Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?

Even though the geography of where the poems have been written tends to be quite vast, ranging from New York to Moscow, Kiev, Paris, London and Prague, the author appears to be spiritually connected to a certain metropolis on the South-Western tip of Lake Michigan, which became his American home in the early 1980's, and where he always appears to find his way back, at least for the time being.

‘Trajectories of Returns’ is a collection that includes poems written from the early eighties to the present day. In addition to a large number of new poems, it also features selected texts from the author's previous books, the print runs of which have already sold out: the collection ‘Returns’, which went through two editions in Kyiv in 2002 and 2005, and the collection ‘Trajectories’, printed...

Do moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas like to scold and punish their children? Why do they do it? Do they have anything in common with children, or are they completely different creatures? S. Mikhalkov's fairy tale about how all the parents left the city, leaving the naughty children to themselves for three whole days, helps to understand these issues and teaches us to treat adults with...

This is a book for C. S. Lewis fans and anyone who wants to take a deep dive into what it means to be a human. Lewis uses The Screwtape Letters to convey religious concepts like temptation in an understandable way by exploring free will and how it is humanity’s greatest weakness as well as its greatest strength, sharing thoughts on God’s love and how He uses your pain and suffering to bring you...

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries in his client's castle. Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England: a ship runs aground on the shores of Whitby, its crew vanished; beautiful Lucy Westenra slowly succumbs to a mysterious, wasting illness, her blood drained away; and the lunatic Renfield raves...

A native of Prague who wrote in German, he deeply felt his involvement in European culture and firmly believed that ‘the inner world of man is valuable, it is full of secret meanings and senses that only he understands.’ This edition contains Rilke’s most significant poetry books in brilliant translations by Vladimir Mikushevich.

In 1899 and 1900 Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) visited Russia. The impressions from this trip led to the publication of the ‘Book of Hours’, a very unusual work written on behalf of an Orthodox monk. In addition to the ‘Book of Hours’, this edition includes translations of other works by Rilke, Francis of Assisi and Angelus Silesius, allowing a broader look at the work of the German poet....

Moscow is not called the New Babylon for nothing. Many languages, human destinies and passions intersect in this amazing city. But sometimes the clash of traditional ways, cordiality, hospitality and the cruel laws of modern life leads to unexpected consequences... All the secrets and mysteries of the capital's life are revealed in their action-packed stories by recognized masters of the...

Illustrated Annotated Russian Reader. Reader includes funny short stories by Daniil Kharms. It is intended for basic-intermediate level (A2-B1) and focuses on the verbs of motion. The reader includes 13 short stories and two poems accompanied by numerous exercises on the use of verbs, prefixes, and word formation. Additionally, the reader includes marginal glosses, historical-cultural and...

Translated from the German. An eyewitness account from a German war correspondent.

The Argentinean tango…a dance of passion and sensuality? A dance of passion and danger! A dance, which led a young ballerina into the embrace of a mysterious man, and opened the door for her into the captivating, exotic world of Argentinean bohemia… But suddenly her loved one disappears without a trace, and she sets off on searches for him. Searches which become more and more dangerous….