Книги издательства HarperCollins Publishers
Название: Blueberry Girl
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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Fans of Gaiman and Vess will pounce on this creation; so too will readers who seek for their daughters affirmation that sidesteps traditional spiritual conventions.
Название: Whose Body?
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 1995
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The naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder — especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the mystery of the corpse in the bath.
Название: Unnatural Death
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 1995
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The wealthy woman was dead — a trifle sooner that expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour — staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.
Название: Fancy Nancy Halloween: or Bust!
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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Nancy has an exciting Halloween party to attend with her friend. Nancy gets fancy in a very special costume for the big event, in this new storybook that comes with a full page of glamorous stickers and a punch-out door sign.
Название: Marley and Me
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2007
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John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they bought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewellery. Obedience school did no good — Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilisers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, «Don't hesitate to use these.» And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behaviour, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. For lovers of «Tuesdays with Morrie», The «Year of Magical Thinking», and even, of course, dogs!
Название: House of Many Ways
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places — the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few. By opening that door, Charmain has become responsible for not only the house, but for an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard, and a box of the king's most treasured documents. She has encountered a terrifying beast called a lubbock, irritated a clan of small blue creatures, and wound up smack in the middle of an urgent search. The king and his daughter are desperate to find the lost, fabled Elfgift — so desperate that they've even called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind? Of course, with that magical family involved, there's bound to be chaos — and unexpected revelations. No one will be more surprised than Charmain by what Howl and Sophie discover.
Название: Splendor
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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The exciting conclusion to the series that begins in the «New York Times» bestseller «The Luxe.»
Название: Shadow Souls
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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The second book of a new story arc in the «New York Times» — bestselling Vampire Diaries series.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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House is a medical mystery show with a veritable Sherlock Holmes at its helm who uses all pieces of medical evidence to diagnose even the most complex cases, and the eponymously named book will be a must have for the show's devoted viewership. This is the first authorised companion to the Emmy Award-winning medical drama of the same name, based on unprecedented access to the actors and creative staff, including star Hugh Laurie and creator David Shore, and will contain never-before-seen photos from various shooting locations on and off set.
Название: Come Back Amelia Bedelia
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 1995
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Amelia Bedelia must look for a new job — Mrs. Rogers has finally had enough. But for poor Amelia Bedelia, each new job is a bigger mess than the last. Can she ever find a place to belong?
Название: Big Nate in a Class by Himself
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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MEET BIG NATE: How d you like to be 11 years old, 4 1/2 feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history? (118 and counting...!) He s Nate Wright, 6th grade Renaissance Man, prone to accidental antics. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he s #1, Big Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. Nate Wright knows he s meant for big things. REALLY big things. After all, he s a self-described genius. Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool no matter what. He knows he s destined for greatness. A fortune cookie told him so.
Название: One Fifth Avenue
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2010
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One Fifth Avenue is The Building--the chicest, the hottest, the best pedigreed, with all the most interesting people. It's the One to Get Into. Within its pre-war walls the lives of New York City's cultural elite play out: from an over-40 actress whose comeback proves that women of style are truly ageless, to the spoiled and confident recent college grad whose mother expects to find the right man to launch her daughter into high society, to the grande-dame gossip columnist who's seen it all. As in her previous books, Candace Bushnell turns her eagle eye on the social and sexual politics of New Yorkers in an era when any kind of fame is like hard currency, and you are where you live.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2009
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The magic of the Christmas season is brought to life with favorite Disney characters in the second edition of this popular title. Join Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Pinocchio, plus new stories with Nemo and the gang from Toy Story, and over a dozen more Disney characters in festive holiday tales. Each story has been updated and given a fresh look with both spot and full-page art throughout. With beautiful gilded pages and 200 stickers, this storybook is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit.
