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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr Stink. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. Yes, Joe has absolutely everything he…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The magical sequel to 'War Horse', soon to be a major motion picture. Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa's eye. In War Horse, Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse in WWI. Grandpa had joined the cavalry in order to find, and fight, with Joey. Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson, Joey's story but also a…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he had become an accomplished amateur artist, and he was keen to contribute visually to the work. The finished book contained eight black and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A new B-format paperback edition commemorating 75 years since the original publication of The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services — as a burglar — on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon.…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The first ever trade edition of Tolkien's illustrated tale about the eccentric Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, whose whimsical decision to buy a motor car quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Professor J.R.R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss's adventures for his own children when they were very young. The book was…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The first part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover designed to complement the new 'History of Middle-earth' series. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power — the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring — the ring that rules them all — which has fallen into the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The second part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover designed to complement the new 'History of Middle-earth' series. This edition, styled to complement the new 'History of Middle-earth' series, tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring an exclusive cover designed to complement the new 'History of Middle-earth' series. The climactic volume of the trilogy, wherein the little hobbit and his trusty companions make a terrible journey to the heart of the land of the Shadow in a final reckoning with the power of Sauron. Impossible to describe in a few…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This brand new full-colour art book reveals in sumptuous detail more than 100 paintings based on The Lord of the Rings by acclaimed Dutch artist, Cor Blok, many of which appear here for the first time. Fifty years ago, shortly after The Lord of the Rings was first published, Cor Blok read the trilogy and was completely captivated by its invention and epic storytelling. The breadth of imagination…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: After her first standalone novel, The Single Girl's To-Do List, Lindsey returns with a sparkling and romantic new novel in the I Heart series. Angela Clark loves her life in New York. She a Brit who's conquered the Big Apple. Unfortunately, she's also a Brit who's lost her job. And when, just a couple of weeks before Christmas, the immigration department gets wind of this, Angela needs to find a…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Some secrets should stay buried! A web of deceit — and Ben Hope is caught in the mayhem... Whilst visiting a former SAS comrade in Italy, a distracted Ben nearly runs over a young boy — and unwittingly walks into his deadliest mission yet. Ben's involvement with the boy's family runs deeper as he witnesses their brutal murder at a gallery robbery. A seemingly worthless Goya sketch was the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A tremendous first novel from an exciting young author. Famous for its electric chaos, the city of Bombay also accommodates pockets of calm. In one such space works Mohan, a contemplative man who has spent his life observing people from his seat as a letter-writer outside the main post office. But Mohan's lack of engagement with the world has caused a thawing of his marriage. At this delicate…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Behind every great man, there's a great woman, only in Julian Jenson's case, there are three! Suave PM Julian Jenson has just been re-elected. He is the nation's darling and can talk the birds from the trees. At his side is his wife, Valerie Jenson. Trim, tall, well educated but deeply unhappy — with her son and daughter away at school, Valerie spends her time drinking. Sally Simpson is at the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The new novel from the bestselling author of THE SIXTH WIFE. When twelve-year-old Katherine Howard comes to live in the Duchess of Norfolk's household, poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious of her. The two girls couldn't be more different: Cat, watchful and ambitious; Katherine, interested only in clothes and boys. Their companions are in thrall to Katherine, but it's Cat in whom…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Europe is still littered with the darkest secrets of the Cold War. And the most deadly revelation of them all is about to be made! Hard-up Russia expert Dr Sam Gaddis finally has a lead for a book that could set his career back on track. He has staggering new information about an unknown sixth member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring — a man who has evaded detection for his entire life. But when…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Two strong women. Two cultures. One unifying cause: survival. Ellen Thomas, experienced war correspondent, returns to Afghanistan's dangerous Helmand Province on assignment, keen to find the murderer of her friend and translator, Jalil. In her search for justice in a land ravaged by death and destruction, she uncovers disturbing truths. Hasina, forced by tradition into the role of wife and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: One woman's search for the truth after scandal rocks her family, and the explosive family secrets she uncovers, in this complex, moving novel from award-winning author Jennifer Haigh. In Faith, Jennifer Haigh explores the repercussions of one family's history of silence, when a priest's sex scandal forces his family's untold past to surface. Art, Sheila, and Mike are siblings in a large extended…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible. Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue — now known as Haiti — Tete is the product of violent…

Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: An incredible visual insight into one of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2011. In autumn 2011 Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to launch The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. The first of two movies being produced, this film will bring to life the enormously popular books by Herge in performance-captured, 3D form. Starring Jamie Bell (of Billy Elliot fame) as…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «he World's Bestselling Mystery «Ten». Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious «U.N. Owen». «Nine». At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead. «Eight». Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one... one by one…