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Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenina

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: Anna Karenina seems to have everything — beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and soon brings jealousy and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of…

Sarwat Chadda: Dark Goddess

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: After the death of her soulmate Kay by her very own sword, Billi SanGreal has thrown herself into the brutal regime of Templar duties with utter abandon. There is no room for feelings any more — her life is now about hunting down the Unholy. But when Billi and another Knight Templar are caught at the heart of a savage werewolf attack, only Billi survives — except for a young girl at the scene who…

Anne Fine: The Diary of a Killer Cat

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Brandy was in big trouble — on Monday he killed a bird, on Tuesday a mouse and on Wednesday he dragged a dead rabbit through the catflap. This caused pandemonium for Ellie and her parents as it was their neighbour's pet rabbit, Thumper.

Madonna: The English Roses: American Dreams

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Itas vacation time again and all the English Roses have exciting plans. Nicole and Amy are off to attend a creative arts camp in Wales. And Charlotteas off to her familyas villa in the south of France. And Grace has invited Binah to come to Atlanta and visit her cousins. Binah is so excited for her first holiday overseas, and she canat wait to meet her friendas family. But her trip gets off to a…

Madonna: Catch the Bouquet

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The final installment to the chapter book series featuring Madonnaas bestselling characters, the English Roses! The English Rosesa number-one teacher, Miss Fluffernutter, is getting marriedato Binahas father! The Roses couldnat be happier for their beloved teacher, or for Binah, whose own mother died when she was just a baby. And Binah is thrilled at the idea of having a stepmother like Miss…

Kirsten Miller: The Eternal Ones

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Haven Moore has always known she's different: there are the talents that can't be explained; the knowledge of places she's never been; and, then there are the visions that overwhelm her — terrifying visions of a life that ended tragically two decades earlier and more than a thousand miles away in New York City. The citizens of Haven's rural, highly religious community, believe that she's been…

Dick Francis: Even Money

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Royal Ascot's first day, and bookmaker Ned Talbot watches helplessly as a string of favourites come in. With the punters totting up their winnings, he counts his losses. Then an old man steps forward with a very different claim. The father Ned never knew — long ago believed killed in a car crash — is standing before him. Barely an hour later, Ned's newly-found father is dying in Ascot's car park.…

Gregory Zuckerman: The Greatest Trade Ever: How One Man Bet Against the Markets and Made $20 Billion

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: 'Something remarkable was about to happen to the markets, an upheaval that would change the course of financial history and transform John Paulson from a mere spectator to the biggest player in the game' — Autumn 2008. As the world's financial markets collapse, one man is left standing tall. That man is John Paulson, the softly spoken hedge-fund legend who predicted the crash. By betting against…

Vladimir Lenin: Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. He prophesied that those third world countries used merely as capitalist labour would have no choice but to join the Communist revolution in Russia. Great Ideas: throughout history, some…

Jamie Oliver: Jamie's Kitchen

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Jamie's Kitchen is the ultimate guide for people who love great food and want to cook. It's packed with clear, no-nonsense advice and inspiration, as well as over 100 brand new recipes from the cookery course and the restaurant. Jamie's approach is honest and easy — this is not a heavy duty 'cook like a professional' book, weighed down with facts, figures and techniques. Jamie guides you through…

Jeremy Strong: Jeremy Strong's Laugh-your-socks-off Classroom Chaos Joke Book

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: You'll be crying with laughter in the playground and chuckling in class — no school bag is complete without a copy of Classroom Chaos! Jam — packed with jokes and silliness and DIY school reports and starring Captain Blackpatch, Miss Pandemonium, Siggy the Viking, Nicholas and his crazy family and more, school has never been so much fun!

Hornby Nick: A Long Way Down

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block? 'For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve, he's going to end it all. But not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party.…

Jamie Oliver: The Naked Chef

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Britain's most exciting young chef, Jamie Oliver combines bold flavours and fresh ingredients within simple recipes. He is at the cutting edge of modern life and modern British cooking. The Naked Chef has something for everyone — from those who want great food but want to keep it simple, to those who work for a living and don't have time to spend all evening cooking. It is about giving people…

David Priestland: The Red Flag: Communism and the Making of the Modern World

Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: Communism was one of the most powerful political and intellectual movements of the modern world; at the height of its influence over a third of the world's population lived under Communist rule. This title presents an account of the Communist movement that explores its global impact.

Elizabeth Buchan: The Separate Beds

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Annie and Tom's marriage is in mid-life crisis. They seem to have everything — a lovely home, rewarding jobs and three healthy grown-up children — but, beneath the surface, all is not well. Beneath the surface lies a secret guilt which ensures that whilst they live under the same roof, they sleep in separate beds. Then, as recession strikes, Tom comes home one evening and drops a bombshell that…

Lesley Pearse: Stolen

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: It was Sussex, 2003. When a beautiful blonde girl is found half-drowned on a beach, she has no memory of who she is or what horrors have left her there. But an article about her in a Brighton newspaper rings alarm bells for beautician, Dale, who shows the police photographs of Lotte Wainright. The girls met working on a cruise ship and their friendship blossomed as they sailed the seas of South…

Miranda Carter: The Three Emperors: Three Cousins, Three Empires and the Road to World War One

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: Three cousins. Three Emperors. And the road to ruin. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends — but they happened also to rule Europe's three most powerful states. This potent combination together with their own destructive personalities — petty, insecure, bullying, absurdly obsessive (stamp collecting, uniforms) — led not only to their own…

Andrew Ross Sorkin: Too Big to Fail: Inside the Battle to Save Wall Street

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: This book was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson prize 2010. They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. They thought they were too big to fail. Yet they would bring the world to its knees. Andrew Ross Sorkin, the news-breaking «New York Times» journalist, delivers the first true in-the-room account of the most powerful men and women at the eye…

Leonie Fox: Up Close and Personal

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Juliet, Nicole and Yasmin are best friends forever. They are stunning, sexy and anything but sensible. Yasmin is a straight-talking game player who's got no-strings sex down to a T. So why is she suddenly craving commitment from the one man she can't have? Nicole is trapped in a passionless marriage but tangled up in a passionate affair. Should she risk the safety of her happy-ever-after for…

Richelle Mead: Vampire Academy: Spirit Bound

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. And she made the wrong one... After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri's birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's Academy — and to her best friend, Lissa. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere. She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are…