Скачать книгу (размер 1 763 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 347) Аннотация: Rebecka Martinsson, Staatanwältin im nordschwedischen Kiruna, wird in einen besonders grausamen Mordfall hineingezogen: Beim winterlichen Tauchen in einem See stirbt ein junges Pärchen, weil ein Fremder eine Holztür über das Loch schiebt, das sie ins Eis gehackt hatten, um nach einem versunkenen Wrack aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu tauchen. Wofür wurden die beiden mit dem…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: I'm in constant search of chasing beauty, chasing hope — I'm not interested in the dark. The celebrated photographer Richard Phibbs, known for his celebrity portraits and iconic ad campaigns for Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, and more, has an unwavering eye for beauty. Many theorists argue that beauty is subjective, a product of individual preference, but the images from Phibbs' archive of work…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A translation by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson of Platonov's dystopian novel. It describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin's treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heir — all for the right to claim the…
Скачать книгу (размер 5 297 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1040) Аннотация: A novel that tells the story of New York city — from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers of the City that Never Sleeps, from the intimate detail of lives long forgotten to those lived at breakneck speed.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Tiffany Aching, the young witch from The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith is back in a new adventure featuring Discworld characters both familiar to fans (such as Tiffany, the Wee Free Men, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg) and new (meet Wee Mad Arthur, the Nac Mac Feegle on the City Watch whose only previous appearance was a brief cameo in Feet of Clay and city witch Mrs. Proust —…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Agent Number 67, nicknamed Pygmy for his diminutive size, arrives in the United States from his totalitarian homeland. An 'exchange student' he is welcomed with open arms by his Midwestern host family. Simpsons-spinoffs, they introduce him into the rituals of postmodern American life, which he views with utter contempt. Along with his fellow operatives, he is planning something big, something…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A wonderful new novel from the Carnegie Medal winner. A riotous, wise, and gripping junior Discworld novel. Up on the chalk downs known as The Wold, witches are banned — ever since the Baron's son vanished in the woods. Anyway, as all witches know, chalk is no good for magic. Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching — a wise shepherd — might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Children can now enjoy their favorite Poppy story, time and time again with this brilliant picture book and CD set, read by Tamzin Outhwaite. It's Poppy's birthday and she's really excited. She simply can't wait to be a birthday princess! But everyone seems so busy — it's as if no one cares about her enough to remember her special day. They can't all have forgotten... can they?
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Looking out upon the backstreets, the suburbs and the high society haunts of Edwardian London, the delightfully witty and independent spinster Miss Ley surveys a tangled web of lives; she sympathetically observes the struggle under the pressures of convention, and the complex interplay between love and reason. Through Miss Ley's eyes we witness the brief but happy marriage of a dying poet; a…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: In his remarkable book, Jonathan Phillips explores the conflict of ideas, beliefs and cultures and shows both the contradictions and diversity of holy war. He draws on contemporary writings — on chronicles, songs, sermons, travel diaries and peace treaties — to throw a brilliant new light on people and events we thought we knew well. Although the notion of fighting for one's faith fell into…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Ellie Woods spends her days immersed in the escapist pages of the romantic novels she lovingly edits. But her reality is somewhat less rose-tinted. Once upon a time, Ellie had her 'happily ever after' moment when she married her beloved Nick, but fifteen years later her husband's tragic death leaves her alone with their soon-to-become-a-teenager son, faced with a mountain of debt, and on the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: It is one of the more surprising facts about Old England that one can still find families living in the same houses their ancestors built centuries before and on land that has belonged to them since before the Norman Conquest. The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family... This is a brilliantly funny novel about what happens when the women take charge. The Gropes are an old English family based…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: «The battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in the Autumn of 1988, which became the largest and most dramatic corporate takeover in American history, sent shock-waves through the international business world and became a symbol of the greed, excess and egotism of the eighties. «Barbarians at the Gate» recounts this two-month battle with breathtaking pace and flair, and transports back to the Wall…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel — at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left the South behind, fleeing the pain of her ex-husband's betrayal and the cruelty of his prominent Charleston family. Now an assistant D.A. in Manhattan,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: «In his first collection of short stories, John Grisham takes readers back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, «A Time to Kill.» Available in a tall Premium Edition.»
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: «As the Eleventh Doctor and Amy embark on all-new adventures in time and space, «The TARDIS Handbook» gives you the inside scoop on 900 years of travel aboard the Doctor's famous time machine. Everything you need to know about the TARDIS is here — where it came from, where it's been, how it works, and how it has changed since we first encountered it in a London junkyard in 1963. Including photos,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 356) Аннотация: «Number 1 «New York Times «bestselling author John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.» «This riveting collection of short stories features an unforgettable cast of characters: Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons embark on a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit Inez's youngest son, Raymond-on death…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: «The «New York Times» bestseller, now fully updated to include the complete seven-volume series. Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer's Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn't, who did? Millions of readers around the world have been enchanted by the magical world of wizardry,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «New York Times» bestselling novelist Jennifer Crusie combines fast-paced banter, sexy situations, and unforgettable characters in this delightful romance about two reluctant lovers who couldn't be more wrong about being right for each other. TRUST ME ON THIS Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alec Prentice is a government agent working…