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Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Kay Scarpetta has arranged to meet an inmate at the high-security Georgia Prison for Women. The prisoner is a convicted sex offender and the mother of a vicious and diabolically brilliant killer. Against advice, Scarpetta is determined to hear this woman out — she believes she may hold some answers to the murder of her former deputy. But soon she finds connections to a string of grisly killings,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: 1913, Paris. Coco Chanel present at the first, the presentation of Igor Stravinsky's «rite of Spring». Rhythmic dissonance in music and sometimes shocking choreography cause a storm of indignation. But Koko carries how Igor stirred up the hall. Seven years later, Koko and Igor meet again. Between the designer and composer quickly arise mutual sympathy and affection. Koko invites Igor together…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In this landmark work of investigative reporting, former Financial Times correspondent Alexandra Harney uncovers a story of immense significance to us all: how China's factory economy gains a competitive edge by selling out its workers, environment, and future. Harney's firsthand reporting brings us face-to-face with a world in which intense pricing pressure from Western companies combines with…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «The President of the United States is heading to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President. Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the «Prime Minister's private army» are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is Mohsin Hamids thrillingly provocative international bestseller. It is shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2007. Now a major film directed by Mira Nair and starring Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland. Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America... So speaks the mysterious…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: An Authoritative, historically informed tribute to the punch bowl, by the James Beard Award-winning author of Imbibe! Acclaimed cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich takes readers on a raucous guided tour of all things punch-a tour that starts with some very lonely British sailors and swells to include a cast of lords and ladies, admirals, kings, presidents, poets, pirates, novelists,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Combining detailed description with perceptive psychological insight, the stories collected in this volume showcase Tolstoy's brilliance as well as his immense influence on modern literature. Includes OThe Death of Ivan Ilych, O OFamily Happiness, O OMaster and Man, O and OThe Kreutzer Sonata.O Revised reissue.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Lentils, free love and radical politics... the wonderfully funny fourth novel from Britain's bestselling comic novelist, about family life gone differently than anticipated by Doro and Marcus and their now grown up kids.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Why are English train seats so narrow? It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots. This intriguing and witty book explains how our national characteristics — our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods and our behaviour with the opposite sex — are…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end, because once you get there, you can move mountains. To Steve Jobs, Simplicity wasn't just a design principle. It was a religion and a weapon. The obsession with Simplicity is what separates Apple from other technology companies. It's what helped Apple recover from…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Reading Brodsky's essays is like a conversation with an immensely erudite, hugely entertaining and witty (and often very funny) interlocutor. This collection of forty-eight short pieces on Venice showcase Joseph Brodsky at his very best: witty, intelligent, moving and elegant. Looking at every aspect of Venice, from its waterways, streets and architecture to its food, politics and people, Brodsky…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: «Jane Green's «The Accidental Husband» is a powerful story about two women connected by an earth-shattering secret. Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women have beautiful children on the verge of flying the nest, the home they worked hard to build and…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Expresses an infectious sense of wonder at the uniqueness of our species; it is hard not to be affected by his enthusiasm. What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? In Wired for Culture Mark Pagel, the world's leading expert on human development, reveals how…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: It's vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie's heart... Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she'd rather not know. And now that she's an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she'd rather not see — like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: It was just another after-work happy-hour bar downtown, where business professionals unwound with a few drinks...until something went terribly wrong. And after twelve minutes of chaos and violence, eighty people lay dead. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is trying to sort out the inexplicable events. Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things — monsters and swarms of bees. They describe sudden,…