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Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Karen Wynn Fonstad's THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated — nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised — the…

Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: Curious George, the beguiling little monkey, is one of the most beloved of all children's book characters. In this new set of four colorful board books featuring art adapted from H. A. Rey's original adventures about Curious George, his antics have been suitably scaled and reinforced for the youngest readers.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people — and other famous musicians — really like? What did they eat? What did they wear? How did they spend their time? And — possibly most interesting of all — what did their neighbors think? Discover the fascinating and often humorous stories of…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Explore the imagination — and share the murderous action — of Dostoevsky's chief Crime and Punishment character, Raskolnikov. Gain a grasp of how this impoverished young man expected to enrich humanity by rising to a level above the law. The CliffsNotes perspective on a masterpiece of Russian literature delivers insight into the people, plots, language, and history woven into the book's text, as…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Who is John Galt? This famous rhetorical question rings through Ayn Rand's best-selling novel as the people's anthem of despair in depressed economic times. Set in the future, the novel follows capitalist magnates as they battle looters, strikers, and the impending ruin of the United States' economy. The romantic and intellectual relationship between Dagny Taggart, the heroine, and John Galt,…

Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: Read from A to Z along with George in a condensed version of the clas-sic Curious George Learns the Alphabet.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: An artist and writer of genius (New Yorker) gives us a small-format edition of one of his favorite tales-a deliciously twisted comedy of manners.

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: «A new, small-format edition of one of Gorey's «dark masterpieces of surreal morality» (Vanity Fair) — a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.»

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: While teaching upper — and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Children will adore these rhyming misadventures of a group of zany sheep on a pirate ship. The staccato rhyming text packs in plenty of action, while the excellent expressive colored-pencil drawings catch these bumbling swashbucklers in realistically sheepish glory.

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A flock of hapless sheep drive through the country in this rhyming picture book. The bright-colored pencil drawings and lean text make this a great choice for preschool storytimes, as well as for beginning readers who want a funny story.

Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 957 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 385) Аннотация: For two decades, first at Wellesley and then at Cornell, Nabokov introduced undergraduates to the delights of great fiction. Here, collected for the first time, are his famous lectures, which include Mansfield Park, Bleak House, and Ulysses. Edited and with a Foreword by Fredson Bowers; Introduction by John Updike; illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The author's observations on the great nineteenth-century Russian writers-Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Gorky, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. This volume... never once fails to instruct and stimulate. This is a great Russian talking of great Russians (Anthony Burgess). Edited and with an Introduction by Fredson Bowers; illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 371 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 74) Аннотация: Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of David Macaulay's books. Whether chronicling the monumental achievements of past civilizations or satirizing modern architecture, he is concerned above all in how constructions are made and what their effects are on people and their lives.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: «This marvelous book recreates the building of a French Gothic cathedral from the hewing down of half a forest to the placement of the last sheet of lead on the spire. Macaulay uses voluminous knowledge and pen-and-ink sketches accompanied by a brief clear narrative.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Lois Lowry…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: All quiet is not created equal. In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation-heavy “Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence “First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits, fish, birds, and iguanas are all rendered in soft pencils and colored digitally, and, as in all of the best…