'For all its excellence as a social panorama and a sketch of a marriage, it is as a picture of a man destroyed by drink and pride that Appointment in Samarra lives frighteningly in the mind' John Updike Julian English prides himself a member of his hometown's social elite, but from the moment he throws a cocktail in the face of a powerful business associate his life spirals out of control, taking his loving but troubled marriage with it. Following English's rapid decline and fall, Appointment in Samarra is a fast-paced and blackly comic portrait of 1930s America. O'Hara's debut novel introduced a prolific new voice to a generation and still stands as one of the great works of American fiction.

John O’Hara is widely credited with inventing the New Yorker short story, and remains the most-published short story writer in the history of the magazine. Selected from his vast collection of short fiction written over forty years, these refreshingly frank, sparely written stories show him at his best. Exposing a world of bartenders and 'b-girls', car washers and criminals, O'Hara dissects the subtleties that bind humans together and the pressures that separate them.

'Superb... These thirty-two stories inhabit the Technicolor vernaculars of taxi drivers, barbers, paper pushers and society matrons... O'Hara was American fiction's greatest eavesdropper, recording the everyday speech and tone of all strata of mid-century society' Wall Street Journal John O'Hara remains the great chronicler of American society, and nowhere are his powers more evident than in his portraits of New York's so-called Golden Age. Unsparingly observed, brilliantly cutting and always on the tragic edge of epiphany, the stories collected here are among O'Hara's finest work, and show why he still stands as the most-published short story writer in the history of the New Yorker.

"O Bandit Queen!" the bandits cried. "Little horror! Poison weed! We'll give you everything a queen could ever need..." The bandits give their queen treasure, tigers, mischief and mayhem. But sometimes a little girl needs something more... A beautiful book about finding family in unexpected places, from the creators of Hortense and the Shadow.

From the inimitable O'Hara sisters, Once Upon a Fairytale is a story where the reader gets to decide on the adventure - the possibilities are endless. Did you ever wish to feast with fairies, live in a tree, or ride a unicorn across the sun-lit sky? Here, in this magical world, you can. You can choose to be a clever princess, or a curious gingerbread man, or perhaps a gentle knight. Maybe you'll live in a tree, or a tower on a hill. You can eat fresh-buttered sunbeams with fairies, or newt pie and pigtail pudding with ogres. Everywhere you look, you will find a new adventure. Just pick the one you like best. A captivating book where the child chooses the story they want to tell - empowering children to become storytellers and weave their very own fairytale.

Состояние носителя: S. Состояние конверта: S. Some Time In New York City. Виниловая пластинка . 2 lp Sometime In New York City John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Elephants Memory And Invisible Strings A1 Woman Is The Nigger Of The World A2 Sisters O Sisters A3 Attica State A4 Born In A Prison A5 New York City B1 Sunday Bloody Sunday B2 The Luck Of The Irish B3 John Sinclair B4 Angela B5 We're All Water C1 Cold Turkey C2 Don't Worry Kyoko D1 Well (Baby, Please Don't Go) Live Jam John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band With Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention D2 Jamrag D3 Scumbag D4 Au Тип носителя: Виниловая пластинка

"Through the dark and wolfish woods, through the white and silent snow, lived a small girl called Hortense. Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . . Hortense hated her shadow." A beautifully illustrated dark fairy tale that will remind you of the fables you read as a child. A treasure not to be missed.

Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this strange appointment card and sweeping its gold embossed envelope under the rug. Literally. She busies herself with a job she doesn't like, helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, and devoting her time to her family's dramas. But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment she can't miss, when Life shows up at her door, in the form of a sloppy but determined man. Life follows her everywhere - from the office, to the bar, and to her bedroom - and Lucy learns that some of the choices she has made and the stories she has told aren't what they seem. Now her half-truths are about to be revealed, unless Lucy tells the truth about what really matters to her. The Time of My Life is another warm, thought-provoking novel from Cecelia Ahern, internationally bestselling author of P.S. I Love You. "Dear Lucy Silchester, You have an appointment for Monday, May 30, 2011. Yours sincerely, Life." Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this appointment card and sweeping the envelope under the rug. Literally. Instead, she has busied herself with work (a job she doesn't love), helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, seeing her family, and devoting her time to their life dramas. But she's stuck in a rut and deluding everyone. Only Lucy knows the real truth. Then one day life shows up at her door, in the form of a rather run-down man in an old suit, who is determined to bring about change. Life follows Lucy everywhere-the office, bars-meets her flabbergasted friends, and won't let Lucy off the hook. What she learns in the process is that some of the choices she's made, and stories she's told, aren't what they seem either. Now her stubborn half-truths are going to be revealed in all their glory . . . unless Lucy learns to tell the truth about what really matters to her.

Состояние носителя: S. Состояние конверта: S. Home Alone Christmas. Виниловая пластинка . Black A1 Darlene Love– All Alone On Christmas A2 Alan Jackson – Holly Jolly Christmas A3 Fox Albert Choir– My Christmas Tree A4 John Williams – Somewhere In My Memory A5 Atlantic Starr– Silver Bells A6 TLC– Sleigh Ride B1 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers– Christmas All Over Again B2 Southside Johnny Lyon– Please Come Home For Christmas B3 John Williams – Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas B4 John Williams – Carol Of The Bells B5 Mel Tormé– Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas B6 Lisa Fischer– O Come All Ye Faithful Тип носителя: Виниловая пластинка

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell`s magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O`Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler. .

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell`s magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O`Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler. Текст романа на английском языке.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell`s magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O`Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler. .

A1 to A3: Recorded January 18, 1959 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.B1 to B3: Recorded September 1, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.Треклист:A1 Quadrangle, A2 Blues Inn, A3 Fidel, B1 Appointment In Ghana, B2 A Ballad For Doll, B3 Isle Of Java

This fifteen-unit course deals with the many situations in which hotel employees meet guests, including reception, restaurant and bar work, answering the phone, giving directions, dealing with guests' problems, writing short e-mails and letters, suggesting places to visit and explaining how things work.

The latest jaw-achingly funny, number-one bestselling novel from David Walliams - now out in paperback. Make your appointment if you dare... Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find... a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it...? Read this book and find out!

There's lots to do in this busy book, so grab your pens and pencils and get ready to join in. Includes: o painting o colouring o drawing o join-the-dots and much more!