Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery OConnor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias Wolff.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing store, his cold middle-class wife, Martha, and their nephew, Franz. Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious passion, Martha longs for their nephew instead.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: A vision of a bizarre and irrational world where Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for an imaginery crime in an unnamed dream country.
Скачать книгу (размер 44 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 10) Аннотация: «It was a summer of warmth.... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams... It was a summer of innocence... but all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible charm and a pocketful of money... when love…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 615 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 514) Аннотация: 'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none I think which have been quite so illuminating... It is a fascinating diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castles'... and although it is rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, it is distinctly funnier' — Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerly Permanent Secretary at the Home Office) in The Times.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 482 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 488) Аннотация: Presented in the form of diaries, official documents, and letters, rather than simply transcribed scripts, this book is a companion to the successful BBC series, Yes Prime Minister.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Kate is only eighteen when she meets Tom Harper, one of America's biggestpro-football stars. They share an idyllic and glamorous first love. But thebullet that suddenly ends Tom's career also ends their life together. A failedsuicide attempt will leave him mentally and physically disabled forever. Katewill be left alone, heartbroken, and pregnant with their son. Soon she willhave another chance…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: In Rome, Isabella and her husband, Amadeo, have created an idyllic marriage and the House of San Gregorio, the most exciting name in European high fashion. But in an act of terrorism, Amadeo is kidnapped and taken from Isabella forever. Fleeing to New York, she fights to build a new life for herself and her son, as they discover new worlds and a new life together.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: «Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been married seven years, they insist the thrill and excitement haven't dimmed. At Jessica's urging, Ian has quit his advertising job to become a struggling writer, and she supports him with her successful San Francisco boutique. Ian's financial dependence on Jessica upsets him more than he admits, and in a moment of bored malaise, Ian's first casual…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry's memorable menagerie are collected in a sleepytime anthology.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Top TV anchorwoman Melanie Adams had given up on love after a failed marriage and an unhappy affair. With her two teenage children and her television news career, she had no room in her life for a man. Then she met famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam, a widower with three children of his own. Suddenly Melanie was experiencing feelings she thought were gone forever. But two families (one in New York…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 385 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 469) Аннотация: An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies,…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Four men and a woman are reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, sent in a miniaturized atomic sub through a dying man's carotid artery to destroy a blood clot in his brain. If they fail, the entire world will be doomed.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 498 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 295) Аннотация: Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Elizabeth Nightingale found peace and tranquility on her nightly walks through the rich, dense forests surrounding Myfleet Manor. But the peace she treasured was shattered one night when she found death waiting in the woods. Chief Inspector Wexford and his colleague Inspector Burden find a most unsavory case on their hands and must use all their wit and wisdom to solve it...
Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: It was better than a hotel, this anonymous room on a secluded side street of a small country town. No register to sign, no questions asked, and for five bucks a man could have three hours of undisturbed, illicit lovemaking. Then one evening a man with a knife turned the love nest into a death chamber. The carpet was soaked with blood — but where was the corpse? Meanwhile, a beautiful, promiscuous…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: «Illus. in full color. «A rhyming story that is full of laughs. 'The alarm can ring. The birds can peep... Today's the day I'm going to sleep, 'says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed — and he does! The repetition of concepts and words will keep children turning the pages, as will the energetic…