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Dick Francis: Slay Ride

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: When a champion jockey disappears — right before a big race and the birth of his child — Investigator David Cleveland bets on foul play.

Dessen Sarah: Someone Like You

Скачать книгу (размер 1 432 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 282) Аннотация: Halley and Scarlett have been best friends ever since they met. Halley has always been the quiet one, Scarlett braver and more outgoing. Halley has always turned to Scarlett when things get rough, and Scarlett has always known just what to do. It's the perfect setup. But everything changes at the beginning of their junior year. Scarlett's boyfriend is killed in a motorcycle accident; then…

Ellen Raskin: The Westing Game

Скачать книгу (размер 922 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 182) Аннотация: When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, sixteen very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will... and what a will it is!

Taback Simms: This Is the House That Jack Built

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate the cheese and the cat who killed the rat. Caldecott Medal? Winning author and illustrator Simms Taback brings his distinctive humor and creativity to the beloved story of Jack and the house that he built.

Walpole Horace: The Castle of Otranto

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances. His calculating father Manfred fears that his dynasty will now come to an end and determines to marry his son's bride himself despite the fact he is already married. But a series of terrifying supernatural omens soon threaten this unlawful union, as the curse placed on Manfred's ancestor, who…

Kinder Hermann: Atlas of World History

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This is the first volume of The Penguin Atlas of World History, which covers events from the beginning of world history to the eve of the French Revolution. A wide-ranging, chronological summary of the main cultural, scientific, religious and political events of the period is accompanied by detailed maps that clarify complex historical situations, and make this a useful reference book for…

Cussler Clive: Trojan Odyssey

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Long hailed as the grand master of adventure fiction, Clive Cussler has continued to astound with the intricate plotting and astonishing set pieces of his novels. Now, with a surprising twist, he gives us his most audacious work yet. In the final pages of Valhalla Rising, Dirk Pitt discovered, to his shock, that he had two grown children he had never known-twenty-three-year-old fraternal twins…

Orwell George: Why I Write

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives — and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook…

Milne A.A.: Winnie-the-Pooh's ABC

Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: Learning the alphabet is more fun when the setting is the Hundred Acre Wood. Familiar scenes from the Milne and Shepard classics introduce not only the concepts of letters and words, but also Pooh and his friends. This sturdy board book with an elegant, timeless look has been designed to attract the most discerning Pooh fans and to delight their favorite toddlers.

Stephen King: Four Past Midnight

Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FROM COLUMBIA PICTURES STARRING JOHNNY DEPP Based on Secret Window, Secret Garden, a novella in Stepen King's Four Past Midnight. Mort Rainey is a best selling author whose imagination thrills his readers to the core. But one of his stories holds a secret that comes to life. A secret that even he can't imagine...

Durrell Gerald: Birds, Beasts, and Relatives

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Durrell's dazzling sequel to «My Family and Other Animals» is based on his boyhood on the Greek Island of Corfu from 1935 to 1939 and filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.»

Coca-Leffler Maryann: Dog Wash Day

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: It's time to wash the dog. Have a splish-splashing good time with simple words, pictures, and flash cards to make learning to read easy and fun. Full color. Consumable.

Seneca Lucius Annaeus: On the Shortness of Life

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization,…

Buehner Caralyn: Snowmen at Night

Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: New for the fall season, this New York Times bestseller is now available in a sturdy board book edition, previously sold only through the gift set. Snowmen at Night reveals a wonderful wintertime secret — when we are sleeping, the snowmen are out playing! This exuberant, rhyming tale continues to delight young toddlers, as well as older readers, in a format that's just right for little hands.

Coerr Eleanor: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable. Booklist, starred review The star of her school's running team, Sadako is lively and athletic... until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life — the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a…

Deveraux Jude: Wild Orchids

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Have you ever lost someone who meant more to you than your own soul? Ford Newcombe has. For years he loved his wife, Pat, more than anyone — and anything — in the world. She came into his life when he was just an inexperienced college student with big dreams of becoming a published author. With love and humour, she guided him down the path that would eventually lead him to more success than he…

The Crazy Christmas: Joke Book

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: How does good King Wenceslas like his pizzas? Deep pan, crisp and even Packed with brilliant seasonal jokes together with lots of silly stuff that will keep children giggling throughout the Christmas holidays. Cast an unwanted Gift Spell, read Santa's hilarious emails and try the Top Ten things to do with leftover turkey. With hilarious spoof ads and lots of fun Christmas features this book will…

Fine Anne: The Return of the Killer Cat

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: The killer cat is back — and he's dangerous! Tuffy can't wait for Ellie and the family to go away on holiday. A week of freedom lies ahead — if only he can get away from the catsitter. But everything goes wrong when Tuffy is catapulted into the arms of horrid, sweet-as-pie Melanie. Melanie has always longed for a lovely, cuddly ickle pussykins. And, with the promise of cream, fresh fish and…

Rovin Jeff: Call to Treason

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: After years of fending off challenges from the world's most dangerous terrorists, Op-Centre has been brought to heel by the US Congress. A short-sighted committee has cut Paul Hood's budget, and the first victim is his friend Mike Rodgers. But General Rodgers may not be looking for work for very long. Dynamic Senator Donald Orr is making a run for President at the head of his own third party.…

Burgess Melvin: Doing it

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Dino really fancies fit, sexy Jackie, but she just won't give him what he wants... Jonathan likes Deborah, but she's a bit fat — what will his mates say? Ben's been secretly shagging his teacher for ages. He used to love it, but what if he wants to stop? Three lads discovering sex for the first time; but do any of them really know what they're doing?