Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: The new novel from the author of A SCENT OF LAVENDER and ONE SUMMER AT DEER'S LEAP follows the secrets and passions of the Sutton family as Britain tries to find its way following the end of World War 2. The war is over, but the battle for happiness has just begun... After six long years the Second World War is finally over. Rationing may remain, but hopes and dreams are in good supply. At…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion. Both a love story and a deeply…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «All the creatures of the night gather in «the Hollows» of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed. Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining — and it’s Rachel Morgan's job to keep that world civilized. A bounty hunter and witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll bring 'em back alive, dead ... or undead.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 075 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 212) Аннотация: Why do we destroy the things we love most? This is the question Paulo Coelho faces as he confronts his past. On a forty-day quest into the starkly beautiful and sometimes dangerous Mojave Desert, Paulo and his wife, Cristina, encounter the Valkyries, strange warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. In a story that blends breathtaking insight, exotic locales, and dramatic adventure,…
Скачать книгу (размер 60 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 13) Аннотация: Frog and Toad are always there for each other — just as best friends should be. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year round.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 166 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 426) Аннотация: After catching her husband having an affair and being fired from her job, Maggie Walsh suddenly finds her perfectly organized existence has become a perfect mess. She decides, for the first time in her life, to do something daring — and flees to her best friend, Emily, in the faraway wonderland of Los Angeles. In this mecca of tanned, beautiful bodies, unsvelte, uncool Maggie is decidedly a fish…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Our homes are not just bricks and mortar, but vital spaces with which we interact. Different colours can change, soften, intensify and alter mood and atmosphere. This book shows how to achieve the results you seek through the use of paint, fabrics, furnishings, ornamentation, plants and flowers.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The story of one family piecing itself back together after a tragic highschool shooting, Hey Nostradamus! is Douglas Coupland's most soulful, piercing and searching novel yet. Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles her last will and testament — and erie premonition — on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 355 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 267) Аннотация: In the not-too-distant future, in a place called Satellite City, thirteen-year-old Cosmo Hill is unfortunate enough to come into the world unwanted by his parents. And so, as are all orphaned boys his age, Cosmo is dipped in a vaccine vat and sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys-freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the orphans, called no-sponsors, are put to work by…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: «The civil war that is tearing England asunder in the year 1643 has not yet touched Dorcas Slythe, a secretly rebellious young Puritan woman living in the countryside south of London, who longs to escape the safe, pious tyranny of her father. The chance appears with the arrival of Toby Lazender, dashing scion of a powerful royalist family. It is he who renames her «Campion», awakening her to a…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present. Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too. But even a princess's plans can go awry. Lilly has a lot to learn about palace protocol, and with all the…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: So you want to be a pirate? This book shows you how in 10 easy stages, from wearing the right clothes right down to what to do with the treasure. And along the way, you'll learn a barrelful of facts about famous pirates and pirate life through the ages.
Скачать книгу (размер 315 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 63) Аннотация: What would life be like if you had feet like a duck, or horns like a deer, a whale spout on your head, or a long, long nose? In this crazy tale a small boy imagines all these things, only to decide in the end that perhaps it's better to be ME after all.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: New cover, new format reissue of this story about everyone's favourite family cat, Mog. One day Mog did not want to eat her supper... And it was snowing and Mr Thomas was cross at having to do the bin bags. Who would have thought that all this would lead to three foxes in Mog's kitchen?
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: An informative picture book that presents a larger-than-life look at the fly and explains that flies can be very useful — despite their capacity to carry germs and cause disease! The humorous cartoons, captivating photographs and informative captions provide a fascinating insight into this common and pesky insect. * Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with…
Скачать книгу (размер 968 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 191) Аннотация: Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone. That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Together they create…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 212 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 435) Аннотация: The spectacular international bestseller that introduced Washington-based homicide detective Alex Cross and launched James Patterson's career as one of the fastest-selling thriller writers in the world — now reissued in striking new cover style. He had always wanted to be famous. When he kidnapped two well-known rich kids, it was headline news. Then one of them was found — dead — and the whole…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: It's Christmastime and Little Critter has written his letter to Santa, helped his mom bake cookies, decorated the tree, and done some last-minute shopping. He can't wait for Santa to get here. Lift the big flaps to share in the Christmas fun with Little Critter and his family!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 697 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 334) Аннотация: For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «A sea monster named Steve — who has developed a «thing» for explosive oil tanker trucks — terrorizes newly libidinous Pine Cove, California, in the latest outrageous novel by the author of «Practical Demonkeeping»and «Island of the Sequined Nun».»