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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Queen of Spades, one of his most popular and chilling short stories, tells of an inveterate card player who develops a dangerous obsession with the secret of an old lady's luck, which he believes will bring him the wealth he craves. The Negro of Peter the Great, a story based on the life Pushkin's own great-grandfather, is a vivid depiction — and criticism — of both French and Russian…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The «New York Times» — bestselling author of «Just Listen» explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: »It's shocking and sinful, and I couldn't put it down!» — Joan Rivers. The strange, startling, and utterly fascinating stories behind the world's most notorious celebrity deaths. Was Jayne Mansfield really decapitated? Which manly appendage of Napoleon's was cut off during his autopsy? (And where did it go?) What went to the grave (literally) with River Phoenix, Frank Sinatra, and Princess Diana?…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: In Joe and Kate Keller's family garden, an apple tree — a memorial to their son Larry, lost in the Second World War — has been torn down by a storm. But his loss is not the only part of the family's past they can't put behind them. Not everybody's forgotten the court case that put Joe's partner in jail, or the cracked engine heads his factory produced which caused it and dropped twenty-one pilots…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: What makes a house a home? For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side. And life isn't remotely coming up roses. What makes a neighbour a friend? Violet has lived in the building for decades but she's always kept herself apart.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children's illustrators. This book selects and illustrates his favourite comic verse. His unique style of drawing brings a fresh perspective to each poem. It combines classic writers such as Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear with more contemporary talents such as Roger McGough, Margaret Mahy and Russell Hoban.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa — one of Japan's foremost stylists and a modernist master whose short stories are marked by imagery, cynicism, beauty, and wild humour. His other works include: Rashomon; In a Bamboo Grove; The Nose; O-Gin; Loyalty; Death Register; The Life of a Stupid Man; and Spinning Gears.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoy's vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, Resurrection is at the same time a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Self at his most nihilistic and funny; you'll laugh and flinch at the same time' — «Guardian». 'Self has turned out a hilarious collection, with the requisite touch of disorientation. «Flytopia», the story about a man who suddenly finds flies more lovable than his girlfriend, follows the Kafkaesque line Self opened with his recent novel «Great Apes» — man as animal... «Story for Europe», about a…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Small and insignificant Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Through the pages of an old book he discovers a mysterious world of enchantment — but a world that is falling into decay. The great task of making things well again falls on Bastian and so begins a dazzling, magical adventure.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The Penguin Dictionary of Marketing is the only one-volume dictionary of its kind to offer full sections of international terms, giving it a truly global readership. Covering everything from direct marketing to slogans, political marketing to corporate affairs this is ideal for A-level and undergraduate students and anyone with an interest in this exciting and innovative discipline.

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system, addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution, or attacking Stalin during his years of exile, Trotsky's speeches give an extraordinary insight into a man whose words and actions determined the fates of millions. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 747 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 736) Аннотация: Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror and two world wars, and the country is still undergoing huge change. In his acclaimed history, now updated to 2009, Robert Service provides a superb panoramic viewpoint on Russia, exploring the complex, changing interaction between rulers and ruled from Nicholas II, Lenin and Stalin through to Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Putin and…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Vividly imagining the second coming and capture of Christ during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, this parable recounted in The Brothers Karamazov is a profound, nuanced exploration of faith, suffering, human nature and free will. Included here too are Dostoyevsky's powerful and disturbing writings about his time in exile at a Siberian prison camp. Throughout history, some books have changed…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers rest and seclusion to over-stressed professionals who have paid the price of getting to the top. But when one of these distinguished visitors is found hanging from the top of the island's lighthouse, murder — not suicide — is suspected. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are immediately called in: the investigation must be swift, discreet, decisive.…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Contains essays that explore the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and lament the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning). This book also unfolds the author's views on things from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 344) Аннотация: Although an amateur, Geoff Mason is well-known among pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow — the top two pros. So when Barlow is murdered, with Mitchell's pitchfork, Geoff finds himself pulled into the case. The problem is, which side is he on? Dick Francis is the author of more than forty books, including New York Times-bestseller UNDER ORDERS.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 110 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 415) Аннотация: A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMA is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases — but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? But there are those who will do…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Harlan Coben's millions of fans have waited three long years for a new Myron Bolitar novel and soon their patience will be rewarded in spectacular fashion. Myron hasn't heard from Terese Collins in years. Not since their affair ended without explanation. He's had no contact with her since, so her call catches him off guard. She's in Paris, she says, in trouble and only Myron can help. Terese…