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Blue Chinese Flowers: Composition Book

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Peonies bloom against a deep blue background in the vivid airbrush painting on the cover of this composition book. It features standard school-ruled pages, with a class schedule and conversion tables inside the cover.

Maclean Fitzroy: Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: Unmatched in its romantic resonance, Scotland's remote landscape offers tales of courage and savagery, of loyalty and treachery — legends set against a panorama of wild beauty. This illustrated celebration of the history of the Scottish Highlands and clans is also ties into a PBS documentary narrated by Sean Connery. Illustrations, 30 in color.

Coramandel Stripe

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Covered in vibrant velvet stripes woven in canvas, this journal is inspired by the traditional stripes & checks from around Southern India. Home to the most beautiful beaches in the world, the vividly colorful southern coasts of India have inspired artists and craftspeople for generations.

Golden Delight: Journal

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The latest fashion accessories — metallic journals featuring self patterns in gold and silver — a seasonal must have for every discerning fashionista! Classic size journal with 192 pages of Designwallas' signature creamy paper with ribbon marker inside.

Porter Sue: Parsnip

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: Parsnip is a gentle bedtime story of a little lamb born on a cold and snowy night and how she meets her first friends and gets her new name. It is a reassuring story for the youngest children, and sweet lift-the-flaps provide interactive fun. Sue Porter was born in London and now lives in France. She is married with two children. Her hobbies are painting, the French language, and playing the…

Jodhpur Lily: Journal

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The design of this journal represents a traditional floral pattern exquisitely flocked on hand crafted paper. Production methods dating back many centuries have been used to create the cover paper, which embodies a touch of fine artistic elegance. Classic size journal with 224 pages of Designwallas signature creamy paper with ribbon marker inside.

Iggulden Conn: The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Facts, Figures and Fun

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now, from the same authors, after the success of Things to Do and Things to Know, comes The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boy: Facts, Figures and Fun. 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' was the book of the year in 2006 and 2007, inspiring a newfound passion for adventure, fun and all things…

Malabar Stripe: Journal

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Covered in vibrant velvet stripes woven in canvas, this journal is inspired by the traditional stripes & checks from around Southern India. Home to the most beautiful beaches in the world, the vividly colorful southern coasts of India have inspired artists and craftspeople for generations. Handy-size with 224 pages of Designwallas signature creamy paper with ribbon marker inside.

Markle Sandra: Animals Christopher Columbus Saw

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In this new series by award-winning author Sandra Markle, famous explorers take a back seat to the animals they encountered along the way. While nothing about Christopher Columbus' journey was expected, he couldn't have imagined feasting on roasted lizard! Through nimble writing and beautiful paintings, this series casts the past in a whole new light!

Iggulden Conn: The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Wonders of the World

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now, from the same authors, after the success of Things to Do and Things to Know, comes The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boy: The Natural World — packed with fascinating facts and tantalising trivia about the world around us. 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' was the book of the year in 2006 and…

Ernest Rhys: Fairy Gold: A Book of Old English Fairy Tales

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: From the founding editor of Everyman's Library comes this enthralling illustrated collection of 33 fairy tales. Favorite English characters such as Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant Killer, and King Arthur appear alongside Tom Thumb, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, and other figures from the wider world of folklore. This work includes a variety of full-colour plates.

Harrison Stephen: Artistic Luxury: Faberge Tiffany Lalique

Скачать книгу (размер 1 819 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 358) Аннотация: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique — these great designers came together only once to display their goods in what was probably the most opulent exhibition ever mounted. At the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the three strove to position themselves ahead of their many competitors in the luxury market, each presenting his jewelry and home adornments as high art. Their success is explored in this…

Bryson Bill: Bryson's Dictionary for Writers

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers. What is the difference between «immanent» and «imminent?» What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between «acute» and «chronic?» What is the former name of «Moldova?» What is the…

Gerald Morris: The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short

Скачать книгу (размер 509 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 101) Аннотация: Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur held court with his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Poor Givret, who is easily the shortest man at court, bears the brunt of their jokes. But what he lacks in stature, Givret makes up for in brains — and before he knows it, his quick thinking has landed him a place at the famous Round Table And so beginneth the exciting and funny…

Neal Stephenson: Anathem

Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: Here is another brilliantly original novel from the cult author of Snowcrash and Cryptonomicon. Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the illiterate, irrational, unpredictable saecular world, an endless landscape of casinos and megastores that is…

David A. Carter: Yellow Square: A Pop-Up Book for Children of All Ages

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: First came One Red Dot, next Blue 2, 600 Black Spots... now Yellow Square, the fourth installment of David A. Carter's acclaimed color series Modern and elegant paper engineering and text are certain to awe children of all ages Readers will search beatiful, modern pop-ups to discover the hidden yellow square on each spread in this follow up to David A. Carter's New York Times award winning, 600…

Gualdoni Flaminio: Post-Impressionism

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Post-Impressionism is a movement in France that represented both an extension of Impressionism and a rejection of that styles inherent limitations. The term Post-Impressionism was coined by the English art critic Roger Fry for the work of such late 19th-century painters as Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and others. Most of these painters…

Christopher Fowler: The Victoria Vanishes

Скачать книгу (размер 1 641 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 323) Аннотация: Murder doesn't get more peculiar than this. A lonely hearts killer is targeting middle-aged women at some of England's most well-known pubs. What's even more peculiar, Arthur Bryant happened to see the latest victim only moments before her death — at a pub torn down eighty years ago! It's only the beginning of a case littered with clues that defy everything the veteran detectives know about the…

Dick Francis: Silks

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society. When defense lawyer Geoffrey Mason hears the judgeas ruling at Londonas Old Bailey, he quietly hopes that a substantial sentence will be…

Bond Michael: Paddington in the Garden

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: When Paddington starts to make a list of all the nice things he can think of about being a bear and living with the Browns he is sure to include 'the garden'. Paddington feels very lucky to have such a nice garden, especially as he has his own little patch in it, to keep him out of mischief! But when Paddington is around things are rarely simple and he soon finds that gardening is not as easy as…