Персонажей романа «Memento mori» известной английской писательницы Мюриэл Спарк преследуют по телефону – неизвестный голос повторяет одну и ту же фразу: «Помните, что вас ждет смерть». Полиция бессильна...

Продолжение истории о неудачнике Гарри Сильвере, начатой в романе «Man and Boy, или Мужчина и мальчик» — книге, которая стала международным бестселлером и завоевала звание Книги года в Великобритании.

Вторая женитьба Гарри не только не снимает проблем, в которых он увяз, как в трясине, но ежедневно создает новые. Здесь и обоюдная ревность, и вынужденный уход со службы, и отчуждение повзрослевших детей, особенно сына Пэта, похоже повторяющего судьбу своего неудачливого родителя. И если бы не спасительное вмешательство старого Кена Гримвуда, бывшего солдата-спецназовца из Королевской морской пехоты, жизнь невезучего Гарри Сильвера окончательно превратилась бы в ад.

Secondo voi "kibbutz" è un’espressione usata dalle contadine di Alberobello quando sentono bussare alla porta del trullo? "Venerea" si dice di donna bellissima e diafana? "Prostata" di persona sdraiata a terra, a faccia in giù, in atto di adorazione? "Kandinsky" è un dolce nazionale ungherese? E, passando al latino, Memento mori significa "il mio mento sembra quello di un negro"? Brevi manu "tenere le mani all’ altezza delle ascelle"? Deus ex machina "perdio, che macchina!"?

Allora avete bisogno di questo Prontuario comico della lingua italiana, un saggio tanto divertente quanto impietoso, scritto da una delle più grandi voci umoristiche della nostra storia. Villaggio ci fa ridere e riflettere sull’ italiano scritto e quello parlato, la neolingua degli SMS e dei computer, i congiuntivi degli accademici e il linguaggio degli intellettuali di sinistra.

Così l’ inventore di Fantozzi torna a fustigare, esaltare, fotografare l’ italiano medio. Inteso, stavolta, come lingua.

In sovraccoperta:

Paolo Villaggio ha scritto oltre trenta libri, gli ultimi dei quali sono Storia della libertà di pensiero (Feltrinelli, 2008), Sione di donne straordinarie (Mondadori, 2009) e Crociera lo cost (Mondadori, 2010). Ha vinto il Premio Città di Vigevano e due volte il Premio Flaiano.

She Sought Revenge But Discovered Desire.

On a quest to avenge her sister's death, Eleanor Watkins never expected to fall for the man following her through pleasure gardens and into ballrooms. But soon nothing can keep her from the arms of the sinfully attractive scoundrel, not even the dangerous secrets she keeps. Strong, compassionate, and utterly irresistible, James is all she desires. But can she trust him enough to let herself succumb to all the pleasures that midnight allows?

James Swindler has worked hard to atone for his unsavory past. He is now as at home in London's glittering salons as he is in the roughest streets. But when the inspector is tasked with keeping watch on a mysterious lady suspected of nefarious deeds, he is determined to use his skills at seduction to lure Eleanor into revealing her plans. Instead, he is the one seduced, turning away from everything he holds dear in order to protect her – no matter the cost to his heart.

Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic — but how many passengers lose their lives?

When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who's imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov's crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating insight into what it was like to work for Stalin. So determined is Harry to see Babakov released and the book published, that he puts his own life in danger.

His wife Emma, chairman of Barrington Shipping, is facing the repercussions of the IRA attack on the Buckingham. Some board members feel she should resign, and Lady Virginia Fenwick will stop at nothing to cause Emma's downfall.

Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the Crown, and looks set for even higher office, until an official trip to Berlin does not end as a diplomatic success. Once again, Giles's political career is thrown off balance by none other than his old adversary, Major Alex Fisher, who once again stands against him at the election. But who wins this time?

In London, Harry and Emma's son, Sebastian, is quickly making a name for himself at Farthing's Bank in London, and has proposed to the beautiful young American, Samantha. But the despicable Adrian Sloane, a man interested only in his own advancement and the ruin of Sebastian, will stop at nothing to remove his rival.

Jeffrey Archer's compelling Clifton Chronicles continue in this, his most accomplished novel to date. With all the trademark twists and turns that have made him one of the world's most popular authors, the spellbinding story of the Clifton and the Barrington families continues.

Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic — but how many passengers lose their lives?

When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, who's imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov's crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating insight into what it was like to work for Stalin. So determined is Harry to see Babakov released and the book published, that he puts his own life in danger.

His wife Emma, chairman of Barrington Shipping, is facing the repercussions of the IRA attack on the Buckingham. Some board members feel she should resign, and Lady Virginia Fenwick will stop at nothing to cause Emma's downfall.

Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the Crown, and looks set for even higher office, until an official trip to Berlin does not end as a diplomatic success. Once again, Giles's political career is thrown off balance by none other than his old adversary, Major Alex Fisher, who once again stands against him at the election. But who wins this time?

In London, Harry and Emma's son, Sebastian, is quickly making a name for himself at Farthing's Bank in London, and has proposed to the beautiful young American, Samantha. But the despicable Adrian Sloane, a man interested only in his own advancement and the ruin of Sebastian, will stop at nothing to remove his rival.

Jeffrey Archer's compelling Clifton Chronicles continue in this, his most accomplished novel to date. With all the trademark twists and turns that have made him one of the world's most popular authors, the spellbinding story of the Clifton and the Barrington families continues.