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Fogarty Mignon: Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Here is a complete and comprehensive guide to all things grammar from Grammar Girl, a.k.a. Mignon Fogarty, whose popular podcasts have been downloaded over twenty million times and whose first book, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, was a New York Times bestseller. For beginners to more advanced students, this guide covers it all: the parts of speech, sentences, and…

Martin Bill Jr.: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See

Скачать книгу (размер 162 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 33) Аннотация: The publication of Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? completes the bear book beginning reader series. Now, children can read all four books on their own in this special format. With the important per-reading concepts of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, these picture books have long been used as beginning readers. The new 6 x 9 trim and classic…

Martin Bill: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See (+ Audio CD)

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Thirty-five years after their first groundbreaking collaboration, the creators of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? reunite to address the important topic of animal conservation.

Jansson Tove: Moomin's Lift-The-Flap: Hide and See

Скачать книгу (размер 116 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 24) Аннотация: Pre-readers can sharpen hand-eye coordination as they join Moomintroll's search for that rascal Little My, who has found a very clever hiding place. Along the way, they will meet Moomintroll's family and many friends. The funny names — from Snufkin to Fillyjonk — beg to be sounded out and repeated again and again. Based on characters and artwork created by Tove Jansson, whose original Moomin…

Jansson Tove: Moomin's Little Book of Numbers

Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: Little ones can rely on the Moomins to make numbers fun. Moomintroll, Moominmamma, and the Snork Maiden help create a game out of learning to go from one to ten, and beyond, with everyday objects such as seashells and stars.

Archer Jeffrey: And Thereby Hangs a Tale

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Tragic, comic, outrageous — these fifteen tales from international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer showcase his remarkable talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time... In India, in Caste-Off, a man and woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi... From Germany comes A Good Eye, about a priceless oil painting that has remained in the…

Grafton Sue: N Is for Noose

Скачать книгу (размер 1 738 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 342) Аннотация: Sometimes I think about how odd it would be to catch a glimpse of the future, a quick view of events lying in store for us. Some moments we saw would make no sense at all and some, I suspect, would frighten us beyond our endurance... Early spring in the Sierra Nevada, bringing the usual driving sleet and snow. PI Kinsey Millhone is on her way west when she detours into Nota Lake (pop. 2356) to…

Stephen Coonts: Sea of Terror

Скачать книгу (размер 2 477 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 487) Аннотация: Two massive ships are on a path to destruction: one is carrying nuclear materials to Japan, the other is a cruise ship that's been infiltrated by terrorists. Charlie Dean and the team at Desk Three must stop these two ships in their paths before their fates collide. Original.

Tove Jansson: Comet in Moominland

Скачать книгу (размер 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 175) Аннотация: When Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.

Tove Jansson: Finn Family Moomintroll

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: It is spring in the valley and the Moomins are ready for adventure! Moomintroll and his friends Snufkin and Sniff find the Hobgoblin's top hat, all shiny and new and just waiting to be taken home. They soon realize that his is no ordinary hat; it can turn anything—or anyone—into something else!

Tove Jansson: Moominsummer Madness

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: When a flood sweeps through the valley, the Moomins must find a new house. And with typical Moomin good luck, one just happens to be floating by. It looks normal enough, but there are curtains where one wall should be, strange rows of lights, and other odd amenities. Then Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden disappear, and the family realize that the house may hold the answers to more than they ever…

Kristin Cast: Burned (A House of Night Novel)

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: When friends stop trusting each other, Darkness is there to fan the flames…. Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered. With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast. It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able pull herself back together in time to…

Iris Johansen: Blood Game

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: When a Georgia senator’s daughter is found dead and drained of blood, Eve enters the world of a twisted psychopath—a man whose name appears on Eve’s shortlist of killers connected to her own missing daughter, Bonnie. Then Eve receives a terrifying trophy—and the games have begun. Soon she must enlist the help of those she loves and trusts the most—Joe Quinn and Jane MacGuire—even if it means…

Barbara Ehrenreich: Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America

Скачать книгу (размер 1 192 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 235) Аннотация: With the mythbusting powers for which she is acclaimed, Ehrenreich exposes the downside of America's penchant for positive thinking. On a personal level, it leads to self-blame; on a national level, it's ushered in an era of irrational optimism resulting in disaster.

Tove Jansson: Moominpappa's Memoirs

Скачать книгу (размер 866 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 171) Аннотация: When stricken with a severe cold, Moominpappa decides to set down an account of his eventful youth, which he shares chapter by chapter with Moomintroll, Sniff, and Snufkin.

Tove Jansson: Moominland Midwinter

Скачать книгу (размер 713 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 141) Аннотация: Everyone knows the Moomins sleep through the winter. But this year, Moomintroll has woken up early. So while the rest of the family slumber, he decides to visit his favorite summer haunts. But all he finds is this strange white stuff. Even the sun is gone! Moomintroll is angry: whoever Winter is, she has some nerve. Determined to discover the truth about this most mysterious of all seasons,…

Tove Jansson: Moominvalley in November

Скачать книгу (размер 927 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 183) Аннотация: Now that autumn is turning into winter, a group of unlikely friends — including the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, and Toft — are waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins, for winter doesn't seem right without them. But the Moomins are not at home. So all the visitors settle down to await their return, and oddly enough find themselves warming up to their new life together. For Moominvalley is…

Robert Jordan: The Gathering Storm

Скачать книгу (размер 5 705 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1120) Аннотация: «The Gathering Storm» is the first of three books that will complete the struggle against the Shadow, bringing to a close a journey begun almost 20 years ago and marking the conclusion of The Wheel of Time, created by Jordan and completed by Sanderson.»

Daniel Abraham: Suicide Kings

Скачать книгу (размер 3 053 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 600) Аннотация: From the #1 New York Times bestseller, the third of a new generation of Wild Cards tales In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent survived to mutate into tragically deformed creatures. And one percent gained superpowers. The Wild Cards shared-universe series, created and…

Orson Scott Card: Hidden Empire

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: This stand-alone sequel to Card's New York Times — bestselling novel Empire continues the author's message about the dangers of extreme political polarization and the need to reassert moderation and mutual citizenship.