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Connolly John: The Killing Kind

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: «John Connolly's «Every Dead Thing» and «Dark Hollow» were international bestsellers. Now the «compulsively readable» «(Publishers Weekly)» Connolly returns to heart-pounding form with a crime novel that combines sinister menace with superb style. THE KILLING KIND When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the grim truth behind the disappearance of a religious community, private…

Bauer Marion Dane: Wind

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Though you can't see the wind, you can certainly feel it when the wind blows! But where does wind come from? The answer is at your fingertips. Just open this book and read about the wonders of wind...

Bauer Marion Dane: Snow

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Everyone loves snow! It's fun to play in and makes wonderful snowmen. But where does snow come from? The answer is at your fingertips. Just open this book and read about the wonders of snow...

William Gibson: The Miracle Worker

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind, and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an almost fanatical…

Seth Godin: The Big Red Fez

Скачать книгу (размер 1 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 324) Аннотация: From the author of the business bestseller Permission Marketing, the man Business Week called the 'Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age' comes a book of essential truths about building a better website. Everyone who surfs the web knows that some sites are better than others. Now marketing guru Seth Godin identifies and illustrates the crucial guiding principles behind creating websites…

Robert A. Heinlein: Beyond This Horizon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Hamilton Felix is the ultimate man, the end product of highly refined applied genetics in a world that has long since banished disease, hunger, and war. But no one counted on what might happen if this superman got recruited by a cabal of dissident revolutionaries...

Bernard Knight: The Grim Reaper

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: May 1195, and Sir John de Wolfe is faced with a strange series of murders. The common factor is that an appropriate Biblical text is left at the murder scene, reflecting the alleged sin of the victim. Since only one per cent of the population can read, de Wolfe believes the killer to be a priest.

Stephen Hunter: Pale Horse Coming

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: In 1951 Mississippi, Thebes State Penal Farm is a place of violence, racial terror, and horrific rumors. When an old friend disappears inside Thebes, Arkansas State Police Sgt. Earl Swagger infiltrates the prison and discovers a savage world where death is the only salvation. He barely escapes with his life, but he's not about to stay away for long.

Clive Cussler: Shock Wave

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A mysterious plague in the Antarctic. A diamond empire run by an evil genius. A devastating new technology that threatens to annihilate millions. Tasman Sea, 1856. A British clipper ship bound for Australia's penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few pitiful survivors wash up on a deserted island. Among them are Betsy Fletcher and Jess Dorsett, who discover an immense supply of exquisite…

Rule Ann: Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder

Скачать книгу (размер 3 584 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 704) Аннотация: In perhaps the first true-crime book written at the victim's request, Ann Rule untangles a web of lies and brutality that culminated in the murder of Sheila Blackthorne Bellush, a woman Rule never met, but whose shocking story she now chronicles with compassion, exacting detail, and unvarnished candor. Although happily ensconced in a loving second marriage, and a new family of quadruplets, Sheila…

Connolly John: Dark Hollow

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: Internationally acclaimed author John Connolly thrilled readers with his debut bestseller, Every Dead Thing. Now he gives a new name to fear with this atmospheric, spine-tingling page-turner. Haunted by the murder of his wife and daughter, former New York police detective Charlie Parker retreats home to Scarborough, Maine, to rebuild his shattered life. But his return reawakens old ghosts,…

McCullough Colleen: Morgan's Run

Скачать книгу (размер 4 318 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 848) Аннотация: Colleen McCullough captivated millions with her beloved worldwide bestseller The Thorn Birds. Now she takes readers to the birth of modern Australia with a breath-taking saga brimming with drama, history, and passion. It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown continent with the criminals of English society. For Richard Morgan, twelve months as a prisoner…

Clark Mary Higgins: He Sees You When You're Sleeping

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: From the Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark — the acclaimed mother/daughter duo — comes this holiday treat, a heartwarming tale of redemption and love. He Sees You When You're Sleeping Sterling Brooks has been cooling his heels in the Celestial Waiting Room for forty-six years, waiting for admission to heaven. Finally, just days before Christmas,…

Dr. Stephen Krensky: How Santa Got His Job

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Have you ever wondered what Santa did before he was Santa? When Santa was young and needed a job, no one was looking for a man in a red suit to deliver gifts on Christmas. So Santa tried just about everything — from a chimney sweep to a postman to a circus performer. But none of these worked out. It wasn't until he met a group of elves who helped him use all his special talents, that Santa was…

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Flappers and Philosophers

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «First published in 1920, Flappers and Philosophers marked F. Scott Fitzgerald's entry into the realm of the short story, in which he adroitly proved himself «a master of the mechanism of short story technique (Boston Transcript). Several of his most beloved tales are represented in this collection of eight, including Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Head and Shoulders, with their particularly O.…

Stephen King: The Green Mile

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: «Read this history-making serial novel — from cliffhanger to cliffhanger — in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times bestseller list — simultaneously — and delighted millions of fans the world over. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the…

Michael Baisden: Men Cry in the Dark

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Derrick has a thriving business, good looks, and charisma to spare, but his success seems empty without a special lady to share it with. Tony was an unredeemable ladies' man until Tracie caught his heart. But will his conniving ex, Valarie, let them live happily ever after? Any woman would be lucky to have Benjamin. But his weakness for young women has only made him a target for gold diggers in…

Stephen King: Pet Sematary

Скачать книгу (размер 2 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 562) Аннотация: When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son — and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all... right down to the friendly cat. But the nearby woods hide a blood-chilling truth — more terrifying than death itself...and hideously more powerful.

Robert A. Heinlein: The Man Who Sold The Moon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: D.D. Harriman is a billionaire with a dream: the dream of Space for All Mankind. The method? Anything that works. Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far. But he will give us the stars....

Ursula K. Le Guin: Tombs of Atuan

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe,…