Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Look out for the Lorax! Dr. Seuss's lovable grump makes his Step into Reading debut in this wonderland adventure through hills of green where the Truffula trees sway. Through easy words and simple sentences, the youngest readers will discover the Lorax's paradise, from singing Swomee-Swans to playful Bar-ba-loots.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Full-color guide — Make your trip to Boston unforgettable with maps, illustrated features, and color photos. Customize your trip with simple planning tools — Top experiences & attractions — Lodging comparison charts — Easy-to-read color regional maps. Explore Boston, and beyond — Discerning Fodor's Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more — Word of Mouth tips from fellow Fodor's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: For the many amateur photographers looking to go pro, this comprehensive guide from two industry icons is the go-to sourcebook, packed with insider advice on how to launch a successful photo business in any genre. Going Pro is the fastest growing phenomenon in pro photography, with a blog and podcast viewed by hundreds of thousands of photographers each month and numerous accolades, including…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: What does it take to create your New American Dream? Suze Orman, the woman millions of Americans have turned to for financial advice, says it's time for a serious reconsideration of the American Dream — what promise it still holds, what aspects are in need of revision, and how it must be refashioned to fit our lives so that we can once again have faith that our hard work will pay off and that a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Margaret Atwood's latest brilliant collection of short stories follows the life of a single character, seen as a girl growing up the 1930s, a young woman in the 50s and 60s, and, in the present day, half of a couple, no longer young, reflecting on the new state of the world. Each story focuses on the ways relationships transform a character's life: a woman's complex love for a married man, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: In this beguiling new novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of three very different people, each of whom, on the same day, reaches a crucial turning point in life — a rite both bittersweet and full of hope, a time to blow out the candles, say goodbye to the past, and make a wish for the future. Valerie Wyatt is the queen of gracious living and the arbiter of taste. Since her long-ago divorce,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: Moscow, May 1876. What would cause a talented student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public? Decadence and boredom, it is presumed. But young sleuth Erast Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this death is an open-and-shut case, nor with the preliminary detective work the precinct has done-and for good reason: The bizarre and tragic suicide is soon…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved. Fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's and Capote's short…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late 1950s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy's Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking. Charming, sexy, and hilarious, The Dud Avocado gained instant cult status when it was first published and it…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Masanobu Fukuoka's book about growing food has been changing the lives of readers since it was first published in 1978. It is a call to arms, a manifesto, and a radical rethinking of the global systems we rely on to feed us all. It is also the memoir of a man whose spiritual beliefs underpin and inform every aspect of his innovative farming system. Equal parts farmer and philosopher, Fukuoka is…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich. Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she's knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she's flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The partners at Finley & Figg — all two of them — often refer to themselves as a boutique law firm. Boutique, as in chic, selective, and prosperous. They are, of course, none of these things. What they are is a two-bit operation always in search of their big break, ambulance chasers who've been in the trenches much too long making way too little. Their specialties, so to speak, are quickie…
Скачать книгу (размер 539 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 107) Аннотация: Simplicity looks easy. It's not. It's easier to complicate than simplify. This book presents stunningly simple examples of concepts that have changed the world — from the single piece of paper that became the American Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the most powerful nation in the history of the world, to the symbol and line that enables us to write music. Thought-provoking and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Lorraine Bracco loves The Silent Girl, saying She did it to me again! I can't get anything done when Tess puts out a new book and this one caught me as I was starting work on Season 2 of Rizzoli & Isles. So instead of memorizing my lines, I was sucked up into Boston's Chinatown with Jane, Maura, and company and could not put this one down. Just like the other books. Every time. And to top it off,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The closing of the grand old Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna, who go there one last time for cocktails. But even more poignant — and curious — is a striking young woman in elegant attire and dark glasses, alone there and waiting in vain. Two days later, police detective Milo Sturgis comes seeking his psychologist comrade's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Thirteen year old Madison has problems: she's overweight, ignored by her movie star parents, and in love with her adopted brother. She's also dead. But not just dead. Madison is in Hell. Chuck Palahniuk's latest, Damned, takes us on Madison's journey through Hell, as she navigates the Hillocks of Discarded Nail Pairings and the River of Vomit, meeting everyone from Charles Darwin to Marilyn…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 181 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 625) Аннотация: Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign and the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia — a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries. When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: The publication of Feel: Robbie Williams by Chris Heath in September 2004 caused shockwaves of controversy, delight and book-buying. Finally, after years of rumour and lies, the complete, intimate story of Robert P Williams has been written. Spanning his childhood through Take That to his current status as rock icon, probing his love life and his family relationships, this book takes you closer…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles'. In Casino Royale, the first of Fleming's 007 adventures, a game of cards is James Bond's only chance to bring down the desperate SMERSH agent Le Chiffre. But Bond soon discovers that there is far more at stake than money.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The benefits of living in a digital, globalised society are enormous; but so too are the dangers. The world has become a law enforcer's nightmare and every criminal's dream. We bank online, shop online, date, learn, work and live online. But have the institutions that keep us safe on the streets learned to protect us in the burgeoning digital world? Have we become complacent about our personal…