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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: An invaluable guide to the world of good grammar which breaks down the barriers that prevent many intelligent people from communicating effectively. Picking up a book on grammar takes courage, but the learner can take heart from the fact that many of the great writers, including Charlotte Bronte, were hopeless at grammar at school. Her teachers complained that she 'knew nothing of grammar', and…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: When the heroine gets in the way of someone trying to kill the hero, he must make her a vampire to save her life. Then he must teach her to love the night and him!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The collapse of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme led to the instant evaporation of $65 billion of wealth. The effects of Madoff's brazen fraud were felt most closely in New York and Palm Beach but the story was, and continues to be, front page news across the US. Now, Brian Ross and his team of investigators shed an unyielding light on Madoff's scheme — how he got started, how he succeeded for so…
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