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Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: It’s cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these. Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he’s Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «Four men are trapped in the forest. Heavy rain has turned the tracks into mud. The bridge across the river is broken. The men looked at the broken bridge and at the rushing water. Pedro spoke first: «How can we get back to base now?» • Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises • Free resources including worksheets, tests and author data sheets at www.macmillanenglish.com/readers • Audio CD/download…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Three more intriguing cases for Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band, The Dancing Men and The Red-Headed League.

Скачать книгу (размер 356 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 71) Аннотация: Mia Thermopolis lives with her mother in New York City One day her life changes forever as she discovers that she is the Princess of Genovia Mia must forget her teenage ways and learn royal etiquette But Mia doesn t want to be a princess or live in Europe She wants to be a normal teenage girl What will happen to Mia when her classmates find out who she really is?

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Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: When Thérèse Raquin marries her sickly cousin Camille, her future looks as if it will be both dull and loveless. This all changes, however, with the arrival of Camille's friend Laurent. Laurent and Thérèse soon begin a love affair, an affair so passionate it can only result in tragedy.

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The «Wild Cards» shared-universe series, created and edited since 1987 by New York Times #1 bestseller George R. R. Martin along…

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Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Helping students prepare for the world of work, this two-level series focuses on systematically developing their communicative abilities so they increase their empolyment opportunities and have the confideance to use English in the workplace. Key Features: — Carefully graded materials that do not assume students are familiar with the world of work, — A focus on developing listening and speaking…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «Architecture and design has always been defined in terms of space, but now, more than ever, it is also being defined by time. Ways of living are rapidly evolving. Being driven by the onward march of technology and globalisation, architects and designers are constantly finding themselves faced with increasingly challenging and demanding horizons. «Spaces 9» brings together a collection of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Through this powerfully retold version, students have an opportunity to read one of the most famous horror stories ever devised.

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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A powerful, hard-hitting adult story of murder and suspense by one of America's foremost novelists, which since its publication in 1954, has been made into several very successful feature films.

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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Three short stories by one of the most witty and popular writers of the nineteenth century. Stories include: The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A classic adventure of tribal conflict and romance set against the fight for control of eastern North America in the 1750s, which was made into a blockbuster film starring Daniel Day Lewis. The French and the British are fighting a bloodthirsty war. Both sides are using Native American tribes to help them. Amid the chaos, two people from very different worlds fall in love, and must battle to stay…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «The Google Story» is the definitive account of one of the most remarable organizations of our time. Every day over sixty-four million people use Google in more than one hundred languages, running billions of searches for information on everything and anything. Through the creative use of cutting-edge technology and a series of groundbreaking business ideas, Google's thirty-five year old…