Название: The Debutante
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? Cate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters.She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind. Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel's colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. But inside, its once elegant interiors are now worn with age and dust. Then Cate discovers hidden in the back of one of the bookshelves, an old shoebox containing an exquisite pair of silk dancing shoes from the 1930's along with a mysterious collection of objects — a diamond brooch, a photograph of a handsome young sailor, a dance card, and a beautiful pearl and emerald bracelet from Tiffany's. Unable to solve the questions in her own life, Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the shoe box and begins to unravel the story of Baby Blythe; bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation. The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own. A timeless novel from the bestselling author of Elegance.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics 'Genome' and 'Nature via Nurture', turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In 'The Rational Optimist' Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better. Over 10,000 years ago there were fewer than 10 million people on the planet. Today there are more than 6 billion, 99 per cent of whom are better fed, better sheltered, better entertained and better protected against disease than their Stone Age ancestors. The availability of almost everything a person could want or need has been going erratically upwards for 10,000 years and has rapidly accelerated over the last 200 years: calories; vitamins; clean water; machines; privacy; the means to travel faster than we can run, and the ability to communicate over longer distances than we can shout. Yet, bizarrely, however much things improve from the way they were before, people still cling to the belief that the future will be nothing but disastrous. In this original, optimistic book, Matt Ridley puts forward his surprisingly simple answer to how humans progress, arguing that we progress when we trade and we only really trade productively when we trust each other. 'The Rational Optimist' will do for economics what 'Genome' did for genomics and will show that the answer to our problems, imagined or real, is to keep on doing what we've been doing for 10,000 years — to keep on changing.
Название: The Carrie Diaries
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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Meet Carrie Bradshaw before 'Sex and the City!' The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.
Название: Homecoming
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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The warm and wonderful new novel from the natural heir to Maeve Binchy Eleanor Levine left Ireland seventy years ago with little more than a suitcase and her mother's handwritten recipe book. Now, a lifetime later, she's returning from New York with hard won wisdom and memories of her own. A renowned psychoanalyst, Eleanor knows there's one final journey she has to make! Lovely young actress Megan Bouchier didn't have to chase success — it arrived effortlessly. Fame was what she always wanted until a disastrous affair made her the wrong kind of headlines — now Megan needs a place to hide! Darkly beautiful Rae is a wonderful wife, a loyal friend and a dedicated community carer. From Titania's Tea Rooms she dispenses tea and sympathy to everyone — until a painful secret from her past threatens everything she holds dear. Big-hearted teacher Connie O'Callaghan has given up on love. She's cheerfully approaching forty and besides, why does no man ever match the heroes in her beloved romantic novels? As Eleanor re-reads her mother's comforting words and watches life unfold from her window in Dublin's pretty Golden Square, she slowly becomes drawn into the lives of Megan, Rae and Connie. But can treasured wisdom handed down from mother to daughter really be relevant today? And what are the ingredients for a life well lived?
Название: Summer and the City
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2005
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Meet teenage Carrie Bradshaw as she hits the bright lights, big city of New York for the very first time! Find out how Carrie transforms from country girl to super-cool fashionista in the second explosive CARRIE DIARIES novel from the globally bestselling author of SEX AND THE CITY. Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie is in love with all of it — the crazy characters in her neighbourhood, the vintage clothing boutiques, the wild club scene, and the mysterious new guys who have entered her life. She's finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps toward fulfilling her dream. And then there's the fact that she gets to live in Samantha Jones' apartment. SUMMER AND THE CITY bring surprises and revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country sparrow as Samantha likes to call her, to the person she always wanted to be. But as Carrie continues to evolve, she knows she must balance this exciting new life and her writing aspirations with the big decision that awaits at the end of the summer. This sequel to THE CARRIE DIARIES gives readers surprising insight into what turned a small-town girl into one of the New York City's most unforgettable icons, Carrie Bradshaw.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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The perfect guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace. If you use English on a regular basis, but you feel you need to brush up a little on your grammar, Collins' new Business Grammar and Practice is the perfect solution. Well-known EFL experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 short, succinct units to explain the structure of the English language. They provide examples of real usage, explanations and then practice exercises to cement your understanding. All of the sample sentences are taken from the COBUILD corpus, ensuring that users don't learn traditional, theoretical language, but rather, they come to understand real, useful, everyday expressions. Aimed specifically at the business learner, the vocabulary and structures used are a reflection of the English that is used in the business world around the globe today. Work through the book from start to finish, or pick and choose the topics of most interest to you.
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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The perfect guide for those looking to improve their English grammar for use in the workplace. If you use English on a regular basis, but you feel you need to brush up a little on your grammar, Collins' new Business Grammar and Practice is the perfect solution. Well-known EFL experts Nick Brieger and Simon Sweeney guide the user through 72 short, succinct units to explain the structure of the English language. They provide examples of real usage, explanations and then practice exercises to cement your understanding. All of the sample sentences are taken from the COBUILD corpus, ensuring that users don't learn traditional, theoretical language, but rather, they come to understand real, useful, everyday expressions. Aimed specifically at the business learner, the vocabulary and structures used are a reflection of the English that is used in the business world around the globe today. Work through the book from start to finish, or pick and choose the topics of most interest to you.
