Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: A young governess is sent off to a country house to take charge of two orphaned children. She finds a pleasant house and a comfortable housekeeper, while the children are beautiful and charming. But she soon begins to feel the presence of intense evil.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The author who most epitomises the decadent jazz age and 'the lost generation' of post-World War. One America, Fitzgerald remains a best-selling author worldwide. Collected here in this covetable and must-have boxed set are four of his major works, including «The Great Gatsby».
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Contains «Cannery Row, East Of Eden, The Grapes Of Wrath» and «Of Mice & Men».
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back in this official «Top Gear Annual 2012» — the perfect Christmas gift for young petrol-heads! Find out what the ten worst cars in a thunderstorm are, discover exactly how fast 257 mph really is and get ready to compete in catchphrase bingo! This title is presented with car facts and stats, puzzles and features on all your favourite bits of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 432 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 282) Аннотация: 'An astonishing feat' — «The Times». A young man arrives in the Ukraine, clutching in his hand a tattered photograph. He is searching for the woman who fifty years ago saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Unfortunately, he is aided in his quest by Alex, a translator with an uncanny ability to mangle English into bizarre new forms; a 'blind' old man haunted by memories of the war; and, an…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Having made the U.S. financial crisis comprehensible for us all in «The Big Short», Michael Lewis realised that he hadn't begun to get grips with the full story. How exactly had it come to hit the rest of the world in the face too? Just how broke are we really? «Boomerang» is a tragi-comic romp across Europe, in which Lewis gives full vent to his storytelling genius. The cheap credit that rolled…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 380) Аннотация: At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Late one night, as she paces the hallways of her family's rambling lakeside house, she discovers a collection of objects that first appear to be useless curiosities, but soon reveal a deeper and more complex family past. Kim Edwards is the #1 New York…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Louisa May Alcott’s captivating story opens with joyful, bustling preparations for a family wedding. Three years on from Little Women, the four March girls have developed into young adults, with their eyes directed towards the future. Meg embarks on wedded life with the carefree optimism of a new bride, yet all is not plain sailing. Aided by her mother’s firm but gentle guidance and the harsh…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. Still more painfully, she finds her own nature divided between the claims of moral responsibility and her passionate hunger for self-fulfilment. George Eliot's searching exploration of Maggie's complex dilemma has made this one of the most…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 100 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 217) Аннотация: Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older — all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the 'ugly truth'?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: After serving in Iraq, David returns home to find his widowed father remarried. Jobless and injured, David doesn't have much Christmas cheer. He realizes that he needs to heal not only his body but his heart as well... Meanwhile, Lillian Warwick's daughters and her old friend Dr. Ezra Elliot are concerned about Lillian living on her own. When the tables turn and Ezra needs help, they find they…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: After igniting a firestorm of debate across the nation, Amy Chua's daring, conversation-changing memoir is now in paperback. At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother set off a global parenting debate with its story of one mother's journey in strict parenting. Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The British empire is long gone. Conventional wisdom has decreed it was A Bad Thing and that there's no more to be said. Darkest night has fallen over the empire on which the sun never set. Or so we like to think. In Out of Empire, Jeremy Paxman examines this belief and finds it wanting. The influence of empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Graduates of Harvard Business School run many of the world's biggest and most influential banks, companies and countries. But what kind of person does it take to succeed at HBS? And what do they learn there? Philip Delves Broughton's enlightening and hilarious memoir of his two years at Harvard takes us from first class to graduation, encompassing the case studies, the guest lectures, the…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 371) Аннотация: While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 896 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 373) Аннотация: Myron Bolitar's family takes center stage in this novel. When news of his estranged brother arrives, providing tantalizing clues to his whereabouts, Myron hopes to salvage a relationship about which he has his share of regrets. Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: In «23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism» one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. There's no such thing as a 'free' market. Globalization isn't making the world richer. We don't live in a digital world — the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones. Higher…
Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: Big/small — above/below — hairy/smooth? This monstrous collection has traditional opposites, but some silly ones, too.