Böll’s well-known opposition to fascism and war informs this moving story of a single day in the life of traumatized soldier Robert Faehmel, scion of a family of successful Cologne architects, as he struggles to return to ordinary life after the Second World War. An encounter with a war-time nemesis, now a power in the reconstruction of Germany, forces him to confront private memories and the...

'The Last Judgment' - a book by Viktor Erofeev, similar to the famous painting by Bosch - is a judgment on all of us, writers, journalists, critics, thinkers, prophets, millionaires, homeless people, Russia, America, Europe, Atlantis, friends, lovers, enemies - and over the reader. This is a worldwide massacre of passions that can shake, destroy and recreate the world from the ashes.

Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.

Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend-the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been...

Following a shocking turn of events, Serilda finds herself ensnared in a deadly game of make-believe with the Erlking, who is determined to propel her deeper into the castle’s lies. Meanwhile, Serilda is determined to work with Gild to help him solve the mystery of his forgotten name and past.

In this second installment of the Renegades trilogy, Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew – Ruby, Oscar, and Danna -- are faced with escalating crime in Gatlon City, while covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also the feelings they have for each other.

НАШИ ДНИ Шестнадцатилетняя Элис проводит лето в Париже, но ей не до свежей выпечки и прогулок по Сене. Два месяца назад бабушка скончалась и оставила ей квартиру во Франции, о существовании которой никто не знал. Квартиру, которая была заперта больше семидесяти лет. Элис полна решимости выяснить, почему это жилье было заброшено, а бабуля ни разу не упомянула семью, которую оставила после...

When you're little, almost everything seems very simple. Even the idea of ??going around the globe and returning to the point from which you started seems incredibly interesting and easily feasible. This is exactly what Lelya and Minka, together with their friend Styopka, have in mind. Having quickly discussed the details of the upcoming journey, the boys set off. Ahead of them are endless...

Young children often don’t like to get their hair cut: some stranger with scissors will do something to their hair - it’s scary. How to make sure that the first haircut does not turn into a nightmare and stress for everyone? Connie also did not want to get a haircut, because even just combing her hair in the morning was painful. But mom was able to persuade Connie to go with her to the...

Veresaev's literary debut. An autobiographical book that was first published in 1901 - and immediately brought wide fame to the young author. The first steps of a freshly minted aesculapian starting his journey in the medical field. Good luck and bad luck. A painful fear of a mistake that could kill an innocent patient. Stress. Despair. Pride of success. Dangerous and morally questionable, but...

В книге известный политолог Александр Панарин анализирует долговременные последствия рокового события — начатой США мировой войны за обладание ресурсами всей планеты. Речь идет не только о ресурсах: будут ли они всеобщим достоянием (универсалистский проект Просвещения) или станут монополией избранного меньшинства (новый расистский проект), но и о судьбах прогресса и цивилизации. И снова мир...