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Daniel Wallace: Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. He was an inspired salesman — a visionary, in fact — and a beneficent real estate magnate who once bought a whole town just to make sure it would never change. Animals loved him. People loved him. Women loved him (and he loved them back). And he knew more…

Ian Fleming: Casino Royale

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome; chillingly ruthless and very deadly. This, the first of Fleming's tales of agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply 'The Cypher' — by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spymasters to 'retire' him. It seems that lady luck is taken with James — The Cypher…

Dick Francis: For Kicks

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke had resisted the exorbitant sum of money offered by a suave Englishman to investigate a scandal involving drugged racehorses. But after another investigator dies mysteriously, Roke agrees to fill his shoes--and learns that men who would give drugs to horses are capable of doing much worse to human beings.

Dick Francis: Field of Thirteen

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing.

Dick Francis: Enquiry

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A closed-door enquiry has found a jockey guilty of the lowest possible crime--throwing a race for money. His reputation scarred, he's begun his own investigation--but asking the wrong questions just might get him killed.

Dick Francis: Decider

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Architect Lee Morris has plans to restore Stratton Park racecourse to its former grandeur. But the combative Stratton heirs have violent plans of their own.

Dick Francis: Trial Run

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Veteran horseman Randall Drew travels to Mosow to help the Russian royal family--but ends up caught in a world of jealousy, sabotage, and murder.

Kelley Armstrong: Bitten

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Kelley Armstrong's debut novel--which does «much the same for werewolves as Anne Rice did for vampires» («Rocky Mountain News»)--is now available in mass market paperback. Thirty-year-old Elena Michaels comes to terms with her feral appetites as the world's only living female werewolf.

Patricia D.Cornwell: Blow Fly

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Fearing that she is about to be fired by the governor, hounded in the media and in the courtroom, Kay Scarpetta leaves Virginia forwhat she believes will turn out to be the warmth and solace of the Florida sun. However, Scarpetta is soon deep into a case that has left colleagues in Louisiana profoundlydisturbed. A woman is found dead in a seedy hotel, dressed to go out, keys in her hand. Her…

Laurell K. Hamilton: Cerulean Sins

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Once a sworn enemy of all monsters, Anita is now the human consort of both Master Vampire Jean Claude and leopard shapeshifter Micah. When a centuries-old vampire hits St. Louis, Anita finds herself needing all the dark forces her passion can muster to save the ones she loves.

Jim Butcher: Blood Rites

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas-a vampire of dubious integrity-only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.

Burton Raffel: Signet Classic Book Of American Short Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: From the early 1800s to the outbreak of World War II, this collection spans more than 100 years of literary history with 33 complete short stories by such timeless masters as Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Jack London, and William Faulkner. Reissue.

E. E. Knight: Choice of the Cat

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The alien Reapers have ruled Earth for 45 years. David Valentine is a member of the human resistance, who is now being trained as a Cat — an elite stealth warrior. His mission is to investigate the Twisted Cross, a mysterious new force under Reaper contro.

Chretien de Troyes: Arthurian Romances

Скачать книгу (размер 2 651 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 521) Аннотация: Taking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chretien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur's Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quest for greater glory.…

Christine Feehan: Mind Game

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: A New York Times Bestseller. Her telekinetic gift has forced Dahlia to spend her life isolated from others. And just when she thinks she's found peace, her world comes crashing down... She has become the target of deadly assassins and she must rely on Nicholas, a dangerous warrior sent to protect her.

Bev Vincent: The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, Vincent examines the epic journey of the author to complete his seven-part Dark Tower series — a journey began in 1970 that threatened to overwhelm him. Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume that would become the crowning achievement of King's literary career.

Ali Smith: The Whole Story and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: How do you ever know the whole story? How do you ever know even part of the story? How do you find meaning when chance and coincidence could, just be chance and coincidence? Presenting connections and missed connections, this collection of stories is an inquiry into things ranging from flies and trees and books to sex, art, drunkenness, and love.

Chekhov Anton: A Life In Letters

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: From his teenage years in provincial Russia to his premature death in 1904, Anton Chekhov wrote thousands of letters to a wide range of correspondents. This fascinating new selection tells Chekhov's story as a man and a writer through affectionate bulletins to his family, insightful discussions of literature with publishers and theatre directors, and tender love letters to his actress wife.…

Sarah Dessen: Dreamland

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Rogerson Biscoe, with his green eyes and dark curly hair, is absolutely seductive. Before long, 16-year-old Caitlin finds herself under his spell. And when he starts to abuse her, she finds she's in too deep to get herself out.