Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Olivia's parents had been one of Hollywood's golden couples... until the monster destroyed their beautiful home and took her mother away from her forever. The monster with her father's face... Now a young woman, Olivia's memory of that night has faded. But, despite the years that have passed, she yearns to recall those horrifying events, to know the truth about her childhood. With the help of…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading ‘soul’ who has been given Melanie’s body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: David Hockney is as fascinating as he is articulate on ways of seeing, and in this impressive book he leads us on an artistic journey where anything is possible. He considers the influence of Picasso and Rembrandt and speaks of Eastern conventions and perspective and of their relevance to his work. He points to Laurel and Hardy's lasting appeal in his conviction that popularity and art are not…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 023 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 594) Аннотация: In a world renowned within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one — maybe two — people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, it means returning to a place she’d thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was;…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: To everyone who's anyone in New York City Victory Ford, Wendy Healy and Nico O'Neilly are the beautiful face of success in the city. Victory is the hottest new designer on the block, Wendy is President of Parador Pictures with a sure-fire hit in production and Nico is the editor of Bonfire magazine. The trouble is, from where Victory, Nico and Wendy are standing things don't look quite that way.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Can love conquer all? Kate and Tom are the original star-crossed lovers. Kate is a beautiful model; Tom a successful football star at the peak of his career. It seems as though nothing can come between them. Together, they are invincible. But when tragedy strikes and Tom is left a broken man, Kate finds herself frightened and alone. She must face her greatest fear: will she ever love again?
Скачать книгу (размер 2 528 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 497) Аннотация: Recovered from the vampire attack that hospitalized her in the conclusion of Twilight (Little, Brown, 2005), Bella celebrates her birthday with her boyfriend Edward and his family, a unique clan of vampires that has sworn off human blood. But the celebration abruptly ends when the teen accidentally cuts her arm on broken glass. The sight and smell of her blood trickling away forces the Cullen…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: It's late at night, and all Jonah Stem wants to do is to get home and fall into bed. Working long hours as a medical student, he's seen enough drama — not to mention enough blood — for one day But when he hears a scream ring out in the darkness, and an injured woman is on her knees and begging for her life, Jonah finds himself drawn into a dangerous and irrevocable situation. And this situation…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: I’ve already smoked the guy who was the pain in the CIA’s you-know-what for the past few years. But now, in the power vacuum left by the death of Edward ‘The Raptor’ Samos, a struggle for supremacy has begun between his former allies. The CIA feels the balance must be maintained. So when a Valencian Were agent discovers a plot to assassinate the Coven of Inverness’ leader, me and my vampire…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: To the doctors the woman in the ambulance was just another casualty, just more beautiful than most, more badly hurt. She was Daphne Fields, a famous author whose stories were drawn from her own struggle; to choose between the two men she loved.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The next best thing to having the world at your feet is to have a dog at your heels, observed Vogue in 1930. Since 1909, dogs have had a role to play in the glamorous story of Vogue, as companions to style icons and royalty, society leaders, artists and models. Portrayed here are dogs in their own right and dogs with their people. Here are stout-hearted wire-haired terriers; elegant sighthounds;…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: What does Jenny Diski know about animals? She's really not sure. She remembers the animal books she read in her childhood; the cartoons she watched; the meals she ate; the strays she found; the animals who have lived and still live with her. She examines human beings, too, and the way in which we have looked at, studied, treated and written about the non-human creatures with whom we share the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: When a family heirloom is stolen — a small silver statue belonging to the only survivor of the Lusitania — Malachi, Gideon and Rebecca Sullivan are determined to recover the treasure. Their quest takes them from their home in Ireland to Helsinki, Prague and New York.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: 'There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough — soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II — onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The past is always with us, but sometimes we fail to recognise it for what it is.' These were Jair Ohmsford's final thoughts as he walked away from the carnage at Dun Fee Aran, having destroyed at last the book of dark magic known as the Ildatch. Following this great event, told in The Wishsong of Shannara, Jair discovers that he can draw on a form of magic that allows him to transform into other…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Worried about how you'll be able to afford all the things you love in the midst of the credit crisis? With almost twice as many people aged 18-24 as stressed by their financial situation as those aged over 55, and a third of 18-30 year olds cutting back on going out due to limited funds, THE LAZY GIRL'S GUIDE TO THE HIGH LIFE ON A BUDGET is an essential survival guide to living it up without…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: A writer named Caroline Rose is persecuted by a 'typing ghost' who is writing a story about her, even as she composes her own novel. Meanwhile, her fiance, Lawrence Manders, discovers that his elderly grandmother has been involved in diamond-smuggling (with a bizarre crew that sent messages via carrier pigeon). THE COMFORTERS, Muriel Spark's first novel, was highly acclaimed in 1957, when it was…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Tomb raider Simon Bonner wants out of the looting game... until a mysterious crystal lens lands on his doorstep. Legend has it that this lens holds the key to the archives of man — a Mexican tomb that explains the root of all knowledge. There's just one problem — he doesn't know how to use it. Museum curator Jillian Talbot's ability to see an object's history is her secret, so when Simon…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal having had a violent experience at the age of nine' Jessica Vye's 'violent experience' colours her schooldays and her reaction to the world around her a confining world of Order Marks, wartime restrictions, viyella dresses, nicely-restrained essays and dusty tea shops. For Jessica she has been told that she is 'beyond all possible…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Inspector Singh is back, but this time on secondment to Bali. A bomb had been let off in the most touristy part of the island and Singh has been sent to help with security and anti-terrorist measures. But very soon the Bali police realise Singh has little to offer them in terms of experience in this field. He's much better suited to doing what he's good at — solving murder. Simple! So when a body…