Transworld Confessions of a Shopaholic (film tie-in) Кинселла Софи

Издание на английском языке

The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange and mysterious place. Now you can climb inside and wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works, see what motivates him and discover what made him the weird and wonderful person he is today • Obsessed with magic and illusions since childhood, Derren's life to date has been an extraordinary journey and here, in Confessions of a Conjuror, he allows us all to join him on a magical mystery tour - to the centre of his brain... Taking as his starting point the various stages of a conjuring trick he's performing in a crowded restaurant, Derren's endlessly engaging narrative wanders through subjects from all points of the compass, from the history of magic and the fundamentals of psychology to the joys of internet shopping and the proper use of Parmesan cheese

Solomon Northup is a free man, living in New York. Then he is kidnapped and sold into slavery. An official tie-in edition of this eloquent and powerful memoir, to accompany Steve McQueen's major new film starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Quvenzhane Wallis

A Sherlock tie-in edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, with an introduction by show cocreator Mark GatissIn this new edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of short stories, Mark Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. This collection contains 12 short stories first published in the Strand magazine between 1891 and 1892, and then published as a collection in October 1892. It includes some of Conan Doyle's best tales of murder and mystery, such as "The Adventures of the Speckled Band," in which the strange last words of a dying woman "It was the band, the speckled band!" and an inexplicable whistling in the night are the only clues Sherlock Holmes has to prevent another murder; and "The Five Orange Pips," in which an untimely death and the discovery of the letter containing five orange pips lead to a cross-Atlantic conspiracy

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood! She's hanging out with celebs . . . or at least she will be, once her husband Luke introduces her to his new A-list client Sage Seymour • Becky sets her heart on a new career – she's going to be a stylist to the stars! And when a chance encounter thrusts her into the limelight, she grabs her opportunity. But in between choosing clutch bags and chasing celebrities, Becky loses touch with her family and her best friend • Caught up in the whirlwind of Tinseltown, has Becky gone too far this time?

Издание полностью на английском языке • For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people's money - and getting paid for it.) She's got a fabulous Manhattan apartment with her boyfriend Luke. They've even opened a joint bank account (although they can't quite agree on whether a Miu Miu skirt counts as a household expense) • Then Luke proposes - and all of a sudden life gets hectic. Becky's Mum wants her to get married in Oxshott and wear her old frilly wedding dress. Luke's mother wants to host a grand extravaganza at the New York Plaza, complete with woodland glade and the New York Philharmonic • Becky knows she has to sit down and decide - but to be honest, it's a lot more fun tasting cake, trying on dresses and registering wedding presents

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

"Шопоголик спешит на помощь" - роман из нашумевшей серии Софи Кинселлы о шопоголике Бекки Брендон, обладающей ярким талантом ввязываться в авантюры • У Бекки Брендон проблемы. Нет, они были всегда, но быстро решались - покупкой новых туфелек или красивой шляпки, например. Теперь все серьезно: ее отец пропал, оставив лишь странную записку, в которой обещал "кое-что уладить". Но, видно, так ничего и не уладил, раз все еще не вернулся • Бекки собирает друзей и отправляется в Лас-Вегас. Ей предстоит не просто найти отца и раскрыть секрет, который заставил его исчезнуть, но и провернуть аферу, достойную "Одиннадцати друзей Оушена" • Огни будут сверкать, пузырьки будут - шипеть в бокале шампанского, а Бекки – играть в казино. И уж не сомневайтесь, она выйдет оттуда с выигрышем! • Книга на английском языке

"Шопоголик на Манхэттене" - вторая книга комической серии Софи Кинселлы о людях и магазинах • Как же много соблазнов таит Манхэттен! Бесконечные магазины манят тех, для кого шопинг не просто забава, а смысл жизни и услада души. И кто бы сомневался, что Бекки попадет в ловушку большого города. Теперь ни ее жизнь, ни кредитка не будут прежними. Впрочем, Бекки легко понять: c чистым сердцем направляешься в музей Гуггенхайма, но сворачиваешь на яркий свет витрин… И покупаешь, покупаешь, покупаешь! • Но на этот раз беды Бекки не ограничатся лишь борьбой за большую скидку. Под угрозой окажутся ее личная жизнь и карьера. Вот только коварный город не учел главного: женщину, пусть и неисправимого шопоголика, так просто не победить! • Книга на английском языке

A major film starring Brie Larson Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don't have the key. Jack and Ma are prisoners. Room by Emma Donoghue is an extraordinarily powerful story of a mother and child kept in isolation, and the desire for, and price of, freedom

It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives