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McKee David: Elmer and the Lost Teddy

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Baby Elephant can't sleep because he has lost his teddy, so Elmer sets off to look for it. Eventually Elmer hears a voice shouting 'Help! I'm lost!' Can Baby Elephant's teddy talk, or is Wilbur playing a trick on Elmer, as usual?

Tribe Steve: The Time Traveller's Almanac

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Who are the eminent artists of the 16th, 19th, or 21st centuries? What are the mysteries of Carrionite Science? Where do the Daleks come from? Answers to all of these questions and more are found in The Time Traveller's Almanac, the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder. The Almanac draws on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, to provide information on key…

Hill Susan: The Mist in the Mirror

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: An inveterate traveller, Sir James Monmouth has spent most of his life abroad. He arrives in England on a dark and rainy night with the intention of discovering more, not only about himself but his obsession with Conrad Vane, an explorer. Warned against following his trail, Sir James experiences some extraordinary happenings — who is the mysterious, sad little boy, and the old woman behind the…

Richards Justin: Starships and Spacestations

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The Doctor has his TARDIS to get him from place to place and time to time, but the rest of the Universe relies on more conventional transport... From the British Space Programme of the late twentieth century to Earth's Empire in the far future, from the terrifying Dalek Fleet to deadly Cyber Ships, this book documents the many starships and space stations that the Doctor and his companions have…

Bandele Biyi: Burma Boy

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: A few months ago fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was apprenticed to a whip-wielding blacksmith in his rural hometown. Now its winter 1944, the war is entering its most crucial stage and Ali is a private in Thunder Brigade. His unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But the Burmese jungle is a mud-riven, treacherous place, riddled with Japanese snipers, insanity and…

O'Hara John: Appointment in Samarra

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Appointment in Samarra is a fast-paced, blackly comic depiction of the rapid decline and fall of Julian English. English is part of the social elite of his 1930s American hometown but from the moment he impetuously throws a cocktail in the face of one of his powerful business associates his life begins to spiral out of control — taking his loving but troubled marriage with it.

Harris Robert: The Ghost

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Britain's former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project — a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders. The ghost soon discovers that his distinguished new client has secrets in his past…

Perkins Al: The Ear Book

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Illus. in full color. A boy and his dog listen to the world around them. Illustrations are big and simple; the text is in verse form.

Reekie Jennie: The Ritz London Book of Drinks and Cocktails

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This irresistible collection of cocktails and drinks from the London Ritz hotel offers not only a wonderful selection of recipes, but charming stories and anecdotes about the history of the hotel itself. The sumptuous grandeur of the bar of the London Ritz and its professional and creative barmen have made it one of the great traditional meeting places for the rich and famous and now the reader…

Slate Joseph: Miss Bindergarten Plans a Circus with KIndergarten

Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Miss Bindergarten is planning a circus and all of her kindergarteners are in on the fun! Everyone is busy preparing: painting posters, practicing somersaults, and making popcorn balls. When at last the big day arrives, there will be a parade, complete with clowns and stunts, from baton twirling to high-wire walking. And for the grand finale, Miss Bindergarten will give the audience a spectacular,…

Oliver W. Sacks: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

Скачать книгу (размер 2 161 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 425) Аннотация: Revised and ExpandedWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls musical misalignments. Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of…

Dicks Terrance: Revenge of the Judoon

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Martha to Balmoral in 1902. Here they meet Captain Harry Carruthers — friend of the new king, Edward VII. Together they head for the castle to see the king — only to find that Balmoral Castle is gone, leaving just a hole in the ground. The Doctor realises it is the work of the Judoon — a race of ruthless intergalactic mercenary space police. While Martha and…

Wallington Aury: Heroes: Saving Charlie

Скачать книгу (размер 1 416 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 279) Аннотация: The first official novel set in the world of NBC's hit television series Heroes tells the untold story of the popular character Hiro, and his struggle to save Charlie, the girl he loves, from a dire fate.

We Play and Pretend

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: These are the real classic readers with cloth-like covers and original illustrations from the 1960s Dick and Jane basic readers. Filled with over 30 stories, these books are for beginning readers, parents, and grandparents alike! Dick, Jane, and Sally are dressed up for a game of make-believe. Spot and Puff are there too. Where will they go after they take a ride in their pretend car?

We Play Outside

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: These are the real classic readers with cloth-like covers and original illustrations from the 1960s Dick and Jane basic readers. Filled with over 30 stories, these books are for beginning readers, parents, and grandparents alike! It's summertime, and Dick, Jane, and Sally can't wait to spend time together! Join them as they play ball, spend time with their friends, and have fun with their pets,…

Eastman P.D.: The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books

Скачать книгу (размер 1 865 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 367) Аннотация: «What could make a better present than a classic Beginner Book? Six of them for less than the price of two! We've taken the complete text and art of three beloved P.D. Eastman titles: Go, Dog. Go!, Are You My Mother?, and The Best Nest; Robert Lopshire's Put Me In the Zoo (the first of his books featuring the character Spot); Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen's «It's Not Easy Being a Bunny» (the…

Rollins James: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett and Shia LaBeouf, the much-loved adventurer Indiana Jones returns to our screens for a new instalment of one of Hollywood's most successful film series. Written by New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, this novelisation of the movie captures the heart-stopping excitement and nail-biting…

Gabaldon Diana: Lord John and the Private Matter

Скачать книгу (размер 1 717 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 338) Аннотация: The year is 1757. On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey emerges from London's Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil. A nobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majesty's army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking. But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: The Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder…

Mieville China: Un Lun Dun

Скачать книгу (размер 2 411 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 474) Аннотация: What is Un Lun Dun? It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up... and some of its lost and broken people, too-including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are…

Wladimir Kaminer: Ich bin kein Berliner: Ein Reiseführer für faule Touristen

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Der bekannteste und beliebtest Berliner führt durch seine Stadt – ein Reiseführer der anderen Art. Es gibt derzeit wohl kaum einen bekannteren Berliner als Wladimir Kaminer. Und keinen, der geeigneter wäre, die Stadt einem Touristen in all ihren Facetten vorzustellen. Von einer kurzen Einführung in die Berliner Historie über Geschichten zu Sehenswürdigkeiten am…