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Proulx Annie: Bad Dirt

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. 'Bad Dirt' is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known. Each story occupies a community or landscape described in rich and robust language, with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction. In 'The Contest',…

McBratney Sam: Bugs!

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Follow the narrator as he takes us through the good and bad aspects of micro-organisms in this fun rhyming poem by Sam McBratney, explaining that while these unseen bugs can ruin food and make us ill, they also keep our world under control, by rotting food and plants that we no longer need. Lively illustrations by Eric Smith accompany the poem.

Sam Bourne: The Chosen One

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: The new high-concept thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Righteous Men, The Last Testament and The Final Reckoning The heart-stopping new conspiracy thriller set against the electrifying backdrop of a US presidential election.

Proulx A.: Heart Songs

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: A highly acclaimed collection of short stories set in the great outdoors of New England, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. Just outside town, beyond the drugstore and the diner, there's another world -- a wilderness -- waiting to be explored. On the high, wooded hillsides there are deer to be stalked; far upriver there are quiet pools of trout,…

Proulx A.: Postcards

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Annie Proulx's first novel, which received huge acclaim and marked the launch of an outstanding literary career. 'Postcards' is the story of Loyal Blood, a man who spends a lifetime on the run from a crime so terrible that it renders him forever incapable of touching a woman. The odyssey begins on a freezing Vermont hillside in 1944 and propels Blood across the American West for forty years.…

Collins Children's London Map

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Simple illustrated map of Central London with stickers, featuring London's attractions and landmarks. Includes games and activities based on the mapped area. A simple illustrated map of Central London, locating London's attractions and famous landmarks. Full of pictorial symbols representing all the famous places children want to visit on a fun day out in London. The reverse of the map indexes…

Pegler Martin M.: Green Retail Design

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The fastest rising sector of design — this book looks at numerous examples of best practice in green store and retail space design.

Waggoner Tim: Nekropolis

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Meet Matt Richter. Private Eye. Zombie. Meet Matt Richter. Private Eye. Zombie. His mean streets are the city of the dead, the shadowy realm known as Nekropolis. This place has always been ruled by the vampire lords. Now they're planning to destroy the city. Over his dead body. More pulp than Pulp Fiction, more butt-kicking than Buffy, Nekropolis is the first in a deathly new series.

Morais Fernando: A Warrior's Life: A Biography of Paulo Coelho

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: Paulo Coelho is a worldwide phenomenon. At a time when he is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of Paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is today. Paulo's first official biographer, Fernando Morais, provides an…

Jon Stock: Dead Spy Running

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Re-inventing the spy story for the 21st century. John Le Carre meets Jason Bourne! Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out of time. A competitor is strapped with explosives. If he drops his pace, everyone around him will be killed, including the US ambassador to London. Marchant tries to thwart the attack, but is he secretly working for the…

German Dictionary and Grammar

Скачать книгу (размер 5 869 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1152) Аннотация: Collins German Dictionary & Grammar is an up-to-date dictionary and a user-friendly grammar guide in one handy volume. Colour headwords, cultural notes and an easy-to-use grammar section make this the ideal book for intermediate learners. Collins German Dictionary & Grammar is designed for all intermediate learners of German, whether at school, at home, or for business. 90,000 references and…

Raymond E. Feist: Rides a Dread Legion

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The first book in a brand new series by the master of epic fantasy, Raymond E. Feist. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity. A lost race of elves, the taredhel or 'people of the stars', have found a way across the universe to reach Midkemia. On their current home world, these elves are hard…

English-Japanese Dictionary

Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: The Collins Pocket English-Japanese Dictionary provides excellent coverage of today's language in a compact, handy format. The Collins Pocket English-Japanese Dictionary is designed for all those studying Japanese, whether at school or at home. It is the ideal text for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a portable format. The Collins Pocket English-Japanese Dictionary offers the…

Pike Aprilynne: Spells

Скачать книгу (размер 1 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 372) Аннотация: «A magical romance blossoms in the follow-up to WINGS, the bestselling novel described by Stephenie Meyer as «a remarkable debut». «I can't just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I can't 'steal' you away. I just have to wait, and hope that someday you'll ask,» Tamani said. «And if I don't?» Laurel asked, her voice barely above a whisper. «Then I guess I'll be waiting forever.» It's been almost…

Purple Starter Set

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, to plug gaps and to refresh your reading resources at unbeatable prices. Starter sets contain a complete list of titles from each band or Key Stage with a big discount on the normal price. Containing one of every title in the Collins Big Cat Purple band, with 18 books in total.

William Kamkwamba: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm — they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he bought light to his family and village, and hope to his nation. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods followed by…

The Lorax

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: A new edition of the classic story from Dr Seuss's much loved The Lorax. Ideal for children learning to read on their own. Mister! he said with a sawdusty sneeze, I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. In this haunting fable about the dangers of destroying our forests and woodlands, the long-suffering Lorax struggles to save all the Truffula Trees from the wicked Once-ler's axe. A hilarious story…

Proulx Annie: The Shipping News

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Annie Proulx's highly acclaimed, international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living and working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers — the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundland. With 'the aunt' and his delinquent daughters — Bunny and Sunshine — in…

Shepard Sara: Pretty Little Liars

Скачать книгу (размер 1 452 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 286) Аннотация: Everyone has something to hide--especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. And Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished. How do I know? Because I know everything…

The Times Compact Atlas of the World

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A smaller Times World Atlas in a convenient, portable format for frequent use. Representing the earth with a perfect blend of authority, accuracy and style. All the mapping and information in this revised edition has been brought fully up to date to give an accurate picture of today's world. Detailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected Times style provide balanced, systematic coverage…