Скачать книгу (размер 1 059 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 209) Аннотация: Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry—and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! His is sure that his “secret plans and clever tricks” cannot be foiled. But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his wicked schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won’t soon forget.
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is the perfect send-off for grads—from nursery school, high school, college, and beyond! From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and illustrations, while encouraging readers to find the success that lies…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 008 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 395) Аннотация: The Mini Rough Guide to Paris is your perfect companion to Europe’s most visited and romantic capital. The full-colour section introduces Paris'' highlights, with incisive accounts of all the top sights from the Eiffel Tower to the Marais quarter. You’ll find updated, incisive accounts of all the key attractions, expert reviews of the best hotels and restaurants, as well as expanded coverage of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision makers in our homes offices and in everyday life Gladwell reveals how the power of blink could fundamentally transform our relationships the way we consume create and communicate how we run our businesses an and even our societies Youll never…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Make them laugh, and they're yours forever . . . It's the swinging 60s and the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: «'Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life' William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of «Naked Lunch», relates with unflinching realism the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A cleaver mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor: red-haired, freckle-faced Pippi Longstocking, who has upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do. The three children have the most rollicking adventures on their own, with horses and monkeys, the circus, and more!
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: O! may thy Virtue guard thee through the Roads Of Drury's mazy Courts, and dark Abodes, The Harlots guileful Paths, who nightly stand, Where Katherine-street descends into the Strand.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: 'And again, as always, he had the feeling he was holding something that never was quite his — his. Something too delicate, too precious, that would fly away once he let go.' Three sharp and powerful short stories from Katherine Mansfield, one of the genre's all-time masters. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change? It starts with a question, a simple favor asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Jessica Fletcher is in a Florida retirement community for the funeral of a dear old friend whose heart gave out-only to discover that the woman's death from natural causes may have been artificially induced. With the help of a feisty group of young-in-spirit retirees, Jessica must track down the clues and find out who prescribed the fatal treatment...
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: 'Ko-ax, ko-ax, ko-ax! Now listen, you musical twerps, I don't give a damn for your burps!' This book offers a biting comedy from the great Ancient Greek playwright. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: 'She's done for...' The crew aboard a ramshackle steamer faces a treacherous storm in this gripping tale, inspired by Conrad's own time at sea. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: 'Cut iron with iron, What makes iron valuable, Big kuku tree and big silk-cotton tree, Fari and Kaunju -' Told and retold since the fourteenth century, this West African epic chronicles the story of the mighty warrior who saves his people and founds an empire. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: 'Hermann waited for the appointed hour like a tiger trembling for its prey.' One of Pushkin's most popular and chilling stories, 'The Queen of Spades' tells of a young man who develops a dangerous obsession in pursuit of the wealth he craves. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: 'I gained his secret and we were both lost for ever'. Mary Shelley's dark story of a bereaved man's disturbing passion for his daughter was suppressed by her own father, and not published for over a century. This is one of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: Spot is playing hide-and-seek with his friends. Lift the sturdy flaps and press the five noisy sound buttons to join in the peek-a-boo fun!
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A new board book edition of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were — Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. Beatrix Potter's classic tale of mischievous little Peter Rabbit has delighted generations of children around the world for generations since it was first published in 1902. This brand new board book edition includes…