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Angels & Demons,
Dan BrownScience Fiction & Fantasy
Have you fallen in love with «Da Vinci Code» and its characters? Have you been waiting for new eminent works of talented writer? Here you go, you will meet them now again and live together for 24 hours, the time that you will not forget.
Robert Langdon wakes up to answer the phone call. Who can it be, in the middle of the night? Director of CERN, Maximilian Kohler, tells him he needs to immediately meet him to make an expertise. Fax with an awfully killed person makes Robert believe it is serious. On the body he sees the Illuminati symbol. In an hour he is already at the physics lab of CERN in Geneva. The murdered man is Leonardo Vetra, the physicist who was on the threshold of making a discovery that could change the planet and out minds forever… but someone prevented that, they don’t want it to happen… but why? And who are they? That’s what Langdon and Vittoria, Leonardo Vetra’s adopted daughter, have to find out. They realize that the antimatter canister was stolen and go to Vatican to find it. They also need to rescue four kidnapped cardinals during the conclave.
So, who has done all that?.. The Illuminati is responsible for the tragedy, but they won’t stop at anything till they have their vengeance – the Catholic Church ruin.
Robert Langdon wakes up to answer the phone call. Who can it be, in the middle of the night? Director of CERN, Maximilian Kohler, tells him he needs to immediately meet him to make an expertise. Fax with an awfully killed person makes Robert believe it is serious. On the body he sees the Illuminati symbol. In an hour he is already at the physics lab of CERN in Geneva. The murdered man is Leonardo Vetra, the physicist who was on the threshold of making a discovery that could change the planet and out minds forever… but someone prevented that, they don’t want it to happen… but why? And who are they? That’s what Langdon and Vittoria, Leonardo Vetra’s adopted daughter, have to find out. They realize that the antimatter canister was stolen and go to Vatican to find it. They also need to rescue four kidnapped cardinals during the conclave.
So, who has done all that?.. The Illuminati is responsible for the tragedy, but they won’t stop at anything till they have their vengeance – the Catholic Church ruin.
The Time Machine,
Herbert George WellsScience Fiction & Fantasy
Herbert Wells was the pioneer of science fiction genre (later known as scientific romances). In The Time Machine which was published in 1895 he for the first time comes up with an idea of time travelling with a machine. Wells wrote plenty of novels where he was talking about current tendencies, contemporary problem and perspectives of humanity. Seems that Wells believes in progress and technology but fears that humanity and moral rules are being forgotten. Morality is one of the central issues in the story. What Wells is really worries about is the huge gap between elite and the most of people. With the help of time machine the author tries to predict how this problem would develop in future 800,000 years later.
The Davinci Code,
Dan BrownScience Fiction & Fantasy
First published in 2003, this novel of the American writer Dan Brown quickly became bestseller all over the world. Almost ten million copies sold, movie of the same name hitting the screens… that’s what popularity is. Though many scientists criticized the book and its author, it for sure helped to attract mass attention to myths and theories in Christian history.
Mystery is the centre of the book that unites such lines as detective thriller and conspiracy theory. The main character is Dr. Robert Langdon, a Harvard University Professor studying Religious Symbolism. One day in Louvre he finds the dead Jacques Sauniere, the museum’s curator. But not simply dead… on his naked body there was a cryptic note written with his own blood. His death is thought to be the act of forces trying to protect ancient mystery of Jesus Christ being married to Marty Magdalene.
The plot focuses on such masterpieces of Da Vinci as The Mona Lisa and Last Supper, they seem to contain clues to solving mysteries. The resolution seems to be also related to Holy Grail, strange civilization Sion's Priory and catholic association Opus Dei.
Do you want to solve the puzzle together with Robert Langdon?..
Mystery is the centre of the book that unites such lines as detective thriller and conspiracy theory. The main character is Dr. Robert Langdon, a Harvard University Professor studying Religious Symbolism. One day in Louvre he finds the dead Jacques Sauniere, the museum’s curator. But not simply dead… on his naked body there was a cryptic note written with his own blood. His death is thought to be the act of forces trying to protect ancient mystery of Jesus Christ being married to Marty Magdalene.
