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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Some of Agatha Christie's earliest stories — including her very first — which show the Queen of Crime in the making... A macabre recurring dream... revenge against a blackmailer... jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience... a stolen gemstone... the haunting attraction of an ancient relic... a race against time... a tragic love triangle... a body in a box... an unexpected visitor from…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A selection of mysteries, some light-hearted, some romantic, some very deadly... Twelve tantalizing cases! the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic murder investigation; a wild man's sudden personality change; a retired inspector's hunt for a murderess; a young woman's impersonation of a duchess; a necklace hidden…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Within each of us is a warrior of light. Each of us is capable of listening to the silence of the heart, of accepting failure without letting it get us down and of holding onto hope even in the face of weariness and depression. Values like love for all things, discipline, friendship and learning to listen to our own hearts are the arms with which this warrior confronts the battles we face in the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A collection of macabre mysteries, including the superlative story Witness for the Prosecution… Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation… A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from ‘the other side’; a haunted house; a chilling seance; a case of split personalities; a recurring nightmare; an eerie wireless message; an elderly lady’s hold over a young man; a disembodied cry…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A middle-aged diplomat is accosted in an airport lounge and his identity stolen… Sir Stafford Nye’s journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt – a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. Yet their paths are to cross again and again – and each time the mystery woman is introduced as a different person. Equally at home in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton—the town's pediatrician and medical examiner—finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy. What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual catastrophe proves to have wider…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: To accompany the release of the live action movie of The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers, HarperCollins are proud to present Dr. Seuss's original, classic tale of the coolest, hippest cat in history! When the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, Sally and her brother are in for a roller-coaster ride of havoc and mayhem! The Cat can rescue them from a dull rainy day, but it means lots of…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go. In this delightful book, Dr. Seuss celebrates the joys of reading, encouraging young children to take pride in their budding reading abilities. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In this classic Seussian tale, the good doctor primes his readers against all the little mishaps and misadventures that can befall even the best of us — from bang-ups and hang-ups to lurches and slumps — encouraging us to take life in our stride! With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: A once-respected college professor and novelist, Dale Stewart has sabotaged his career and his marriage — and now darkness is closing in on him. In the last hours of Halloween he has returned to the dying town of Elm Haven, his boyhood home, where he hopes to find peace in isolation. But moving into a long-deserted farmhouse on the far outskirts of town — the one-time residence of a strange and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: An illustrated A-Z guide to the names, places and events in the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien's fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion have delighted millions of readers over the years. Middle-earth, the world in which the stories take place, is as real and complex as our own. Events, geography and names were created with care and loving attention by…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Written by the writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley, this slipcase features Tolkien's maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand and Middle-earth. Each map is presented in a box-set illustrated by Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his Lord of The Rings film trilogy. The maps, presented with individual books and wallets show Tolkien's mythical lands in detail —…

Скачать книгу (размер 141 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 29) Аннотация: How do fish breathe underwater? Do all birds fly? Why do some animals have fur? Children will learn the answers to these and other questions as they explore, with Pooh, the worlds of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, sea creatures, and insects and spiders! The 30 beautifully illustrated Discovery Cards in this set provide a unique educational experience, featuring stunning real-life images…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer and Pen/Faulkner prizes, The Hours is a daring and deeply affecting novel inspired by the life and work of Virginia Woolf. A passionate, profound and haunting story of love and inheritance, hope and despair. Exiled in Richmond in the 1920s, taken from her beloved Bloomsbury and lovingly watched over by her husband Leonard, Virginia Woolf struggles to tame her…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «A plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street grows into a story that no one can beat!» In this delightful tale, Young Marco allows his imagination to run riot as he travels home from school one day, to the extent that a horse and cart is soon transformed into a chaotic carnival of colourful creatures. This delightful book forms part of the second stage in HarperCollins' major Dr. Seuss rebrand…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 502) Аннотация: Summerland is the story of Ethan Field, the worst sportsman in history. Recruited by a hundred-year-old scout and guided by a friendly werefox, Ethan struggles to defeat giants, bat-winged goblins, and one of the toughest baseball teams in the realms of magic, to save the Summerlands and ultimately the world. Michael Chabon is one of America's greatest living storytellers and in this book he…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «Una novela cautivadora y audaz del autor de «El Alquimista», bestseller con maucutes de un millon de ejemplares vendidos. En este nuevo relato, el novelista explora con gran sensibilidad la naturaleza sagrada del sexo y del amor y nos invita a enfrentar nuestros propios prejuicios y demonios.» «Once Minutos» relata la historia de Maria, una joven proveniente de una villa brasilena, cuyos…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: The definitive edition of this beloved children's classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Some people just won't take the hint when it's time to go to bed, but Marvin K. Mooney eventually gets the message! This fun tale by Dr. Seuss is aimed at young readers and remind them that they sometimes have to do what they are told! The new covers incorporate guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books are for budding readers to…