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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Britain's funniest comic opens up his man drawer to the nation. Imagine you had a deeply eccentric and possessive Hungarian grandmother who played scrabble for money. Or that everyone thinks Kenny Everett's your dad because he picks you up from school, drunk. Or that your mother is convinced you'll be world-famous after a dodgy Tarot reading. Welcome to the bizarre and hilarious life of Michael…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: On 2 March 1998 ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Hours later she found herself in a dark cellar, wrapped in a blanket. When she emerged eight years later, her childhood had gone. In 3,096 Days Natascha tells her incredible story for the first time: her difficult childhood, what exactly happened on the day of her abduction, her…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: This is a 1959 classic 'hard' science-fiction novel by renowned Cambridge astronomer and cosmologist Fred Hoyle. It tracks the progress of a giant black cloud that comes towards Earth and sits in front of the sun, causing widespread panic and death. A select group of scientists and astronomers — including the dignified Astronomer Royal, the pipe smoking Dr. Marlowe and the maverick, eccentric…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: 'It seemed to me that the bees were working on the very same kinds of problems we are trying to solve. How can large, diverse groups work together harmoniously and productively? Perhaps we could take what the bees do so well and apply it to our institutions'. When Michael O'Malley first took up beekeeping he thought it would be a nice hobby to share with his son. But he noticed that bees not only…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This brand new edition provides a comprehensive and highly visual introduction to Venice; over 600 superb photographs capture the history, local people and variety of everyday life in Italy's most magical city. The 'Places' section provides a detailed, district-by-district exploration of all the places to visit and principal sites along the way are clearly cross-referenced by number to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Everyone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our families. With all the wisdom of the ages, from Aristotle and Stalin to Yoda and Monty Python, Winning Arguments will show you how to win more than your fair share of arguments, as well as: how to shine at work, avoid speeding tickets, and outwit argumentative partners; Cicero's…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 488 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 293) Аннотация: The creator of the CBS series «The Unit» delivers his fiction debut Kennesaw Tanner once fought a shadow war. Now he's fighting for himself. Soldier of fortune Kennesaw Tanner is approached by government operatives with an offer: rescue the kidnapped heir of a powerful Persian Gulf sheik whose alliance with the U.S. has made him a target for terrorists. But what Tanner doesn't know is that there…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 763 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 543) Аннотация: An explosive new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author. CIA cleaner Micah Dalton has taken his revenge against the Serbian gang who shot his lover. Then he receives a mysterious jade box containing a stainless steel glasscutter. Someone is sending him a very serious message, a message that will force him back into action against a foe out to unleash chaos upon the world...

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The time-bending parallel tale to the national bestseller «Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict» In Laurie Viera Rigler's first novel, «Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict», twenty-first-century Austen fan Courtney Stone found herself in Regency England occupying the body of one Jane Mansfield — with comic and romantic consequences. Now, in «Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict», Jane Mansfield…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary world's fair that introduced it In this first general history of the Eiffel Tower in English, Jill Jonnes-acclaimed author of «Conquering Gotham» offers an eye-opening look not only at the construction of one of the modern world's most iconic structures, but also the epochal event that surrounded its arrival as a wonder of the world. In…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The instant «New York Times» bestseller from one of the most beloved voices in women's fiction An ever-growing legion of fans greets the publication of each new tale from the inimitable Jane Green. Her latest gem, «Dune Road», is set in tony Highfield, Connecticut, where recent divorcee Kit Hargrove has joyfully exchanged the requisite diamond studs and Persian rugs of a Wall Street Widow for a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: A novel of blood and vengeance from the #1 «New York Times» bestselling author of «The Godfather.» Michael Rogan was an intelligence officer behind enemy lines in World War II Europe. But he made the mistake of falling in love, which gave him something to lose-or to be taken from him. Captured by the Nazis, Michael was treated as an experiment. A piece of meat. A subject upon which his captors…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In the 14th century, Templar knight Jean de St. Clair was tasked with piloting the order's treasure-laden fleets off the coast of France. To this end, he used the Jacob's Staff — a nautical instrument supposedly developed in his own time. But retired Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday possesses a Staff he found in the hands of a 4,000 year-old Egyptian mummy. Holliday suspects that St. Clair may…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: It begins as a heist in Sun Valley, Idaho-until the local sheriff discovers a more sinister underlying plan. The crime gets more personal. The stakes are raised, and nothing is as it seems.

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: For years, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Campus have waged an unofficial and highly effective campaign against the terrorists who threaten western civilization. The most dangerous of these is the Emir. This sadistic killer has masterminded the most vicious attacks on the west and has eluded capture by the world's law enforcement agencies. Now the Campus is on his trail. Joined by their…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: Watch a Video Read «Surprising Facts About George Washington» from» Washington: A Life» by Ron Chernow From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington. In «Washington: A Life» celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: No sooner had supermodel Laura Ayers and Celtics star David Baskin said I do than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia's Great Barrier Reed, David went out for a swim-and never returned. Now widowed and grieving, Laura's search for the truth will draw her into a web of lies and deception that stretches back thirty years...

Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: The Soviet's most valuable ship — a new ballistic-missile submarine with their most trusted and skilled naval officer at the helm — is attempting to defect to the United States. It is high treason on an unprecedented scale, and the Soviet's mission is to seek and destroy her at any cost. If the U.S. fleet can locate the Red October and get her safely to port, it will be the intelligence coup of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Steinbeck's theatrical adaptations of two of his most powerful short novels, now together in one volume A unique treat for Steinbeck fans, this volume includes two extraordinary plays from a master of American literature. Of Mice and Men is the dramatic adaptation of one of Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved works. Originally published at the height of Nazi Germany's power, The Moon Is Down…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. From Daniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in «The Hunter's Cafe», to Alain Gerber's brief and poetic «You Never Die», these stories make excellent reading in any language.