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…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: From designer silk squares to chunky homemade knits, this guide is filled with inspired ways to style your scarves. Inside you'll find: Step-by-step tutorials for square, oblong, and embellished scarves; Styles for the summer, fall, winter, and spring seasons; DIY scarf accessories featuring camera straps, tote bags, necklaces and more Wrapped in a silky cover and with a beautifully designed…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job — and indeed the truth of words — very seriously. She doesn't know it, but her world and ours — Roundworld — is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing. The Wizards of Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil).
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: When the Tardis makes a disastrous landing in the swamps of the planet Sunday, the Doctor has no choice but to abandon Martha and try to find help. But the tranquility of Sunday's swamps is deceptive, and even the Tardis can't protect Martha forever. The human pioneers of Sunday have their own dangers to face: homeless and alone, they're only just starting to realise that Sunday's wildlife isn't…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: At Myrtle House, the twin beds have never been so busy... The irrepressible Russell 'Buffy' Buffery has upped sticks from London and moved to a decrepit B&B in rural Wales. He needs to fill the beds, and what better way than with 'Courses for Divorces', his new money-making wheeze. Those checking in include: Harold, whose wife has run off with a younger woman; Amy, who's been unexpectedly dumped…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: An FBI trainee A psychopath locked up for unspeakable crimes And a serial killer getting ever closer to his latest victim... FBI rookie Clarice Starling turns to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, monster cannibal held in a hospital for the criminally insane, for insight into the deadly madman she must find. As Dr. Lecter invites her into the darkest chambers of his mind, he forces her to confront her own…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: With unfinished business to attend to, the Seventh Doctor returns to where it all began: Coal Hill School in London in 1963. Last time he was here, the Doctor left something behind — a powerful Time Lord artefact that could unlock the secrets of time travel. Can the Doctor retrieve it before two rival factions of Daleks track it down? And even if he can, how will the Doctor prevent the whole of…