Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The unrivaled master of spy fiction returns with a taut and suspenseful of dirty money and dirtier politics. For nearly half a century, John le CarrA(c)'s limitless imagination has enthralled millions of readers and moviegoers around the globe. From the cold war to the bitter fruits of colonialism to unrest in the Middle East, he has reinvented the spy novel again and again. Now, le CarrA(c)…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «Although the Cold War conventionally ended in the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there is renewed interest and concern in the West about our relations with a resurgent Russia. Arguably the Cold War was just one manifestation of an ages-old geopolitical conflict between Russia and other world powers. Russian-speaking Kremlin-watcher Douglas Boyd starts by tracing Russia's growth through…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: One spider descends on its thread. Nine bees fly up from their hive. Twenty snakes slither. In a pop-up counting book certain to engage young readers, each kinetic collection of creatures illustrates a number from one to twenty — then by tens, all the way up to one hundred.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Hardcover book with dust jacket by Thomas J. Craughwell. This edition published by Tess Press and imprint of Black Dog &Leventhal Publishers Inc., it has 512 pages very well illustrated.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Slam is a hilarious coming-of-age novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby 'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.' Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: The jagged peaks of the Caucasus Mountains have hosted a rich history of diverse nations, valuable trade, and incessant warfare. But today the region is best known for atrocities in Chechnya and the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia. In Let Our Fame Be Great, journalist and Russian expert Oliver Bullough explores the fascinating cultural crossroads of the Caucasus, where Europe, Asia, and the…
Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: It was the night before Christmas, and Olivia discovers that her favorite stuffed monkey, Mathilda, is missing. Not only is Mathilda missing, but other favorites keep disappearing around the house too. In the true spirit of Christmas, Olivia figures out how to not only give but to give back what has been missing.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: When Herr Drosselmeir gives Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, the Nutcracker comes alive, and Marie enters a magical kingdom of fairies, dolls and royalty! Based on the beloved story by E.T.A. Hoffman, which inspired the famous ballet, this beautifully illustrated gift set containing a 24-page book plus two dioramas is sure to become a holiday favorite.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: From the anteater to the zorro... The rain forest is teeming with life — hundreds of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, and millions of species of insects. Readers of all ages can discover this mysterious and beautiful habitat — and why it is worth saving — in this exquisitely illustrated alphabet book. Newly redesigned and reformatted.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This title offers a beautifully produced tribute to the 2000s, featuring images straight from the archives of the Press Association. This illuminating collection offers fascinating images that depict both major historical events and smaller, but no less significant, occurrences. It presents a beautiful gift idea, either as a stand-alone title or part of this invaluable series. It is part of a…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The White Castle, Orhan Pamuk's celebrated first novel, is the tale of a young Italian scholar captured by pirates and put up for auction at the Istanbul slave market. Acquired by a brilliant Turkish inventor, he is set to work on projects to entertain the jaded Sultan.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: Based on a riveting historical episode, The Stalin Epigram is a fictional rendering of the life of Osip Mandelstam, perhaps the greatest Russian poet of the twentieth century — and one of the few artists in Soviet Russia who daringly refused to pay creative homage to Joseph Stalin. The poet's defiance of the Kremlin dictator and the Bolshevik regime — particularly his outspoken criticism of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Chestertonians and other readers will rejoice in the republication of this long-unavailable book of delights. Featuring the author's early work as well as previously unpublished material, this volume abounds in fairy stories, comic verses, and satirical ballads. Best of all, it features a treasury of Chesterton's distinctive colour and black-and-white illustrations. This is a reprint of the Sheed…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Ranging from the 10th to the 20th centuries, these ghostly tales mix the eerie, the terrifying, and the madly comic. Enhanced by the author's 30 illustrations of Irish homes and castles, 22 short stories feature The headless Rider of Castle Sheela, Mrs O'Moyne and the Fatal Slap, The Harpies of The Ghostly Catch, and more. This book is a reprint of the Creative Age, New York, 1947 edition.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 574 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 310) Аннотация: When we first meet Charlie he is about to embark on a compelling but dangerous journey from retardation to genius. He has only a vague understanding of what will happen, but he is aware that knowledge and the ability to write are of paramount importance.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Following on from the huge success of the 44 Scotland Street series, Alexander McCall Smith 'moved house' to London's Pimlico and into his brand new daily novel, Corduroy Mansions. The building itself — described in a guide to the architecture of the area as 'a building of no interest whatsoever' — is believed to have been built as an asylum, or possibly a school, or maybe it was a mansion block…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: St Cedd's Church fete had been held in the grounds of Martingale manor house for generations. As if organizing stalls, as well as presiding over luncheon, the bishop and the tea tent, were not enough for Mrs Maxie on that mellow July afternoon, she also had to contend with the news of her son's sudden engagement to her new parlour maid, the sly single mother, Sally Jupp. On the following morning…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: From the authors of the bestselling The Daring Book for Girls, an all-new double-the-fun, double-the-adventure guidebook of stories, activities, facts, and games for daring girls everywhere.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico — from a…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: A true masterpiece of book design and illustration for beginning readers, this collection pairs well-known nursery tales with uniquely beautiful period illustrations that look as fresh and vital today as they did six decades ago, when the book was first published in Great Britain. Never before published in the United States, My First Nursery Book features four beloved stories: Who Killed Cock…