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Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: The third volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden brilliantly interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar — an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction. THE GATES OF ROME, THE DEATH OF KINGS and now THE FIELD OF SWORDS tell the powerful, dramatic story of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A new paperback edition, never before published in the UK, written and illustrated by the one and only Dr. Seuss. This Hilarious book tells the story of a bored indecisive boy who is urged by a string of Hunches — that come in the guise of bizarre furry creatures — first to do this and then to do that until, finally, he follows the Munch Hunch and goes for lunch!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 569 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 309) Аннотация: Sara Shepard hat an der New York University studiert und am Brooklyn College ihren Magisterabschluss in Creative Writing gemacht. Momentan lebt sie mit ihrem Mann in Tucson, Arizona. Sara Shepard wuchs in den Vororten Philadelphias auf; ihre Zeit dort hat die Pretty Little Liars — Serie inspiriert.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A novelists search for the wife who left him without an explanation takes him on a long journey from France to Central Asia where he discovers something new about the meaning of life, marriage, and his own celebrity.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The first volume of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text with fold-out map and colour plate section. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power — the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring — the ring…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The second volume of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text, with fold-out map. Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, now featuring Tolkien's original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text, with fold-out maps. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: On the scale of 1:20,000 (3.17 inches to 1 mile) and Central London at 1:12,500 (5.1 inches to 1 mile), this is a compact and slim pocket sized atlas with exceptionally clear mapping showing a wealth of detail. Main features of this map include: handy pocket sized format; Central London at large scale; extensive area of coverage; full index to street names; and clear, easy to use full colour…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer's escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A novel about a family man struggling to reconcile his shambolic personal life with the job of football reporting he has grown to hate. Jimmy Stirling's wife despairs of him, while his editor at the newspaper for which he is a football reporter both despairs of him and actively despises him as well. Not to be outdone, Jimmy Stirling despairs of his job, himself and the local Budgens where most of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Two boys. One identity. He can change his life if he says yes! An explosive new mystery from the award-winning author Jenny Valentine, The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight is the story of a boy who assumes the identity of a missing teenager and in-so-doing unearths a series of shattering family secrets — and the truth about who he really is. With all the classic hallmarks of a Jenny novel — a…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: A novel for those who loved Behind the Scenes at the Museum, The Poisonwood Bible and The Lovely Bones. Raped then murdered in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in 1942, Lin Shui's 'Hungry Ghost' clings tenaciously to life. Holing up in a hospital morgue, which is destined to become a school, just in time she finds a host off whom to feed. It is twelve-year-old Alice Safford, the deeply-troubled…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics Genome and Nature via Nurture, turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In The Rational Optimist Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better. Over 10,000 years ago there were fewer than 10 million people on…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: A brutal murder. A country's darkest secret. A detective pushed to the edge! Inspector Kari Vaara returns, more haunted than ever, in the follow-up to Snow Angels. The Sufia Elmi case left Kari Vaara with a scarred face, chronic insomnia, a constant migraine, and a full body count's worth of ghosts. Now it's a year later, in Helsinki, and Kari is working the graveyard shift in the homicide unit,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From Jeanne Kalogridis, critically acclaimed author of The Borgia Bride, Painting Mona Lisa and The Devil's Queen, comes another irresistible historical novel about a countess whose passion and willfulness knew no bounds: Caterina Sforza. Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Donna Hay is swiftly becoming the source American cooks go to when they ask themselves, What should we have for dinner tonight? She has garnered a passionate global following for her fresh and modern approach to food — bringing out clean, sparkling flavors with simple techniques and streamlined instructions. In The Instant Cook, she offers more than a compendium of flexible recipes; it is an…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Spanning decades and moving from the stark beauty of the Welsh landscape to the Himalayas and Kashmir, this is a story of bravery, courage and love. Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime! Newlywed Nerys Watkins leaves rural Wales for the first time in her life, to accompany her husband on a missionary posting to India. Travelling from lonely Ladakh, high up in the Himalayas, Nerys…