Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues that center around a cast of brilliantly realized characters and that ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions, and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. 

Znamenityj roman vvodit nas v bogatyj, raznoobraznyj, udivitel'no uyutnyj i privlekatel'nyj mir russkoj dvoryanskoj zhizni Moskvy i Peterburga. Tolstoj vystupaet zdes' pevcom povsednevnoj zhizni, kotoruyu on poehtiziruet i v kotoroj vidit filosofskuyu glubinu, primiryayushchuyu stol' razitel'nye protivopolozhnosti, kak tragicheskaya nezakonnaya svyaz' Anny Kareninoj s Vronskim i schastlivaya semejnaya zhizn' Kiti s Cherbackoj i Levina.

Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters.

Odin iz glavnyh romanov v istorii russkoy i mirovoy literatury, odno iz samyh slozhnyh i sovershennyh proizvedeniy F. M. Dostoevskogo. Filosofskaya i social'naya drama, oblechennaya v uvlekatel'nuyu formu kriminal'nogo romana, ne ostavlyaet ravnodushnym ni odnogo chitatelya. Chto pobezhdaet v okruzhayushchem nas beschelovechnom mire? Ehgoizm, zhestokost', zhazhda bogatstva i vlasti ili dobrota, miloserdie, raskayanie?

"Brat'ya Karamazovy" - posledniy roman Dostoevskogo, kotoryy avtor pisal dva goda. Roman zadumyvalsya kak pervaya chast' ehpicheskogo proizvedeniya "Istoriya Velikogo greshnika". Proizvedenie bylo okoncheno v noyabre 1880 goda. Roman "Brat'ya Karamazovy" vklyuchaet v sebya slozhnuyu, otlichno vystroennuyu i psihologicheski vyverennuyu detektivnuyu istoriyu, pri ehtom v kanve detektivnogo syuzheta obyknovennoe (na pervyy vzglyad) ugolovnoe proisshestvie ne tol'ko spletaetsya s istoriey lyubovnogo sopernichestva, no i vstraivaetsya v obshchuyu kartinu sovremennogo Dostoevskomu obshchestva.

When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father with his determination to overthrow the traditional values of society. Vividly capturing the hopes and fears of a changing Russia in the 19th century, Fathers and Sons is Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Als Josef K. eines Morgens aufwacht wird er überraschend verhaftet. Von einer mysteriösen Behörde soll ihm der Prozess gemacht werden. Im Laufe der Kapitel gerät K. in ein alptraumhaftes Labyrinth einer surrealen Bürokratie. K. dringt immer tiefer in dieses System ein, er erfährt Verschiedenes über die Hierarchien der "Gerichte", doch nie gelangt er zur höchsten Instanz, nie erfährt er, worin seine "Schuld" besteht. Gleichzeitig dringt das System immer weiter in K.s Leben ein. Schließlich muss er erkennen, dass der "Sinn dieser großen Organisation, dieser korrupten Bande", der Sinn dieses geheimnisvollen Prozesses die "Sinnlosigkeit" ist...

Mit seinem Roman "Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit" gelang Gabriel García Márquez 1967 der Durchbruch als Schriftsteller. Dieser moderne Klassiker der Weltliteratur erzählt die Geschichte vom Aufstieg und Niedergang der Familie Buendía und des von ihr gegründeten Dorfes Macondo, das zunächst wie das Paradies erscheint. Abgeschnitten vom Rest der Welt durch Sümpfe, Urwald und eine undurchdringliche Sierra, ist es der Ort, an dem sich alle Träume, Alpträume und Entdeckungen des Menschen noch einmal zu wiederholen scheinen.

Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO, ranked eighth on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business - has become one of America's most galvanizing leaders, and an icon for millions of women juggling work and family. In Lean In, she urges women to take risks and seek new challenges, to find work that they love, and to remain passionately engaged with it at the highest levels throughout their lives.

Невероятные похождениях великого комбинатора Остапа Бендера и "Кисы" Воробьянинова в Советской России в поисках бриллиантов, спрятанных в одном из двенадцати стульев мадам Петуховой. Блистательная, остроумная, едкая сатира с гениально построенным, захватывающим сюжетом.

Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.

Золотой теленок - роман Ильи Ильфа и Евгения Петрова. В основе сюжета - дальнейшие приключения центрального персонажа "Двенадцати стульев" Остапа Бендера, происходящие на фоне картин советской жизни начала 1930-х годов. Жанр - плутовской роман, социальная сатира, роман-фельетон.

"Zapiski ohotnika" - sbornik rasskazov Ivana Sergeevicha Turgeneva, pechatavshihsya v 1847-1851 godah v zhurnale "Sovremennik" i vypushchennyh otdel'nym izdaniem v 1852 godu. Tri rasskaza napisany i prisoedineny avtorom k sborniku znachitel'no pozzhe.

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.

Nad chem smeyalis' v Rossii v pervye desyatiletiya XX veka? Kak i seychas - nad soboy. Ta zhe strana, te zhe lyudi. Ili vsyo-taki chto-to izmenilos'? Poslushayte sbornik luchshih proizvedeniy iz zolotogo fonda otechestvennogo yumora pervoy poloviny XX veka - i otvet stanet ochevidnym. Fel'etonami i satiricheskimi rasskazami Tehffi, Arkadiya Averchenko zachityvalis' i Nikolay II, i V.I. Lenin - nastol'ko ostroumno, legko, yarko i uvlekatel'no pisali satiriki o nasushchnyh problemah prostogo cheloveka i vsego russkogo obshchestva.