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Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting! Would you be surprised to see a white rabbit take a watch out of his waistcoat pocket? It certainly seems a remarkable sight to Alice and, full of curiosity, she follows him down a rabbit-hole into a very strange world. She meets a disappearing cat, plays croquet with a bad-tempered Queen, joins a mad Hatter's tea party and becomes entangled in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, their daughter, Tandy, knows just three things: she was one of the last people to see her parents alive; she and her brothers are the only suspects; she can't trust anyone — maybe not even herself. Having grown up under their parents' intense perfectionist demands, none of the Angel children have come away undamaged. Tandy decides that she will…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: When the Tardis materialises in medieval Worcester, the Doctor finds the city seemingly deserted. He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «Once upon a time, I had known nothing about my family. Gran never, ever spoke about her family, and I never asked. My parents and I knew that Gran had come from Europe, but anyone would have known that from her beautiful, aristrocratic French. But being me, I just couldn't leave it alone. So I went to Europe and found out. And then my life fell apart. Or shoudl I say, my «old» life fell apart.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 536) Аннотация: «Fodor's Arizona & the Grand Canyon offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. «Word of Mouth» quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.»

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Rome is more than ever bursting at the seams with newly unleashed vitality. Just in time for 2012’s 2 million American visitors is all-color, photo-packed Fodor’s Rome, revealing the festa romana that is the pulse of the Eternal City. If proof were needed that Romans are switching into the fast lane, just check out Fodor’s “new Rome” wrap-up. Expanded Coverage: Look for expanded write-ups of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And there are monsters on his trail...

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean...' London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 360) Аннотация: «This edition 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 and beyond. «Word of Mouth» quotes provide valuable insights from fellow travellers.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Novrosk Peninsula: the Soviet naval base has been abandoned, the nuclear submarines are rusting and rotting. Cold, isolated, forgotten. Until the Russian Special Forces arrive and discover that the Doctor and his companions are here too. But there is something else in Novrosk. Something that predates even the stone circle on the cliff top. Something that is at last waking, hunting, killing.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse's much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Due to a series of extenuating circumstances, Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable sojourn in Cannes, finds himself at the home of Sir Henry Hackwood. Bertie is, of course, familiar with the set-up at a country house. He…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Rose and the Doctor return to present-day Earth, and become intrigued by the latest craze — the video game, Death to Mantodeans. Is it as harmless as it seems? And why are so many local people going on holiday and never returning? Meanwhile, on another world, an alien war is raging. The Quevvils need to find a new means of attacking the ruthless Mantodeans. Searching the galaxy for cunning,…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: For over ten years, Top Gear has been travelling all over Britain in the course of making the world's best programme about cars, driving, and three men in smart-casual clothes shouting at each other. So, who better to assemble a guide to Britain itself with all its glories, quirks and multiple words for bread rolls? This book is not only a guide for outsiders; it is an invaluable reference manual…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents' horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity — and floats. Desperate to please his parents, Barnaby does his best to keep both feet on the ground —…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: William just wants to get at the truth. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William. And it's only the third edition. William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life — people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Dodger is a tosher — a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins...

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed... Julian Barnes' new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together, and about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as an unparalleled magus of the heart. This book confirms that opinion.

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: This rhymed retelling of the hit PBS Kids holiday special The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! is bound to become a cherished keepsake. Written in a style reminiscent of Clement Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the book retells the story from the Cat's Christmas Eve Party through his various mishaps while attempting to return young reindeer Ralph home in time to pull Santa's…

Скачать книгу (размер 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 100) Аннотация: For Jane Austen fans who treasure the art of correspondence, an elegant keepsake box filled with 100 postcards featuring the ubiquitous wit of Austen's sentiments, to mail to loved ones, frame as a set, or pin to an inspiration board. Expect a most agreeable letter, for having nothing at all to say, there shall be no check to my genius from beginning to end. Jane Austen's bustling life rarely…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love. Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations — his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter — Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to…