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Rowling J.K.: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Скачать книгу (размер 1 610 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 317) Аннотация: Harry Potter is lucky to reach the age of thirteen, since he has survived the murderous attacks of the feared Dark Lord on more than one occasion. But his hopes for a quiet school term concentrating on Quidditch are dashed when a maniacal mass-murderer escapes from Azkaban, pursued by the soul-sucking Dementors who guard the prison. It's assumed that Hogwarts is the safest place for Harry to be.…

Banner Lois W.: Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox

Скачать книгу (размер 2 620 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 515) Аннотация: Marilyn Monroe died on 5th August, 1962. Since then, the appetite for information about Monroe has proved insatiable. Lois Banner's new biography is revelatory. Banner had access to material no one else has seen, from a trove of personal papers to facts and anecdotes about her childhood and her death. Banner traces the eleven foster homes Marilyn went to, uncovering the sexual abuse she suffered…

Rowling J.K.: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters alongside the resurrection of the terrifying Dark Mark, it is obvious to Harry that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. The ultimate signal to the magic world of the Dark Lord's return would be the defeat of the one and only survivor of his death curse, Harry Potter. So when Harry is entered for the…

My Fabulous Pink Fairy: Activity and Sticker Book

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Your very own magical fairyland comes to life with fairies dancing to dressing up with activities including through the maze to the magic castle to decorating the fairy shoes. Sticker, colour, puzzle and draw — fun for you and nobody else! Bloomsbury Activity Books is an exciting new Bloomsbury brand designed to provide hours of colouring, doodling, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls…

Ford Richard: Canada

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then the murders, which happened later. In 1956, Dell Parsons' family came to a stop in Great Falls, Montana, the way many military families did following the war. His father, Bev, was a talkative, plank-shouldered man, an airman from Alabama with an optimistic and easy-scheming nature. Dell and his twin sister, Berner, could easily see…

Mumford Martha: Shhh! Don't Wake the Royal Baby

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: It's chaos at the Royal Palace — the Royal Baby just won't go to sleep. Waaaaah! Waaaaah! Waaaaah! The Royal Family has tried everything to pacify the little bundle of joy — from proferring the golden royal dummy to death-defying parachute jumps with the Queen. But, just when the little one seems to be settling, another disturbance is just around the corner. From yip-yapping corgis to marching…

Rowling J.K.: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Harry is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys' house for the summer, for he suspects that Voldemort is gathering an army, that he himself could be attacked, and that his so-called friends are keeping him in the dark. Finally rescued by wizard bodyguards, he discovers that Dumbledore is regrouping the Order of the Phoenix — a secret society first formed years ago to fight Voldemort.…

Gaiman Neil: Chu's Day

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Meet Chu. Chu is a small panda with a very big sneeze. When Chu sneezes, you REALLY don't want to get in the way. But a whole day of adventure will test Chu's sneeze-resisting powers to the limit — there's the library (dusty books), the diner (pepper), and then the circus (all those animals). How big can a sneeze really be? Just wait and see...

Deary Terry: The Last Flight

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Photographer Alfred Adams was born 1 June 1896 and became an observer in WW1, taking pictures over enemy lines. He was shot down by the famous 'Red Baron' Manfred von Richthofen over France along with his pilot Donald Stewart on 5 April 1917. They landed across enemy lines and both survived as prisoners of war. The tale tells how Alfred ended up spending his 21st birthday in a German prisoner of…

Deary Terry: The War Game

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A veteran soldier and a young recruit are 'celebrating' Christmas in the trenches of Flanders in 1914. They hear the enemy sing carols and watch them place Christmas Trees in the trenches opposite. They begin to shout greetings across no-man's land and end up playing an international football match. The match is hard-fought but with moments of generosity and sportsmanship on both sides. They see…

Rowling J.K.: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: As Voldemort's sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becomes increasingly clear to Harry that he will soon have to confront his destiny. But will he be able to overcome the challenges ahead of him? The race to locate and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, the hidden pieces of Voldemort's soul, begins. Harry will need all the help he can get.

Rowling J.K.: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him — and Harry has already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry…

My Counting: Activity and Sticker Book

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Make counting fun with this beautiful activity book, which includes over 300 colourful stickers. Count the ducks in the pond, add stickers to complete the farm house picture, countdown the rocket launch, and many more. Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, doodling, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls alike. Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful…

Lucas Edward: Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the 'Ace of Spies', by Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the 'Redhead under the Bed', in 2010, Kremlin and Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century. In Deception Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman and her colleagues in Britain and America, unveiling their clandestine missions and…

Gilbert Elizabeth: The Signature of All Things

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: 5th January 1800. At the beginning of a new century, Alma Whittaker is born into a perfect Philadelphia winter. Her father, Henry Whittaker, is a bold and charismatic botanical explorer whose vast fortune belies his lowly beginnings as a vagrant in Kew Gardens. Alma's mother, a strict woman from an esteemed Dutch family, is conversant in five living languages (and two dead ones) and her knowledge…

Burke C.: No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Edith Piaf was one of the most greatly loved singers of the twentieth century. From the start of her exceptional career in the 1930s, her waif-like form and heart-wrenching voice endeared her first to the French, then to audiences around the globe. As she moved from her youth singing in the streets to the glamour of the Paris music-halls, Piaf formed lasting friendships with such figures as…

Lacey R.: A Brief Life of the Queen

Скачать книгу (размер 840 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 166) Аннотация: A Brief Life of the Queen is a succinct, personal and beautifully illustrated biography of Elizabeth II, who has managed to remain an enigma, despite being the most recognised woman in the world. For more than thirty years Robert Lacey has been gathering material from the members of the Queen's inner circle — her friends, relatives, private secretaries and prime ministers — and the results are…

My Aliens and Monsters: Sticker Storybook

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Tell your own amazing monster and alien stories with this wonderful sticker and writing book. Use the stickers to decide what will happen and how your terrifying tales will end! Bloomsbury Activity Books is an exciting new Bloomsbury brand designed to provide hours of colouring, doodling, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls alike. Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful…

Taylor Craig: One Million Tiny Plays About Britain

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: A Wonder Woman and bride-to-be finds herself worse for wear at the end of a hen night; a funeral director's love of Manchester United proves unhelpful when talking to the bereaved; two overly-vigilant mothers wrestle with their paranoia in the queue for Santa's Grotto; a widow recounts her disastrous return to the world of dating and a father realises that his son is growing away from him as he…

Charles Faustin: The Selfish Crocodile Book of Colours

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: What better way to learn colours than on a fun animal safari? From white-and-black zebras to grey elephants and green crocodiles, this book is packed with a whole host of animal friends. Learning has never been so much fun!