Penguin High Stakes Фрэнсис Дик

Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок на тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. Все это и послужило материалом для увлекательного романа 1960-х годов «Последний барьер» • Книга на английском языке • Daniel Roke owns a stud farm in Australia. He's young, smart, hard-working and desperate for some excitement - all of which makes him the ideal candidate for the Earl of October, who has come visiting

Matt Shore is a pilot down on his luck. Once he'd flown big jets and dropped supplies in war zones. Now he's ferrying high-class passengers between English racecourses • But when one eventful trip ends with his plane exploding in a ball of fire, Matt knows he's not that unlucky • When the police confirm it was a bomb, Matt realizes he has a problem. One of his passengers must have been the target - the question is who? • Matt to find out fast - because he's scheduled to ferry the same people over the coming weeks • Can Matt stay alive long enough to stop the bomber? • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Rat Race is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

'Admiral met the fence perfectly. He rose to it as if flight were not only for birds. And he fell . . .' • Alan York's friend, jockey Bill Davidson, was killed in Admiral's fall. After the race, York visits the fence and discovers a coil of wire lying beside the fence post and signs of where the wire had been attached • The fall was no accident - but murder. Unable to convince the police of this, York is forced to turn amateur sleuth and is soon on the trail of a ruthless gang of race-fixers operating out of Brighton • Now Alan's caught in a new race: find the gang's leaders before the gang catches up with him • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Dead Cert is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

High performance isn't born. It's made • This book uncovers the eight essential habits of the world's leading sportspeople, coaches and entrepreneurs • From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your 'Trademark Behaviours', it reveals how the world's highest-achieving people unlocked their potential - and how you can too. Anyone can learn the secrets of high performance • Drawing on conversations with... Dina Asher-Smith | Steven Bartlett | Tom Daley | Steven Gerrard | Evelyn Glennie | Ole Gunnar Solskj?r | Kelly Holmes | Chris Hoy | Eddie Jones | Siya Kolisi | Frank Lampard | Jo Malone | Matthew McConaughey | Ant Middleton | Tracey Neville | Robin Van Persie | Mauricio Pochettino | Gareth Southgate | Holly Tucker | Jonny Wilkinson | Clive Woodward | Toto Wolff and many more

Tim Ekaterin has a lot of money. Unfortunately, it belongs to other people, and it is his job to invest it wisely, or get fired • And right now he's taken a big risk: using ?5 million to stud a champion racing stallion • When the resulting foals have birth defects, Tim is worried and decides that there may be something else going on at the stables. And when one of those helping with the horses is murdered, his suspicions are confirmed • Now it's not just about money, but about life and death. Determined to get answers, Tim puts himself in danger's path to discover the truth • Packed with intrigue and hair-raising suspense, Banker is just one of the many blockbuster thrillers from legendary crime writer Dick Francis

Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок в тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. Все это и послужило материалом для увлекательных романов 1960-х годов «Фаворит», «Кураж», «Последний барьер» и «Бурный финиш», которые стали бестселлерами во многих странах мира

Дик Фрэнсис (1920–2010) — один из самых именитых английских авторов, писавших в жанре детектива. За свою жизнь он создал более 30 бестселлеров, получивших международное признание. Его романы посвящены преимущественно миру скачек — Фрэнсис знал его не понаслышке, ведь он родился в семье жокея и сам был знаменитым жокеем. Этот мир полон азарта, здесь кипят нешуточные страсти вокруг великолепных лошадей и крупных ставок в тотализаторах, здесь есть чем поживиться мошенникам. В сборник вошли увлекательные романы, созданные на рубеже 1960–1970-х годов: «Ставка на проигрыш», «Расследование», «Перелом» и «Дьявольский коктейль»

Джейн Эддисон умна, молода и амбициозна. Она рада, что получила работу в престижном агентстве по подбору талантов "Флетчер и Бенсон". Хейли Уэст, ее босс, предана своим авторам, но ее семейная жизнь хаотична и сложна как у матери-одиночки после трагической смерти мужа. Франсин Риверс, суровая и озлобленная глава департамента, также самостоятельно воспитывает детей после жестокого развода, и ей пришлось преодолевать финансовые трудности, заплатив самую высокую цену • Между тем, у Элли Мур, кажется, есть все: она наслаждается успехом и любит работать с талантливыми актерами, которых она представляет. Но тогда страстные отношения с одним из ее звездных клиентов рискуют пустить под откос ее карьеру. А у Мерриуэзер Джонс, финансового директора агентства, кажется, идеальный брак, пока ревность мужа по поводу ее карьеры не угрожает ее счастью

A sensational, original art heist thriller about the high stakes theft of a priceless African artefact and its dark consequences • University lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, The Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention • Which is exactly what he wants • But such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals • Naively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?

'Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations' - Greta Thunberg • For more than twenty years Naomi Klein's books have defined our era, chronicling the exploitation of people and the planet and demanding justice. On Fire gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing from the frontline of climate breakdown, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of what we choose to do next • Here is Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but also as a spiritual and imaginative one. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of 'perpetual now', to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of 'climate barbarism,' this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language • In Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, strong sled dogs are in high demand. Buck is stolen from his comfortable home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. Will he survive life in the wild? • Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online • Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content • The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers story comprehension and develop vocabulary