Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Savage and funny black humour at its best' Time Out Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father and schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker and practising neurotic. It is ten years since her last tangle with them, but for Muriel this is not time enough. There are still scores to be settled and truths to be faced — not to mention a certain…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Unravel the meaning, origin, and usage of over 6,000 phrases from book and film titles, idioms and cliches, to nicknames, slogans and quotations with this modern and entertaining guide to wonderful phrases by one of the world’s best-known wordsmiths. The ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's Phrase and Fable most of us have about the house, A Word in Your Shell-Like…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 484) Аннотация: Now fully revised and updated, this Spanish dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today's language, with more than 115,000 entries and translations in a compact, reliable, and portable edition.
Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: Faced with a blank slate after Oceanic flight 815 crashes, moneyed Ivy League student Bernard Cross reinvents himself once again — just as he had done in Sydney before his deceit was revealed. When tragedy strikes, Bernard must trust his fellow castaways with the truth.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Previously published as «Rosie Dunne» this delightfully enchanting novel about what happens when two people who are meant to be together just can't seem to get it right is written by the gifted author of the widely acclaimed, bestselling «PS, I Love You.»
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from this internationally bestselling author, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. We think of her as the barren wife of a notorious king; but behind this legacy lies a fascinating story. Katherine of Aragon is born Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, to parents who are both rulers and warriors. Aged four, she is betrothed to Arthur, Prince of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and their friends were a regular feature of the Oxford scenery in the years during and after the Second World War. They drank beer on Tuesdays at the Bird and Baby, and on Thursday nights they met in Lewis' Magdalen…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Presents the fictional diary of Maybell Brumby, a wealthy American widow who arrives in London in 1932 and discovers that an old school friend is in town: Bessie Wallis Warfield. Maybell and Wally are made for one another. One has money and a foothold in high society. The other has ruthless ambition and enough energy to power the National Grid.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This is a splendid, new, magical adventure from Diana Wynne Jones, set in the worlds of Chrestomanci. Conrad is young, good at heart, and yet is apparently suffering from the effects of such bad karma that there is nothing in his future but terrible things. Unless he can alter his circumstances well, quite frankly, he is doomed. Conrad is sent in disguise to Stallery Mansion, to infiltrate the…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: The first book in a trilogy from the author of the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies. Young Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son. Traditionally in Gernia, the firstborn son is heir to the family fortunes, the second son bears a sword and the third son is consecrated to the priesthood.
Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: Set in Whitechapel in 1888, The Tea Rose is a tale of a love lost and won, of a family's destruction, of murder and revenge — and one young woman's quest to escape the poverty of her childhood and make her fortune in the tea trade. Fiona Finnegan is the spirited, ambitious daughter of an Irish dock worker. She longs to break free from the squalid lanes and alleys of Whitechapel, where she has a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This is a rebranded edition of this uniquely helpful guide to all areas of English grammar, illustrated with examples from today's language. Collins Gem English Grammar provides up-to-date and accessible guidance through the intricacies of English grammar in a format that is conveniently sized, durable, and simple to use. The book is divided into sections dealing with the different parts of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Created by the writers of Sex and the City, this book provides an explanation of male behaviour that is designed to stop women wasting their time after men who aren't into them, and help them to find men who really are. It aims to show that men don't want to tell women when they're not interested — and women don't want to hear it anyway.
Скачать книгу (размер 371 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 74) Аннотация: Simple Simon, Little Miss Muffet, Humpty Dumpty, and all the Mother Goose favorites are here in this timeless collection. With fifty-one lively rhymes, The Tall Book of Mother Goose is the perfect book for sharing.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: The cat's pajamas, the bee's knees, and the whole nine yards rolled into one, this true feast for wordlovers delightfully skewers commonly accepted word origin myths and etymological «folk tales.» From the bawdy to the sublime, Quinion's explanations and delightful asides truly prove that the «proof is in the pudding.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Brochure design is critical in the world of marketing and graphic design, yet can be challenging to execute successfully. The Big Book of Brochures is an extraordinary visual collection featuring work from top designers around the globe. It offers hundreds of ideas, pages of inspiration, and loads of advice for professional graphic designers and students alike. This book provides ideas on…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This book presents a complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings. The seven 'essays' by J.R.R. Tolkien assembled in this new paperback edition were with one exception delivered as general lectures on particular occasions; and while they mostly arose out of Tolkien's work…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Brilliantly funny, Louise Rennison's fabby third book on the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. Now in gorgey new paperback and guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers off! Jas said, Well, what happened? And I said, Well, it was beyond marvy. We talked and snogged and then he made me a sandwich and we snogged and then he played me a record and then we snogged. So it…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 971 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 976) Аннотация: This work continues the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since The Lord of the Rings. Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. But fear and deceit are in the air: their enemies are poised to strike. The Martells of Dorne seek vengeance for their dead, and the heir of King Balon of the Iron Isles, Euron…
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