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Jeremy Clarkson: For Crying Out Loud: The World According to Clarkson Volume 3

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: «The publication of «The World According to Clarkson» in 2004 launched a multi-million-copy bestselling phenomenon. But to no avail. Jeremy's one-man war on crimes against common sense has not yet been won. And our hero's still scratching his head at the madness of it all. But it's not all bad. He's learned a little along the way, including: Why binge drinking is good for you The worst word in…

Bronte Charlotte: Jane Eyre

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Charlotte Bronte's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household…

Wilde Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Dorian Grays portrait is painted it reveals him to be a man of outer beauty. He realizes then that he cannot possibly stay as young as that time. He makes a shocking wish, which comes true. No matter how he behaved, he stayed youthful and his portrait became older and older. Read the tales stunning conclusion in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic…

George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant: And Other Essays

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: This collection brings together Orwell's longer, major essays and a selection of shorter pieces that include Shooting an Elephant, My Country Right or Left, Decline of an English Murder and A Hanging. Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from a revaluation of Charles Dickens to a defence of English cooking, displaying a mastery of English plain prose style and continuing to challenge,…

Austen Jane: Pride and Prejudice

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: The Art Cannot be Damaged Edition of Jane Austens Classic, Pride and Prejudice, the complete classic text wrapped with new flavor. An astonishingly relevant 200-year-old romantic novel challenging the societal barriers of pride and prejudice and the veracity of love, featuring a smart foreword by acclaimed New York City poet and writer, Mike Tyler, as well as a refreshingly modern and accessible…

Nabokov Vladimir: Glory

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «In general «Glory» is my happiest thing.» «The fun of «Glory» is... to be sought in the echoing and linking of minor events, in back-and-forth switches, which produce an illusion of impetus; in an old daydream directly becoming the blessing of the ball hugged to one's chest, or in the casual vision of Martin's mother grieving beyond the time-frame of the novel in an abstraction of the future…

Green J.: Paper Towns

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life, he follows. After their all-nighter ends, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo has disappeared.

Pienkowski Jan: The First Christmas

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: In this title, stunning silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski, the master of dramatic design, bring to life the story of the very first Christmas. With words from the King James bible, this is a truly classic and beautiful book to be treasured. It makes the perfect gift and keepsake for any child's first Christmas.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Notes from Underground and the Double

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: «Notes from Underground» (1864) is a study of a single character, 'the real man of the Russian majority', and a revelation of Dostoyevsky's own deepest beliefs. One of his best critics has said of the first part that it forms his 'most utterly naked pages. Never after wards was he so fully and openly to reveal the inmost recesses, unmeant for display, of his heart'. «The Double» (1846) is the…

Rich Nathaniel Sir: The Mayor's Tongue

Скачать книгу (размер 1 574 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 310) Аннотация: One of the most original, dazzling, and critically acclaimed debut novels this year. In this debut novel, hailed by Stephen King as aterrifying, touching, and wildly funny, a the stories of two strangers, Eugene Brentani and Mr. Schmitz, interweave. What unfolds is a bold reinvention of storytelling in which Eugene, a devotee of the reclusive and monstrous author, Constance Eakins, and Mr.…

Insight Guides: Croatia Step by Step

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: «Take a fresh approach to Croatia with this «Step by Step» guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 15 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. The guide also comes with a free pull-out map.»

Stone David: The Orpheus Deception

Скачать книгу (размер 2 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 532) Аннотация: Covert operative Micah Dalton is on the outs with his former bosses, staying off the radar and hopefully out of firing rangeauntil an attempt on his life forces him back to the CIA, where he must find an old associate whoas gone missing. But Micahas mission is not about a man. Itas about an elusive ship that is already heading west. And its cargo is death.

Katie MacAlister: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: For a woman married to the vampire of her nightmares, the honeymoon's over and reality bites... Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones: her husband Kristoff — who doesn't trust her-and his best friend, Alec, who is MIA. So Pia goes back to her humdrum Seattle life, but fate has other plans. And she realizes that if she and Kristoff are going to be shackled together for better or worse, she…

Pamela Conn Beall: Wee Sing and Move (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A new title to get you on your feet and moving! This brand-new title from the Wee Sing library guarantees to get you on your feet and moving along with the songs! From aRing Around the Rosya, to aThe Hokey Pokeya to aThe Animal Parade, a adults and kids alike will love dancing and singing to these special and classic songs. With a book and CD, this package is a bargain at $9.99!

Williams Tad: Shadowplay

Скачать книгу (размер 3 752 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 737) Аннотация: With their father and brother taken from them, the royal Eddon twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together. But now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has been forced to flee the castle. Old magics are stirring beneath the ancient castle and behind the Shadowline, and the machinations of gods, fairies, and…

Neill Chloe: Friday Night Bites

Скачать книгу (размер 1 814 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 357) Аннотация: Since revealing their existence to the mortals of Chicago, the vampires are enjoying their celebrity status. But should people learn about the Raves — feeding parties where vampires round up humans like cattle — the citizens are certain to start sharpening their stakes.

Ruskin John: On Art and Life

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization,…

Wing Natasha: The Night Before New Year's

Скачать книгу (размер 146 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 30) Аннотация: «The newest title in Natasha Wing's bestselling «Night Before» series! It's the night before New Year's, and the whole family is determined to stay up until midnight! Everyone's stocked up on sparkly streamers and festive party hats, but after a night filled with card games and too many cupcakes, the little ones are getting sleepy... Can they make it until the clock strikes twelve?»

Ian Kershaw: Luck of Devil: The Story of Operation Valkyrie

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «'It is now time that something was done. But the man who has the courage to do something must do it in the knowledge that he will go down in German history as a traitor. If he does not, however, he will be a traitor to his own conscience' — Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, July 1944. The July 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler was a desperate attempt by a group of senior officers to redeem Germany's…

Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich: Comfession

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: «Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, «A Confession» is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth'. Although the Confession led to his ex-communication, it also resulted in a large following of Tolstoyan Christians springing up throughout…