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"Pozdnjaja ljubov'" - p'esa Aleksandra Ostrovskogo (1823 - 1886), napisana v 1873 godu. Kogda-to Margaritov byl odnim iz samyh izvestnyh moskovskih advokatov, vel bol'shie dela. No pisar' vykral u nego dokument na dvadcat' tysjach, prodal dolzhniku, i Gerasim Porfir'ich obnishhal. Zhena umerla ot gorja, on i sam mechtal o smerti, no tol'ko iz zhalosti k malen'koj docheri Ljudmile ne zatjanul petlju. Proshli gody. Margaritov s vzrosloj docher'ju snimaet komnatu v bednom dome.

«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!

The short story of discovering the secret to eternal life. What if someone discovered the very secret to avoiding death? Wouldn't that be the ultimate source of knowledge? But with any new discovery many times we rush to the conclusion without thinking about the consequences of our actions. The paradox of eternal life may be something better left to God to decide and control.

Frank Lewis is an affable old man who just happens to tell "Tall Tells' to pass the time. However, each time he tells a story or gives advice it usually comes to pass. Many family members don't see his "gift" as special as they are too close to the source. One day the governor comes to visit his mom in a nursing home where Frank is visiting his ailing wife. The Governor accepts his advice on an issue (housing for poor and elderly), and wins a 2nd term based on this valued advice! The story is circa 1929 (Depression Era).

«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.

«Damy i gusary» - blestjashhaja komedija pol'skogo dramaturga Aleksandra Fredro. V chem prichina ee neuvjadaemosti? V zaputannosti intrigi, vnezapnosti slozhnyh povorotov, v zabavnosti i koloritnosti harakterov.

No Limits Beyond a Genius tells the true life story of a young man by the name of Andrew Magdy Kamal. Throughout his life, Andrew accomplished becoming a semi-professional boxer, an inventor, a published author, a poet, a comedian, and a marathon runner...all by the ripe young age of 16!

In a world where caffeine is distributed only by terrorists and 1000-SPF sunscreen isn't strong enough, scientists long for a discovery that will restore Earth to a greener state. However, the International Government likes to think it has everything under control, especially since it issues twenty to thirty new laws each day to keep its constituents current. Six-year-old Zeddy, whose IQ is off the charts, soon finds himself racing to avoid capture when his physicist father, Zane, goes missing.

Bednyj princ, vladejushhij malen'kim korolevstvom, zahotel zhenit'sja na docheri imperatora. On otpravil ej v podarok dragocennuju rozu s chudesnym aromatom i solov'ja. No gordjachka ne ocenila podarka, ibo oni byli zhivye, a ne iskustno sdelannye. Togda princ postupil k imperatoru na sluzhbu svinopasom, i za pocelui prodal princesse volshebnyj goshochek, kotoryj vyzvanival melodiju i mog pokazat', chto u kogo gotovitsja, i treshhotku, vosproizvodjashhuju vse val'sy i pol'ki mira.

Audiokurs sozdan po materialam znamenitoj radioperedachi «Govorite li vy po-anglijski?», zvuchavshej na radiostancii «Smena», i prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov, tak i dlja ih roditelej, a takzhe dlja vseh teh, kto uzhe nemnogo poznakomilsja s grammatikoj anglijskogo jazyka. Blagodarja nashim gerojam uchashhijsja uznaet mnogo novyh slov i vyrazhenij, kotorye pomogut emu byt' na vysote dazhe na prieme u anglijskoj korolevy!

Life requires death as its conclusion. This is part of the human condition. Growth from death is only an option. Growth is a goal that can only be achieved with effort. Many people are "torn down" by grief and it sets them back. I have had family and friends that have never recovered from loss. Growing is a choice. Choose growth or choose life. The decision is only yours. The wise choice is growth.

The play is set in a small town, located on the banks of the Volga. Romantic beauty Larisa Ogudalova, daughter of an impoverished widow noblewoman and, of course, dowry, is madly in love with Sergei Sergeyevich Paratov, owner and elegant gentleman, unprincipled and calculating man who is ready for his own whim to gamble not only his, but also someone else's life.

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.

The play begins on a summer evening at Covent Garden in London. Suddenly, pouring torrential rain, takes pedestrians by surprise, forcing them to take refuge under the portal of the Cathedral of St. Paul. Among them are phonetics professor Henry Higgins and a researcher of Indian dialects, Colonel Pickering, who came specially from India to see the professor. The encounter delights them both.

The dramatic story of "Ivan the Terrible" was created by Alexey Tolstoy, in the thirties of the XX century, during the mass repression in the USSR. In this period, Stalin, wanting to get a historical confirmation of the necessity of lawlessness, cruelty and tyranny that prevailed in the country, gave the command to unbridled glorification of Ivan IV and his entourage in the first place Malyuta Skuratov. And in this work the author was forced to retreat from historical truth, trying to exalt and to rehabilitate the image of the brutal autocrat.

Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Nekhludoff, performing his public duty as a jurist on the district court, recognizes a defendant, a prostitute accused of murder and robbery, as Katyusha Maslova, who many years ago was a maid, and a pupil of his aunt's. It was Katyusha, with whom he was not even in love, that he seduced and abandoned....

Anders har et alvorligt alkoholproblem, og det går ikke kun ud over ham selv, men over hele hans familie. Hustruen Marta er evigt bekymret for, hvilke konsekvenser Anders’ druk får. Det er allerede svært at brødføde børneflokken, når Anders bruger husholdningspengene på værtshuset. Der er mange mænd i Anders' omgangskreds, der drikker for meget, og derfor er det ikke kun misbrugets kløer, der igen og igen lokker ham til flasken, men også de sociale forventninger i hans miljø. ""Flugten" er udført med malerisk kraft og en vis naturlig værdighed, der er hans gave.

Hvordan lever folk i en lille svensk mineby i starten af 1900-tallet? Efter at man har fundet kul i byen, eksploderede indbyggertallet, men livet for de mange minearbejdere forbliver nedslidende og farligt. Vi følger både minearbejderne, når de er nede i mørket i minen, hvor arbejdsulykker er uundgåelige. Og vi følger dem, når de er hjemme hos familierne, hvor deres koner og børn kæmper for at få pengene til at slå til. Nils Nilsson (1897-1980) var en svensk-dansk forfatter, der skrev på dansk.

Marco på 13 lever et hårdt liv. Han bor i en lille minelandsby med sin familie i Chile, som bliver styret med hård hånd af den nådesløse junta. Hver nat frygter familien, at det hemmelige politi skal komme i deres sorte biler og tage dem med. Der skal nemlig ikke meget til, før man kommer på styrets radar, og så er der ingen nåde... Kjeld Koplev (f. 1939) er en dansk forfatter og journalist. Han har skrevet fire voksenromaner samt et hav af børne- og ungdomsbøger, hvoraf flere er skrevet sammen med hans kone, Marianne Koester.

Journalist og eventyrer Arne Falk-Rønne er rejst til faraoernes rige for med selvsyn at opleve befolkningen og er strejf af historiens vingesus som Egypten tog sig ud i 1970'erne. Arne Falk-Rønne (1920-1992) var en dansk forfatter, journalist, rejseleder og eventyrer. Han har udgivet både rejsehåndbøger og rejsebeskrivelser, og slog for alvor igennem internationalt med en række værker, hvor han følger i flere bibelske personers fodspor.