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 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: One of the great fantasy epics of our age returns to print in an omnibus edition...
Скачать книгу (размер 2 044 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 402) Аннотация: Boston sales executive Jason Steadman lacks the «killer instinct» to move up the corporate ladder. That changes when Jason meets Kurt Semko, a former Special Forces officer. Jason gets Kurt a job in Corporate Security and soon good things begin to happen for Jason — but bad things start happening to Jasons rivals in this latest corporate thriller by the bestselling author of «Company Man.»…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 804 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 355) Аннотация: A «New York Times» bestselling author, Card is a master storyteller who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near-future scenario of a new American civil war.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Christopher Hart's clear step-by-step drawings (hundreds of them!) and easy instructions let young people convert familiar animals into manga monsters complete with cool claws, horns, feet, and fur. Turn simple rabbits into atomic bunnies...transform ordinary mice into alien mice...make a plain old dinosaur into the mighty belchosaurus! These colourful, fun monsters appeal to everyone and Hart's…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: For years, American comic book artists have been inspired by the style of Japanese manga artists. Manga has transformed the work of cutting-edge American comic-book artists so much that a new term has evolved: amerimanga. In Drawing American Manga Superheroes, author Andy Smith uses his own clear, informative step-by-step format, along with tips and ideas to show artists exactly how to create…
Скачать книгу (размер 208 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 42) Аннотация: Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo — chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: North of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life and death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all... Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss's wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 865 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 563) Аннотация: In Manhattan, Craig Mellow is the toast of the literary world, a young writer whose bestselling novels and larger-than-life adventures are fueled by natural-born charisma. But Craig lost a limb and a legacy in Africa. And his heart still clings to the land. A representative of the World Bank recruits Craig to return to his war-torn homeland — to use his knowledge of Zimbawe's people, languages,…
Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: The third book in the bestselling Bear series, now in board book format Thirty-five years after their first groundbreaking collaboration, the creators of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear reunited to address the important topic of animal conservation. A Bald Eagle soars, a Spider Monkey swings, a Macaroni Penguin struts, and a Red Wolf sneaks…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: An artist's approach to introducing the alphabet Mouse airbrushes the A, buttons the B, carves the C . Mouse is hard at work constructing each letter of the alphabet. He dyes the D, erases the E, and folds the F. Mouse works his way right through to Z, constructing an alphabet that surpasses even the wildest artistic imagination.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This novel based on the hit Sci Fi Channel series — itself inspired by the original 1970s «Battlestar Galactica» created by Glen A. Larson — tells the story of the first episode from the teleplay written by Ronald D. Moore and Christopher Eric James.
Скачать книгу (размер 5 124 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1006) Аннотация: Sophisticated, witty, and ingeniously convincing, Clarke's magisterial novel — the story of the rise of two very different magicians — weaves magic into a flawlessly detailed vision of 19th-century England.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The architecture of leisure tends to be one of the best exponents of the creative capacity of the designer. The functional and aesthetic limitations are almost always less strict than in other areas, and this is why the most famous spaces of clubs lounge bars and discotheques have become fundamental examples for studying the different tendencies of language, materials and design that arise from…