Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: It is Midwinter's Eve, the night before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. Will is about to make a shocking discovery — that he is the last person to be born with the power of the Old Ones, and as a guardian of the Light he must begin a dangerous journey to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In their desperate quest to find the grail, stolen by the forces of the Dark, the Drew children have returned to Trewissick. One night, in a strange ceremony, Jane watches the village women construct the Greenwitch: an ancient offering to the sea. Overcome by the Greenwitch's power, Jane makes a perilous wish — one that will tip the balance in the ongoing struggle between good and evil.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: I'm in constant search of chasing beauty, chasing hope — I'm not interested in the dark. The celebrated photographer Richard Phibbs, known for his celebrity portraits and iconic ad campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, and more, has an unwavering eye for beauty. Many theorists argue that beauty is subjective, a product of individual preference, but the images from Phibbs' archive of work…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: «Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer — his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. The Godfather. A modern masterpiece, «The Godfather» is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: It's London, 1876 and Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The Hospital cares for abandoned children — but Hetty must first live with a foster family until she is big enough to go to school. Life in the countryside is hard but with her 'brothers' Jem and Gideon, she helps in the fields and plays imaginary games. Together they sneak off to visit…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: «Getting a high score on the GRE Math Subject Test isn't about memorizing everything there is to know about math-it's about targeting your test preparation. We teach you only the information you'll need along with the best strategies for the test day. In this book, you'll learn how to: Use our strategies and techniques to boost your accuracy; Increase your pacing and familiarize yourself with the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Word geeks (1984), rejoice! Crack open these covers and immerse yourself in a mind-expanding (1963) compendium of the new words (or new meanings of words) that have sprung from American life to ignite the most vital, inventive, fruitful, and A-OK (1961) lexicographical Big Bang (1950) since the first no-brow (1922) Neanderthal grunted meaningfully. From the turn of the twentieth century to today,…
Скачать книгу (размер 580 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 115) Аннотация: Do the folk stories about leprechauns match our ideas about them today? Are there other fairies in Irish tradition? What are the origins of these stories? Why do people believe in leprecahuns and fairies? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide #21: Leprechauns and Irish Folklore, Jack and Annie's guide to the wee folk of Ireland.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 334 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 459) Аннотация: As darkness falls each night, demons surface from the ground. They possess supernatural strength and burn with a hatred of humanity. Three young survivors of vicious demon attacks dare to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 371) Аннотация: Entra en el oscuro y seductivo mundo de los inmortales. Ever guarda un secreto: puede oir los pensamientos de todos los que estan a su alrededor, ver su aura y conocer su pasado con solo tocarles la piel. Abrumada por la fuerza de este extrano don, vive encerrada en si misma y solo tiene dos amigos, los excentricos Haven y Miles. Todo cambia, sin embargo, cuando Damen se incorpora a su clase;…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 742 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 539) Аннотация: Erase una vez un mundo donde las noches eran largas y la Muerte contaba su propia historia. Erase una vez una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. En el pueblo vivIa una niNa que querIa leer, un hombre que tocaba el acordeOn y un joven judIo que escribIa cuentos hermosos para escapar del horror de la guerra. Al cabo de un tiempo, la niNa se convirtiO en una ladrona que robaba libros y…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 364) Аннотация: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop's Lacey are over — and then beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. But who'd do such a thing, and why? Does the madwoman who lives in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 835 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 361) Аннотация: «La fascinante continuacion de «Eternidad» Iniciada en el mundo oscuro y seductivo de los inmortales por su amado Damen, Ever esta aprendiendo todo lo que puede sobre sus nuevos poderes. Pero mientras que los poderes de Ever van aumentando, los de Damen empiezan a desvanecerse. Una enfermedad misteriosa amenaza a su memoria, su identidad y su vida. Desesperada por salvar a su novio, Ever viaja…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Aleksandr Orlov has in the last year become one of the most loved figures in British culture and his catchphrase — Simples! — can be heard from the playground to the office. Written in his inimitable voice (as dictated to his sidekick Sergei), his autobiography will offer the same humour as his TV ads, giving us the full story of his ancestor's Journey of Courageousness from the Kalahari to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In a spellbinding blend of suspense and human drama, Steel tells a powerful and unusual story of one woman's journey from darkness into light, as she fights to escape a mesmerizing sociopath who holds her in his thrall.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Following the massive success of Pride Prejudice and Zombies, and the impressive pre-pub sales of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, we have Quirk Classic 3. Like 1 and 2 the suspense will build as we discover what new monster mayhem will descend upon us this Spring. Certain to create the same buzz and excitement as the previous Quirk Classic titles.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: From 1943 to 1951, 350 or so men and women from thirteen Allied nations served as the men and women of the Monuments, Fine Arts & Archives section (MFAA) of the Allied armed forces. This title presents the story of eight of these men in the forward operating theatre.
Скачать книгу (размер 19 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 5) Аннотация: Touch and Feel Town, Dwell Studio's chic companion to Touch and Feel Farm, is the newest addition to the Dwell Studio line of distinctive books for baby. Using images from their bestselling children's lines, babies will take a trip through town, touching a stylish taxi, traffic light, sidewalk, tree, and a building.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A book whose sales have not diminished but rather increased dramatically since its publication 45 years ago, this bestselling classic is the ultimate manual of drawing taught by the late Robert Beverly Hale, who’s famed lectures and classes at New York City’s Art Student League captivated artists and art educators from around the world. Faithfully producing and methodically analyzing 100 master…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: On his way home from a remote Pacific island, Dr Saunders travels with two strangers: the treacherous Captain Nichols, and Fred, a handsome Australian with a shadowy past. Driven to shelter from a storm on the island of Banda, the trio meet good-natured Erik Christessen and his fiancee, the cool and beautiful Louise.