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Скачать книгу (размер 1 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 356) Аннотация: After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Fae War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's mad. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new vampire king. And as the political implications of the shifters' coming-out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to one…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A vivacious woman and a high-spirited man both claim that they are determined never to marry. But when their friends trick them into believing that each harbours secret feelings for the other, they begin to question whether their witty banter and sharp-tongued repartee conceals something deeper. Schemes abound, misunderstandings proliferate and matches are eventually made in this sparkling and…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide. The only one who can save her is the mysterious Mrs Erlynne whose scandalous relationship with Lord Windermere has prompted her fatal impulse. And Mrs Erlynne has a secret — a secret Lady windermere must never know if she is to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: «Long-time word-detective and bestselling author of «Port Out», «Starboard Home», Michael Quinion brings us the answers to nearly two hundred of the most intriguing questions he's been asked about language over the years. Sent to him by enquiring readers from all around the globe, Michael's answers about the meanings and histories behind the quirky phrases, slang and language that we all use are…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «'What we all need', said Larry, 'is sunshine... a country where we can grow'. 'Yes, dear, that would be nice', agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning — he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?'. 'Very well, dear, if you like', said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family — acne-ridden Margo,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «How did George Eliot's love life affect her prose? Why did Kafka write at three in the morning? In what ways is Barack Obama like Eliza Doolittle? Can you be over-dressed for the Oscars? What is Italian Feminism? If Roland Barthes killed the Author, can Nabokov revive him? What does 'soulful' mean? Is Date Movie the worst film ever made? A collection of essays that brims over with personality…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: An English couple, Perry and Gail, are taking an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula and a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, and wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver... There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son's tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and, white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «During the winter of 1972, a woman spends a single night with a young Chilean poet before he departs New York, leaving her his desk. It is the only time they ever meet. Two years later, he is arrested by Pinochet's secret police and never seen again. Across the ocean, in the leafy suburbs of London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair among her papers that unravels a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: This is the latest Kay Scarpetta novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. In this fast-paced story, we travel back to the beginning of Scarpettas professional career when she enlisted in the Air Force to pay off her medical school debt. Now, more than twenty years later, her secret military ties have brought her back to Dover Air Force Base, and she is confronted with a…

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: The dog from Goodnight Dog is back, and he keeps drawing shapes in the wrong places, like triangle wheels on a truck. Will he ever get it right?

Скачать книгу (размер 4 808 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 944) Аннотация: A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man's world in the mining pits...An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson's White House....A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when, she falls in love with a German spy... And two…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 372) Аннотация: In the latest in the New York Times bestselling series, Eve Dallas tracks down those who break the law-including the ones sworn to uphold it.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's villainous uncle has him kidnapped in order to steal his inheritance. David escapes only to fall into the dangerous company of rebels who are resisting British redcoats in the Scottish highlands.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 380) Аннотация: At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Late one night, as she paces the hallways of her family's rambling lakeside house, she discovers a collection of objects that first appear to be useless curiosities, but soon reveal a deeper and more complex family past. Kim Edwards is the #1 New York…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the emigre writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil, advice to students, a homage to Marcus…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: After serving in Iraq, David returns home to find his widowed father remarried. Jobless and injured, David doesn't have much Christmas cheer. He realizes that he needs to heal not only his body but his heart as well... Meanwhile, Lillian Warwick's daughters and her old friend Dr. Ezra Elliot are concerned about Lillian living on her own. When the tables turn and Ezra needs help, they find they…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: After igniting a firestorm of debate across the nation, Amy Chua's daring, conversation-changing memoir is now in paperback. At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother set off a global parenting debate with its story of one mother's journey in strict parenting. Amy Chua argues that Western parenting tries to respect and nurture children's individuality, while…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The Cold War is at its most chill. Alec Leamas, a seasoned British Intelligence officer whose entire East German network has been arrested or shot, leaves West Berlin for London, believing his career is over. But his master, Control, knows that Leamas is good for a last mission: one that will allow him to take his revenge on the ruthless East German counterintelligence chief who has killed or…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 371) Аннотация: While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could…