Harpercollins Escape from Camp Boring Mitchell Tom

"Когда все пошло наперекосяк" - веселое приключение для читателей старше 9 лет от Тома Митчелла. "Когда все пошло наперекосяк" - это также своевременный призыв защитить нашу окружающую среду • Когда семья Кита переезжает в разрушающийся дом в Шотландском нагорье, ему приходится со многим сталкиваться – ужасный Wi-Fi, новая школа у черта на куличках и, как всегда, его надоедливый младший брат Джек. Но по-настоящему проблемы Кита начинаются только после того, как братья находят странный предмет на вересковых пустошах • Книга на английском языке • A hilarious adventure for readers aged 9+ from the author of Escape from Camp Boring. When Things Went Wild is also a timely call to protect our environment • When Kit’s family move to a crumbling house in the Scottish Highlands, he’s got a lot to deal with – terrible Wi-Fi, a new school in the middle of nowhere, and, as always, his annoying little brother, Jack

A gripping true story of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from Saudi Arabia captivated the world • In early 2019, after more than a year of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed boarded a plane and finally escaped from Saudi Arabia. If caught, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women who had tried to flee her country’s oppressive regime • But the eighteen-year-old only made it as far as Bangkok before her passport was taken away. It was a trick, and soon she found herself trapped, barricaded in a hotel room. As men pounded on her door, the teenager decided to reach out to the world on Twitter – and the world answered. Her account gained forty-five thousand followers overnight and offered her a vital lifeline. This was Rahaf’s chance at a new life, the one she had dreamed of

North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded • Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the ‘socialist miracle’ to flee famine and dictatorship • By the age of 29 she had already witnessed a lifetime of suffering. Family members had died of starvation; her brother was beaten nearly to death by soldiers. Even smiling and laughing was discouraged • The first time she ran, she was forced abandon her father on his deathbed – crossing the border under a hail of bullets. In China she was sold to a farmer, with whom she had a son, before being denounced and forcibly returned to North Korea • Six months later guards abandoned her, injured, outside a prison camp

The definitive history of the North of England as told through the lives of its inhabitants • A work of unrivalled scale and ambition, Northerners is the defining biography of northern England • This authoritative new history of place and people lays out the dramatic events that created the north – waves of migration, invasions and battles, and transformative changes wrought on European culture and the global economy. In a sweeping narrative that takes us from the earliest times to the present day, the book shows that the people of the north have shaped Britain and the world in unexpected ways • At least six Roman emperors ruled from York. The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was Europe’s leading cultural and intellectual centre. Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes, deserves to be as famous as Boudica

Запечатан липкой лапой! Веселая переписка в первом классе от всеми любимого медвежонка Паддингтона – теперь главной кинозвезды! • Дорогая тетя Люси, • Я ожидаю, что это станет для вас большим сюрпризом, но я не только прибыл в Англию, но и у меня есть адрес! Я остановился в доме номер 32 по Виндзорским садам, и это совсем не похоже на приют для медведей-пенсионеров… • "С любовью, Паддингтон" Майкла Бонда - это восхитительно увлекательная серия писем Паддингтона его тете Люси в Перу рассказывает о его новых впечатлениях в Лондоне и демонстрирует его неповторимый, очаровательный и веселый взгляд на мир. От уборки на корабле до работы парикмахером - здесь, конечно, никогда не бывает скучно! • Книга на английском языке • Sealed with a sticky paw! Hilarious first class correspondence from everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star! • Dear Aunt Lucy, • I expect this will come as a great surprise to you, but not only have I arrived in England, but I have an address! I’m staying at number 32 Windsor Gardens and it isn’t at all like the Home for Retired Bears… • This delightfully engaging series of letters from Paddington to his Aunt Lucy in Peru, follows his new experiences in London while showcasing his uniquely charming and hilarious take on the world

Перед вами один из самых популярных романов Томаса Харди "Вдали от безумной толпы" • "Я сделаю одну вещь в этой жизни - одну вещь несомненную, - а именно: буду любить тебя, тосковать по тебе и буду хотеть тебя до самой смерти" • Независимая и энергичная, Вирсавия Эвердин владеет сердцами трех мужчин. Стремясь завоевать ее любовь разными способами, их отношения с Вирсавией усложняют ее жизнь в буколическом Уэссексе - и бросают тень на их собственную. Поскольку мораль и ожидания сельского общества тяжело давят на нее, Вирсавия испытывает муки неразделенной любви и предательства и обнаруживает, как случайные поступки и трагедии могут кардинально изменить ход жизни • Книга на английском языке • HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics

