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Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Russian novelist Victor Pelevin is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most brilliant young writers at work today. His comic inventiveness and mind-bending talent prompted Time magazine to proclaim him a psychedelic Nabokov for the cyber-age. In his third novel, Buddha's Little Finger, Pelevin has created an intellectually dazzling tale about identity and Russian history, as well as a…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 889 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 960) Аннотация: Tolstoy startled the world with this powerful story of adultery and its aftermath, of the human need for love and happiness, and of the unyielding demands of society.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: In an all-new afterword, Koontz explains the impact this novel has had on his career. One of his most chilling bestsellers — a tale of an abandoned town and the unimaginable truth behind its silence — was the basis for the 1998 motion picture starring Peter O'Toole and Ben Affleck, with the screenplay written by Koontz.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This novel based on the television program finds Jessica Fletcher on a visit to a reputedly haunted castle in Scotland, where a local lass is found murdered in same way as a legendary witch.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The second of two classic police thrillers featuring detective Nick Miller, set in London’s seedy underworld. After a long night on the job, Detective Sergeant Nick Miller is on his way home – only to become the first policeman at the scene of a young woman’s mysterious suicide. What’s odd is that it appears she tried to conceal her identity before doing herself in. Miller follows a hazardous…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Cujo, a huge St Bernard, is bitten by a rabid bat and changes from a lovable pet into a ferocious man-eating monster. He slaughters his garage-owning master and, as madness eats at his brain, focuses his deranged attention on Donna Trenton and her five-year-old son, who are trapped in their car.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 824 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 359) Аннотация: Krentz's latest fast-paced, well-plotted romantic thriller takes place in the tiny Napa Valley village of Dunster-perhaps named after the Amanda Quick heroine Emma Dunster. A mysterious e-mail from a childhood friend, Pamela Webb, draws big-city reporter Irene Stenson home, but when Irene arrives, Pamela is dead, apparently of a drug overdose. Handsome but damaged ex-Marine Luke Danner, who owns…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washedup child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy–loving best friend riding…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The foundations of capitalism are being battered by a flood of altruism, which is the cause of the modern world's collapse. This is the view of Ayn Rand, a view so radically opposed to prevailing attitudes that it constitutes a major philosophic revolution. In this series of essays, she presents her stand on the persecution of big business, the causes of war, the student rebellion, and the evils…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: When Fathers and Sons was first published in Russia, in 1862, it was met with a blaze of controversy about where Turgenev stood in relation to his account of generational misunderstanding. Was he criticizing the worldview of the conservative aesthete, Pavel Kirsanov, and the older generation, or that of the radical, cerebral medical student, Evgenii Bazarov, representing the younger one? The…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: P.B. Jones is the amoral, bisexual protagonist of this unfinished novel. He discovers that bed-hopping rather than literary ability is the way to get published. He discovers along the way that prayers that are answered cause more pain than those that remain ignored.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: The Autobiographies of Charles Darwin (1809-82) provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants. They begin with engaging memories of his childhood and youth and of his burgeoning scientific curiosity and love of the natural world, which led to him joining the expedition on the Beagle. Darwin follows this with survey of his career and ends with a reckoning of…

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Good, solid teams are the backbone of business success. Without teams made up of people prepared to share information, think creatively and move forward, any business gives itself a severe handicap. This pocket book should help managers to grasp what makes a team function well--and badly. Its chapters cover a full range of topics from understanding team roles and balancing skills to creating…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a glittering, romantic holiday haven. Three of today's bestselling YA authors whip up a recipe for holiday romance, in this trio of hilarious interconnected tales of love.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is asked to visit Zurich, to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece, and discovers that a secret collection of priceless paintings – stolen by Nazis in the war – is missing. With the Swiss authorities trying to pin the murder on Allon…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: These short works, ranging from Tolstoy's earliest tales to the brilliant title story, are rich in the insights and passion that characterize all of his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A Bit on the Side — Twelve remarkable stories by the master storyteller William Trevor. 'Compassionate, poignant, even heart-rending. Almost perfect works of art by perhaps the greatest short story writer now working in English' Sunday Independent. William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the…

Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Conrad wrote two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the 20th century. «Heart of Darkness» and «The Secret Sharer» encapsulate his literary achievements — and his haunting portrayal of the dark side of man.

Скачать книгу (размер 758 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 150) Аннотация: Beowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European languagea reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. Its beauty, power, and artistry have kept it alive for more than thirteen centuries.

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