Aleksejs Korobicins Huans Markado - atriebējs no Teksasas Stāsti par vēsturi Lasot par tālās pagātnes notikumiem, mēs domājam arī par šodienu, par to, ka cīņa turpinās, ka Latīņamerikas tautu galvenais ienaidnieks joprojām ir ASV. Sa­vienoto Valstu tagadējā politika maz atšķiras no torei­zējās — uzpērkot nodevīgos politikāņus, tāpat sagrābj citu zemes, raktuves un rūpniecības uzņēmumus, piešķir aizdevumus uz verdzinošiem noteikumiem, piedraud ar karu. Un tomēr ASV nespēj uzvarēt cilvēkus, ikdie­nišķus cilvēkus, kuriem piedzimstot Latīņamerikā dod visizplatītāko vārdu — Huans. Tieši par viņiem, par miljoniem Huanu, kurus vienā vārdā sauc par Tautu, sacījis lielais Čīles dzejnieks Pavlo Neruda: To sasēja, bet sarāva tā saites — Šī tauta cīnītāja, uzņēmīgā, drošā. To alka nonāvēt, bet tā ir sveika, Kā ābols, kas ar sārtu sulu pildīts. Tai rokas nocirta — vēl vairāk spēka Ir viņas rokās, ienaidniekus sodot. To zemē ieraka, bet atkal soļo Mums līdzās tā ar labu dziesmu lūpās. Tev itin visi ceļi vaļā, Huan, Tev atvērti ir visi vārti, Huan, Un zeme tava, tava patiesība, Ko dzemdējis tu pats un tava asins.1 Izdevniecība «Liesma» Riga 1969 no krievu valodas tulkojusi Ļubova Hiļimonoka Ilustrējis D. Bisti vāku zīmējis A. Stankevičs Noskanējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Винсент Дюкре – президент Института HUB. Был консультантом французского правительства по цифровым технологиям и преподавателем бизнес-школы HEC. Он делится своими аналитическими разработками с широким кругом СМИ и регулярно выступает на международных конференциях и бизнес-семинарах. В 2018 году Huawei вытеснили Apple со 2-го места в мире по продажам смартфонов. Как так вышло? Почему когда-то небольшая китайская компания за три десятилетия смогла завоевать и подчинить себе мировой рынок и совершить цифровую революцию? Интересные факты: • В настоящее время Huawei – единственная в мире крупная компания, которая практически полностью принадлежит своим сотрудникам (только 1,14 % принадлежат основателю). • Именно разработки Huawei внесли самый большой вклад в развитие 4G и 5G: компания владеет 20 % и 15 % мировых патентов соответственно. • По состоянию на 2019 год у бренда более 188 000 сотрудников по всему миру. • Продукция Huawei представлена в 170 странах, а сама компания занимает 68-е место в мировом рейтинге брендов. Эта книга – источник вдохновения для всех компаний и предпринимателей. Вы узнаете, кто стоит за стремительным ростом Huawei, какие факторы привели к ее успеху и в чем руководители видят свою миссию. Cохранен издательский макет

"I can easily divide my life into two parts—before her and after." Hudson Pierce has led a life few others could even imagine. With money and power at his fingertips, he's wanted for almost nothing. He's never experienced love, however, and he's seen few examples of it in his dysfunctional family. The ridiculous notion of romance has always intrigued him. He's studied it, controlled it, manipulated it, and has yet to understand it. Until he meets Alayna Withers. Now, the games he's played in his quest for comprehension can finally come to an end. Or are they just beginning? Told from his point of view, Hudson fills the holes in his love story with Alayna Withers. His past and relationship with his long-time friend Celia is further revealed and light is shed on his actions during his courtship with Alayna

Tomass Mains Rīds Main - Rida Kopoti raksti Ceturtais sējums II grāmata Hudzona līcis II Stāsts divas gramatās No krievu valodas tulk. E. Valdis Noskanējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv izdevniecība „Grāmatu zieds" Rīga, Tērbatas ielā  Main-Rida Kopoti raksti iznākuši I,II un III sējumi 1 sējuma saturs: „Zeme ziemeļos» „Velna sala“ un „Meža bērni. 2 sējuma saturs: ,.Borneo sala“ un „Skalpu mednieki“« 3 sējuma saturs: „Noklīdušais kalns“ un Meksikas strēlnieki“. IV. sējums. I. grāmata „Hudzona līcis“ I. un „ „Hudzona līcis“ II.  „„Likteņa pirksts“ I. un „ „Likteņa pirksts“ II. Visi Main-Rida raksti iznāks ne mazāk kā 18 lielos sējumos. Abonentu un pārējo lasītāju ērtības labā Main-Rida darbus iespiedis atsevišķās grāmatās ar apvienotu saturu. Katrā sējumā četras grāmatas. Grāmata maksā 60 santimi. Katrs sējums maksā Ls 2.40, abonentiem Ls 2. Main-Rida kopoti raksti iznāks aprobežotā eksemplāru skaitā. Ieteicams lasītājiem iegādāties visas grāmatas iznākšanas kārtībā

