Скачать книгу (размер 1 763 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 347) Аннотация: Rebecka Martinsson, Staatanwältin im nordschwedischen Kiruna, wird in einen besonders grausamen Mordfall hineingezogen: Beim winterlichen Tauchen in einem See stirbt ein junges Pärchen, weil ein Fremder eine Holztür über das Loch schiebt, das sie ins Eis gehackt hatten, um nach einem versunkenen Wrack aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu tauchen. Wofür wurden die beiden mit dem…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This powerful collection of stories, set in the mid-West among the lonely men and women who drink, fish and play cards to ease the passing of time, was the first by Raymond Carver to be published in the UK. With its spare, colloquial narration and razor-sharp sense of how people really communicate, the collection was to become one of the most influential literary works of the 1980s.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 049 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 403) Аннотация: JO LAROUCHE HAS lived her 13 years in the California desert with her Aunt Lily, ever since she was dropped on Lily's doorstep with this note: This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a dangerous baby. At Lily's annual Christmas costume party, a variety of strange events take place that lead Jo and Lily out of California forever — and into the mysterious, strange, fantastical world…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: From New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen comes a tale of danger and desire, as a woman caught up in another country's revolution finds herself falling in love with a charismatic freedom fighter. Lara Clavel knows that her mission to the war-torn Caribbean island of Saint Pierre is fraught with danger. But she is determined to rescue the imprisoned rebel leader Ricardo Lazaro — if only…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Sapphire Jones doesn't believe in relationships anymore — not since she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Now Sapphire only sees men on her terms which is why her current lover is younger than her, good looking, doesn't place any emotional demands on her so far, fingers crossed and is great in bed. What more does a girl need? Sapphire puts all her passion into running her own business…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Looking out upon the backstreets, the suburbs and the high society haunts of Edwardian London, the delightfully witty and independent spinster Miss Ley surveys a tangled web of lives; she sympathetically observes the struggle under the pressures of convention, and the complex interplay between love and reason. Through Miss Ley's eyes we witness the brief but happy marriage of a dying poet; a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: For Elena Michaels, being the world's only female werewolf has its advantages, such as having her pick of the Otherworld's most desirable males. And she couldn't have picked a more dangerously sexy and undyingly loyal mate than Clayton Danvers. But now their bond will be put to the ultimate test. A werewolf more wolf than human and more unnatural than supernatural — a creature whose origins…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 906 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 375) Аннотация: When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade — a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A #1 New York Times -bestselling author blends romance, suspense, and a touch of the paranormal as only she can in this classic love story of a woman who unexpectedly meets the man of her dreams — only to discover the shocking bond that has already linked them together.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: All you need to study and prepare for the AP Economics exams is in this test-prep book — Cracking the AP Economics Macro & Micro Exams, 2010 Edition includes: -2 full-length AP Economics practice tests with detailed explanations; -Proven test-taking strategies from the experts to help you score higher on your AP; -Review of all Economics AP topics covered, such as systems of government, economic…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Susan Mark, the fifth passenger, had a big secret, and her plain little life was being watched in Washington, and California, and Afghanistan — by dozens of people with one thing in common: They're all lying to Reacher. A little. A lot. Or just enough to get him killed. A race has begun through the streets of Manhattan, a maze crowded with violent, skilled soldiers on all sides of a shadow war.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: It is one of the more surprising facts about Old England that one can still find families living in the same houses their ancestors built centuries before and on land that has belonged to them since before the Norman Conquest. The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family... This is a brilliantly funny novel about what happens when the women take charge. The Gropes are an old English family based…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: «The inexorable rise of Communism was the most momentous political phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century. Its demise in Europe and its decline elsewhere have produced the most profound political changes of the last few decades. In this illuminating book, based on forty years of study and a wealth of new sources, Archie Brown provides a comprehensive history as well as an original…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Daisy is going on holiday! In an actual plane to actual Spain! It's so exciting! She's never seen a palm tree before, or eaten octopus, or played zombie mermaids, or made so many new friends! TROUBLE is, five of them are small and cute and furry kittens! And guess who wants to be their new English Mum?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Christmas is a time of peace, when all is calm? Not if you're Daisy, who has been extremely excited about Christtmas since September. And when Daisy is excited, trouble will surely follow! Daisy loves the carols, the sparkly lights, the crackers, the snowmen and especially the chance to be in the school Christmas play. But, as ever with Daisy, things don't go quite according to plan and when the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Henry Wilt, Tom Sharpe's beleaguered hero, returns again for another hilarious dose of quickfire farce. Stuck in a job he doesn't want — but can't afford to lose — as nominal Head of the Communications Department at Fenland University, Wilt is still subject to the whims of The Powers That Be, both in and outside of work. The demands of his snobbish wife Eva, and the stupendous school fees of his…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «Welcome to Animal House, where occupancy is strictly limited to the furry, the feathered, the hoofed, and the clawed. In this tongue-in-cheek peek at critters great and small, photographer Catherine Ledner has brought the animals indoors to create a collection of magical and clever portraits unlike any you’ve ever seen before. Discover a series of brightly-colored rooms, lined with plush carpets…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Cricket defines Englishness like no other national pastime. From its earliest origins in the sixteenth century (or an early version played by shepherds called creag in the 1300s), through the formation of the MCC and the opening of Lord's cricket ground in 1787, to the spread of county cricket in the next century, when the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published and the Ashes series was…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Commissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a prosperous Venetian businessman. He's charmed — perhaps too charmed, suggests his wife Paola — by her love of Virgil and Cicero, but shocked by her appearance. A few days later, Brunetti is visited by Carabinieri Maggior Filippo Guarino from the nearby city of Marghera. As part of a wider…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel — at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left the South behind, fleeing the pain of her ex-husband's betrayal and the cruelty of his prominent Charleston family. Now an assistant D.A. in Manhattan,…