Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle delighted readers with the fictional genius detective, Sherlock Holmes, crime fiction has been plumbed by mystery writers everywhere. This volume of 12 stories spans crime from the Bronze Age to World War II, and will appeal to the current readers of The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and Best British Mysteries.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 332) Аннотация: The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Alison Bechdel — creater of the cult comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and author of Fun Home — has culled the best stories from graphic novels, pamplet comics, newspapers, magazines, mini-comics and webcomics to create this cutting-edge collection. With entries from Joe Sacco, Jeff Smith, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 372) Аннотация: 'If you do not want to dwell with evil-doers', wrote Richard of Devizes in 1180, 'do not live in London'. In her third exploration of the city's history, Catharine Arnold focuses on the sex trade, from slave girls brought to service Roman troops in first century Londinium, through medieval stews, 18th century sex clubs and Victorian male brothels to infamous '60s call girls and the internet…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: A co-founder of Magnum and possibly the greatest war photographer of all time, Robert Capa covered five major conflicts in his lifetime before dying at the age of 40 in Vietnam. This retrospective brings together 64 rarely seen duotone photographs from his oeuvre — including images from the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China, the 1944 D-Day landings, the Israeli War for…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Жесткий переплет.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Brilliant, deeply shocking' — New York Review of Books. Bucky Wunderlick is a rock and roll star. Dissatisfied with a life that has brought fame and fortune, he suddenly decides he no longer wants to be a commodity. He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy, unfurnished apartment in Great Jones Street. Unfortunately, his disappearing act only succeeds in inflaming interest... DeLillo's…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: A riveting novel about the remarkable life-and many loves-of author H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and creative writers, a man who immersed himself in socialist politics and free love, whose meteoric rise to fame brought him into contact with the most important literary, intellectual, and political…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 110 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 219) Аннотация: A riveting thriller about crime and punishment in Soviet-era Moscow. Like the Arkady Renko novels of Martin Cruz Smith, Robert Littell's masterful Mother Russia transports readers back in time and behind the Iron Curtain to experience the extremes of Soviet society. Robespierre Pravdin is a black marketeer who prowls Moscow's streets and alleys hustling wristwatches. Wishing only to survive in a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome and healthy sons in the nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband Bingley live nearby and the orderly world of Pemberley seems unassailable. But all this is threatened when, on the eve of the annual autumn ball, the guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: A child's-eye view of London's top attractions blends lively artwork with fascinating facts, and features a sweeping gatefold of the city skyline. London is calling! Come along on a mother-daughter day trip as they wend their way past the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, through Trafalgar Square, and on to Covent Garden. Listen closely and you might just learn a secret about the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarite — known as Tete — is the daughter of an African…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: «Superhero fruits and vegetables are the stars in Deborah Zemke's latest doodle fest. With with oodles of step-by-step super doodles, kids of all ages can turn mild-mannered fruits and vegetables into super-charged super foods. One small tomato transforms into «The Tomatonator,» big, bold, and delicious; an onion becomes an «Allium Alien»; an ear of corn becomes «Colonel Kernels.» An appetizing…
Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: One of the most popular songs in music history becomes one of the most delightful children's books ever — complete with a CD featuring two completely new tunes by NEIL SEDAKA! Rise and shine! It's morning time. The alarm clock's ringing, the birds are singing. Everything's saying: get up, get going! Breakfast is warming, school is calling. The streets are bustling, all the world is stirring. It's…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: From the anteater to the zorro... The rain forest is teeming with life — hundreds of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, and millions of species of insects. Readers of all ages can discover this mysterious and beautiful habitat — and why it is worth saving — in this exquisitely illustrated alphabet book. Newly redesigned and reformatted.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 085 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 214) Аннотация: From the author of the adult bestsellers Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game comes an atmospheric, adventurous YA ghost story about a mysterious house that harbors an unimaginable secret.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Slam is a hilarious coming-of-age novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby 'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.' Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: The team behind the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance turns conventional biography on its head — and shakes out the good stuff. Following their Herculean -or is it Sisyphean? — efforts to save the living from ignorance, the two wittiest Johns in the English language turn their attention to the dead. As the authors themselves say, The first thing that strikes you about the…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 644) Аннотация: The remarkable renaissance of Patricia Highsmith continues with the publication of The Highsmith Reader, featuring two groundbreaking novels as well as a trove of penetrating short stories. With a critical introduction by Joan Schenkar, situating Highsmith's classic works within her own tumultuous life, this book provides a useful guide to some of her most dazzlingly seductive writing. Strangers…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 451) Аннотация: A major new history of the eight days in February 1945 when FDR, Churchill, and Stalin decided the fate of the world Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt as they meet at a climactic turning point in the war to hash…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The unrivaled master of spy fiction returns with a taut and suspenseful of dirty money and dirtier politics. For nearly half a century, John le CarrA(c)'s limitless imagination has enthralled millions of readers and moviegoers around the globe. From the cold war to the bitter fruits of colonialism to unrest in the Middle East, he has reinvented the spy novel again and again. Now, le CarrA(c)…