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Jean Adamson: Topsy and Tim: Go to the Dentist

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…

Jackson Shirley: The Lottery and Other Stories

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…

Topsy and Tim: Go to the Zoo

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…

Jackson Shirley: The Haunting of Hill House

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…

Potter Beatrix: The World of Peter Rabbit Collection 2: Jemima Puddle-Duck

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This slipcased gift set contains four of Beatrix Potter's best-loved original Tales. Collection two contains: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck; The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle; The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher; and, The Tale of Tom Kitten.

Garcia Marquez Gabriel: Innocent Erendira and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Whilst her grotesque and demanding grandmother retires to bed, Erendira still has floors to wash, sheets to iron, and a peacock to feed. The never-ending chores leave the young girl so exhausted that she collapses into bed with the candle still glowing on a nearby table — and is fast asleep when it topples over... Eight hundred and seventy-two thousand, three hundred and fifteen pesos, her…

Garcia Marquez Gabriel: Living to Tell the Tale

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: 'My mother asked me to go with her to sell the house'. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was twenty-three, emerging as a young man and experimenting as a writer, when his mother asked him to come with her, back to the village of Aracataca, back to his grandparents' house and the memories of his Colombian childhood. In this first part of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's memoir, the Nobel prize-winning author returns…

Dahl Roald: Someone Like You

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: There's the gambler who collects little fingers from losers... there's the lady who murders her husband with a frozen leg of lamb... not to mention the man who has made a machine that can hear grass scream... Roald Dahl's particular brand of bizarre, alarming and disturbing story-telling has already attracted a huge following which can only be more disturbed, alarmed and — thankfully — amused by…

Horne Donald: The Lucky Country

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Australia is a lucky country, run mainly by second-rate people who share its luck. The phrase 'the lucky country' has become part of our lexicon; it's forever being invoked in debates about the Australian way of life, but is all too often misused by those blind to Horne's irony. When it was first published in 1964, The Lucky Country caused a sensation. Horne took Australian society to task for…

Jolley Elizabeth: The Well

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This important piece of Australian fiction is republished for the first time as a Penguin Modern Classic. Elizabeth Jolley's award-winning novel is presented in a fresh, new format that is a must-have for lovers of Australian literature. Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes for two, run the…

Roald Dahl: The Witches: Plays for Children: Plays for Children

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A collection of seven short plays following the story of Roald Dahl's book in sequence. Some are for three or four actors and a couple are ideal for performance by a whole class.

Seth Freedman: Binge Trading: The Real Inside Story of Cash, Cocaine and Corruption in the City

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: «What is it like to make millions before you turn 20? What drives City traders to excess in their quest for extreme wealth? And what happens when they lose it all overnight? This is the first account of life in today's Square Mile, laying bare the tricks, lifestyles and minds of the men who gamble with millions and influence all our lives. It's a thrilling insider story, full of anecdotes and…

Carle E.: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Little Learning Library

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A little learning library using artwork from Eric Carle's classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Introducing first concepts, this wonderful board book collection makes a perfect first library. Each book is filled with Eric Carle's much-loved collage art and large, simple text. Ideal for little hands to hold the sturdy board pages are durable enough to withstand the rough and tumble of toddlers.…

Jeff Kinney: Diary of Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission — a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is mentioned and Greg realizes that he's going to have to come up with something very special to get out of this one...

Applebaum Anne: GULAG

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: The Gulag was Russia’s forgotten holocaust. The largest network of concentration camps ever created, it murdered millions and haunted all those who came out alive. Here, for the first time, is the full, moving story of its countless victims: how they lived, laboured, suffered – and survived to bear witness to one of history’s most terrible crimes.

Bank Melissa: The Girls' Guide To Hunting and Fishing

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: When it comes to the mating game, Jane's still learning how to play. As a teenager she watched her elder brother falling in and out of love. Now she's embarking on her own affairs. There's the boyfriend with the irritatingly beautiful ex; the worldly Older Man; the commitment-phobe who calls her honey but never uses her name. Plenty of fish in the sea — but how do you find a man worth catching?…

David de Rothschild: Earth Matters

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it. «A DK Made with Care» book is created using the best ethical and environmental practices possible. Our back cover shows you how we have made this book differently and gives the book's environmental footprint. We have taken great care to source local printers, FSC paper (Forest Stewardship Council) and to use only non-hazardous…

Turgenev: Fathers and Sons

Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: Turgenev's timeless tale of generational collision, in a sparkling new translation When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father…

Nicholas Drayson: Guide to the Birds of East Africa

Скачать книгу (размер 1 330 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 262) Аннотация: A wonderfully warm love story set in contemporary Kenya — timeless, funny, clever and utterly charming, starring the reserved, honourable Mr Malik. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street — except, perhaps, to comment on his carefully sculpted comb over — but beneath his unprepossessing exterior lies a warm heart and a secret passion. Not even his friends at the Asadi Club know it, but Mr…