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Название книги: The Space Barbarians Авторы: Reynolds Mack Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-262000-274999.zip/270770.fb2 Размер файла: 382,1 КБ Язык: Английский |
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A spaceship has crashed on a planet, and the descendants of the original colonists have all but forgotten their origins. But they have built a culture around the “holy books” that have survived the wreck—books of Indian lore and the novels of Sir Walter Scott. Then this culture in contact with a crew from a Company spaceship, coming from a society that is high-tech, opportunistic, and ruthless. We see the action through the eyes of the native warrior, John-of-the-Hawks. Can his bravery and cunning win the day? Or will his people be destroyed? The book is a “fixup” novel based on three long novelettes originally published in Analog magazine in 1966 under the pseudonym of Guy McCord |
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Название книги: The Space Machine Авторы: Priest Christopher Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-242000-251999.zip/248758.fb2 Размер файла: 723,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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The year is 1893, and the workaday life of a young commercial traveller is enlivened by his ladyfriend, and she takes him to the laboratory of Sir William Reynolds building a Time Machine. It is but a small step into futurity, the beginning of a series of adventures that culminate in a violent confrontation with the most ruthless intellect in the Universe. The novel effectively binds the storylines of the H.G. Wells novels The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine into the same reality. Action takes place both in Victorian England and on Mars, as the time machine displaces the protagonists through space in addition to time |
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Название книги: The Spaceship Next Door Авторы: Doucette Gene Жанры: sf Серии: Sorrow Falls No в серии:1 Файл: fb2-716030-717469.zip/716570.fb2 Размер файла: 804,6 КБ Язык: Английский |
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The world changed on a Tuesday. When a spaceship landed in an open field in the quiet mill town of Sorrow Falls, Massachusetts, everyone realized humankind was not alone in the universe. With that realization, everyone freaked out for a little while. Or, almost everyone. The residents of Sorrow Falls took the news pretty well. This could have been due to a certain local quality of unflappability, or it could have been that in three years, the ship did exactly nothing other than sit quietly in that field, and nobody understood the full extent of this nothing the ship was doing better than the people who lived right next door. Sixteen-year old Annie Collins is one of the ship’s closest neighbors. Once upon a time she took every last theory about the ship seriously, whether it was advanced by an adult ,or by a peer. Surely one of the theories would be proven true eventually—if not several of them—the very minute the ship decided to do something. Annie is starting to think this will never happen. One late August morning, a little over three years since the ship landed, Edgar Somerville arrived in town. Ed’s a government operative posing as a journalist, which is obvious to Annie—and pretty much everyone else he meets—almost immediately. He has a lot of questions that need answers, because he thinks everyone is wrong: the ship is doing something, and he needs Annie’s help to figure out what that is. Annie is a good choice for tour guide. She already knows everyone in town and when Ed’s theory is proven correct—something is apocalyptically wrong in Sorrow Falls—she’s a pretty good person to have around. As a matter of fact, Annie Collins might be the most important person on the planet. She just doesn’t know it. The Spaceship Next Door is the latest novel from Gene Doucette, best-selling author of The Immortal Trilogy, Fixer, The Immortal Chronicles, and Immortal Stories: Eve |
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Название книги: The Spandau Phoenix Авторы: Iles Greg Жанры: antique Серии: World War II No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-406000-410999.zip/406872.fb2 Размер файла: 1,6 МБ Язык: Английский |
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The Spandau Diary—what was in it? Why did the secret intelligence agencies of every major power want it? Why was a brave and beautiful woman kidnapped and sexually tormented to get it? Why did a chain of deception and violent death lash out across the globe, from survivors of the Nazi past to warriors in the new conflict now about to explode? Why did the world's entire history of World War II have to be rewritten as the future hung over a nightmare abyss? From Publishers Weekly A neo-Nazi/South African cartel plots to destroy Israel. From Library Journal Rudolph Hess--Spandau prisoner number 7--dies in 1987. When a secret "Hess diary" is found at Spandau by a West German policeman, the various police and intelligence agencies stationed in Berlin become even more interested in Hess's 1941 flight to England. Did Hess have highly placed contacts there? Was he alone? Was his well-trained double captured instead? The chain reaction from the diary's discovery explodes around West Germany, England, and South Africa, uncovering secret alliances and double agents. This first novel, which attempts to fill in history's blanks and to tie the past with the present, has action, characters, and violence to spare. But the body count is high, even for this genre, and the novel loses its impact long before the end of the drawn-out plot |
