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Hogg James: The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'He was constantly harassed with the idea, that the next time he lifted his eyes, he would to a certainty see that face, the most repulsive to all his feelings of aught the earth contained'. Robert Wringhim knows himself to be one of the Elect: predestined for a salvation which nothing he can do, however criminal or bloody, will prevent. With conviction he records his own devout, dark work,…

Braddon Mary Elizabeth: Lady Audley's Secret

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: 'Lady Audley uttered a long, low, wailing cry, and threw up her arms above her head with a wild gesture of despair'. Robert Audley is pleased for his uncle when he brings home a pretty young bride, even though her past is shrouded in mystery. But when his old friend Talboys is treated strangely by Lady Audley, then goes suddenly missing, Robert has no choice but to begin investigations. Lady…

Green Jane: The Patchwork Marriage

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Are love and devotion enough to create a happy family? When Andi married Ethan she not only got the man she loved but also the chance to be a mother, to his daughters Emily and Sophia. Unable to have a child of her own, Andi saw this opportunity at motherhood as a precious gift. If only it were that simple. For this is not a happy family, and the trouble lies with Emily. Her conflicted feelings…

Moriarty Sinead: Me and My Sisters

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: There's more than one way of being a modern woman, not that the Devlin sisters would admit it... Harassed mum Julie used to be the easy-going one, but now she is struggling to keep sane. She needs support, but how could her sisters understand? After all, their lives are perfect. One drunken mistake is jeopardising everything lawyer Louise has worked so hard for. For a control freak like her,…

Gribbin John: The Reason Why

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: There are several hundred billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, yet out of all of these Earth is the only planet with intelligent life on it. Why? In The Reason Why John Gribbin shows just what it is that makes our planet so special. For the first time, he makes the link between the whole series of cosmic events that gave rise to our civilization — a unique set of circumstances that have not,…

Oliveira Robin: My Name is Mary Sutter

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: On the eve of America's Civil War a New York midwife makes a fateful decision... Mary Sutter, a brilliant young midwife, dreams of proving herself as capable as any man. But medical schools refuse to teach women. So when her heart is broken, she heads to Washington DC to tend the Civil War wounded. Assisted and encouraged by two surgeons, who both fall for her, and ignoring requests to return…

Mitchell Rain: Tales From the Yoga Studio

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Yoga. A spiritual journey. A way of life. A chance to meet the friends you've been waiting for. At the beginning, it's all about the exercise. But for five of the women who take yoga classes at Edendale Studio it's soon about more than sharing tips for the perfect Downward Dog. It's about their hopes, fears and dreams. Katherine is falling in love, but terrified of screwing it up again and…

Levi Primo: The Magic Paint

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: 'He was blamed for endless disasters, from failed exams to a bridge collapse, an avalanche, even a shipwreck: all due, in the stupid opinion of, first, his fellow-students and, later, his colleagues, to the penetrating power of his evil eye...' Profound and compassionate, Primo Levi was one of the most astonishing literary voices to emerge from the twentieth century. Whether describing the most…

Green Simon R.: Paths Not Taken

Скачать книгу (размер 1 330 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 262) Аннотация: John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside — the dark heart of London — and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant — and probably deadly — past.

Albert Susan Wittig: The Tale of Hill Top Farm

Скачать книгу (размер 1 452 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 286) Аннотация: The author of Peter Rabbit and other tales, Beatrix Potter is still, after a century, beloved by children and adults worldwide. In this first Cottage Tale, Albert introduces Beatrix, an animal lover and Good Samaritan with a knack for solving mysteries. With help from her entourage of talking animal friends, Beatrix sets out to win over the human hearts of Sawrey, where she's just bought an old…

Fuentes Carlos: La Muerte De Artemio Cruz

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: After collapsing from an illness while attending a business meeting, a dying Artemio Cruz, a rich and powerful land owner in modern Mexico, is driven by conscience to recall his corrupt life.

Vargas Llosa Mario: Los Cuadernos de Don Rigoberto

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Set in Lima, Peru this is the story of a bizarre love triangle whose participants may be the creations of Don Rigoberto's fertile imagination. The central characters are Rigoberto himself, a dull insurance executive by day, a pornogapher and sexual enthusiast by night; Lucrecia, his second wife; and Alfonso, his angel-faced young son. Husband and wife have been separated for a year because of a…

McCrum Robert: Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A small island in the North Atlantic, colonized by Rome, then pillaged for hundreds of years by marauding neighbours, becomes the dominant world power in the nineteenth century. As its power spreads, its language inevitably follows. Then, across the Atlantic, a colony of that tiny island grows into the military and cultural colossus of the twentieth century.

Grushin Olga: The Concert Ticket

Скачать книгу (размер 1 636 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 322) Аннотация: On any given morning, on the street corners of a Russian city, little kiosks suddenly appear. As soon as their shutters open, a queue forms, men and women lining up in the hope of a little bit of luxury: a pair of silk stockings or a box of chocolates. One morning news spreads that the exiled composer, Selinsky, will be returning to the city for one concert only, and there is one kiosk,…

Williams Kate: The Pleasures of Men

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: It's Spitalfields, 1840. Catherine Sorgeiul lives with her Uncle in a rambling house in London's East End. She has few companions and little to occupy the days beyond her own colourful imagination. But then a murderer strikes, ripping open the chests of young girls and stuffing hair into their mouths to resemble a beak, leading the press to christen him The Man of Crows. And as Catherine hungrily…

Guy John: Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: a 900-year-old Story Retold

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Behind the legend, there was a man. In 1120 the wife of a Norman draper's merchant gave birth to a baby boy in London's bustling Cheapside. Despite his sickly constitution, middle-class background and unremarkable abilities, he rose within the space of thirty-five years to become the most powerful man in the kingdom, second only to Henry II himself. At his height, he led seven hundred knights…

Gray Paul: Dublin

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Dublin DIRECTIONS has all you need to get the most out of Ireland's capital city. Whether you're on a weekend break or weeklong visit, this guide highlights all the top places to stay, the sights not to miss, the coolest bars and the tastiest restaurants. From learning about Dublin's literary greats and fascinating history, to tasting your first Guinness in the legendary brewery, this richly…

Nipp Susan Hagen: Wee Sing in the Car (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 315 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 63) Аннотация: The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package — a book and CD in a reusable blister!

Rosoff Meg: There is No Dog

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In the beginning there was Bob. And Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other species including lots and lots of gorgeous girls. And all of this, he created in just six days. Six days! Congratulations, Bob! No wonder Earth is such a mess. Imagine that God is a typical teenage boy. He is lazy, careless,…

Crystal David: The Stories of English

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed — and also wonderfully entertaining — history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English…