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Жанр:

Научная фантастика;

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3

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2013-11-26

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English

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When a slightly mad robot drunk on AC, wants you to join an experiment in optimum ecology—don't do it! After all, who wants to argue like Disraeli or live like Ivan the Terrible? This etext was produced from Space Science Fiction May...

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The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative

Автор:

Meredith George

Жанр:

Классическая проза;

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3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-17

Язык книги:

English

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The Egoist by George Meredith recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. Thus, The Egoist dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women's bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male...

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The Egyptian

Автор:

Waltari Mika

Жанр:

Исторические приключения;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-26

Язык книги:

English

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124

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The Eiger Sanction

Автор:

Trevanian

Жанр:

Старинная литература: Прочее;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-03

Язык книги:

English

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67

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Jonathan Hemlock lives in a renovated Gothic church on Long Island. He is an art professor, a mountain climber, and a mercenary, performing assassinations (i.e., sanctions) for money to augment his black-market art collection. Now Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Eiger. In a breathtakingly suspenseful story that is part thriller and part satire, the author traces Hemlock’s spine-tingling adventures, introducing a cast of intriguing characters—villains, traitors, beautiful women—into the highly charged atmosphere of danger. The accumulating threads of suspicion, accusation, and evidence gradually knit themselves into a bizarre and death-defying climax in this...

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The Eight of Swords

Автор:

Carr John

Жанр:

Классические детективы;

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3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-16

Язык книги:

English

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44

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Dr. Fell, detective extraordinary, is back again, more amusing and omniscient than ever. In The Eight of Swords he is faced with the sort of problem in which his acute and devious mind delights. When a gay spirit took to playing strange pranks in the haunted bedroom at the Grange and the Bishop was seen sliding down the banisters, Scotland Yard was more amused than disturbed. But when Depping, the harmless old scholar and connoisseur of wines and foods, was found murdered in his study, they sent Dr. Fell down to investigate. As soon as Dr. Fell saw the card representing the eight of swords, the partially eaten dinner on the tray, and the button-hook which had been used to blow the fuses, he knew the murderer. But there was a great deal to be explained before he could prove it, and his...

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The Elephant's Journey

Автор:

Saramago Jose

Жанр:

Современная проза;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-09-25

Язык книги:

English

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33

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In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. The elephant’s journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people. Out of this material, Jose Saramago has spun a novel already heralded as “a triumph of language, imagination, and humor” (El Pais). Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to the king and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate wedding gift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two new suits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub. Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard, our unlikely heroes traverse...

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The Eleventh Day

Автор:

Summers Anthony

Жанр:

Старинная литература: Прочее;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-17

Язык книги:

English

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185

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О КНИГЕ ОТЗЫВЫ В ИЗБРАННОЕ ЧИТАТЬ

The Elfstones of Shannara

Автор:

Brooks Terry

Жанр:

Фэнтези;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-01

Язык книги:

English

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126

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Ancient Evil threatens the Elves: The ancient tree created by long-lost Elven magic, is dying. When Wil Ohmsford is summoned to guard the Amberle on a perilous quest to gather a new seed for a new tree, he is faced with the Reaper, the most fearsome of all Demons. And Wil is without power to control...

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The Elite

Автор:

Cass Kiera

Жанр:

Альтернативная история;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-04

Язык книги:

English

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56

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Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea. America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide. Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the...

О КНИГЕ ОТЗЫВЫ В ИЗБРАННОЕ ЧИТАТЬ

The Eloquence of Blood

Автор:

Rock Judith

Жанр:

Исторические детективы;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-17

Язык книги:

English

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70

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О КНИГЕ ОТЗЫВЫ В ИЗБРАННОЕ ЧИТАТЬ

The Elusive Bride

Автор:

Laurens Stephanie

Жанр:

Исторические любовные романы;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-02

Язык книги:

English

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99

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Gareth Hamilton is stunned when he recognizes Emily Ensworth on his ship. The veil she wears is not enough to disguise her from him – or from the man hired to kill her. Whisking Emily to safety, Gareth realizes that the Black Cobra is on to them. In order to protect her, Gareth must let Emily in on the dangerous plot she is now intimately involved in. Emily Ensworth is no wilting flower. She knew the packet the dying soldier thrust upon her held vital information, and she has every intention of seeing it into safe hands. But she is also determined to bring the men trying to kill her to justice. Together, she and Gareth do their best to lure the Black Cobra and his men into the open. Putting their lives at risk draws Emily and Gareth ever closer together, the constant danger sparking a...

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The Emerald City of Oz

Автор:

Baum L.

Жанр:

Сказки;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-05

Язык книги:

English

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38

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Dorothy's aunt and uncle get acquainted with Oz after they lose their farm and Ozma invites them to live with...

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The Emerald City of Oz

Автор:

Baum Lyman

Жанр:

Сказки;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-05

Язык книги:

English

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38

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Dorothy's aunt and uncle get acquainted with Oz after they lose their farm and Ozma invites them to live with...

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Жанр:

Серия:

Дата добавления:

2013-11-28

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English

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55

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О КНИГЕ ОТЗЫВЫ В ИЗБРАННОЕ ЧИТАТЬ

The Emerald Storm

Автор:

Dietrich William

Жанр:

Исторические приключения;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-12-01

Язык книги:

English

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69

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The Emerging Mind: The Reith Lectures 2003

Автор:

Ramachandran Vilayanur

Жанр:

Психология;

Серия:

3

Дата добавления:

2013-11-04

Язык книги:

English

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13

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Автор на основе обследований огромного числа пациентов в области неврологии доходчиво, увлекательно и остроумно объясняет загадочные неврологические и психиатрические симптомы, приходя к выводу о том, что наука о мозге способна разрешать также и классические вопросы философии. Его исследования - это последние достижения в области изучения эволюционного развития мозга. В.С.Рамачандран рассказывает о своей работе, просвещая и...

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Дата добавления:

2013-11-18

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English

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2

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Рассказ вошёл в сборники: Dark Carnival (Тёмный карнавал) The October Country (Октябрьская страна) The Stories of Ray Bradbury (И грянул гром: 100...

О КНИГЕ ОТЗЫВЫ В ИЗБРАННОЕ ЧИТАТЬ

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Дата добавления:

2013-11-23

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English

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In this mind-expanding book, scientific pioneer Marvin Minsky continues his groundbreaking research, offering a fascinating new model for how our minds work. He argues persuasively that emotions, intuitions, and feelings are not distinct things, but different ways of thinking. By examining these different forms of mind activity, Minsky says, we can explain why our thought sometimes takes the form of carefully reasoned analysis and at other times turns to emotion. He shows how our minds progress from simple, instinctive kinds of thought to more complex forms, such as consciousness or self-awareness. And he argues that because we tend to see our thinking as fragmented, we fail to appreciate what powerful thinkers we really are. Indeed, says Minsky, if thinking can be understood as the...

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