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Ismailov Hamid: The Railway

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, this compelling novel introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurisprudence, the town's alcoholic intellectual; Father Ioann, a Russian priest; Kara-Musayev the Younger, the chief of police; and Umarali-Moneybags, the old moneylender. Their colorful lives…

Cozarinsky Edgardo: The Moldavian Pimp

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Set in Buenos Aires and Paris, Cozarinsky’s short novel about Jewish immigrants, and the related stories he has collected and retold in a fictional light, may be among the few records we have of a fascinating and little-known twilight society.

Mankell Henning: Chronicler of the Winds

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: One night Jose Antonio Maria Vaz hears gunfire from the deserted theatre next door to his bakery. He races to the theatre's uppermost gallery, and there beneath him on a spotlit stage lies the wounded body of Nelio, a street urchin renowned for living on his wits. Gasping, the wounded boy asks to be taken to the roof to breathe the beautiful air fresh off the Indian Ocean. On that theatre roof,…

Saramago Jose: Seeing

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when eventually, after an extension, the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank — not spoiled, simply blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated eight days…

Amis Martin: House of Meetings

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: There were conjugal visits in the slave camps of the USSR. Valiant women would travel continental distances, over weeks and months, in the hope of spending a night, with their particular enemy of the people, in the House of Meetings. The consequences of these liaisons were almost invariably tragic. «House of Meetings» is about one such liaison. It is a triangular romance: two brothers fall in…

Ouspensky P. D.: The Fourth Way

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: The Fourth Way is the most comprehensive statement thus far published of the ideas taught by the late P.D. Ouspensky. Consisting of verbatim records of his oral teaching from 1921 to 1946, it gives a lucid explanation of the practical side of G. I. Gurdjieff's teachings, which Gurdjieff presented in the form of raw materials, Ouspensky's specific task having been to put them together as a…

Ouspensky P. D.: The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Studies man in view of what he may become. Describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge and his being to find inner unity.

Houellebecq Michel: Platform

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Michel is a civil-servant, an account manager at the Ministry of Culture. He is single, and likes his pleasures pre-packaged: game shows, TV movies, pornography and instant mash. When his father is murdered and he comes into some money, Michel takes leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Relieved to get away, he is nonetheless infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of…

Albom Mitch: Tuesdays with Morrie

Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights…

Cohen Herb: You Can Negotiate Anything: The World's Best Negotiator Tells You How To Get What You Want

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Every day, you negotiate for something: prestige, money, security, love. This straight-talking guide will show you how to get what you want by dealing successfully with your mate, your boss, MasterCard, your children, your best friends and even yourself. As Herb Cohen counsels, «Power is based upon perception if you think you've got it then you've got it. Be patient, be personal, be informed and…

Bach David: The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: What’s the secret to becoming a millionaire? For years people have asked David Bach, the national bestselling author of Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, and The Finish Rich Workbook, what’s the real secret to getting rich? What’s the one thing I need to do? Now, in The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach is sharing that secret. The Automatic Millionaire starts with the powerful…

Gabaldon Diana: A Breath of Snow and Ashes

Скачать книгу (размер 7 327 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1438) Аннотация: Their love has survived the test of time. But can it survive fate? America, 1772. It is only a few years before the war of independence and the colony seethes with unrest. As battle lines are drawn up and loyalties tested, no one is safe in this new country. Jamie Fraser receives a message from Governor Josiah Martin. He wants Jamie's help to keep the backcountry safe for King and Crown. But…

Haughton Laurence: It's Not What You Say: It's What You Do: How Following Through At Every Level Can Make Or Break Your Company

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Good managers at every level recognize the importance of strategic planning and setting concrete goals for their employees. But even the best among them often fail to implement and support the crucial processes that turn well-laid plans into visible successes. Studies show that over the last fifty years, a whopping 83 percent of corporate slowdowns were attributable not to outside economic forces…

Harris Thomas: Hannibal Rising

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Seven years have passed since Dr Hannibal Lecter escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is still at large, but Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still sounds in her dreams...

Gerritsen Tess: The Mephisto Club

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. PECCAVI The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the…

Koontz Dean: Brother Odd

Скачать книгу (размер 2 186 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 430) Аннотация: With over 400 million copies of his books sold worldwide, Dean Koontz is one of the most popular writers of our time. Read this page-turning, heart-breaking thriller to find why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller’s most-loved creation. He sees what no one else does. He does what no one else can. Odd, a charismatic young man with a sense for the otherworldly and the downright strange, is in…

Howard Linda: Cover of Night: A Novel

Скачать книгу (размер 1 268 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 250) Аннотация: For breathless action, gripping suspense, and intense romance, bestselling author Linda Howard never misses a beat–and her thrilling new novel will have your heart racing. In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed-and-breakfast. Though the…

Opdyke Jeff D.: The Wall Street Journal: Personal Finance Workbook

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: A hands-on, interactive guide to managing your monday and building your financial future Many of the worksheets in this book are available online and can be saved, printed, and recalculated at any time. Go to: WSJ.com/BookTools Understanding your money, and getting it to work for you, is more important today than it ever was, because you alone are responsible for every aspect of your financial…

Johansen Iris: Stalemate

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Eve Duncan has turned down the job twice already. Her skill and devotion in identifying murder victims and helping bring their killers to justice may be world-renowned. But Eve works exclusively for law enforcement and the families of the innocent, and the man on the other end of the phone is many things—none of them law-abiding or innocent. One of the world’s most wanted men, little is really…

Kellerman Jonathan: Capital Crimes

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Internationally bestselling husband and wife Jonathan and Faye Kellerman team up for a powerful one-two punch with Capital Crimes, a gripping pair of original crime thrillers. MY SISTER’S KEEPER: BERKELEY Some of progressive state representative Davida Grayson’s views have made her unpopular. Although her foes are numerous no one suspects that any buttons Davida might push could evoke deadly…