Автор: Darnton, Nina Название: An African Affair ISBN: 0452298024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780452298026 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 10420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: "A vivid portrait of a troubled country."-The New York TimesCorruption, drug smuggling, rampant human rights abuses-New York journalist Lindsay Cameron finds plenty to report, covering the regime of Nigeria's President Michael Olumide. But in the aftermath of two probable assassinations, her inquiries attract unwanted government attention. As rebel factions call for free elections, Lindsay races to penetrate the intricate network of corrupt government officials, oil interests, and CIA agents who really run the Nigerian show.
Meanwhile, her entanglement with a rare art dealer leads her still deeper into terrain that's confounding in every respect, from matters of the heart to those of politics and trade. Drawing from Nina Darnton's own experiences living in Africa during the mid-1970s-including imprisonment in Nigeria with her two small children-An African Affair is an edge-of-your-seat debut thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Constant Gardener and The Last King of Scotland.
Автор: Darnton, John Название: The Darwin Conspiracy ISBN: 1400034833 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781400034833 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 9810.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From the author of the bestselling Neanderthal comes this novel of gripping suspense and scientific conquest-a page-turning historical mystery that brilliantly explores the intrigue behind Darwin and his theory of evolution.It's 1831, and aboard HMS Beagle the young Charles Darwin sets off down the English Channel for South America. More than 150 years later, two ambitious scholars pursuing their obsession with Darwin (and with each other) come across the diaries and letters of Darwin's daughter. What they discover is a maze of violent rivalries, petty deceptions, and jealously guarded secrets, and the extraordinary story of an expedition embarked upon by two men. Only one returned-and changed history forever.
Автор: DARNTON TRACY Название: Truth About Lies ISBN: 1847159486 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847159489 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 9490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Jess has an incredible memory. She can remember every single detail of every single day since she was eleven. Even the things she`d rather forget. But are all her memories real? A pacy YA thriller.
Автор: Darnton, Tracy Название: Rules ISBN: 1788952146 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788952149 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8440.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Amber`s an expert when it comes to staying hidden - she`s been trained her whole life for it. But what happens when the person you`re hiding from taught you everything you know?
Автор: Darnton Nina Название: Risking It All ISBN: 1250075254 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250075253 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 17770.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In the tradition of Lisa Scottoline and Jodi Picoult comes a novel from critically-acclaimed author Nina Darnton about a woman who'll go to any lengths to become a mother.
When Marcia, a driven, successful editor in New York with a loving husband, finds she can't conceive a child, it rips the heart out of her seemingly-perfect life. Her desire to be a mother has become her obsession, and after trying and failing to become pregnant by every known method, she focuses all of her energy on her one remaining option: surrogacy. Her husband resists, and tries to convince her that they can be happy without a child; but faced with her unyielding determination, he relents, and reluctantly goes along with the idea. Everything looks good...until an unexpected tragedy occurs that changes their plans, their marriage, and their lives forever.
Praise for The Perfect Mother:
"A fast-paced thriller with the kind of emotional impact that transcends a simple whodunit." --Kirkus Reviews
"This haunting page-turner will keep you up all night and be long remembered after the last page has been read." --Mary Higgins Clark
Автор: Darnton Robert Название: The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future ISBN: 158648902X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781586489021 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 14160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Digitisation makes the physical properties of books disposable; e-book readers and mobile phones render them portable and accessible almost everywhere. The author is a unique authority, whose work on this subject has helped invent the discipline of the "History of the Book". This title assembles the writings he has done on this subject.
Автор: Darnton Christopher Название: Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America ISBN: 1421413612 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781421413617 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 68430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: coalition-building efforts.
Автор: Darnton Robert Название: Poetry and the Police ISBN: 0674066049 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674066045 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 28460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 1749, Francois Bonis, a medical student in Paris, found himself hauled off to the Bastille for distributing an abominable poem about the king. So began the Affair of the Fourteen, a police crackdown on ordinary citizens for unauthorized poetry recitals. Why was the official response to these poems so intense? This book deals with this topic.
Slander has always been a nasty business, Robert Darnton notes, but that is no reason to consider it a topic unworthy of inquiry. By destroying reputations, it has often helped to delegitimize regimes and bring down governments. Nowhere has this been more the case than in eighteenth-century France, when a ragtag group of literary libelers flooded the market with works that purported to expose the wicked behavior of the great. Salacious or seditious, outrageous or hilarious, their books and pamphlets claimed to reveal the secret doings of kings and their mistresses, the lewd and extravagant activities of an unpopular foreign-born queen, and the affairs of aristocrats and men-about-town as they consorted with servants, monks, and dancing masters. These libels often mixed scandal with detailed accounts of contemporary history and current politics. And though they are now largely forgotten, many sold as well as or better than some of the most famous works of the Enlightenment. In The Devil in the Holy Water, Darnton—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France and author of his own best-sellers, The Great Cat Massacre and George Washington's False Teeth—offers a startling new perspective on the origins of the French Revolution and the development of a revolutionary political culture in the years after 1789. He opens with an account of the colony of French refugees in London who churned out slanderous attacks on public figures in Versailles and of the secret agents sent over from Paris to squelch them. The libelers were not above extorting money for pretending to destroy the print runs of books they had duped the government agents into believing existed; the agents were not above recognizing the lucrative nature of such activities—and changing sides. As the Revolution gave way to the Terror, Darnton demonstrates, the substance of libels changed while the form remained much the same. With the wit and erudition that has made him one of the world's most eminent historians of eighteenth-century France, he here weaves a tale so full of intrigue that it may seem too extravagant to be true, although all its details can be confirmed in the archives of the French police and diplomatic service. Part detective story, part revolutionary history, The Devil in the Holy Water has much to tell us about the nature of authorship and the book trade, about Grub Street journalism and the shaping of public opinion, and about the important work that scurrilous words have done in many times and places.
Автор: Introduction by John Darnton; The New York Times Название: Writers on Writing ISBN: 0805070850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805070859 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Рейтинг: Цена: 13490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Now in paperback, today's most celebrated writers explore literature and the literary life in an inspirational collection of original essays.
By turns poignant, hilarious, and practical, Writers on Writing brings together more than forty of contemporary literature's finest voices. Pieces range from reflections on the daily craft of writing to the intersection of art's and life's consequential moments. Authors discuss what impels them to write: creating a sense of control in a turbulent universe; bearing witness to events that would otherwise be lost in history or within the writer's soul; recapturing a fragment of time. Others praise mentors and lessons, whether from the classroom, daily circumstances, or the pages of a favorite writer. For anyone interested in the art and rewards of writing, Writers on Writing offers an uncommon and revealing view of a writer's world. Contributors include Russell Banks, Saul Bellow, E. L. Doctorow, Richard Ford, Kent Haruf, Carl Hiaasen, Alice Hoffman, Jamaica Kincaid, Barbara Kingsolver, Sue Miller, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx, Carol Shields, Jane Smiley, Susan Sontag, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alice Walker, and Elie Wiesel.
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