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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: My name is Raphael Ignatius Phoenix and I am a hundred years old — or will be in ten days' time, in the early hours of January 1st, 2000, when I kill myself. Raphael Ignatius Phoenix has had enough. Born at the beginning of the 20th century, he is determined to take his own life as the old millennium ends and the new one begins. But before he ends it all, he wants to get his affairs in order and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Somebody! I half-sob and then, more quietly, Please. The words seem absorbed by the afternoon heat, lost amongst the trees. In their aftermath, the silence descends again. I know then that I'm not going anywhere... Sean is on the run. We don't know why and we don't know from whom, but we do know he's abandoned his battered, blood-stained car in the middle of an isolated, lonely part of rural…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «The hit BBC series «Sherlock» offers a fresh, contemporary take on the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, and has helped introduce a whole new generation of fans to the legendary detective. In this new edition of Conan Doyle's first collection of short stories, «Sherlock» co-creator Mark Gatiss explains how these gripping tales inspired and influenced the new series. «Sherlock: The…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and successful seducer of women and priest of the parish of Loudun, was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of being in league with the devil and seducing an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end and four years…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 536) Аннотация: This is a compelling and deeply moving novel of friendship, family and the power of love, from the Sunday Times top ten bestseller. How would you cope with the threat of losing someone you love? Josie Clarke is a loving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff don't have much and it's often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keep them safe. Bel…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bond's…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: «The №1 «New York Times» bestselling memoir by President Clinton — he top-selling presidential memoir of all time — arrives in a two-volume mass market release. Concentrating on his early life, this first volume contains new photographs and new material by the author.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Scott Spectrum, Head Script Writer, Science Fiction Channel, is being haunted by a ghost giraffe called Jim. Scott thinks he is the man who has everything — high speed Internet connection, hitech armchair, alien shaped slipper, a beautiful wife called Continence...But according to Jim, Scott's days are numbered. Jim is on a mission to save Scott from certain death by sexual repression. He hasn't…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as a traffic accident. The scene is more gruesome than anything she has seen before. It definitely wasn't the crash that killed these people. While Lindsay starts to piece this case together, she gets a call she wasn't expecting. Sightings of her…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A visually stunning and comprehensive guide to the hit BBC series, Sherlock: Chronicles tells the full story of the show as you've never seen it before. Packed with exclusive unseen material, including all-new interviews with the cast and crew, this is Sherlock from the ground up: from story and script development to casting, sets, costumes, props, music and more. Each episode of the spectacular…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Perched on the back of a sunlit chair was something about 9 inches tall and shaped rather like a plump toy penguin with a nose-job. It appeared to be wearing a one-piece knitted jumpsuit of pale grey fluff with brown stitching, complete with an attached balaclava helmet. From the face-hole of the fuzzy balaclava, two big, shiny black eyes gazed up at me trustfully. Kweep, it said quietly. When…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: The celebrated Dutch journalist follows John Steinbeck around America, 50 years on from the journey (in 1960) that became Travels With Charley. Steinbeck, great chronicler of the ordinary American working man, at 57 and with his great novels published, felt at odds with 'this monster of a land', and set out to reacquaint himself with his home country at a time of huge change and boundless…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Since its creation in 1993, The Onion A.V. Club has run an extraordinary array of interviews with venerable directors, creators, writers, actors, and musicians who articulately and often controversially expound upon their unique careers. Having its content paired with The Onion's humor allows the A.V. Club to focus its attention away from boring starlets and flashes in the pan. Instead, they…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world — a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves. London is the backdrop and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: In 1957, Dr. Seuss published the very first Beginner Book, The Cat in the Hat, and made a major impact on the world of education, proving that learning to read can indeed be fun. Now, for the first time, children can hear their favorite Beginner Books on compact disc.

Скачать книгу (размер 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 180) Аннотация: In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and on his writing. Equal parts travelogue, training log, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 549 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 305) Аннотация: «The official novelization of the upcoming film from Warner Bros. that reveals the exciting origins of the ultimate crime fighter. Directed by Christopher Nolan («Memento») and starring Christian Bale and Michael Caine, the film is set for release on June 17, 2005. Original.»

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up to the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflicts in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking part in covert operations and interfering to overthrow elected leaders in favour of right-wing…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This moving fable follows the adventures of Matt who becomes king when just a child and decides to reform his country according to his own priorities. Ignoring his grown-up ministers, he decrees that children should be given chocolate every day and builds the best zoo in the world. He fights in battles, braves the jungle, and crosses the desert, but perhaps the most life-altering thing of all is…