Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: While they're busy learning, exploring, and asking questions, kids are also busy growing. And while they're growing, it's so much fun for them to keep track of their progress! This board book unfolds to a delightfully illustrated animal-themed growth chart that comes ready to hang and makes a bright and beautiful addition to any child's room. Keep track of the changes through the years, and when…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: «London Under» is a wonderful, atmospheric, imagina-tive, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations. The depths below are hot, warmer than the surface, and this book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, real and fictional, that…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sinister, sadistic, and deeply demented than Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An anti-Semitic fanatic whose penchant for Eastern mysticism and hatred of communists foreshadowed the Nazi scourge that would soon overtake Europe, Ungern-Sternberg conquered Mongolia in 1919 with a ragtag force of White Russians, Siberians, Japanese, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 461 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 680) Аннотация: The second volume of Michael Palins diaries covers the bulk of the 1980s, a decade in which the ties binding the Pythons loosened — they made their last film Monty Pytons Meaning of Life in 1983. For Michael, writing and acting took over much of his life, culminating in his appearances in A Fish Called Wanda, in which he played the hapless, stuttering Ken, and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 364) Аннотация: Sister to Queen Anne Boleyn, she was seduced by two kings and was an intimate player in one of history's most gripping dramas. Yet much of what we know about Mary Boleyn has been fostered through garbled gossip, romantic fiction, and the misconceptions repeated by historians. Now, in her latest book, New York Times bestselling author and noted British historian Alison Weir gives us the first ever…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: The definitive collection of the king of gonzo journalism’s finest work for ROLLING STONE “Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone showcases the roller-coaster of a career at the magazine that was his literary home. Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist’s friend and…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Johnny's wish had come true. His family would be visiting his grandparents for Christmas. His grandparents lived in an old house in New England where his father had been born. The family together, the smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many shapes and sizes, and most of all the wooden horse he had told his brother Liam about would make this the best…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: When Max's dog Puppy gets lost, it is not until both Max and Puppy have the same idea that they finally find one another.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 344) Аннотация: This is an exquisitely designed edition of Jane Austen's first novel, a classic romance of manners. It features a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging and decorative marbled endpapers. After moving to a cottage in Devonshire, the women of the Dashwood family begin adjusting to a new life and a new social circle. Soon, Elinor is being courted by the gentlemanly Edward Ferrars and…
Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: In this engaging finger puppet board book featuring Patch and Millie, each scene is cleverly composed with a diecut for children to use the finger puppets in fun and interactive ways. The format encourages hand-eye coordination and will appeal to both child and parent.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Che Guevara is something of a symbol in the West. But for the rest of the world he is different: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew the political map of Latin America and gave hope to those resisting colonialism everywhere. In The Story of Che Guevara Lucia Alvarez de Toledo follows Che from his birth in Rosario and his early years in his parent's mate plantation, to his immortal motorcycle…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In the year of the Great Conjunction, the streets of London are abuzz with predictions of horrific events to come, possibly even the death of Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth calls upon her personal astrologer, John Dee, and Giordano Bruno to solve the mystery behind the deaths of several of her maids as rumors of black magic abound.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Of course, no one in their right mind travels across Siberia without an axe. No one in their right mind travels across Siberia in the middle of winter in a modified Russian jeep, with only a CD player (which breaks on the first day) for company. But Hugo-Bader is no ordinary traveler. As a fiftieth birthday present to himself, he sets out to drive from Moscow to Vladivostok, traversing a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 260) Аннотация: Nearly twenty years ago, when a conductor was poisoned and the Questura sent a man to investigate, readers first met Commissario Guido Brunetti. Since 1992's Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon and her shrewd, sophisticated, and compassionate investigator have been delighting readers around the world. For her millions of fans, Leon's novels have opened a window into the private Venice of her citizens,…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «This scrumptious box of thirty adorable food flashcards teaches young children Spanish and English vocabulary and reasoning skills. It includes a guide for parents containing dozens of fun ideas for games such as: What's Cooking? Ask your child to help you cook a pretend meal. Let her choose the menu and discuss what ingredients you'll need using the cards. Name That Food: Spread the flashcards…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «Capturing the unbelievable scope of Shakespeare's influence, this book covers the little-known details of Shakespeare's life along with the surprising legacy of the language and phrases inherited from his works. Organized for easy reference, sections include: Shakespeare's Life Who was this man — the playwright, the lover, the family man? Words and Phrases Owed to Shakespeare Did you know we…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This ingenious book with colourful illustrations throughout takes everyday things — such as ink blots, fingerprints, paint drips, screwed up pieces of paper and even coffee stains — and encourages children to transform them into extraordinary things. Ink splats become aliens or bonkers birds; a piece of paper becomes an iceberg filled with penguins, and a page of palm prints becomes a herd of…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: We know that little girls are made of sugar, spice, and everything nice, but there are many reasons why having a baby girl is so special. In The Little Book of Girls parents find out why it's great to have a daughter. Complete with the best poems, movies, songs, books, interesting tidbits and facts about girls, The Little Book of Girls helps parents celebrate their little bundle of joy.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: After years of living in exile, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia in 1994 and published a series of eight powerfully paired stories. These groundbreaking stories — interconnected and juxtaposed using an experimental method Solzhenitsyn referred to as binary — join Solzhenitsyn's already available work as some of the most powerful literature of the twentieth century. With Soviet and…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: The pop-up, pull-out poster in this BIG tome measures over four feet tall--and offers plenty of playful extras, including flaps to lift and removable items such as a clock tower pocket watch, pipe organ harmonica, and even the giant's ear wax! The action-packed tales in the book include “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Sinbad's Third Voyage,” and “Coyote Tricks the Giant.” Monster fun for any…