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Shanghai in the 20s was a fabulous place, a gaudy, immoral, violent, unjust, optimistic free-for-all where rickshaws competed with Rolls-Royces and a wealthy Englishman, American, or Japanese who spent an afternoon at the dog races might be inconvenienced by the sight of a public beheading on his way to the club for cocktails. It was also an improbable model for the future where racial barriers were rigid in certain neighborhoods and completely lacking in others only a few blocks away.

«Otec Gorio» — odin iz naibolee znachitel'nyh romanov cikla «Chelovecheskaja komedija». Tonkopsihologichnaja, umnaja i vremenami otkrovenno nasmeshlivaja istorija o hanzhestve, religioznom dogmatizme i izvechnom odinochestve umnyh, neobychnyh ljudej, ne vybirajushhih sredstv v bor'be za «mesto pod solncem», napisannaja poltora veka nazad, i sejchas chitaetsja tak, slovno sozdana tol'ko vchera!

«Krazha» - luchshaja drama Londona. Jeta istorija objedinila i ljubovnye otnoshenija, i spekuljaciju politicheskimi interesami, muzhestvennye postupki i otkrovennoe predatel'stvo. Po svidetel'stvu ego zheny Charmian London, pisatel', sozdav «Krazhu», schital, chto na sej raz on napisal «dovol'no horoshuju p'esu». Odnako n'ju-jorkskie teatral'nye agentstva, kotorym dramaturg predlozhil svoe proizvedenie, edinodushno ot nego otkazalis', i Londonu tak i ne udalos' uvidet' «Krazhu» v scenicheskom ispolnenii.

Leonato, governor of Messina sun that in Sicily, welcomes in his house Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, who had arrived in the city accompanied by a retinue after the victorious conclusion of the war. Prince thanks for the hospitality and is Leonato two friends, two brave officers, young and noble Florentine Claudio and Signior Benedick of Padua.

Though still recovering from that harrowing experience, she is getting used to her new life on another world. Just as she begins to accept what has happened, strange events take root at the Bhrean palace. If she does not help, her closest friend and new way of life are in danger. Val Dolan grapples with his birthright. He never asked for it, yet to neglect his duty is to bring the downfall of a kingdom. When he discovers odd behavior in the palace staff, he knows that if he does nothing to fix the situation, chaos is the outcome.

Listen to this book to find out how a young Minecraft ghast learned about his noxious gas and what he did about it. Learn about how his friends reacted to his stink and what he did when he met the dreaded Herobrine. This hilarious diary is great for fans of Minecraft and anyone interested in farts.

The man, Eddie Bracchio, is a ruthless killer from a present-day criminal organization out of Brooklyn, New York. He returns to his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota and settles into the familiar Payne Avenue neighborhood, a small and diverse community on the east side of town. Upon his arrival, he meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have. The woman is Kate De Luca.

As a young man of 27, Kian accepts a position on a distant world where he can escape the hardships and dangers of pushing drugs and the complications of a toxic relationship. However, he discovers that there is only more to run from. He barely acknowledges the impossible before realizing he never had the ability to outrun his past.

When Trashy was young, he played with his brothers and sisters on a farm, until one day, people started arriving to adopt them. Trashy was sad as he watched his brothers and sisters get adopted before him. But, once Trashy was adopted, he loved his human family, and they loved him. Unfortunately, he soon developed a taste for ... you guessed it ... trash!

A meadow is a boring, yucky thing when all the rainbow caterpillars have disappeared. At least that's what Nothing thinks. Feeling dismal and sad, she embarks on a lonely mission to bring the colors back to her meadow.