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Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and that could only have come from Lewis Carroll, the master of sublime nonsense. In these two brilliant burlesques he created two of the most famous and fantastic novels of all time that not only stirred our imagination but revolutionized literature.

Selden Edwards: The Little Book (Internation Edition)

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: A time-travelling romp about a 20th-century man who finds himself in Vienna in the 1890s. It´s a wonderful look at fathers and sons, as well as a cracking love story!

Nora Roberts: Tribute

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is a long way from Hollywood. And that’s exactly how Cilla McGowan wants it. Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother’s farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. Sadly, no one was able to save her grandmother, the legendary Janet Hardy. An actress with a tumultuous life, Janet…

W.E.B. Griffin: Death and Honor

Скачать книгу (размер 3 992 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 784) Аннотация: In 1943, Argentina Marine pilotturned-agent Cletus Frade is setting up an OSS-operated airline. But before Frade can get airborne, two interwoven German operations must be grounded. And for Frade—whose father was killed by the Nazis—the mission is about to get personal.

Antony Beevor: D-Day: The Battle for Normandy

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) 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,…

William D. Cohan: House of Cards: How Wall Street's Gamblers Broke Capitalism

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: On the evening of March 16, 2008, Bear Stearns, a swashbuckling eighty-five-year-old institution in the financial world, sold itself for an outrageously low price to the $2 trillion global behemoth JP Morgan Chase. Bear Stearns no longer existed, and the calamitous financial meltdown of 2008 had begun. What went wrong? In House of Cards bestselling author and former investment banker William…

The Rough Guide Map Thailand

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Explore Thailand’s fascinating natural wonders with the Rough Guide Map to Thailand – printed on waterproof, rip-proof paper, this fully updated map pin-points the best the country has on offer, from the frenetic, bustling city of Bangkok, to the historically significant River Kwai, as well as the dozens of idyllic islands and National Parks, where world-class diving and snorkelling are a must.…

The Rough Guide to Moscow

Скачать книгу (размер 2 436 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 479) Аннотация: The Rough Guide to Moscow is the definitive guide to one of Europe’s most fascinating and rewarding cities. The full-colour introduction covers the awe-inspiring Kremlin and The Red Square and includes the essential list of ‘what not to miss’. There are lively explorations of all the sights, from Moscow’s lavish palaces to world-class museums, as well as detailed accounts of Russian history and…

Roald Dahl: Fantastic Mr Fox (Film tie-in)

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage! They’re the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they’ve concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. But it never occurs to them that Mr Fox has a fantastic plan of his own... Releasing October 2009, Wes Anderson and Twentieth Century Fox bring to life Roald Dahl’s classic…

Jean Adamson: Topsy and Tim: Go on An Aeroplane

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Go on an Aeroplane share Topsy and Tim's aeroplane adventure as they meet the stewardess, the pilot. Also, learn all about the airport and discover that sucking sweets can stop little ears from popping! A trusted and well-loved pair who can…

Jean Adamson: Topsy and Tim: Go to the Dentist

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to the Dentist children can find out how to keep their teeth healthy and discover that going to the dentist isn't such a scary experience after all. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through…

Topsy and Tim: Go to the Zoo

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to the Zoo you can find out about all the animals they see and how the zookeepers look after them. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have…

Patricia Briggs: Hunting Ground

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Anne Latham didn't know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf. And until she was mated to Charles Cornick, the son and enforcer of Bran, the leader of the North American werewolves, she didn't know how dangerous it could be either... Anna and Charles have just been enlisted to attend a summit to present Bran's controversial proposition: that the wolves should finally reveal…

David Benioff: City of Thieves

Скачать книгу (размер 1 631 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 321) Аннотация: During the Nazis' brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying woth an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies…

Katie MacAlister: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: For a woman married to the vampire of her nightmares, the honeymoon's over and reality bites... Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones: her husband Kristoff — who doesn't trust her-and his best friend, Alec, who is MIA. So Pia goes back to her humdrum Seattle life, but fate has other plans. And she realizes that if she and Kristoff are going to be shackled together for better or worse, she…

Dean R. Koontz: Demon Seed

Скачать книгу (размер 1 559 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 307) Аннотация: In the privacy of her own home, and against her will, Susan Harris will experience an inconceivable act of terror. She will become the object of the ultimate computer's consuming obsession: to learn everything there is to know about human flesh.

Jim Butcher: Small Favor

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow. An old bargain has placed Harry in debt to Mab, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, the Queen of Air and Darkness-and she's calling in her marker. It's a small favor he can't refuse... one that…

Rachel Caine: Lord of Misrule

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. But Bishop isn’t the only threat. Violent black cyclone clouds hover, promising a storm of devastating proportions as student Claire Danvers and her friends prepare to…

Rachel Caine: Carpe Corpus

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In the small college town of Morganville, vampires and humans lived in (relative) peace-until all the rules got rewritten when the evil vampire Bishop arrived, looking for the lost book of vampire secrets. He's kept a death grip on the town ever since. Now an underground resistance is brewing, and in order to contain it, Bishop must go to even greater lengths. He vows to obliterate the town and…