Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The powerful new bestseller from the nation’s favourite storyteller Harry always knew he would go back one day… Eighteen years ago he made a decision that drove him from the place he knew and loved. In those early years he carved out a life for himself, and somehow, he had found a semblance of peace. Every waking moment during those long aching years he was haunted by what happened when he was a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: A hugely significant political novel for the late twentieth-century from one of the outstanding writers of the modern era and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Fiction 2007. In a London squat a band of bourgeois revolutionaries are united by a loathing of the waste and cruelty they see around them. These maladjusted malcontents try desperately to become involved in terrorist activities far beyond…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The true and remarkable story of the English double agent who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow. Like many working class children growing up in the war, the young Jim Riordan would fantasise his way out of his devastated surroundings with dreams of Wembley and FA Cup glory for his local team, Portsmouth FC. Spartak Moscow, the team he would end up playing for, wasn't even on his radar. Taught…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 452 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 482) Аннотация: By the author of the hugely successful ‘The Thorn Birds’ It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone who loved PRIDE AND PREJUDICE will want to know what happened to the Bennet sisters… Twenty years on, Jane has a happy marriage and large family; Lizzy and Mr Darcy now have a formidable social reputation; Lydia has a reputation of quite another kind; Kitty is much in demand in London’s…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: An elegant, powerful novel, set in Victorian England, a time not so different from our own… perfect for fans of «The Interpretation Of Murder» and «The Shadow Of The Wind». Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier’s man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war but Kitson is determined to make his mark.…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Scale: 1:17,500 (3.62 inches to 1 mile). A London map to cover all eventualities. It is clear and easy to read but with a lot of detail. It has a large area of coverage but is presented in a handy compact format. MAIN FEATURES This attractive map has an extensive area of coverage and displays a wealth of detail all for only £2.99 a copy. It is fully indexed and has the London underground map…
Скачать книгу (размер 804 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 159) Аннотация: The first ever B-format edition of Tolkien’s complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien’s children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: From former top trainer Charlie Brooks comes a thriller of horseracing, dirty dealing, big business and a test of loyalty under extreme pressure… General Shalakov, brutal Russian oligarch, has business interests across many continents. Yet he craves prestige in the West. His ambition is to corner the thoroughbred stallion market in Europe. Massively rich, he is prepared to bribe, torture and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: An astonishing first book, ‘Apache’ is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. ‘Apache’ is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 324 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 653) Аннотация: Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009! In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years, and marry Anne…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: In this heartfelt memoir, Isabel Allende reconstructs her own life in the wake of tragic loss—the death of her daughter, Paula. Recalling the past thirteen years from the daily correspondence she shared with her mother in Chile, Allende bares her soul in a book that is as exuberant as its author. She recounts the stories of the wildly eccentric and eclectic tribe she gathers around her that…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in… um… funny series. That didn’t really work, did it? If you’ve read the previous Skulduggery books then you know what the Faceless Ones are – and if you know what the Faceless Ones are, then you can probably take a wild guess that things in this book are going to get AWFULLY sticky for our skeletal hero and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: The spellbinding sequel to Sidney Sheldon’s «Master of the Game», one of the most glamorous and suspenseful tales ever told… It began with Jamie MacGregor, stealing diamonds in Africa. It continued with his daughter, the powerful Kate Blackwell, who grew her father’s company into a world wide conglomerate. Now the story passes to the next generation. Spanning the decades and picking up exactly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 392) Аннотация: The Winner Stands Alone is the enthralling new novel by the incomparable Paulo Coelho. The story is set during the Cannes International Film Festival and the entire action plays out over 24 hours. Igor is a wealthy Russian businessman. His wife Ewa left him two years ago and Igor has never really come to terms with their break up, especially as Ewa is now remarried to a famous fashion designer,…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Scale: 1:20,000 (3.17 inches to 1 mile) Central London at 1:12,500 (5.1 inches to 1 mile). Compact and slim pocket sized atlas with exceptionally clear street maps showing a wealth of detail. MAIN FEATURES This neat, handy little pocket-sized atlas is an ideal purchase for resident and visitor alike. It has an extensive area of coverage and shows the centre of London at an extra large scale. The…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: For anyone who has ever dreamed of finding true love only to discover that happy endings are just the beginning comes this brilliantly comic novel about marriage, ex-girlfriends, ‘performance anxiety’, and what it takes to make happily ever last beyond the honeymoon. William is a happy man. He has just married Isabel, the girl of his dreams, and is confidently sailing along on a sea of wedded…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series. In Harlequin, Thomas of Hookton travelled to France as an archer and there discovered a shadowy destiny, which linked him to a family of heretical French lords who sought Christendom's greatest relic. Having survived the battle of Crécy, Thomas is sent back…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories. When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible — more than one…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Introducing the third book of the newly designed Narnia classics. Perfect for those seeking a contemporary take on «The Chronicles of Narnia». «The Horse and his Boy» is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Introducing the sixth book of the newly designed Narnia classics. Perfect for those seeking a contemporary take on The Chronicles of Narnia. Eustace and Jill are called back to Narnia where they meet Aslan the lion who sets them the task of finding King Caspian's long lost son, Rilian. With Narnian marshwiggle Puddlegum in tow the pair stumble across Harfang, the castle of giants, and are invited…