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Alexander McCall Smith: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: As Botswana awaits the familiar blessing of the rains and the resumption of the eternal cycle, seismic upheaval is taking place at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Not only is Mr J. L. B. Matekoni attempting to reform himself into a modern husband, but after her marriage to Phuti Radiphuti, Mma Ramotswe's challenging but irreplaceable associate Mma Makutsi has joyful news. With the arrival of…

Alexander McCall Smith: Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: As summer blooms in Edinburgh's gardens and Bertie Pollock's birthday appears on the horizon, all at 44 Scotland Street is not cake and sunshine. Newlywed Angus Lordie has been booked by his bride into what he must not call the loony bin; Bruce's first encounter with hot wax brings more anguish than he bargained for; and Bertie's birthday dreams of scout camp and a penknife look set to be…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: As a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Lost Art of Gratitude

Скачать книгу (размер 1 330 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 262) Аннотация: Isabels son, Charlie, is now of an ageeighteen monthsto have a social life, and so off they go to a birthday party, where, much to Isabels surprise, she encounters an old adversary, Minty Auchterlonie, now a high-flying financier. Minty had seemed to Isabel a woman of ruthless ambition, but the question of her integrity had never been answered. Now, when Minty takes Isabel into her confidence…

Alexander McCall Smith: Miracle at Speedy Motors

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: It has never occurred to Precious Ramotswe that there might be disadvantages to being the best-known lady detective in Botswana. But when she receives a threatening anonymous letter, she is compelled to reconsider her unconquerable belief in a kind world and good neighbours. While she ponders the identity of the letter-writer Mma Ramotswe has a further set of problems to solve, both professional…

Alexander McCall Smith: La's Orchestra Saves the World

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Thank you for the music... It's 1939 and the war in Europe casts a long, all-encompassing shadow. In a sleepy town in Suffolk, the generous and determined widow, La, forms an amateur orchestra to entertain the locals and soothe her own broken heart. She recruits Felix, a refugee from Poland, to play the flute, and a touching friendship emerges. When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La…

Alexander McCall Smith: The No: 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Contemporary / British English (Available February 2008) Precious Ramotswe is a kind, warm-hearted and large African lady. She is also the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the best in the country. With help of her secretary, Mma Makutsi, and her best friend, Mr JLB Matekoni, she solves a number of difficult problems. A missing husband, a…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In the fabulous new installment in the best-selling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, Isabel is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud concerning a newly marketed drug. Our ever-curious moral philosopher finds her interest piqued. Would a doctor with a stellar reputation make such a simple but grave mistake? If not, what explains the tragic accident that…

Alexander McCall Smith: Blue Shoes and Happiness

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Now that she is finally and happily married to her long-term suitor Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency of Botswana might have expected life to grow more sedate. But the many problems that lead customers to Mma Ramotswe's door seem, if anything, to have multiplied, and no sooner has she settled her traditionally built person into the married state than she finds…

Alexander McCall Smith: The World According to Bertie

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The World According to Bertie is the fourth in the series and revolves around the many colourful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness — the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother, and, most importantly in this novel, the beleaguered Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie. This is classic McCall Smith…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Mr J.L.B. Matekoni becomes involved in the agency's work when he investigates an errant husband. But can a man investigate such matters as competently as one of the ladies? Mma Ramotswe has her doubts. One thing, though, that she does not doubt is the good nature of Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, who stands for all that is solid and true in a shifting world.

Alexander McCall Smith: Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats

Скачать книгу (размер 330 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 66) Аннотация: Harriet Bean loves nothing more than a good mystery. And together with her five extraordinary aunts (Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, and twins Japonica and Thessalonika), she is always ready to take on a new case. Harriet doesn't think twice when her mind-reading detective aunts Japonica and Thessalonika enlist her help in catching a cheat at the racetrack. After all, Harriet is just the right…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Banana Machine

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Patty lives with her Aunt Bat on a banana plantation in Jamaica. Unfortunately, as it's such a small plantation, they're having trouble keeping up with the competition, and Aunt Bat is worried they'll have to sell up. Patty needs to think of an idea to turn things around, and fast! Inspiration comes to her as she's digging into a chocolate banana special at her local ice-cream parlour. All she…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Bursting Balloons Mystery

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Max and Maddy are on the trail of a criminal who'll stop at nothing to sabotage Mr Helium's trans-American hot-air balloon race. The prize is a gold balloon worth one million and one dollars, and all the money raised by the race is to go towards the Home for Children Whose Parents Have Disappeared in Balloons — so there's a lot at stake! They take to the skies on board Mr Helium's very own…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Chocolate Money Mystery

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Max and Maddy Twist's parents were once famous, international detectives — before the evil Professor Sardine ruined their careers, that is. Now they run an ice-cream parlour, and it is the services of their crime-busting Cluedo-champion children that are called upon. Mr Huffendort, a rich Swiss banker is very worried about a series of raids upon banks, carried out by a team of highly-trained St…

Alexander McCall Smith: Calculator Annie

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: No matter how hard Annie tries, she just cannot do even the simplest sums. It's so embarrassing! When she goes to the shops, she can't work out how much money to hand the shopkeeper, and she always gets 0 for her maths homework. That is, until Annie goes to sleep with a calculator under her pillow, and something very strange happens. Overnight, Annie becomes a maths maestro capable of solving…

Alexander McCall Smith: Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Harriet is invited to help her detective aunts, Thessalonika and Japonica, investigate serious cheating in the world of horse racing. Initially excited by this prospect, Harriet quickly begins to regret getting involved. Will Harriet overcome her fears and find out who is causing Mr Fetlock's horses to lose all their races? Hold on tight for this bumpy ride!

Alexander Mccall Smith: The Right Attitude to Rain

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: The curious and intrepid editor of Edinburgh's Review of Applied Ethics returns, this time to ponder the philosophical implications of love. In this third outing for Isabel Dalhousie in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, her American cousin introduces her to Dallas bigwig Tom Bruce and his fiancée. Isabel cannot suppress her intuition that the girl is marrying Tom for his money, and begins…

Alexander McCall Smith: Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: One day, out of the blue, Harriet Bean's dad says to her, 'Your aunts would like to hear about that!' Harriet is shocked — this is the first time she's heard anything about any aunts, and suddenly, she has five of them! Naturally, she's very curious to meet them, especially as her dad has told her that they each have a rather special ability (apart from Aunt Majolica who's just extremely bossy).…

Alexander McCall Smith: The Careful Use of Compliments

Скачать книгу (размер 1 253 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 247) Аннотация: For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she…