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Название книги: The Spanish Billionaire’s Pregnant Wife Авторы: Graham Lynne Жанры: love_contemporary Файл: fb2-382000-387999.zip/383430.fb2 Размер файла: 348,5 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Leandro Carrera Marquez, Duque de Sandoval, was as aristocratic, proud and arrogant as his name.and darkly handsome in an impossible, breathtaking way. What would this billionaire Spanish banker want with a struggling, impoverished waitress like Molly? But Leandro did want Molly – and he took her, accidentally making her pregnant with his child. In Leandro's traditional world, there was only one option – marry the mother of his heir. After all, none of his noble ancestors had actually married for love… |
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Название книги: The Spanish Bride Авторы: Heyer Georgette Жанры: love_history Файл: fb2-545000-549999.zip/546915.fb2 Размер файла: 1,0 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Shot-proof, fever-proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty-five, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army. But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, a fiery passion consumes him. Under the banner of honour and with the selfsame ardour he so frequently displays in battle, he dives headlong into marriage. In his beautiful child-bride, he finds a kindred spirit, and a temper to match. But for Juana, a long year of war must follow |
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Название книги: The Spanish Cape Mystery Авторы: Куин Эллери Жанры: det_classic Серии: Ellery Queen Detective No в серии:9 Файл: fb2-737600-738999.zip/738888.fb2 Размер файла: 679,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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JOHN MARCO, the dashing and handsome Spaniard, the great lover, despoiler and betrayer of women, sat quietly on the beach terrace of Spanish Cape that ghostly night, apparently musing on his many iniquities, on the hold he had over the frantic desperate women in the house above him. Hat on head, hand on stick, long black opera cloak draped about his virile figure... that is the way they found him the next morning — dead, strangled, murdered... and when they removed the opera cloak they found him without shoes or socks, without trousers or coat or shirt or necktie or underwear — completely nude! Daring, clever, extraordinarily exciting, here is Ellery Queen at his best. And, as you might expect, again a stunning surprise at the end! |
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Название книги: The Spanish Connection Авторы: Картер Ник Жанры: det_espionage Серии: Killmaster No в серии:82 Файл: fb2-689300-691099.zip/690808.fb2 Размер файла: 710,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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“WE WANT TO HEAR THE MUSIC BEFORE HIS THROAT IS SLIT.” Those were Nick Carter’s orders. Translated, they meant that Nick had to find Rico Corelli before the Syndicate killers did. Corelli had been controlling the international drug chain from Corsica for years. But when the Mob found that their profits were slipping and Corelli’s were mounting, the heat was on and Corelli was on the run. If Killmaster got to him first, Corelli could be made to talk and the drug chain would drop in AXE’s lap. If the Mafia did, there’d be one more bloody name on the Mob’s death list. Armed only with a beautiful female narc and a flimsy cover, AXE’s chief agent begins the hunt. But the Mafia’s enforcers are with him all the way. And the first corpse is a ringer for the man Nick Carter is supposed to impersonate... In a tense, bloody race against time, Killmaster stalks a man he’s never seen, a ruthless unphotographed killer running for his life from the men who know him best! |
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Название книги: The Spanish Game Авторы: Cumming Charles Жанры: det_espionage Серии: Alec Milius No в серии:3 Файл: fb2-300000-308999.zip/307431.fb2 Размер файла: 667,6 КБ Язык: Английский Дубликаты книги: The Spanish Game ( 1 шт. ) |
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Название книги: The Spanish gardener Авторы: Cronin Archibald Жанры: prose_classic Файл: fb2-605289-609999.zip/609152.fb2 Размер файла: 373,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spanish Helmet Авторы: Scowen Greg Жанры: adv_maritime Файл: fb2-388000-391999.zip/390898.fb2 Размер файла: 540,5 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Sparkling One Авторы: Mallery Susan Жанры: love_contemporary Файл: fb2-375000-381999.zip/381846.fb2 Размер файла: 564,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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A party planner extraordinaire, Katie Marcelli loves her big, boisterous family – even when their chronic matchmaking drives her crazy! In the Marcelli household, fine wine and good food are as celebrated as true love, so when her eighteen-year-old sister announces her engagement, Katie promises her the perfect wedding. There's only one hitch: the father of the groom, Zach Stryker, who is adamantly opposed to his son marrying so young. Now, despite her instant attraction to the handsome, arrogant attorney, Katie must approach with caution: Zach, who hired Katie for a major fundraiser, holds the fate of her business in his hands – and how can she trust a man who is willing to break her sister's heart? It will take a passionate battle of wills to determine if wedding bells will ring for a Marcelli bride, and to unlock the deepest desires – for family, love, and home – inside a strong-willed man's heart |
