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Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: On 8 September 1941, eleven short weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege would not be lifted for two and a half years and during the 872 days of blockade and bombardment as many as two million Soviet lives would be lost. Had the city fallen, the history of the Second World War — and of the twentieth…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: It takes a particular kind of man to want an embroidered polo player astride his left nipple. Occasionally, when I am tired and emotional, or consumed with self-dislike, I try to imagine myself as someone else, a wearer of Yarmouth shirts and fleecy sweats, of windbreakers and rugged Tyler shorts, of baseball caps with polo players where the section of the brain that concerns itself with…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: No one writes about food or cooking quite like Anthony Bourdain. In his books Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, Bourdain captivated readers all over the world with his gritty, action-packed tales of the kitchen. Now he brings his inimitable style and energy to Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook. It features over a hundred mouth watering recipes from lobster bisque to cassoulet, and from…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Kirpal Singh is travelling on the slow train to Kashmir. As India passes by the window in a stream of tiny lights, glistening fields and huddled, noisy towns, he reflects on his destination, which is also his past: a military camp to which he has not returned for fourteen years... Kirpal, Kip to his friends, is timorous and barely twenty when he arrives for the first time at General Kumar's camp,…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: One of Tsutsui's best-known and most popular works in his native Japan, The Girl Who Leapt through Time is the story of fifteen-year-old schoolgirl Kazuko, who accidentally discovers that she can leap back and forth in time. In her quest to uncover the identity of the mysterious figure that she believes to be responsible for her paranormal abilities, she'll constantly have to push the boundaries…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 778 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 350) Аннотация: England, 31st August 1939: the world is on the brink of war. As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz. Torn from her mother, eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated with other children to a large Yorkshire estate which has been opened up to evacuees by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, an enigmatic childless couple. Soon Anna…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by humiliating foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman: the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. Moving from the intimacy of the concubine quarters into the spotlight of the world stage, Orchid makes a dramatic metamorphosis from a strong-willed young woman to a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A feral boy is captured and civilised in the Languedoc region. A young woman is hired to look after a cloned dog that cost its owners $250,000. A widower in a self-satisfied suburb engulfs his loneliness in a sea of rats. A weary city GP is baffled by a Mexican boy, the son of a taco-seller, who can feel no pain. A junior film editor invents the death of his own daughter because he can't face…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: It is Moscow, in 1939. In the recesses of the infamous Lubyanka prison, a young archivist is sent to verify the authorship of an unfinished story, confiscated from one of the many political prisoners there. The writer is Isaac Babel. The great author of Red Cavalry is spending his last days forbidden to write, his final works consigned to the archivist, Pavel Dubrov — who will ultimately be…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Twink is looking forward to her second year Summer term, but when she gets to Peony Branch she is surprised to see a new fairy, Jax. And then unpleasant pranks start being played in the Branch — the rosepetal duvet covers are torn to shreds and homework is stolen. Could it be something to do with the new girl? Or is it something more complicated than that? Glitterwings Academy is a lovingly…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It is the beginning of the summer term, and there is a big surprise for the third years — a very special treasure hunt! But even though the rest of the third years are very excited, Twink cannot find it in her heart to enjoy it. Twink's grandmother is very ill. She is in 'the Doldrums' which is an unshakeable sadness and nobody seems able to find the right 'shock of joy' that will bring her back…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Twink can't wait to start her second term, the Summer term, at the fairy school, Glitterwings Academy. She loves the wonderful, huge oak tree that is Glitterwings Academy, and all the exciting new lessons. Best of all, she has made some new friends, Sooze and Bimi. But friendships can sometimes run into difficulty, as Twink is about to find out. Glitterwings Academy is a lovingly created series…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It is Twink's Autumn term in her second year at Glitterwings Academy, and there is another new girl in Bluebell Branch now that Lola has moved out. She seems nice enough. But Twink has to think very carefully about the nature of friendship and loyalty when the new girl starts being extremely friendly with Bimi. Will the new girl take Twink's best friend away from her? Glitterwings Academy is a…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It is the Winter term in Twink's second year at Glitterwings, which means the all-important Seedling Exams are just round the corner; these are the exams that will indicate the sort of career that all young fairies should follow. Twink is determined to be an animal medic and follow in her parents' footsteps. But as she continues to take the Creature Kindness classes, she realises that she isn't…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It is the Christmas holidays and Twink is in the forest. To her horror the tree that she is sitting in is cut down and taken away to a human house! Twink watches with astonishment as the tree is lovingly decorated with all sorts of pretty ornaments. Twink can't understand why anybody would cut a tree down and then decorate it so prettily. But Twink's main concern now is how on earth she is going…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Cameron Silver runs the most glamorous boutique in LA, where Hollywood royalty go to find vintage couture that is totally unique and utterly timeless. He is an expert at taking the finest clothing from the past and giving it a second life — and this is what Decades is all about. You won't find any frumpiness in this story of twentieth century style and innovation. Instead, prepare to have your…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Far away, in the ancient empire of Greater Fallowfields, things are falling apart. The imperial orchestra is presided over by a conductor who has never played a note, the clocks are changed constantly to ensure that the sun always sets at five o' clock, and the Astronomer Royal is only able to use the observatory telescope when he can find a sixpence to put in its slot. But while the kingdom…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: In 1962, when Walter Cousins sleeps with his British au pair, Diane Burroughs, he can have no sense of the magnitude of his error: this brief affair sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions, upending Sophocles's immortal tale of fate, free will, and forbidden desire. At the centre is Ed King, an infant given up for adoption who becomes one of the world's most powerful men. But beneath the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The second best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers — the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen — blissfully unaware of the very real threat all around him. With equal…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Filled with fabulous photographs, this book is a stunning fashion retrospective of the iconic and well-loved rock star. Apart from documenting five decades of Bowie's unique sense of style, it also discusses the cultural and artistic influences that have shaped him, and how he has influenced others in turn.