Скачать книгу (размер 2 737 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 538) Аннотация: A book of brilliant entertainments: thirty-nine stories spanning the entire career of a great modern writer and an undisputed comic genius, a satirist whose skill at sticking pens in people rates him a roomy cell in the murderers' row (Swift, Poe, Wilde, Shaw) of English letters (Time).
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: With an introduction by Sheila Heti A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind. Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can understand what we are saying in essence, we are not wholly alive until we are loved. A man…
Скачать книгу (размер 167 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 34) Аннотация: Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess especially love his warm sweet rolls, delivered fresh to their castle every morning. But one day the cat spills the milk, and Walter is forced to serve the Duke and Duchess rolls made with water. After one bite the Duke throws down his roll in disgust and summons Walter to the castle. He threatens to…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Thrum-thrum. Bong-bong. Choppetta-choppetta-choppetta. The world is a big and noisy place, filled with wonderful things to do, see, and hear. This book shows them all, from an airport, a train station, and a shopping mall, to school and a swimming pool! Kids will happily explore the many sites and sounds captured in Britta Teckentrup's bright and colorful pictures.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 003 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 394) Аннотация: The tales of this book, as Ursula K. Le Guin writes in her introduction, explore or extend the world established by her first four Earthsea novels. Yet each stands on its own. The Finder, a novella set a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea, presents a dark and troubled Archipelago and shows how some of its customs and institutions came to be. The Bones of the Earth features the wizards…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 529 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 301) Аннотация: Subtitled A Novel of Many Manners, Evelyn Waugh's notorious first novel lays waste the heathen idol of British sportsmanship, the cultured perfection of Oxford, and the inviolable honor codes of the English gentleman.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Olive learns the hard way that keeping secrets is tough, and telling them can make for a whole lot of trouble! When Molly shares a secret with Olive, the urge to tell is just too great! Olive tells Joe who tells Matt who tells Lola. But Lola is best friends with Molly. Uh-oh, the secret is out, and Olive is in for it!
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: First read this beautifully detailed pop-up book, then unfold it to transform it into a 3D farmyard landscape playmat, with stand-up cardboard animals and a tractor that you can move all around the farm! A unique and ingenious novelty book that folds away again in its own box.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: J.R.R. Tolkien's admirers form an international community of writers, scholars, and artists. This richly illustrated anthology gathers together three decades of work dedicated to the master of fantasy. With poems, stories, songs, and dozens of illustrations, A Tolkien Treasur, y is a unique celebration of the author and his creations — the mythical world of Middle-Earth and the magical creatures…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Bursting with colorful pictures, key concepts, first words, favorite things from a young child's world, and interactive games, this is a book for parents and children to explore together. But little ones will also love returning to it on their own! A one-stop, fun shop to give every toddler the best start on the road to learning.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 916 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 377) Аннотация: The Dick Francis Collection Three intriguing racetrack mysteries Former champion jockey Dick Francis invented his own genre of mystery-thriller when an accident cut short his riding career. No longer able to perform at the track, he began writing about it, using jockeys and other track types to show what went on behind the scenes, where murder and mystery were as prevalent as horses and hay.…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 360) Аннотация: The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributers from 2012. Guest Editor Francoise Mouly — long-time art editor at The New Yorker and founder of the graphic anthologies RAW — has culled the best pieces from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web to create a stunning installment, complete this year with a…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 569 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 505) Аннотация: Over five years in the writing, Alice Hoffman's most ambitious and mesmerizing novel ever, a triumph of imagination and research set in ancient Israel. The author of such iconic bestsellers as Illumination Night, Practical Magic, Fortune's Daughter, and Oprah's Book Club selection Here on Earth, Alice Hoffman is one of the most popular and memorable writers of her generation. Now, in The…