Скачать книгу (размер 1 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 354) Аннотация: In this latest In Death thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers — both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm — are brutally killed on the same night.
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Exuberant rhymes are an intrinsic part of the appeal of Roald Dahl's books — and here are some classic and magical moments from the books, together with some previously unpublished treats. There are seven themed sections bursting with monsters, ghastly children, magical creatures, unpleasant adults and a few surprises. Songs and Verse is illustrated by Quentin Blake, as well as leading artists…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Families have secrets they hide even from themselves... It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever. For though David's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Down's syndrome. And, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells…
Скачать книгу (размер 5 297 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1040) Аннотация: «World-renowned linguist and reference editor, David Crystal, brings us the third edition of «Penguin's Concise Encyclopedia». This abridgement condenses the core material in the third edition of the «Penguin Encyclopedia» which has already reached a world sales total of over 23,000 copies in hardback. David Crystal has a gift for clarity and concision which enables him to illuminate even the…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Puffin continues to update the Puffin Storytapesa audio program and convert the cassette tapes to compact discs. This season, weare adding two more titles to our list of Puffin Storytimea packages. Madelineas Christmas, Ludwig Bemelmansa classic tale of a little French girl named Madeline as she celebrates Christmas, is perfect for this holiday season.These Puffin picture books will be…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Stealing her abusive ex-husband's expensive stallion, Molly Wells shows up at known horse whisperer Jake Coulter's Oregon horse ranch. Fearful of her ex-husband, Molly escapes with no clothes or money, but she's willing to risk everything to save Sonora Sunset, little realizing she needs to save herself as well. Hoping Jack's talents work their magic on the horse, Molly doesn't expect them to…
Скачать книгу (размер 6 032 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1184) Аннотация: Atlas Shrugged is the astounding story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world — and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged stretches the boundaries further than any book you have ever read. It is a mystery, not about the murder of a man's body, but about the murder — and rebirth — of man's spirit.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: This is Ayn Rand's story of Howard Roark, a brilliant architect who dares to stand alone against the hostility of second-hand souls. First published in 1943, this best-selling novel is a passionate defense of individualism and presents an exalted view of man's creative potential; it is a book about ambition, power, gold and love.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The woman was missing for five years. The Crime Scene Investigator finds her. And the serial killer wants them both dead... When Boston CSI Darby McCormick finds a raving and emaciated woman hiding at the scene of a violent kidnap, she runs a DNA search to identify the Jane Doe. The result confirms she was abducted five years earlier and has somehow managed to escape from the dungeon in which…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Sylvia Patterson is shocked and confused when she is asked to be one of the first black students to attend Central High School, which is scheduled to be integrated in September 1957, whether the citizens or governor of Arkansas like it or not. Before Sylvia makes her final decision, smoldering racial tension in the town ignites into flame. When the smoke clears, she sees clearly that nothing is…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 380 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 468) Аннотация: Gaby and Connor have a loving, trusting marriage. They know every detail about each other. And now with their son Ethan about to set off for university, Gaby and Connor will be alone again to spend quality time together. But there is one person missing from Gaby's life. One person who she cannot forgot — Nancy, her best friend since childhood A haunting novel about friendship and secrets that…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: From an orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 348) Аннотация: Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires — the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: In less than an hour, Sean has a meeting with a mestizo gangster. On the other side of town, Rosa listens for her husband's car, and thirteen-year-old Vincente is watching for the man who pays money for street-kids' dreams. Tonight, these disparate lives will violently collide...
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Скачать книгу (размер 4 726 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 928) Аннотация: Dostoyevskys masterpiece introduces a world filled with greed, passion, depravity, and complex moral issues, as three brothers become involved in the brutal murder of their own father. This edition features an Afterword by bestselling author Sara Peretsky. Revised reissue.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Two classic science fiction novels in one handsome volume. Here are two masterpieces of irony and imaginative vision from the father of science fiction. The Time Machine propels the Time Traveller into a distant, dismal, Darwinian future. The Invisible Man tells of a brash young scientist who becomes invisible, then insane.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: «The Trunchbull» is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: For more than 100 years this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive commentary on the imbalance of power that continues to be relevant today.