Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: From the Bible, the Iliad, and the Republic to Civil Disobedience, Das Kapital, and Silent Spring, this revised and greatly expanded edition is a monument to the power of the printed word-an informative discussion of many of the most important works ever created.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Mystery writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher visits Moscow as part of a United States publishing group to help Russia succeed as a democracy' But the poisoning of a Pussies publisher, who possessed information which could topple the government in power, places her in a dangerous situation, Jess furns to the American Embassy for help, only to discover that the United States government is…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: From horse to crocodile to giraffe, no one wants to be the little mouse's friend, until he meets up with a friendly, familiar face — and not a moment too soon! Full color.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: This is the latest Kurt Austin adventure: the hero of Fire Ice is back in a breathtaking new adventure. A confrontation between a radical environmentalist group and a Danish cruiser has forced Austin and colleague Joe Zavala to come to the rescue of a shipful of trapped men. But when the two of them investigate further, they discover that something far more sinister is at work. A shadowy…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 100 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 217) Аннотация: Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth — four 'little women' enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England. The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over little Beth's death, and dreamed of traveling through Europe with old Aunt March and Amy. Future writers have found inspiration…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Dorian Grays portrait is painted it reveals him to be a man of outer beauty. He realizes then that he cannot possibly stay as young as that time. He makes a shocking wish, which comes true. No matter how he behaved, he stayed youthful and his portrait became older and older. Read the tales stunning conclusion in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Famously characterized as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of civilized society and the human desire for romantic passion, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the death of their father. Elinor, 19, and Marianne, 17, initially project the opposing roles with Elinor cautious and unassuming about romantic matters,…
Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: It is Christmas Eve and the party is over. Clara creeps downstairs to find Nutcracker, a wooden doll given to her by her mysterious godfather Drosselmeier — a creator of fabulous mechanical toys, has come to life. Through her godfather's strange powers, Clara is caught up in a thrilling battle in which she and Nutcracker — in reality a prince transformed by an evil spell — overcome the Mouse King…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: There have been many books written on good business practice. All eminently sensible. All based on logic, common sense and good manners. It is essential if you want to be a supermarket manager. But for those wishing to break new ground, it is not enough. Logic and common sense have a habit of leading us to the same conclusions. If you are going to make your mark on the world you have to start…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating adaptation for the stage, Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the…
Скачать книгу (размер 458 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 91) Аннотация: Mozart is creative, brilliant and charming. But is he also a thief! Making his way to Prague for the opening of Don Giovanni, the great composer, playfully tries to steal an orange from a Bohemian family's garden. But no sooner has he taken the fruit than he is caught by a furious gardener. Desperate to escape, Mozart frantically scrawls an apologetic note to the owners of the tree. Soon, he…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner-party tip from Mrs Algernon Smith, he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: When his buddy Hawk is beaten within an inch of his life, Spenser infiltrates a ruthless mob in the name of friendship — and revenge.
Скачать книгу (размер 4 889 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 960) Аннотация: This companion to the 12-copy World of Peter Rabbit Giftbox contains numbers 13-23 of Beatrix Potter's Original Peter Rabbit Books plus the little biography, Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: A Powerhouse Collection of Classic Crime Novels, Back in Print After Ten Years!; Mickey Spillane, the all-time best-selling noir originator, is probably one of the most notorious writers in publishing history. Collected here for the first time, and featuring the books' original pulp cover art, are three of his greatest Mike Hammer novels, where the only crime is getting caught, where justice can…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: In Mickey Spillane's classic private eye novels, the action exploded in a bone-crunching catharsis. Men and women didn't make love — they collided. Tough guys who wished to drive home a message, used their fists. Tougher broads used guile. And no-one's morals were loftier than the gutter. No apologies. Little redemption. These novels rendered critics powerless, shocked intellectuals, inspired a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: 'I live on Brazzaville Beach... I am here because two sets of strange and extraordinary events happened to me... One in England, first, and then one in Africa.' On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater examines the complex circumstances that brought her there. Sifting the details for evidence of her own innocence or guilt, she tells her engrossing story with a blunt and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A desperate father hires Alatriste to rescue his daughter from a convent where a powerful priest is said to be using the girl as his personal concubine. Soon Alatriste discovers that he has become part of a religious and political conspiracy that leads all the way to the highest levels of the Inquisition.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Story-telling is an ingrained habit; I wouldn't know what else to do. But the mythology that is intriguing today is that of imagined alternatives. Somehow, choice and contingency have landed you where you are, as the person that you are, and the whole process seems so precarious that you look back at those climatic moments when things might have gone differently, when life might have spun off in…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The citizens of Moonlight Cove are changing. Some are losing touch with their deepest emotions. Others are surrendering to their wildest urges. And the few who remain unchanged are absolutely terrified — if not brutally murdered in the dead of night. Enter the shocking world of Moonlight Cove, where four unlikely survivors confront the darkest realms of human nature...