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Diana Wynne Jones: The Time of the Ghost

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Can a ghost from the future save a life in the past? A chilling tale of dark forces and revenge… The ghost turns up one summer day, alone in a world she once knew, among people who were once her family. She knows she is one of four sisters, but which one? She can be sure of only one thing – that there's been an accident. As she struggles to find her identity, she becomes aware of a malevolent…

Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

Agatha Christie: Five Little Pigs

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Agatha Christie’s ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the…

E. B. White: Charlotte's Web (full color)

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «Beloved by generations, «Charlotte's Web» and «Stuart Little» are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the original black-and-white art by Garth Williams has been lovingly colorized by renowned illustrator Rosemary Wells, adding another dimension…

Doris Lessing: The Fifth Child

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: A classic tale from Doris Lessing, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. 'Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other's hand, and smile, and breathe happiness'. Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends, Harriet and David…

J. R. R. Tolkien: Tree and Leaf

Скачать книгу (размер 830 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 164) Аннотация: A new edition of Tolkien's Tree and Leaf, complete with his rare translation and commentary of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, the Battle of Maldon. Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay On Fairy-Stories, Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. The haunting…

Susan Andersen: All Shook up

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Dru has finally beaten her bad-girl rep, only to have her quiet life shaken by J.D Carver's arrival. The fact that this handsome, hard eyed tough guy pushes all her right buttons only proves how wrong he is for her. But how long can she resist a heart that aches to trust in love again.

Peter Straub: Koko

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: Koko. Only four men knew what it meant. All were as different as men could be. And now they are joined together again on a quest that could take them from the graveyards of the Far East to the human jungle of New York, hunting an inhuman ghost of the past risen from nightmare darkness to kill.

Christie Agatha: Death Comes as the End

Скачать книгу (размер 1 697 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 334) Аннотация: It is Egypt in 2000 ВС, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that it was fate — she deserved to die like a snake! But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death was suspicious. Increasingly, she…

Terry Pratchett: The Fifth Elephant

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: «Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? Indeed there were. So where is it?... «When duty calls. Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork constabulary answers. Even when he doesn't want to. He's been «invited» to attend a royal function as both detective and diplomat. The one role he relishes; the other requires, well,…

Christie Agatha: Death on the Nile

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting…

Lewis C.S.: The Chronicles of Narnia

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil — what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The…

McDevitt Jack: Infinity Beach

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: We are alone. That is the verdict, after centuries of Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence missions and space exploration. The only living things in the Universe are found on the Nine Worlds settled from Earth, and the starships that knit them together. Or so it's believed, until Dr. Kimberly Brandywine sets out to find what happened to her clone-sister Emily, who, after the final,…

Jones Diana Wynne: Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona/Witch Week

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: In this multiple parallel universes of the Twelve Related Worlds, only an enchanter with nine lives is powerful enough to control the rampant misuse of magic — and to hold the title Chrestomanci... There is a world in which the peaceful city-state of Caprona is threatened by the malevolent machinations of a mysterious enchanter... and another in which magic is outlawed and witches are still…

Christie Agatha: Sad Cypress

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the…

Keyes Marian: Rachel's Holiday

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: The fast lane is much too slow for Rachel Walsh. And Manhattan is the perfect place for a young Irish female to overdo everything. But Rachel's love of a good time is about to land her in the emergency room. It will also cost her a job and the boyfriend she adores. When her loving family hustles her back home and checks her into Ireland's answer to the Betty Ford Clinic, Rachel is hopeful.…

Creech Sharon: Love That Dog

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog. With classic poetry included in the back matter, this provides the perfect…

Oh, Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: «The T. Rex was strong, with teeth sharp as knives. When most dinos saw him, they ran for their lives!» And so Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat introduces young readers to the fiercest of all the many extinct reptiles featured in this exciting exploration of the Age of Dinosaurs. This title forms part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at natural history through a fun combination of…

Groening Matt: Simpsons Comics Royale

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This text contains the entire 50th and the bestof the previous 49 issues of the Simpsons fan, including Simpsons family stories, an itchy and scratchy story, and a Krusty the clown story.

Alyssa Satin Capucilli: Biscuit's New Trick

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: But Biscuit is too busy to play fetch. Then the ball lands in a mud puddle. Now Biscuit can't wait to show off his new trick!