The plot focuses on such masterpieces of Da Vinci as The Mona Lisa and Last Supper, they seem to contain clues to solving mysteries. The resolution seems to be also related to Holy Grail, strange civilization Sion's Priory and catholic association Opus Dei.
Do you want to solve the puzzle together with Robert Langdon?..
De Re Metallica,
Georg AgricolaDifferent Genres
This book is one of the most important and greatest scientific classics. "De Re Metallica" contains more than 200 perfect illustrations, and most of them are full page. The book was published in 1556 by Georgius Agricola. Basically all the shown equipment was current until few decades ago. Agricola described and illustrated such methods as amalgamation, and the use of spiral inclines for moving heavy equipment from the surface to underground. The author set out the basic traditions and practices of mining, described the notably elaborate machines needed to keep mines dry and ventilated, and processing and refining, with their devices and chemicals. The language might seem dense and difficult sometimes, but the book is still worth reading.
All Things Considered,
Chesterton Gilbert KeithReference
The book written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton who was an outstanding novelist, philosopher, historian and artist. For a long time he wrote for the London Daily News before World War I and then he collected thirty of his articles and brought them together in All Things Considered. Most of his articles are devoted to politics, for example, he expresses his opinion about double standards which are very popular among the politicians. When writing for the newspaper, he also created daily announcements. For example, when he was on vacation, he learned that his home was flooded but in his article he does not seem to be too tragic as in his opinion it is a good chance for him to look at his home at a new angle. A considerable part of his articles is devoted to literature. He studies the publications about new books in some magazines, then read a book and found out that the meaning of the book was a bit changed and also trivialized. Every essay in All Things Considered is wonderful and remarkable and is considered a real masterpiece in many ways.
The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe Or How the Confederate,
James Dunwody BullochConfederacy
This book is a real find for those interested in history of the United States, especially in the period of Civil War. The author of this collection of memories merchant James D. Bulloch had to travel to Europe at the beginning of the Civil War for the request of Jefferson Davis with the mission to find arms and ships for the Confederate navy forces. At first Bulloch spent some time in Great Britain which was quite interested in the Civil War of America itself and was trying to guess which states would win. Besides, the politicians and merchants were willing to share some new technologies in navy forces with the Confederacy so that it could win the battles with the Union in the open seas. Bulloch like no one else could understand the peculiarities of the Civil War and described his memories and thought in his wonderful book which is definitely worth reading.
Digital Fortress,
Dan BrownProfessional & Technical
The action of this exciting thriller takes place in The National Security Agency (NSA) and in Seville. At the very beginning the principal hero who was recently fire from NSA dies from presumable heart attack. But even being dead he continues to exist in the form of his computer program called Digital Fortress. It generates unbreakable codes which can transform NSA's supercomputer TRANSLTR. The problem arises because the programmer left a description code on his ring. Finding this ring creates the plot of the book. Trevor Strathmore who headed NSA cryptology department sends Linguist Dave Becker to find the ring while he himself and Becker's lover Susan Fletcher serving as a senior code-cracker in NSA think over weaknesses in TRANSLTR. Meanwhile in Seville we follow the chase scenes. The main events, however, are happening at NSA. Among murder, infernos and explosions it suddenly becomes clear that Strathmore possesses an agenda aiming beyond breaching Digital Fortress. Cyber-minded readers will be carried away by Brown's capabilities at hinting and concealing Strathmor.
Frankenstein - Lost Souls ,
Dean Koontz & Ed GormanScience Fiction & Fantasy
Dean Koontz puts a new twist on Mary Shelley's classic novel. Five people must stop Victor Leben, once Frankenstein, from populating the future with superhumans that are part machine. Leben plans to create these monsters through stem cells and the backing of a powerful aly.
Animal Children,
Kirkwood Edith BrownChildren's Books
This book is recognized as one of the best works which describe both children and animals in one plot and show the similarities between them. When reading Animal Children, you will smile a number of times and even burst out laughing. Although the book was published in 1913, it does not seem to be old. Its plot is absolutely fantastic and the illustrations included are truly amazing.