Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Life America tells the story of the country's extraordinary history in pictures, often contrasting the past and present — the then and now. Before there were the buildings, there was the land — and in the first section Life's editors travel the country exploring what was there before the coming of man. From the heights of Denali to the depths of the Grand Canyon, from the Virginia coast when it…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 084 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 410) Аннотация: This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers' landmark 1929 anthology The Omnibus of Crime left off, bringing together monumental, important, and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first years of the twenty-first century. In lively introductory essays, celebrated crime writer Tony Hillerman and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: The English aristocrat John Mad Jack Mytton died a bloated, paralysed and penniless debtor in prison. His premature demise was partly due to injuries sustained while setting fire to his own night-shirt to try to cure hiccups. Just before the horribly burned Mytton slumped into unconsciousness he said, Well, the hiccups is gone, by God. An 18th-century French scholar attributed the British talent…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: 10-Piece Puzzle.
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Illustrated in full color. Little Critter appears as Jack in this simple retelling of the story of the boy who swaps his cow for a bag of magic beans.
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: By overwhelming popular demand, Stoo Hample's 1961 classic now features a reissue of the recording that inspired a generation of gigglers. I am silly, You are silly, All of us are silly, Willy. And everything in THE SILLY BOOK and THE SILLY RECORD is the silly-willynilliest! There are songy sills (oops!) — silly songs, silly stories, silly poems, silly secrets, silly things to do, a silly…
Скачать книгу (размер 845 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 167) Аннотация: A tour de force of illustration and design, JONATHAN SWIFT'S GULLIVER is a magnificent introduction to one of the most popular stories in the English language. First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's wonderful adventure has long been a favorite with adults and children alike. This skillful adaptation by award-winning author Martin Jenkins stays true to the original, in a magnificent edition…
Скачать книгу (размер 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 158) Аннотация: A leading historian re-creates the final hours of peace in Europe. On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland and daring Western Europe to respond. In this dramatic account of the final days before the outbreak of World War II, award-winning historian Richard Overy vividly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: After the extraordinary success of Water for Elephants, with 3 million copies shipped, Sara Gruen returns with another immensely charming, endlessly surprising, and engaging novel in which a family of apes teaches us what it means to be human. Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants has become one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of our time. Now Gruen has moved from a circus elephant to…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: One spider descends on its thread. Nine bees fly up from their hive. Twenty snakes slither. In a pop-up counting book certain to engage young readers, each kinetic collection of creatures illustrates a number from one to twenty — then by tens, all the way up to one hundred.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Music is Andrew Zuckerman's latest masterpiece, an extraordinary sequel to the highly acclaimed Wisdom. For this new, ambitious project, he now turns his unique perspective to music. Sixty eminent individuals — artists, composers, producers and performers from rock, rap, dance, soul, R&B, country, classical, reggae, pop, jazz, world and more — have all been subjected to Zuckerman's democratic…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: In this latest, felicitous addition to the Isabel Dalhousie series, our inquisitive heroine comes to see that there are very few of us who are not flawed... herself included. A couple who are old friends of Isabel's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: Inside Oliver's First Christmas, Oliver, a precocious puppy, prepares to spend his first Christmas with his new family. Like most puppies, Oliver has the best of intentions, but his playful energy makes for a whole string of comic misadventures, from helping to wrap presents to decorating the Christmas tree. Oliver is one busy pup. Featuring Accord Publishing's New York Times best-selling moving…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze, come smell your way among the trees, come touch rough bark and leathered leaves: Welcome to the night. Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells as orb spiders circle in silk. Where the roots of oak trees recover and repair from their time in the light. Where the porcupette eats delicacies — raspberry…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 314 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 259) Аннотация: One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald's The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald's pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Hardcover book with dust jacket by Thomas J. Craughwell. This edition published by Tess Press and imprint of Black Dog &Leventhal Publishers Inc., it has 512 pages very well illustrated.
Скачать книгу (размер 8 337 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1636) Аннотация: The newly updated American Heritage High School Dictionary, Fourth Edition, offers the distinctive qualities that characterize the American Heritage line without including obscene words or offensive slurs. The dictionary features a modern, readable defining style, helpful guidance on English usage, and more than 2,500 photographs and drawings that enhance definitions and invite browsing. New to…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: This is an essential guide for new students coming to the Bard for the first time as well as a valuable resource for a dedicated fan. It is an ideal introduction to the life and times of Shakespeare, uncovering the few fragments of his life and placing him within the Elizabethan world. The book also looks at each of his plays and sonnets, giving full explanations and descriptions, putting them in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The story of Robin Hood contains compelling narratives of crusades and outlaws and has become a symbol for justice in an unjust world. Robin Hood became a hero over the centuries and has been immortalized in books, art, and movies, as well as a figure of admiration, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. This Brief History explores the truth behind the myths and the realities behind the…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A few simple tricks will carry you far in the social world, and the menagerie in this book will help you to master them, from the proper way to converse (don't open your mouth just to hear yourself roar) to good manners while bathing (don't hog the mud bath!).