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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view, which is also, ultimately, a moving and rather sad picture of an isolated and lonely little girl.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In 2060 New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is about to discover how the ties that bind strangers can kill.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 676 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 722) Аннотация: The riveting first — person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that transports readers into the body and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The sequel to The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Rick and Evelyn O’Connell answer a new call to adventure— as an ancient evil rises to threaten the world. When dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead:…

Скачать книгу (размер 6 511 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1278) Аннотация: Jane Austen chronicles the subtleties and nuances of- and the aspirations and machinations at work in — her own social milieu. Through the stories of her spirited heroines and their circles, their interactions and rituals, their movements from ballrooms to drawing rooms, from London and Bath to parklands and gardens, she recreates the life of The English gentry that she observed in the late…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Remember when cereal boxes came with a free prize inside? You already liked the cereal, but once you saw that there was a free prize inside — something small yet precious — it became irresistible. In his new book, Seth Godin shows how you can make your customers feel that way again. Free Prize Inside is jammed with practical ideas you can use right now to MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN, no matter what…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: From cordon bleu cuisine in Paris to rustic country dishes in the heart of Provence, this invaluable guide lists over 3,200 of the best places to eat and stay in France. Covering all 16 regions, and richly illustrated, this is a mouthwatering and fascinating celebration of the best of French food and wine. A must-have for foodies and Francophiles alike.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 372) Аннотация: «In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Grafton's «T Is for Trespass» is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Music, murder...and Madeleine William has a lot on his mind. Firstly there's The Alaska Factory, the band he plays in. They're no good and they make his songs sound about as groovy as an unpressed record. In fact they're so bad he's seriously thinking of leaving to join a group called The Unfortunates. Secondly, there's Madeleine, his high-maintenance girlfriend whose idea of a night of passion…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: 'Speak, memory', said Vladimir Nabokov. And immediately there came flooding back to him a host of enchanting recollections — of his comfortable childhood and adolescence, of his rich, liberal-minded father, his beautiful mother, an army of relations and family hangers — on and of grand old houses in St Petersburg and the surrounding countryside in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Young love,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The state has been recently taken over and is being run by the tyrannical and philistine 'Average Man' party. Under the slogans of equality and happiness for all, it has done away with individualism and freedom of thought. Only John Krug, a brilliant philosopher, stands up to the regime. His antagonist, the leader of the new party, is his old school enemy, Paduk — known as the 'Toad'. Grieving…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 733 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 341) Аннотация: In 1811, murder has jarred London's elite. The sons of prominent families have been found at dawn in public places, their bodies mutilated and strange objects stuffed into their mouths. Although Sebastian St. Cyr is distracted by his seemingly doomed relationship with actress Kat Boleyn, the oddness of these murders nags at him — and he becomes determined to track down the assassin, even at the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 207 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 238) Аннотация: The stories in this volume demonstrate Dostoyevsky's genius for fusing caricature, irony and the grotesque to create a powerful dark humour. Jessie Coulson's introduction examines the personal and financial dramas that influenced Dostoyevsky.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: The Wilson family was torn apart the night little Christopher was almost killed ... Though the two year-old survives the brutal attack by his drunken father, his older sister Kaitlyn is convinced it's all her fault. Christopher is taken into care and never returns to the family home on the notorious Roxford estate in South London. But the bond between the siblings remains strong, and as Kaitlyn…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is asked to visit Zurich, to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece, and discovers that a secret collection of priceless paintings – stolen by Nazis in the war – is missing. With the Swiss authorities trying to pin the murder on Allon…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This is a devastatingly funny satire on the whole idea of student travel, and particularly the India back-pack trail. Dave travels to India with Liz because he thinks he might be able to get her into bed. Liz travels to India with Dave because she wants a companion for her voyage of spiritual discovery. She loves it. He dreams of frosty mornings, pints of lager and restaurants where vegetable…

Скачать книгу (размер 758 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 150) Аннотация: Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European languagea reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. Its beauty, power, and artistry have kept it alive for more than thirteen centuries.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 972 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 388) Аннотация: The Australian Secret Service recruits Alex Rider to infiltrate a ruthless gang known as Snakeheads. Alex accepts the assignment, and it becomes his most dangerous mission yet.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: These short works, ranging from Tolstoy's earliest tales to the brilliant title story, are rich in the insights and passion that characterize all of his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization.