Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This style biography reveals the details — fashion and otherwise — of Audrey Hepburn's appeal. It draws on interviews with Hubert de Givenchy, Gregory Peck, Nancy Reagan, Doris Brynner, and Audrey Wilder, as well as reminiscences of professional friends like Steven Spielberg and Ralph Lauren.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Help Baby Penny is lost This sounds like a job for Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl The prehistoric police pair from Detective Dinosaur is back on the beat with new cases to crack. But what will happen when Dective Dinosaur loses his way in the dark? Will he be found at a loss? Comically clueless Detective Dinosaur and his loyal sidekick, Officer Pterodactyl, are back with three new…
Скачать книгу (размер 233 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 47) Аннотация: Silly Tilly Mole can't remember why today is special. Is it because it's snowing and the wind is swirling colored snowflakes all around her? Or maybe it's the bright red something special in her mailbox that makes this a special day.Beginning Readers will enjoy discovering what Tilly forgot to rememeber in Lillian Hoban's third charming story about this delightfully silly character.
Скачать книгу (размер 218 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 44) Аннотация: This beloved Eric Carle classic returns once again in a colorful new board book format. For generations, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted readers of all ages with the story of a bad-tempered bug who won't say please or thank you, won't share, and thinks she is bigger and better than anyone else. As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky — a comet the colour of blood and flame — five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Set in the Middle East during the turbulent 9th century, this text tells the story of Elijah who, at 23, faces both lost earthly love and the ultimate trial of shaken faith — doubt about the very existence of God. Published in over 100 countries, translated into 42 different languages, with over 21 million copies of his books sold internationally, Paulo Coelho can truly claim to be one of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «Sir Claud Amory’s revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and…
Скачать книгу (размер 6 521 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1280) Аннотация: “Fantasy of a superior order.” — Washington Post Book World “A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen.” — George R.R. Martin One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes- including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: «Immerse yourself in an electrifying reading experience like no other — international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's «The Fifth Mountain.» A stunning novel in the tradition of the highly acclaimed «The Alchemist, « this is Coelho's daring retelling of the prophet Elijah. During the chaos of the ninth century B.C., Jezebel, wife to Israel's ruler, orders the execution of all prophets who refuse…
Скачать книгу (размер 141 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 29) Аннотация: Everything is ready for Biscuit to take a bath'everything except Biscuit After rolling in the mud and playing in the garden with his friend Puddles, will Biscuit ever get clean? Whether or not they share Biscuit's reluctance to take a bath, beginning readers will adore reading about his appealing antics in this My First I Can Read Book, the third in the best-selling series about the popular…
Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: I can do it! is the confidence-building message of this fun-filled interactive picture book. A variety of familiar animals, depicted in colorful collages, invites young children to copy their antics as they wiggle, stomp, thump, and bend across the strikingly designed pages.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. Up until now, Paddington has managed to avoid school. But the Inspector himself catches up with him and packs him off. After one day, even the teacher wonders whether there is anything he can teach a certain bear from Darkest Peru. And when it comes to dancing the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A preliminary to Dick's masterwork, Valis, in which Phil appears as an explicitly named autobiographical character for the first time. As America gasps in the stranglehold of a skull-crushing totalitarian regime, a supernatural intelligence speaks from the stars...ARAMCHEK...the word scratched in the sidewalk of the President's childhood home. ARAMCHEK...the name of the subversive society 'with…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Based on the true story, this is the tale of the 18th Century Irish giant, Charles O’Brien. He was exhibited in London and eventually dissected by the surgeon Charles Hunter, and his bones hang to this day in the Hunterian Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Field. Charles O’Brien, bard and giant. The cynical are moved by his flights of romance; the craven stirred by his tales of epic deeds. But what of his…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The second collection of short stories from the highly acclaimed author of the novels ‘The Mysteries of Pittsburgh’ and ‘Wonder Boys’. There are the two boys of the title story, locked in their own world of fantasy and make-believe, reaching out to each other to survive the terrible prospect of fatherlessness. ‘House Hunting’ shows us the grim spectacle of a couple whose marriage is in its death…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 992 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 588) Аннотация: A loyal soldier and a wealthy merchant have served bravely in the flames of an enduring war that is ravaging their land. But swords, bows, wits and courage will no longer be enough to defeat the scourge that is descending upon their home. For a foul and terrible thing has escaped from a world already devoured to feed on one consumed by chaos — an insatiable nightmare creature of dark and…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: A new B-format edition of JRR Tolkien's legacy of short stories which inhabit the realm of The Lord of the Rings. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century's most…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brigher, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations of readers, as well as her devoted fans of all ages.…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Except for catching flies and changing colors occasionally, this chameleon doesn't find life very exciting. When a surprise visit to the zoo makes this wistful lizard realize it can change its shape and size as easily as its color, it ends up wanting to be like all the animals in the zoo at once — with hilarious results. Full-color illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: First, Detective Dinosaur solves the mystery of the missing hat. Then he cracks the case of the squeaky shoe. Then he goes onto night patrol and spots a scary shadow in a dark alley. Can it be a monster? Help Detective Dinosaur follows the clues and find out!