Автор: Peyton James Название: Vampires of Bustamante ISBN: 0988643367 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988643369 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3265.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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On a college field trip to caverns near the remote Mexican village of Bustamante, the daughter of a U.S. senator is murdered and the blood drained from her body. Detective Artemas Salcido, a Harvard-educated, illegitimate son of a Mexican governor and a Yaqui Indian girl, is responsible for the investigation. Handsome and cosmopolitan, Artemas was banished to Bustamante because of his ill-advised propensity for solving politically sensitive crimes, and now he finds himself in the middle of yet another. The international press, two FBI agents, and a brutal squad of federales with orders from the President of Mexico to make the problem go away, descend on the village. Among the reporters is Laffi Rend n, an old flame of Artemas' from Harvard. As more grisly killings occur, Artemas discovers a secret cabal, Grupo Vampiro, which leads him to a labyrinth of rituals and crimes stretching from mediaeval Eastern Europe to Mexico's most powerful people.
Publisher's Comment:
The exotic flavors which appear in Jim's books on Mexican cooking as well as the rich culture and past of Mexico give depth to this wonderful tale of mystery and suspense. As in his recipes, his story has all the spice and mixtures of a well-blended Mexican mole sauce. I guarantee you will be pleasingly satisfied after you feast on his writing. Vampires of Bustamante is highly recommended reading along with one of the author's favorite drinks, a Premium Baja Margarita. Salud
About the Author
James Peyton was born and raised in La Jolla, California, where he spends time when he is not in San Antonio, Texas, or Mexico. He has a B.A. in political science from Trinity University and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. Jim has authored four well regarded books on Mexican cooking, history and culture and is finishing another. His articles have appeared in Fine Cooking, Texas Highways, and Food & Wine. His first novel, Vampires of Bustamante, grew from his years of experience in Mexico and was a finalist in the Writer's League of Texas' novel contest.
Автор: Cameron Ardis Название: Unbuttoning America: A Biography of "Peyton Place " ISBN: 080145364X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801453649 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Published in 1956, Peyton Place became a bestseller and a literary phenomenon. A lurid and gripping story of murder, incest, female desire, and social injustice, it was consumed as avidly by readers as it was condemned by critics and the clergy. Its author, Grace Metalious, a housewife who grew up in poverty in a New Hampshire mill town and had aspired to be a writer from childhood, loosely based the novel's setting, characters, and incidents on real-life places, people, and events. The novel sold more than 30 million copies in hardcover and paperback, and it was adapted into a hit Hollywood film in 1957 and a popular television series that aired from 1964 to 1969. More than half a century later, the term "Peyton Place" is still in circulation as a code for a community harboring sordid secrets.In Unbuttoning America, Ardis Cameron mines extensive interviews, fan letters, and archival materials including contemporary cartoons and cover images from film posters and foreign editions to tell how the story of a patricide in a small New England village circulated over time and became a cultural phenomenon. She argues that Peyton Place, with its frank discussions of poverty, sexuality, class and ethnic discrimination, and small-town hypocrisy, was more than a tawdry potboiler. Metalious's depiction of how her three central female characters come to terms with their identity as women and sexual beings anticipated second-wave feminism. More broadly, Cameron asserts, the novel was also part of a larger postwar struggle over belonging and recognition. Fictionalizing contemporary realities, Metalious pushed to the surface the hidden talk and secret rebellions of a generation no longer willing to ignore the disparities and domestic constraints of Cold War America.
Автор: Patterson Patrick James, Patterson Peyton Geneen, Patterson Lorin Makeena Название: Unplugged: A Day of Family Fun with No Devices! ISBN: 057851981X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578519814 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3711.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Peyton, K M Название: Late To Smile ISBN: 1909531073 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781909531079 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When Miranda`s controlling mother dies, she feels an enormous sense of freedom and release. Having spent her life in the shadows of others, it is only a tragedy that opens up a world of new possibility for her. From Carnegie Medal-winning author, K. M. Peyton.
Автор: Peyton, K M Название: Downhill All The Way ISBN: 1782951059 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782951056 Издательство: Random House Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A school ski trip to France means different things to everyone in Hoomey, Nutty, David and Jean`s class. But the adventures that take place over the week make for an unforgettable trip - and none of them will be quite the same by the time they return home.
Автор: Tracey Rose Peyton Название: Night Wherever We Go ISBN: 0008532850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008532857 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1847.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `A hugely impressive debut` SARAH WATERS`A powerful and inspired achievement. This one is not to be missed` NATHAN HARRIS`Extraordinary... I`m not sure I`ve recovered from the experience of reading it, or ever will, or ever should` ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN`A haunting, powerful and utterly unforgettable read` RACHEL HENG
Автор: Tracey Rose Peyton Название: Night Wherever We Go ISBN: 0008532842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008532840 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 2243.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `A hugely impressive debut` SARAH WATERS `A powerful and inspired achievement. This one is not to be missed` NATHAN HARRIS `Extraordinary... I`m not sure I`ve recovered from the experience of reading it, or ever will, or ever should` ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN `A haunting, powerful and utterly unforgettable read` RACHEL HENG
Автор: Mike Peyton Название: World of Peyton ISBN: 1472918282 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472918284 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 2058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Mike Peyton drew his first cartoon in 1942. At the time he was interned in a German prisoner of war camp, and the cartoon appeared in a newspaper run by and for his fellow prisoners. Seventy years later, he has only recently stopped providing cartoons for the Yachting Monthly Confessional column for which he has become so well loved in recent decades. Having provided illustrations for magazines as varied as the Church of England Times and Corsetry & Underwear, Mike became best known for cartoons relating to his first love - yachting (and as he will happily point out, he had a boat before he had a car). To celebrate his career, Adlard Coles Nautical presents this hilarious retrospective of the very best of Mike`s cartoons from the last eight decades, a collection that will bring a smile to the face of even the most rain-sodden sailor stuck in his marina berth for another week supposedly in summer. When yachting journalist Dick Durham wrote Mike`s biography, he called Mike `the world`s greatest yachting cartoonist` and this book shows why. Witty, wise and well-executed, Mike`s lively, perceptive and highly distinctive cartoons will speak to anyone who has ever taken to the water.
Автор: Peyton, K. M. Название: Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 3: `Who, Sir? Me, Sir?` ISBN: 019479136X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194791366 Издательство: Oxford University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 788.00 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Word count 10,295 Suitable for younger learners
