Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: Turgenev's timeless tale of generational collision, in a sparkling new translation When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 319 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 456) Аннотация: One night a young woman disappears ...In broad daylight a retired teacher is stabbed to death ...In a small-town beauty parlor two women are butchered ...Three baffling cases, linked only by a lack of motive until psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis stumble upon a clue. A stolen luxury car is found undamaged and unblemished — except for a tiny, solitary bloodstain. Soon…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year and «Pictures from Italy» is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his — and his readers' — eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here — St Peter's in Rome, Naples, with Vesuvius…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Charles Dickens was the most famous of many travelers of his time who journeyed to America, curious about the revolutionary new civilization that had captured the English imagination. His frank, often humorous descriptions in his 1842 account cover everything from his uncomfortable sea voyage to an ecstatic narrative of his visit to Niagara Falls. Yet Dickens is also critical of American society,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart's — lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century — contains more than its fair share of both. As a writer who finds inspiration with Hemingway in Paris and Virginia Woolf in London, as a spy recruited by Ian Fleming and betrayed in the war and as an art-dealer in '60s New York, Logan mixes with the movers and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: There's the gambler who collects little fingers from losers... there's the lady who murders her husband with a frozen leg of lamb... not to mention the man who has made a machine that can hear grass scream... Roald Dahl's particular brand of bizarre, alarming and disturbing story-telling has already attracted a huge following which can only be more disturbed, alarmed and — thankfully — amused by…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 738 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 342) Аннотация: Old Yarns It is five years since the members of The Friday Night Knitting Club bonded during divorce, job loss, romance, birth — and the sudden death of their dear friend, Georgia. But the Walker and Daughter knitting store on Manhattan's Upper West Side is still going strong. New Patterns Drawn together by their love for Georgia's daughter, Dakota, and the sense of family the club provides, each…
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Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Learning the concepts of comparing and sorting is vital in helping young children develop vocabulary and understand the world around them. This bright book is designed to help parents amuse, interest and at the same time teach their children vital early learning skills. Useful parent tips are included throughout the book to support the learning process.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This slipcased gift set contains four of Beatrix Potter's best-loved original Tales. Collection two contains: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck; The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle; The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher; and, The Tale of Tom Kitten.
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Dorian Grays portrait is painted it reveals him to be a man of outer beauty. He realizes then that he cannot possibly stay as young as that time. He makes a shocking wish, which comes true. No matter how he behaved, he stayed youthful and his portrait became older and older. Read the tales stunning conclusion in this striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic…
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Wuthering Heights is Emily Bront's only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centers. The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine…