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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When his butterfly-collector father is swindled to within an inch of his life, a vengeful Hector leaves the city of Urbs Umida in pursuit of a fiendish villain with a glass eye. The trail leads to Withypitts Hall, a forbidding Gothic mansion as warped as its inhabitants and their secret schemes. Soon Hector finds himself embroiled in mysterious deeds more poisonous than his worst imaginings, but…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This title introduces Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, and an outstanding new voice in historical crime fiction...It's Moscow, 1936 and Stalin's Great Terror is beginning. In a deconsecrated Church, a young woman is found dead, her mutilated body displayed on the altar for all to see. Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, finally beginning to enjoy the benefits of his success with the Criminal…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Things have changed for Ever since she met her beloved Damen — not least because she's got a whole new set of powers, courtesy of her new Immortal status. Just as she's getting stronger, though, Damen seems to be weakening. Panicked at the thought of losing him, Ever finds a path to the in-between world known as Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen's tortured past. But in searching…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 564) Аннотация: Harry Hunter was everywhere you looked — bearing down from bus billboards, beaming out from the society pages, falling out of nightclubs in the gossip columns, and flirting up a storm on the telly chat show circuit. Harry Hunter is the new golden boy of the literary world. With his books selling by the millions, the paparazzi on his tail, and a supermodel on each arm, he seems to have the world…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Revolutionary practitioner, theorist, factional chief, sparkling writer, 'ladies' man' (e.g., his affair with Frieda Kahlo), icon of the Revolution, anti-Jewish Jew, philosopher of everyday life, grand seigneur of his household, father and hunted victim, Trotsky lived a brilliant life in extraordinary times. Robert Service draws on hitherto unexamined archives and on his profound understanding of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Like a princess in a fairytale, Grace Hamilton has been showered with blessings: professional success, a happy marriage, and she even lives in a beautiful castle. But the only thing she really wants — her heart's desire — is the one thing she can never have. Her sister, the beautiful Susannah, has made a mess of her life. Like a reverse Midas, everything she touches turns to shit. But the Fate…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The Workbook offers practice of the language presented in the Student's Book and further reading and writing practice. This edition comes with the answer key so that students can check their own answers.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: »Учебное пособие для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку: чтение и письмо» способствует совершенствованию умений и навыков чтения и письма, необходимых для успешной сдачи ЕГЭ. Пособие содержит: — 16 тематически организованных уроков; — разнообразные по тематике и жанрам тексты для чтения; — рубрику Know-how, содержащую практические советы по технике выполнения экзаменационных заданий; — рубрику…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: ick Sharratt’s trademark bold illustrations and sense of humour make this the really fun way for kids to learn about counting, patterns, colours and opposites. The slipcase contains four colourful and sturdy board books which will keep children entertained for hours! And best of all the handy pocket size means it’s small enough to take with you everywhere!

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officer's son: boarding school, good manners, a classical education — the backbone of the British Empire. But all that is about to change. With his father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously 'unwell', Sherlock is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The Macmillan Collocations Dictionary is designed for upper-intermediate to advanced students to help them write more natural and idiomatic English. The brand-new two-colour dictionary of collocations is the only fully corpus-based collocations dictionary which incorporates semantic groupings with definitions and examples. KEY FEATURES •Collocations presented for over 4,500 carefully selected…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: English World is an integrated print and digital English course for primary schools. Written by the authors of the best-selling Way Ahead and Macmillan English, the course aims to give learners confidence in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Thorough grammar and skills work is applied in natural contexts in the real world through dialogues and cross-curricular material. Independent…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: It's been more than thirty years since New York City medical examiner Jack Stapleton's college graduation and almost as long since he's been in touch with former classmates Shawn Doherty and Kevin Murray. Once a highly regarded ophthalmologist, Jack's career took a dramatic turn after a tragic accident that destroyed his family. But that, too, is very much in the past: Jack has remarried — to…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on twentieth-century history cannot be underestimated. Robert Service has written a calmly authoritative biography on this seemingly unknowable figure. Making use of recently opened archives, he has been able to piece together the private as well as the public life, giving the first complete picture of Lenin. This biography simultaneously provides an…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. And then, just as he thinks things cannot possibly get any worse, they suddenly do. Discover the origins of life on Earth — and don't be shocked if it's not what they taught you at school.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: In «The Making of Modern Britain», Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Meet Susannah Simon: she's a typical teenage girl, who just happens to be a ghost-hunter... oh, and she's also dead-over-heels for Jesse — the sexiest spook ever! But can this girl get her ghost? In «Love You to Death», Suze arrives in California and has barely unpacked when her mediator skills are put to the test. A vicious spirit in her new school is hell-bent on making her life a complete…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Meet Susannah Simon: she's a typical teenage girl who just happens to be a ghost-hunter... oh, and she's also dead-over-heels for Jesse — the sexiest spook ever! But can this girl get her ghost? In «Mean Spirits», Suze is all set to spend a relaxing summer on the beach, until she runs into the vengeful ghosts of four high-school students. She must use her mediating skills to guide these ghouls…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Meet Susannah Simon: she's a typical teenage girl who just happens to be a ghost-hunter... oh, and she's also dead-over-heels for Jesse — the sexiest spook ever! But can this girl get her ghost? In «Grave Doubts», Suze has to contend with fellow ghost-hunter, Paul Slater, who gives her a deadly ultimatum. Unless she dates him, he'll send Jesse into the afterlife — for good. Paul may be totally…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, William Shawcross' riveting biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman, whose life spanned the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August 1900. Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished…