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Автор: Jurgens Dan, Ordway Jerry, Simonson Louise
Название: Death of Superman (New Edition)
ISBN: 1401241824 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781401241827
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 1206.00 р.
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.

Описание: One of the best selling graphic novels of all time is back in a new edition. Can even Superman stop the unstoppable creature called Doomsday? If the assembled might of the JLA can't do it, what hope does he have?
Collects SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #18-19, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #69, SUPERMAN #74-75, Adventures of Superman 496-497 and ACTION COMICS #684.

Автор: Simonson Helen
Название: The Summer Before the War
ISBN: 0812993101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812993103
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 2575.00 р.
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.

Описание: Helen Simonson s beloved, "New York Times" bestselling debut, "Major Pettigrew s Last Stand, "instantly established her reputation as an uncommonly gifted storyteller, with humor, wit, and a sharp eye for character. Now she returns with an equally compelling work of fiction, one that reaches far beyond the small English village in which it is set.
East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England s brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agatha s husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans won t come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master.
When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinking and attractive than anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing.
But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For despite Agatha s reassurances, the unimaginable is coming. Soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war.
Advance praise for "The Summer Before the War"
At once haunting and effervescent, "The Summer Before the War" demonstrates the sure hand of a master. Helen Simonson s characters enchant us, her English countryside beguiles us, and her historical intelligence keeps us at the edge of our seats. This luminous story of a family, a town, and a world in their final moments of innocence is as lingering and lovely as a long summer sunset. Annie Barrows, author of "The Truth According to Us" and co-author of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
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Helen Simonson has outdone herself in this radiant follow-up to "Major Pettigrew s Last Stand." The provincial town of Rye, East Sussex, in the days just before and after the Great War is so vividly drawn it fairly vibrates. The depth and sensitivity with which she weighs the steep costs and delicate bonds of wartime and not just for the young men in the trenches, but for every changed life and heart reveal the full mastery of her storytelling. Simonson is like a Jane Austen for our day and age she is that good and "The Summer Before the War" is nothing short of a treasure. Paula McLain, author of "The Paris Wife "and" Circling the Sun""

Автор: Simonson C. a.
Название: Runaway
ISBN: 1087802288 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781087802282
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Цена: 2757.00 р.
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Описание:

She couldn't help but feel unwanted, unloved. Nina abused her, called her ugly and lazy. Benny said she was damaged goods; no man would love a cripple with those scars. Nina tried to give her away and Benny almost took her. Escaping the clutches of another man, there was only one thing left to do...

The people around think she's a runaway and put her in a group home. Foster care seemed scary, but anything was better than living with Nina. The girl finds sweet solace in playing the piano: a talent that comes naturally, easily, and floods her soul with peace. It becomes the only place she feels safe. Nina's coming for her. Will she have to escape again?

Over two million children are thrown away or run away every year in the USA. This story depicts the journey of one child. Would someone step in to help? Or to hurt?