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'Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death' • The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy of a life guided by self-responsibility. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges against him. In the Crito, awaiting execution in prison, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. Finally, in the Phaedo, he is shown calmly confident in the face of death

Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience

'Musa Dagh stood beyond the world. No storm would reach it, even if one should break' • It is 1915 and Gabriel has returned to his childhood home, an Armenian village on the slopes of Musa Dagh. But things are becoming increasingly dangerous for his people in Turkey, and, as the government orders round-ups and deportations, the villagers of Musa Dagh decide to fight back. The seminal novel of the Armenian genocide, Franz Werfel's bestselling 1933 epic brought the catastrophe to the world's attention for the first time, and has become a talismanic story of resistance in the face of hatred

Когда преподобного Джосайю Кроули, обедневшего викария Хогглстока, обвиняют в краже, это вызывает публичный скандал, сотрясающий мир Барсетшира. Кроули отчаянно пытаются сохранять достоинство, в то время как общество избегает их, но скандал угрожает разлучить их и общество в целом • Опираясь на свой собственный детский опыт благородной бедности, в своем романе "Последняя хроника Барсета" Энтони Троллоп дает кропотливо реалистичное описание испытаний семьи, стремящейся поддерживать свои стандарты любой ценой. Благодаря чувствительному изображению гордой и склонной к саморазрушению фигуры Кроули, этот заключительный том является самым мрачным и сложным из всех романов Барсетшира • Книга на английском языке • When Reverend Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of Hogglestock, is accused of theft it causes a public scandal, sending shockwaves through the world of Barsetshire

Here is a truth that can’t be escaped: for Mia ‘Rabbit’ Hayes, life is coming to an end • Rabbit Hayes loves her life, ordinary as it is, and the extraordinary people in it • She loves her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colourful, unruly family; the only man in her big heart, Johnny Faye • But it turns out the world has other plans for Rabbit, and she’s OK with that. Because she has plans for the world too, and only a handful of days left to make them happen • Here is a truth that won’t be forgotten: this is a story about laughing through life’s surprises and finding the joy in every moment

Jack Sparks died while writing this book • It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed • Then there was that video: forty seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account • Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days that followed - until now

A vivid portrait of life in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, focusing on the secrets, lies and traumas of the inhabitants of a Caracas apartment block on the eve of his death • Venezuela 2012: The President's illness casts a shadow over the lives of his citizens - he divides opinion, but life without him is almost unimaginable • Miguel Sanabria is a retired oncologist, ambivalent towards the President but caught between a virulently anti-Chavez wife and a equally vehement pro-Chavez brother. He is asked by his nephew to hide a mobile phone carrying secret footage that could shed new light on the President's condition • His neighbour Fredy has found a fresh angle for a new book about Chavez, but to take advantage he must agree to a "green-card" marriage and leave his girlfriend and their son for two months, even as their landlady plots to repossess their home

"Последние дни Нового Парижа" - альтернативная история Второй мировой войны, которую мог написать только Чайна Мьевиль • В 1941 году американский инженер-ракетчик и оккультист Джек Парсонс едет в оккупированную нацистами Прагу, чтобы раскрыть тайну Голема. Это каббалистическое создание может помочь в войне с Третьим Рейхом. Парсонс не может покинуть Марсель и знакомится с группкой художников-авангардистов, изгнанных фашистами. Вместе с ними он создает новое мистическое оружие, способное оживить все мечты и кошмары, таящиеся в воображении сюрреалистов. С-бомба взрывается в Париже. Ход войны и мировой истории изменен • В 1950 году Париж все еще погружен в хаос войны. Группы Сопротивления ведут борьбу с нацистскими оккупантами и коллаборационистами

Last Days of Old Earth – пошаговая стратегическая игра в декорациях отдаленного будущего, где солнце практически умирает. Разрозненные останки человечества должны перебираться на новое место раз в поколение, все ближе к экватору, где до сих пор тепла хватает для поддержания жизни

The Last Star is the heart-stopping finale to the bestselling 5th Wave series by award-winning author, Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner • The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us • But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves • In these last days, Earth's remaining survivors will need to decide what's more important: saving themselves . . . or saving what makes us human