Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: It’s the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well – but in his day, jockeys didn’t usually reach the finishing line with three 38 rounds in the chest. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker – who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle. Just moments…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: It's the first day of the winter semester at New York College, and assistant dorm director Heather Wells has a lot more to worry about than roommate conflicts. One of the New York College cheerleaders has lost her head — literally — in the Fischer Hall cafeteria, and no one can find the rest of her. With the entire population of the dorm under suspicion for murder, it doesn’t look like anyone on…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: In «Chances», Lucky grew up in a top crime family, in «Lucky» she was married three times, in «Lady Boss» she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios. And now she’s back, facing the biggest challenge of all, in «Vendetta: Lucky’s Revenge». Owning a Hollywood studio isn’t easy, but it satisfies Lucky’s passion for adventure and her desire to take chances. Until the scheming and dangerous…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are both haunted by their last case. Realizing that Michelle is teetering on the brink of self-destruction from long-buried demons, Sean arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But instead of focusing on her recovery, Michelle unearths disturbing secrets in the hospital... Sean accepts a much-needed job. A physicist, Monk Turing, has died in mysterious…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Morse was beset by a nagging feeling. Most of his fanciful notions about the Taylor girl had evaporated and he had begun to suspect that further investigation into Valerie’s disappearance would involve little more than sober and tedious routine... The statements before Inspector Morse appeared to confirm the bald, simple truth. After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Morse had never ceased to wonder why, with the staggering advances in medical science, all pronouncements concerning times of death seemed so disconcertingly vague. The newly appointed member of the Oxford Examinations Syndicate was deaf, provincial and gifted. Now he is dead... And his murder, in his north Oxford home, proves to be the start of a formidably labyrinthine case for Chief Inspector…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Haunted wooden legs, captains good and evil, parrots a-plenty — they're all here in this wide-ranging collection of illustrated pirate stories, brought to you by authors such as Cornelia Funke, Colin McNaughton and John Grant. Read them while you're scrubbing the decks, walking the plank or navigating the open seas. Ooh-arr.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: After the intrigues and excitements of their time in the city, the Darcys are more than prepared for a bit of peace and quiet at Pemberley. This is time that they can spend together as Elizabeth settles into her pregnancy. However, such serene solitude is not meant to be. First a letter from Lady Anne Fitzwilliam Darcy, long deceased, is discovered. The contents are both mysterious and prescient…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Sometimes no news is bad news. It’s been twenty years since the end of the Cylon war. The twelve human colony worlds are rebuilding, and the Cylons... the Cylons have been just too quiet. They are nowhere to be found. The robotic race that tried to obliterate their creators has gone to parts unknown in deep space. The aftermath of the war has created a new, illegal profession: scavenger. Tom…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A prophecy is fulfilled when Peter Attis is rescued from the Cylons in order to save humanity with “the plague of the tongue”. Or so it seems… While harvesting algae for conversion into food, the beleaguered human/refugee fleet is discovered by a small group of Cylon raiders. A brief battle ends with the destruction of a Cylon heavy raider. A colonial issue escape pod found floating among the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Robert Neville may well be the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. An incurable plague has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him. By day, he is a hunter, stalking the infected monstrosities through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.... Richard…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The City of Qushmarrah is uneasy under the rule of the Herodians —short, balding men whose armies would never have conquered the city had not the great and evil wizard Narkar been killed and sealed in his citadel; had not the savage nomad Datars turned coat and sided with the invaders; had not some traitor opened the fortress to them. Not many would welcome the return of the old religion, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The novelization of the major motion picture from Universal Pictures about Frank Lucas, drug czar of Harlem. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and is directed by Ridley Scott. For decades the Mafia controlled the flow of heroin onto the streets of Harlem. Frank Lucas changed all that. Born in rural North Carolina, he came to New York and rose to power under notorious mobster…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Is Melvin Beederman DOOMED? Mysterious threatening e-mails, a sad sidekick, and... country music? Melvin Beederman and his partner in uncrime, Candace, are really in trouble. Once again someone is out to get them, and this time not even the Superhero’s Code can save Melvin from a terrible bologna-filled plight. Candace alone can rescue him—if only she can remember the country singer’s motto:…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: When Melvin goes to Las Vegas for the Superhero’s Convention, Candace is left in charge of Los Angeles. Between the horrible bullies at school and the devious and sinister Spaz brothers (Major and his brother, Big), Candace has her hands very full. And someone has stolen her cape! How will she stop all the bad guys before the city is overrun with crime? The super-sidekick gets her turn in the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 516) Аннотация: Taking a market orientation approach, «Market-Driven Management» challenges the 'functional' role of marketing departments. The author enlarges the market definition to embrace all the key market players, and examines marketing strategy, demonstrating how strategic decisions can be implemented at the operational level.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: A new general English course for adults and young adults based on observation of what good teachers do in the classroom. Straightforward is transparent in its structure, pragmatic in its methodology and varied in its content. Portfolio: — Allows students to keep a personal record of their work during their English course — Encourages students to think about the way they learn and assess their own…
Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: When harriet rean discovers that she has yet one more lost aunt—a cowgirl named Formica—she jumps at the chance to join her two detective aunts as they help Aunt Formica catch a band of devious cattle rustlers. But the Wild West carries dangers all its own ... A perfect choice for young readers, this charming mystery from bestselling novelist Afexander McCall Smith will keep kids guessing—and…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: If there is a discipline in which human cultural development can be read almost as if from a book, it is architecture. By considering the evolution the built form through the ages, any observer could trace the long and irregular path taken by historical developments — design techniques, technological innovations, evolving trends and the formation of schools all inevitably reflect the character,…