Vikings. The North Atlantic Saga. Elizabeth Ward, William Fitzhugh 500 photos, 450 in color. Replete with color photos, drawings, and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, Vikings celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature,
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Three Little Secrets (Maclachan 3). Liz Carlyle While Sir Alasdair is fair and handsome, Merrick is dark and brooding, both in looks and in temperament. Wealthy land owner Merrick MacLachlan is the polar opposite of his polished, ever-so-charming brother. Professionally, Merrick has attained a
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The Disorderly Knights. Dorothy Dunnett John have become corrupt. The daring Scottish nobleman Francis Crawford of Lymond travels to Malta to assist in the battle against the Turkish armada, only to discover that the knights of the Order of St. 20,000 first printing. Reprint. 2009.
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Memnon. Scott Oden One trusted him with his empire; the other feared his every move. He lived in the shadow of kings. As a soldier, sailor, statesman and general, he was, in the words of Diodorus of Sicily, outstanding in courage and strategic grasp. Memnon of
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Thistle and the rose. Jean Plaidy Margaret Tudor leaves England and accepts her fate unquestioningly. When King Henry VII negotiates peace with Scotland, his daughter`s hand in marriage to James IV is the ultimate prize. But, neither the marriage nor the peace are to last. But to
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Red Queen. Филиппа Грегори, Philippa Gregory Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and she is even more dismayed when he sinks into madness. Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her
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Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Дэвид Митчелл, David Mitchell To this place of devious merchants, deceitful interpreters, and costly courtesans comes Jacob de Zoet, a devout young clerk who has five years in the East to earn a fortune of sufficient size to win the hand of his wealthy fiancee back in Holland.
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War. An Intimate History, 1941-1945. Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost. The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or
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Street boys. Lorenzo Carcaterra The only people left in the shattered, bombed-out city are the lost, abandoned children whose only goal is to survive another day. Naples, Italy, during four fateful days in the fall of 1943. They are the warriors immortalized in Street Boys,
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King John. William Shakespeare Edited by A.R. Braunmuller. King John. 2008. A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings; On-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions, and much else; Detailed introduction considers
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Russia. A History. Gregory L. Freeze The history of Russia - from Kievan Rus to Vladimir Putin Russia: A History cuts through the myths and mystery that have surrounded Russia from its earliest days, with startling revelations from classified archives that until comparatively recently.
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Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland. Barry Cunliffe The reader is taken on a journey from prehistoric times to the present day, examining such topics as the spread of literacy, the development of transport, and the evolution of country houses on the way. Compiled by a team of leading historians,
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Inventions that Changed the World (+CD). David Maule They see everyday objects and imagine something better. Inventors are special people. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. They solve old problems with new ideas. 2011. This book
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Emma (+CD). Jane Austen She likes to arrange marriages between her friends and neighbors. Emma Woodhouse is beautiful and rich. +CD. However, Emma makes a lot of mistakes, causes problems, and almost loses her chance of love. 2008.
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World Without End. Ken Follett This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later. In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centers on the building of a
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Traitors of the Tower (Quick Reads). Alison Weir Three had been queens of England. More than 400 years ago, seven people - five of them women - were beheaded in the Tower of London. Why were such important people put to death? This book tells their stories. The others were found guilty of
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Pope Joan. Кросс Диана Вулфолк Vividly recreating life during the Dark Ages, while simultaneously painting a portrait of an unforgettable woman, "Pope Joan" explores the extraordinary life of an independent, intelligent and courageous woman who overcomes oppression and. 2009.
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Pompeii. Роберт Харрис The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The tourists are spending their
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Mutiny on Bounty. Джон Бойн The boy who was expected to serve as the captain’s personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately. Fourteen-year-old pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile has just been caught red-handed and is on his way to prison when an
Last Tsar. Эдвард Радзинский 1993. Russian playwright and historian Radzinsky mines sources never before available to create a fascinating portrait of the monarch, and a minute-by-minute account of his terrifying last days.
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Last Dickens. Matthew Pearl, Мэтью Перл Boston, 1870. Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries in his most enthralling novel yet, a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers
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Last Concubine. Leslie Dunton-Downer Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man - the young shogun. Japan, 1865, the women`s palace in the great city of Edo. But Japan is changing, and as civil war erupts, Sachi flees for
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Gates of Fire: Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. Стивен Прессфилд Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Day after bloody
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Flags of Our Fathers (movie tie-in). James Bradley Here is the true story. In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo
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Final Impact. John Birmingham Its like a Clive Cussler novel fell into a transporter beam with a Stephen Ambrose history, and they came out all fused together. The third and final novel in Birminghams World War II alternate history trilogy. 2007. - "TIME" magazine.
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Designated Targets. John Birmingham The only question: Who’s going to drop it first? The Battle of Midway takes on a whole new dimension with the sudden appearance of a U.S. -led naval task force from the twenty-first century, the result. It’s World War II and the A-bomb is here
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The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond is thrown into prison. Classic / British English Edmond Dantes is a clever young seaman, but he has enemies who tell lies about him. Will Edmond escape from prison and find the treasure?
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Clan of the Cave Bear. Джин М. Ауэл 1997. A stunning epic that has stirred the imagination of millions of readers, "The Clan of the cave Bear" tells the story of the orphaned Ayla and her struggle to fit in and survive after her own tribe is killed by an earthquake.
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Better Times Than These. Уинстон Грум 1966: Billy Kahn finds himself Executive Officer of Bravo Company, responsible for leading over 100 young men into combat--and drawn into an impassable moral quagmire that could mean his downfall . An extraordinary first novel, hailed as one of the
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The Journal of Dora Damage. Belinda Starling By the time Dora Damage discovers that her husband Peter has arthritis in his hands, it is too late – their book-binding business is in huge debt and the family is on the brink of entering the poorhouse. A brilliant historical novel set in
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Missing Kissinger. Этгар Керет He is dismissed in 1727 on the death of George I, recruits the new King`s clever wife, Caroline, and bounces cheerfully back. Robert Walpole, once imprisoned for financial chicanery, assumes political control and becomes `Prime Minister`. A story
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Macbeth (+ CD). Уильям Шекспир, William Shakespeare However, after a battle he encounters three witches who tell him that one day he will be King of Scotland. Macbeth is loyal and courageous, and is a friend of King Duncan’s. Soon his obsession to become king is reinforced by his wife’s
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Northanger Abbey. Джейн Остин Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one with a decidedly satirical twist. A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to
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Final Impact. John Birmingham Hurled back from 2021 to 1942 after a quantum experiment goes horribly wrong, no one could have predicted the impact of this futuristic fighting force. The Sequence of event of the Second World War was altered forever at the very moment the task
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English Historical Tales. Ch. Morris Предназначены для учащихся 7-8 классов школ с углубленным изучением английского языка или школьников старших классов обычной средней