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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: In this title, bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey out of London along the banks of the River Thames to discover the secrets and stories of England's most famous waterway. Discover the Thames' literary heritage at Pangbourne, near Reading, famous as the home of The Wind in the Willows' Kenneth Grahame, then explore Mapledurham House, the inspiration for its…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She has only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire — neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: During the current recession it seems our traditional stiff upper lip can only last so long before those other world-beating British skills come to the fore — quiet grumbling and resigned cynicism. Sod Calm and Get Angry is for anyone who has finally had enough of bankers and politicians and bosses telling them to keep sodding calm and to carry bloody on. Sod Calm and Get Angry is both a rallying…

Скачать книгу (размер 6 603 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1296) Аннотация: Tolstoy's enthralling epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. He creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. His heroes are the thoughtful yet impulsive Pierre Bezukhov, his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Daisy is going on holiday! In an actual plane to actual Spain! It's so exciting! She's never seen a palm tree before, or eaten octopus, or played zombie mermaids, or made so many new friends! TROUBLE is, five of them are small and cute and furry kittens! And guess who wants to be their new English Mum?

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Christmas is a time of peace, when all is calm? Not if you're Daisy, who has been extremely excited about Christtmas since September. And when Daisy is excited, trouble will surely follow! Daisy loves the carols, the sparkly lights, the crackers, the snowmen and especially the chance to be in the school Christmas play. But, as ever with Daisy, things don't go quite according to plan and when the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 906 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 375) Аннотация: When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade — a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors…

Скачать книгу (размер 223 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 45) Аннотация: Chill out with the Cat in the Hat as he takes Sally and Dick to visit the North and South Poles in this very «cool» Cat in the Hat Learning Library book! As the Cat and Co. mingle with reindeer, musk oxen, polar bears, caribou, and all sorts of penguins, they discover how the animals stay warm in freezing temeratures, why it's colder at the South Pole than at the North Pole, that one pole is…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel. I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. And I listen. Stay, he says. Everybody has to make choices. Some might break you. For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: In this brilliantly perceptive novel, a middle aged professor living in California, is alienated from his students by differences in age and nationality, and from the rest of society by his homosexuality. Isherwood explores the depths of the human soul and its ability to triumph over loneliness, alienation and loss.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Susan Mark, the fifth passenger, had a big secret, and her plain little life was being watched in Washington, and California, and Afghanistan — by dozens of people with one thing in common: They're all lying to Reacher. A little. A lot. Or just enough to get him killed. A race has begun through the streets of Manhattan, a maze crowded with violent, skilled soldiers on all sides of a shadow war.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 371) Аннотация: Entra en el oscuro y seductivo mundo de los inmortales. Ever guarda un secreto: puede oir los pensamientos de todos los que estan a su alrededor, ver su aura y conocer su pasado con solo tocarles la piel. Abrumada por la fuerza de este extrano don, vive encerrada en si misma y solo tiene dos amigos, los excentricos Haven y Miles. Todo cambia, sin embargo, cuando Damen se incorpora a su clase;…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 742 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 539) Аннотация: Erase una vez un mundo donde las noches eran largas y la Muerte contaba su propia historia. Erase una vez una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. En el pueblo vivIa una niNa que querIa leer, un hombre que tocaba el acordeOn y un joven judIo que escribIa cuentos hermosos para escapar del horror de la guerra. Al cabo de un tiempo, la niNa se convirtiO en una ladrona que robaba libros y…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 835 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 361) Аннотация: La fascinante continuacion de «Eternidad» Iniciada en el mundo oscuro y seductivo de los inmortales por su amado Damen, Ever esta aprendiendo todo lo que puede sobre sus nuevos poderes. Pero mientras que los poderes de Ever van aumentando, los de Damen empiezan a desvanecerse. Una enfermedad misteriosa amenaza a su memoria, su identidad y su vida. Desesperada por salvar a su novio, Ever viaja…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: This comprehensive biography of the legendary Russian poet draws on a wealth of new material, including memoirs, letters and journals, and interviews with Akhmatova's surviving friends and family. Anna Akhmatova began writing in the years before World War I, a time when, according to Akhmatova herself, «to think of a woman as a poet was absurd». Her genius would rise above categorization, but…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum. Dubbed “Madam X”, the recently rediscovered mummy is, to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian artifact. But medical examiner Maura Isles discovers a macabre message hidden within the corpse–horrifying proof that this “centuries-old” relic is instead a modern-day murder victim. When…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: 'You have an enemy, Dr Brennan. It is in your interest to learn who placed that call.' A routine case turns sinister when Dr Temperance Brennan is accused of mishandling the autopsy of a missing heiress. Someone has made an incriminating accusation that she missed or concealed crucial evidence. Before Tempe can get to the one man with information, he turns up dead. The heiress isn't the only…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 396 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 471) Аннотация: When a rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress are all murdered in mysterious circumstances, Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the high-profile investigation. Few people are as interested when a local hero, Bagman Jesus, is found brutally executed. Reporter Cindy Thomas, however, becomes fascinated by his story. He was loved by so many — who would…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Struck with Parkinson's — a debilitating, degenerative disease — at the height of his fame, Fox has taken what some people might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. Now, in Always Looking Up, he writes about the personal philosophy that carried him through his darkest hours, and speaks with others who have emerged from difficult periods with optimism to…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 248 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 442) Аннотация: A shocking truth lies within the pages of an ancient library, locked inside a high-security complex deep beneath the Nevada desert. And the US government will stop at nothing to keep it classified. But now a shadowy group of ex-employees want the world to know — however terrifying the disclosure might prove to be. And when a single volume missing from the original collection mysteriously surfaces…