The definitive critical study of Tolkien’s greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey • Following the unprecedented and universal acclaim for The Lord of the Rings, the respected academic and world-renowned Tolkien scholar, Professor Tom Shippey, presents us with a fascinating and informed companion to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, in particular focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion • Written in a clear and accessible style, J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century reveals why all of these books will be timeless, and shows how even such complex works as The Silmarillion can be read enjoyably. Taking issue with the uninformed criticism that has often been levelled at Tolkien and fantasy in general, Professor Shippey offers a new approach to Tolkien, to fantasy and to the importance of language in literature, and demonstrates how his books form part of a live and continuing tradition of storytelling that can trace its roots back through Grimm's Fairy Tales to The Elder Edda and Beowulf

A gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, from the Sunday Times bestselling author… • The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history. In 1644, Cromwell's Witchfinder General tortured scores of women there, including Liza the herbalist, whose cottage still stands. Some say the spirits of his victims still haunt the old shop on the High Street… • Emma Dickson gave up her high-flying career to live in Liza’s cottage, but as Halloween approaches, visions of a terrible past are driving her to madness. In despair, Emma turns to the local rector for help, but he, too, is in the grip of something inexplicably dangerous… • Perfect for fans of Christina Courtenay, Nicola Cornick and Elizabeth Chadwick!

В викторианском Лондоне Лиззи и Эмили остаются на попечении кухарки, но их история переносит их на фабрики северной Англии. Там, под пристальным взглядом владельцев фабрики, девушек заставляют работать в суровых условиях, и любой шанс сбежать крайне соблазнителен… • Роман Берли Доэрти "Вдали от дома" - невероятная новая история о беспризорном ребенке, основанная на реальных событиях девочек с викторианской фабрики • Книга на английском языке • A companion novel to bestselling story of orphan Jim Jarvis set in Victorian England • When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the first time, the bestselling author of street child reveals what happened to his orphaned sisters • In Victorian London, Lizzie and Emily are left in the care of a cook but their story takes them to the mills of northern England

This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand • Mystery stories have been around for centuries—there are whodunits, whydunits and howdunits, including locked-room puzzles, detective stories without detectives, and crimes with a limited choice of suspects • Countless volumes of such stories have been published, but some are still impossible to find: stories that appeared in a newspaper, magazine or an anthology that has long been out of print; ephemeral works such as plays not aired, staged or screened for decades; and unpublished stories that were absorbed into an author’s archive when they died

Classic crime fiction's 'Indiana Jones' Tony Medawar unearths more unpublished and uncollected stories from the Golden Age of suspense, including John Bude, John Dickson Carr, Dorothy L. Sayers and Julian Symons • ‘Five books in, and the selection here might well be the strongest yet. This series continues to delight with the high standard of forgotten gems that Medawar uncovers, and there’s sufficient range to ensure that all fans of the genre will find something to enjoy. Book 6 can’t come soon enough.’ • Jim Noy, author of The Red Death Murders • The end of the First World War saw the rise of an insatiable public appetite for clever and thrilling mystery fiction and a new kind of hero – the modern crime writer. As the genre soared in popularity, so did the inventiveness of its best authors, ushering in a “Golden Age” of detective fiction – two decades of exemplary mystery writing: the era of the whodunit, the impossible crime and the locked-room mystery, with stories that have thrilled and baffled generations of readers

The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world's best footballers - and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows. A group of buccaneering Russian oligarchs made colossal fortunes after the collapse of communism - and many of them came to London to enjoy their new-found wealth. Londongrad tells for the first time the true story of their journeys from Moscow and St Petersburg to mansions in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Surrey - and takes you into a shimmering world of audacious multi-billion pound deals, outrageous spending and rancorous feuds. But while London's flashiest restaurants echoed to Russian laughter and Bond Street shop-owners totted up their profits, darker events also played themselves out