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Скачать книгу (размер 2 222 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 437) Аннотация: «Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants — four-legged and otherwise — with the world's best-loved animal doctor. For over 25 years, since «All Creatures Great and Small» was first published, readers have delighted to the storytelling genius of James Herriot, the Yorkshire veterinarian whose fascinating vignettes brim with the wonder of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 227 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 438) Аннотация: Young James, now married and working as a small-town vet, encounters a cast of extraordinary characters as he makes his way through the Yorkshire countryside tending to sick cattle, pregnant ewes, ailing dogs — and their eccentric owners. As always, Herriot's warmth, humor, and singular view of life makes readers laugh and cry, as they marvel at the everyday miracles he creates.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: In the midst of WW II, James is training for the Royal Air Force, while going home to Yorkshire whenever possible to see his very pregnant wife, Helen. Musing on past adventures through the dales, visiting with old friends, and introducing scores of new and amusing characters — animal and human alike — Herriot enthralls readers once again with his uncanny ability to spin a most engaging and…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott — three Nobel laureates and threeof our generation's greatest poets explore the misconceptions and mythologies that surround one of America's most famous and beloved deceased poets — Robert Frost.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Croaker has fallen and, following the Company's disastrous defeat at Dejagore, Lady is one of the few survivors--determined to avenge the Company and herself against the Shadowmasters, no matter what the cost. But in assembling a new fighting force from the dregs and rabble of Taglios, she finds herself offered help by a mysterious, ancient cult of murder--competent, reliable, and apparently…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: On the last day of her mother's life, Rebecca learns she has a family in Cornwall, and sets out to find the grandfather and cousin she has never known. But only the enigmatic Joss Gardner, the outsider who seems to be the apple of her grandfather's eye, can help her understand the dark currents that lie behind her family's loving reception.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: «In a world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient forces which besiege the New World — forces so terrible that when last they threatened, they could only be withstood by sealing off the Old World from whence they came. Now the barrier has been breached, and the New World is again beset by their evil power. War and treachery plague the world, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book — look at the last page! Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle are two of the most respected names in children's education and children's illustrations. This collaboration, their…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Red…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 962 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 582) Аннотация: «At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling's prize possession is «The Shell Seekers», painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfather's work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions, tragedies and secrets of her…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Some feel the Lady, newly risen from centuries in thrall, stands between humankind and evil. Some feel she is evil itself. The hardbitten men of the Black Company take their pay and do what they must, burying their doubts with their dead. Until the prophesy: The White Rose has been reborn, somewhere, to embody good once more. There must be a way for the Black Company to find her...

Скачать книгу (размер 1 880 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 370) Аннотация: «Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the greatest science fiction writers and many times the winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. her career as a novelist was launched by the three novels contained in «Worlds of Exile and Illusion». These novels, Rocannon's world, «Planet of Exile», and «City of Illusions», are set in the same universe as Le Guin's groundbreaking classic, «The Left hand of Darkness».…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 976 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 977) Аннотация: «Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 539 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 303) Аннотация: At sixteen Anne is grown up... almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. Along…

Скачать книгу (размер 631 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 125) Аннотация: Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate reader friendly type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of The Time…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of «Edgar Allan…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate «reader friendly» type sizes have been chosen for each title — offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War. Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange and frightening...again, humans die. And it is only the Speaker for the Dead, who is also Ender Wiggin the Xenocide, who has the…