Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Why isn`t globalization benefitting as many people as it should? The author shows us that things can change and that an optimistic world can exist where globalization really does work. He examines how change has occurred rapidly over the past four years, proposing solutions and looking to the future.
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: This is a stunning new picture book from Eric Carle about Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers', with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds. As he floats through the sea, Mister Seahorse meets a Mr Stickleback, Mr Tilapia, Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. In this chronicle, real-life characters intermingle with three families, one black, one Jewish, and one prosperous WASP, to create a literary mosaic that brings to life an era of poverty, wealth, and incredible change in short, the era of ragtime.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution written in the last hundred years, The Blind Watchmaker offers an inspiring and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. A brilliant and controversial book, which demonstrates that evolution by natural selection — the unconscious, automatic, blind, yet essentially non-random process discovered by…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 906 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 375) Аннотация: In mid-twenty-first-century New York, Eve Dallas's 'tough cop' exterior is shaken by her twisted former foster mother's demands for money in exchange for protecting secrets from Dallas's childhood — a situation that becomes more complicated when the woman is found murdered.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In Kinsey Millhone's 19th excursion into the world of suspense and misadventure, a daughter wants the solace of closure in the mystery surrounding her mother's absence. Thirty-four years earlier, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again.
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 171 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 427) Аннотация: In 1960 in the Dominican Republic, three young women from a pious Catholic family were assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as suspected rebel leaders. The Mirabal sisters became mythical figures in their country, where they are known as Las Mariposas (the butterflies). Three decades later, Alvarez brings the Mirabal sisters back to life in an extraordinary novel.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Educational and entertaining, these classic Wee Sing book and CD titles are now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans. Each 64-page book and one-hour audio CD are contained in reusable blister packages.
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Picture a camel playing a clarinet and a squirrel on the sax — these are the images that will help youngsters learn their ABCs. Includes a 20-minute cassette where the letters are spoken and the instrument played, while an infectious melody anchors the concept firmly in the child's mind. Full color.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 819 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 358) Аннотация: In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together in unexpected ways when sudden tragedy strikes. In her inimitable style, Maeve Binchy shares with readers the lives of these strangers, learning their hopes, dreams, and fears as they move forward, forever changed by their experience. Here is the story of old…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Presents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris' attempt to record traditional black stories of his time.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The Cold War is at its most chill. Alec Leamas, a seasoned British Intelligence officer whose entire East German network has been arrested or shot, leaves West Berlin for London, believing his career is over. But his master, Control, knows that Leamas is good for a last mission: one that will allow him to take his revenge on the ruthless East German counterintelligence chief who has killed or…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Designed to teach elementary concepts to young kids through music and song, each package contains a 16-page board book and a 20-minute CD which focus on a specific concept and use a kid-friendly theme.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Marcus and Doro were part of a left wing commune from the late 1960s until the early 1990s: lentils, free love, spliffs, Left politics, cheesecloth blouses, sex, housework and cooking rotis, crochet, and allotments. Their children have grown up rather different from them: primary schoolteacher Clara craves order and clean bathrooms, son Serge is pretending to his parents that he is still doing a…
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,…
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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…