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Berlitz: Tallinn Pocket Guide

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Tells you everything you need to know about the best places to visit in the city, from the historic seat of power, Toompea Castle, to the dramatic Aleksander Nevski Cathedral and bustling Town Hall Square. This title offers a rundown of the 10 top attractions in Tallinn, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city.

Boyle T.C.: The Women

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: T.C. Boyle's dazzling new novel, The Women, will let you know. Having brought to life eccentric cereal king John Harvey Kellogg in The Road to Wellville and sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in The Inner Circle, T.C. Boyle now turns his fictional sights on the colorful and outlandish Frank Lloyd Wright. Boyles incomparable account of Wright's life, as told through the experiences of the four women who…

Max D.T.: Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: In his lifetime, David Foster Wallace was lauded by critics and loved by fans. But even to those who had barely read his work, he was something of a cult figure. Since his suicide in 2008, Wallace has become the Kurt Cobain of the printed word, and his life and death now stand as symbols of a generation's hopes and their despair. In this compelling account of Wallace's evolution from anxious…

Perkins John: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an «economic hit man» for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.

Pink Daniel H.: A Whole New Mind

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic right-brain thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't. Drawing on research from around the world, Pink outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal…

Schuman Scott: The Sartorialist

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Schuman's striking collection offers an inspired photographic journey into the extraordinary style of everyday people around the globe. Color photographs throughout.

Cornwell P.: Red Mist

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Kay Scarpetta has arranged to meet an inmate at the high-security Georgia Prison for Women. The prisoner is a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer. Against advice, Scarpetta is determined to hear this woman out — she believes she may hold some answers to the murder of her former deputy. But soon she finds connections to a string of grisly killings,…

Greenhalgh C.: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: 1913, Paris. Coco Chanel present at the first, the presentation of Igor Stravinsky's «rite of Spring». Rhythmic dissonance in music and sometimes shocking choreography cause a storm of indignation. But Koko carries how Igor stirred up the hall. Seven years later, Koko and Igor meet again. Between the designer and composer quickly arise mutual sympathy and affection. Koko invites Igor together…

Harney A.: The China Price

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In this landmark work of investigative reporting, former Financial Times correspondent Alexandra Harney uncovers a story of immense significance to us all: how China's factory economy gains a competitive edge by selling out its workers, environment, and future. Harney's firsthand reporting brings us face-to-face with a world in which intense pricing pressure from Western companies combines with…

Higgins J.: A Devil is Waiting

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The President of the United States is heading to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the «Prime Minister's private army» are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan…

Cussler Clive: The Thief

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize…

Hamid Mohsin: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is Mohsin Hamids thrillingly provocative international bestseller. It is shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2007. Now a major film directed by Mira Nair and starring Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland. Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America... So speaks the mysterious…

Wondrich David: Punch

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: An Authoritative, historically informed tribute to the punch bowl, by the James Beard Award-winning author of Imbibe! Acclaimed cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich takes readers on a raucous guided tour of all things punch-a tour that starts with some very lonely British sailors and swells to include a cast of lords and ladies, admirals, kings, presidents, poets, pirates, novelists,…

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Combining detailed description with perceptive psychological insight, the stories collected in this volume showcase Tolstoy's brilliance as well as his immense influence on modern literature. Includes OThe Death of Ivan Ilych, O OFamily Happiness, O OMaster and Man, O and OThe Kreutzer Sonata.O Revised reissue.

Thaler Richard H.: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Nudge is about choicesahow we make them and how we can make better ones. Authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective on preventing the countless mistakes we makea including ill-advised personal investments, consumption of unhealthy foods, neglect of our natural resources, and other bad decisions. Citing decades of cutting-edge behavioral science research, they…

Hoff Benjamin: The Tao of Pooh

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Thought-provoking and charming. Library Journal Not all Great Masters of Wisdom are venerable graybeards. One is as familiar to us as that beloved teddy bear Winnie the Pooh. From the how of Pooh to the Tao of Pooh is a simple, effortless, joyous step... a delicious journey to Pooh Corner illuminated by the timeless teachings of the Taoist immortals.

Kaufman Josh: The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Sharing the essentials of sales, marketing, negotiation, strategy, and much more, the creator of Personal MBA.com shows readers how to master the fundamentals, hone their business instincts, and save a fortune in tuition.

Marina Lewycka: Various Pets Alive and Dead

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Lentils, free love and radical politics... the wonderfully funny fourth novel from Britain's bestselling comic novelist, about family life gone differently than anticipated by Doro and Marcus and their now grown up kids.

Roden Claudia: Arabesque: Sumptuous Food from Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In this enchanting book, Claudia Roden returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco in search of new and old recipes and to find out how cooking has evolved since she first introduced us to these cuisines in the 1960s. The result is a tribute to the different culinary histories and contemporary food of these fascinating countries, from the mezze dishes of Turkey and the sweet pastries…

Mount Harry: How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Why are English train seats so narrow? It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots. This intriguing and witty book explains how our national characteristics — our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods and our behaviour with the opposite sex — are…