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Название книги: The Sparrow Авторы: Russel Mary Жанры: sf_social Серии: Sparrow No в серии:1 Файл: fb2-182285-187147.zip/182530.fb2 Размер файла: 885,6 КБ Язык: Английский Дубликаты книги: The Sparrow ( 1 шт. ) |
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Combining elements of science fiction and spiritual philosophy, this novel is a tale of the devastating consequences of a scientific mission to make contact with an extraterrestrial culture. Awards: John W Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) Arthur C. Clarke Award British Science Fiction Association |
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Название книги: The Sparsholt Affair Авторы: Hollinghurst Alan Жанры: antique Файл: fb2-677600-679199.zip/677885.fb2 Размер файла: 4,2 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spartacus File Авторы: Watt-Evans Lawrence, Parlagreco Carl Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-319000-326999.zip/324305.fb2 Размер файла: 394,1 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spartacus War Авторы: Strauss Barry Жанры: sci_history Файл: fb2-490000-494999.zip/491072.fb2 Размер файла: 1,0 МБ Язык: Английский |
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The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years. Starting with only seventy-four men and growing to an army of 60,000, the gladiator Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself. A charismatic leader, Spartacus excelled in combat. He defeated nine Roman armies and kept Roman forces at bay for two years before he was defeated. After his final battle, 6,000 of his followers were captured and crucified along Rome’s main southern highway. The Spartacus War is the dramatic and factual account of one of history’s great rebellions, based on written documents and on archaeological evidence, historical reconstruction, and the author’s extensive travels in the Italian countryside that Spartacus once conquered |
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Название книги: The Spawn Of Dagon Авторы: Каттнер Генри Жанры: sf_fantasy Файл: fb2-713770-716029.zip/715728.fb2 Размер файла: 119,1 КБ Язык: Английский |
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An eldritch, fearsome tale of the worship of the fish-god in the ancient world, and the prowess of a doughty swordsman in old Atlantis. Lycon and Elak embark on an adventure to kill the great wizard of Atlantis, but not all is what it seems! |
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Название книги: The Spear of the Sun Авторы: Langford David Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-586000-588999.zip/588668.fb2 Размер файла: 195,5 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Specialists Авторы: Block Lawrence Жанры: thriller, det_action Файл: fb2-565000-568999.zip/566055.fb2 Размер файла: 476,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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This time it started with a call girl. She came running to Eddie Manso scared stiff. A bad scene with some sadistic hood. The guy had told the girl he was a rich banker. That's what interested Eddie. The guy had said he owned the banks. A hood who owned banks? Eddie called the colonel and the colonel called the others... There were six of them. Specialists. Ex-soldiers, each with a unique talent. There game was getting to a special kind of vermin, the kind that preyed on innocents... the kind the law never seemed to be able to grab. There was always trouble, but this one was going to be really rough. The "banker" was no ordinary hood. And he had his own army of specialists |
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Название книги: The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood Авторы: Hamilton Hugo Жанры: prose_contemporary, nonf_biography Файл: fb2-532000-535999.zip/533717.fb2 Размер файла: 562,0 КБ Язык: Английский |
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The childhood world of Hugo Hamilton is a confused place. His father, a brutal Irish nationalist, demands his children speak Gaelic at home whilst his mother, a softly spoken German emigrant who escaped Nazi Germany at the beginning of the war, encourages them to speak German. All Hugo wants to do is speak English. English is, after all, what the other children in Dublin speak. English is what they use when they hunt down Hugo (or Eichmann as they dub him) in the streets of Dublin, and English is what they use when they bring him to trial and execute him at a mock seaside court. Out of this fear and confusion Hugo tries to build a balanced view of the world, to turn the twisted logic of what he is told into truth. It is a journey that ends in liberation but not before this little boy has uncovered the dark and long-buried secrets that lie at the bottom of his parents' wardrobe |
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Название книги: The Spectacle of the Body Авторы: Holland Noy Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-558000-560999.zip/559524.fb2 Размер файла: 256,0 КБ Язык: Английский |
