Скачать книгу (размер 1 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 392) Аннотация: With history around every corner, Washington, D.C. is a city that magically blends yesterday and today. This updated guide — often among our top domestic best-sellers — lets travelers discover the myriad, charms of the nation's capital, from its stately monuments to the trendiest restaurants. World-class museums, shady parks, and an important arts scene make Washington, D.C. an ever-changing…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: It isn't often you receive a letter from the dead. When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she has no choice but to follow the wind that blows her back to Lansquenet, the village in which eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. But returning to her old home, Vianne is completely unprepared for what she is to find there. Women veiled in black, the scent of spices and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And there are monsters on his trail...
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: William just wants to get at the truth. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get at William. And it's only the third edition. William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life — people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Dodger is a tosher — a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins...
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: The Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love. Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations — his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter — Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 620 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 319) Аннотация: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE® IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, AV Club In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: For over ten years, Top Gear has been travelling all over Britain in the course of making the world's best programme about cars, driving, and three men in smart-casual clothes shouting at each other. So, who better to assemble a guide to Britain itself with all its glories, quirks and multiple words for bread rolls? This book is not only a guide for outsiders; it is an invaluable reference manual…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: From Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and many more, the World of Eric Carle brings all of the beloved illustrator's creations together. Boys and girls ages 3-7 will have hours of fun adding their own creative touches to the art of Eric Carle in this deluxe activity book that includes over 200 scenes to color and over 50 full-color stickers.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Earth, 2099. Global warming is devastating the climate. The polar ice caps are melting. In a desperate attempt at preservation, the governments of the world have removed vast sections of the Arctic and Antarctic and set them inside huge domes across the world. The Doctor and Martha arrive in Snowglobe 7 in the Middle East, hoping for peace and relaxation. But they soon discover that it's not only…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'The Dead are not alone. There is something in the mist and it talks to them.' In a remote clinic in 18th-century Italy, a lonely girl writes to her mother. She tells of pale English aristocrats and mysterious Russian nobles. She tells of intrigues and secrets, and strange faceless figures that rise from the sea. And she tells about the enigmatic Mrs Pond, who arrives with her husband and her…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'Let me tell you a story. Long ago, in the frozen Arctic wastes, an alien army landed. Only now, 10,000 years later, it isn't a story. And the army is ready to attack.' New York — one of the greatest cities on 21st century Earth... But what's going on in the Museum? And is that really a Woolly Mammoth rampaging down Broadway? An ordinary day becomes a time of terror, as the Doctor and Amy meet a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos — a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events. Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men', who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 'The Squall feed on psychic energy. They spread like a plague and if they are not stopped they will strip the Earth clean...' London 1910: an unsuspecting thief finds himself confronted by grey-skinned creatures that are waiting to devour his mind. London 2789: the remains of an ancient android are dredged from the Thames. When reactivated it has a warning that can only be delivered to a man…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. What Wicked doesn't know is that something's happened…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The Brigadier, mourning the loss of his wife Doris, is called to help find a nuclear weapon that's gone missing over the Wiltshire Downs. The Doctor is on his way there too, to pick up his companion Compassion, after her holiday on Earth. But when the Doctor's Tardis explodes, he, the Brigadier, Compassion and Fitz are thrown into the other-dimensional world of Avalon. Magic faces down science,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: When the Ninth Doctor lands in the town of Kennet, he finds that something is terribly wrong. The people are scared. They don't like going out at night, they don't like making too much noise, and they certainly don't like strangers asking questions. What alien force has invaded the town and why is it watching barmaid Alison Cheney? The Ninth Doctor is sardonic, witty, compassionate, and tired of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian — even if he always seems to 'choke' in the spotlight. When Jamie finds out about a contest called the Funniest Kid on the Planet, he knows it's time to face his fears and enter. But are the judges rewarding him out of pity because he happens to be in a wheelchair, like his bullying cousin…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: The principles of creativity revealed in deceptively simple words and pictures by the man behind the world's most successful advertising agency. Simplicity looks easy. It's not. It's easier to complicate than simplify. Now in a pocket-sized format, Brutal Simplicity of Thought, presents stunningly simple examples of concepts that have changed the world — from the single piece of paper that became…
Скачать книгу (размер 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 100) Аннотация: For Jane Austen fans who treasure the art of correspondence, an elegant keepsake box filled with 100 postcards featuring the ubiquitous wit of Austen's sentiments, to mail to loved ones, frame as a set, or pin to an inspiration board. Expect a most agreeable letter, for having nothing at all to say, there shall be no check to my genius from beginning to end. Jane Austen's bustling life rarely…