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Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: March 7, 1968: Several hundred miles northwest of Hawaii, the nuclear-armed K-129 surfaces and then sinks; all of its crewmen and officers perish at sea. Who was commanding the rogue Russian sub? What was its target? How did it infiltrate American waters undetected? Navy veteran Kenneth Sewell, drawing from newly declassified documents and extensive confidential interviews, exposes the stunning…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 314) Аннотация: «The «New York Times» bestselling author follows up her stunning debut «Tithe» with this rich, harrowing, and compulsively readable parable of betrayal, abuse, friendship, and love.»
Скачать книгу (размер 2 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 536) Аннотация: ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A young woman challenges the conventions of her time in this classic novel about nineteenth-century English society. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Susannah Dean is possessed, her body a living vessel for the demon-mother Mia. Something is growing inside Susannah's belly, something terrible, and soon she will give birth to Mia's chap. But three unlikely allies are following them from New York City to the border of End World, hoping to prevent the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Eddie and Roland have tumbled into the state of Maine — where the author…
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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory — a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending presidential election.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship. An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic. drama set in turn-of-the-century London. This Enriched Classic Edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information. A chronology of the author's life and work. A timeline of significant…
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