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Sarah Prineas: The Magic Thief: Lost

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Conn's quest to save his city's magic has become urgent: his power stone is lost and Shadowmen, ruthless assassins, are stalking the city's people. But when Conn blows up Wizard Nevery's beloved home, he is banished by his own master. Determined to return and save Wellmet, he travels to Desh, a glittering city in the desert, home to the Shadowmen and run by a mysterious Sorcerer-King... Sarah…

Simon Sebag Montefiore: Speeches That Changed the World

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Since the beginning of time, great leaders have used their power of oratory to win and inspire followers. This book contains over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations and will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of the events of the time. Each speech is accompanied by a comprehensive introduction that explains its…

Lili St. Crow: Jealousy: A Strange Angels Novel

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Dru has made it to Schola, the leading school where the vampire-fighting Order is based. There she is up against the capricious Anna, the only other female who shares her powers. Dru must unlock the mystery of who betrayed her mother, battle her intensifying feelings for both Graves and Christophe, and try to stay hidden from Sergej's deadly nosferat — bloodthirsty hunters who'll stop at nothing…

Peter Mayle: Vintage Caper

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A diverting and witty crime novel by the renowned author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE.

Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Скачать книгу (размер 3 798 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 746) Аннотация: Salander is plotting her revenge — against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the…

Jennifer Lynn Barnes: Raised by Wolves

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Pack life is about order, but Bryn is about to push all the limits, with hair-raising results. At the age of four, Bryn watched a rabid werewolf brutally murder her parents. Alone in the world, she was rescued and taken in by Callum, the alpha of his pack. Now fifteen, Bryn's been living as a human among the werewolves, adhering to pack rule. Little fazes her. But the pack's been keeping a…

Daren King: Frightfully Friendly Ghosties

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Tabitha Tumbly, Charlie Vapour, Rusty Chains and friends can't understand why the still-alives in their house are so mean. When Pamela Fraidy gets locked in the attic by a still-alive, the ghosties are determined to make the still-alives like them. But the more friendly they are — hiding under beds and rushing out to read them a bed-time story, rushing down the chimney to say hello, the meaner…

Daren King: Frightfully Friendly Ghosties: Ghostly Holler-day

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: It's winter and what better than a ghostly holler-day by the sea? But how are Tabitha Tumbly, Charlie Vapour, Humphrey Bump and the other ghosties to decide between Frighten-on-Sea and Scare-borough? A postcard from their friend Headless Leslie decides for them: Headless is in Frighten and cannot remember how to get home. He wrote the address on the postcard, then he forgot what the address was.…

Laurie Graham: Life According to Lubka

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Pittsburgh was too small for Beryl Wexler. Barely out of high school, she changed her name to Buzz and set off for the bright lights of London. She never looked back. Now she's at the top of her game in the music PR business, looking after the coolest groups on the planet. And for a woman who was forty-two last birthday she certainly keeps up the pace. But her life is about to change. Some…

Prue Leith: A Serving of Scandal

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Kate McKinnon is thirty-six and mother to five-year-old Toby. She has a small but thriving business catering for private clients. Her life is on an even keel. That is, until she gets a job cooking lunch at the Foreign Office and has her first fateful meeting with Oliver Stapler, Secretary of State. He's powerful and charismatic, but also married and a father and totally out of bounds, yet she…

Craig Russell: Lennox

Скачать книгу (размер 2 161 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 425) Аннотация: Glasgow, 1953: the war may be over but the battle for the streets is just beginning. Three crime bosses control the murky streets, but a small-scale con is trying to invade their territory. The balance is shifting. Lennox, a hard man in a hard city at a hard time, finds himself caught in the middle — a dangerous place to be. One night, a body is discovered on the road, his head mashed to pulp,…

John Ajvide Lindqvist: Let Me In

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Oskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself. Oskar is a 12 year old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened. Eli is the young girl who…

Mathew Clayton: The Nation's Favourite: A Book of the UK's Best-loved Things

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: In the last 100 years mankind has split the atom, walked on the moon and broken the sound barrier but... we haven't got any better at making biscuits. The nation's favourite biscuit, McVitie's Chocolate Digestive, was first baked in 1892. This is just one of the fascinating facts you will find in The Nation's Favourite. What is the UK's favourite karaoke song, or wedding first dance song? What is…

Philip Wilkinson: 50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: From the Pyramids of Giza to the Guggenheim, this lively guide explains the key concepts and inventions in architecture clearly and concisely. Exploring the myriad ways in which the built environment is shaped and created, readers will gain a new and informed appreciation for architecture, from the classical orders of Vitruvius — Doric, Ionic and Corinthian — to the to the most recent…

Sam Willis: Fighting Ships: From the Ancient World to 1750

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Beginning with Ramses III's dramatic defeat of the 'sea people' in 1176 BC — the world's earliest visual record of a naval battle — Fighting Ships tells the story of 3000 years of maritime history through 150 glorious images. From the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans to the coming of the age of sail, here are breathtaking depictions of ancient triremes and Viking longships, the Santa Maria and the…

Silverton Peter: Filthy English: The How, Why, When and What of Everyday Swearing

Скачать книгу (размер 1 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 314) Аннотация: When the Sex Pistols swore live on tea-time telly in 1976, there was outrage across Britain. Headlines screamed. Christians marched. TVs were kicked in. Thirty years on, all those words are media-mainstream — bandied about with impunity on TV and in the papers. This is the story of our bad language and its three-decade journey from the fringes of decency to the working centre of a more…

Mary-Ann Gallagher: Dream Destinations: 50 Unforgettable Travel Experiences

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Join us on an incredible journey to the most spectacular destinations in the world. This once-in-a-lifetime experience surveys every continent on the planet and selects the most spectacular, heart-stirring natural wonders and man-made creations — sights and locations so breathtaking that once seen they are never forgotten. Part reference, part travel guide, Dream Destinations contains a unique…

Larsson Stieg: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Скачать книгу (размер 2 758 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 542) Аннотация: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder — and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth…

Larsson Stieg: The Girl Who Played with Fire

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Millennium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful men behind this lucrative industry. When the journalist and his girlfriend are found murdered in their apartment, Lisbeth Salander's fingerprints are found on…

Larsson Stieg: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Скачать книгу (размер 3 064 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 602) Аннотация: Salander is plotting her revenge — against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the…