Czy można dokładnie zaplanować całe życie? Amanda nie ma co do tego wątpliwości. Jest ambitną kobietą sukcesu, właścicielką świetnie prosperującej firmy i do szczęścia brakuje jej tylko dziecka. Gdy spotyka Daniela, natychmiast postanawia go uwieść, zajść z nim w ciążę i… porzucić. By nie onieśmielać mężczyzny, który jest tylko szoferem, podaje się za sekretarkę. Nie wie jednak,że Daniel również ukrywa prawdę na swój temat. Kim w rzeczywistości jest ten mężczyzna i jaką grę prowadzi?

Jessie and Tom Stilwell keep open house. Their code is one of people determined to maintain the integrity of personal relations against the distortions of law and society. The impact on their home of Boaz Davis and his wife Ann, arrived from England, and Gideon Shibalo, the Stilwells' black friend, with whom Ann starts a love affair as her adventure with Africa, is dramatically concurrent with events involving Jessie's strange relationship with her mother and stepfather and her son from a previous marriage. Telling their story against the background of South Africa in the sixties, Nadine Gordimer speaks with unsurpassed subtlety and poignancy of individuals and the society in which they live

The bride thought they'd live happily ever after – until a murderer struck… The guests were off the wall. The would-be groom was off the wagon. And the bride certainly wasn't blushing. Aside from that, it was the perfect occasion: a party for Hannah Ives's widowed father and the younger woman he had suddenly decided to marry. Then the evening takes a strange turn, with a sudden death and disappearance. For Hannah, the stunning turn of events came after a Christmas season slide into anger and confusion. First her father had found a floozy who had already buried three husbands. Then her late mother's jewelry started showing up around the gold digger's neck. Now Hannah, who has just put her life together after a bout with cancer, is desperately searching for her missing father. Because this poor man has either made a terrible mistake, committed a terrible crime, or fallen victim to a killer who seized the moment for murder…

Un magnifico, suggestivo ritratto di una civiltà aliena su un mondo alieno (inabitabile per i terrestri), e delle straordinarie possibilità e risultati dei tentativi di comunicazione tra due mentalità mutualmente esclusive. Vincitore del premio Hugo per il miglior racconto (Novelette) in 1978

On January 26, 1948, a man posing as a public health official arrives at a bank in Tokyo. He explains that he’s there to treat everyone who might have been exposed to a recent outbreak of dysentery. Soon after drinking the medicine he administers, twelve employees are dead, four are unconscious, and the “official” has fled. Twelve voices tell the story of the murder from different perspectives including a journalist, a gangster-turned-businessman, an “occult detective,” and a well-known painter. Each voice enlarges and deepens the portrait of a city and a people making their way out of a war-induced hell. Told with David Peace’s brilliantly idiosyncratic and mesmerizing voice, Occupied City is a stunningly audacious work from a singular writer

Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award The place is the chilly border between Russia and China. The time is the early 1970s when the two giants were poised on the brink of war. And the characters in this thrilling collection of stories are Chinese soldiers who must constantly scrutinize the enemy even as they themselves are watched for signs of the fatal disease of bourgeois liberalism. In Ocean of Words, the Chinese writer Ha Jin explores the predicament of these simple, barely literate men with breathtaking concision and humanity. From amorous telegraphers to a pugnacious militiaman, from an inscrutable Russian prisoner to an effeminate but enthusiastic recruit, Ha Jin's characters possess a depth and liveliness that suggest Isaac Babel's Cossacks and Tim O'Brien's GIs. Ocean of Words is a triumphant volume, poignant, hilarious, and harrowing. "A compelling collection of stories, powerful in their unity of theme and rich in their diversity of styles."-New York Times Book Review "Extraordinary…[These stories are shot through with wit and offer glimpses of human motivation that defy retelling…Read them all."-Boston Globe "An exceptional new talent, capable of wringing rich surprises out of austere materials."-Portland Oregonian

The world’s energy was limited… and with overpopulation and a high level of technology, the Power Board had virtually become the real government of the world. Power was rationed, it was guarded, it was sacred. Thus when three of the Power Board’s agents disappeared at sea, and there was evidence that something irregular was happening to the energy quota in that area, it was cause for real alarm

**Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1** New York Times **-bestselling author John Sandford.** An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat. It's a snazzy craft, slick and outfitted with extra horsepower, and is zipping along until it slows to pick up a surfaced diver . . . a diver who was apparently alone, without his own boat, in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense unless there's something hinky going on, and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed. They're federal officers killed on the job, which means the case is the FBI's turf. When the FBI's investigation stalls out, they call in Lucas Davenport. And when his case turns lethal, Davenport will need to bring in every asset he can claim, including a detective with a fundamentally criminal mind: Virgil Flowers. ** **Review** “Entertaining. . . Fans will enjoy seeing the two old buddies and their cohorts wading into dangerous [sic] wasters.”— *Publishers Weekly* ### **About the Author** **John Sandford** is the pseudonym for the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Camp. He is the author of twenty-nine Prey novels; four Kidd novels; twelve Virgil Flowers novels; three YA novels coauthored with his wife, Michele Cook; and three other books

