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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. While her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man in the Moon, Minli's mother chides him for filling her head with stories. But inspired by these stories, Minli spends one of her precious copper pennies on a beautiful goldfish, which is said to be able to…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: The Great LIFE Photographers is the most comprehensive anthology of LIFE photography ever published, featuring the best work of every staff photographer who worked for the famous magazine, and that of a handful of others who shot for LIFE. It was always the photographers who made LIFE great, and this is the most vivid and exciting portrait of those men and women that has ever been produced. The…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Jack and Molly Campbell are right where they want to be, enjoying an idyllic life with their four-year-old son Joey, and the close family and friends who live in their small hometown just outside Atlanta. Then the phone call comes from the social worker the Campbells never expected to hear from again. Three states away in Ohio, Joey's biological father has just been released from prison. He is…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Between the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I promise, your taste buds will tingle. Your palette will sing! Oh no, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the most delicious things are never good for you... and this story is particularly scrumptious! In this tooth-rotting adventure, Cass's mom has been…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French (Jesus Shaves); what to do when you've been…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 743 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 343) Аннотация: Recently orphaned, 16-year-old Lia Milthorpe discovers she and her twin sister Alice are part of an ancient prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other. To escape from a dark fate, Lia must end the prophecy before her sister does.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: «Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising new ways of looking at them, and the world around us. Are smart people overrated? What can…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and college years oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brink of fatherhood-facing the prospect of having to make dietary choices on a child's behalf-his casual questioning took on an urgency His quest for answers ultimately required him to visit factory farms in the middle of the night, dissect the emotional ingredients of meals…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Aspiring 'world's greatest villain' Gru has hit a snag in his plan to steal the moon — until he gets the big idea to adopt three girls named Margot, Edith, and Agnes to help him out. But between roller coaster rides, ballet practice, and reading bedtime stories, there's just no time for world domination! Could Gru become the world's greatest dad? Lively illustrations and simple, engaging text…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Every villain needs an underground lair, lots of gadgets and a mad scientist. Gru has all of the above, plus a plan to become the world's greatest villain — Gru's going to steal the moon! Little does he know, another villain named Vector is about to become his nemesis. Vector's big idea is to steal Gru's shrink ray, his thunder and the moon out from under him! Who will claim the title of 'Top…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 427 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 281) Аннотация: THE #1 BESTSELLING BLOCKBUSTER Can Alex Cross survive his most chilling — and personal — case ever? Pulled out of a family celebration, Detective Alex Cross gets awful news: A beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Vowing to catch the killer, he quickly learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington, D.C.'s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim... The hunt for…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village — they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men — her own Siete…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Known by his alias, 'Oliver Stone', John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who hid the truth of Stone's past and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced. But Stone's freedom has come at a steep price; the assassinations he carried out have prompted the highest levels of the United States Government to unleash a massive manhunt. Joe Knox is…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs, Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul.

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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Adams began to photograph in colour in the mid-1930s. He did significant personal or 'creative' photography in colour and his distinctive visualisation of a scene and technical mastery is immediately evident in these photographs. Overall, he made nearly 3,500 colour images, but only a small fraction have ever been published. Adams thought seriously about publishing his colour images but the task…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «In this abridged board book edition of the successful hardcover picture book, Museum ABC, kids can learn their ABCs with the accompaniment of stunning artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A page is devoted to each letter of the alphabet and a single, memorable picture of the object is represented; for example, the classic «A is for APPLE» is accompanied by a well-known piece of art by…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is the first book to explore the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Norman Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. Working alongside skilled photographers, Rockwell acted as director, carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs — works of art in their own right — that served as the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 354) Аннотация: I'm Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that's ancient history. For the moment Vayl works for the C.I.A. doing what he does best — assassination. And I help. You could say I'm an Assistant Assassin. But then I'd have to kick your ass. Vayl and I have to take out a Miami plastic surgeon with ties to terrorism. But the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Andy Carpenter rescues a golden retriever from being put down and finds that the dog was supposed to have died five years before during an incident that resulted in his master being convicted of murdering his fiancee at sea. Encouraged by the prisoner's sister, Andy endeavours to reopen the case by using the dog as a witness in court. He finds himself the object of violent interest by persons…