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"A super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts such as the Sanctuary-the remains of St. Louis-a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders. Then a rider comes from the wasteland beyond its walls. She reports on the outside world: west of the Cascades, rain falls, crops grow, civilization thrives. But there is danger too: the rising...

"Vtorala kniga romana 'Napoleonov oboz' - 'Belye loshadi' - zatiagivaet chitatelia v voronku liubvi i predatelstva, schastia i goria dvukh glavnykh geroev - Aristarkha i Nadezhdy. Za korotkii srok na nikh obrushivaetsia gruz silneishikh potriasenii, kotorye ne chasto i ne vsem vypadaiut v iunosti. Silnye, tselnye natury, oba oni zhivut na takoi vysote chuvstv, kotoraia nichego ne proshchaet. Sudba bukvalno rasshvyrivaet v raznye storony dvukh vl�i�ubl�ennykh....

" A stunning look at the creative process behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies--the third and final installment of one of the world's biggest motion picture franchises from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson. Working closely with the film's production staff, the award-winning team at WETA brings together more than 240 pages of spectacular four-color visuals, including hundreds of images of concept artwork, photographs, development...

As a war between rival queen sisters Ravenna and Freya escalates, Eric and fellow warrior Sara, members of the Huntsmen army raised to protect Freya, try to conceal their forbidden love as they combat Ravenna's wicked intentions.