Книги издательства Penguin Group
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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What Money Can't Buy is the Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller from 'the superstar philosopher', Michael Sandel. Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In recent decades, market values have impinged on almost every aspect of life — medicine, education, government, law, even family life. We have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. In What Money Can't Buy Michael Sandel asks: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? And how do we protect the things that really matter?
Название: Where Shadows Dance
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2012
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Sebastian St. Cyr proves his courage once again, with murder and marriage-in a brand new historical mystery. Sebastian St. Cyr finds himself in the realm of international intrigue when he investigates the murder of a foreign office diplomat-a murder his reluctant bride-to-be, Hero Jarvis, knows something about. And when a second body is found, Sebastian must race to unmask a ruthless killer who is now threatening Hero's life-and the life of their unborn child.
Название: The Sea-Wolf and Selected Stories
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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Impressed into service aboard the seal-hunting Ghost, Humphrey Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a tense shipboard drama. With a wary eye, he watches the vessel’s abusive captain, Wolf Larsen, an enigma who can abandon two sailors on the open water, then return to reading the moral philosophers. One of the best sea novels ever written, The Sea-Wolf tells of mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation. Also in this volume, “The Law of Life”, “The One Thousand Dozen”, “All Gold Canyon”, and “Moon-Face” offer more riveting action and adventure. In these tales, London’s descriptions of the natives, the northern dogs, and even the tundra capture the essence of the exuberant life he experienced firsthand.
Название: The Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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Nikolai Gogol, an early 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, created some of the most important works of world literature and is considered the father of modern Russian realism. Gogol satirized the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire through the scrupulous and scathing realism of his writing, which would ultimately lead to his exile. Among some of his finest works are his short stories. Together in this collection are collected some of the best of these stories, they include the following: The Diary of a Madman, The Viy, The Mysterious Portrait, The Fair of Sorotchinetz, An Evening in May, Mid-Summer Evening, and The Carriage (The Calash).
Название: Reflejada en Ti
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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Gideon Cross. Tan guapo e impecable en el exterior, como traumatizado y atormentado en el interior. Fue una brillante y ardiente llama que me abrumó más que el más oscuro de los placeres. No podía mantenerme alejada. No quería hacerlo. Él era me adicción... mi único deseo... era mío. Mi pasado era tan violento como el suyo y yo estaba igual de destrozada. Nunca lo lograríamos. Era demasiado difícil, demasiado doloroso... excepto cuando era perfecto. Esos momentos en los cuales el deseo incontrolable y el amor desesperado eran la locura más exquisita. Estábamos unidos por nuestra necesidad. Y nuestra pasión nos llevaría más allá de nuestros límites a la más dulce y acuciante obsesión...
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 1995
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This book looks at one of the most fundamental of our species' distinguishing characteristics: the use of language. The author argues that our language abilities are part of our genetic inheritance, not a cultural artefact, bringing together Darwinian natural selection and Chomsky's linguistics. The author debunks many of the standard facts — the dozens of Eskimo words for snow, the belief that we think using language, that English is a logic-defying tongue — and shows that language is a basic human instinct.
Название: Managing Teams
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2008
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Good, solid teams are the backbone of business success. Without teams made up of people prepared to share information, think creatively and move forward, any business gives itself a severe handicap. This pocket book should help managers to grasp what makes a team function well--and badly. Its chapters cover a full range of topics from understanding team roles and balancing skills to creating goals, improving standards and handing problems. In order to assure its relevance to the widest possible audience, the advice and information is often generalised, and you may need to find more detailed and focused support within your organisation. But the words of wisdom are sound and newcomers to management as well as old hands will find them a handy reference tool. And it is entirely possible that many a bad manager may find a copy of this book «appears» on their desk out of either the courtesy of the good management fairy--or disgruntled staff. — Sandra Vogel
Название: The Jungle
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2012
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A new weapon unleashed in 13th-century China. A rescue mission in the mountains along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. A woman goes missing in the jungles of northern Thailand and Myanmar. In this title, all of these events will come together.
Название: Howl
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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Beat movement icon and visionary poet, Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential poets of the twentieth century, and broke boundaries with his fearless, pyrotechnic verse. The apocalyptic 'Howl', originally written as a performance piece, became the subject of an obscenity trial when it was first published in 1956. It is considered to be one of the defining works of the Beat Generation, standing alongside that of Burroughs, Kerouac, and Corso. In it, Ginsberg attacks what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the United States at the time, and takes on issues of sex, drugs and race, simultaneously creating what would become the poetic anthem for US counterculture.
Название: On the Shoulders of Giants
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world.
