Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Kenton's career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling.…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: 'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I am an Assassin...' Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honour, he will learn the art of the assassins. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo Da Vinci and…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Francis Kilvert's diary shows a compassionate and thoughtful delight in the people and beautiful surroundings of the English countryside. With good cheer he records his loves (among them poetry and the attentions of pretty girls) and his dislikes (including a distaste for bathing in knickers that leaves more than one beach scandalized), as well as the town folklore and parishioner's stories that…
Скачать книгу (размер 626 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 124) Аннотация: «'Big Daddy' Pollitt, the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta, is about to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday. His two sons have returned home for the occasion: Gooper, his wife and children, Brick, an ageing football hero who has turned to drink, and his feisty wife Maggie. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of happy family life and Southern gentility gradually slips away…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Tim Lott's parents, Jack and Jean, met at the Empire Snooker Hall, Ealing, in 1951, in a world that to him now seems 'as strange as China'. In this extraordinarily moving exploration of his parents' lives, his mother's inexplicable suicide in her late fifties and his own bouts of depression, Tim Lott conjures up the pebble-dashed home of his childhood and the rapidly changing landscape of postwar…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: First published in 1949, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readers. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 385 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 469) Аннотация: After one troubled college-age student disappears and two are found slashed to death, Lucas Davenport finds himself hunting what appears to be a modern-day Jack the Ripper. But Lucas keeps getting the sneaking suspicion that there is something else involved. Something very bad, very dark, and as elusive as a phantom.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «The «New York Times» — bestselling author of «Just Listen» explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Following a treacherous rescue mission high in the freezing Alps, James Bond is preparing for life back at Eton. But James is under surveillance; his every move is being watched. He alone holds the clue to a sinister plot that will bring bloodshed and carnage to his school — and his country. Life for James Bond will never be the same again.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Two months have passed since the dramatic homecoming of Elizabeth Holland — Manhattan society eagerly awaits her return. But Elizabeth won't rejoin her sister Diana's side. The whispers are beginning — is all as it seems behind closed doors? Uptown, Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the city's most celebrated couple. But despite the glittering diamond she wears, the newlyweds share little more…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 819 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 358) Аннотация: Insight Guides present the full breadth of each nation in a large format suitable for a thorough introduction to the people and sights, while cities and regions are presented in a portable format ideal for the discriminating urban explorer in pursuit of the best the area has to offer.
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The ideal stocking-filler, bursting with fun-filled festive jokes and cartoons, this a joke book every child will love.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: «At once a romantic history of a mighty river, an autobiographical account of Twain's early steamboat days, and a storehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the raw material from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, «Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Physics of the Impossible takes us on a journey to the frontiers of science and beyond, giving us an exhilarating insight into what we can really hope to achieve in the future. Everyday we see that what was once declared 'impossible' by scientists has become part of our everyday lives: fax machines, glass sky-scrapers, gas-powered automobiles and a worldwide communications network. Here…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 738 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 342) Аннотация: Old Yarns It is five years since the members of The Friday Night Knitting Club bonded during divorce, job loss, romance, birth — and the sudden death of their dear friend, Georgia. But the Walker and Daughter knitting store on Manhattan's Upper West Side is still going strong. New Patterns Drawn together by their love for Georgia's daughter, Dakota, and the sense of family the club provides, each…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Go on an Aeroplane share Topsy and Tim's aeroplane adventure as they meet the stewardess, the pilot. Also, learn all about the airport and discover that sucking sweets can stop little ears from popping! A trusted and well-loved pair who can…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to the Dentist children can find out how to keep their teeth healthy and discover that going to the dentist isn't such a scary experience after all. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites The…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to the Zoo you can find out about all the animals they see and how the zookeepers look after them. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Four seekers have arrived at the rambling old pile known as Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of psychic phenomena; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Luke, the adventurous future inheritor of the estate; and Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman with a dark past. As they begin to cope with chilling, even horrifying occurrences beyond their…