Přepracované vydání trilogie, jejíž děj se odehrává v nepříliš vzdálené budoucnosti, kdy cesty do vesmíru jsou už sice každodenní záležitostí, ale přece jen je ještě dost planet člověkem dosud neprobádaných, takže cesta na ně skýtá mnoho nečekaných překvapení a možností pro uplatnění zvídavosti a statečnosti lidského ducha… Leif Severson, hlavní hrdina prvního dílu, je účastník Amundsenovy výpravy, který roku 1928 zmrzl při dobývání severního pólu. Je znovu přiveden k životu sovětskými vědci na sklonku 20. století. Když se Severson seznámí se zázraky komunistické Evropy, přijme účast v první mezihvězdné výpravě k Proximě Centauri, odkud byly zachyceny signály rozumných bytostí. Na závěr prvního dílu výprava dorazí k hledané planetě X, avšak ta se krátce předtím zničí atomovou válkou. V druhém dílu pozemšťané zkoumají planetu Kvarta u sousední hvězdy. Uprostřed džungle naleznou primitivní civilizaci, ale také stopy po jiných, vysoce vyspělých bytostech. McHardy, účastník expedice a člen tajné zpátečnické organizace, se spolu s dvěma společníky pokusí zmocnit planety. Plán se mu však nevydaří a je zanechán na Kvartě. Ve třetím dílu na Zemi přilétnou mimozemské bytosti ze souhvězdí Hadonoše, jejichž stopy byly na Kvartě nalezeny. Přivezou napraveného McHardyho a seznámí lidstvo se způsobem, jak se rychle dorozumívat s jinými planetami. V závěru se k nim připojuje Severson na jejich další cestě k hvězdě Sírius. Trilogie je psána svižným jazykem, avšak celek je značně naivní, budovatelsky optimistický a poplatný sovětskému pojetí SF. Nicméně to byl první český SF román po čtyřletém prázdnu od roku 1950, po nejdelší odmlce české SF od počátku století

Книга о том, как казахстанский юрист, не имевший никакого отношения к спорту, переплыл один из крупнейших проливов нашей планеты

T.Main-Rids OCEOLA- SEMINOLU VIRSAITIS LATVIJAS VALSTS IZDEVNIECĪBA RĪGĀ 1960 МАЙН РИД Oцеола, вождь СЕМИНОЛОВ Повесть о стране цветов На латышском языке Mākslinieks V. VEIDE. , No angļu valodas tulkojusi R: KOKA

Рассказ опубликован в журнале "Иностранная литература" № 10, 1970 Рассказ «Остров спасения» получен редакцией в рукописи

As soon as Octavia caught a glimpse of Jeremy in the nightclub, she knew she just had to have him. It didn’t matter that he was engaged to an old school friend of hers, Gussie. An invitation to join them on a cozy weekend is the perfect opportunity. But the the whizz-kid business tycoon Gareth Llewellyn come along too and manages to thwart her plans…

“Mercia Murray is a woman of fifty-two years who has been left.” Abandoned by her partner in Scotland, where she has been living for twenty-five years, Mercia returns to her homeland of South Africa to find her family overwhelmed by alcoholism and secrets. Poised between her life in Scotland and her life in South Africa, she recollects the past with a keen sense of irony as she searches for some idea of home. In Scotland, her life feels unfamiliar; her apartment sits empty. In South Africa, her only brother is a shell of his former self, pushing her away. And yet in both places she is needed, if only she could understand what for. Plumbing the emotional limbo of a woman who is isolated and torn from her roots, October is a stark and utterly compelling novel about the contemporary experience of an intelligent immigrant, adrift among her memories and facing an uncertain middle age. With this pitch-perfect story, the “writer of rare brilliance” (The Scotsman) Zoë Wicomb — who received one of the first Donald Windham — Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes for lifetime achievement — stands to claim her rightful place as one of the preeminent contemporary voices in international fiction

Beer and polka music reign supreme at Octoberfest, Battle Lake's premier fall festival. To kick off the celebrations, the town hosts a public debate between the two congressional candidates: straight-laced Arnold Swydecker, and slippery incumbent, Sarah Glokkmann. As a reporter for the Battle Lake Recall, Mira James is roped into writing up the word war. But the festive mood sours when a well-known Glokkmann-bashing blogger is found dead… and the congresswoman herself meets a gruesome fate. To keep the heat off her best friend's fiancé-an ex-con reporter-Mira wades through the candidates' dirty laundry, their unsavory secrets, and some murderous mudslinging to expose the killer

The setting is a farm on Prospect Mountain in Vermont. The central characters are an old man and an old woman, brother and sister, living together in profound conflict