Des fantômes en Irlande ? Laisse-moi me marrer ! Là-bas, y a que des ivrognes, mais alors des vrais de vrai ! Etant donné que Guinness is good for leurs pommes, ils s'en cognent des pintes. Tandis que nous autres, en Francerie, c'est des pintes de bon sang qu'on s'envoie. J'ai eu beau chercher un certain fantôme, je n'ai pu dénicher que des poivrots et des curés. Entre autres, le bon père O'Goghnaud à qui j'ai eu la joie de donner ma bénédiction épiscopale. Tu voudrais savoir ce que j'allais épiscoper dans cette île ? Ce serait trop long à te raconter. Faudrait t'expliquer le coup de la môme qui avait oublié son slip dans ma chambre de Dublin, et puis la visite des gonziers qui avaient l'intention de me marquer au fer rouge, et comment Béru s'est passé la frite à la cire à parquet, et puis encore des flopées de trucs

M. RAMANE HUGO DIEGS IZDEVNIECĪBA «LIESMA» RĪGA 1986

Braiens Selzniks Hugo Kabrē izgudrojums Braiens Selzniks. amerikāņu stāstnieks un mākslinieks, ir radījis neparastu un aizkustinošu stāstu par divpadsmitgadīgo bāreni Hugo. Stāsta notikumi risinās Parīzē 20. gadsimta 30. gados. Kādu dienu Hugo atrod savādu ierīci, un sākas elpu aizraujoši piedzīvojumi… Zēnam jārod atbildes, kā salabot šo ierīci, kur pazudusi tēva piezīmju grāmatiņa ar vērtīgajiem ierakstiem par šī mehānisma darbību un kas patiesībā ir dzelzceļa stacijas rotaļlietu veikala pārdevējs. Izlasot šo aizraujošo stāstu, jūs uzzināsiet, kā Hugo atklātie noslēpumi ir saistīti ar franču kino leģendu režisoru Žoržu Meljesu (1861-1938), nonāksiet viņa filmas "Ceļojums uz Mēnesi” pasaulē un: baudīsiet kino maģijas burvību. Zēna trauksmainās dzīves aprakstu lasītājam palīdz uztvert izteiksmīgas autora ilustrācijas un citu mākslinieku komiksi, filmu skiču un kadru fragmenti. Šī aizraujošā grāmata, kas stāsta arī par kino maģiju un tā pirmsākumiem, bijusi ierosme izcilā amerikāņu kinorežisora Mārtiņa Skorsēzes filmai “Hugo” (2011). Tā ieguvusi 5 Oskarus un ir viena no jēgpilnākajām trīsdimensiju filmām nesenajā kino vēsturē. Dita Rietuma, kinokritike   Iekārtojies kādā klusākā vietiņā, paņem zelta atslēdziņu, ieliec to slēdzenē, kas attēlota uz grāmatas vāka un piedzīvojums tūlīt sāksies. Tiks iedarbināts kāds īpašs mehānisms, kas atvērs grāmatu un liks lapām šķirties uz priekšu vēja ātrumā, attopoties tikai tad, kad grāmata jau galā. Viņu sauc Hugo Kabrē, viņam ir tikai divpadsmit gadi un viņš viens pats dzīvo dzelzceļa stacijā. Viņa tēvs ir miris, tēvocis, kurš kļuvis par Hugo aizbildi, ir nekrietns un neciešams cilvēks. Hugo pēc tēvoča pazušanas kļuvis atbildīgs par to, lai stacijas pulksteņi tiktu uzvilkti un vienmēr darbotos. Hugo ir kārtīgs jaunietis, tomēr, lai izdzīvotu, viņam šad tad nākas nozagt pa kādai piena pudelei un kruasānam, bet to viņš dara apstākļu spiests. Puisis aizraujas ar dažādu mehānismu izzināšanu- pulksteņi, uzvelkamās rotaļlietas un citi mehāniski brīnumiņi . Vienu diezgan sarežģītu mehānismu Hugo manto (ja tā to varētu nosaukt) no sava tēva. Tā ir kāda mehāniska lelle, kuru Hugo tēvs tā arī nepaspēja salabot. Tad nu Hugo turpmākais mērķis ir skaidrs- viņš mēģinās salabot šo lelli un uzzināt, kādu vēstījumu tā slēpj. Visa grāmata ir kā viens liels piedzīvojums, viens notikums seko otram un noteikti turpināsies arī tad, kad vāks jau būs aizvēries. Grāmata sarakstīta diezgan vienkāršotā valodā, kas liecina, ka vairāk tā domāta bērnu auditorijai. Tomēr tā gluži apgalvot nevarētu, uzskatu, ka grāmata varētu patikt ikvienam, kas tic brīnumiem, vienalga, cik vecs lai arī viņš būtu. Bija gan vietiņas, kur teksts šķita mazliet pliekans vai neveikls, bet to visu novērsa kas cits. „Hugo Kabrē izgudrojums” ir daudz savādāka par ierastajām grāmatām, tā sastāv no teksta un lieliskām ilustrācijām. Interesanti, ka ilustrācijas ne tikai papildina tekstu, bet daudzviet arī aizstāj to, turpinot vārdos izteikto domu. Šie attēli ir tik dzīvi! Tajos jaušams dziļums un dzīvīgums, kas tekstā dažviet pietrūka. Ļoti patika arī tas, ka ilustrācijas ir melnbaltas. Tā kā grāmatas sižets pats par sevi ir diezgan krāšņs, šādi attēli to vairāk akcentē, un nekas nešķiet pārspīlēts. Zvaigzne ABC, 2013.Hugo Kabrē izgudrojums : stāsts vārdos un bildēs / Braiens Selzniks ; no angļu val. tulk. Daina Ozoliņa ; [red. Inese Auziņa ; aut. zīm.]

