Скачать книгу (размер 1 268 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 250) Аннотация: In Talking it Over Gillian and Stuart were married until Oliver — witty, feckless Oliver — stole Gillian away. In Love, Etc Julian Barnes revisits the three of them, using the same intimate technique of allowing the characters to speak directly to the reader, to whisper their secrets, to argue for their version of the truth. Darker and deeper than its predecessor, Love, Etc is a compelling…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself spiralling into an alcohol-fuelled depression. He has just decided to leave the police when an old friend approaches him for help investigating his father's suspicious death. Kurt doesn't want to know. But then his friend is found shot dead. Against his better judgment, he returns to work to head what may now have…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-center is connected to sexual activity, and calls in the even shapelier Nurse Cory to assist with treatment...In the most unorthodox of hospital rooms we eavesdrop on the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the 'Flock' — Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel — are just like ordinary kids — only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time — like when Angel, the youngest member of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Part Blackhawk Down, part The Riddle of the Sands, this is an extraordinarily gripping non-fiction thriller, written by a former MI6 officer. Operation Kronstadt not only reveals the early days of Britain's intelligence services but uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a 'mission impossible' against the best defended naval target in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: In these pages you can enjoy Christmas dinner with Begbie, and see how warmly Franco greets his sister's boyfriend and the news of their engagement. You will discover, in 'The Rosewell Incident', how aliens addicted to Embassy Regal have Midlothian under surveillance, and plan to install the local casuals as the new governors of Planet Earth. You will not be surprised to read that a televised…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Marion Bishop's life has fallen apart. Her daughter Hope was killed in a hit-and-run accident six months ago, and now Sam, her beloved husband, has walked out. Left alone with her grief, Marion has begun to contemplate the unthinkable. However, even her suicide plans go awry. Firstly, she's all out of pills, and then she's mugged when she goes out to get more. In fact, it's the mugging that wakes…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Anna Akhmatova is one of the most accomplished and well loved poets Russia has ever produced. Her moving and passionate writing has won her an ardent readership all over the world. This selection, beautifully translated by poet and novelist D.M. Thomas, illustrates her broad scope and brilliant imaginative gifts. It covers both her earlier work and the poems she produced during her persecution by…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 141 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 421) Аннотация: An FBI trainee. A psychopath locked up for unspeakable crimes. And a serial killer getting ever closer to his latest victim...FBI rookie Clarice Starling turns to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, monster cannibal held in a hospital for the criminally insane, for insight into the deadly madman she must find. As Dr. Lecter invites her into the darkest chambers of his mind, he forces her to confront her own…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Skinheads is the story of a way of life, told through three generations of a family: Terry English, original ska-loving skinhead and boss of a mini-cab firm; Nutty Ray, street-punk skin and active football hooligan; and, Lol, son of Terry, nephew of Ray, a fifteen-year-old kid just starting out. Challenging all society's fears and prejudices, Skinheads shows us a group of truly humane characters…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 778 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 350) Аннотация: Cory Friedman was an ordinary fun-loving little boy. Cory developed a rare combination of Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder and other neurological conditions. This book tells the story of his family's courage, heartbreak, sacrifice and ultimately, triumph.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: A P.G. Wodehouse collection Meet the Young Men in Spats — all members of the Drones Club, all crossed in love and all busy betting their sometimes nonexistent fortunes on unlikely outcomes — that's when they're not recovering from driving their sports cars through rather than round Marble Arch. These stories are the essence of innocent fun. In them you'll encounter some of Wodehouse's favorite…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «Anne Rice's vivid and hugely ambitious continuation of the life of Christ the Lord tells of the last winter of Jesus' «hidden years» — his thirtieth — and ends with His first great miracle — the turning of water into wine at the marriage of Cana. Based on the Four Gospels and scrupulously researched.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 962 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 386) Аннотация: Bond is back in this electrifying new novel of intrigue and suspense. A masterful continuation of the James Bond legacy, Devil May Care picks up right where Ian Fleming left off-at the height of the Cold War, with a story of almost unbearable tension. An Algerian drug runner is brutally executed on the desolate outskirts of Paris and Bond is assigned a new task — to shadow the mysterious Dr.…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 885 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 763) Аннотация: Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors, Eragon and Saphira narrowly escaped with their lives. But, more awaits the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep, including his oath to cousin Roran to help rescue his beloved Katrina. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes, Eragon must make choices that take him across the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Following on from the successful The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, Dan Brown's The Solomon Key is set in Washington DC. This is a guide to the novel and features a list of approximately 50-60 entries, each with an explanation of their meaning and the source from which Brown has drawn on.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Elvis the King Spaceport has grown into the sprawling city-state of New Memphis — an urban jungle, where organised crime is rife. But the launch of the new Terminal 13 hasn't been as smooth as expected. And things are about to get worse... When the Doctor arrives, he finds the whole terminal locked down. The notorious Invisible Assassin is at work again, and the Judoon troopers sent to catch him…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: 1500 BC — King Actaeus and his subjects live in mortal fear of the awesome gods who have come to visit their kingdom in ancient Greece. Except the Doctor, visiting with university student June, knows they're not gods at all. They're aliens. For the aliens, it's the perfect holiday — they get to tour the sights of a primitive planet and even take part in local customs. Like gladiatorial games, or…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The Chelsea Flower Show — hardly the most exciting or dangerous event in the calendar, or so the Doctor thinks. But this is Chelsea 426, a city-sized future colony floating on the clouds of Saturn, and the flowers are much more than they seem. As the Doctor investigates, he becomes more and more worried. Why is shopkeeper Mr. Pemberton acting so strangely? And what is Professor Wilberforce's…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: «Master thriller writer and worldwide Number 1 bestseller John Grisham takes you into the heart of America's Deep South with a collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County: a place of harsh beauty where broken dreams and final wishes converge. A mercy mission that is hilariously sidetracked by human weakness; a manipulative death row inmate with one last plea; a small…