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15,000-copy first paperback printing. (Simultaneous release in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio book.) Wingshooters was a finalist for the ABA 2012 Indies Choice Award; winner of an Indie Booksellers Choice Award, winner of 2011 Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, and a finalist for a SCIBA Award; Southland won a Lambda Award and was an LA Times «Best Book» of 2003; The Age of Dreaming was a finalist for an LA Times Book Prize. Revoyr has a very large profile in Southern California and around the country. This book is set in California, like Revoyr's best-selling novel Southland. One of the protagonists is from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, which will help capitalize on the tremendous Midwest success of Revoyr's novel Wingshooters. Akashic will feature Lost Canyon at ALA & BEA booths with special focus on the library market. Submit for major literary awards. Revoyr is a house favorite at Akashic Books and CBSD. Akashic has been successful with all of her books, and this is her best yet, so we have very, very high hopes. Nina and Akashic are eager to participate in trade conferences, especially bookseller and library conferences. Major push for print, online, and broadcast media

Неадаптированный текст произведения приводится вместе с классическим русским переводом. После каждого абзаца оригинала дается его русский аналог, который поможет не просто понять смысл прочитанного, но и перевести незнакомые слова, конструкции и идиомы на литературный язык. К сложным словам, встречающимся в тексте, даны транскрипции. Лингвострановедческие реалии снабжены комментариями на русском языке. Этот метод позволяет обходиться при чтении без словаря, эффективно расширять свой словарный запас, лучше чувствовать и понимать иностранный язык. Учебное пособие предназначено для широкого круга лиц, изучающих иностранный язык.

The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins. Full of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe. Unravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life. Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.