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There was a time when the longest story in this book was known by the title of this book — for in a certain sense that story concerns the fabulous costume nature can construe from us when it has made up its mind to unravel us down to the last stitch of thread. But whenever Noy Holland went to read aloud from her work, there was an audience who heard her begin, "At night, we kept watch for turtles," and who, as if transfixed by an enchantress, would not leave their seats until — seventy-nine pages later! — they had heard Holland say, crooning in the manner of one who must give herself to song to keep herself from weeping, "We sat for the men with our hands in our laps with all that was ours in the parlor." To these ravished audiences, and to those to whom they hurried to send word of the amazement they had had the great good luck to be present for, it was "Orbit" — the name of one of the children whose mother's fantastic dying is central to the story's dreamy, rapturous motion — that came to identify for these persons an event unique, and inexpressibly strange, in their experience of literature. For literature, very literature, the heart's inmost speech in all its unexampled difference, is the thing this new young writer has been making, and, along with it, well before the publication of her first book, a name for herself as a force — indeed, as a divergenceto be given every close notice. Nine adventures in the magic of narration, including the audience-retitled "Orbit," The Spectacle of the Body enacts a debut of the first importance and an invitation to feelings not felt in the absence of art |
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Название книги: The Spectacles Авторы: Poe Edgar Жанры: prose_classic, humor_prose Файл: fb2-252000-261999.zip/256721.fb2 Размер файла: 54,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spectral Blaze Авторы: Byers Richard Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Brotherhood of the Griffon No в серии:3 Файл: fb2-292000-299999.zip/293578.fb2 Размер файла: 836,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spectre General Авторы: Cogswell Theodore Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-292000-299999.zip/294080.fb2 Размер файла: 150,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Speed of Dark Авторы: Moon Elizabeth Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-182285-187147.zip/185162.fb2 Размер файла: 732,6 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Corporate life in early 21st-century America is even more ruthless than it was at the turn of the millennium. Lou Arrendale, well compensated for his remarkable pattern-recognition skills, enjoys his job and expects never to lose it. But he has a new boss, a man who thinks Lou and the others in his building are a liability. Lou and his coworkers are autistic. And the new boss is going to fire Lou and all his coworkers — unless they agree to undergo an experimental new procedure to “cure” them. In The Speed of Dark, Elizabeth Moon has created a powerful, complex, and believable portrayal of a man who varies radically from what is defined as “normal.” The author insightfully explores the nature of “normality,” identity, choice, responsibility, free will, illness and health, and good and evil. The Speed of Dark is a powerful, moving, illuminating novel in the tradition of Flowers for Algernon, Forrest Gump, and RainMan. (Cynthia Ward, Amazon.com) Won Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003 |
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Название книги: The Speed of Light Авторы: Cercas Javier Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-495000-500999.zip/500609.fb2 Размер файла: 561,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Javier Cercas' third and most ambitious novel has already been heralded in Spain as "daring," "magnificent, complex, and intense," and "a master class in invention and truth."As a young writer, the novel's protagonist-perhaps an apocryphal version of Cercas himself-accepts a post at a Midwestern university and soon he is in the United States, living a simple life, working and writing. It will be years before he understands that his burgeoning friendship with the Vietnam vet Rodney Falk, a strange and solitary man, will reshape his life, or that he will become obsessed with Rodney's mysterious past. Why does Rodney shun the world? Why does he accept and befriend the narrator? And what really happened at the mysterious 'My Khe' incident? Many years pass with these questions unanswered; the two friends drift apart. But as the narrator's literary career takes off, his personal life collapses. Suddenly, impossibly, the novelist finds that Rodney's fate and his own are linked, and the story spirals towards its fascinating, surreal conclusion. Twisting together his own regrets with those of America, Cercas weaves the profound and personal story of a ghostly past |
