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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: A timeless heroine, Alice is quick-witted, determined and resourceful. In her extraordinary adventures she meets a series of unforgettable characters, from the bossy White Rabbit to the grinning Cheshire-Cat and the Mad Hatter, all of whom are as famous as Alice herself. Gloriously illustrated with the original line drawings by John Tenniel and colour plates, this beautiful hardback edition of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Frank Derrick is eighty-one. And he's just been run over by a milk float. It was tough enough to fill the hours of the day when he was active. But now he's broken his arm and fractured his foot, it looks set to be a very long few weeks ahead. Frank lives with his cat Bill (which made more sense before Ben died) in the typically British town of Fullwind-on-Sea. The Villages in Bloom competition is…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Why does an old builder leave all his money to a young lawyer? Who gives a government document to enemy spies? How is a young man tricked into taking a new job? What can a foreign king do when a beautiful woman from his past appears? Who can answer all these questions? Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, of course, in these four short stories about the famous detective.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Why does an old builder leave all his money to a young lawyer? Who gives a government document to enemy spies? How is a young man tricked into taking a new job? What can a foreign king do when a beautiful woman from his past appears? Who can answer all these questions? Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, of course, in these four short stories about the famous detective.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF, James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet. While the world has changed after the war, the blunt Yorkshire clients and menagerie of beasts with weird and wonderful ailments remain the same. But between his young son,…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: Richard I was crowned King in 1189 and set off almost immediately for the Third Crusade. This was a bloody campaign to regain the Holy Land, marked by internecine warfare among the Christians and extraordinary campaigns against the Saracens. Men and women found themselves facing new sorts of challenges and facing an uncertain future. John, the youngest son, was left behind and with Richard gone,…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: In the late 1940s in Hartford, Connecticut a set of twins is parted at birth. Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher and an insurance salesman. But his twin brother is to begin his days as Fletcher Andrew Davenport, the only son of a multi-millionaire and his society wife. During the years that follow, the two brothers grow up unaware of each other's existence. Nat leaves…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 889 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 960) Аннотация: This brand new edition brings together three of Jeffrey Archer's classic collections of short stories: A Quiver Full of Arrows, A Twist in the Tale and Twelve Red Herrings. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from an imprisoned man who is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive, to a female driver pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Dead bodies are piling up for Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel. Usually when a serial killer is on the loose, the pressure would be building to find the perpetrator but the victims are all hardened criminals themselves. The national media can't believe their luck with an apparent vigilante on the streets, while Jessica's new boss seems grateful someone else is doing their job for them. But…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Someone has left a severed hand in the centre of Manchester and the only clue Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel has to go on is CCTV footage of a woman in a long black robe placing it carefully on the ground. With a lengthy missing persons list and frantic families wondering if the body part could belong to their absent loved ones, she has plenty to deal with — and that's before a detached finger…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: When a body is found in a locked house, Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is left to not only find the killer but discover how they got in and out. With little in the way of leads and a journalist that seems to know more about the case than she does, Jessica is already feeling the pressure — and that's before a second body shows up in identical circumstances to the first. How can a murderer get…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: As Queen Victoria's reign reaches its end, Grace Farringdon dreams of polar explorations and of escape from her stifling home with her protective parents and eccentric, agoraphobic sister. But when Grace secretly applies to Candlin, a women's college filled with intelligent, like-minded women, she finally feels her ambitions beginning to be take shape. There she forms an Antarctic Exploration…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Young Sherlock Holmes is back to solve his fifth amazing adventure. Kidnapped and taken to China, Sherlock finds himself plunged into mystery. How can three men be bitten by the same poisonous snake in different parts of Shanghai? Who wants them dead, and why? The answer seems to lie in a message hidden in a diagram like a spider's web. But solving it leads to an even more urgent question: what…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Global is a true multimedia course, with a range of digital components fully integrated into its structure. Stylish print coursebooks are mirrored by digital versions for interactive whiteboards. The innovative eWorkbook enables students to take control of their learning, at their own pace, whenever and wherever they like. All of these features combine to give both you the teacher and your…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Global is a ground-breaking 6-level adult course for today's learners of English. It enables for today's learners of English. It enables you to learn English as it is used in our globalised world, to learn through English using information-rich topics and to learn about English as an international language. Global offers a comprehensive range of interactive digital components for use in class,…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Global is a ground-breaking 6-level adult course for today's learners of English. It enables for today's learners of English. It enables you to learn English as it is used in our globalised world, to learn through English using information-rich topics and to learn about English as an international language. Global offers a comprehensive range of interactive digital components for use in class,…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fun, cultural and informative, this series of readers offers an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction titles that reinforce the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Children will love the exciting adventures in stories such as Hide and Seek, A Hungry Visitor and A Thief in the Museum. The Macmillan Children's Readers series can be used as supplementary reading…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fun, cultural and informative, this series of readers offers an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction titles that reinforce the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Children will love the exciting adventures in stories such as Lights, Camera, Action, A Hungry Visitor and A Thief in the Museum. The Macmillan Children's Readers series can be used as supplementary…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fun, cultural and informative, this series of readers offers an extensive range of fiction and non-fiction titles that reinforce the basic structures and vocabulary found in most primary courses. Children will love the exciting adventures in stories such as Carnival Time, A Hungry Visitor and A Thief in the Museum. The Macmillan Children's Readers series can be used as supplementary reading…