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Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The five, irreverent, satirical and imaginative stories contained in Diaboliad caused an uproar upon the book's first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov's breathtaking stylistic range, moving at dizzying speed from grotesque satire to science fiction, from the plainest realism to the most madcap fantasy. Diaboliad is a wonderful introduction to literature's most…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «In this classic novel, «New York Times» bestselling author Iris Johansen spins a marvelous love story about a world-class figure skater, her distant, demanding mentor, and the high-stakes competition that could bring them together at last — or put all their dreams on ice. WHITE SATIN On the smooth, silvery surface of the ice skating rink, Dany Alexander cuts a figure of strength and fire, beauty…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: A night of reckoning... A dawn of danger... In the misty folds of Appalachia, the girl they call Least grows up cursed by her mother's cruelty and blessed by her neglect. Deemed unfit to join the outside world, Least turns to the wisdom of the land, to voices she alone can hear, to legends left by native Indians, and to the arts of divination and healing. But the time comes when Least has to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is highly successful — a born cop. When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: «The Vampire Archives» is the scariest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once you're in its clutches there's no escape. From the first to last bite, it's a bloody good read. Including Stephen King, Tanith Lee, Dan Simmons, Bram Stoker, and Many Many More Featuring: — The macabre dens of the immortal — Unexpected guests — Shadowy…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The subject of this novel is a habitual womaniser. He regards his high libido as physiologically normal; if he goes without a woman for three days, he suffers headaches. He embarks on affairs with Hollywood starlets, with mob molls and numerous female employees, despite debilitating ailments and a persistent fear of losing his beloved wife and children. And this particular philanderer must choose…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The Russian Revolution is breaking out all around him, but Charlie Doig has a private war to fight. Even if he dies in the attempt, he's going to track down and kill Prokhor Glebov, the Bolshevik who raped and tortured his beautiful wife Elizaveta. Certain that Glebov will sooner or later turn up at Lenin's side, he and Kobi, his Mongolian henchman, make their way to St Petersburg. There, amidst…
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