A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination—unknown. Its purpose—a mystery. Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home—a new planet and the woman he was meant to love in his arms—he finds himself wet, naked, and freezing to death. The dark halls are full of monsters but trusting other survivors he meets might be the greater danger. All he has are questions— Who is he? Where are they going? What happened to the dream of a new life? What happened to Hull 03? All will be answered, if he can survive the ship. HULL ZERO THREE is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride through the darkest reaches of space

Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for her second novel The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai is one of the most talented writers of her generation. Now available for the first time as a Grove Press paperback, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard—Desai’s dazzling debut novel — is a wryly hilarious and poignant story that simultaneously captures the vivid culture of the Indian subcontinent and the universal intricacies of human experience. Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought into a family not quite like other families, in a town not quite like other towns. After years of failure at school, failure at work, of spending his days dreaming in tea stalls, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount to much — until one day he climbs a guava tree in search of peaceful contemplation and becomes unexpectedly famous as a holy man, sending his tiny town into turmoil. A syndicate of larcenous, alcoholic monkeys terrorize the pilgrims who cluster around Sampath’s tree, spies and profiteers descend on the town, and none of Desai’s outrageous characters goes unaffected as events spin increasingly out of control

Flight Lieutenant Silk, a twice-decorated Lancaster pilot in WW II, rejoins the R.A.F. and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Piloting a Vulcan is an unforgettable experience: no other aircraft comes close to matching its all-round performance. And as bombers go, it’s drop-dead gorgeous. But there’s a catch. The Vulcan has only one role: to make a second strike. To act in retaliation for a Russian nuclear attack. Silk knows that knows that if he ever flies his Vulcan in anger, he’ll be flying from a smoking wasteland, a Britain obliterated. But in the mad world of Mutually Assured Destruction, the Vulcan is the last—the only—deterrent

Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. In the wake of a viciously suppressed student uprising, a boy searches for his friend's corpse, a consciousness searches for its abandoned body, and a brutalised country searches for a voice. In a sequence of interconnected chapters the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness and the echoing agony of the original trauma. Human Acts is a universal book, utterly modern and profoundly timeless. Already a controversial bestseller and award-winning book in Korea, it confirms Han Kang as a writer of immense importance

There are those who would reduce everything to simple slogans—but human lives are anything but simple!

Love for another person. Love for humanity as a whole. Are the two compatible or mutually exclusive? In his most ambitious novel since Dreams of My Russian Summers, Andreï Makine takes us into the heart of Africa. His hero is Elias Almeida, a black revolutionary whose father was killed when Elias was still a child, and whose mother, to feed him, was forced to prostitute herself. Saved from death by a Catholic priest, Elias becomes a brilliant pupil destined for greatness. However, the memory of his parents turns him into an important cog in the worldwide revolutionary movement, sending him to Cuba and the Soviet Union to be trained for espionage and sabotage. He begins in his native Angola, still struggling to liberate itself from the colonial yoke, and moves to other political hot spots. But what happens when a black revolutionary dedicated to bettering the world falls in love with a white woman who wants only to live a peaceful, simple life?

