Brutal murders linked to an ancient betrayal send late 17th-century Tokyo into a panic. They also spell big trouble for the Shogun's special investigator, Sano Ichiro, in this sequel to Rowland's well-received first novel, Shinju. The killings are made known when the severed heads of the victims are put on public display, in the manner of an ancient custom known as bundori, or war trophy. The victims are descendants of warriors who, more than a century earlier, were involved in the murder of a powerful warlord.
Samurai Sano Ichiro, our guide through the intricacies of life and death in 17th-century Japan in Laura Joh Rowland's evocative and accessible mysteries is called the Shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People. All of these skills--plus a strong sense of survival--are needed in this story about what happens when Dutch traders arrive in Nagasaki in 1690. The foreigners are isolated in a small section of the city, and most ordinary citizens are forbidden to make contact with them--on penalty of beheading.
Rowland once again delivers a mystery laden with details of period and place, with strong portrayals of palace intrigue in 17th-century Japan. Sano Ichiro has risen to the rank of Most Honorable Investigator for the shogun in 1690 Japan. As his fourth adventure (after 1997's The Way of the Traitor) begins, he is marrying the beautiful Lady Ueda Reiko. The wedding is interrupted by the sudden death of Hamune, one of the shogun's concubines, the victim of poisoned ink that Hamune used to give herself an intimate tattoo. Sano's investigation requires extraordinary skill and care, for failure in a case involving the shogun's household could mean his death.
English Is No Joke? С английским не шутят? Выпуск 1
Added by: Сергей Парыгин | Karma: 19.46 | Coursebooks, Fiction literature | 15 May 2011
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English Is No Joke? С английским не шутят? Выпуск 1В сборник "English Is No Joke?" («С английским не шутят?» включены шуточные рассказы, забавные истории, анекдоты, афоризмы, юмористические определения и описания комических ситуаций, отражающие нашу повседневную жизнь, в переводе на английский язык. Пособие окажет реальную помощь в изучении языка и обогащении словарного запаса, познакомит с разговорными формулами и образными выражениями, способными вызвать смех или улыбку. Для облегчения чтения сборник снабжен подробным алфавитным англо-русским словарем, включающим все слова и выражения, использованные в текстах анекдотов. Во второй части дается ключ к текстам
"New Editions Primary Classic Reader" is a three-level series of classic tales comprising some of the best loved children's stories. The tales have been retold and carefully adapted for ELT. The books are graded in terms of vocabulary and grammar to reflect student's capabilities at each leve. Each book contains: full-colour illustrations alongside the text to support students in their reading and increase motivation; a picture glossary at the back to build up student's vocabulary; a three-page activity section designed to revise and consolidate the vocabulary found in each tale; and, an accompanying CD with each tale narrated by professional actors.
