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SEBOLD, ALICE
Lovely Bones : a novel / Sebold, Alice . – 1st ed. .. – New York ; Boston ; London : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2009. - 328 p. + 32 p. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-316-66634-3 (hc), 978-0-316-16881-6 (pb), 978-0-316-04493-6 (media tie-in), 978-0-316-00182-3 (deluxe pb) : 50 tg.
UDC:
821.111-31(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40134
Subject headings
- American novels
Annotation
It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death
Keywords
fiction, murder victims" families, teenage girls, crimes
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SPARKS, NICHOLAS
Dear John / Sparks, Nicholas . – 1st ed. .. – New York ; Boston : Grand Central publishing, 2009. - 276 p. + 2 p. - The #1 New York Times Bestseller . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-446-56732-9 (movie tie-in edition), 978-0-446-52805-4, 978-0-446-69832-0 (pbk.) : 40 tg.
UDC:
821.111-31(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40135
Subject headings
- American novels
Annotation
The story is about a romantic couple who strongly fall in love. An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart
Keywords
fiction, long-distance relationships, lovestory
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BRADBURY, RAY
Something Wicked This Way Comes / Bradbury, Ray ... – New York : Avon Books . An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 1998. - 293 p. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-380-72940-1, 0-380-72940-7 : 40 tg.
UDC:
821.111-312.9(73)
Shelf code:
Г 2013/4990
Subject headings
- American fiction novels
Annotation
It is about two 13-year-old boys, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, who have a harrowing experience with a nightmarish traveling carnival that comes to their Midwestern town one October. The carnival's leader is the mysterious "Mr. Dark" who bears a tattoo for each person who, lured by the offer to live out his secret fantasies, has become bound in service to the carnival...
Keywords
american fiction novels, fiction novels, fantasy, horror
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BRADBURY, RAY
Fahrenheit 451 / Bradbury, Ray ... – New York [etc.] : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012. - 159 p. . . – [N. c.] – 978-1-4516-7331-9, 978-1-4391-4267-7 (ebook) : 40 tg.
UDC:
821.111-312.9(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40164
Subject headings
- American fiction novels
Annotation
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury. The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and firemen burn any house that contains them
Keywords
american fiction novels, american novels, fiction
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GRAHAME-SMITH, SETH
Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter / Grahame-Smith, Seth ... – New York ; Boston : Grand Central publishing, 2011. - 336 p., ill.; . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-446-56307-9 (pbk.) : 40 tg.
UDC:
821.111-312.9(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40157
Subject headings
- American novels
Annotation
The journal-style book is written as a partial "secret" diary of Abraham Lincoln, kept by the 16th President of the United States and given to the author by a vampire named Henry Sturges
Keywords
fantastic novels, vampires, fiction
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STARKEY, LAUREN
Goof - Proof College Admissions Essays / Starkey, Lauren . – 1st ed. .. – New York : Learning Express, 2003. - 177 p. . . – [N. c.] – 1-57685-470-1 : 30 tg.
UDC:
37.091.212.2
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40139
Subject headings
- Admission exams
Annotation
Master the craft of the well-written college admissions essay with the Goof-Proof method. Bad habits disappear fast as grammar and spelling skills improve. Complete with dozens of samples and strategies, the Goof-Proof Rules will help express yourself effectively with clarity, concision, and creativity
Keywords
taking exams, college applications, write essays, admission
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GEER, PHILIP
Essential Words for the GRE : Your Vocabulary for Success on the GRE General Test / Geer, Philip ... – USA : Barron`s Educational Series, 2007. - 396 p., index;– (Barron`s. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-7641-3564-4 (alk. paper), 0-7641-3564-3 (alk. paper) : 40 tg.
UDC:
811.111
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40147
Subject headings
- English
Annotation
An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam. This test preparation guide presents 800 college-graduate-level words with definitions that frequently appear on the exam, while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in various contexts
Keywords
english language, study english, vocabulary, prepare for exams
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MEZRICH, BEN
The accidental billionaires : the founding of Facebook, a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal / Mezrich, Ben . – 1st ed. .. – New York : Anchor books, 2010. - 260 p. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-307-74098-4 : 40 tg.
UDC:
929Zuckerberg+658.114(73)(091)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40137
Subject headings
- Biography of M. Zuckerberg
- The history of private enterprises of the USA
Annotation
Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, comptetitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world
Keywords
facebook, history of Facebook, private companies of the USA, biography of founders of Facebook
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BRADBURY, RAY
The Martian Chronicles / Bradbury, Ray ... – New York [etc.] : HarperPerennial, Modernclassics, 2011. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-06-207993-0 : 40 tg.
UDC:
821.111-312.9(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40136
Subject headings
- American fantastic novels
Annotation
The Martian Chronicles is a 1950 science fiction short story collection by Ray Bradbury that chronicles the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated Earth, and the conflict between aboriginal Martians and the new colonists. The book lies somewhere between a short story collection and an episodic novel
Keywords
science fiction, fantastic novels, american storytellers
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LEHANE, DENNIS
Shutter Island / Lehane, Dennis . – 1st ed. .. – New York [etc.] : Harper Perennial, 2009. - 369 p. . . – [N. c.] – 978-0-06-189881-5 : 50 tg.
UDC:
821.111-31(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/40138
Subject headings
- American novels
Annotation
In 1954, two U.S. Marshals, Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island located in Boston Harbor, as part of an investigation into the disappearance of patient Rachel Solando, incarcerated for drowning her three children. Shortly after arrival, a storm prevents their return to the mainland for several days...
Keywords
american novels, horror, psychological thriller
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