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Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF, James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet. While the world has changed after the war, the blunt Yorkshire clients and menagerie of beasts with weird and wonderful ailments remain the same. But between his young son,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Some will wait a lifetime to take their revenge... A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying. And millions of pounds' worth of valuables have been taken. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns, there is one priceless item of sentimental value that the old woman's powerful family cherish above all else. And they are…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. He looks at…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: Richard I was crowned King in 1189 and set off almost immediately for the Third Crusade. This was a bloody campaign to regain the Holy Land, marked by internecine warfare among the Christians and extraordinary campaigns against the Saracens. Men and women found themselves facing new sorts of challenges and facing an uncertain future. John, the youngest son, was left behind and with Richard gone,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty, wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead, but the biggest shock awaits her when she discovers the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot of the car. As Jessica struggles to discover the identity of the driver, a thin trail leads her first to a set of clothes buried in the woods and then to a list…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: In the late 1940s in Hartford, Connecticut a set of twins is parted at birth. Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher and an insurance salesman. But his twin brother is to begin his days as Fletcher Andrew Davenport, the only son of a multi-millionaire and his society wife. During the years that follow, the two brothers grow up unaware of each other's existence. Nat leaves…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fun, cultural and informative, this series of readers offers an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction titles that reinforce the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Children will love the exciting adventures in stories such as Kings and Queens, A Hungry Visitor and A Thief in the Museum. The Macmillan Children's Readers series can be used as supplementary reading…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadows — and their magic — to the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back. Fans of Valente's…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fun, cultural and informative, this series of readers offers an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction titles that reinforce the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Children will love the exciting adventures in stories such as Monkeys, A Hungry Visitor and A Thief in the Museum. The Macmillan Children's Readers series can be used as supplementary reading material…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This is the third novel in Jeffrey Archer's compelling saga, the Clifton Chronicles. 1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, who is going to believe his side of the story. Danny is sentenced to twenty-two years and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Two friends fall under the spell of a New York beauty — with an unexpected outcome. A casual remark is taken seriously by a Chinese sculptor, and the British Ambassador becomes the owner of a priceless work of art... An insurance claims adviser has a most surprising encounter on the train home to Sevenoaks. The openings to three of this marvellous collection of stories that ends with a hauntingly…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 390 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 470) Аннотация: Introducing a family business and four different women, each dealing with their very own Mr Jones... Lilian and Eddie Jones have been the owners of Mulberry House for years, but now Lilian's worried about Eddie's health. Will any of their three sons step in to take on the business? Alicia, married to Hugh Jones, is a perfectly behaved wife and mother. But with her fortieth birthday looming, she…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This series contains original, unsimplified short stories written by famous classic and modern writers. All the collections come with substantial support material for each story, including a short summary; description of major themes; pre-reading vocabulary activities; post-reading language and comprehension exercises; a literary analysis section and essay questions. The Macmillan Literature…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Dead Water is the fifth book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series — which is now the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, SHETLAND. When the body of journalist Jerry Markham is found in a traditional Shetland boat, outside the house of the Fiscal, down at the Marina, young Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted in to head up the investigation. Since the death of his fiancee, Inspector…

Скачать книгу (размер 524 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 104) Аннотация: The Macmillan Graded Readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of simplified readers for learners of English, with great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. Macmillan Readers Upper Intermediate adaptation of Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun. Scaramanga is a cold-blooded killer with connections to the KGB and the Cuban Secret Police. There is only one…

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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A 4-level course for secondary and for schools with fewer contact hours (2-3 per week). It starts at A1 and ends at B1. The course will meet different sales and marketing needs primarily in our CEE markets (incl. Russia and Turkey, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) and will be treated as replacement/alternative to Smash and Tempo. Some markets will be looking to reach out to new segments of secondary,…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A 4-level course for secondary and for schools with fewer contact hours (2-3 per week). It starts at A1 and ends at B1. The course will meet different sales and marketing needs primarily in our CEE markets (incl. Russia and Turkey, Kazakhstan and Ukraine) and will be treated as replacement/alternative to Smash and Tempo. Some markets will be looking to reach out to new segments of secondary,…