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Melvyn Bragg: The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, and many believe, had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the greatest influence on the enrichment of the English language and its literature. It has been the…

Stephen King: Bag of Bones

Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: When Mike Noonan's wife dies unexpectedly, the bestselling author suffers from writer's block. Until he is drawn to his summer home, the beautiful lakeside retreat called Sara Laughs.Here Mike finds the once familiar town in the tyrannical grip of millionaire Max Devore. Devore is hell-bent on getting custody of his deceased son's daughter and is twisting the fabric of the community to this…

Stephen King: Pet Sematary

Скачать книгу (размер 2 452 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 482) Аннотация: The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago.Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway, grinding up through the gears, hammering down the long gradients,…

Grisham John: Theodore Boone

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Half the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk — and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much —…

King Stephen: Dreamcatcher

Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: In Derry, Maine, four young boys once stood together and did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they hardly understand. A quarter of a century later, the boys are men who have gone their separate ways. Though they still get together once a year, to go hunting in the north woods of Maine. But this time is different. This time a man comes stumbling into their camp, lost, disoriented…

French Tana: Faithful Place

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. He's cut all ties with his dysfunctional family.…

Mrs. Stephen Fry: Mrs Fry's Diary

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Stephen Fry's secret wife speaks out at last... Enjoyed a nice cuppa this morning with a HobNob and Jeremy Kyle. There was a woman on there who'd been married 16 years without realising her husband was gay. Extraordinary! Which reminds me, it's our 16th anniversary in a few weeks. What a coincidence. Stephen Fry — actor, writer, raconteur and wit. Cerebral and sophisticated, a true Renaissance…

Clements Rory: Revenger

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: 1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply. The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen's long reign, insisting Shakespeare re-enter…

Cowell Cressida: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs. Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen, flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can…

Smith L.J.: Phantom

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Elena Gilbert and her friends saved Fell's Church from evil spirits bent on destroying it, but the town's freedom came at a price: Damon Salvatore's life. Damon's death changes everything. He and his vampire brother, Stefan, had been locked in a vicious battle for Elena's heart. Now that he's gone, Elena and Stefan can finally be together. So why can't Elena stop dreaming of Damon? As Elena's…

Smith L.J.: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries. Volume 3: The Craving

Скачать книгу (размер 1 202 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 237) Аннотация: Whilst Stefan is slowly regaining his humanity, Damon is revelling in the decadent New York society, devouring all it has to offer and visiting the dark side. Stefan does what he can to protect Damon from himself, but there is more trouble ahead. There's another villain in the city and he wants both the brothers dead...

Grisham John: Theodore Boone: The Abduction

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Following on from John Grisham's first massively successful foray into the children's market, Theodore Boone 2 will once more feature his loveable, know-it-all young lawyer solving another tricky legal case in his native Strattenburg.

Grisham John: Theodore Boone: The Abduction

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Following on from John Grisham's first massively successful foray into the children's market, Theodore Boone 2 will once more feature his loveable, know-it-all young lawyer solving another tricky legal case in his native Strattenburg.

Corbin Julie: Where the Truth Lies

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Claire's husband has been keeping secrets. About the whereabouts of the witness to the murder trial he's prosecuting. And about the letters he's been getting, threatening to kill their three-year old, unless he tells the blackmailer where the witness is hiding. With their daughter's life at stake, it is left to Claire to untangle the web of lies and half-truths and find out just who might be…

Mceuen Paul: Spiral

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The first bio-tech thriller from acclaimed Cornell professor, Paul McEuen. Pacific Ocean 1946: Liam Connor of the British Army, a global expert on germ warfare, is sent to help the US Navy foil an attempt by a Japanese submarine to unleash the world's first biological super-weapon. Code-name: Uzumaki. Translation: Spiral. The devastating decision is made to annihilate Spiral by releasing the…

McDermott Andy: Empire of Gold

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Deep in the jungles of South America, an incredible treasure has been hidden for centuries. Archaeologist Nina Wilde possesses the key to finding it — but in her way stand revolutionaries and drug lords, all fighting for control over the riches from a lost empire! Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase are back for their seventh blockbusting adventure by the bestselling author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, Andy…

Stagg Julia: L'Auberge

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The small commune of Fogas in the French Pyrenees has been thrown into turmoil by the revelation that the Auberge des Deux Vallees has been bought by an English couple and not by the Mayor's brother-in-law as had been expected. With everyone aghast at the idea of an English run restaurant and the certainty of gastronomic disasters, Mayor Serge Papon is in the mood to take revenge. Within hours of…

King Stephen: Dolores Claiborne

Скачать книгу (размер 1 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 306) Аннотация: Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell. But not quite what the police had expected. Dolores Claiborne has a confession to make... She will take her time. Won't be hurried. Will do it her way, sparing neither details nor feelings. Hers or anyone else's. This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Truth that takes you to the edge of darkness. Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell…

Pollard Justin: Boffinology

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The history of science is often seen as a story of advancement but nothing could be further from the truth. Science, it is true, has progressed, but rarely in the direction intended and seldom for the reasons given. This has a lot to do with the people responsible. Meet Thales, credited as 'the father of science', whose only real claim to fame is that he often fell into ditches, discover how…

Mceuen Paul: Spiral

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: The first bio-tech thriller from acclaimed Cornell professor, Paul McEuen. Pacific Ocean 1946: Liam Connor of the British Army, a global expert on germ warfare, is sent to help the US Navy foil an attempt by a Japanese submarine to unleash the world's first biological super-weapon. Code-name: Uzumaki. Translation: Spiral. The devastating decision is made to annihilate Spiral by releasing the…