Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: When Jim Hawkins uncovers the key to a pirate’s treasure map he sets out on a quest to find the buried treasure with the help of pirate captain Long John Silver. Artist Tim Hamilton brings the pirates and villains to life in this graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic.
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Celebrate by Pippa Middleton is a fully illustrated and beautifully designed book packed with recipes, crafts and inspirational ideas. Beginning with autumn and ending with summer, Celebrate is a one-stop guide to entertaining throughout the British year. It contains a myriad of personal tips, favourite recipes and useful decorating ideas. Practical but full of fun, it guides readers through the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 283 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 449) Аннотация: A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 732 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 733) Аннотация: Anita is pushed to her limits-both professionally and passionately — when she is called in on what appears to be a case involving a vampire serial killer preying on strippers.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: 'He was blamed for endless disasters, from failed exams to a bridge collapse, an avalanche, even a shipwreck: all due, in the stupid opinion of, first, his fellow-students and, later, his colleagues, to the penetrating power of his evil eye...' Profound and compassionate, Primo Levi was one of the most astonishing literary voices to emerge from the twentieth century. Whether describing the most…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: To support her orphaned niece, impoverished Brianna O'Keefe accepts work with a Colorado rancher. To guard herself from unwanted attention, she resorts to a harmless little lie: that she's married to a Denver gold miner named David Paxton. But when her husband shows up, Brianna is stunned-not the least by her desire...
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away. He loves sports whereas Ellie's allergic to any form of exercise. Ellie doesn't have a mother. And Dan does — a mother who wants to take over EVERYTHING. At first Ellie is thrilled to have Linda as her adopted mother and to be a part of the close, loving Cooper family. But when…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man on the side of the road, she doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire—but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Leaving behind both home and beloved, a young man travels to Milan to meet his closest friend. Once there, however, he falls in love with his friend's new sweetheart and resolves to seduce her. Love-crazed and desperate, he is soon moved to commit cynical acts of betrayal. And comic scenes involving a servant and his dog enhance the play's exploration how passion can prove more powerful than even…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life. Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: One rainy night in New York City, outstanding law student Chloe Larson wakes from a terrible nightmare. But it's not a nightmare — it's real. Not only is she savagely violated in her own bedroom, Chloe then has to deal with the horror of nobody being brought to justice. Twelve years later a very different Chloe is forging a formidable reputation in the Miami Dade State Attorney's Office, as a…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Meet Helen — youngest of the Walsh sisters and a law unto herself. She's easily bored, has an inability to filter her thoughts and was fired from every job she ever had before she found her true calling as a private investigator. But times are tough for PIs and Helen's had no choice but to take on the search for AWOL boyband has-been Wayne Diffney — The Wacky One. It's not all bad this game of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «John Green attended a boarding school not unlike Alaska’s Culver Creek. After graduating from college in 2000, he worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital. John’s experiences with patients and their families during intense crises solidified his desire to write for teens about the challenge of confronting loss. John works for Booklist and is also a commentator for National Public Radio’s…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. This essential guide covers the key rules — and pitfalls — of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 085 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 214) Аннотация: The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. Many of us are spending more and more time using emails,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 330 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 262) Аннотация: John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside — the dark heart of London — and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant — and probably deadly — past.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: City Guide New York is a comprehensive guidebook to one of North America's most exciting destinations. Full-color photography combines with the lively text to help you discover the real Big Apple. Forget all the crowds at the regular sights and explore New York like a New Yorker, in the delis, local bars, and small theaters that give this city its energy. With more than 48.7 million visitors in…