Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk's celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish inventor, he is set to work on projects to entertain the jaded Sultan.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: From the authors of the bestselling The Daring Book for Girls, an all-new double-the-fun, double-the-adventure guidebook of stories, activities, facts, and games for daring girls everywhere.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: 'The fruit of his labours', Martin Manser's, SCAPEGOATS, SHAMBLES AND SHIBBOLETHS is a delightful book for all who adore the English language. 'In the twinkling of an eye' we learn that many of our most familiar phrases are taken straight from the King James Version of the Bible. Far from being 'holier than thou', it seems we quote from the Bible without even realising! Martin Manser explains in…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Father Christmas is starting his rounds on Christmas Eve, but his little helper has forgotten to bring the gifts and sweets! Can she collect them all in time? Or will some children have no presents this year? This traditional story gives children a glimpse into the busy lives of Father Christmas and his helpers on Christmas Eve, showing the work of the angels up in the heavens and how all the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico — from a…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: You can see it in the way the snowman’s eyes sparkle. Hear it in the voices of carolers echoing in the streets, and in the sounds of children trimming the tree. You can feel it in the warm fire dancing in the hearth. Meanwhile, the mother hen hushes her chicks, the pigs’ little tails curl in excitement, and the sheep nod knowingly as all wait in eager anticipation for a joyous Christmas surprise.…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 059 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 405) Аннотация: «Mirror-image twins Julia and Valentina seem to be going nowhere in life, in this second novel from the author of The Time Traveler's Wife, until a packet arrives at their Chicago home. Their aunt Elspeth — their mother's twin, whom they never knew — has died and left them her London flat. Once there, the girls find their aunt's obsessive-compulsive neighbor Martin, who writes crossword puzzles,…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: A true masterpiece of book design and illustration for beginning readers, this collection pairs well-known nursery tales with uniquely beautiful period illustrations that look as fresh and vital today as they did six decades ago, when the book was first published in Great Britain. Never before published in the United States, My First Nursery Book features four beloved stories: Who Killed Cock…
Скачать книгу (размер 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 30) Аннотация: The 27 poster images here range from a sunset over Inverness to the sparkling cliffs of Cornwall, from the ancient hills and castles of Wales to the stately dome of St. Paul's in London, with many a ruined abbey and railway viaduct between. In the 1920s, the major railways in Great Britain began employing a number of artists to produce a series of uncommonly beautiful posters promoting rail…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: This newly updated, award-winning dictionary gives children confidence as they learn to read. More than 2,000 entry words are clearly defined, and 850 full-color photographs and drawings enhance the text for today's visually sophisticated young readers.
Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: These classic nursery rhymes come to life with bright, animated illustrations and moving parts. Children will enjoy playing with the moving parts while following the actions of the much-loved nursery rhyme.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 982 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 390) Аннотация: «If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.» E. M. Forster Through seven previous novels, Reggie Nadelson has created one of the more memorable characters in detective fiction: Artie Cohen, New York police detective and first-generation American with complex ties to his Russian past, especially his close friendship…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 332) Аннотация: Russia is a land of superlatives: By far the world's largest country, it extends across the whole of northern Asia and the eastern third of Europe, spanning eleven time zones. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, Russia has undergone a radical change from a communist country to a hyper capitalist market of vast wealth and resources. Offering a panoramic view of Russia, and the history of…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Dodsworth and his duck have just arrived in London via hot air balloon. There is so much to see. Double-decker buses. Palaces. Fog. But a crowded bus stop leads to a hilarious case of mistaken identity and... a lost duck. Time to call in Scotland Yard?
Скачать книгу (размер 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 100) Аннотация: The Tales of Belkin were the first work of prose fiction to be completed by Russia's greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin. Written over a short period in the autumn of 1830, and sometimes referred to as the little parodies, the five stories reflect a number of the key interests of European writers of the time, such as the Byronic hero, the Gothic novel, and the tale of the supernatural. Perhaps the…
Скачать книгу (размер 305 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 61) Аннотация: From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don't have super powers (alas) — and why size matters, for creatures big and small. Did you ever wonder why there are no high-flying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging in astonishing feats of strength and agility, and yet why being tiny and all-powerful…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: If you wanted a pet, if you really really wanted just the right pet, what would it be? A gecko, a goose, or a humpback whale? A Minnesota minnow or a South Dakota snail? Come to Ralph's World and join Ralph on a zany adventure across land and water in happy celebration of animal friends of all kinds. Kids' rock star Ralph Covert's playful lyrics to the popular song Me and My Animal Friends are…
Скачать книгу (размер 917 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 181) Аннотация: An acclaimed historian presents a revelatory look at the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. For eminent historian Paul Johnson, Winston Churchill remains an enigma in need of unraveling. Soldier, parliamentarian, Prime Minister, orator, painter, writer, husband, and leader all of these facets combine to make Churchill one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. In…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 738 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 342) Аннотация: #1 New York Times — bestselling author J. D. Robb takes us to the New York City of 2060, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces down a cop killer. Amarylis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: Based on a riveting historical episode, The Stalin Epigram is a fictional rendering of the life of Osip Mandelstam, perhaps the greatest Russian poet of the twentieth century — and one of the few artists in Soviet Russia who daringly refused to pay creative homage to Joseph Stalin. The poet's defiance of the Kremlin dictator and the Bolshevik regime — particularly his outspoken criticism of…