Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: Desperate for any kind of a job as a wizard, Gerald, a Third Grade wizard born outside the Wizarding class, takes the position as royal court wizard to Lionel, the spoiled young king of New Ottosland, only to find himself coping with a kingdom moving ever closer to war and with strangely increasing magical abilities. Original.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 212 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 435) Аннотация: Bestseller Meltzer (The Book of Fate) deserves credit for an audacious conceit—wedding the biblical fratricide of Abel by his brother Cain with the unsolved 1932 homicide of the father of Jerry Siegel, the creator of iconic comic book hero Superman—but the results are less than convincing. A highly tenuous link between the two murders revolves around the mysterious weapon Cain (the world's…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: If all that Tom Rob Smith had done was to re-create Stalinist Russia, with all its double-speak hypocrisy, he would have written a worthwhile novel. He did so much more than that in Child 44, a frightening, chilling, almost unbelievable horror story about the very worst that Stalin's henchmen could manage. In this worker's paradise, superior in every way to the decadent West, the citizen's needs…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 105 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 218) Аннотация: «Boys don't keep diaries — or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to. It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it. As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the past three months behind him...and one event in particular. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 105 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 218) Аннотация: «Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father. You see, Frank actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other «manly» endeavors. Of course, Greg is easily able to sidestep his father's efforts to change him when Greg's dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: «Felix Castor has reluctantly returned to exorcism after a successful case convinces him that he really can do some good with his abilities-»good», of course, being a relative term when dealing with the undead. His friend Rafi is still possessed, the succubus Ajulutsikael (Juliet to her friends) still technically has a contract on him, and he's still dirt poor. Doing some consulting for the local…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Depuis trois ans, Rémi est amoureux de Juliette, une fille de troisième B. Lui est en quatrième C. Juliette est belle, trop belle: il a peur de l'approcher. Rémi s'inscrit au club de théâtre dans l'espoir d'y voir Juliette. Coup du destin: ils montent la pièce Roméo et Juliette. Pour Lire en français facile, le Club des jeunes lecteurs vous propose:…
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Adams began to photograph in colour in the mid-1930s. He did significant personal or 'creative' photography in colour and his distinctive visualisation of a scene and technical mastery is immediately evident in these photographs. Overall, he made nearly 3,500 colour images, but only a small fraction have ever been published. Adams thought seriously about publishing his colour images but the task…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: «In this abridged board book edition of the successful hardcover picture book, Museum ABC, kids can learn their ABCs with the accompaniment of stunning artwork from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A page is devoted to each letter of the alphabet and a single, memorable picture of the object is represented; for example, the classic «A is for APPLE» is accompanied by a well-known piece of art by…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is the first book to explore the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Norman Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. Working alongside skilled photographers, Rockwell acted as director, carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs — works of art in their own right — that served as the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 799 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 354) Аннотация: I'm Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that's ancient history. For the moment Vayl works for the C.I.A. doing what he does best — assassination. And I help. You could say I'm an Assistant Assassin. But then I'd have to kick your ass. Vayl and I have to take out a Miami plastic surgeon with ties to terrorism. But the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Andy Carpenter rescues a golden retriever from being put down and finds that the dog was supposed to have died five years before during an incident that resulted in his master being convicted of murdering his fiancee at sea. Encouraged by the prisoner's sister, Andy endeavours to reopen the case by using the dog as a witness in court. He finds himself the object of violent interest by persons…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Newly vamped Sarah Dearly wants her normal life back, but fate is fighting against her. She tries to get a regular job and gets staked in the interview, only to be rescued by a masked vampire who calls himself the Red Devil. Then a wallflower-turned-witch curses her, making her a bloodthirsty, sun-allergic nightwalker — the worst vampire there is. As if all that weren't enough, she can't get…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Sarah Dearly's vampire life is not all B-positive cocktails. A curse made her a nightwalker, the most vicious vamp there is; the charm she wears to curb her deadly tendencies is losing its juice; and a hunter from hell is turning up the heat. Gideon Chase will kill the ones she loves most if she doesn't obey his orders. That includes breaking up with master vampire Thierry and turning Gideon into…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 562) Аннотация: After his adventure in New Ottosland changed his life forever, Gerald Dunwoody has gone into secret training for the Ottosland government. Unbeknownst to him, Princess Melissande is now living in Ottosland as well, and has started a witching and wizarding locum agency. Witches Incorporated is hired to solve a case of staff pilfering in a prestigious magical Research and Development firm. One that…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In a society driven by celebutante news and myspace profiles, women of class, style and charm are hard to come by. The Audrey and Katharines of the world continue to lose their lustre as thongs, rehab and outrageous behaviour burn up the daily headlines. But, despite appearances, guys still want a girl they can take home to their mother, employers still like to see a tailored suit and peers still…
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Скачать книгу (размер 458 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 91) Аннотация: «Life»'s editors have re-visited and updated more than half of this book, refreshed the photography with new material (including more full-colour pictures), enlivened the design and added not only new photos but also text and quotations that set the M proper home-and-hearth tone, and then carry it straight through the book. The best 'Dad' images from Life's storied pictorial archive are here, as…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «Life's» editors have re-visited and updated more than half of the book, refreshed the photography with new material (including more full-color pictures) enlivened the design and format, and added not only new photos but also text and quotations that set the proper home — and hearth tone, then carry it straight through the book. The best 'Mum' images from «Life's» storied pictorial archive are…