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Other Stories of the Four Million: A Madison Square Arabian Night; The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball; The Pendulum; Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen; The Assessor of Success; The Buyer from Cactus City; The Badge of Policeman O'Roon; Brickdust Row; The Making of a New Yorker; Vanity and Some Sables; The Social Triangle; The Purple Dress; The Foreign Policy of Company 99; The Lost Blend; A Harlem Tragedy; The Guilty Party — an East Side Tragedy; According to their Lights; A Midsummer Knight's Dream; The Last Leaf; The Count and the Wedding Guest; The Country of Elusion; The Ferry of Unfulfilment; The Tale of a Tainted Tenner; Elsie in New York; and the title story.

Amantes del género policial, Jorge Luis Borges y Adolfo Bioy Casares dieron cauce de expresión a las inquietudes y solaces fruto de su común afición en los singulares relatos que toman como eje a un «detective» o investigador no menos singular: Isidro Parodi, «el penado de la celda 273» de la Penitenciaría Nacional, que resuelve los casos que le plantean sin moverse de ella. Publicado en 1942 bajo el pseudónimo común de H. Bustos Domecq, SEIS PROBLEMAS PARA DON ISIDRO PARODI está integrado por seis piezas que, pese a ser completamente independientes, van desplegando en un segundo plano ante el lector todo un elenco de personajes que, sometidos a un baño de humor corrosivo que les imprime rasgos y aires propios de «grand guignol», sirven de articuladores de unas tramas que hunden su raíz en la mejor tradición del cuento de misterio. (Alianza Ed.) Las doce figuras del mundo Las noches de Goliadkin El dios de los toros Las previsiones de Sangiácomo La víctima de Tadeo Limardo La prolongada busca de Tal An

Mary Higgins Clark, amerykańska królowa suspensu, i jej córka, autorka bestsellerów Carol Higgins Clark, po raz pierwszy połączyły siły, by stworzyć błyskotliwą i ekscytującą opowieść o skomplikowanej intrydze osnutej wokół porwania, które odbywa się w bożonarodzeniowej scenerii. Trzy dni przed świętami Bożego Narodzenia w Nowym Jorku zostaje uprowadzony dla okupu Luke Reilly, bogaty przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy. Wraz z nim zakładniczką porywaczy staje się jego pracownica Rosita, wychowująca samotnie dwóch małych synków. Śledztwo w sprawie ustalenia tożsamości przestępców i miejsca przetrzymywania zakładników prowadzi policja i FBI; pomaga też córka Luke'a, Regan – licencjonowany prywatny detektyw, oraz starsza pani Alvirah Meehan, znana od dawna jako odnoszący błyskotliwe sukcesy detektyw amator. Zrozpaczona żona Luke'a, Nora, słynna autorka powieści kryminalnych, przebywająca po złamaniu nogi w szpitalu, nie podejrzewa nawet, jaką rolę w porwaniu odegrała jedna z jej książek…

Dominic Flandry, troubleshooter for the decaying Terran Empire, returns to the spaceways and becomes tangled up in the well-laid plans of his lifelong enemy, Aycharaych.

Just as the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Steinbeck and Capa began a remarkable journey through the Soviet Union. Their travels took them to Moscow and Stalingrad. What they saw and recorded was what Steinbeck called the "great other side", the ordinary lives of Russian men and women. Combining Steinbeck's compassion, humour and eye for detail with Capa's photographic studies, this text is a unique potrait of Russia and its people as they emerged from the ravages of war. Here too is an intimate glimpse of two great artists at work.

Миямото Мусаши е израснал през епохата, когато Япония започва да се възстановява след десетилетни междуособици. Подмамен от надеждата да стане самурай, той участва в битката при Секигахара през 1600 г. Опомня се ранен и замаян на бойното поле сред хилядите трупове и умиращи. По пътя към дома си извършва необмислена постъпка, която го превръща в беглец. Пленява го дзенски монах. Прекрасната Оцу, която вижда в Мусаши своя идеал за мъжество, го освобождава от мъчителното наказание, но той отново е заловен и затворен. Прекарва три самотни години, изучавайки класическата литература на Япония и Китай. И когато му връщат свободата, той отказва да заеме положението на самурай. Постепенно осъзнава, че да следва Пътя на меча не означава да търси върху кого да стовари огромната си сила. Мусаши усърдно се усъвършенства, създавайки нечуваната дотогава техника на бой с мечове и в двете ръце. Броди надлъж и нашир, изправя се в двубои срещу майстори от много школи. Смята природата за свой върховен и най-суров наставник. Винаги надделява в схватките, но всъщност вижда в Изкуството на война само път и дисциплина, за да постигне висшите човешки добродетели.

