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Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: Tanis Half-Elven... Flint Fireforge... Tasslehoff Burfoot... the classic Dragonlance characters are back! Picking up where the first book of the classic Dragonlance Chronicles left off, this tale follows the Companions of the Lance on their adventures following the rescue of the refugees of Pax Tharkas. Flint and Tanis Half-Elven travel to the dwarven kingdom of Thorbardin, while the rest of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Stroll through the French Quarter, sample the city's distinctive Creole cuisine, listen to the best live music, or take a post-Katrina drive to remember the victims – Fodor's New Orleans 2008 offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A compelling vision. Bold leadership. Decisive action. Unfortunately, these prerequisites of success are almost always the ingredients of failure, too. In fact, most managers seeking to maximize their chances for glory are often unwittingly setting themselves up for ruin. The sad truth is that most companies have left their futures almost entirely to chance, and don’t even realize it. The reason?…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Bernhard Schlink brings to these seven superbly crafted stories the same sleek concision and moral acuity that made The Reader an international bestseller. His characters–men with importunate appetites and unfortunate habits of deception–are uneasily suspended between the desire for love and the impulse toward flight. A young boy’s fascination with an eerily erotic painting gradually leads him…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo where his father has been hired to examine the valuable mineral Coltan that is being mined there. They soon realize that the people in the village close to the mine are frightened and it doesn’t take long for Ben and his father to discover why: behind the door of every hut there is at least…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Part «Blackhawk Down», part «The Riddle of the Sands», this is an extraordinarily gripping non-fiction thriller, written by a former MI6 officer. «Operation Kronstadt» not only reveals the early days of Britain's intelligence services but uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a 'mission impossible' against the best defended naval target…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 003 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 394) Аннотация: Scattered, disorganized, with a badly coordinated wardrobe, Louise resolves to get it together although even her boyfriend is part-time. But then she discovers she’s succeeded at something: getting pregnant.
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