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Название книги: The Spell Авторы: Hollinghurst Alan Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-335000-343999.zip/342140.fb2 Размер файла: 610,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Alan Hollinghurst’s tour-de-force debut, The Swimming-Pool Library, was a literary sensation. Edmund White called it “the best book on gay life yet written by an English author.” The Village Voice described it as “buoyant, smart, irrepressibly sexy…[with the] heft and resonance of a classic modernist novel.” The New York Times Book Review raved about its “shimmering elegance” and “camp-fired wit.” The New York Review of Books dubbed his second book, The Folding Star, a “miniature Remembrance of Things Past…an expanded Death in Venice…a homosexual Lolita.” The Spell is Hollinghurst’s most polished and entertaining novel to date. Here he marries Jane Austen’s delicious social asperity with a sly eroticism in a story as romantic and surprising as anything he has written. Set in London and the idyllic countryside, the narrative tracks the interlocking passions of four men. As each character falls successively under the spell of love or drugs, country living or urban glamour, The Spell unfurls into a richly witty picture of modern gay life…and of all human affairs of the heart |
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Название книги: The Spell of the Black Dagger Авторы: Watt-Evans Lawrence Жанры: sf_heroic Серии: Ethshar No в серии:0 Файл: fb2-212752-216641.zip/215402.fb2 Размер файла: 693,3 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spell of Undoing Авторы: Collins Paul Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Quentaris:Quest of the lost city No в серии:1 Файл: fb2-262000-274999.zip/274339.fb2 Размер файла: 250,4 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spheres of Heaven Авторы: Sheffield Charles Жанры: sf Серии: The Mind Pool No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-193823-199572.zip/197171.fb2 Размер файла: 921,6 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Banned from interstellar travel for their aggressiveness, humans have one last chance to regain the stars, provided they can solve the mystery of the disappearance of a pair of alien ships lost somewhere in the unknown part of space known as the Geyser Swirl. This sequel to The Mind Pool continues Sheffield’s far future history of humanity’s attempts to explore the universe. His skill at blending hard science with fast-paced plotting and colorful characters makes this a first-rate SF adventure that belongs in most libraries |
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Название книги: The Sphinx Авторы: Poe Edgar Жанры: prose_classic Файл: fb2-252000-261999.zip/256823.fb2 Размер файла: 11,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spider Авторы: Estep Jennifer Жанры: love_sf, sf_fantasy_city Серии: Elemental Assassin No в серии:10 Файл: fb2-472000-475999.zip/472454.fb2 Размер файла: 1,8 МБ Язык: Английский |
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For the first time, the origins of Gin Blanco’s career as the deadly assassin “the Spider” are revealed in full. In a story that pre-dates the other nine books in the series, Gin Blanco goes through her paces to become the most feared assassin in the Ashland |
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Название книги: The Spider's Web Авторы: Tremayne Peter Жанры: det_history Серии: Sister Fidelma No в серии:5 Файл: fb2-453300-458899.zip/458517.fb2 Размер файла: 643,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spies of Warsaw Авторы: Furst Alan Жанры: det_espionage Серии: Night Soldiers No в серии:10 Файл: fb2-396000-399999.zip/397598.fb2 Размер файла: 557,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spiked Heel Авторы: Marsten Richard Жанры: prose_contemporary, roman Файл: fb2-768381-769440.zip/768868.fb2 Размер файла: 872,3 КБ Язык: Английский |
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When the irresistible force of a giant corporation like Titanic Shoe meets an immovable, but tottering, object like the respectable shoe firm of Julien Kahn, something's got to give — and something does, explosively, surprisingly. Here is an authentic, behind-the-scenes excursion into the high-fashion world of heels and vamps and into the private worlds of two men who crashed head on — one striving for personal power, the other for personal integrity. Jefferson McQuade comes to the Kahn factory as the representative of the new owners, with his own ideas about what is needed to put the factory on a firm footing. Raymond Griffin, who has worked his way up to head of Kahn’s Cost Department, doesn’t share the apprehension of those who fear a shake-up. For years Kahn has needed new blood, and he welcomes the smooth and affable McQuade. But McQuade's methods soon reveal him as a ruthless tyrant whose polished words can pit friend against friend, a man who is ready to demolish anyone and everyone who stands in his way, a man who sees horrifying violence as the answer to an outbreak on the factory floor. The last traces of doubt about McQuade are removed during Guild Week when, as the new shoe lines are shown to the entire industry, McQuade attempts to seduce Griffin’s girl. The long-smoldering warfare between the two men erupts into the open and provides the setting for a dramatic ending that will leave anyone who has ever stepped into the business world breathless and cheering. Here, secretly aspiring to someday sit in the Executive Suite, are the white-collar workers and production people — their jackets off, their sleeves rolled up, their nails neat and sharpened. In THE SPIKED HEEL, Richard Marsten has produced a dynamic and absorbing book that you and the people who work side-by-side with you will read and talk about for a long time to come. Of this we are certain. For THE SPIKED HEEL is not only an authentic portrayal of the fabulous fashion world of high-quality shoes. It is a gripping novel of the very real world inhabited by all men and women who make and use any of America’s products. Beside this any novel — past or future — on the world of business must seem as pale and wan as Little Women |
