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Barbara had given up the law five years before, but she's still "death qualified," still able to defend clients in Oregon who face the death penalty if convicted. And now her lawyer father needs her back in the arena to defend Nell Kendricks, who's been indicted for the murder of her estranged husband, Lucas Kendricks. But did she do it? After not seeing him for seven years? And where was Lucas a...

Hiram Granville, a modern Leonardo, secured more than a thousand patents during his lifetime, often just ahead of others who had already been working the same ideas. His son John, an economics genius, never lost a cent in the stock market—or any other financial deal—and was investigated for insider trading on more than one occasion. Now Cat, a documentarian; her researcher, Mercy; and Cracker Jack...

В своей работе автор анализирует прежде всего тексты Рерихов и тех, кого они сами называли своими учителями: Е.Блаватская и "Махатм". В книге можно найти призывы к миру, добру и любви, в ней есть суждения, с которыми может согласиться практически

Chilling murder in the world of 1950s theatre - another case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto.

Elizabeth II's coronation is looming, but the murder of their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, spoils the happy mood for DI Edgar Stephens and magician Max Mephisto. A playbill featuring another deceased comrade is found in Colonel Cartwright's possession, and a playing card, the ace of hearts: the blood card. The wartime connection and the suggestion of magic are enough for him to...

Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend of Edgar?s. They served together in the war as part of a shadowy unit called the Magic Men. Max is still on the circuit, touring seaside towns in the company of ventriloquists, sword-s...

Две повести в письмах известной американской писательницы Джин Уэбстер уже около ста лет очаровывают сердца юных читателей. "Длинноногий дядюшка" и "Дорогой враг" заслуженно считаются классикой литературы для юношества. Книга адресована детям среднего школьного возраста.

Герои книги санкт-петербургского культуролога В. Дегтярева - немецкий иезуит Атаназиус Кирхер, английский художник Эдвард Берн-Джонс, архитектор Огастес Уэлби Пьюджин и не нуждающийся в представлении Льюис Кэрролл. Ее сквозные темы - прошлое и механизмы. Автор пытается выявить связь принятых в культуре концепций времени и представлений о границах между естественным и искусственным (природным и рук...

Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar? In fact, it's the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your pleasure in the English language and your skill in using it, ...