Скачать книгу (размер 2 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 564) Аннотация: Into this violent, unsettled land come the outcast Korthac and the remnants of his mighty desert fighters. Joining forces with Ariamus and his brutal band of thieves, the invaders set their sights on the biggest prize of all: the burgeoning city of Akkad — already renowned for its riches... and for the courage and wisdom of its two leaders. The former barbarian, Eskkar, and his beloved wife,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 901 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 374) Аннотация: Fearing for the safety of her missing brother, lawyer Diana Reed will do anything to get to the truth. Taking a job as a landscape architect at the last place Brad was seen — the sprawling estate where he worked as a caretaker — she prowls the strange old house determined to unlock its secrets. But each mystery Diana uncovers is more unsettling than the last, as odd visions, scents, and sounds…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Mrs. Wickman, the vicious second-in-command from House of Blood, has returned to set up her own house of horrorsand to avenge her former master's death.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: When private detective Dana Cutler is hired to follow college student Charlotte Walsh, she never imagines the trail will lead to the White House. But the morning after Walsh's clandestine meeting with Christopher Farrington, President of the United States, the pretty young coed is dead — the latest victim, apparently, of a fiend dubbed the D.C. Ripper. A junior associate in an Oregon law firm,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 376 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 271) Аннотация: With an introduction by John Lasseter-and very little else in the way of words-this first book in The Artist Series lavishly showcases the most brilliant story artwork created by such luminaries as Bill Peet, Don DaGradi, Joe Rinaldi, Roy Williams, Ub Iwerks, Burny Mattison, and Vance Gerry for such films as Steamboat Willie and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Alice in Wonderland and 101…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as 'the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature — and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 131 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 223) Аннотация: She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom... News Flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo meets her at the airport ) Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.) Shock of the Century: Like it or not, Mia Thermopolis is prime princess material. Mia must take princess lessons from her dreaded grandmere, the dowager princess of Genovia, who thinks…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 161 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 229) Аннотация: In Volume III, an inordinate amount of Mia's time is spent avoiding her new beau — and his supremely undesirable smooches. Also: anonymous poems, a planned walkout, a scandalous fashion spread, and, possibly, true love? In Volume IV, Mia must convince her future subjects that she is in fact capable of running an entire country someday, while also attempting to schedule her first real date. Also:…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Never before has the world seen such a Princess. Nor have her own subjects, for that matter. But Genovian politics are nothing next to Mia's real troubles. Between canceled dates with her long-sought-after royal consort, a second semester of the dreaded Algebra, more princess lessons from Grandmere, and the inability to stop gnawing on her fingernails, isn't there anything Mia is good at besides…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 972 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 388) Аннотация: A picture is worth a thousand words... but the photograph art historian Vicky Bliss has just received in the mail gives rise to a thousand questions instead. At first glance it appears to be the famous portrait of Frau Schliemann adorned in the gold of Troy. But closer study reveals the picture to be contemporary — which is odd since Vicky knows the Trojan gold vanished sometime around the end of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 181 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 429) Аннотация: Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: What? A princess?? Me??? Yeah, right. Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First Mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the…
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