Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When I was sixteen I became an Islamic fundamentalist. Five years later, after much emotional turmoil, I rejected fundamentalist teachings and returned to normal life and my family. I tried to put my experiences behind me, but as the events of 7/7 unfolded it became clear to me that Islamist groups pose a threat to this country that we — Muslims and non-Muslims alike — do not yet understand. Why…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Bright Young Things of 1920s Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade, whether it is promiscuity, dancing, cocktail parties or sports cars. A vivid assortment of characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt fast…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Whether you’re learning alone or attending classes, you’ll find this complete Russian language course for beginners both accessible and indispensable. Designed to provide the student with an excellent command of basic Russian (the equivalent of A’ level standard) the book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you have learned. The…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Jeremy Clarkson knows there's more to life than cars. There is, after all, a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered. So, before he gets on with the job in hand, he'd like to take some time out to consider the bigger picture. Don't worry, he'll get on to the car bit eventually, but before he does, there's time to learn about: * Why Galapagos tortoises are all mental * France, reduced…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: 'Yes, I loved her, it's the name I gave, still give alas, to what I was doing then. I had nothing to go by, having never loved before, but of course had heard of the thing, at home, in school, in brothel and at church, and read romances, in prose and verse, under the guidance of my tutor, in six or seven languages, both dead and living, in which it was handled at length'.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: New Orleans, 1840s. Sent to watch over the decadent city, the angel Gabriel loses himself in the liquid pleasure of absinthe. So when his mistress, Anne, is murdered — and all evidence points to him — a foggy Gabriel cannot be sure he didn’t do it. His penance: to be forever denied love. Then in modern-day New Orleans he meets forensic scientist Sara Michaels...
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: The Russian Debutante's Handbook takes us from New York City's Lower East Side to the hip frontier wilderness of Prava—the Eastern European Paris of the '90s—whose grand and glorious beauty is marred only by the shadow of the looming statue of Stalin's foot. There, with the encouragement of the Groundhog, a murderous (but fun-loving) Russian mafioso, Vladimir infiltrates the American ex-pat…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Nan is an independent, free-spirited woman who couldn't care less what people think about her living alone in her beloved beach house. But when she discovers that the money she was relying on is running out and her house might be at stake, she knows that something has to change. Nan decides to rent out rooms in her house for the summer and soon people start moving in, filling it with noise,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan is a concept that will change the way you look at the world. Black Swans underlie almost everything, from the rise of religions, to events in our own personal lives. A Black Swan is a highly improbable event with three principle characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: «Eugene Onegin» is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountain head of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's verse novel follows the fates of three men and three women. Engaging, full of suspense, and varied in tone, it contains a large cast of characters and offers the reader many literary, philosophical, and autobiographical digressions, often in a highly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Francois Besson listens to a tape recording of a girl contemplating suicide. Drifting through the days in a provincial city, he thoughtlessly starts a fire in his apartment, attends confession, and examines, with great intentness but without affection, a naked woman he wakes beside. And, as Besson moves through an ugly and threatening rain, his thoughts eventually lead to violence, first turned…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: For Chancelade, the world is teeming with beauty, wonder and possibilities. From a small boy playing on the beach, through his adolescence and his first love, to the death of his father and on to the end of his own life, he relishes the most minute details of his physical surroundings — whether a grain of sand, an insect or a blade of grass — as he journeys on a sensory adventure from cradle to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In these nine unforgettable and impressionistic 'tales of little madness', the Nobel Prize-winning author Le Clézio explores how the physical sensations we experience every day can be as strong as feelings of love or hate, with their power to bring chaos to our lives. In 'The Day that Beaumont became Acquainted with his Pain', a man with toothache spends the night seeking ways to disown his…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: When Ellie puts on her new pyjamas, strange things start to happen. She and her little brother, Max, are whisked off to the Christmas Shop where a battle is raging between a valiant troop of toys and the scaaaarry Christmas Tree Fairy and her army of angels. Can Ellie and Max save Christmas for the world – or will they be arrested for being mince spies? This is the first book in a new series…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: This novel is a weaving of lives and events around a ancient Hebrew book: the Sarajevo Haggadah. The novel moves between the present, where Dr Hanna Heath is researching and restoring the Sarajevo Haggadah, and events and people specific to the creation and journey of the manuscript in the past. Along the way, the reader learns something of the creation of such manuscripts and of their…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: «Includes these three favorites: «Interlude In Death», «Midnight In Death», «Haunted In Death». Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb delivers a potent combination of futuristic suspense, thrills, and passion in three stories featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: «The 25th «In Death» novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Based on the blockbuster Warner Bros. Pictures film starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. Allied with both the police department and the district attorney’s office, the vigilante known as Batman continues to bring justice and hope to Gotham City. But one man dares to mock Batman’s mission. A man with a twisted sense of humor. A man whose grotesque smile is reflected on the calling card he…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: In 2060 New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is about to discover how the ties that bind strangers can kill.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The sequel to The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Rick and Evelyn O’Connell answer a new call to adventure— as an ancient evil rises to threaten the world. When dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead:…