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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Bestselling author and quiz master Christopher Winn is here to test your knowledge of Britain with 501 questions to perplex and puzzle about our glorious islands. Covering a myriad of subjects including history, cathedrals, sports, records, modern Britain, royalty, people, places, deeds, discoveries and disasters, there is something to test everyone from Britain's brainiest boffins to the quiz…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: «In this charming book bestselling author Christopher Winn turns his attention to the Irish people, taking us on a enthralling journey around their homeland, discovering en route the intriguing and surprising ways the places and their history contribute to the Irish character. As he travels across the Emerald Isle, he unearths the traditions, triumphs and disasters, foibles, quirks and customs…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: «In this captivating book, bestselling author Christopher Winn turns his attention to the Scottish people, taking us on an eye-opening journey around their homeland, discovering en route the intriguing and surprising ways the places and their history contribute to the Scottish character. As he travels through the Highlands and cities he unearths the traditions, triumphs and disasters, foibles,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: When a giant wave destroys his entire Nation — his family and everyone he has ever known — Mau finds himself totally alone. Until he meets Daphne, daughter of a colonial Governor and the sole survivor from a shipwreck. They have no common language, no common culture — but together they discover some remarkable things — like how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good idea — and must try…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Following the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (1759-96), Patrick Scott Hogg presents the greatest of Scotland's poets within the true context of his times. Exploding the Burns myth, Robert Burns: The Patriot Bard replaces the ram-stam lad of popular cliche with the real, living Burns — a Scottish patriot of the heart, an idealist who wished for 'Freedom and Liberty' for his beloved…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: «Winston Churchill famously described Russia as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma' and even today it remains a country little understood by the West. In this revealing portrait, Jonathan Dimbleby crosses eight time zones and covers 10,000 miles in an attempt to get to the beating heart of the new Russia. His epic journey takes him from the Arctic city of Murmansk in the west to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «Why Is God Laughing?» tells the story of successful comedian Mickey Fellows and his friend Francisco as they explore how to overcome fear, egotism and addiction (which are the three major obstacles to joy) and become more optimistic. The final chapter highlights how to conquer these obstacles in our own lives and open the door to real joy and happiness. It spells out the lessons that Mickey's…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Graham Hendrick, an historian, has left his wife Barbara for the vivacious Ann, and is more than pleased with his new life. Until, that is, the day he discovers Ann's celluloid past as a mediocre film actress. Soon Graham is pouncing on old clues, examining her books for inscriptions from past lovers, frequenting cinemas and poring over the bad movies she appeared in. It's not that he blames Anne…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of death. But nothing so horrific and violent as that of world-famous conductor, Maestro Helmut Wellauer — poisoned during a performance of La Traviata. Even Commissario of Police, Guido Brunetti, used to the labyrinthine corruptions of the city, is shocked at…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: One frozen January morning at 5 am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, both victims of a violence beyond reason. The woman supplies Wallander with his only clue: the perpetrators may have been…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Mia Lockhart has a secret. Her mother was a keeper, as was her grandmother — women who were warriors, healers and protectors. And when a mysterious man enters her life, she puts this to the test. Adrian Ashton is a brilliant scientist — and a killer. With the aid of an ancient Chinese text, he has mastered the art of capturing the chi of his opponents — the vital energy that flows through their…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: «In a corrupt world where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, one man has power over them all. «The Last Don» is Mario Puzo at his finest — a masterful saga of the last great American crime family, the Clericuzios, and their powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas. Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 339 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 656) Аннотация: What happens when a psychic tells Lucy that she'll be married within the year? Her flatmates panic! Lucy reassures her friends that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married. And then there's the small matter of not even having a boyfriend. But then Lucy meets gorgeous, unreliable Gus.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When Merlin and Morgana join forces to save a child the king has commanded to death, they soon discover that going against King Uther could prove fatal. Meanwhile, a mysterious black knight arrives to challenge the Knights of Camelot to mortal combat. Old secrets, long hidden, are stirring and the king is afraid for his only son. The black knight seems invincible and Merlin senses that only magic…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: No more struggling against the wind to fold back the extra large city map you picked up at the tourist office. The unique Everyman MapGuide series cleverly combines maps and text in an easy-to-use format, listing the best sights, restaurants and shops alongside fold-out maps of exceptional clarity. Each guide divides the city into sections and devotes two double pages to each of them. Sections…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman, was short of money. His daughter had reached an expensive age — so he accepted Hawthorne's offer of $300-plus a month and became Agent 59200/5, MI6's man in Havana. To keep the job, he pretends to recruit sub-agents and sends fake stories. Then they come true.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: «'Sell the Hall unseen; burn it to the ground and plough the earth with salt, if you will; but never live there...' London, the 1880s. A young girl grows up in a household marked by death, her father distant, her mother in perpetual mourning for the child she lost. Desperate to coax her mother back to health, Constance Langton takes her to a seance. Perhaps they will find comfort from beyond the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 386 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 273) Аннотация: Shy, sensible banker Stuart has trouble with women; that is, until a fortuitous singles night, where he meets Gillian, a picture restorer recovering from a destructive affair. Stuart's best friend Oliver is his complete opposite — a language teacher who 'talks like a dictionary', brash and feckless. Soon Stuart and Gillian are married, but it is not long before a tentative friendship between the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Having been dumped by his girlfriend, Danny really wasn't doing the young, free and single thing very well. Instead, he was avoiding people. Texting them instead of calling them. Calling them instead of meeting them. This is the story of what happened when Danny decided to say yes to everything, in order to make his life more interesting.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Far from the gentle slopes of the Hundred Acre Wood lies The Red House, the setting for A.A Milne's only detective story, where secret passages, uninvited guests, a sinister valet and a puzzling murder lay the foundations for a classic crime caper. And when the local police prove baffled, it is up to a guest at a local inn to appoint himself 'Sherlock Holmes' and, together with his friend and…