phoebe abhors – a sexist, jock tacskmaster with a one-track mind. The beautiful new boss is everything Dan despises – a meddling bimbo whos doesn't know pigskin from a pitcher's mound, So why is he drawn to the shameless sexpot like a heat-seeking missile? And why does Dan's good ol'boy charm leave cosmpolitan Pheobe feeling awkward, tongue-tied and frightened to death?

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From Kenya to Quebec, these wry and unconventional stories explore the different ways we’re haunted… Teenagers philosophize on the nature of ontology while fearing there's a ghost in the old mill they're stuck in; a man encounters an old friend in the unlikeliest of places; nineteenth-century inventor Sigismund Mohr is vividly brought back from obscurity; and two journalists travel to Kenya for a conference, where one of them has a paranoid breakdown. It Is an Honest Ghost is a funny and often eerie collection that explores what lies beyond mortality — if anything, that is. 'A thrilling collection: hot-headed, existential, crystalline. Goldbach’s novella Hic et Ubique illuminates the nightmare of being a man in this world — the twisted, spiritual conversion of buddy into warrior. This book is cadenced and visionary.' — Tamara Faith Berger 'Searching and restless, a new Goldbach story is a thing to celebrate. A whole collection of them? A Mardi Gras of mischievous goodness. This fiction slays hearts in the most wondrous of ways.' — Jeff Parker Praise for The Devil and the Detective: 'The world has hitherto been divided into plotters who wrote in shoddy sentences and linguistic aesthetes who wrote beautiful sentences but couldn't make anything happen on the page, no plot. Goldbach manages to do both — a thrilling plot and beautiful language. He has raised the bar for both murder mysteries and literary writing.' — Josip Novakovich 'Mr. Goldbach will be a fun writer to watch. Check him out.' — Padgett Powell John Goldbach is the author of The Devil and the Detective (Coach House, 2013) and the collection Selected Blackouts (Insomniac, 2009). He lives in Montreal, Quebec

After a disturbing call from a certain Josias Brandt, Karl Hofmeyr departs for Cape Town to help his brother, Iggy, who is apparently running amok. On this journey Karl — hard-core heavy-metal fan — valiantly contends with inner demons as well as outer obstacles. Meanwhile, in an attempt to fend off a beleaguering emptiness, Maria Volschenk embarks on a journey to understand her sister’s search for enlightenment. . and her subsequent death. These two narratives converge on a highly unconventional city farm, where Iggy is locked in a bitter duel with the inscrutable Brandt fellow, under the laconic gaze of Maria’s friend Jakobus. Die aanspraak van lewende wesens, the original Afrikaans version of It Might Get Loud, won five major literary awards: the M-Net Award, the University of Johannesburg Literary Prize, the Hertzog Prize, the WA Hofmeyr Prize and the Great Afrikaans Novel Prize

"Red-Hot good!" – Susan Andersen The zodiac predicts lust and romance when undercover cop Joe Shanahan gets in over his head, as he beds the sexy New Age devotee he was sent to investigate, leaving him reeling and her seeing stars

Wooing the Wrong Woman… Henry Middlebrook is back from fighting Napoleon, ready to re-enter London society where he left it. Wounded and battle weary, he decides that the right wife is all he needs. Selecting the most desirable lady in the ton, Henry turns to her best friend and companion to help him with his suit… Is a Terrible Mistake… Young and beautiful, war widow Frances Whittier is no stranger to social intrigue. She finds Henry Middlebrook courageous and manly, unlike the foppish aristocrats she is used to, and is inspired to exercise her considerable wit on his behalf. But she may be too clever for her own good, and Frances discovers that she has set in motion a complicated train of events that’s only going to break her own heart…

Si dice che al mondo niente sia inevitabile, tranne la morte e le tasse. Ma questo forse prima che Morte venisse licenziato in tronco. L’ultima cosa di cui un universo può aver bisogno è di un Tristo Mietitore disoccupato, perché quando un importante servizio pubblico viene a mancare la conseguenza è sempre il caos. Ora Mondo Disco pullula di zombie e non-morti. Reg Scarpa, attivista per i diritti dei defunti, improvvisamente ha molto più lavoro di quanto si sia mai sognato. E il mago Windle Poons, trapassato di fresco, si risveglia nella tomba scoprendo di essere. morto e vegeto. Ma proprio a lui e a un ben poco temibile gruppo di non-morti (Arthur Winkings, per esempio, era diventato vampiro dopo essere stato morso da un avvocato. Schleppel l’uomonero farebbe meglio il suo lavoro se non venisse colto da agorafobia appena fuori dal gabinetto. E Fratello Isolile, l’unica banshee al mondo con un difetto di pronuncia, invece di starsene sui tetti a gridare quando la gente sta per morire, fa passare sotto la porta un bigliettino con scritto ‘OOOOeeOOOeecOOOeee’) spetta il compito di salvare il mondo dei vivi. Nel frattempo in una piccola fattoria molto, molto lontana, uno straniero alto, scuro e allampanato si rivela particolarmente abile a maneggiare la falce. C’è tanto grano da falciare. E una battaglia diversa da combattere

