Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Operation Zitadelle — the attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient — was the last German offensive on the Eastern Front and the greatest tank battle in history. If you truly want to understand what happened and why — read Battle Story. Detailed profiles of the leaders, tactics and equipment Rare photographs place you in the centre of the unfolding action Diary extracts and quotes give you a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: You'll train her and she'll train you. I want you to make a good pony out of her. I want her to make a man out of you. When Ken is given a horse of his own, he thinks his dreams have come true. But Flicka is a proud and spirited foal — and everyone says she's no good. Can Ken tame his wild horse and earn her friendship?
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The Second World War almost destroyed Stalin's Soviet Union. But victory over Nazi Germany provided the dictator with his great opportunity: to expand Soviet power way beyond the borders of the Soviet state. Well before the shooting stopped in 1945, the Soviet leader methodically set about the unprecedented task of creating a Red Empire that would soon stretch into the heart of Europe and Asia,…
Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: Farm animals, familiar toys, and even favorite foods help kids learn to read with the help of colorful and engaging photographs of some of their favorite things, along with squishy sponges, velvety teddy bears, and other tactile sensations that help kids remember words and spellings for fruits and desserts, fish and bears, blocks and balls, and so much more!
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that lead to Dell Parsons' parents robbing a bank. They weren't reckless people, but in an instant, their actions alter fifteen-year-old Dell's sense of normal life forever. In the days that follow, he is saved before the authorities think to arrive.…
Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: From sleek balloons and shiny crowns to fuzzy ducklings and slithery snakes, kids will learn numbers, counting, patterns, and grouping with the help of colorful and engaging photographs of familiar subjects, along with tactile sensation that will help them identify things that match, things that don't belong, things that come next, and so much more!
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul — with readalong CD! When King Colin's golden underpants go missing, he calls for Sir Scallywag, the bravest knight in the land. But . . . Sir Scallywag is only 6 years old and with an evil giant to pursue, it's nearly mission impossible! Luckily, this epic tale is a story of David and Goliath. With his trusted steed Doofus…
Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: These artfully packaged egg-shaped sticky notepads will brighten any desk. Contained inside a «nest-lined» box, these colorful, speckled stickies make a delightful gift for a friend or a memorable way to deliver a sweet note. The set includes three sticky notepads, sixty sheets each—that's fifteen dozen eggs! Nested Notes are a perfect companion to the Nests and Eggs Notecards, Bird Watching and…
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Find out what makes London one of the world's most exciting cities in this unusual alphabet picture book. A is for Art, B is for Brick Lane, C is for Changing of the Guard… this delightful new alphabet of words and pictures looks at some of the things that give London its unique and stylish cultural identity, with a glossary at the end. Art . Brick Lane . Changing of the Guard . Dick Whittington…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: These small books are packed with information; the most important facts and background stories, all at a glance. In-depth texts on the most exciting themes in the History of Art by experts and specialists provide the necessary overview for both the expert and the layman.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Edward Steichen (1879-1973) is unquestionably one of the most prolific, influential, and indeed controversial names in the history of photography. He was admired by many for his achievements as a fine-art photographer, while impressing countless others with the force of his commercial accomplishments. The influence of his legendary exhibition, The Family of Man, is still felt.This volume traces…
Скачать книгу (размер 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 76) Аннотация: While living in Russia, Tolstoy operated a tiny school for the peasant children, where they could learn to read, write, and draw. He found that there were a lack of folktales and fables to read to the children so he created his own, which are now brought together in this beautifully illustrated collection. From The Lion and the Puppy, a story about friendship, to The King of the Shirt, a parable…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: London is the only city in the world where you could ever find Gilbert and George sharing space with the Gherkin and the Globe while the Great Fire burns and a gin drinker glugs her favorite tipple, and where members of the Bloomsbury Group hail a black cab while barrage balloons hover over Broadcasting House during the Blitz. In A London Alphabet, Christopher Brown presents a series of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: In Britannia Graham Stewart traces two thousand years of an island's story — from Roman province to twenty-first century European nation-state — through one hundred historic documents. From the eighth-century Lindisfarne Gospels to the great testament of Norman bureaucracy, the Domesday Book, and from the designs for the Union Jack in 1606 to Neville Chamberlain's 1938 Munich agreement with…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: For decades, people have enjoyed losing themselves in the stories of classic literary characters, including wondering about the secrets hidden in Mr. Rochester's attic. The novels of Charlotte Bronte remain as popular, relevant, and enjoyable for the modern reader as they were for their contemporary readership, continuing to sell in the thousands. Elegantly packaged, with a textured, cloth-effect…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Things aren't going well for the Little Princess. And there's only one person who can make them better... I?WANT? MY? MOM! But when the Little Princess at last learns to cope on her own, what does her mom, the Queen, feel?
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The Little Princess loves to win and at home everyone usually lets her. At school, even though she tries her hardest, it seems she can't do anything right. But she soon discovers that winning is much more fun when she really deserves it.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: For decades, people have enjoyed losing themselves in the stories of classic literary characters, including wondering about the fate of Marianne in the clutches of Mr. Willoughby. The novels of Jane Austen remain as popular, relevant, and enjoyable for the modern reader as they were for their contemporary readership, continuing to sell in the thousands. Elegantly packaged, with a textured,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: While Richard Nixon's culpability for Watergate has long been established — most recently by PBS in 2003 — what's truly remarkable that after almost forty years, conventional accounts of the scandal still don't address Nixon's motive. Why was President Nixon willing to risk his reelection with so many repeated burglaries at the Watergate — and other Washington offices — in just a few weeks? What…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: 'There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel'. Anthony Trollope It's the early 1980s. In American colleges, the wised-up kids are inhaling Derrida and listening to Talking Heads. But Madeleine Hanna, dutiful English major, is writing her senior thesis on Jane Austen and George Eliot, purveyors of the marriage plot that lies at the heart of the greatest English novels. As…