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O'Dell Tawni: Fragile Beasts

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Growing up in hard-scrabble coal country with a drunk father and a runaway mother hasn't been easy for teen brothers Kyle and Klint. And when their dad smashes his truck and dies after a few too many beers, the boys are shocked that their often-absent mother plans to take them back to her new home out West. After all, their mom hasn't cared for Kyle and Klint for years. She still doesn't. Their…

Mangan Lucy: The Reluctant Bride

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Will Lucy make it down the aisle? It's going to be an uphill struggle... The bride: A late starter in life, Lucy always swore she'd never get married. But now she has to find a caterer who doesn't charge a fortune for a cupcake, a dressmaker who doesn't make her cry and a way to bring Great-Auntie Betty down from Dundee for the sixpence she is willing to spend — isn't it meant to be HER special…

Blyth Catherine: The Art of Marriage

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Joining your life with another person's, until death do you part, is perhaps the biggest decision you can take. But once the vows have been sworn, the cake has been cut, and the honeymoon is over, what are the secrets of a lasting marriage? The Art of Marriage explains why marriage matters. This timeless institution still casts its spell, not thanks to the sentimental grip of tradition, but…

Robertson Wendy: The Woman Who Drew Buildings

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: A powerful portrayal of the unbreakable bond between a mother and her son. As Adam Matheve walks towards his mother's house, to see her for the first time in two years, he has just one hope — to forge the bond with her for which he's always yearned. Enigmatic Marie Matheve has spent her life indulging her passion for drawing buildings. Now, after a dangerous fall, she lies unconscious, her life…

Williams Adam: The Book of the Alchemist

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Andalucia, 1938 — towards the end of the Spanish Civil War a group of Republican soldiers kidnap Professor Pinzon and his grandson and hold them hostage in St Jaime's Cathedral together with a group of townspeople. Searching the Cathedral, they discover a crypt leading into a secret space, a medieval mosque directly underneath them, undisturbed for hundreds of years. The mosque holds a book,…

Hilton Matt: Slash and Burn

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Joe Hunter is enjoying some much needed r&r when a young woman approaches him to help find her missing sister. Kate Piers knows about Joe from her dead brother Jake, Hunter's former comrade in arms, and for that reason alone he feels obliged to help. The fact that Kate is very attractive doesn't hurt. Together they go to Imogen's Kentucky home where they are immediately attacked by a bunch of…

Cole Martina: The Family

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: The dangerously thrilling and highly addictive new novel from the phenomenal No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole, the author who dares to tell it like it really is, is a guaranteed shocking, compelling and completely unputdownable read.

Picoult Jodi: House Rules

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world — aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn't know how. When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behaviours of Jacob's syndrome — not…

Dukan Pierre: The Dukan Diet

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: France's best selling diet book ever which has sold over 1 million copies since it was published in 2003. Devised by Dr Pierre Dukan, a qualified medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight permanently, it is an easy to follow protein-rich diet which delivers fantastic results in the short term and then shows you how to maintain your ideal weight for life. The Dukan Diet…

Dukan Pierre: The Dukan Diet Recipe Book

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The Dukan Diet is based on a unique four-step programme. Two steps to lose weight and two steps to keep it off for good. The Dukan Diet Recipe Book will help you to stick to the diet by offering over 350 recipes suitable for the all-important weight loss stages. With meal ideas for the protein-only Attack stage and then lots more recipes to keep you on track during the Cruising stage when you can…

McKinley Tamara: Legacy

Скачать книгу (размер 2 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 436) Аннотация: Is her love worth more than gold? Following in the pioneering footsteps of the women who have gone before her, Ruby and her new husband James brave a long and treacherous journey to start their new life together. However, they soon discover that there are many more dangers than just those that meet the eye. When James is tempted away by the gold rush, Ruby must join forces with the Aborigine girl…

Makine Andrei: Human Love

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Elias Almeida, professional revolutionary, has seen mankind at its pitiless worst. Witness as a child to the death of both his parents in uprisings in Angola and the Congo, and later as a Soviet agent at the heart of African politics, he has observed murder, rape, pillage and starvation in the name of ideology, and suffered imprisonment and torture. Yet he continues to believe in a better world…

Heller Mandasue: Two-faced

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Mia and Michelle couldn't look more alike — or act more differently. Mia's always been the glamorous one, the one everyone wants to get close to. And now she's a model, on the edge of fame. But Mia can't resist the illegal thrills that come with fame. When disaster strikes, her mousy look-alike sister has to pretend to be Mia. Michelle saves her career, and turns out to have star quality too.…

Taher Bahaa: Sunset Oasis

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: When Mahmoud Abd El Zahir is sent to govern the remote Egyptian oasis of Siwa in the late 1890s, he knows the danger he faces — two of his predecessors were murdered. But having been accused of disloyalty to the current regime and its British overlords, he has little choice. Rather than stay behind in Cairo, his Irish wife Catherine insists on going too, hoping to reinvigorate their relationship.…

Connolly John: The Reapers

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: They are the Reapers, the elite among killers. Men so terrifying that their names are mentioned only in whispers. The assassin Louis is one of them. But now Louis, and his partner, Angel, are themselves targets. And there is no shortage of suspects. A wealthy recluse sends them north to a town that no longer exists on a map. A town ruled by a man with very personal reasons for wanting Louis's…

Bradman Tony: The Orchard Book of Swords, Sorcerers and Superheroes

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This collection brings together ten classic stories, each one as thrilling as the last. From the heroics of Jason and the Argonauts, to the courage of George as he sets out to fight the terrible dragon, to the bravery and kindness of Robin Hood, this is a book full of excitement, surprises and adventure. Retold in a lively and humorous style by Tony Bradman and accompanied by Tony Ross's…

Melling David: Hugless Douglas

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: David Melling is one of the leading children's author/illustrators today and this perfect match of humour and endearing artwork launches a new character with huge potential on the Hodder Picture book list. Douglas is a brown, huggable, lovable bear, and he wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He goes to try and find one — but none of them seem quite right. Join Douglas on his search for the…

Marsden John: The Rabbits

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The Rabbits offers a rich and immensely valuable perspective on the effect of man on his environment. Visually loaded and told with a passion for truth and understanding, The Rabbits aims to promote cultural awareness and a sense of caring for the natural world. A rich and haunting allegory for all ages, all cultures.

Wright Lorna: 50 Ways to Improve Your French

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Do you have a working knowledge of French, but find that embarrassing mistakes still creep into your language? Allow this book to come to your rescue and eliminate basic errors and slips of the pen. Each one of 50 common mistakes is presented and analysed across a whole double page, with explanations as to why it's wrong and examples of correct usage. The mistakes are grouped into grammar,…