World of the Lupi - 5.5

ALERT: HUMANITY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. YOU ARE NOW OBSOLETE. Kyle Straker volunteered to be hypnotized at the annual community talent show, expecting the same old lame amateur acts. but when he wakes up, his world will never be the same. televisions and computers no longer work, but a strange language streams across their screens. Everyone's behaving oddly. It's as if Kyle doesn't exists. Is this nightmare a result of the hypnosis? Will Kyle wake up with a snap of fingers to roars go laughter? Or is this something much more sinister? Narrated on a set of found cassette tapes at an unspecified point in the future, Human.4 is an absolutely chilling look at technology gone too far

Post-apocalyptic novel set in the mountains of the Pacific northwest. The main character is an introverted recluse who teams up with a fourteen-year-old girl. Together, they fight to survive as they get to know each other. He is computer-smart and used to ordering his needs online. She is street-smart. Where one is strong, the other is weak in world that has degenerated into hungry mobs of desperate people. This book is purposefully different from the norm of the genera in that it centers more on the people while the story advances

Dans cet avenir très éloigné, l'humanité a conquis la surface entière de la Terre. Elle s'est transformée et divisée en deux espèces. D'un côté, les Néchiffes à quatre orteils qui habitent d'immenses cités fourmilières où ils mènent sous terre une existence programmée d'hommes-insectes. Ils sont plus de trois trillions. Les Agrimaches cultivent pour eux les champs et ont éliminé toute forme de vie inutile. De l'autre, les Broncos, libres, affamés, traqués comme des parasites par les chasseurs Néchiffes. Ils ne sont plus qu'une poignée, errant à la surface, pillant les récoltes. Ce sont les humains sauvages à cinq orteils. Déjà, l'humanité s'estompe… Dans la tradition du Meilleur des mondes d'Aldous Huxley et de La Ruche d'Hellstrom de Frank Herbert, voici un roman terrifiant sur un avenir écologique possible de l'humanité, écrit par un biologiste qui est aussi un formidable conteur

Un experimento científico hace posible la inesperada interacción entre dos universos paralelos con la salvedad de que, en uno de ellos, la especie humana que ha predominado son los Neanderthales y no los Cormagnones, como ha ocurrido en nuestro mundo. Ponter Boddit y su hombre-compañero, Addikor Hulk, físicos neanderthales, han abierto un puente entre dos universos con su computador cuántico. Ahora se plantean volver a abrir ese paso para dar lugar al más prodigioso e intercambio cultural entre especies y universos. Como Hominidos, que obtuvo el premio Hugo en 2003, Humanos ahonda en una prodigiosa exploración cultural, un nuevo tipo de ficción antropológica que centra sus mejores virtudes no sólo en la más actual ciencia moderna, sino, sobre todo, en las complejas consecuencias culturales, humanas y antropológicas de un inesperado cruce de culturas. Humanos explora con valentía esas diferencias culturales, mostrando otras posibilidades y contemplando nuestras propias convenciones sociales, culturales y religiosas desde un nuevo punto de vista. Robert J. Sawyer es ya el mayor fenómeno de la ciencia ficción canadiense. Especialista en una ciencia ficción rigurosa que plantea cuestiones morales, ha obtenido ya más de veinticinco premios nacionales e internacionales por su obra. Con El experimento terminal obtuvo los premios Nebula, Aurora (de la ciencia ficción canadiense) y Homer (del foro de ciencia ficción de Compuserve) y, en los últimos seis años, ha sido cinco veces finalista del premio Hugo, un récord dificilmente igualable, que ha culminado con el Hugo obtenido por Hominidos

Humans is a jumbo-sized fantasy thriller featuring angels, demons, all-too-human humans, and nothing less than the complete destruction of planet Earth! The world stinks. God is fed up. He’s ready to take action. One of His very best Angels has been given the contract. He’s sent to round up a disparate crew of human beings from every corner of the world — a Soviet joke-writer, a Kenyan prostitute, a Brazilian ex-superstar chanteuse, a Chinese student-dissident, and a career criminal from Omaha, among them — gently manipulate them into a rendezvous, and set the wheels rolling for them to bring about the End of the World as We Know It. Not an easy job, but you don’t get to be an Angel without learning a few dirty tricks. But — there’s Somebody who happens to like what the human race has been doing with the planet. And soon our Angel finds himself challenged by a very wily Demon — dispatched by the Arch-fiend himself — whose mission is to save the world. Deciding whom to root for is only one of the pleasures afforded by Donald E. Westlake’s brilliant new novel