If editors know more than writers about what is good and bad (admittedly an arguable point), Jerry Bixby should know very much more than almost any other writer at all. Other writers have been tempted to do a stint of editing; Bixby was so lost to self-control that he found himself, one time and another, editing at least half a dozen magazines, including some of the very best. He has also a good many new, fine TV scripts to his credit. Oh, and he illustrates. And he plays a fine piano. And But read on; and you'll learn all that anyone ever needs to learn about the fine creative talents of Jerome Bixby, in—

The book came with full "Grateful Deads" DVD set. It has a stories behind the creation all the disks through the years. Lots of colored pictures included

Libbie Addams has a mortgage on her struggling bakery, no love life, no health insurance…and fibromyalgia. She's worried about making ends meet when two hunks show up to rent her extra apartment. Not only do cousins Ken Dougherty and Charles Stackhouse make her money worries disappear, they offer to help out in their spare time. They also make her panties damp. Too bad they're gay, but they’re great eye candy. The men have a secret—they're not gay cousins. They're twin brothers hiding from a vengeful mob boss. Charles is Allan Donohue, a prosecutor with the State Attorney's office in Miami. Benjamin Donohue is the undercover detective who helped break the case wide open. Now they're marked for death. They hope their ruse can keep them, and Libbie, safe. Because now that they've fallen in love with the delicious baker, they’ll never let her go. But when vengeance comes calling, will they ever get to enjoy their sweet life together?

The moving story of a young man's life from an international literary master. On his first day of school, a teacher welcomes Audun to the class by asking him to describe his former life in the country. But there are stories about his family he would prefer to keep to himself, such as the weeks he spent living in a couple of cardboard boxes, and the day of his little brother's birth, when his drunken father fired three shots into the ceiling. So he refuses to talk and refuses to take off his sunglasses. In his late teens Audun is the only one of his family who remains with his mother in their home in a working-class district of Oslo. He delivers newspapers when he is not in school and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with his best friend Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him, feeling that life holds other possibilities. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, It's Fine by Me is a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses

Meet Our Hero… Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past… and the key to his future. The problem is – it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. Meet Our Heroine… All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her – something charming and vexing – that grabs him and won't quite let go… Meet Poor Mr. Mozart… Or don't. But rest assured, he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual – and annually discordant – Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other… and that there is nothing as simple – or as complicated – as a single, perfect kiss

Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan’s Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does.  That’s when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he’s just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. The stress becomes unbearable and Craig stops eating and sleeping—until, one night, he nearly kills himself.  Craig’s suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio.  There, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness. For a novel about depression, it’s definitely a funny story

Андрей Кузин – культовая фигура российского Интернета. Десять лет назад он, начав с нуля, создал популярнейший сайт 3DNews. А теперь он большую часть своего рабочего времени проводит в деловых поездках по США, Европе и Юго-Восточной Азии. Вы мечтали заглянуть на компьютерные фабрики Тайваня или Малайзии? Эта книга дает вам такой шанс!

Информационные технологии все глубже проникают в нашу жизнь, Не говоря о фирмах, непосредственно занятых разработками или внедрением ИТ, без них уже не могут обойтись банки, крупные торговые фирмы, госпитали, музеи… И этот список легко продолжить. И все чаще объектом грабителей, террористов или просто вандалов становятся информационные системы и сети и хранимая в них информация. Как убедиться, что ваша информация надежно защищена? Что злоумышленник или просто резвящийся тинэйджер, украв или уничтожив данные в вашей сети, не разрушит и вашу личную судьбу, и судьбу всей компании? Этим вопросам и посвящена книга, которую вы держите в руках. Увы, технические проблемы безопасности не всегда очевидны для тех, кто принимает решения о выделении средств и проведении необходимых мероприятий. Но в книге вы и не найдете технических деталей, необходимых системным администраторам и специалистам по безопасности. Автор разбирает конкретные достаточно типичные ситуации, с которыми она сталкивалась как аудитор безопасности, и приводит простые советы, как убедиться в том, что в вашей компании такое невозможно. Книга даст массу полезных советов для руководителей верхнего уровня и специалистов, отвечающих за информационную безопасность компаний

