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Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Generation of Swine, the second volume of the legendary Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's bestselling «Gonzo Papers», was first published in 1988 and is now back in print. Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions and soldier-of-fortune trade shows, Dr. Thompson is at his apocalyptic best — covering emblematic events such as the 1987-88 presidential campaign, with Vice President George Bush,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Amid the imperialist fervor of late 1941 Tokyo, Harry Niles is a man with a mission — self-preservation. But Niles was raised by missionary parents and educated in the shadows of Tokyo's underworld — making his loyalties as dubious as his business dealings. Now, on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Niles must decide where his true allegiances lie, as he tries to juggle his Japanese mistress…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking — in his journalism, in his life, and of the law — changed the shape of American letters and the face of American icons. Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel — from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flouting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: She had a perfect life. Then she got a real life.... For nearly twenty years, quiet, unassuming Lillian Manville has devoted herself to her self-made billionaire husband — and enjoyed a luxurious life of splendid homes, trips, jewels, and clothes. But when James Manville dies in a plane crash, Lillian's grief is compounded by a shocking mystery: all that Jimmie has left to her is an old farmhouse…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The teachings of don Juan is the story of a remarkable journey: the first awesome steps on the road to becoming a «man of knowledge» — the road that continues with «A Separate Reality» and «Journey to Ixtlan».

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Pulled back in time by a demon to Puritan Massachusetts, Phoebe must free one of her ancestors from the demon's spell in order to return to her own time, before the witch hunters discover her true nature and kill her.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: A New York Times bestseller, «The Conquerors» reveals how Franklin Roosevelt's and Harry Truman's private struggles with their aides and Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin affected the unfolding of the Holocaust and the fate of vanquished Nazi Germany. With monumental fairness and balance, «The Conquerors» shows how Roosevelt privately refused desperate pleas to speak out directly against the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: You fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, now meet Rose Feller in Jennifer Weiner's follow-up to the greatly loved Good In Bed! Rose Feller is thirty years old, a high-powered attorney, with a secret passion for romance novels, an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her that she's beautiful. Meet Rose's…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: Investigating a heartbreaking massacre that took place in 1982 Guatemala, forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan discovers that the events that took place there are linked to the disappearance of four girls from Guatemala City and the murder of a human rights investigator.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Folger's Shakespeare Library presents these definitive editions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies, featuring scene-by-scene plot summaries, full explanatory notes, and much more.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: P.I. Charlie Parker is drawn into a violent conflict with a group of zealots intent on tracking down a relic linking them to the slaughter of a religious community in Maine. Soon, Parker is forced to fight for his lover, his friends. and his very soul.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: »Each edition includes: « — Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play — Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play — Scene-by-scene plot summaries — A key to famous lines and phrases — An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language — An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play — Illustrations…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Capturing tales of the American West told through wildly-humorous autobiographical essays by Mark Twain, this classic offers an insightful account of Twain's own life and experiences.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 676 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 526) Аннотация: The star-crossed lovers of «Romeo and Juliet, « the madness and vengeance of «Hamlet, « and the corrupting lust for power of «Macbeth» — this collection of three of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies is based on the acclaimed individual Folger editions of the plays. The present volume offers accurate texts in modern spelling, full explanatory notes, and scene-by-scene action summaries.

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: With action that sizzles from the opening paragraph and insider details that bring the story to vivid life, The Third Option showcases a New York Times bestselling author who is just hitting the peak of his extraordinary storytelling powers. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, is sent on his final mission, to eliminate a European industrialist who has been selling sensitive…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: From a bestselling author of political fiction, a fast-paced, shattering thriller that carries us just beyond today's headlines. On a busy Washington morning, amid the shuffle of tourists and the brisk rush of government officials, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a hail of gunfire. A group of terrorists has descended on the Executive Mansion, and gained access by means of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: CIA superagent Mitch Rapp is back in action in this high-velocity thriller, from NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE THIRD OPTION, TERM LIMITS and TRANSFER OF POWER CIA director Thomas Stansfield is dead — a fact many individuals in and around the nation's capital are pleased to hear. But their happiness proves to be short-lived once they learn that Stansfield's successor is the late…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: »Pearls Before Swine» is the hilarious new comic strip tale of two friends — an arrogant Rat who knows it all, and a slow-witted Pig who doesn't know any better. Together they offer caustic commentary on humanity's quest for the unattainable.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: At a Manhattan party, fashion photographer Maggie Holloway is reunited unexpectedly with her former stepmother. Both women are thrilled to meet again, and quickly resume their friendship. But when Maggie arrives for dinner one evening at Nuala's home, she finds her dead. And stranger still, she learns that only days before her death, Nuala had changed her will, leaving everything to Maggie... The…