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Название книги: The Spine of the World Авторы: Salvatore Robert Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Paths of Darkness No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-230000-241999.zip/230766.fb2 Размер файла: 654,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spinning Heart Авторы: Ryan Donal Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-579000-581999.zip/580806.fb2 Размер файла: 842,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds. The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant |
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Название книги: The Spiraling Web Авторы: Somma Ryan Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-521000-526999.zip/522506.fb2 Размер файла: 541,4 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Who Owns the A.I.'s? The cycs are not a computer virus destroying the Internet as everyone thinks, but a sentience naturally evolved from our information systems. Flatline, a hacker with seemingly supernatural powers over information systems, has assumed leadership of the AI hive, overseeing their domination of the World Wide Web and plots conquest of the world outside it. Devin, handle "Omni," straddles both the virtual and the physical. He sees a war, where one side's victory, human or AI, means the end of the other |
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Название книги: The Spirit Eater Авторы: Aaron Rachel Жанры: love_sf, sf_fantasy Серии: The Legend of Eli Monpress No в серии:3 Файл: fb2-458900-463399.zip/458907.fb2 Размер файла: 760,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it's time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation. Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon's voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone's holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli's help for finding her missing father. But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past. If only Nico could remember whose side she's on |
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Название книги: The Spirit Eater Авторы: Unknown Жанры: love_sf, sf_fantasy Серии: Legend of Eli Monpress No в серии:3 Файл: fb2-458900-463399.zip/458901.fb2 Размер файла: 760,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it's time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and his companions seize the chance for some fun and relaxation. Nico, however, is finding it a bit hard. Plagued by a demon's voice in her head and feeling powerless, she only sees herself as a burden. Everyone's holiday comes to an untimely close, though, when Pele arrives to beg Eli's help for finding her missing father. But there are larger plans afoot than even Eli can see, and the real danger, and the solution, may lie with one of his own and her forgotten past. If only Nico could remember whose side she's on |
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Название книги: The Spirit of Science Fiction Авторы: Боланьо Роберто Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-665000-667249.zip/667159.fb2 Размер файла: 409,4 КБ Язык: Английский |
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A tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City from a master of contemporary fiction, and a sublime precursor to The Savage Detectives Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world—or sacrifice themselves to it. Roberto Bolaño’s The Spirit of Science Fiction is a story of youth hungry for revolution, notoriety, and sexual adventure, as they work to construct a reality out of the fragments of their dreams. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan letters to the stars of science fiction and dreams of cosmonauts and Nazis. Meanwhile, Remo runs headfirst into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city’s labyrinthine streets, rundown cafés, and murky bathhouses. This kaleidoscopic work of strange and tender beauty is a fitting introduction for readers uninitiated into the thrills of Roberto Bolaño’s fiction, and an indispensable addition to an ecstatic and transgressive body of work |
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Название книги: The Spirit Of The Border Авторы: Grey Zane Жанры: antique Файл: fb2-411000-415299.zip/413065.fb2 Размер файла: 554,9 КБ Язык: Английский |
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As the Revolutionary war draws to an end, the violence on the frontier only accelerates. The infamous Girty brothers incite Indians to a number to massacres, but when the Village of Peace, a Christian utopian settlement is destroyed, the settlers know they will have to hunt him down. Lewis Wetzel, known to the Indians as the Death Wind, undertakes this mission of revenge. The stakes increase when he learns of a planned attack on Fort Henry, and must single-handedly turn the tide in this bloody boarder war. |
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Название книги: The Spirit Quest Авторы: Burkitt John, Morris David Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Chronicles of the Pride Lands No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-074392-091839.zip/91623.fb2 Размер файла: 507,4 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Продолжение "Chronicles of the Pride Lands". Жизнь и приключения Рафики до, в течении и послеThe Lion King |