Robert J. Sawyer, the award-winning and bestselling writer, hits the peak of his powers in Humans, the second book of The Neanderthal Parallax, his trilogy about our world and parallel one in which it was the Homo sapiens who died out and the Neanderthals who became the dominant intelligent species. This powerful idea allows Sawyer to examine some of the deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary human civilization dramatically, by confronting us with another civilization, just as morally valid, that has made other choices. In Humans, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit, a character you will never forget, returns to our world and to his relationship with geneticist Mary Vaughan, as cultural exchanges between the two Earths begin. As we see daily life in another present-day world, radically different from ours, in the course of Sawyer's fast-moving story, we experience the bursts of wonder and enlightenment that are the finest pleasures of science fiction. Humans is one of the best SF novels of the year, and The Neanderthal Parallax is an SF classic in the making

Eduards Bass Humberto cirks ...attēlota cirka un varietē mākslinieku dzīve, manēžas un furgonu pasaule, kas skatītājiem šķiet eksotiska un romantiska, bet patiesībā ir smaga darba un pastāvīgu dzīvības briesmu pārpilna. Izdevniecība «Liesma» Rīga 1967 Tulkojusi L. Rūmniece Māksliniece N. Darkēvica Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv Yandex – GRĀMATAS - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/2JO3dvhReBIF-A

Pour la majorité des Français, Charles de Gaulle était « l'homme du 18 Juin », le chef de la France combattante, le libérateur, l'ultime recours de 1958, le premier Président de la Ve République, pour tout dire, la « statue du commandeur ». Mais bien peu soupçonne que cet homme, dont l'immense stature physique, intellectuelle et morale intimidait tous ceux qui l'approchaient, aimait aussi rire et provoquer le rire ; qu'il était doué d'un humour, tantôt subtil, tantôt féroce ou caustique, qu'il maniait avec le même bonheur et la même délectation, le sarcasme, la malice et l'ironie ; que la provocation délibérée et la mauvaise foi consciente libéraient chez lui un grand rire intérieur ; que ses rognes et ses grognes s'exprimaient en mots savoureux ; que ses traits d'esprit faisait le tour de son entourage ; mais qu'il savait aussi manifester, à point nommé, sollicitude et bienveillance. Ces humeurs et cet humour du Général, nous les avons traqués dans les souvenirs de ceux qui l'ont approché. On en trouvera dans ce recueil, qui s'est voulu honnête, la fidèle expression. Philippe Ragueneau, Compagnon de la Libération, a vécu 14 ans dans la familiarité du Général de Gaulle : pendant la guerre, dans les Forces Françaises Libres, puis au Rassemblement du Peuple Français, successivement comme chargé de mission, directeur des services de presse, propagande et information et, en 1958, à son Cabinet, comme chargé de mission, responsable des relations avec la presse

Dostoïevski a 40 ans lorsqu'il écrit Humiliés et Offensés, peu après son retour d'exil en Sibérie, pour soutenir une revue appartenant à son frère. C'est encore une oeuvre de «jeunesse». Vania, le narrateur, est écrivain de son état. Il recueille Nelly une jeune orpheline dont la mère est morte dans le dénuement et et qui a été reniée par son père. Bien qu'amoureux de Natacha, Vania se sacrifie au profit d'Aliocha, jeune homme faible et influençable dont Natacha est éprise. Entre ces deux histoires, le parfait scélérat – le prince Valkovski, père d'Aliocha, cause des malheurs au long de ce récit. Si Dostoïevski, admirateur des livres d'Eugène Sue, use des procédés classiques du roman-feuilleton – mélodrame sentimental et drame social, scènes à effet rythmant le cours de l'histoire, il va au delà, et les caractères dépeints, notamment ceux de Nelly et du narrateur sont remarquables. Dostoïevski puise dans son expérience personnelle pour décrire Vania

A compelling, haunting novel about a man experiencing gaps in time, and the pain of living inside an anxious mind. Felix wakes up one day to find he has a girlfriend he doesn’t recognize. He finds a novel, with his name on the cover, that he doesn’t remember writing. He’s been losing time since university. Sometimes these gaps are minutes, sometimes months. But now he begins experiencing flashbacks and moments where he gets a glimpse of an unsettling future. He will do anything necessary to keep the people he loves safe… Hummingbird is a haunting, powerful novel, told in unadorned language that expresses with clarity the pain of living inside a disturbed mind. Like Anakana Schofield’s ground-breaking Martin John, Hummingbird is at times uncomfortable, but written with deep compassion and a sense of urgency

World of the Lupi - 8.5 from Tied with a Bow (Breeds #25 Anthology) by Lora Leigh, Virginia Kantra, Eileen Wilks, Kimberly Frost

