HarperCollins Publishers
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Game Players of Titan
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Dick Philip K.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001
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PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ
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«Roaming the pristine landscape of Earth, cared for by machines and aliens, the few remaining humans alive since the war with Titan play Bluff, allowing them to win or lose property and also form new marriages in order to maximise the remote chance some pairings will produce a child. When Pete Garden, a particularly suicidal member of the Pretty Blue Fox game-playing group, loses his current wife and his deed to Berkeley, he stumbles upon a far bigger, more sinister version of the game. The telepathic, slug-like Vugs of Titan are the players and at stake is the Earth itself. «The Game Players of Titan» is a brilliantly conceived vision of a future dystopia, full of imaginative detail, moments of pure humour and thought-provoking musings on the nature of perception, as the seemingly straightforward narrative soon turns into a tumultuous nightmare of delusion, precognition and conspiracy.»
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 allkonekt
07 апреля 2009
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Paddington Bear (+ Audio CD)
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Bond Michael
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008
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PDF, 3.36 МБ
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«The classic story of a much-loved bear — Paddington! Join Paddington and the Browns as they start their adventures at Paddington Station and relive their treasured story in this stylish book and CD set. Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station — Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading «Please look after this bear». Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary things — like having a bath — become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. Now this treasured story is available as a charming picture book and CD set that even the youngest children will enjoy.»
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admin
7 декабря 2010
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Stephen Fry in America
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Fry Stephen
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009
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DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ
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Britains best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephens account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.
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1276
anarho
24 июля 2010
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The Book of Lost Tales (part 2)
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992
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PDF, 385 страниц, 11.55 МБ
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«The second of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war, «The Silmarillion». This second part of «The Book of Lost Tales» includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin, itself the finest and most exciting depiction of a battle that Tolkien ever wrote. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with texts of associated poems, and contains extensive information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive and classic style ofe black cover A-format paperbacks of «The Hobbit», «The Lord of the Rings», «The Silmarillion» and «Unfinished Tales».»
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1383
nk789
27 октрября 2009
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The Shaping of Middle-Earth
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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«The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war, «The Silmarillion». In this fourth volume of «The History of Middle-earth», the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or Shape of the World, the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, ccompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclyusms of «The War of the Gods» and the «Downfall of Numenor». The first map of Beleriend is also reproduced and discussed. In «The Annals of Valinor» and «The Annals of Beleriend» we are shown how the chronology of the First Age was moulded: and the tale is told of Aelfwine, the Englishman who voyaged into the True West and came to Tol Eressea, Lonely Isle, where he learned the ancient history of Elves and Men. Also included are the original Silmarillion of 1926, and the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 — the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that J. R. R. Tolkien completed to their end.»
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1445
admin
14 сентября 2009
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The Book of Lost Tales (part 1)
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991
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DjVu, 304 страницы, 12.16 МБ
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«The first of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, «The Silmarillion». «The Book of Lost Tales» stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called «The Silmarillion». Embedded in English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the «Lost Tales of Elfinesse». In the Tales are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of Tolkien's invented world. This series of fascinating books has now been repackaged to complement the distinctive and classic style of the 'black cover' A-format paperbacks of «The Hobbit», «The Lord of the Rings», «The Silmarillion» and «Unfinished Tales».»
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1092
stalker1965
15 декабря 2009
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The War of the Jewels
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002
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PDF, 496 страниц, 14.88 МБ
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«The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of «The Silmarillion», Tolkiens epic tale of war. In «The War of the Jewels» Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of «The Silmarillion» from the point where it was left in Morgoths Ring. The story now returns to Middle-earth, and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power fothe Dark Lord. With the publication in this book of all J.R.R. Tolkiens later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age, the long history of «The Silmarillion», from its beginning in «The Book of Lost Tales», is completed; and the enigmatic state of the work at his death can be understood. This book contains the full text of the Grey Annals, the primary record of «The War of the Jewels», and a major story of Middle-earth now published for the first time: the tale of the disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin the Steadfast came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth.»
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1791
neptun
14 февраля 2009
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Hobbit (Illustrated graphic novel)
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998
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DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ
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«This is a brand new revised edition of the best-selling graphic novel based on the enchanting prelude to «The Lord of the Rings». First published in 1990, David Wenzel's comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's «The Hobbit» was an immediate success and has become one of the best-loved graphic novels of the last 20 years. «The Hobbit» is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim their stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger — and in the end it is Bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the most-dreaded dragon, Smaug. Illustrated and hand painted in full colour throughout, and accompanied by the carefully abridged text of the original novel, this handsome authorised edition will introduce new generations to a magical masterpiece — and be treasured by Hobbit fans of all ages, everywhere. This new edition has been completely re-scanned from the original paintings to achieve more accurate and vibrant colours of any edition, with David Wenzel revisiting the work to provide sensitive improvements and additions to the original edition. The book includes a magnificent and completely new cover design by Wenzel himself.»
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519
alex033ru
18 марта 2009
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Hobbit
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Tolkien J.R.R.
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001
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PDF, 300 страниц, 9.00 МБ
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«Marking 70 years since publication, the definitive edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's first book, sporting a facsimile of his original cover design and complete with fold-out maps and his own drawings and paintings. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services — as a burglar — on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, «The Hobbit». Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad!»
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1083
admin
27 октрября 2009
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Bright Shiny Morning
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Frey James
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008
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PDF, 502 страницы, 15.06 МБ
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«Welcome to LA. City of contradictions. It is home to movie stars and down-and-outs. Palm-lined beaches and gridlock. Shopping sprees and gun sprees. Bright Shiny Morning takes a wild ride through the ultimate metropolis, where glittering excess rubs shoulders with seedy depravity. Frey's trademark filmic snapshots zoom in on the parallel lives of diverse characters, bringing their egos and ideals, hopes and despairs, anxieties and absurdities vividly to life. Some suffer, like the otherworldly wino who tries to save a spoilt teenage runaway. Others gain, like the canny talent agent who turns sexual harassment to blackmailing advantage. Some are loaded, or grounded, and have luck on their side. Others, like the countless actresses-turned-hookers, or schoolboys-turned-gangsters, are doomed. Книга «Bright Shiny Morning» выпущена в издательстве «Hodder & Stoughton» в 2009 году. »
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stas_k
16 мая 2011
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