Random House, Inc.
Год издания 2016
стр. 6

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Chuck Palahniuk, literature's favorite transgressive author, gives us twenty-one stories and one novella in Make Something Up, a compilation that disturbs and delights in equal measure. In "Expedition", fans will be thrilled to find to see a side of Tyler Durden never seen before in a precursor story to Fight Club. And in other stories, the absurdity of both life and death are on full display: in "Zombies", the best and brightest of a high school prep school become tragically addicted to the latest drug craze - electric shocks from cardiac defibrillators; in "Knock, Knock", a son hopes to tell one last off-color joke to a father in his final moments; and in "Tunnel of Love", a massage therapist runs the curious practice of providing "relief" to dying clients. Funny, caustic, bizarre, poignant, these stories represent everything readers have come to love and expect from Chuck Palahniuk. You'll never forget them. Just try.

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We've all seen him: the man - the monster - staring from the front page of every newspaper, accused of a terrible crime. But what about her: the woman who grips his arm on the courtroom stairs - the wife who stands by him? Jean Taylor's life was blissfully ordinary. Nice house, nice husband. Glen was all she'd ever wanted: her Prince Charming. Until he became that man accused, that monster on the front page. Jean was married to a man everyone thought capable of unimaginable evil. But now Glen is dead and she's alone for the first time, free to tell her story on her own terms. Jean Taylor is going to tell us what she knows. Du Maurier's REBECCA meets WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and GONE GIRL in this intimate tale of a terrible crime.

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In every detective's life there are cases that can't be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal. Now Arthur Bryant has decided to open the files on eleven of these previously unseen investigations that required the collective genius and unique modus operandi of Arthur Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - investigations that range from different times (London during the Great Smog) and a variety of places: a circus freak show, on board a London Tour Bus and even a yacht off the coast of Turkey. And in addition to these eleven classic cases, readers are also given a privileged look inside the Peculiar Crimes Unit (literally, with a cut away drawing of their offices), a guide to the characters of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and access to the contents of Arthur Bryant's highly individual library.

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Quite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time past, present, and future! What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must have anthology showcases classic contributions from H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia E. Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut, alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, you'll find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the New Wave, and more. Learn about the secret history of science fiction, from titans of literature who also wrote SF to less well-known authors from more than twenty five countries, some never before translated into English. In The Big Book of Science Fiction, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Immerse yourself in the genre that predicted electric cars, space tourism, and smartphones. Sit back, buckle up, and dial in the coordinates, as this stellar anthology has got worlds within worlds. Including: - Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin; - An unearthed sci-fi story from W. E. B. Du Bois; - The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch in twenty years; - A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Cixin Liu. Plus: - Aliens! - Space battles! - Robots! - Technology gone wrong! - Technology gone right!

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This is a perfect introduction to fairy tales for little ones! This abridged classic features bright, fun illustrations and a sturdy board format with tabs to make it easy for little hands to turn the pages. You can discover the adventure that happens after Jack swaps the family cow for some rather magical beans.

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Backstage tricks and tips for achieving ultimate style, beauty and health, that only the professionals know. From Kate Moss to Gisele Bundchen, Cara Delevigne to Suki Waterhouse, this beautifully illustrated book is crammed with insider tips and ingenious tricks on all aspects of looking great, from the world's legendary supermodels. Find out how these runway stars achieve perfect make-up precision, keep fit and prepare for those all-important events in this essential guide for all fashionistas. After applying your lipstick, blot your lips with your fingers and then pat the remaining colour on your cheeks for an instant glow.

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Every young child loves to look up at the moon in the night sky. Now here’s a board book that can teach toddlers all about the sun, moon, stars, and planets—with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each sturdy page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. (“Can you point to the red planet? That’s Mars!”) It’s a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops.

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Kids will learn about all of the wonders of the night sky from the moon and stars to the planets in our solar system in Highlights Press's newest title in the Song and Puzzle Book series: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Nighttime-themed puzzles, games, and activities make up this 48-page book that celebrates everything about the sky at night.

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This collection of summertime puzzles is packed with kids' favorite activities, including mazes, number puzzles, wordplay, brainteasers, matching, and our ever-popular Hidden Pictures® puzzles. With bright illustrations, varied levels of complexity, and plenty of humor, this book is sure to challenge, entertain, and amuse kids of every interest and ability.

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Highlights introduces the first in a new series of reading and puzzle books about kids' favorite rhymes and songs. In Old MacDonald Had a Farm, kids will find their favorite farm animals—cows, chickens, pigs, horses, sheep, and more—alongside mazes, matching, word searches, Hidden Pictures® puzzles, and other activities about each animal. By solving the puzzles, kids spend more time with the book and receive all of the educational benefits of puzzling while having a blast singing along. More than "just another" Old MacDonald Had a Farm book, this publication offers a satisfying, interactive twist to a kid favorite.

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Find It! At the Construction Site, a padded board book, turns a favorite feature from Highlights Hello™ magazine into a popular book series for babies and toddlers. The book combines everything our youngest readers love—bright colors, kid-friendly pictures, and developmentally appropriate challenges—with parents' favorite features—durable pages, engaging activities, and a narrative about a construction site that teaches kids about tools and machines.

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This new padded board book series is based on a popular Highlights Hello magazine feature (Find It) and brings the joy of Highlights™ Hidden Pictures® to the very youngest family members. Each spread features bright, simple artwork on the right-hand page with visuals of three objects from the scene on the left accompanied by a gentle, guiding narrative to read out loud and prompt interactivity. Children will love pointing to the objects in the vibrant illustrations, and parents will love the opportunity to bond with their babies and toddlers while gently encouraging development and learning. On the Farm showcases seven colorful scenes of life on a farm. Each page shows a different section of the farm and features sweet illustrations of lovable farm animals. An adorable baby chick appears in each illustration—from the cover to the final page, where it is reunited with its family.

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Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. Текст неадаптированный/оригинальный.

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On a small island off the south coast of France, Robert Hendricks is an English doctor who has seen the best and the worst the twentieth century had to offer is forced to confront the events that made up his life. His host is Alexander Pereira, a man who seems to know more about his guest than Hendricks himself does. The search for the past takes us through the war in Italy in 1944, a passionate love that seems to hold out hope, the great days of idealistic work in the 1960s and finally, unforgettably, back into the trenches of the Western Front. This moving novel casts a long, baleful light over the century we have left behind but may never fully understand. Daring, ambitious and in the end profoundly moving, this is Faulks’s most remarkable book yet.

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Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. Off stage, however, she is bored with her handsome husband, coquettish and undisciplined. She is at first flattered and amused by the attentions of a shy and eager young fan, but before long Julia is amazed to find herself falling wildly, dangerously, in love.

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Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant new collection of stories. Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be.

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A shivering of worlds... Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of endings and beginnings, old friends and new, a blurring of edges and a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the land. Her land. There will be a reckoning...

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From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—"Scout"—returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past—a journey that can only be guided by one's own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.

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James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Will you marry me for $10,000,000? I am a creative, open-minded businessman with limited time and desire to play the field. This is a serious proposal. A mysterious billboard intrigues three single women in LA. But who is this Mr. Right? And is he the perfect match for the lucky winner?