Al Miller is a sad case, someone who can’t seem to lift himself up from his stagnant and disappointing life. He’s a self-proclaimed nobody, a used car salesman with a lot full of junkers. His elderly landlord, Jim Fergesson, has decided to retire because of a heart condition and has just cashed in on his property, which includes his garage, and, next to it, the lot that Al rents. This leaves Al wondering what his next step should be, and if he even cares. Chris Harman is a record-company owner who has relied on Fergesson’s to fix his Cadillac for many years. When he hears about Fergesson’s sudden retirement fund, he tells him about a new realty development and urges him to invest in it. According to Harman, it’s a surefire path to easy wealth. Fergesson is swayed. This is his chance to be a real businessman, a well-to-do, respected gentleman, like Harman. But Al is convinced that Harman is a crook out to fleece Fergesson. Even if he doesn’t particularly like Fergesson, Al is not going to stand by and watch him get cheated. Only Al’s not very good at this, either. He may not even be right

April Kyle, the damsel in distress that Spenser rescued in two earlier books, Ceremony (1982) and Taming a Sea Horse (1986), again turns to the iconic Boston PI for help in the 34th entry in Parker's popular series. Cynical yet romantic, Spenser easily handles the immediate threat of some men trying to muscle in on the high-class Boston whorehouse April is running. Unfortunately, that isn't the real problem, and Spenser without much surprise finds that April, the thugs and everyone else involved is lying to him. Instead of walking away, Spenser continues to probe, following trails that lead to New York, a con artist, mob connections and other complications. This is vintage Parker, with Spenser exchanging witty dialogue with the faithful Hawk, sexy dialogue with his beloved Susan and smart-alecky dialogue with cops and villains. The old pros can make it look easy, and that goes for both the author and his hero as they deliver the goods smoothly and with inimitable style

When Adrian and Paula move to a cottage in the countryside, they don’t know what to expect. At first, Adrian finds their new life idyllic, and insists on lots of long walks and fresh air, while Paula finds rural life lonely and dull. Then some small and oddly silent children start showing up – in the woods, the garden, and eventually inside the house itself. Their presence proves disturbing to Adrian, who is having second thoughts about the move they’ve made. It’s Paula now who seems more at home with country life, and Paula who starts to take a peculiar comfort from the mysterious new arrivals. Hunger is a haunting account of a marriage unsettled by a move – from a master of psychological suspense

When German troops surround Leningrad and cut off food supplies in the fall of 1941, no one imagines that the siege will last 900 long days and take hundreds of thousands of lives. As the first “hunger winter” sets in, the city’s residents strip the bark off trees, boil and eat moss-covered stones, and trade priceless antiques for half a loaf of bread—and sex for a chunk of sugar. But the scientists at the Institute of Plant Industry pledge to protect their collection of rare seeds, painstakingly gathered from all over the world, no matter the human cost. One scientist describes how his small group of colleagues, including his quietly determined wife, Alena, splinters between those who would preserve their principles at the price of starvation, and others who turn to deception—and more sinister measures—to survive. His memories of the years before the war, when he traveled throughout the world and tasted the sensual pleasures of life’s lush richness, offset his heartbreaking account of the most wrenching decisions a human being can make. HUNGER is a powerful, beautifully crafted novel about human nature under life’s harshest pressures, and the beauty and pain that can come of it. • Like Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader, HUNGER is a deeply personal story of ordinary people caught up in devastating historical events. • Like Andrea Barrett’s Ship Fever and Servants of the Map, the central characters are scientists who see the natural world in a unique way. • A small, lovely, literary package, in the tradition of best-sellers Einstein’s Dreams and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Taken in by a shifter family after his parents’ tragic deaths, Caleb Ramsey was thrust into a world of training and loyalty, when his half-breed status should have sentenced him to death. Desperate to escape a family that he can never truly belong to, Caleb leaves at nineteen to find his place outside the Shifter warrior world. The beautiful girl in the bar was not a part of his plan. Neither was finding out more about the boyfriend she claims to have. He should have walked away, should have continued on his own path. But when Caleb realizes the danger Zoe is in, all of his warrior urges come roaring to life…Zoe Fallon has always been a romantic idealist. Losing herself in romance novels as a way to escape an abusive past, she is now finally free to go out and find her own Prince Charming. So when a gorgeous man literally sweeps her off her feet, she wonders if she may have found the guy of her dreams. But things aren’t always what they seem. The brooding customer who seems to show up each time she’s in need is an enigma, and yet she’s drawn to him in a way she’s never experienced before. But he has his own secrets, and Zoe has to ask herself—if Caleb is truly her happily ever after, in　Hunger for You　by A.C. Arthur

Hungry Hill is a passionate story of five generations of an Irish family and the copper mine on Hungry Hill. Their fortunes and fates were closely bound with this copper mine, and the tale is told with all the magic and excitement that Daphne du Maurier never fails to command

