A classic work on the various gangs during the development of New York City. Inspiration for the Martin Scorsese film of the same name.

Whence Henry Miller's title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller's life on the Big Sur, a section of California coast where he lived for fifteen years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place 'one of the most colorful in the U.S. 'and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there: writers (& writers who didn't write), mystics seeking...

The history of INTERPOL, the organization that is active in over 179 countires.

Original title: Of Paradise and power. America and Europe in the New World Order. It is time to stop pretending that Europeans and Americans share a common view of the world, or even that they occupy the same world—Of Paradise and Power announces a new phase in the relationship between the United States and Europe. Robert Kagan begins this illuminating essay by laying out the general...

PQ 17 was the code name for an Allied World War II convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ 17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week.

An adapted text of a popular science fiction novel, supplied with stress marks and a glossary. It is accompanied with exercises, vocabulary lists and illustrations.

This textbook is recommended for use in language universities and translator training courses, as well as for senior students in gymnasiums and schools with advanced English language programs. In addition, the textbook may be useful for individuals seeking to improve their spoken English.

A three-language dictionary contains around 3,000 words and phrases. Has words from different spheres of economics and finance.

An interesting journey to the ancient cities of Russia - Aleksandrov, Pereslavl'-Zalesskii, Dmitrov, Zvenigorod, Rostov Velikii, Kolomna, Serpukhov, Volokolamsk and others.

The author was the Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times from 1976-1982. His book is about the collapse of the USSR and highlights leaders from Brezhnev to Gorbachev.