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Ramsay Caro: Dark Water

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Investigating officers DI Anderson and DS Costello believe the dead man to be a suspect in a decade-old case: the rape and attempted murder of a young student. And there are other, similar cases on file. But what has happened to the dead man's accomplice, Mr Click?

McPartlin Anna: Pack Up the Moon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: When her boyfriend John dies in a dreadful accident, his girlfriend Emma is plunged into despair. Emma loved John more than life itself and now she has lost everything that matters. Or so she thinks. For Emma has good friends who rally around. But the memory of that night returns to haunt each of them and they struggle to pick up the pieces.

Allen Paul: Idea Man

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: According to Time, Paul Allen is one of the '100 Most Influential People In The World.' Idea Man is the story of the fascinating life of a man who has made an unprecedented impact in science, technology, business, sports, music, and philanthropy. His memoir features previously untold stories that offer insight into everything from the true origins of Microsoft to a behind-the-scenes view of the…

Macaroon Michael: Insight: Prague Step by Step

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A step by step guide that offers you the very best of Prague in a series of 16 tailor-made tours. It features easy-to-follow routes that take in the city's many classic attractions, stopping at key sites such the wonderfully preserved Old Town with its famous Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge and the gardens of Waldstein Palace.

Dunthorne Joe: Wild Abandon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The last day on earth is coming. Bring your own booze. Kate and Albert, sister and brother, are not yet the last two human beings on earth, but Albert has high hopes. The secluded communal farm they grew up on is — after twenty years — disintegrating, along with their parents' marriage. They both try to escape: Kate, at seventeen, to suburbia and Albert, at eleven, into preparations for the end…

Higgins Jack: Rough Justice

Скачать книгу (размер 1 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 340) Аннотация: Dispatched by the President to report on the state of still troubled Kosovo, his trusted agent Blake Johnson runs into a military man there named Harry Miller, who has the same task from the British Prime Minister. They band together just in time to stop a Russian officer from torching a mosque — or rather, Miller stops him, with a bullet to the forehead. This action will have considerable…

Hoffman Paul: Last Four Things

Скачать книгу (размер 2 549 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 501) Аннотация: The epic story of Thomas Cale-introduced so memorably in «The Left Hand of God» — continues as the Redeemers use his prodigious gifts to further their sacred goal: the extinction of humankind and the end of the world. To the warrior-monks known as the Redeemers, who rule over massive armies of child slaves, «the last four things» represent the culmination of a faithful life. Death. Judgement.…

Berlitz: Moscow Pocket Guide

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Berlitz: Pocket Guide Moscow combines informative text with vivid colour photography to uncover this booming European capital. It covers everything you need to know about the city's attractions, from the Kremlin — the spiritual, artistic and ruling heart of Russia — and Red Square, with the iconic domes of St Basil's Cathedral, to more outlying areas. Handy maps on the cover flaps help you…

Kunzru Hari: Gods Without Men

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: It's 2008. The California desert. A four-year-old autistic boy, Raj Matharu, disappears in the wilderness, plunging his wealthy New York parents into the surreal public hell of a media witch-hunt. But the desert is inexplicable and miraculous, and the Matharus' fate is bound up with that of others: a debauched British rock star, on the run from a failed relationship and the sordid excesses of his…

Wastvedt Tricia: The German Boy

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: In 1947, Elisabeth Mander's German nephew comes to stay: Stefan Landau, her dead sister's teenage son, whom she hates and loves before she's even set eyes on him. Orphaned by the war and traumatised by the last, vicious battles of the Hitler Youth, Stefan brings with him to England only a few meagre possessions. Among them a portrait of a girl with long copper hair by a young painter called…

Riordan Rick: The Throne of Fire

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy — Apophis, the giant snake of chaos — is rising. If Carter and Sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' time. And in order to battle the forces of…

Child Julia: Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol: 1

Скачать книгу (размер 3 992 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 784) Аннотация: This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and it's a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart, or Eleanor Roosevelt: she was a…

Child Julia: Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol: 2

Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: This title features soups from the garden, bisques from the sea, famous fish stews from Provence and Normandy, the real French crunchy bread, meats, vegetables and desserts in variety, all accompanied by step-by-step instructions and superb illustrations, and all in imperial units for British cooks.

Anderson Catherine: Lucky Penny

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: To support her orphaned niece, impoverished Brianna O'Keefe accepts work with a Colorado rancher. To guard herself from unwanted attention, she resorts to a harmless little lie: that she's married to a Denver gold miner named David Paxton. But when her husband shows up, Brianna is stunned-not the least by her desire...

Steinbeck John: The Grapes of Wrath

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth. Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find…

Jay Alison: ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Simple in format, with a letter and word on every page and bright paintings of everyday items, «ABC» reveals numerous visual surprises for toddlers. Full color.

Beall Pamela: Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) 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 book and CD in a reusable blister!

Oliver Jamie: Jamie's 15-Minute Meals

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Offering super quick, tasty, nutritious food that you can eat everyday of the week, this book arms you with the skills to create wonderful meals, shockingly fast. It features recipes such as classic chicken, steak and pasta dishes, looking at Asian-inspired street food and brilliant Moroccan flavours, putting together great salads.

Allen Paul: Idea Man

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: What's it like to start a revolution? How do you build the biggest tech company in the world? And why do you walk away from it all? Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft. Together he and Bill Gates turned an idea — writing software — into a company and then an entire industry. This is the story of how it came about: two young mavericks who turned technology on its head; the bitter battles as each tried…

McPartlin Anna: The Space Between Us

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: From babyhood Eve and Lilly were best friends. But one summer apart, one huge fight and 17 years later Eve wakes up from a horrific accident to find her old friend nursing her. At first, their reunion is tentative — Lilly merely doing her duty and Eve distracted by her pain and grief. But during the months Eve spends in hospital they confront both the lies of the past and their present failures.…