“The Cabala. Heaven’s My Destination. Our Town”
Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes — for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth — and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth […]
“The Carolingians A Family Who Forged Europe – The Middle Ages Series”
Pierre Riché traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century, the period that witnessed the rise, fall, and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable. Until the seventh century […]
“The Catcher in the Rye”
A Novel. Адаптированная книга для чтения на англ. языке. Pre-Intermediate. Anyone who has read J.D. Salinger’s New Yorker stories–particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme With Love and Squalor–will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is full of children. The hero-narrator of […]
“The Children of Hurin”
Edited by Christopher Tolkien With illustrations by Alan Lee Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles […]
“The Civilization of Angkor”
In the late sixteenth century a mythical encounter was reported during an elephant hunt in the dense north of the Tonle Sap, or Great Lake of central Cambodia. King Satha of Cambodia and his retainers were beating a path through the undergrowth when they were halted by stone giants and a massive wall. The King, […]
“The Commander. A Life of Barclay de Tolly”
This is the first full-lenght study of the remarkable man who overcame the handicap of coming from an emigre (Scottish) family settled on Livonia (later divided into Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), to become a Prince of the Russian Empire, the Russian Minister of War, and in the eyes of many the real architect of Napoleon´s […]
“The Complete Anunnaki Bible. A Source Book of Esoteric Archaeology”
The Original Anunnaki Bible! Discover the secret library of Sumerian cuneiform tablets kept by the oldest Babylonian mystery school of Mesopotamia and preserving the most ancient writings on the planet. The revised and updated 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of the Mardukite underground classic available in paperback for the first time! The Anunnaki Bible of Mesopotamia… […]
“The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English”
Penguin Classics Translated with an introduction by Geza Vermes “He will heal the wounded and revive the dead and bring good news to the poor” The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 was on of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. These extraordinary manuscripts appear to […]
“The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader”
The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause” Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates. For example, two thirds of Americans–including most history teachers–think the Confederate States seceded for “states’ rights.” This error persists because most have never read the key documents about the Confederacy. These […]
“The Cosmic Code”
The Earth Chronicles VI The groundbreaking, bestselling series—millions of copies sold worldwide! A classic of ancient human history—and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens—Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles series is the revelatory and deeply provocative masterwork that forever altered humankind’s view of our history and our destiny. Many thousands of years ago, […]
“The Could Six Thousand”
Dallas, November 22nd, 1963. Wayne Tedrow Jr. has arrived to kill a man. The fee is 6.000USD. He finds himself instead in the middle of the cover-up following JFK´s assassination. There follows a hellish five-year ride through the sordid underbelly of public policy via Las Vegas, Howard Hughes, Vietnam, CIA dope dealing, Cuba, sleazy showbiz, […]
“The Courage to Stand Alone”
“He turns everything upside down … There is some compelling purity about him, some way in which he captures a kind of longing that we all seem to have for a genuinely wise human being. A paradox, a wonder, a marvel …” – Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson author of The Assault on Truth and My Father´s […]
“The Death of Grass”
A post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher’s science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics. At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and […]
“The Deniable Darwin”
David Berlinski, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute, writes about three profound mysteries: the existence of the human mind, the existence and diversity of living creatures, and the existence of matter. His other books include: The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions, Newton’s Gift, and A Tour of the Calculus.
“The Devil´s Delusion. Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions”
Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious belief. These authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular […]
“The Dyatlov Pass. Post Mortem”
Full autopsy reports of the members of tragically perished Dyatlov group. Translation from Russian by Svetalana Oss. Pl be aware: It is not a book by itself, it is a companion volume to “Don’t Go There” book by the same author.
“The Dying Game”
On the remote island of Isola, seven people have been selected to compete in a 48-hour test for a top-secret intelligence position. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees, and a secret that haunts her. Her assignment is to stage her own death and then observe, from […]
“The Dying of the Light”
By the bestselling author of Dirty Tricks and Cabal One of England’s most acclaimed younger mystery writers, the creator of Detective Aurelio Zen, gives us a brilliant and haunting variation on the classic drawing-room murder novel. The setting is Eventide Lodge, where the guests have gathered for tea. Colonel Weatherby is reading by the fire. […]
“The Ebony Tower. Eliduc. The Enigma”
Джон Фаулз – один из крупных британских прозаиков, произведения которого за два последних десятилетия завоевали популярность в Англии и за ее пределами. Он пишет о нерасторжимой связи жизни и искусства (“Башня из черного дерева”), о любви, победившей предрассудки времени (“Элидюк”), сатирически рисует нравы английской буржуазной верхушки (“Загадка”). Издание сопровождается вступительной статьей и комментариями к тексту, […]
“The End of Days”
Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return – Earth Chronicles, 7 The groundbreaking, bestselling series-millions of copies sold worldwide! A classic of ancient human history-and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens-Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles series is the revelatory and deeply provocative masterwork that forever altered humankind’s view of our history and our […]