When her father died, Honor Tate inherited the alpha position for a pack of werewolves based in New England. But why her? Honor would have rather just lived a “normal” life, with the occasional run through the woods in her furry suit. Still, Honor was raised to put the welfare of the pack first…and now it’s time to make a formal request that the alpha of the Silverback clan—the pack to which all locals owe fealty—recognize her as alpha of the White Paw. But instead of sending his support, the Silverbacks send Logan Hunter. Logan Hunter would do anything to protect the Silverbacks—but his devotion comes with a price. For years he has been fighting his alpha instincts and the need for his own pack. But all that changes when Logan is sent on a mission to find out whether the new White Paw alpha really has what it takes to carry on her father’s legacy. Powerful, spirited, and downright gorgeous Honor exceeds his expectations…and leaves him howling for more. Could it be that he’s finally found his alpha mate? Or will old enemies, dueling loyalties, and an appetite for destruction stop him dead in his tracks?

The warlord’s men came to New York to preserve a terrible secret – and left a dead body in their wake.  Now Gabriel Hunt is on their trail, a path that will take him to the treacherous alleyways and rooftops of Shanghai and a showdown with a madman out to resurrect a deadly figure from China’s past… From Booklist This very entertaining series of adventure novels rolls merrily along. This one, credited as usual to its hero (but really written by horror novelist and screenwriter David J. Schow), finds Hunt heading off to China on a mission of mercy. Seems that a close friend of Hunt's sister is up on a charge of murder, but the real villain appears to be a Chinese financier who's up to some serious no good. Aside from helping out his sister, Hunt is also very interested in the possibility that a fabled treasure (some incredibly valuable nineteenth-century terra-cotta warriors created by “the Vlad the impaler of Chinese history”) might actually exist. The Hunt novels are old-fashioned thriller-adventures with a modern touch— guns that shoot acid bullets, Twitter, that sort of thing. Gabriel Hunt, the wealthy adventurer who charges headlong into danger armed only with his wits and a Colt Peacemaker (circa 1880), is a great character, cut very much from the Indiana Jones cloth but not by any means a pale imitation of Indy. This is a fine series, and adventure fans will look forward to many more tales of Hunt. 

When the hunted become hunters… Ronon Dex is a mystery. His past is a closed book and he likes it that way. But when the Atlantis team triggers a trap that leaves them stranded on a hostile world, only Ronon’s past can save them — if it doesn’t kill them first. As the gripping tale unfolds, we return to Ronon’s earliest days as a Runner and meet the charismatic leader who transformed him into a hunter of Wraith. But grief and rage can change the best of men and it soon becomes clear that those who Ronon once considered brothers-in-arms are now on the hunt — and that the Atlantis team are their prey. Unless Ronon can out hunt the hunters, Colonel Sheppard’s team will fall victim to the vengeance of the V’rdai. This book is a production of the InterWorld's Bookforge. http://interworldbookforge.blogspot.ru/. Follow for new books. http://politvopros.blogspot.ru/ — PQA: Political question and answer. The blog about russian and the world politics. http://auristian.livejournal.com/ — Interworld's political blog in LJ. https://vk.com/bookforge — community of Bookforge in VK. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Кузница-книг-InterWorldа/816942508355261?ref=aymt_homepage_panel — Bookforge's community in Facebook

A blood-stained Confederate flag and the beautiful woman carrying it put Gabriel Hunt on the trail of a secret hidden deep in the Central American jungle—a secret that might just be the legendary Fountain of Youth…

In pursuit of three lost gems that could unleash an ancient power, Gabriel Hunt travels to Borneo, Turkey, and the Kalahari Desert with the deadly Cult of Anatolia hot on his trail. From Publishers Weekly Drawing firmly on the pulp tradition but never shying away from the latest and most improbable gadgetry, Gabriel Hunt's third adventure (after 2009's Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear) proves him a contemporary heir to Indiana Jones, Bruce Wayne and Travis McGee. Kaufmann's storytelling, all action and little introspection, enhances the autobiographical conceit as anthropologist-archeologist Hunt, backed by the fiscal resources of the Hunt Foundation and his brother's extensive research library, travels to Borneo in search of Joyce Wingard, a family friend who disappeared while working on her doctorate and searching for information on an ancient Hittite weapon. Readers willing to suspend disbelief and embrace a touch of the supernatural (not to mention millennia-old death cults whose members engage the protagonists in hand-to-hand combat in the 21st century) will enjoy Hunt's romp across several continents

