Over thirty years ago, on an ultra-secret flight to the South Pacific, the transport plane Vixen 03 vanished. It was believed to be lost at sea. And carrying canisters of the most lethal substance known to man. Now Vixen 03 has returned to haunt the world. Dirk Pitt, the ace maritime troubleshooter who raised the Titanic, is the only man who can overcome the nightmarish problems involved in retrieving

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But if you are to ever love again you must learn to trust again.This is the story of Katie, who appears in a small American town where her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships. Despite her reservations,

A lovely, intelligent novel of discovery and loss, generous in its historical scope and intimate in its tender details.\"\"

A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is the only dictionary available with a primary focus on UK law enforcement terms. Succinct and practical in its approach, it contains over 3,400 entries covering ever aspect of this diverse field, including terms related to law, pathology, forensic medicine, accountancy, insurance, shipping, commerce and trade, criminology, and psychology. Entries are supported by a

Dielo, ktoré patrí do pokladnice svetovej literatúry a slovensky nebolo publikované tri desaťročia. Bilingválne vydanie obsahuje ruský originál a nový preklad Jána Štrassera, ktorý na ňom pracoval niekoľko rokov a sám ho považuje za vrchol svojej prekladateľskej tvorby. Kniha je bohato ilustrovaná jemnými perokresbami Karola Ondreičku, ktorý tak zvýrazňuje výnimočnosť diela, ktoré patrí do každej knižnice

This is a smaller, gift version of National Geographic\'s landmark publication,

It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dotcom boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Silicon Alley is a ghost town, Web 1.0 is having adolescent angst, Google has yet to IPO, Microsoft is still considered the Evil Empire. There may not be quite as much money around as there was at the height of the tech bubble, but there\'s no shortage of swindlers looking to

For the first time, an edition of Lewis\'s classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults. Complementing the look of the author\'s non-fiction books, and anticipating the forthcoming Narnia feature films, this edition contains an exclusive \"P.S.\" section about the history of the book, plus a sample chapter from its sequel. In an epic continuation of the saga, Edmund and Lucy and their irksome

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER \'This is that rare thing - a series that gets better with each book\' Telegraph The eighth brilliant mystery from the bestselling and award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary. Plans for a weekend of celebrations are in full swing. But all is not

During the Renaissance, several great homosexual artists—from Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli to Michelangelo and Raphael—transformed the history of art, striving for ever closer imitation of nature while shaping it to their tastes. In their art ambiguous beings were born, half man, half woman; female breasts were planted on male busts and a young man\'s gaze peeped out beneath the eyelids of a Madonna.

For all fans of Mo Hayder\'s \"Gone\" and Michael Marshall Smith\'s \"The Straw Men\", \"Vanished\" is the brilliant new missing persons case in the \"David Raker\" series, which establishes Tim Weaver as one of Britain\'s most talented new psychological suspense writers. No life is perfect. Everyone has secrets. For millions of Londoners, the morning of 17 December is just like any other. But not

Our aim is to create a platform for scholarly exchange not only within the Czech Republic but internationally. We seek original articles that explore a wide range of issues concerning American and British literature, visual arts, music and other cultural phenomena as well as cultural history. The editors encourage submissions from scholars working in various disciplines with interests in American and

The moving portrayal of life in the trenches in WW1, now a new film from the director of Suite Française, starring Sam Clafin, Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham and Asa Butterfield Set in the First World War, Journey\'s End is the story of a group of British officers on the front line, in a dugout in the trenches in France. Raleigh, a new eighteen-year-old officer fresh out of English public school, joins

Dans un avion, une chanson ramène Watanabe à ses souvenirs. Son amour de lycée pour Naoko, hantée comme lui par le suicide de leur ami, Kizuki. Puis sa rencontre avec une jeune fille, Midori, qui combat ses démons en affrontant la vie. Hommage aux amours enfuies, le premier roman culte d\'Haruki Murakami fait resurgir la violence et la poésie de l\'adolescence.

Psychiatry is now a highly visible activity - care in the community, compulsion, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse mean that few people are not touched by it. Indeed one in four of us will consult a psychiatrist in our life time. This book explains what psychiatry is, and what it is not. It starts with the identification of the major mental illnesses and why they are no longer considered just variations

V mire, gde silny traditsii, gde pravjat predrassudki i nepokolebimye stereotipy, gde chuvstva prinjato derzhat pod kontrolem, beda tomu, kto osmelitsja poslushatsja svoego serdtsa. Ved serdtse ne znaet pravil, a itog mozhet okazatsja sovershenno nepredsk

He is Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way. But they fell in love. This is their story.

SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER MURDER? Buried secrets, murder and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz\'s page-turning new detective series. If you enjoyed BBC\'s Sherlock, you\'ll LOVE The Word is Murder! \"A very clever and inventive mystery\" (Bookbag) \"A perfect detective novel in a unique style complete with an excellent twist!\" (Life Has a Funny