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Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Epic in scope, intimate in detail, heartbreaking in its human drama, this is the first book to recount the history of the nobility caught up the maelstrom of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of Stalin's Russia. It is a book filled with chilling tales of looted palaces, burning estates, of desperate flights from marauding thugs and Red Army soldiers, of imprisonment, exile, and execution.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 452) Аннотация: When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary to be looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him from her and sold him, like countless others, to America for adoption. Coerced into signing a document promising never to attempt to see her child again, she nonetheless…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The Counsellor is now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy's original screenplay is the story of a lawyer who is so seduced by the desire to get rich, to impress his fiancee, that he becomes involved in a risky drug-smuggling venture. His contacts in…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The story of the most successful espionage coup — and best-kept secret — of this century. It is 1968. Israeli intelligence has learned that Egypt, with Soviet help, will develop atomic bombs within months — an untimely end for the young nation unless a source of uranium for Israeli bombs can be had in complete secrecy. Impossible, of course, unless someone as improbable as the plan can be found…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small During his decades spent as a country vet in Yorkshire, James Herriot has seen huge advances in medical science, technological leaps, and a world irrevocably changed by war. Yet some things have always stayed the same — gruff farmers, hypochondriac pet owners, and animals that never do quite what…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Launched just over a year ago on Facebook, 'Off The Leash' has developed a regular daily following of over 150,000 dog lovers from around the world. Now the best of Rupert Fawcett's brilliantly observed, touchingly true cartoons come together in book form for the first time. Featuring the secret thoughts and conversations of dogs of every size, shape and breed, this gorgeous book is a celebration…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: New York Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer continues his beloved Clifton Chronicle series as Harry and Emma finally begin building a happy life — but a dangerous family enemy is about to resurface. Best Kept Secret opens a moment after the end of The Sins of the Father, with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington, finally uniting their…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: «The debut appearance of everyone's favorite pest, Little My! «Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format.» After Mymble's family comes to visit the Moomins, her littlest and most badly behaved sister, Little My, is left behind. She promises to behave if she is given Moomin's bedroom; Moomin, tired of being forced out of his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: September has longed to return to Fairyland after her first adventure there. And when she finally does, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadows — and their magic — to the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back. Fans of Valente's…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape? With glitter throughout, this is a beautiful, lyrical new picture book from the creators of the bestselling WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD.

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Based on the success of the original edition, The Business 2.0 continues to offer Business English students the confidence, language and fundamentals skills they need to succeed in the competitive international business environment. Based on feedback from users, research into business English studies and the ever-evolving needs of employers The Business 2.0 has been improved in a number of ways.…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: With Moominvalley underwater, will Moomin's romantic tendencies get him in trouble? Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format. Moominvalley is flooded, so Snorkmaiden and Moomin head out to rescue anyone stranded in the deluge. They bring home Miss La Goona, the leading lady of the visiting circus, who turns out to be quite a…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A moving and memorable book about the very special relationship between an elderly grandfather and his adoring grandson, this unique look at old age through the eyes of a young bear is big-hearted, poignant and beautifully observed. A stunning picture book debut from Marta Altes, an exciting new writing and illustrating talent.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 906 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 375) Аннотация: «EVE DUNCAN IS BACK. THE HUNT IS ON.The latest in Iris Johansen's pulse-pounding series that «Kirkus Reviews» calls filled with intriguing twists and characters and an overarching mystery that will keep fans coming back. She was taken for a reason. Chosen for her skills as a forensic sculptor. Abducted by the deranged father of a serial killer and forced to reconstruct his dead son's skull from…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Ten years ago, Rachel had an affair. It left her life in pieces. Now, writing at her window, she tries to put those pieces together again. She has her memories, recollections of dreams, and her old yellow notebook. More than anything, she wants to be honest. Rachel knows that her memory is patchy and her notebook incomplete. But there is something else. Something terrible happened to her lover.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: When the Titanic sank, it took a secret with it... In the vast expanse of the Atlantic, 375 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, a ship's crew film an extraordinary event: the ocean, covered with millions of floating fish, bubbles as though boiling. Then an enormous whale roars through the water and crashes down, dead, onto the surface. Some 13,000ft beneath — at these precise coordinates — lies…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 141 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 421) Аннотация: From The New York Times bestselling author of Jemima J and The Beach House comes Jane Green's most emotional and powerful novel yet: a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying into a ready-made family. Andi is a woman who has spent much of her adult life looking for the perfect man, and at thirty-seven, she's finally found him. Ethan — divorced with two daughters, Emily and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Whose agenda do spies serve? In this gripping book, former FT security correspondent Mark Huband takes us inside the shadowy world of intelligence-gathering. Drawing on archive material, unpublished letters and exclusive interviews, he explores how the role and purpose of 'intelligence' has evolved from its origins in World War II to today's War on Terror. Drawing on his unique sources, he…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 135 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 420) Аннотация: This leading text in the field provides a comprehensive assessment of the nature, extent and dimensions of international population movements and of their consequences. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 5th edition assesses the impact of the global economic crisis for migration and includes new material on climate change and migration.