A mission to Antarctica to find a missing scientist takes a shocking turn when Gabriel Hunt and the scientist’s beautiful daughter discover a secret valley and the ruthless civilization that inhabits it. From Booklist Each volume in the Gabriel Hunt adventure series, all purportedly written by protagonist Hunt, has a different real-life author. Doing the honors this time is Christa Faust (Money Shot, 2008). Fresh from recovering a necklace for a museum, adventurer extraordinaire Hunt wants to take some time and relax. When he gets home, however, a gorgeous woman is waiting for him and pleads for his help in rescuing her father, who disappeared on an expedition in Antarctica. With a team of people he can trust, Hunt leads a rescue effort in the coldest place on Earth. This series is intended as a kind of homage to the pulp-adventure novels of the early twentieth century, and Hunt makes the perfect over-the-top hero, combining the sexiness and savoir faire of James Bond with the derring-do of Indiana Jones. Nonstop action, combined with the flamboyant style typical of the early pulps (think Doc Savage) make this super-quick read perfect for beach or travel. Familiarity with the previous installments is not necessary, but they will be sought out after finishing this one. 

The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . . Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself. She's on the hunt for her demon father, whose identity holds the key to releasing the spell. The search won't be easy with Roke shadowing Sally's every move. As they mate with a ferocity that leaves them both aching for more, Sally isn't sure if her world is more dangerous without Roke—or with him

Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But it doesn't work that way when your job description is Pythia—the world's chief clairvoyant. Cassie is busier than ever, trying to learn about her power, preparing for her upcoming coronation, and figuring out her relationship with the enigmatic sexy master vampire, Mircea. But someone doesn't want Cassie to become Pythia, and is willing to go to any lengths to make sure the coronation ceremony never happens—including attacking her mother before Cassie is even born

Of all the priceless treasures Gabriel Hunt has sought, none means more to him than the one drawing him to the rugged terrain of Corsica and the exotic streets of Marrakesh: his own sister’s life. To save her, Hunt will have to challenge the mind of a tyrant two centuries dead—the calculating, ingenious Napoleon Bonaparte... From Publishers Weekly In his pulpy sixth adventure (after Hunt Among the Killers of Men), millionaire playboy/archeologist Gabriel Hunt takes on the Alliance of Pharaohs, a shady group that wants all of Egypt's ancient artifacts returned to Egypt. Gabriel's sister, Lucy, has been kidnapped; as ransom, the culprits want Gabriel to find a long-lost second Rosetta Stone stolen by Napoleon. Gabriel swashbuckles through the streets of Cairo, Marrakech, and Corsica with Sammi, a beautiful street magician. The duo have to avoid Corsican guards and the traps set by Napoleon while keeping the artifact out of the alliance's hands. Despite his experience writing James Bond novels, Raymond Benson's venture under the Hunt shared pseudonym is slow out of the gate and so chock-full of details and lists that the pulse-pounding never quite takes. 

A discovery deep inside the Great Sphinx of Egypt reveals a secret that will send Gabriel Hunt racing to the Greek Isles of Chios and then on to a deadly confrontation atop Sri Lanka’s ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya

On a distant planet called Nova Prime, the United Ranger Corps defends the galaxy’s remaining humans from an alien race known as the Skrel and their genetically engineered predators, the Ursa. But one ordinary man may have just found the key to humanity’s last stand: a secret weapon hidden deep within his own psyche. “Ghost Stories: Hunted” is the first of six eBook short stories that lead up to the events of After Earth, the epic science fiction adventure film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jaden Smith and Will Smith. For all his charm, looks, and skills on the holographic battlefield, Daniel Silver has been drifting through life in Nova Prime City. After proposing to his girlfriend and getting rejected in the cruelest way possible, Daniel has no choice but to accept an altogether different kind of proposition. Sigmund Ryerson, an eccentric energy magnate, has asked him to lead a civilian expedition to take down an Ursa, the

Moira Dunne is a witch - the quantum physics kind. Time and space are her playthings. Which might explain why her one-night stand from a hundred years ago has turned up to "claim" her - and request her family's assistance with the war he's brewing. But the more she learns about Connlan Kayrs, the more she comes to think this is normal behaviour for him...When Conn and Moira tumbled on the moonlit grass, Conn hadn't meant to mark her as his mate for all time. She was only twenty! But it wasn't easy to wait for her. It was even harder to forget her. So when he finally returns for his wicked-hot witch, he's ready to let the sparks fly. Even if he burns up in flames

Bran and Lil may have escaped an attempt to lure Lil to the dark side, and recovered the contracts damned people signed with Bran when he was a soul collector, but someone forgot to tell them that no one switches sides or cancels contracts without consequences. Hunted by an unknown but powerful enemy, Lil, Bran and the Guardians must seek help from unlikely sources to avert total annihilation of the Guardians. When they finally face their enemy, one of them may have to make the ultimate sacrifice