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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Nostalgia, identity, eccentricity, gin drinking and occasional violence... these are just some of the themes that stand-up comedian Dara O Briain explores in Tickling the English. O Briain moved to England many years ago, but when he takes his show on tour around the country — from deserted seaside towns and remote off-shore islands, to sprawling industrial cities and sleepy suburbs — it's clear…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: At the dawn of the twentieth century, a deranged killer is on the prowl. New York, 1905. After losing his fiancee in the General Slocum ferry disaster, Detective Simon Ziele transferred to a country town north of Manhattan in the hope of escaping his grief. But only months later he's faced with the shocking murder of a young girl — battered to death in her bedroom on a cold winter's afternoon.…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Both heartwarming and meditative, «The Cat Inside» explores not only the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats, but the deeper relationship of cats with mankind, which Burroughs traces back to the Egyptians. This book of moving and witty discourse is for both Burroughs' fans and cat lovers alike.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Dr No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider, his beautiful and vulnerable girl Friday, have been captured trespassing on Dr No's secluded Caribbean island. Intent on protecting his clandestine operations from the British secret service, Dr No sees an opportunity to dispose of an…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Florentino Ariza has never forgotten his first love. He has waited nearly a lifetime in silence since his beloved Fermina married another man. No woman can replace her in his heart. But now her husband is dead. Finally — after fifty-one years, nine months and four days — Florentino has another chance to declare his eternal passion and win her back. Will love that has survived half a century…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: »My Education» is Burroughs' last novel, first published two years before his death in 1997. It is a book of dreams, collected over several decades and as close to a memoir as we will see. The dreams cover themes from the mundane and ordinary — conversations with his friends Allen Ginsberg or Ian Sommerville, feeding his cats, procuring drugs or sex — to the erotic, bizarre and visionary. Always…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: »Interzone» portrays the development of Burroughs' mature writing style by presenting a selection of pieces from the mid-1950s. His outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of four decades of oppressive sexual and social conditioning. Burroughs' close observations of humanity — its ugliness and ignorance — invites the reader to dispense with their traditional notions of decorum, and taste…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money becomes tight, their marriage…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The Battle of Britain tells the extraordinary story of one of the pivotal events of the Second World War — the struggle between British and German air forces in the late summer and autumn of 1940. Exposing many of the myths surrounding the conflict, the book provides answers to important questions: how close did Britain really come to invasion; what were Hitler and Churchill's motives; and, what…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 988 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 391) Аннотация: Retired Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday has reluctantly settled into his teaching position at West Point when young Israeli archaeologist Rafi Wanounou comes to him with desperate news. Holliday's niece — and Rafi's fiancee — Peggy has been kidnapped. Holliday sets out with Rafi to find the only family he has left. But their search for Peggy will lead them to a trail of clues that spans across…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: A classic by a Russian master Prince Myshkin, the idiot, is an almost comically innocent Christ figure in a land of sinners, one whose faith in beauty contrasts sharply with that of his society's.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Set in the 1930s, the classic novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Twelve-year-old Adele Talbot's unhappy mother Rose succumbs to madness after a family tragedy and Adele is placed in a bleak children's home. But when her trust is betrayed she runs away — hoping to find her grandmother in Sussex. By the time…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: »Let It Come Down», with its title from Macbeth, tells the story of Dyar, a New York bank clerk who throws up his secure, humdrum job to find a reality abroad with which to identify himself, and his macabre experiences in the inferno of Tangiers as he gives in to his darkest impulses. Rich in descriptions of the corruption and decadence of the International Zone in the last days before Moroccan…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist uprising is transforming the country, much to the annoyance of Stenham, who enjoys the trappings of the old city. His path soon crosses with the young, illiterate son of a healer, another outsider to the newly politicised life of Morocco, in this…

Скачать книгу (размер 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 100) Аннотация: A hero will have his day. It is a task that no man has ever completed: to bring back a magical ram's fleece that lies hidden in a far-off land, guarded by an all-seeing serpent. But one man, Jason, must try. His life depends on it. Upon the orders of the King, Jason must cross deadly seas with the crew of his ship, the Argo, negotiate treacherous clashing rocks, fight fire-breathing bulls and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Zoe, Jennifer and Nadia are three women with nothing in common. Except for the man who wants to kill them. He sends them terrifying letters, full of the intimate details of their lives — and promises that he will bring those lives to a violent, horrible end. But not before he has enjoyed himself. Invisible and apparently unstoppable, he delights in watching the women suffer, thrilled by his power…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Pozdnyshev and his wife have a turbulent relationship. When her beauty blossoms after the birth of their children, men begin to flock around her, and he becomes increasingly jealous. Convinced his wife is betraying him with a young musician, his overpowering suspicion drives him to ever more dangerous lengths. United by the theme of love, the writings in the «Great Loves» series span over two…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: »Mary» was Nabokov's first novel, begun in the spring of 1925, and in its heroine lie the shadowy presences of all his heroines to come.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Escapee from suburbia, overweight, oversexed ...Morgan Leafy isn't overburdened with worldly success. Actually, he is refreshingly free from it. But then, as a representative of Her Britannic Majesty in tropical Kinjanja, it was not very constructive of him to get involved in wholesale bribery. Nor was it exactly oiling his way up the ladder to hunt down the improbably pointed breasts of his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: »Penguin Decades» bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Kingsley Amis' «Lucky Jim» was published in 1954, and is a hilarious satire of…