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Скачать книгу (размер 1 534 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 302) Аннотация: M. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic, ambitious and successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her, might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws, that she is ruthlessly manipulative, has no empathy and does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people — she likes to touch them, mould them…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: In London, the snow is falling and Christmas is just around the corner — but Allegra Fisher barely has time to notice. She's pitching for the biggest deal of her career and can't afford to fail. And when she meets attractive stranger, Sam Kemp, on the plane to the meeting, she can't afford to lose her focus either. She learned to shut off her emotions long ago and only her sister and best friend…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: Don't imagine for one moment that I'm not watching you... The Metropole Hotel, Brighton. After a heady New Year's Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims' shoes are taken by the offender... Detective Superintendent Roy Grace soon realises that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Amid the tragic unfolding mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne'er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifeline: to shed his debts, disappear and reinvent himself in another country. Six years later the discovery of the skeletal remains of a woman's body in a storm drain in Brighton leads Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on an enquiry spanning the globe, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Jonah Miller is a reviver. Part of a forensic investigative team, he is able to wake the recently dead and let them bear witness to their own demise. The testimony of the dead is permitted in courtrooms across the world. Forensic revival is a routine part of police investigation. But while reviving the victim of a brutal murder, he encounters a terrifying presence. Something is watching. Waiting.…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War. When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret police, she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger brother, Walli, longs to…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The Stuart dynasty brought together the two nations of England and Scotland into one realm, albeit a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Roadside MBA takes cutting-edge business theory out of the classroom, and onto the open road. Over the last two years, the three authors — each of whom has taught thousands of MBAs since the 1990s at America's top business schools — have travelled the length and breadth of the USA, in search of perfect examples of the broad strategic issues many small businesses face. Using real case studies,…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: In its first year as a daily cartoon blog on Facebook, Off The Leash developed a regular daily following of half a million dog lovers from around the world, and has become a place where people who are passionate about pooches share anecdotes, pictures and jokes. Capturing the secret thoughts and dreams of dogs, Rupert Fawcett's cartoons are brilliantly observed — and touchingly true to life. As…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: When you abandon the rules, can you ever go back? Mia Allen has never quite adjusted to living in England. She misses her friends in the States and feels restrained by small-town family life near Oxford. Her husband Kit, on the other hand, loves the sense of community here and his job as a school teacher in a private school. Like Mia, Kit's boss Charlie is also looking for more excitement in her…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: I think the war is everywhere: in the rain, in the river, in the grey air that we breathe. It is a current which runs through all of us. You can't escape the current; either you swim with it, or you go under. London Docklands, 1916. With her husband fighting in France, 24-year-old Hannah Loxwood struggles to be everything the war asks her to be. She cares for her children, supports her elderly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: LIFE IS A ZERO-SUM GAME Predatory Thinking is a masterclass in how to outwit the competition, in ordinary life as well as in business. It is the philosophy that has underpinned Dave Trott's distinguished career as a copywriter, creative director, and founder of some of London's most high-profile advertising agencies. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, and colourful characters from Picasso…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The mission is to enter one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The target is one of the toughest to reach. The result could be momentous — or it could be Armageddon. There is no margin for error. Us government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel have to prove they are still the best team there is. But are they invincible when pitted against an agent whose training has been under…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: My Chemical Romance are the most significant band in alternative rock for the last decade, selling 5 million albums and selling out arenas worldwide until their split after twelve years together. Author Tom Bryant has been given unparalleled access to the band over the course of their extraordinary career and has a unique archive of interviews with Gerard Way and his brother Mikey, Ray Toro and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Rosanna Menici is just a girl when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life forever. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary talents as opera singers and by their enduring but obsessive love for each other — a love that will ultimately affect the lives of all those closest to them. For, as Rosanna slowly discovers, their union is haunted…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Virtual romance becomes a terrifying obsession in Want You Dead... Single girl, 29, smouldering redhead, love life that's crashed and burned. Seeks new flame to rekindle her fire. Fun, friendship and — who knows — maybe more? When Red Westwood meets handsome, charming and rich Bryce Laurent through an online dating agency, there is an instant attraction. But as their love blossoms, the truth…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Everyone has an accent, though many of us think we don't. We do have our likes and dislikes about the way other people speak, and everyone has something to say about 'correct' pronunciation. But where did all these accents come from, and why do people feel so strongly about them? Are regional accents dying out in Britain, Australia and the United States as the English language becomes globalized?…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 268 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 250) Аннотация: For New Adult readers — The In-Between is an emotional, spellbinding, addictive story about friendship and obsession. Ellie Moss is moving away from her ex-best friend, away from Jackson High School and away from The Worst Year of Her Life. It will be a New Beginning, so she can become New Ellie — the Ellie who is pretty, smart and popular. But then, a terrible car accident changes her life…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A new strand of the popular Macmillan Readers series, the Macmillan Cultural Readers are factual readers focusing on countries and cultures. This title provides an informative overview of Chinese history, its people, culture, traditions, economy, landscape and sport.