Скачать книгу (размер 1 090 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 215) Аннотация: When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors. But when the other residents talk of a poisoned mushroom stew and something behind the fireplace, they begin to take notice. Издание полностью на английском языке.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory for adults and children alike. All seven Chronicles are bound together in this new paperback edition (rebranded with HarperCollins logo). The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay face down on the beach. But strangely, there was no sun and Arlena was not sun-bathing... she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including Arlena's new husband, but Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent «crime of passion» conceals something…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud as winter approaches like an angry beast. In the northern wastes a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb's defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 788 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 548) Аннотация: In a sleepy in the Sbire, a young is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilons journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power — the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord`s evil dominion. Первая часть известного фэнтезийного романа на английском языке.
Скачать книгу (размер 8 057 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1581) Аннотация: The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. Третья часть известного фэнтезийного романа на английском языке.
Скачать книгу (размер 5 022 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 986) Аннотация: The Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin — alone that is, save for a mysterions creeping figure that follows wherever they go. Вторая часть известного фэнтезийного романа на английском языке.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Dr. Delaney Poole brings her infant daughter to Harp Cove, Maine — where a sexy stranger briefly stole her heart one summer night and moved on. Single-mom Delaney wants to settle down, but she must invent a husband to deflect small town gossip. She finds out that her one-time mystery man is her landlord, and Jack Shepard doesn't believe her story about a husband for one minute!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The hero of «The Truth» is William de Worde, disenfranchised member of the wealthy — and arrogant — nobility. William earns a meager living selling highly specialized «news letters» to selected subscribers. With the belated advent of moveable type, business picks up rapidly, and William finds himself manning the helm of a revolutionary publication: «The Ankh-Morpork Times», whose erroneously…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 029 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 203) Аннотация: As the use of the Internet increases, so does the influence of electronic media on print design. This showcase celebrates the stylistic melding of these two mediums, presenting designers, students and creative professionals with more than 200 provocative examples. Each design is featured in a large, full-color layout which includes details on the designer, client, purpose, stylistic analysis and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: This is where the dragons went. They lie...not dead, not asleep, but...dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put you in mind of a can of sardines, if you thought sardines were huge and scaly. And presumably, somewhere, there's a key... «Guards! Guards!» is the eighth «Discworld» novel — and after this, dragons will…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Being trained by the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not fit Teppic for the task assigned to him by fate. He inherited the throne of the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi rather earlier than he expected (his father wasn't too happy about it either), but that was only the beginning of his problems... «Pyramids» (the book of going forth) is the seventh Discworld novel — and the most outrageously…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son...a wizard squared...a source of magic... a Sourcerer. «Sourcery» sees the return of Rincewind and the luggage as the Discworld faces its greatest — and funniest — challenge yet.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A practical guide for improving communication within relationships, helping both sexes get what they want from love and friendship. The author encourages readers to accept the other genders particular way of expressing love and helps men and women accept each others emotional needs.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: The life of Agatha Christie as told by herself. It covers her childhood, her first marriage, the birth of her daughter Rosalind, her second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan, and an account of her legendary career as a novelist and playwright.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: Set in Leningrad in 1941 against Hitlers invasion of Russia, this story tells of the impossible love between a Russian girl, Tatiana, and a young officer named Alexander. It is a love that could tear Tatianas family apart and it carries a secret that could mean death for anyone who hears it.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 484) Аннотация: Thomas of Hookton is one of those archers. When his village is sacked by French raiders, he makes a promise to God: to retrieve the relic stolen from Hooktons church. Escaping his fathers ambitions, he becomes a wild youth who delights in the life of an army on the warpath. Driven by his conscience and protected by his fearsome skills, he enters a world where lovers become enemies and enemies…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 187 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 234) Аннотация: Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. «Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?» she muses. She has the chance to find out when she discovers a body — in her drawing-room! Desperate to dispose of it, she persuades her guests to help her, all the time knowing that one of them must also be the killer. Now,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: First published in 1941, this crime story finds Tommy and Tuppence Beresford in a prim seaside boarding house, frequented by genteel old ladies and retired army officers. But one of them is a spy, leader of the fifth column of highly placed traitors.