Renowned scientist John Sinclair and his old school friend Richard, a celebrated composer, are enjoying a climbing expedition in the Scottish Highlands when Sinclair disappears without a trace for thirteen hours. When he resurfaces with no explanation for his disappearance, he has undergone an uncanny alteration: a birthmark on his back has vanished. But stranger events are yet to come: things are normal enough in Britain, but in France it’s 1917 and World War I is raging, Greece is in the Golden Age of Pericles, America seems to have reverted to the 18th century, and Russia and China are thousands of years in the future. Against this macabre backdrop of coexisting time spheres, the two young men risk their lives to unravel the truth. But truth is in the mind of the beholder, and who is to say which of these timelines is the ‘real’ one? In October the First Is Too Late (1966), world-famous astrophysicist Sir Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) explores fascinating concepts of time and consciousness in the form of a thrilling science fiction adventure that ranks among his very best

Acclaimed fantasy author China Miéville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Miéville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions? This is the story of the extraordinary months between those upheavals, in February and October, of the forces and individuals who made 1917 so epochal a year, of their intrigues, negotiations, conflicts and catastrophes. From familiar names like Lenin and Trotsky to their opponents Kornilov and Kerensky; from the byzantine squabbles of urban activists to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire; from the revolutionary railroad Sublime to the ciphers and static of coup by telegram; from grand sweep to forgotten detail. Historians have debated the revolution for a hundred years, its portents and possibilities: the mass of literature can be daunting. But here is a book for those new to the events, told not only in their historical import but in all their passion and drama and strangeness. Because as well as a political event of profound and ongoing consequence, Miéville reveals the Russian Revolution as a breathtaking story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tvCfiLzee8

Durante los primeros años de incertidumbre del proceso de paz en Irlanda del Norte, tres ataques terroristas simultáneos en Belfast, Dublin y Londes rompen la esperanza de que el baño de sangre por fin se haya acabado. Los responsables son un nuevo grupo terrorista denominado la Brigada por la Libertad del Ulster. Y tienen un único objetivo: destruir el proceso de paz. Michael Osbourne, el héroe de La Marca del Asesino, ha abandonado la CIA, amargado y desilusionado. Pero cuando el Presidente de los EEUU escoge a su suegro para ser el próximo embajador en Gran Bretaña, Osbourne es arrastrado a la batalla contra algunos de los más implacables y violentos terroristas

Об успехе молодой калифорнийской компании Oculus, разрабатывающей лучшие в мире очки виртуальной реальности, в какой-то момент слышали все. Неудивительно, ведь до этого виртуальная реальность казалась всего лишь сюжетом для фантастических фильмов 80-х и вызывала скептические усмешки. Появление первых в мире VR очков с углом обзора 110 градусов, компактных и относительно недорогих, прогремело как взрыв и заставило крупнейших производителей обратить свой взгляд в сторону виртуальной реальности. Автор бестселлера «Консольные войны» Блейк Дж. Харрис ярко и интересно изложил свою версию головокружительного взлета и не менее головокружительного падения компании Oculus и ее создателя, гения-самоучки, обаятельного гика и большого поклонника Дональда Трампа. В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги

Prawdziwymi władcami Ziemi od miliona lat są nieśmiertelni Nadludzie. Starannie strzeżone tajemnice modelowania genetycznego zapewniająca im pełną kontrolę nad zniewoloną Masą, zyjącą na zamikniętym obszarze o promieniu siedmiuset kilometrów. Wynikiem jednego z nie kończących się eksperymentów demiurgów świata są Cyborgi, ludzie-maszyny. Obracają się oni przeciwko swoim stwórcom, chcąc ich za wszelką cenę unicestwić. Wykorzystują do tego rodzący się wśród Masy ruch oporu. Wspólne działąnia niszczą istniejący od tysiącleci ład

Flagg, jeden z największych żyjących magów, znał wszystkie zabójcze substancje, a każda z nich była straszniejsza od poprzedniej. Najgorszą z nich trzymał z dala od pozostałych. W jego gabinecie znajdowało się biurko, a każda z szuflad była zamknięta na klucz. Jedna z nich miała potrójny zamek. Wewnątrz leżało pudełko rzeźbione w magiczne symbole i runy. A w środku leżał Smoczy Piasek, na który nie ma lekarstwa. Pochodził z pustyni Grenh. Do Grenh można zbliżyć się tylko wtedy, gdy nie wieje wiatr. Albowiem wystarczy raz odetchnąć oparami, by zginąć. Ale nie natychmiast. Dopiero po paru dniach płuca rozżarzą się, skóra zacznie dymić, a całe ciało skurczy się niczym ciało mumii. Po czym człowiek padnie nieżywy z włosami w płomieniach. "Flagg w ciemnościach, niewidziany przez nikogo, zaczął się śmiać. W klatce wiszącej na długich czarnych kajdankach obudziła się dwugłowa papuga. – Śmierć! – wrzasnęła jedna z głów. – Mord! – krzyknęła druga"

Esta sugestiva novela se enmarca en la tierra árida y fascinante de Lanzarote. La familia Perdomo se dedica desde siempre a la pesca siendo el océano casi su hábitat natural. Pero su rutinaria vida se verá sacudida por su hija Yaiza. Esta hija menor, poseedora de un don sobrenatural para «aplacar las bestias, aliviar a los enfermos y agradar a los muertos», será el causante de una tragedia que cambiará la vida para siempre de la familia