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Jeffrey Eugenides: My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: A wide-ranging and eclectic collection of short stories on the theme of love in its various forms: romantic, erotic, impossible, undying and exhausted. No other aspect of the human experience regularly inspires such an outpouring of poetry, prose and philosophy as love. From passionate declarations to clinical analysis, writers of every age have been fascinated, tormented and inspired by love.…

C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia — The Silver Chair

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Introducing the sixth book of the newly designed Narnia classics. Perfect for those seeking a contemporary take on The Chronicles of Narnia. Eustace and Jill are called back to Narnia where they meet Aslan the lion who sets them the task of finding King Caspian's long lost son, Rilian. With Narnian marshwiggle Puddlegum in tow the pair stumble across Harfang, the castle of giants, and are invited…

C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia — The Last Battle

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Introducing the seventh book of the newly designed Narnia classics. Perfect for those seeking a contemporary take on The Chronicles of Narnia. It is Narnia's darkest hour. A false Aslan is commanding all Narnians to work for the cruel Calormenes and striking terror into every heart. King Tirian's only hope is to call Eustace and Jill back to Narnia in an attempt to find the true Aslan and restore…

Steven Dunne: The Reaper

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: A damaged detective and a brutal serial killer collide in this nail-biting thriller debut. Detective Inspector Damen Brook thinks he's left his past behind him in London. But it seems a serial killer has followed him north... Brook's seeking sanctuary. Years in the MET have left their mark — so much so that he's fled to Derby leaving behind his marriage, his teenage daughter and very nearly his…

2010 Collins Handy Road Atlas Europe

Скачать книгу (размер 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 180) Аннотация: Scale: 1:2,000,000 Handy road atlas of Europe at A5 format with lie-flat spiral binding. Ideal format for both drivers and those travelling by public transport. Scenic routes are plotted on the maps. MAIN FEATURES Handy A5 format road atlas of Europe at 34 miles to 1 inch. Euroroutes and motorways are easily distinguished on the mapping. The maps also show international road classifications, road…

Michael Morpurgo: The Dancing Bear

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller. High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village — safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear!

Lynne Truss: Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The international bestseller, reissued and with a new introduction. A witty, entertaining, impassioned guide to perfect punctuation, for everyone who cares about precise writing. When social histories come to be written of the first decade of the 21st century, people will note a turning point in 2003 when declining standards of punctuation were reversed. Linguists will record Lynne Truss as the…

Lynne Truss: Talk to the Hand: Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «A battle-cry for civilised behaviour from the author of the multi-million selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves. «Talk to the hand 'cause the face ain't listening», the saying goes. When did the world get to be so rude? When did society become so inconsiderate? It's a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says that it has now reached boiling point. Taking on the boorish behaviour…

James Aldis: Michael Jackson — Legend, Hero, Icon: A Tribute to the King of Pop

Скачать книгу (размер 983 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 194) Аннотация: A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation. ‘The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever’ — Madonna Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and his untimely death has provoked tributes from around the world. With a colourful life spanning from 1968 when Michael was a member of the Jackson 5 to his recent announcement of a final…

Jeffers Oliver: The Great Paper Caper

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: An exciting picture book, featuring brand new characters from highly-regarded, best-selling, multi-award-winning talent, Oliver Jeffers When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose their branches, when whole tree trunks start to disappear, when homes are lost, the only course of action for the forest dwellers is to begin a full scale investigation. Alibis must be proved,…

Patterson James: Hide and Seek

Скачать книгу (размер 1 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 356) Аннотация: From the best selling author of Along Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls and Cat and Mouse, a breathtaking novel of terror and suspense. Maggie Bradford is on trial for murder — in the celebrity trial of the decade. As one of the world's best loved singer-songwriters, she seems to have it all. So how could she have murdered not just one, but two of her husbands? Will Shepherd was Maggie's second…

Darren Shan: The Trials of Death

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: TRIALS OF DEATH — the fifth title in the compelling and chilling saga of Darren Shan — but the second part in a new TRILOGY, following Darren's initiation into the vampire clan. THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 5 Compelled by his loyalty to Mr Crepsley, Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, agrees to prove his worthiness to the vampire clan by undertaking a series of trials. Each Trial is set by the…

Darren Shan: Tunnels of Blood

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'Fast paced and compelling, full of satisfying macabre touches — Cirque du Freak explores the powerful fascination of the dangerous and unnatural and also, movingly, the obligations of friendship.' This is what J. K Rowling said about Book 1 of The Saga of Darren Shan. This is Book three in the chilling series by talented young author Darren Shan. When Mr Crepsley is called upon by the Vampire…

Montse Borras: 150 Best Kitchen Ideas

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: «New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a kitchen are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners. This new addition to a successful series offers an extensive collection of both modern and traditional kitchen designs from all over the world, plans devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and…

Morpurgo Michael: Billy the Kid

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out... This tale is told through the voice of an 80 year-old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea's champion striker until the outbreak of war in 1939 and on through his subsequent life.

Darren Shan: Vampire Mountain

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Vampire Mountain is the fourth title in the gut-wrenching saga of Darren Shan. Darren Shan and Mr Crepsley make a long and dangerous trek to the vampire's stronghold in the mountains. The trek is a test of skill and endurance one which sees Darren's vampire nature develop, and a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed servants of the sinister Mr Tiny. Gavner Purl makes a welcome return…

Darren Shan: The Vampire Prince

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: This is the sixth title in the saga of Darren Shan — and the final part in a trilogy, following Darren's initiation into the vampire clan. Betrayed by Kurda and reeling from the brutal slaying of Gavner he is branded a traitor and hunted by the clan. Ages 10+.

Stephen Hunt: The Rise of the Iron Moon

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: From the author of The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves comes a thrilling new adventure set in the same Victorian-style world. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Susanna Clarke. Born into captivity as a product of the Royal Breeding House, friendless orphan Purity Drake suddenly finds herself on the run with a foreign vagrant after accidentally killing one of her guards. Her…

Darren Shan: The Vampire's Assistant

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'We're masters of the macabre...agents of mutations. Lords of the surreal.' THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN BOOK 2 Darren joins the vampire, Mr Crepsley, as his assistant and they return to the Cirque du Freak. There, Darren makes friends with the snake-boy, Evra Von (who knows what Darren is) and a local boy, Sam, and RV, an eco-warrior and animal lover (who do not). Darren begins to enjoy his life…

Visual Reference Publications: Corporate Interiors 9 Intl

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: «Corporate Interiors 9» documents the resilience of America's top businesses in the 21st century by showcasing their newest offices, created by some of the nation's leading architects and interior designers.»