The Cold Heart, Nose, The Dwarf (Two German Tales)

The little cat Deric Longden saw sitting forlornly on an upturned bucket belonged to the neighbours, but somehow when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Once there he slipped so easily into Deric and Aileen's lives that there was an unspoken agreement that he had found his real home. Little did he know that he had entered the Longden world, in which the unexpected (almost) always happens • Aileen being Aileen, it was probably inevitable that sooner or later the kitten would be trapped in the refrigerator. And Deric being Deric, the obvious way to thaw him back to life was to make a little coat for him out of a shrunken thermal vest. Thus the cat who came in from the cold got his name - Thermal - and joined the wonderful cast of characters in the ongoing Longden saga

Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, it may prove the worst thing he could ever have done • Le Carre's breakthrough work of 1963 was an award-winning number one global bestseller and brought him international renown, redefining the spy story as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining

Роман Джона Ле Карре "Шпион, пришедший с холода" - это захватывающая история ветерана британских спецслужб Алекса Лимаса, который предпочитает уходу на покой участие в блестяще задуманной, но смертельно опасной операции. Его задача - дискредитировать и по возможности "убрать" главу одной из крупнейших контрразведок мира • Однако в Большой игре доверять нельзя никому - ни врагам, ни союзникам, ни даже друзьям • Книга на английском языке • Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism

Harmony's uncle sends her on a treasure trail - which disappointingly ends in her finding a 50p piece. But the coin is a magic one, and when you rub the queen's nose, your wishes will come true! • From the bestselling master of funny animal stories, Dick King-Smith, author of The Sheep-Pig, The Hodgeheg, The Invisible Dog and many more much-loved adventures

Alec Leamas, a British spy, is worn out and ready to stop working. But his boss wants him to do one final job: to spread false information about an important man in East Germany. Can Alec end his career and finally come in from the cold? • Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction 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 • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework

In the aftermath of Ireland’s financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds • The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant

Robert Penn's It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels is a paean to the humble bike; it's the story of why we ride, and why this simple machine holds the power to transport us all • Robert Penn has ridden a bike most days of his life. He rides to get to work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to stay sane and to feel free. This is the story of his love affair with cycling and the journey to build his dream bike; a freewheeling pilgrimage taking him from Californian mountain bike inventors to British artisan frame builders, and from perfect components to the path of true happiness

Сенсационный дебютный роман Кларисы Лиспектор "Рядом с диким сердцем", удостоенный премии, был опубликован, когда ей было всего двадцать три, и принес ей прозвище "Ураган Клариса". В нем рассказывается история Джоаны, начиная с ее бурного, творческого детства, когда она писала стихи для своего отца, и заканчивая ее браком с неверным Отавио и решением проложить свой собственный путь в этом мире. Поскольку Джоана, бесконечно изменчивая, проходит через разные эмоциональные состояния, разные внутренние жизни и разные истины, этот импрессионистский, сказочный и очень умный роман задает вопрос, знает ли кто-нибудь из нас, кто мы такие на самом деле • Книга на английском языке • Clarice Lispector's sensational, prize-winning debut novel Near to the Wild Heart was published when she was just twenty-three and earned her the name 'Hurricane Clarice'

Do Penguins Like the Cold? — увлекательное путешествие по местам обитания пингвинов с талантливыми проводниками — исследователем Хью Льюисом и художником-иллюстратором Сэмом Келдуэллом. Узнайте о 18 разновидностях этих удивительных птиц, проживающих в Южн

Несмотря на то, что восемнадцатилетняя Розина Мэй живет на берегу Темзы, с ее шумом, болезнями и грязью, она никогда не просила многого от жизни. Пока вражда ее отца с другим лодочником не стала угрожать разрушить все • Чтобы спасти всех, Розина соглашается выйти замуж за Гарри, сына богатого торговца. Но случайная встреча с красивым речным пиратом вскружила ей голову, и она страстно желает встретиться с ним снова • Когда ее отец умирает, сломленный горем, Гарри отказывается от своего обещания и выгоняет Розину на улицу. Она вынуждена сама работать на реке, вывозить мусор из Лондона и вести суровую жизнь. Несмотря на все трудности, она не может забыть своего пирата, и когда трагедия грозит повториться, она вынуждена сделать выбор • Но действительно ли она готова рискнуть всем ради любви? • "The Constant Heart" Дилли Корт — удивительно тонкий и трогательный, богатый историческими подробностями, глубоко драматичный и в то же время и согревающий сердце роман от автора бестселлеров №1 Sunday Times

Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike • Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the Arctic winter's brutal height, bullying his plucky MIFA 900 through the endless and massively sub-zero desolation of snowbound Finland • Haunted throughout the journey by the border detritus of watchtowers and rusted razor wire, Moore reflects on the curdling of the Communist dream, and the memories of a Cold War generation reared on the fear of apocalypse - at a time of ratcheting East-West tension • After three months, 20 countries and a 58-degree jaunt up the centigrade scale, man and bike finally wobble up to a Black Sea beach in Bulgaria, older and wiser, but mainly older