Специалисты в области информационных технологий сегодня нарасхват, и потребность в них в ближайшие годы будет только расти. Поиск разработчиков, тестировщиков, аналитиков и администраторов для компаний самых разных профилей — нетривиальная задача даже для опытных рекрутеров. Достойные специалисты требуют особого подхода: рекрутеру нужно ориентироваться в отрасли, обладать базовыми знаниями в IT-сфере, иначе выстраивать коммуникацию. Как научиться говорить с айтишниками на одном языке, пишет Егор Яценко — один из самых авторитетных российских IT-рекрутеров, энтузиаст и популяризатор новой профессии. Он дружелюбно и иронично объясняет, как быстро искать и убеждать кандидатов, рассказывает о секретах эффективного рекрутинга и закономерностях, которые узнал на собственном опыте. Но самое главное — эта книга поможет начинающим и даже опытным рекрутерам сохранить здравомыслие в любых обстоятельствах. «Как только появилась такая отрасль, как IT, рекрутерам пришлось искать специалистов для нее. Чаще всего в работе применялись те же инструменты и средства, что и в обычном рекрутменте, который далеко не всегда был передовым и технологичным. Чего уж там говорить — даже база кандидатов зачастую не велась». «Какой вывод из этого напрашивается? К черту рекрутеров. К черту компании, в которых работают непрофессиональные рекрутеры, путающие Java и JavaScript (да-да, это очень старая шутка, но даже в 2022 году встречаются люди, считающие, что это один и тот же язык программирования)». «Когда-то, когда я искал рекрутера к себе в компанию, я решил „по науке“ составить профиль кандидата и расписать все качества и умения, которые должны у него быть, пояснив, каким образом я буду оценивать эти качества. Получился список из 43 пунктов. Только вдумайтесь: из 43!» Для кого Для рекрутеров и эйчаров, специалистов кадровых служб, как уже работающих в найме IT-специалистов, так и еще только планирующих перейти в эту сферу. Заинтересоваться профессией IT-рекрутера могут и выпускники вузов (причем не только технических), и абитуриенты, и представители других профессий, решившие перепрофилироваться

In the bestselling Italian Neighbours, Tim Parks explores the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture. When Parks moved to Italy he found it irresistible; this book is a testament to his love of Italy and his attention to the details of everyday Italian life

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, he sees a hunched figure struggling towards him across the ice. His past is about to catch up with him. The figure approaching in the freezing cold is Harriet, the only woman he has ever loved, the woman he abandoned in order to go and study in America forty years earlier. She has sought him out in the hope that he will honour a promise made many years ago. Now in the late stages of a terminal illness, she wants to visit a small lake in northern Sweden, a place Welin’s father took him once as a boy. He upholds his pledge and drives her to this beautiful pool hidden deep in the forest. On the journey through the desolate snow-covered landscape, Welin reflects on his impoverished childhood and the woman he later left behind. However, once there Welin discovers that Harriet has left the biggest surprise until last

Stranded after an avalanche, Mandy Jenkins and Renzo Ruffini awaited rescue and found comfort in each other's arms. A year on, Mandy still longs for the carefree Italian she fell in love with but believed was lost forever – until now! Discovering that Renzo has survived, Mandy goes to him – for he has her heart and she has his son! But Renzo has lost his memory. How will he react when he finds out the truth? Will he claim his English bride and his son?

Dirbtinio apvaisinimo klinika kai ką supainioja, o pasekmė – Elisona Vitman laukiasi, ir ne šiaip paprasto kūdikio, o karališkojo paveldėtojo! Turano princas Maksimas jau buvo palaidojęs svajas apie tėvystę, tačiau likimas jam suteikia dar vieną galimybę. Ryžtingas vyras jokiu būdu neatsisakys tokios progos. Tradicijos jam taip pat labai svarbios, todėl palikuonis privalo gimti santuokoje... Elisona netruks sužinoti, kad karališkosios vedybos yra privalomos ir ji neturi teisės rinktis! Originalo kalba: Anglų -  An Accidental Birthright Iš anglų kalbos vertė Agnė Ranonytė

With his June 1995 novelette, “Think Like a Dinosaur,” James Patrick Kelly has entered the ranks of Hugo-Award-winning authors. He tells us his newest tale “is one of those stories with a long incubation period. Although it makes no reference to the stories, it is conceptually of a piece with ‘Home Front’ (June 1988) and ‘Pogrom’ (January 1991).” After walking around for two years with the title of the story on a scrap of paper in his wallet, the author “slammed out a first draft in five days while teaching at Clarion in 1996—just to prove to the whippersnappers (and myself) that I could still produce at panic speed.” The final version is about a third again as long and much changed from its original incarnation. Mr. Kelly’s first short story collection, Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories, is just out from Golden Gryphon Press

County prosecutor Trish Jones has had it with smooth-talking, under-performing suits. And though she's never had a thing for big, brawny guys, one look at Caleb Vancouver's bulges makes her think she might have been missing out. One Harley ride later they're back at her place, and she realizes that she has been missing out… on quite a lot…

Meet Our Hero… Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past… and the key to his future. The problem is-it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. Meet Our Heroine… All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her-something charming and vexing-that grabs him and won't quite let go… Meet Poor Mr. Mozart… Or don't. But rest assured, he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual-an annually discordant-Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other… and that there is nothing as simple-or as complicated-as a single, perfect kiss