The evil Dark Baron has escaped and joined forces in the far North with the Master of the Dead to theaten all of Husaquahr with enslavement. Only Joe can stop them—but Joe is no longer quite himself. In fact, he’s not sure who he is!

Минути преди да седне на електрическия стол, серийният убиец Е. Д. — Звяра иска да се изповяда пред сержант Малкълм Ейнсли от полицейското управление в Маями. Една мистериозна тайна може да донесе нови и неочаквани разкрития… Почитателите на Артър Хейли ще аплодират блестящото завръщане на знаменития писател и най-новия му бестселър ДЕТЕКТИВИ.

The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike in this wise, witty, sexy story. Harry Angstrom – known to all as Rabbit, one of America's most famous literary characters – finds his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice. How he resolves – or further complicates – his problems, makes for a novel of the first order. Rabbit Redux is the second of five John Updike Rabbit novels, all of which focus on their central character Harry Angstrom. In Rabbit Redux, Harry Angstrom – known to all as Rabbit, one of America's most famous literary characters – finds his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice. How he resolves or further complicates his problems makes for a novel of the first order. The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike in this wise, witty, and sexy story.

Miután évekig az árnyékban lapult, Darth Sidious megteszi az első lépést gigászi tervében, hogy térdre kényszerítse a Köztársaságot. E terv kulcsát a Kereskedő Föderáció neimoidi vezetői képezik. Aztán az egyik neimoidi eltűnik, és Sidiousnak nincs szüksége az Erő támogatta ösztöneire, hogy árulást gyanítson. Megparancsolja tanítványának, Darth Maulnak, hogy vadássza le az árulót. Csakhogy már elkésett. A titok egy információárus, Lorn Pavan kezébe kerül, s ez a tény őt teszi első számú célponttá Darth Maul listáján. És ekkor a Köztársaság fővárosának, Coruscantnak labirintusszerű sikátoraiban és csatornáiban Lorn összeakad Darsha Assanttal, egy Jedipadavannal, aki épp egy küldetésen jár, hogy kiérdemelje a lovagi címet. De hogyan is remélhetne győzelmet egy tapasztalatlan Jedi és egy átlagember, aki járatlan az Erő használatában, a galaxis leghalálosabb gyilkosa ellen?

В Чорне море падає ракета, запущена рік тому радянськими вченими до Сатурна. Біля неї знаходять дивний сфероїд. Вченим пощастило розшифрувати неземні письмена. Це — заклик про допомогу. Радянські вчені, не задумуючись, летять до Сатурна. Солідарність і дружба — основа нашого життя. Неймовірні пригоди хоробрих космонавтів складають захоплюючий сюжет повісті «Серце Всесвіту». В іншій повісті «Катастрофа» розповідається про трагічну загибель четвертої планети нашої системи, яка колись існувала між Марсом і Юпітером.

How can she make him stop thinking of her as a freakn’ sister? Francine’s loved Mitchell, a wolf like herself, since she first set eyes on him back when they were just kids. However, Mitchell’s never seen her as more than another annoying sister. Determined to make him realize she’s all grown up, she enlists the aide of Alejandro, a gorgeous cat shifter. She never counted on wanting them both. Alejandro knows Francine is special from the first moment he meets the fiery plump wolf, which is why he suggests she use him to make Mitchell jealous. A great plan, especially if it means he gets to kiss those luscious lips. One taste, though, and he’s addicted, but how does he make her see past the man she loves to realize she’s also meant to be his mate? For a long time now, Mitchell’s been avoiding Francine, his bratty sister’s friend. However, the little girl he remembers is all grown up, and when he sees her in the arms of another, a need to claim her overrides all his common sense. But, he’s waited too long and fate has decided that he’s going to have to share. Can he bend enough to accept Francine with her other man, or will his freakn’ jealousy send him running?

And then all at once they were in the dark together, for the moon went out suddenly like a blown candle. She had dropped into a bank of clouds that rose from the clouding west. The wind blew a little chill, and as suddenly as the light had gone, David, too, was gone. One moment, so near-touching her in the darkness-and the next, gone-gone noiselessly, leaving her shaking, quivering.