Описание: Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces "niche" as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with "and"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar's best-known "rules" aren't--and never were--rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony fran ais, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: "They" was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way "you" is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose "he." From the Queen's English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
Автор: Kellerman Faye Название: The Forgotten ISBN: 0062088181 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062088185 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 1044.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Rina Lazarus and her husband, LAPD Homicide Lt. Peter Decker, are shocked by an outrage that cuts close to the spiritual heart of their family. Rina's small storefront synagogue has been desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti and grisly Nazi death camp photographs. The alleged perpetrator is seventeen year-old Ernesto Golding, a rich kid obsessed with haunting suspicions about the origins of his Polish paternal grandfather. Then Ernesto is found brutally murdered, along with his therapist, Dr. Mervin Baldwin, at an exclusive nature camp that caters to moneyed, troubled children. For Decker and his wife, unraveling the truth behind Ernesto's violent death becomes more terrifying with each sinister twist. For lethal secrets with roots in the horrors of a past generation are coming to the surface, propelling Peter and Rina into a ghastly world of ruthless parents and damaged youth--and toward a dark evil and its ultimate retribution.
Автор: Jonathan, Kellerman Название: Motive ISBN: 0812999096 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812999099 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 735.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman writes razor-sharp novels that cut to the quick. Now comes Motive, which pits psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis against a vicious criminal mind—the kind only Kellerman can bring to chilling life.
Even having hundreds of closed cases to his credit can’t keep LAPD police lieutenant Milo Sturgis from agonizing over the crimes that don’t get solved—and the victims who go without justice. Victims like Katherine Hennepin, a young woman strangled and stabbed in her home.
A single suspect with a solid alibi leads to a dead end—one even Alex Delaware’s expert insight can’t explain. The only thing to do is move on to the next murder case—because there’s always a next one.
This time the victim is Ursula Corey: a successful, attractive divorcée who’s been gunned down—not a robbery but an execution, a crime that smacks of simple, savage revenge. And along with that theoretical motive come two strong contenders for the role of perp: the dead woman’s business partner/ex-husband and her divorce lawyer/secret lover.
But just as Alex and Milo think they’re zeroing in on the most likely suspect, a bizarre new clue stirs up eerie echoes of the unsolved Hennepin murder. And the discovery of yet another crime scene bearing the same taunting signature raises the specter of a serial killer on a mission, whose twisted method is exceeded only by his manipulative and cunning madness.
Don’t miss the excerpt of Jonathan Kellerman’s The Murderer’s Daughter in the back of the book!
Praise for Motive “In Kellerman’s capable hands, the journey is as much a pleasure as arriving at the destination. There’s the interplay between old friends Delaware and Sturgis, the exploration of L.A.
environs, and the omnipresent food, which briefly dulls the appetite of even well-padded Sturgis. This thirtieth in the series is one of the best.”—Booklist “The crafty plot of Edgar-winner Kellerman’s thirtieth novel featuring L.A. psychologist Alex Delaware will even keep genre veterans guessing.
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The twists are both shocking and logical, and the byplay between the leads entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman “Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.”—Los Angeles Times “A master of the psychological thriller.”—People “The combination of Alex Delaware [and] Detective Milo Sturgis . . .
makes for the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes.”—Forbes
Автор: Kellerman, Faye Название: Hangman ISBN: 0061702617 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061702617 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 939.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The next exciting mystery starring Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus and bringing back a familiar face, Chris Donatti, from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman.
Автор: Faye Kellerman Название: Predator ISBN: 0007488475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007488476 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Цена: 923.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kellerman,Jesse Название: Trouble ISBN: 0751540803 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780751540802 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 1213.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The new thriller from the author of SUNSTROKE
Автор: Kellerman, Faye Название: Blindman`s bluff ISBN: 0007346468 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007346462 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A riveting new thriller from Faye Kellerman, featuring LA detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
Автор: Kellerman Название: Rage ISBN: 0345535146 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780345535146 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 919.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they murdered a younger child. While Troy died violently behind bars, the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he's emerged a haunted, rootless man with a pressing need: to talk--once again--with psychologist Alex Delaware. But when Rand's life comes to a brutal end, his words die with him. LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis suspects that either karma or revenge caught up with Rand, but Delaware's suspicions run darker. As Delaware and Sturgis retrace their steps through a grisly murder case that devastated a community, they discover madness, suicide, and even uglier truths waiting to be unearthed. And the nearer they come to understanding an unspeakable crime, the more harrowingly close they get to unmasking a monster hiding in plain sight.
Автор: Faye Kellerman Название: Murder 101 ISBN: 0007579896 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007579891 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Цена: 791.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kellerman, Faye Название: Garden of eden and other criminal delights ISBN: 0747265364 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780747265368 Издательство: Hodder Рейтинг: Цена: 1516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Thirteen riveting crime/mystery short stories plus four bonus short works from bestselling author Faye Kellerman
Автор: Faye Kellerman Название: Mercedes Coffin ISBN: 0061807931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061807930 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 835.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Kellerman Faye Название: Grievous Sin ISBN: 0061159182 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780061159183 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 835.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: From the pen of New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman comes another exciting mystery starring Detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus.
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