Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: 'Seek and ye shall find.' With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings. A threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «Before he met Lisa, Corduroy was just a little bear in the toy department of a big store, waiting for somebody to take him home. It s almost Christmas and Corduroy wishes he could be a child s holiday gift but he s a plain bear, and nobody seems to notice him. He sets out across the store to ask Santa Claus for help, but he can t visit without wearing a special outfit! After stopping to try on…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: After crossing oceans, a man and a boy arrive in a new land. Here they are each assigned a name and an age, and held in a camp in the desert while they learn Spanish, the language of their new country. As Simon and David they make their way to the relocation centre in the city of Novilla, where officialdom treats them politely but not necessarily helpfully. Simon finds a job in a grain wharf. The…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Naomi Novik's beloved Temeraire series, a brilliant combination of fantasy and history that reimagines the Napoleonic wars as fought with the aid of intelligent dragons, is a twenty-first-century classic. From the first volume, His Majesty's Dragon, readers have been entranced by the globe-spanning adventures of the resolute Capt. William Laurence and his brave but impulsive dragon, Temeraire.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: 1969. A veteran secret agent. A single mission. A licence to kill. James Bond returns.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The creator of Clarice Bean has conjured up a clever alley critter so appealing — and so hilarious — that young readers will be begging to take him home. Sometimes... I look up at all the cozy windows and wonder what it would be like to live with creature comforts... to be a real pet. Most of all I would like to have a name, instead of just that pesky rat. A glamorous life in the lap of luxury…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Never go back — but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him... Never Go Back is Lee Child’s new novel of action-charged suspense starring “one of the best thriller characters at work today” (Newsweek).
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: One of the great imaginative novels of the century, a fierce political satire, filled with the most dazzling surreal humour. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by two demons, a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, remain…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Ten years ago, Jacques Gaillard disappeared from Paris. No investigation has yet led to any clue as to whether he is missing — or murdered. Challenged to decipher the mystery once and for all, Enzo Macleod must use new science to crack a cold case. Once a forensics expert in his native Scotland, he's taken on a bet to solve seven murders listed in a cult book by an embittered Parisian journalist.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand: never-before-told exploits from the Doctor's 900 years protecting the town of Christmas. As it had been foretold, the armies of the Universe gathered at Trenzalore. Only one thing stood between the planet and destruction – the Doctor. For nine hundred years, he defended the planet, and the tiny town of Christmas, against the forces that would destroy it. Some of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 360) Аннотация: «Fodor's Tokyo offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travellers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to night-life. «Word of Mouth» quotes from fellow travellers provide valuable insights.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Perhaps best known as the James Beard Award-winning chef behind some of New Orleans's most beloved restaurants, including Cochon and Herbsaint, Donald Link also has a knack for sniffing out a backyard barbecue wherever he travels and scoring an invitation to sample some of the best food around. In Down South he combines his talents to unearth true down home Southern cooking so everyone can pull…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: DEBI MAZAR and GABRIELE CORCOS are ambassadors of contemporary Tuscan cooking. In Extra Virgin, food, family, and style come together in a celebration of the pleasures of the rustic Italian table with 120 recipes for simple yet exquisite meals that are accessible, full of fresh flavor, and easy to prepare. Gabriele is a traditional Italian with a big heart, and Debi is an outgoing, brash New York…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: This is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Written with emotion and empathy, beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: This collection of Vonnegut's letters is the autobiography he never wrote — from the letter he posted home upon being freed from a German POW camp, to notes of advice to his children: Don't let anybody tell you that smoking and boozing are bad for you. Here I am fifty-five years old, and I never felt better in my life. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer,…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.» This classic Christmas verse is well known to every parent and child preparing for Christmas and this beautifully illustrated new edition is the perfect Christmas gift for young and old.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: In real life, goshawks resemble sparrow hawks the way leopards resemble housecats. Bigger, yes. But bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see. Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers dark grail. From the age of twelve, when she first saw a trained goshawk, Helen Macdonald had determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: 1939: In a hotel room overlooking Piccadilly Circus, two young men are arrested. Charles is court-martialled for conduct unbecoming; Anselm is deported home to Germany for re-education in a brutal labour camp. Separated by the outbreak of war, and a social order that rejects their love, they must each make a difficult choice, and then live with the consequences. 2012: Edward, a diplomat held…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 396) Аннотация: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Two couples, four decades apart. One believes that if lovers die, they find each other again in another life. Or perhaps they wind up as stars side by side in the sky, together forever. Who knows how it really ends? Danielle Steel breaks new ground in her career as a perennial New York Times bestseller with the poignant story of two parallel destinies, and the kind of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 516) Аннотация: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jude Deveraux, the bestselling author of unforgettable romance, returns with a breathtaking first book in a fantastic new series — the Nantucket Brides trilogy. Set on the magical Massachusetts island, True Love introduces characters from a new generation of Montgomery-Taggerts, the beloved family from Deveraux's classic novels. Just as Alix Madsen is finishing up…