Скачать книгу (размер 3 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 672) Аннотация: Don't imagine for one moment that I'm not watching you... The Metropole Hotel, Brighton. After a heady New Year's Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims' shoes are taken by the offender... Detective Superintendent Roy Grace soon realises that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Amid the tragic unfolding mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne'er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifeline: to shed his debts, disappear and reinvent himself in another country. Six years later the discovery of the skeletal remains of a woman's body in a storm drain in Brighton leads Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on an enquiry spanning the globe, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War. When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret police, she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger brother, Walli, longs to…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The Stuart dynasty brought together the two nations of England and Scotland into one realm, albeit a…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: In its first year as a daily cartoon blog on Facebook, Off The Leash developed a regular daily following of half a million dog lovers from around the world, and has become a place where people who are passionate about pooches share anecdotes, pictures and jokes. Capturing the secret thoughts and dreams of dogs, Rupert Fawcett's cartoons are brilliantly observed — and touchingly true to life. As…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: LIFE IS A ZERO-SUM GAME Predatory Thinking is a masterclass in how to outwit the competition, in ordinary life as well as in business. It is the philosophy that has underpinned Dave Trott's distinguished career as a copywriter, creative director, and founder of some of London's most high-profile advertising agencies. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, and colourful characters from Picasso…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: The mission is to enter one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The target is one of the toughest to reach. The result could be momentous — or it could be Armageddon. There is no margin for error. Us government operatives Will Robie and Jessica Reel have to prove they are still the best team there is. But are they invincible when pitted against an agent whose training has been under…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Virtual romance becomes a terrifying obsession in Want You Dead... Single girl, 29, smouldering redhead, love life that's crashed and burned. Seeks new flame to rekindle her fire. Fun, friendship and — who knows — maybe more? When Red Westwood meets handsome, charming and rich Bryce Laurent through an online dating agency, there is an instant attraction. But as their love blossoms, the truth…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Everyone has an accent, though many of us think we don't. We do have our likes and dislikes about the way other people speak, and everyone has something to say about 'correct' pronunciation. But where did all these accents come from, and why do people feel so strongly about them? Are regional accents dying out in Britain, Australia and the United States as the English language becomes globalized?…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: She is the greatest assassin her world has ever known.But where will her conscience, and her heart, lead her? After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown — a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes. Keeping up the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century, but continue to affect our world today and impact on its future. In 1946 the Cold War began, the state of Israel was conceived, the independence of India was all but confirmed and Chinese…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: One single act of kindess becomes an endless reign of terror... Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do. But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole witness to a vicious murder. Then his young family is threatened with their lives if he goes to the police. But supported by his wife,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 921 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 378) Аннотация: Brandon Sanderson's New York Times bestselling epic teen adventure is now available in paperback. More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity's only defense against the Wild Chalklings. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 569 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 505) Аннотация: Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison — even though she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive if she does — in this second installment from Marissa Meyer. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: A rerelease of the classic comic in honor of the centenary of Tove Jansson's birth As springtime dawns in Moominvalley and the first northern crocus opens, Moominpappa and Snorkmaiden, glamorized by the prospects of movie stars and gambling, insist the whole family take a trip down to the Riviera. Reluctantly Moomin and Moominmamma agree to go along, and the Moomins set off on a grand adventure,…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: «Moomin's tail gets its fifteen minutes of fame «Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format.» One day Moomin notices that his tail seems to be thinning. Worried that Snorkmaiden will no longer love him if his tail goes bald, he consults the family doctor and several tail specialists, and even gets an X-ray. Nothing helps! Finally…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The Moomins picnic with their ancestors, a pair of pirates, and, best of all, Mymble Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format. After a disastrous helicopter ride through a thunderstorm, the entire Moomin family is stranded on a desert island — the very island their ancestors came from! They make the best of it, hunting for…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The extraordinary world introduced in Paul Pope's Battling Boy is rife with monsters and short on heroes... but in this action-driven extension of the Battling Boy universe, we see it through a new pair of eyes: Aurora West, daughter of Arcopolis's last great hero, Haggard West. A prequel to Battling Boy, The Rise of Aurora West follows the young hero as she seeks to uncover the mystery of her…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 207 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 238) Аннотация: The Teacher's Book pack includes the Teacher's Book with access to the Online Workbook and Teacher's Resource Centre through a unique webcode. Here teachers can see students' progress via an automatic gradebook and access a wide range of additional resources including one-to-one and fast-track options.
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A fact and fiction primary Reader about the Wild West, with back-of-book activities and Bilingual Dictionary.