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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: As a young boy he re-enacted historic battles with toy soldiers, as a soldier he saw action on three continents and as the Prime Minister only a direct edict from King George VI could keep him from joining the troops on D-Day. CHURCHILL'S WAR LAB will reveal how Churchill's passion for military history, his unique leadership style and his patronization of radical new ideas would lead to new…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «Although the Cold War conventionally ended in the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there is renewed interest and concern in the West about our relations with a resurgent Russia. Arguably the Cold War was just one manifestation of an ages-old geopolitical conflict between Russia and other world powers. Russian-speaking Kremlin-watcher Douglas Boyd starts by tracing Russia's growth through…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Montalbano quickly slammed the trunk shut and sat down on top of it. When the beam from Livia's torch shone on his face, he automatically smiled. 'What's in the trunk?' Livia asked. 'Nothing. It's empty.' How could he possibly have told her there was a corpse inside? The lazy, slow month of August at the height of the Sicilian summer is, Montalbano assures his girlfriend Livia as they prepare for…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 712) Аннотация: After World War II, the former allies were saddled with a devastated world economy and traumatized populace. Soviet influence spread insidiously from nation to nation, and the Atlantic powersthe Americans, the British, and a small band of allieswere caught flat-footed by the coups, collapsing armies, and civil wars that sprung from all sides. The Cold War had begun in earnest. In The Atlantic and…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the common perception of Red Army heroism and sacrifice borne out by historical reality? And what was the daily experience of the individual soldier caught up in this immense and ruthless conflict? The 160 contemporary…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 559 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 307) Аннотация: He should have seen it coming. His life had been one mishap after another. So he should have been prepared for this one. Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular and disappointed BBC worker, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never quite lost touch with…

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: In the shadow of King Vaslav's Palace was a marvelous garden, and in the middle of that garden stood a tree that grew apples of solid gold, each one as dazzling as the sun. Someone is stealing the king's famous golden apples, and the culprit must be found. The palace gardener spots the luminous Firebird snatching the apples in the night. The king's two oldest sons are sent to capture it but fail.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: New York Times — bestselling author Lehane delivers an explosive tale of vengeance and redemption in this brilliant sequel to Gone, Baby, Gone — heralding the long-awaited return of beloved private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: An indispensable accessory for the autodidact, this petite yet compendious dictionary is packed with hundreds of 50-cent words guaranteed to make you sound smarter — or at the very least, better educated. Articulate your most sublime aspirations, avoid mortification, and scintillate in conversation, from classroom to boardroom to dining room.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In the early hours of New Year's 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict that continues to this day. A foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, Asne Seierstad traveled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its affects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst violence. In the following decade,…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays, just like the Queen, which means twice as many presents every year! When she realizes how much fun two birthdays are, she decides she wants three, then four. But the more birthdays she has, the less special they are. Perhaps having one birthday a year isn't so boring after all.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure — don’t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: For the first time in his life, Jacob Reckless is afraid. For years he's stolen across to another world. A dark enchanted place he's loved for its treasure, secrets and dangers. Until now. Will, his younger brother, has followed him with terrible consequences: the boy will turn to beast; the girl he loves will break her heart and chaos will rule forever, unless Jacob can spin a fairytale to save…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Tools for Living is a book all about ultimates — the ultimate things designed for the home — from chef knives and pots and pans, to door handles and bathroom taps, to home-office furniture and garden tools. Well-designed objects not only have superior performance but also look better and last longer, which ultimately means that they are more sustainable and provide better value for money. They…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Each page features inspiring designs to copy — from aliens and robots to dragons and monsters — as well as space for children to draw their own doodles. The book features a friendly Doodle Bug, to help guide children through the pages, as well as handy introduction pages to teach children about letters and numbers. The reader will also learn about shape, scale, shading and 3D, to help them to…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Guy Browning's Christmas bestseller is finally available in paperback. Just imagine how much easier life would be if you knew what you were doing. Wouldn't it be great to have clear, precise instructions for all those things you normally mess up? Here, for the first time in a perfectly portable paperback, are the essential rules for handling life's unavoidable little problems — handy, practical…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: The jagged peaks of the Caucasus Mountains have hosted a rich history of diverse nations, valuable trade, and incessant warfare. But today the region is best known for atrocities in Chechnya and the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia. In Let Our Fame Be Great, journalist and Russian expert Oliver Bullough explores the fascinating cultural crossroads of the Caucasus, where Europe, Asia, and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 457 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 287) Аннотация: The literary event of the summer: a new novel from Ian McEwan, as surprising as it is masterful. Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions, and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. While he…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The inimitable wombat who shared her adventures (eating, scratching, digging, sleeping) in the wildly successful Diary of a Wombat is back-with a baby! This time, it's the baby who tells the story. And a perfect wombat story it is, featuring eating, scratching, digging, sleeping, and playing, as well as the important task of finding a new underground home big enough for baby and Mum. Wry,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, and wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young…