Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: In ancient times, every town had a promenade, an open public space for people to see and be seen. Today's modern cities need these meeting places, too. «Urban Spaces: Promenades» takes a close look at how this tradition is being interpreted in cutting-edge urban planning. Full-color photos plus plans, sketches, and interviews with the creators of each groundbreaking project make this book a…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Why did Judas betray Jesus? The Pope recently referred to the continuing ‘mystery of Judas’. This intriguing book – the result of an intense collaboration between one of the world’s most popular storytellers and one of the world’s leading biblical scholars – throws a new light on the events leading up to the great betrayal. This book, presented in gospel style with two-colour text, ribbon marker…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: »Chocolate mousse!» says greedy Goose. «Don't just grab it», says angry Rabbit. Good manners aren't on the menu at this meal. Duck won't eat his carrots. Moth's eating the cloth, and Sheep would rather sleep than wash the dishes. Thank goodness some of the animals know how to behave!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: In «Confessions of a Bad Mother», Stephanie described how she brought up her children ‘wrong’. Now she unlocks her singular inability (but one which secretly we all share) to grow up: forty-five last birthday but she doesn't feel any older, but of course she does – as in deafer, stiffer, and less able to read the dosage instructions on a bottle of Calpol. But the supposedly normal challenges of…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: There's chaos in the clothes shop when the animals go on a glorious shopping spree. Zebra's zip is stuck and Toad's tracksuit is far too big, but Flamingo finds a stylish bag, and Caterpillar's shoes are really cool. You've never seen a fashion show like it!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, where bounty hunter Stephanie Plum’s life is about to implode inJanet Evanovich’s wildest, hottest novel yet! First A Stranger Appears While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her. Then The Stranger Reveals Her Secrets The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm Glock, and has a bad attitude and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 306) Аннотация: The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire — that is, if she makes it through the Change. Not all of those who are chosen do. It’s tough to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She’s come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs — like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend…or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 335 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 263) Аннотация: This groundbreaking book, first published in 1982, is the story of two teenage girls whose friendship blossoms into love and who, despite pressures from family and school that threaten their relationship, promise to be true to each other and their feelings. Of the author and the book, the Margaret A. Edwards Award committee said, Nancy Garden has the distinction of being the first author for…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Mary Janice Davidson The Majicka — Life's a bit crowded for Ireland and her roommates — a fairy, a werewolf, a vampire, and now a zombie...especially when a mysterious man walks through the door. Will there be any room left for love? Lori Handeland Voodoo Moon — For Devil's Fork — based FBI Agent Dana Duran, the only way to fight a supernatural serial killer just may be to embrace life. But…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 517 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 887) Аннотация: In the second half of the twentieth century, the future bears down on Africa — fueled by the sins of the past and the blood feuds of nations, tribes, and families. For the Courtney family, who have known this continent from the depths of its gold mines to the pinnacle of political power, a time of reckoning is at hand. Shasa Courtney has lived, fought and loved amongst Afrikaners, Englishmen, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The year is 1899. The British Empire is at the height of its power. But in South Africa, proud Dutch colonists defy the Queen and her army—and a lush, wild world is torn apart by guns, spears, and swords. Sean Courtney had been tragically separated from his family, but the Boer War has brought him back to his homeland—and into the sights of his enemy’s guns. It has also returned him to Ruth…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Todd Belknap, a field agent for Consular Operations, is cut loose from the agency after a job gone wrong. But when his best friend and fellow agent is abducted abroad and the government refuses to step in, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Andrea Bancroft learns she’s about to inherit six million dollars from a cousin she never met—with one condition: She must sit on…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: On the day she awoke remembering nothing but her name, Kahlan Amnell became the most dangerous woman alive. For everyone else, that was the day that the world began to end. As her husband, Richard, desperately searches for his beloved, whom only he remembers, he knows that if she doesn't soon discover who she really is, she will unwittingly become the instrument that will unleash annihilation.…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 334 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 655) Аннотация: Brandon Sanderson, fantasy’s newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut «Elantris», dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in «Mistborn». For a…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Renowned psychologist Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotions—anger, fear, disgust, sadness, and happiness—and shows how they cascade across our faces, providing clear signals to those who can identify the clues. As featured in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller «Blink», Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System offers intense training in recognizing feelings in spouses, children, colleagues, even…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Explorers – серия книг, написанных специально для детей младшего школьного возраста с учетом их интересов и возрастных особенностей. Серия разбита на восемь уровней, состоит из 64 названий и может быть использована с любым учебным пособием по английскому языку для начальной школы. Серия включает в себя как современную прозу и классические произведения, так и научно-популярную литературу.…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Explorers – серия книг, написанных специально для детей младшего школьного возраста с учетом их интересов и возрастных особенностей. Серия разбита на восемь уровней, состоит из 64 названий и может быть использована с любым учебным пособием по английскому языку для начальной школы. Серия включает в себя как современную прозу и классические произведения, так и научно-популярную литературу.…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Explorers – серия книг, написанных специально для детей младшего школьного возраста с учетом их интересов и возрастных особенностей. Серия разбита на восемь уровней, состоит из 64 названий и может быть использована с любым учебным пособием по английскому языку для начальной школы. Серия включает в себя как современную прозу и классические произведения, так и научно-популярную литературу.…