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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This is Freud's groundbreaking study of a wealthy young Russian man, subject to psychotic episodes and neuroses. Through the patient's dream of childhood wolves, Freud was able to determine his real problem — that of infantile neurosis brought about by a sexual complex and an Oedipal fixation. Great Ideas — Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of 1001 Nights. Varied and enthralling, these pieces examine the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion. Great Ideas: throughout history, some books…

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Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: I suppose it was conceited of me. But it was fun. And I felt like getting a bit of my own back on some of the people who'd conned and flattered me into wasting all those years. This is one of 50 original and exciting books of short stories, publishing in February to celebrate half a century of Penguin Modern Classics.

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Anna is on her way home from work on a cold winter's day when she sees a crowd queuing at a kiosk. Though a queue is not an unusual sight in a Russian city, this appears different. There's a rumour that famous exiled composer Selinksy is returning to conduct his last symphony for one night only — and this kiosk is selling tickets. The acquisition of tickets to this concert becomes an obsession in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This new edition includes: The Raid, Woodfelling, Three Deaths, Polikushka, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, After the Ball, and The Forged Coupon. Mortality was one of Tolstoy's most persistent themes, and all of the stories in this volume are connected by this preoccupation, along with the author's simultaneous attempt to help us improve our lives.

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A magnificent reconstruction of Napoleon's life and legend written by a distinguished Oxford scholar.

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is one of the bestselling picture books of all time, with over 33 million copies sold worldwide to date. This gorgeous new interactive format lets babies and toddlers join in the fun as the plush caterpillar finger puppet literally wriggles his way through the holes in each page, munching and crunching through foods before transforming into a beautiful…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Welcome to Rome. It is the summer of 1978, and the Krasnansky family, bickering, tired and confused, are supposed to be passing through. Alongside thousands of other Soviet Jewish refugees — among them criminals, dissidents and refuseniks — they await passage to their new homes in the West. But escaping Communism is not so easy, especially when some of the Krasnanskys insist on bringing it with…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 309 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 454) Аннотация: Lucas Davenport has met his match-a brilliant, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Lucas himself. This man is more depraved and intelligent than anybody Lucas has tracked before-and with a female psychiatrist in his trap, he's already one step ahead of Lucas...

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: Two color-crazy penguins are trying to paint the pages of this book, but they keep getting in each others' way. Can they figure out a way to blend their colorful styles? Full color.

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Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This is a collection of all the Beatrix Potter stories featuring Peter Rabbit: «The Tale of Peter Rabbit», «The Tale of Benjamin Bunny», «The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies» and «The Tale of Mr. Tod».