Home » Жанры » P » "Penguin Group"

Edwards Roberta: Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci?

Скачать книгу (размер 534 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 106) Аннотация: Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages.…

Follett Ken: Whiteout

Скачать книгу (размер 2 411 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 474) Аннотация: As a Christmas Eve blizzard whips out of the north, several people converge on a remote family house. As the storm worsens, the emotional sparks-jealousies, distrust, sexual attraction, rivalries-crackle, desperate secrets are revealed, hidden traitors and unexpected heroes emerge.

Francis Dick: Whip Hand

Скачать книгу (размер 1 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 292) Аннотация: Sid Halley's glory days as a jockey are over, but he still finds a certain satisfaction in successfully solving a case. His latest one, though, could prove to be his undoing.

Clancy Tom: Threat Vector

Скачать книгу (размер 3 043 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 598) Аннотация: For Jack Ryan, Jr., and his comrades at the covert organization known as The Campus, the fight against America's enemies is never over. But the danger has just hit home in a way they never expected... The Campus has been discovered. And whoever knows they exist knows they can be destroyed. Meanwhile, President Jack Ryan has been swept back into the Oval Office — and his wisdom and courage are…

Roberts Nora: Northern Lights

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: The colorful, compelling novel about two lonely souls who find love-and redemption-in Lunacy, Alaska.

Carle Eric: My Very First Book of Shapes

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: In this timeless new split-page board book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. When they find the right pairs, they will learn to identify all kinds of shapes.

Carle Eric: My Very First Book of Colors

Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: The beloved Eric Carle offers colorful puzzles that help the youngest of readers learn about colors and shapes. Readers can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half.

Francis Dick: Blood Sport

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Gene Hawkins takes on the job of locating a missing priceless breeding stallion. But he gets more action than he bargained for from a group of horse thieves who want to put Hawkins out to pasture — permanently.

Francis Dick: Second Wind

Скачать книгу (размер 1 325 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 261) Аннотация: When a hurricane-chasing plane is downed on a Caribbean island, TV meteorologist Perry Stuart barely escapes with his life. But he can't escape what he saw on the island — and if the people who've tracked him back to England have their way, Stuart will have a zero percent chance of survival.

Neil Douglas-Klotz: Sufi Book of Life: 99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Taking the centuries-old form of a dervish handbook, a guide to life and love updated for the twenty-first century Part meditation book, part oracle and part collection of Sufi lore, poetry and stories, THE SUFI BOOK OF LIFE offers a fresh interpretation of the fundamental spiritual practice found in all ancient and modern Sufi schools — the meditations on the 99 Qualities of Unity. Unlike most…

Leonard Elmore: Be Cool

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: 'You accuse me of plotting,' Chili said, 'now you're doing it.' 'Is that right? I thought I was putting a case together, trying to solve a homicide' Mobster turned Hollywood producer, Chili Palmer has got another idea for a movie. This time he's checking out L.A.'s other big business, the music industry: a world full of wannabe stars, run by crooks and hustlers — it's got plenty of potential.…

Silva Daniel: A Death In Vienna

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend — a Nazi hunter. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is more terrible than he could have ever imagined — a portrait of evil stretching across 60 years…

Overy Richard: The Dictators

Скачать книгу (размер 4 563 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 896) Аннотация: They presided over the most destructive regimes in history, murdered millions and fought the most barbarous war the world had seen. Yet countless Germans and Russians worshipped them and the values they stood for. How did Hitler and Stalin come to cast such a shadow over the twentieth century? Richard Overy’s acclaimed history is the first to examine both the two regimes and the people who lived…

Lovecraft H.P.: The Dreams In The Witch House and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: One of the masters of 'weird fiction', H. P. Lovecraft expanded the vast boundaries of the horror genre with his vividly imagined stories of exotic and fantastical otherworlds, nightmarish dreamscapes or the supernatural terrors lurking beneath the surface of small-town America. The shadow of New England's witch-hunting past hangs over many of the tales, as in 'The Shunned House' and 'The Dreams…

Townshend Charles: Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. Many of Dublin’s inhabitants wanted to weaken or terminate London’s rule but there remained a vast and conflicting range of visions of that future: far more immediate was the unfolding disaster of the First World War that had put ‘home…

Jewell Lisa: A Friend Of The Family

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Brothers Tony, Sean and Ned had the perfect upbringing. They adore their parents and actually look forward to coming home for Sunday lunch. But now they’ve grown up and real life’s starting to get in the way. Tony’s dealing with divorce and weight problem. Novelist Sean is up against a serious case of writer’s block and a shock announcement from his ‘perfect’ new girlfriend. And their parents…