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Название книги: The Spirit Rebellion: The Legend of Eli Monpress: Book 2 Авторы: Aaron Rachel Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: The Legend of Eli Monpress No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-292000-299999.zip/295062.fb2 Размер файла: 829,5 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: THE SPIRIT RING Авторы: Bujold Lois Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-104215-113436.zip/105280.fb2 Размер файла: 1,0 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spirit Thief Авторы: Aaron Rachel Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: The Legend of Eli Monpress No в серии:1 Файл: fb2-292000-299999.zip/295056.fb2 Размер файла: 528,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spirit War Авторы: Aaron Rachel Жанры: sf_fantasy, love_sf Серии: The Legend of Eli Monpress No в серии:4 Файл: fb2-453300-458899.zip/458899.fb2 Размер файла: 1,0 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Eli Monpress is vain. He's cocky. And he's a thief. But he's a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he's not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keeping secrets from Eli. Apparently, he's the only prince of a rather feisty country and his mother (a formidable queen who's every bit as driven and stubborn as he is) wants him to come home and do his duty, which means throwing over personal ambitions like proving he's the greatest swordsman who ever lived. Family drama aside, Eli and Josef have their hands full. The Spirit Court has been usurped by the Council of Thrones and someone calling herself the Immortal Empress is staging a massive invasion. But it's not just politics --- the Immortal Empress has a specific target in mind: Eli Monpress, the greatest thief in the world |
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Название книги: The Spirit Well Авторы: Lawhead Stephen Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Bright Empires No в серии:3 Файл: fb2-393000-395999.zip/393899.fb2 Размер файла: 698,3 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Creator of El Topo Авторы: Jodorowsky Alejandro Жанры: sci_religion, sci_culture, nonf_biography Файл: fb2-527000-531999.zip/530944.fb2 Размер файла: 1,6 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Jodorowsky’s memoirs of his experiences with Master Takata and the group of wisewomen-magiciennes-who influenced his spiritual growth • Reveals Jodorowsky turning the same unsparing spiritual vision seen in El Topo to his own spiritual quest • Shows how the author’s spiritual insight and progress was catalyzed repeatedly by wisewoman shamans and healers In 1970, John Lennon introduced to the world Alejandro Jodorowsky and the movie, El Topo, that he wrote, starred in, and directed. The movie and its author instantly became a counterculture icon. The New York Times said the film “demands to be seen,” and Newsweek called it “An Extraordinary Movie!” But that was only the beginning of the story and the controversy of El Topo, and the journey of its brilliant creator. His spiritual quest began with the Japanese master Ejo Takata, the man who introduced him to the practice of meditation, Zen Buddhism, and the wisdom of the koans. Yet in this autobiographical account of his spiritual journey, Jodorowsky reveals that it was a small group of wisewomen, far removed from the world of Buddhism, who initiated him and taught him how to put the wisdom he had learned from his master into practice. At the direction of Takata, Jodorowsky became a student of the surrealist painter Leonora Carrington, thus beginning a journey in which vital spiritual lessons were transmitted to him by various women who were masters of their particular crafts. These women included Doña Magdalena, who taught him “initiatic” or spiritual massage; the powerful Mexican actress known as La Tigresa (the “tigress”); and Reyna D’Assia, daughter of the famed spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff. Other important wisewomen on Jodorowsky’s spiritual path include María Sabina, the priestess of the sacred mushrooms; the healer Pachita; and the Chilean singer Violeta Parra. The teachings of these women enabled him to discard the emotional armor that was hindering his advancement on the path of spiritual awareness and enlightenment |
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Название книги: The Spiritualist Авторы: Sabatini Rafael Жанры: adventure Файл: fb2-453300-458899.zip/454524.fb2 Размер файла: 21,1 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Splendid Thirties Авторы: Волкерс Ян Жанры: science Файл: fb2-463400-467299.zip/463532.fb2 Размер файла: 305,0 КБ Язык: Русский |
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Название книги: The Splendor of Portugal Авторы: Antunes António Жанры: prose_contemporary Файл: fb2-536000-540999.zip/537646.fb2 Размер файла: 967,8 КБ Язык: Английский |
