The Last Days Of Pompeii

'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death' • The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death

Here is a truth that can’t be escaped: for Mia ‘Rabbit’ Hayes, life is coming to an end • Rabbit Hayes loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it • She loves her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colourful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye • But it turns out the world has other plans for Rabbit, and she’s OK with that. Because she has plans for the world too, and only a handful of days left to make them happen • Here is a truth that won’t be forgotten: this is a story about laughing through life’s surprises and finding the joy in every moment

Jack Sparks died while writing this book • It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed • Then there was that video: forty seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account • Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days that followed - until now

A vivid portrait of life in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, focusing on the secrets, lies and traumas of the inhabitants of a Caracas apartment block on the eve of his death • Venezuela 2012: The President's illness casts a shadow over the lives of his citizens - he divides opinion, but life without him is almost unimaginable • Miguel Sanabria is a retired oncologist, ambivalent towards the President but caught between a virulently anti-Chavez wife and a equally vehement pro-Chavez brother. He is asked by his nephew to hide a mobile phone carrying secret footage that could shed new light on the President's condition • His neighbour Fredy has found a fresh angle for a new book about Chavez, but to take advantage he must agree to a "green-card" marriage and leave his girlfriend and their son for two months, even as their landlady plots to repossess their home

Лето 1980 года. Джон Леннон впервые за долгие годы создает новые музыкальные композиции и готовится их записать. Он полон сил и готов к тому, чтобы начать все с чистого листа, и ему не терпится показать миру эти свежие песни. В то же время Марк Чепмен увольняется с работы в службе безопасности и садится на рейс в Нью-Йорк с пистолетом и пулями, спрятанными в багаже. Через несколько месяцев случится непоправимое событие, после которого мир уже не будет прежним • Джеймс Паттерсон, автор книги "Последние дни Джона Леннона" рисует достоверную картину заката жизни всеми любимого музыканта - лето и осень 1980-го. На страницах этой честной книги оживают два главных героя. Один из них Джон Леннон, кумир миллионов, чья прекрасная музыка дарит свет и вдохновляет мир по сей день

"Последние дни Нового Парижа" - альтернативная история Второй мировой войны, которую мог написать только Чайна Мьевиль • В 1941 году американский инженер-ракетчик и оккультист Джек Парсонс едет в оккупированную нацистами Прагу, чтобы раскрыть тайну Голема. Это каббалистическое создание может помочь в войне с Третьим Рейхом. Парсонс не может покинуть Марсель и знакомится с группкой художников-авангардистов, изгнанных фашистами. Вместе с ними он создает новое мистическое оружие, способное оживить все мечты и кошмары, таящиеся в воображении сюрреалистов. С-бомба взрывается в Париже. Ход войны и мировой истории изменен • В 1950 году Париж все еще погружен в хаос войны. Группы Сопротивления ведут борьбу с нацистскими оккупантами и коллаборационистами

Last Days of Old Earth – пошаговая стратегическая игра в декорациях отдаленного будущего, где солнце практически умирает. Разрозненные останки человечества должны перебираться на новое место раз в поколение, все ближе к экватору, где до сих пор тепла хватает для поддержания жизни

The year is 1506, and the streets of Lisbon are seething with fear and suspicion when Abraham Zarco is found dead, a naked girl at his side. Abraham was a renowned kabbalist, a practitioner of the arcane mysteries of the Jewish tradition at a time when the Jews of Portugal were forced to convert to Christianity. Berekiah, a talented young manuscript illuminator, investigates his uncle's murder, and discovers in the kabbalah clues that lead him into the labyrinth of secrets in which the Jews sought to hide from their persecutors • A challenging mystery and a powerful indictment of the evils of intolerance, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon is an extraordinary and spellbinding historical thriller

The McKenzies are your average complicated family: knotted together by in-jokes, arguments and a few closely-guarded secrets. Thirty-something sisters Leni and Alice became inseparable following the divorce of their parents, Belinda and Tony, with younger brother Will always trying to keep up. They're not perfect, but they love each other - most of the time, anyway • But then one ordinary summer day, an accident changes the family forever. Questions arise, guilt surfaces and secrets begin to emerge. Scattered by grief and seeking comfort in the unlikeliest of places, can the McKenzies find their way back to each other? • Set over the course of one life-changing year, The Best Days of Our Lives is a warm, big-hearted and poignant story, full of hope, heartache and love

A first-person diary of a prisoner’s final day before being executed for an unspecified crime, Victor Hugo’s poignant tale vividly conveys the mental anguish of a man confronted with the intransigent mechanism of justice, as his mind seeks refuge in recollections from his past and philosophical musings on his inevitable fate • As relevant today as when it was first published in 1829, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is an eloquent plea for compassion and a masterpiece of realist fiction. This edition includes the Preface to the 1832 edition of the book, a manifest of Hugo’s personal opinions, ‘A Comedy about a Tragedy’ and ‘Claude Gueux’, an early example of “true crime” fiction

Introduce children to the traditional song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, in this beautiful new book, featuring illustrations by Britta Teckentrup. The peek-through pages reveal each new Christmas gift, creating a stunning layered effect. A perfect gift for your true love!