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Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Diana Bishop, a young historian (and a witch), discovers an enchanted manuscript at the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The text, known as Ashmole 782, turns out to be a coveted treasure lost for centuries, and she is the first and only creature who has met the terms of its spell. Her discovery sets the supernatural world spinning, and she soon finds an ally in Matthew Clairmont, a 1,500 year old…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the Japanese mainland in August of 1945, five men connected by happenstance fought the key battles of the war against Japan. The Pacific is the companion book to the HBO miniseries that tracks the intertwined odysseys of U.S. Marines during WWII. Hugh Ambrose is a noted historian…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 044 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 402) Аннотация: McLean and her father, a restaurant consultant, have spent two years moving from town to town. In the aftermath of her parents' divorce, McLean has opted to stay with her father and has become somewhat estranged from her mother. In Lakeview, the newest town, McLean finds herself putting down more roots that she usually does, making friends, and even enjoying a new romance with her neighbor, Dave.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is the super funny fourth title in the highly-illustrated, bestselling and award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Perfect for both boys and girls of 8+, reluctant readers and all the millions of devoted Wimpy Kid fans out there. Dog Days is also a major motion picture and box office smash. The fourth mega-selling instalment in the hilarious Diary…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: As a precocious child talent, growing up in 1890s Vienna — the same that nurtured the psychoanlysis of Freud — Egon Schiele developed a distinctive personal style that matched his obsession with sex, life and death. Although he died young he produced a body of paintings, watercolours and drawings that rank him among the most original artists of the 20th century, and an important forerunner of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was one of the most original artists of the late 19th-century. Flamboyant dandy and ebullient publicist, friend of Oscar Wilde, Whistler was also a meticulous craftsman dedicated to the perfection of his art. He was born in the United States but travelled to Paris to study painting. Under the influence of Courbet, he began as a realist painter, but gradually…

Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: The «Architecture in Detail» series comprises books that focus on individual buildings noted for their exceptional character, innovative design or technical virtuosity. Each volume contains a text by a respected author, a sequence of colour and black-and-white photographs and a set of technical drawings and working details. Strategically placed above a waterfall, Fallingwater's horizontal…

Скачать книгу (размер 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 110) Аннотация: Each one of the 100 postcards in this delightful collection features beautiful and iconic Beatrix Potter illustrations. From book covers to picture letters and watercolors to sketches, this gorgeous box showcases Beatrix Potter's remarkable and unique talent.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: If you've ever ogled a bouquet of flowers at the supermarket and wondered how to display them once you've brought them home, then «Fresh Flower Arranging» is for you. With expert techniques for achieving stunning results and tips and tricks for keeping your flowers fresh and beautiful for as long as possible, «Fresh Flower Arranging» gives vivid step-by-step seasonal projects for an array of…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 632) Аннотация: The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualties mounted, so too did the tensions between the principal commanders on both sides. Meanwhile,…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble? The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family are told by the killer…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: From the creator of the much-loved, much-used `Wreck This Journal` comes a do-it-yourself illustrated story — where the reader is both the author, and the main character... `Dear Reader, One dark and stormy night, I found some strange scattered pages abandoned in a park.....Your mission is to become the new author of this work. You will continue the research and provide the content. In order to…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: She witnessed a murder — and now her life is in danger... Fifteen year-old Belle, though raised in a London brothel, is an innocent. But when she witnesses one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel, heartless world. Snatched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans. At the mercy of desperate men who crave her beauty and…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The astounding talent of Laurel Long brings this beloved song to life with breathtaking style. Set against a lush countryside, each day brings a new gift elegantly rendered. And like in the verses of the song, the previous gifts are repeated in every illustration, giving this striking artwork a hidden aspect, culminating in a staggering spread featuring them all. Readers will pore over every…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This title shows you how to buy, prepare and cook the best sustainable fish and seafood from around the world. Fried, steamed, poached or baked, we are a nation of fish lovers and the Fish Cookbook is the ultimate guide to making the most delicious seafood dishes. With over 300 inspiring recipes, the detailed step-by-step sequences explain every preparation and cooking technique to help you cook…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Essayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the most penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This prize-winning collection of his diverse essays includes uniquely powerful appreciations of great writers: on Dostoevsky and the development of Russian prose, on Auden and Akhmatova, Cavafy, Montale and Mandelstam. These are contrasted with his reflections on larger themes of tyranny and evil,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 028 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 399) Аннотация: A «New York Times» bestseller Up all night. Nights have always been Auden's time, her chance to escape everything that's going on around her. Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide. Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen... «As with all Dessen's books, is a must-have» — «VOYA,» starred review Also by Sarah…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Rosa Achmetowna is the outrageously nasty and wily narrator of this rollicking family saga from the author of «Broken Glass Park» When she discovers that her seventeen-year-old daughter, stupid Sulfia, is pregnant by an unknown man she does everything to thwart the pregnancy, employing a variety of folkloric home remedies. But despite her best efforts the baby, Aminat, is born nine months later…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the angry Red Queen. Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass, everything is distorted.