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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: During his year of exploration, Patrick meets a rich cast of characters. Among them is a young local wine-maker called Virgile, who offers to initiate Patrick into the mysteries of each season's work in the fields and in the cellar. Virgile is passionately committed to perfection, though he operates on a shoestring. At the other extreme is Manu, Patrick's dipsomaniac neighbour, a die-hard…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The usually happy Jenny has started to have lots of worries until they grow into a huge bag of worries that follow her everywhere. They are there when she goes swimming, when she is watching TV, and even when she is in the lavatory. Jenny decides they will have to go. But who can help her?

Скачать книгу (размер 2 406 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 473) Аннотация: It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition — to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson. When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist doesn't know that a kid has bugged every room in her house, cloned the hard drive on her PC, and copied all the numbers in her phone book. The kid works for CHERUB. CHERUB is not James Bond. There are…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This is dark humour at its best — a collection of hilarious and outrageous cartoons which will appeal to anyone in touch with their evil side.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 947 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 383) Аннотация: Absolute Friends is a superbly paced novel spanning fifty-six years, a theatrical masterstroke of tragicomic writing, and a savage fable of our times, almost of our hours. The friends of the title are Ted Mundy, British soldier's son born 1947 in a shining new independent Pakistan, and Sasha, refugee son of an East German Lutheran pastor and his wife who have sought sanctuary in the West. The two…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Katie visits the Natural History Museum. Entering a door marked No Admittance, Katie finds herself in the world of the dinosaurs and befriends a little hadrosaurus who cannot find his way home.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Teach Yourself History series offers an alternative to academic historical books, its content being extensive yet extremely accessible and the approach refreshingly different. The books are informative and compelling, and engage the reader from beginning to end. They assume no prior historical knowledge, and are full of anecdotes and details that provide a very personal appeal. Teach Yourself…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Girls Only! focuses on the practicalities of periods, the social and personal implications of starting your period, and the physical and emotional developments in puberty. It tells you what happens and when, what you need to know and how to prepare. It answers all the questions girls are dying to ask, but daren't, in a clear, friendly way, using real-life examples. It's the perfect first book…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 236) Аннотация: Requiring no prior knowledge of book keeping or accounting, this is a complete, step-by-step course in elementary accounting. It gives clear and concise explanations of accounting principles and practice including PAYE, cashflow statements, accounting for share capital, accounting standards and non-financial reporting. Clear explanation, diagrams and worked examples enable the student to master…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A bonkers book of rib-tickling rhymes and loopy limericks. Warning: You'll laugh your socks off!

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A crazy collection of ridiculous rhymes and laugh-out-loud limericks. Guaranteed to give you the giggles!

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «The Booker Prize shortlisted novel from the acclaimed author of «Ghostwritten», one of the most original voices writing today.»

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: A novel spanning the history of Russia through the tumultuous 20th century, from the only writer ever to have won both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medicis.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: A story of courage and survival in the face of great adversity.

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: This text is part of the Superphonics series of graded readers which use a phonic approach developed by reading expert Ruth Miskin. There are four levels in this series; Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one of the core Superphonics books. Green storybooks practise the sounds taught in Supersonics Book 3. A Bull in a China Shop focuses on the…

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: This text is part of the Superphonics series of graded readers which use a phonic approach developed by reading expert Ruth Miskin. There are four levels in this series; Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one of the core Superphonics books. Blue storybooks practise the sounds taught in Supersonics Book 2. Hotdog! focuses on the following sounds:…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: Charles Carter, dubbed Carter the Great by Houdini himself, was born into privilege but became a magician out of need: only when dazzling an audience can he defeat his fear of loneliness. But in 1920s America the stakes are growing higher, as technology and the cinema challenge the allure of magic and Carter's stunts become increasingly audacious. Until the night President Harding takes part in…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Alongside the death of Elvis Presley and the assassination of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994 ranks as one of the generational milestones of American life — an epochal event in both rock 'n' roll and youth culture. This book is the story of Kurt Cobain's life, from abject poverty to unbelievable wealth, power and fame. It traces the journey from his humble origins in Aberdeen to…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The great events of British history are part of our shared heritage and it is important that children know the facts behind the famous dates from a young age. In this series, Gillian Clements tells the stories of some of these events through a lively combination of text and illustration (including some speech bubbles, labelled maps etc). In this way she makes history child-friendly and accessible…