Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Cassie is nothing if not organised. A successful journalist, she's ticked almost all the boxes: attentive boyfriend, own flat, good job, great friends... it's all fallen into place. In theory, at least. There's one part of Cassie's life, however, which is anything but organised, and that's her love for the Darling family. As the only child of ambitious parents, Cassie spent her childhood…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Ramses the Great has reawakened in opulent Edwardian London. Having drunk the elixir of life, he is now Ramses the Damned, doomed forever to wander the earth, desperate to quell hungers that can never be satisfied. He becomes the close companion of a voluptuous heiress, Julie Stratford, but his cursed past again propels him toward disaster. He is tormented by searing memories of his last…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Among the Russians is a marvellous account of a solitary journey by car from St. Petersburg and the Baltic States south to Georgia and Armenia. A gifted writer and intrepid traveller, Thubron grapples with the complexities of Russian identity and relays his extraordinary journey in characteristically lyrical style. This is an enthralling and revealing account of the habits and idiosyncrasies of a…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on... You choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations, Pippa Goodhart looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun!
Скачать книгу (размер 600 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 119) Аннотация: More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! Can Lila possibly survive? Especially when she doesn't know she needs special protection to survive his flames... The exciting and heart-warming story of Lila's journey to face the fearful fire demon fizzes with fun and drama.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 008 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 199) Аннотация: Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies... Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead aren't going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Tough-minded real estate developer Donald Trump asked 150 of the world's most successful real estate experts to tell him the best real estate advice they ever received. The answers are insightful, practical, and particularly helpful for anyone wanting to profit from the current uncertain real estate market, whether commercial or private.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In 1970, one of Mississippi's more colourful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by a 23 year-old college drop-out, named Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Frederick Forsyth, master of the international thriller, retums with an electrifying story of a man of immense power and a conspiracy to crush the President of the United States. Only one man — Forsyth's most unforgettable hero yet — can prevent the plan from succeeding. His name is Quinn. He is the Negotiator.President Cormack is bent on a signing a sweeping U.S.-Soviet disarmament treaty, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: «Includes such plays as «The Seagull» and «Three Sisters», with universal themes of humor and the general lifelong struggles experienced by the middle class.»
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Teeth–they come in handy when you chew or smile! In Dr. Seuss’s hilarious ode to teeth, little ones will laugh out loud as they find out all the things teeth can do and how to take care of them so they last a lifetime! All the fun and charm of the original book are in this new board book version for the youngest readers.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: How long did it take to build the Titanic? Why did it sink? What was it like to be a passenger? What happened to the people who survived? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Titanic, Jack and Annie's very own guide to the ship and its story. Includes information on the people who sailed on the Titanic, life on board the ship, the search for the…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: I see a nose on every face. I see noses every place! Noses come in all shapes, colors, and sizes and are handy to have for sniffling, smelling, and... playing horns? This simple, sometimes silly story offers little ones a first ode to the nose and all that it does.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. When Clay Carter reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit Washington DC.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: «Millions of readers have come to adore New York Times best-selling author Sophie Kinsella's irrepressible heroine. Meet Becky Bloomwood, America's favorite shopaholic — a young woman with a big heart, big dreams... and just one little weakness. Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 855 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 365) Аннотация: «Exciting nonfiction books for kids just beyond the beginner stage can be hard to come by, and the story of the sinking of the «Titanic» and its subsequent rediscovery will be the ticket for both hard-to-please young 'real stuff' buffs and older reluctant readers.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi — a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: An English boy raised by a community of apes in the jungles of Africa encounters other human beings for the first time.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome between February and Easter is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city — its hisotry, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities. She speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne — if I can stay alive long enough to claim it. After eluding relentless assassination attempts by Prince Cel, her cousin and rival for the Faerie crown, Meredith Gentry, Los Angeles private eye, has a whole new set of problems. To become queen, she must bear a child before Cel can father one of his own. But havoc lies on the horizon: people are dying in…