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Эпическая гангстерская сага «Крестный отец» (1969) – история семьи сицилийского эмигранта Вито Корлеоне, в которой как в зеркале отразилась новейшая история Америки. Новаторство книги заключалось в том, что её автор впервые поставил знак равенства между понятиями «Америка», «семья» и «мафия». Роман 69 недель держался в списке национальных бестселлеров и вошел в книгу рекордов Гиннеса как самое читаемое произведение американской литературы

Сицилийская ссылка Майкла Корлеоне подходит к концу, но его отец - он же Крёстный отец - поручил сыну доставить к нему человека по имени Сальваторе Джулиано. Если, конечно, он сможет его найти • Майкл, сбитый с толку подстерегающими его на незнакомой земле трудностями и человеческим вероломством, должен нащупать свой путь сквозь воздвигнутый вокруг него лабиринт лжи, пока Джулиано готовится к последнему столкновению с доном Кроче, капо ди капи всея сицилийской мафии. В этом романе вы найдёте взрывной саспенс, сцены, достойные героев боевиков - и зло в невообразимых масштабах • Блистательный и по-своему зловещий талант Марио Пьюзо позволит вам вновь насладиться жутким очарованием мафии • Книга на английском языке • Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily is ending, but on the instructions of his father, The Godfather, he must bring back to him the young man known as Salvatore Giuliano - if he can find him

Заняв своё любимое кресло в углу большой комнаты, Александр собрал вокруг своих детей и взял слово. Он сказал, что семья важнее всего на свете. Что родичи должны учиться друг у друга, защищать друг друга и оставаться верными друг другу, несмотря ни на что. И всякая семья, презревшая священный долг верности, обречена навеки • Что такое семья? Впервые Марио Пьюзо попытался ответить на этот вопрос в своём незабываемом бестселлере "Крёстный отец": семья Корлеоне навсегда изменила наше представление о преданности своей крови. Тридцать лет спустя он даёт ещё более фундаментальный ответ в шедевре, достойном считаться венцом его примечательной карьеры - истории семьи Борджиа, величайшего преступного клана в истории Италии. Великий литератор переносит читателей в Рим пятнадцатого века и раскрывает тайны полной интриг и роскоши жизни Ватикана так же успешно, как он когда-то раскрыл тайны мафии

A work of horror genius from the Godfather of zombie film-making, George A. Romero, and celebrated writer Daniel Kraus • It begins with one body. A pair of medical examiners find themselves facing a dead man who won't stay dead • It spreads quickly. In a Midwestern trailer park, an African American teenage girl and a Muslim immigrant battle newly-risen friends and family • On a US aircraft carrier, living sailors hide from dead ones while a fanatic preaches the gospel of a new religion of death • At a cable news station, a surviving anchor keeps broadcasting, not knowing if anyone is watching, while his undead colleagues try to devour him • In DC, an autistic federal employee charts the outbreak, preserving data for a future that may never come

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

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot • If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie? • Tragic and moving, The Mill on the Floss is a novel of grand passions and tormented lives. As the rebellious Maggie's fiery spirit and imaginative nature bring her into bitter conflict with her narrow provincial family, most painfully with her beloved brother Tom, their fates are played out on an epic scale. George Eliot drew on her own frustrated rural upbringing to create one of the great novels of childhood, and one of literature's most unforgettable heroines • The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War

The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells • 'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!' • In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naive suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege • The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle • 'He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson ... He sits motionless, like a spider in the centre of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them' • Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London's foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion, and his faithful colleague Dr Watson, solve these breathtaking and perplexing mysteries. In Arthur Conan Doyle's The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases we encounter some of his most famous and devilishly difficult problems • The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War

The Penguin English Library edition of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James • 'She knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent, he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated her' • When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy • The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War

The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. Marx and Engels' revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)

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