Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: By the author of the New York Times — bestselling Labyrinth, a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage. In the winter of 1928, still seeking some kind of resolution to the horrors of World War I, Freddie is traveling through the beautiful but forbidding French Pyrenees. During a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. Dazed, he stumbles through the woods, emerging in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A passenger train hurtling through the night. An unwed teenage mother headed to Moscow to seek a new life. A cruel-hearted soldier looking furtively, forcibly, for sex. An infant disappearing without a trace. So begins Martin Cruz Smith's masterful Three Stations, a suspenseful, intricately constructed novel featuring Investigator Arkady Renko. For the last three decades, beginning with the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Elizabeth I is perhaps England's most famous monarch. Born in 1533, the product of the doomed marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her mother was condemned as a witch and after her death, Elizabeth was disinherited and finally imprisoned by her jealous half-sister, Mary. Her childhood was one of fear and danger, she was aware from the outset that the eyes of the world were upon her and that to…
Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: After a shipwreck strands him far from home, ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver embarks on a series of remarkable adventures. From the tiny but fierce Lilliputians to the horselike Houyhnhnms and unruly Yahoos, the incredible things Gulliver encounters will spark children's imaginations.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This is a Peabody Award-winning guide to what's happening in pop culture and the arts, Studio 360 is produced by Public Radio International and WNYC. Hosted by novelist and journalist Kurt Andersen, the show is broadcast on 140 stations, and is heard by 500,000 listeners each week. For ten years, Studio 360 has probed the depths of creativity with influential figures from diverse fields who are…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A love note from a working parent to a child, counting the days of the week — each one a special opportunity to spend time together. One by one, the days of the week roll by. Monday is one day, Tuesday is blue shoes day, and Wednesday is halfway day. When Saturday and Sunday finally come, it's time for little ones and the adults who love them to play, share, and celebrate. Every day of the week…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 314 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 259) Аннотация: Eleven of the best and most popular tales of the immortal sleuth include Silver Blaze, concerning the curious incident of the dog in the night-time; The Greek Interpreter, starring Holmes' even more formidable brother, Mycroft; and The Final Problem, the detective's notorious confrontation with arch-criminal Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 564) Аннотация: «From the preeminent Hitler biographer, a fascinating and original exploration of how the Third Reich was willing and able to fight to the bitter end of World War II. Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did. The Third Reich did…
Скачать книгу (размер 641 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 127) Аннотация: «From «chips» and «crumbs» to «spending a penny,» «The Queen's English» is your indispensable guide to surviving and thriving in the tricky byways of the English language, which has shown many a poor soul the way out for little more than twanging a vowel, splitting an infinitive or, crime of all crimes, saying dinner instead of tea. With «The Queen's English» there's no need to become «flummoxed»…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Following on from the huge success of the 44 Scotland Street series, Alexander McCall Smith has 'moved house' to a crumbling four-storey mansion in Pimlico — Corduroy Mansions. It is inhabited by a glorious assortment of characters: among them, Oedipus Snark, the first ever nasty Lib Dem MP, who is so detestable his own mother, Berthea, is writing an unauthorised biography about him; and one…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In 200 page-filling black and white photos from the archives of London's Daily Mail, this album chronicles the singular musical career of John Lennon, from his days with the Quarry Men in 1958, along with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, to the days before and after his murder on December 8, 1980. Among the classic, rarely seen, and never before published photos here are early performances…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 564 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 504) Аннотация: «This is a smaller, gift version of National Geographic's landmark publication, Through the Lens. «Through the Lens is a cornucopia of National Geographic's best photographs created since 1890 when the Society first started commissioning photographers to go out into the world and bring images back to its readership. Many of the 250 photographs have been previously published in the magazine but a…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «Portable enough to pack (just 6 x 8 3/4 inches closed) yet spacious enough to wax philosophical about the best and worst of days, this two-sided journal will let you keep your feelings safe even when you're on the go. Whatever your mood, this ruled, wire-bound journal has the place to write about it — open the «Nice» side for entries about kittens and puppies and tea parties; turn it over and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Winners of 22 Grammy Awards — more than any other band — U2 have sold over 150m records. Whilst maintaining their reputation as one of the top rock bands of the modern era, U2 have pursued personal and ideological goals including relief of world poverty and social justice whilst also on a musical journey that has embraced many different styles.
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Rendering the horror of a zombie apocalypse in the restrained language of Pride and Prejudice — as well as in the gruesome paintings of Robert Parada — this wall calendar carries forth the humor of Seth Grahame-Smith's dead-on sendup of Jane Austen's comedy of manners. A different calamity is depicted for each month.
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: An enticing slipcased 3D foldout of London's most celebrated sites makes the perfect gift or memento for Anglophiles or travelers to London. From a posh department store to a palace, from a bustling city square to a hushed cathedral, from Shakespeare's historic Globe Theatre to the exciting London Eye, this delightful pull-out view of London's most treasured attractions folds up, accordion-style,…
Скачать книгу (размер 50 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 11) Аннотация: Be kind to your pets! That's the message of Love the Beastie. Gross, outrageous, but pure fun in a book, Love the Beastie is a pull and poke, spin and play, and cuddle and kiss Valentine for kids and especially kids with pets. Meet Paul and Judy. And meet their pet, Beastie. Paul and Judy used to be so mean to Beastie. They pulled Beastie's hair, tickled Beastie's feet. So, Beastie feastied! Good…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Discover this fantastic bumper book containing all things Bob! Read a Bob ballad, a brand new mini Lunar Adventure or find out fascinating facts about Bob's friends, enemies, rocket and his special perspective on our Solar system. It's also bursting with pictures to colour in, sticker scenes to make up and variety of puzzles to solve, and if that isn't enough, why not try out Bob's recipe for his…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «The New York Trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of America's most consistently astonishing writers. The Trilogy is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. It is a riveting work of detective fiction worthy of Raymond Chandler, and at the same time a…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: In this enchanting story, the King and Queen of Poshtonia are coming for a visit to Olivia’s town. Olivia is thrilled, most of all because she can’t wait to meet their daughter, a real princess! When Olivia and Princess Stephanie meet, they can’t help but notice that they look alike . . . so much so that they trade places. Princess Stephanie will go home to Olivia’s house and Olivia will spend…