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Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: What if being Royal was a crime? The UK has come over all republican. The Royal Family exiled to an Exclusion Zone with the other villains and spongers. And to cap it all, the Queen has threatened to abdicate. Yet Prince Charles is more interested in root vegetables than reigning … unless his wife Camilla can be Queen in a newly restored monarchy. But when a scoundrel who claims to be the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significance. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When Beatrix Potter died in 1943 few knew the full story of her life. Margaret Lane's remarkable piece of literary detective work, originally published only three years after Beatrix's death, told her story for the first time. Extensively revised in1985 to include new material that had come to light, it remains essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the author of the famous…

Скачать книгу (размер 6 766 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1328) Аннотация: The Rough Guide to the USA is your definitive state-by-state guidebook to this vast and fascinating country. From a baseball game in Chicago and Yellowstone’s National Park to the towering Washington Monument and the astonishing southwest desert, the full-colour introduction highlights all the ‘things-not-to-miss’. There are insider reviews of all the best places to stay, eat and drink, both on…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Wal-Mart is the biggest company on earth, ever. Around 7.2 billion people shop there in a year – more than one visit for every person on the planet. It’s expanding across the globe from Brazil to Eastern Europe. And it has the power to change our world … Charles Fishman takes us into the heart of the most successful superstore in history to show how the ‘Wal-Mart effect’ shapes lives everywhere,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: A book about 'real witches' — the ones that absolutely loathe children and are always plotting to get rid of them. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: When Susie's maiden aunt gives her a housekeeping journal, she expects Susie to use it for jotting down nutritious recipes and planning household budgets. But Susie has more important things on her mind... ... Like how to keep sane while trying to control a four-year-old diva who thinks she's Judy Garland, as well as a thrill-seeking toddler with a death wish. Not to mention managing a demanding…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Are you a 'bobo' or a 'wombat'? Are you tempted by 'infobia' or to 'kick dead whales up the beach'? If your answer to any of these questions is 'What are you talking about?', then you definitely need a copy of Shoot the Puppy. Amusing, informative and newly updated for 2007, it guides the reader through the ever-growing heap of contemporary jargon from around the English-speaking world, showing…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 121 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 221) Аннотация: From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the trial of Injun Joe, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is redolent of life in the Mississippi River towns in which Twain spent his own youth. A somber undercurrent flows through the high humor and unabashed nostalgia of the novel, however, for beneath the innocence of childhood lie the inequities of adult reality-base…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 585 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 312) Аннотация: The tales have their origins in the cultures of India, Persia and Arabia, and this edition, based on Richard F.Burton's unexpurgated translation, gives the reader all the sensuality and lushness of the original Arabic.

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Скачать книгу (размер 881 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 174) Аннотация: Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson had been sharpening their detective skills deducing the characteristics of the man whose walking stick is in their possession, when the owner arrives greatly in need of their help. Dr James Mortimer tells them that he has discovered the body of Sir Charles Baskerville in the grounds of his Devon home. Baskerville's face bore an expression of terror and his body…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: It's a Roald Dahl extravaganza! Interesting diseases, the most heroic animals, beards, disguises, quizzes and pirates – yes, it's a second fun-filled collection of facts, activities and jokes to celebrate Roald Dahl Day! Dahlmanac 2 is jam-packed with treats — some disgusting, some delicious — stuff that EVERY Roald Dahl fan should know! With black and white illustrations by Quentin Blake and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A new edition of the well-loved story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell. With a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A British Secret Service agent and his secretary have gone missing from their base in Kingston. M thinks this will be an easy case for 007, still recovering from his near fatal encounter with a Russian agent. Arriving in Jamaica to investigate, Bond learns that the reclusive Dr Julius No may be behind their disappearance. And when Bond and the exotic Honeychile Rider are caught trespassing on Dr…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Matthew Kneale's «English Passengers» tells the story of an 1857 expedition to Tasmania, in search of the Garden of Eden, whose members — including a vicar and a sinister racial theorist — don't realise they are actually aboard a manx smuggling ship. Told by a score of different characters and packed with drama, comedy and punch, «English Passengers» is a major work of the imagination.

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