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The Splendor of Portugal’s four narrators are members of a once well-to-do family whose plantation was lost in the Angolan War of Independence; the matriarch of this unhappiest of clans and her three adult children speak in a nightmarish, remorseless gush to give us the details of their grotesque family life. Like a character out of Faulkner’s decayed south, the mother clings to the hope that her children will come back, save her from destitution, and restore the family’s imagined former glory. The children, for their part, haven’t seen each other in years, and in their isolation are tormented by feverish memories of Angola. The vitriol and self-hatred of the characters know no bounds, for they are at once victims and culprits, guilty of atrocities committed in the name of colonialism as well as the cruel humiliations and betrayals of their own kin. Antunes again proves that he is the foremost stylist of his generation, a fearless investigator into the worst excesses of the human animal |
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Название книги: The Splintered Kingdom Авторы: Aitcheson James Жанры: adv_history Серии: Conquest No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-411000-415299.zip/413829.fb2 Размер файла: 897,7 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spoilers Авторы: Бэгли Десмонд Жанры: thriller Файл: fb2-653300-654599.zip/654010.fb2 Размер файла: 750,0 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Sir Robert Hellier, millionaire film tycoon, was too busy making money to realize that his only daughter had become a drug addict until he learned she had died from an overdose of heroin. Now Sir Robert wanted action; he wanted blood. Not the blood of the sleazy drug-pushers who had supplied his daughter, but the blood of the big-time international suppliers of the market in Europe and the States. And Sir Robert was prepared to stake a large part of his personal fortune to cut heroin off at source. Enlisting the help of Dr Nicholas Warren, London drug specialist who knew as much about the problem as any police force, Sir Robert prevailed upon him to select a seemingly ill-assorted group of men and mount an expedition to the Middle East in pursuit of two slender clues. But the clues lead to two separate lines of to split in two. While one group, posing as an advance film unit, follows the perilous trail to the opium farm in the secret valley where the deadly poppy is grown, the other, back in Beirut, infiltrates by a means as ingenious as anything since the Trojan Horse the murderous organization which is planning to ‘export’ a hundred million dollars’ worth of heroin. Their two-pronged attack is complicated by an explosive political situation involving gun-running into Kurdistan, and by the need to rescue the infiltrators from a gang whose ruthlessness and high-powered organization are equalled only by the stakes for which they play. Desmond Bagley has produced as tense an adventure story as any he has written, set against the usual authentic and well-researched background which gives his novels their unique and ever-growing appeal |
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Название книги: The Spoils of War: Greed, Power, and the Conflicts That Made Our Greatest Presidents Авторы: Смит Алистер, Mesquita Bruce Жанры: antique Файл: fb2-662000-663099.zip/662164.fb2 Размер файла: 7,7 МБ Язык: Английский |
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Two eminent political scientists show that America's great conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, were fought not for ideals, or even geopolitical strategy, but for the individual gain of the presidents who waged them. It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate-Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few-oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest years. Perhaps they were driven by the needs of the American people and the nation. Or maybe they were just looking out for themselves. This revealing and entertaining book puts some of America's greatest leaders under the microscope, showing how their calls for war, usually remembered as brave and noble, were in fact selfish and convenient. In each case, our presidents chose personal gain over national interest while loudly evoking justice and freedom. The result is an eye-opening retelling of American history, and a call for reforms that may make the future better. Bueno de Mesquita and Smith demonstrate in compelling fashion that wars, even bloody and noble ones, are not primarily motivated by democracy or freedom or the sanctity of human life. When our presidents risk the lives of brave young soldiers, they do it for themselves |
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Название книги: The Spook Авторы: Delaney Joseph Жанры: sf Файл: fb2-158328-161830.zip/159835.fb2 Размер файла: 398,2 КБ Язык: Английский |
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A wonderful and terrifying series by a new writer about a young boy training to be an exorcist. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have failed before Thomas. Somehow Thomas must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. But when he is tricked into freeing Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the County, the horror begins… |
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Название книги: The Spook Who Spoke Again Авторы: Davis Lindsey Жанры: det_history Серии: Flavia Albia mystery No в серии:0 Файл: fb2-550000-553999.zip/552096.fb2 Размер файла: 325,1 КБ Язык: Английский |
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Название книги: The Spook's Curse Авторы: Delaney Joseph Жанры: sf_fantasy Серии: Wardstone chronicles No в серии:2 Файл: fb2-212752-216641.zip/214488.fb2 Размер файла: 440,3 КБ Язык: Английский |
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