Скачать книгу (размер 6 521 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1280) Аннотация: ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «New troubles for Bubbles: Her friend, bride-to-be Janice, never showed up at the altar, and everybody's blaming Bubbles for singing Lynyrd Skynyrd's «Free Bird» at the bachelorette party the night before. Now Bubbles has just found Janice's uncle Elwood dead on his bathroom floor-his skull bashed in and his Rolls Royce missing. The baffling murder could be her Big Break as Bubbles goes deep…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: His poems evoke the past and present, the exotic and the familiar, the rich and the poor, making this selection accessible-and applicable-to just about everyone.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This brand new dictionary is the ideal handbook for everyone with an interest in the world of business, whether you are studying or are already at work and need to get to grips with the mass of jargon being used. Up-to-the-minute, clearly written by experts in their fields, with practical and relevant examples, The New Penguin Dictionary of Business covers a host of both general and more…
Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: «Please» and «thank you» are fun and easy to remember with «Excuse Me!.» Simple and repetitive, it's the perfect way to introduce those magic words that all little ones should know. From burping to breaking a sibling's toy, toddlers will love seeing these appealing babies in situations they know all about, and they'll have fun lifting the flaps to discover the right words to say — «Excuse me!»…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: A misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret. When blackmail and violence threaten to blow their privileged lives apart, they drag Richard into the nightmare that engulfs them. And soon they enter a terrifying heart of darkness from which they may never return.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 508) Аннотация: «Buy Different Seasons. I promise you'll enjoy it... He creates people who are so alive, yоu can almost sense them.» Minneapolis Star Tribune «The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, is what makes King the consummate storyteller that he is.» »
Скачать книгу (размер 5 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 992) Аннотация: A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, this historical epic-a twelfth-century tale of the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral-stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: Needful Things was fantastic. I'm sorry I haven't read any other Stephen King books — this is the first Stephen King novel I've ever read, not counting On Writing. Although labeled as a horror writer, Stephen King goes beyond giving his readers goose bumps. Beyond the blood and gore lie very human stories of love, hate — and redemption
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.» Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as «perfect as…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: «The troubled life of Adrian Mole continues in this sequel to «The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4». Adrian continues to struffle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Anita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She’s survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, battles a centuries-old vampire with the soul of the city — and Anita's life — at stake in this supernatural thrill ride from New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «Published almost ten years ago, «Guilty Pleasures» marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major bestselling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, «Guilty Pleasures» makes its hardcover debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: Six months have passed since Anita has seen either Jean-Claude or Richard. Six months of celibacy. Six months of indecision. Six months of danger. For her body carries the marks of both vampire and werewolf, and until the truimvariate is consummated, all three remain vulnerable. But when a kidnapper targets innocents that Anita has sworn to protect, she needs all the help she can get. In an…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A young woman's struggle to save her family and her soul during the mostextraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly visited a small Derbyshirevillage and the villagers, inspired by a charismatic preacher, electedto quarantine themselves to limit the contagion.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Roald Dahl's inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: They met in cooking school — and became fast friends with a common dream. Now, Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather hope to take Dublin by storm with their newly formed catering company, aptly dubbed “Scarlet Feather.” Not everyone, however, shares their optimism. Cathy’s mother-in-law disapproves of both Cathy and her new “hobby”, while Cathy’s husband Neil pays no mind to anything — except his work as…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Georgina fell in love with Hugh Carter the moment she saw him. She's never loved another man. She was eighteen. She's now thirty-two and Hugh has finally moved in with her. Faces tend to fall when she mentions that when they first met he was seeing a friend of hers, whom he subsequently married and had two children with. But hey. Life's not a fairy tale. All is well until George finds that one…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Books One and Two of Asprin's bestselling Myth series are now together in this two-in-one omnibus. In Another Fine Myth, Skeeve's master is murdered, and now this apprentice magician must deal with Aahz, a powerless demon summoned by the old magician as a joke. And in Myth Conceptions, Skeeve auditions for court magician at the court of Rodrick and, unfortunately, gets the job.