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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Bathsheba Everdene is young, proud, and beautiful. She is an independent woman and can marry any man she chooses — if she chooses. In fact, she likes her independence, and she likes fighting her own battles in a man's world. But it is never wise to ignore the power of love. There are three men who would very much like to marry Bathsheba. When she falls in love with one of them, she soon wishes…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity. This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances of the bishop of Durham. In revenge he arranges her betrothal to a young nobleman but Christina…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Spring 1540 I am afraid. You are in grave danger. Mother, will you run away with me if I can free you? The servants call it the Lady Tower: the isolated part of the castle where Eleanor's mother is imprisoned after a terrible accusation. For four years Eleanor's only comfort has been their secret notes to one another. A chance discovery reveals a plot to murder her mother. Now Eleanor must free…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 380) Аннотация: Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, the exuberant, satirical form of festival drama which flourished during the heyday of classical Athenian culture in the fifth century BC. His plays are characterized by extraordinary combinations of fantasy and satire, sophistication and vulgarity, formality and freedom. Birds is an escapist fantasy in which two dissatisfied…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: It is the year 650 in England. There is war everywhere because the old king is dead and he has no son. Only when the new king comes can the fighting stop and the strange, magical story of King Arthur begin. But first, Merlin the ancient magician has to find a way of finding the next king...

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Digger is a very determined dog. He has started looking for the bone that he buried and he just won't stop digging. Deeper and deeper he goes, unearthing all sorts of extraordinary things — an old shoe, a coal-miner, and even an underground train. But he's also getting hungrier and hungrier — will Digger ever find something to chew on for his dinner?

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even brain implants? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memories? This book brings…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Bill and Sam arrive in the small American town of Summit with only two hundred dollars, but they need more and Sam has an idea for making a lot of money. When things start to go very wrong, both men soon regret their visit — and their idea.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: The practical importance of auction theory is widely recognized. Indeed, economists have been recognized for their contribution to the design of several auction-like mechanisms, such as the U. S. Federal Communications Commission spectrum auctions, the 3G auctions in Europe and beyond, and the auction markets for electricity markets around the world. Moreover, auction theory is now seen as an…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: You're a brave man, but I am afraid for you, says Lady Marian to Robin of Locksley. She is afraid because Robin does not like Prince John's new taxes and wants to do something for the poor people of Nottingham. When Prince John hears this, Robin is suddenly in danger — great danger.

Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: HIV/AIDS is without doubt the worst epidemic to hit humankind since the Black Death. The first case was identified in 1981; by 2004 it was estimated that about 40 million people were living with the disease, and about 20 million had died. Despite rapid scientific advances there is still no cure and the drugs are expensive and toxic. Because of controversies and taboos surrounding safe drug usage…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: There's a new girl in town, says Joe, and soon Steve is out looking for her. Marietta is easy to find in a small town, but every time he sees her something goes wrong... and his day goes from bad to worse.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in Massachusetts. He works long hours every day, but his farm makes very little money. His wife, Zeena, is a thin, grey woman, always complaining, and only interested in her own ill health. Then Mattie Silver, a young cousin, comes to live with the Fromes, to help Zeena and do the housework. Her bright smile…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: How does it work? Jack asks when he opens his present — a mobile phone. Later that night, Jack is a prisoner in a taxi in the empty streets of the dark city. He now tries his mobile phone for the first time. Can it save his life?

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks for a ride home in your wagon, do you say yes? And then if you meet the girl you are planning to marry, what do you do? Very soon, Tony is in a great muddle, and does not know how to escape from it. These stories are set in an English country village of the nineteenth century, but…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and wealthy family, to await a suitable marriage, while Becky must look out for herself, earning her own living in a hard world. But Becky is neither kind nor foolish, and with her quick brain and keen eye for a chance, her fortunes soon rise, while…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: I am a vampire killer... and now I need help, says Professor Fletcher to Colin. Colin needs a job and he needs money — but do vampires exist or is the professor crazy?

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Mrs Proudie, the warlike wife of the new Bishop of Barchester, brings the Reverend Slope into the Bishop's Palace to help dominate her husband and rule the local clergy. But Slope is a snake in the grass, determined to find a rich wife, to win advancement for himself, even to fight Mrs Proudie if necessary. Their battle becomes a furious dance, involving rich, pretty Widow Bold, angry Archdeacon…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Read at Home First Skills are fun early learning books, which use your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters to introduce important first skills to your child. Your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters make learning fun and memorable. Read at Home First Skills books are the perfect accompaniment to all your Oxford Reading Tree Read at Home storybooks. In this fun story, it is Biff and…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: It's an interesting job, says Sally about her work at Happy Hills. And today is a very exciting day because Zapp the famous singer is coming. Everybody is having a wonderful time. But suddenly something goes wrong — very wrong.