Название: Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2011
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is the super funny fourth title in the highly-illustrated, bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Perfect for both boys and girls of 8+, reluctant readers and all the millions of devoted Wimpy Kid fans out there. Dog Days is also a major motion picture and box office smash. The fourth mega-selling instalment in the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series — now in a fantastic book & CD format with removable book. Perfect as a gift for holidays and travelling! The way I like to spend my summer holidays is in front of the TV, playing video games with the curtains closed and the light turned off.
Название: Hate Mail
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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For fans of The Bunny Suicides, Simon's Cat and 101 Uses of a Dead Cat comes the hilariously offensive Hate Mail by Mr Bingo. 'Gorgeous and funny! Like a labrador doing stand-up' — Noel Fielding 'A horrible, hilarious little book' — The Times 'Wonderfully offensive... Wonderfully vicious' — The Huffington Post Mr Bingo loves post. In April 2011 he launched a service on his website, where, for a small payment, he would send his customer a vintage postcard with one of his iconic drawings and an offensive message on the back. So the purchaser gets a much sought-after original signed drawing, the postman gets a laugh and the world gets a little bit happier. Six days after launch, it had become so popular that he had to temporarily close the service. But fear not! Mr Bingo is teaming up with Penguin to create Hate Mail, a book that will showcase 100 of his favourite comic cards.
Название: Mary
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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Lev Ganin is a young officer sharing a boarding house in Berlin with a host of Russian émigrés. Alone in his room, he dreams of his first love, Mary. Awash with memories of youth and idyllic scenes of pre-Revolution Russia, Ganin becomes convinced that Mary is in fact the wife of a fellow-boarder, due to arrive at this very house soon. He longs for her arrival, when he can whisk her away and leave everything behind ...
Название: Ai Weiwei Speaks
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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'If artists betray the social conscience and the basic principles of being human, where does art stand then?' Ai Weiwei — artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist — extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most significant creative and cultural figures. In this series of interviews, conducted over several years with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, he discusses the many dimensions of his artistic life, ranging over subjects including ceramics, blogging, nature, philosophy and the myriad influences that have fed into his work. He also talks candidly about his father, his childhood spent in exile and his criticism of the Chinese state. Together, these extraordinary discussions give a unique insight into the outstanding complexity of Ai Weiwei's thought and work, and are an essential reminder of the need for personal, political and artistic freedom.
Название: Atlas Shrugged
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic John Galt, and his ambitious plan to 'stop the motor of the world', published in Penguin Modern Classics. Opening with the enigmatic question 'Who is John Galt?', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the 'men of talent' — the great innovators, producers and creators — have mysteriously disappeared. With the US economy now faltering, businesswoman Dagny Taggart is struggling to get the transcontinental railroad up and running. For her John Galt is the enemy, but as she will learn, nothing in this situation is quite as it seems. Hugely influential and grand in scope, this story of a man who stopped the motor of the world expounds Rand's controversial philosophy of Objectivism, which champions competition, creativity and human greatness. Ayn Rand (1905-82), born Alisa Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, emigrated to America with her family in January 1926, never to return to her native land. Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller. Still occasionally working as a screenwriter, Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the pre-eminence of the individual. If you enjoyed Atlas Shrugged, you might like Rand's The Fountainhead, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. 'A writer of great power ... she writes brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly' The New York Times 'Atlas Shrugged ... is a celebration of life and happiness' Alan Greenspan
Название: Wright, Frank Lloyd: Fallingwater
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2011
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The «Architecture in Detail» series comprises books that focus on individual buildings noted for their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity. Each volume contains a text by a respected author, a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs and a set of technical drawings and working details. Strategically placed above a waterfall, Fallingwater's horizontal cantilevered floors and terraces soar free of apparent support. The building exemplifies Wright's attitudes towards integrating architecture and nature.
Название: The Moon and More
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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In her eleventh novel, Dessen returns to Colby, the beach town that is the setting for some of her best-loved books, in a story of summer love, self-discovery, striking out to new horizons, and saying goodbye.
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2013
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When a tornado hits her farmhouse in Kansas, Dorothy is caught up in a whirlwind of adventure, complete with flying monkeys, talking lions, and silver slippers. Advanced readers will join Dorothy, Toto, and her friends from Oz on an unforgettable journey down the Yellow Brick Road in this Level 4 reader. The Wizard of Oz will now join classics like The Secret Garden and Alice in Wonderland in the Penguin Young Readers program!
Название: Andersen's Fairy Tales
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2005
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts — the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
Название: A Delicate Truth
Жанр: Penguin Group
Год: 2005
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A counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain's most precious colony. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. Its authors: an ambitious Foreign Office Minister, and a private defence contractor who is also his close friend.
