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Richards Justin: Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor as played by Matt Smithin the spectacular hit series from BBC Television. «'They like the Shadows. You know them as Plague Warriors...'»When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village of Klimtenburg, he discovers the residents suffering from some kind of plague — a 'wasting disease'. The victims face a horrible death — but what's worse, the…

Pratchett Terry: Dragons at Crumbling Castle and Other Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthur's knights are either on holiday or visiting their grannies. It's a disaster! Luckily, there's a spare suit of armour and a very small boy called Ralph who's willing to fill it. Together with Fortnight the Friday knight and Fossfiddle the wizard, Ralph sets out to defeat the fearsome fire-breathers. But there's a teeny weeny surprise in…

Coupland Douglas: Worst: Person. Ever

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: «A razor-sharp portrait of a morally bankrupt and gleefully wicked modern man, Worst. Person. Ever. is Douglas Coupland's gloriously filthy, side-splittingly funny and unforgettable novel. Meet Raymond Gunt. A decent chap who tries to do the right thing. Or, to put it another way, the worst person ever: a foul-mouthed, misanthropic cameraman, trailing creditors, ex-wives and unhappy homeless…

Schama Simon: Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE — 1492)

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Spanning the millennia and the continents — from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians.

Indridason Arnaldur: Strange Shores

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge. Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose disappearance in a snow-storm when they were children has coloured his entire life. He is…

Novik Naomi: Blood of Tyrants

Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Naomi Novik's beloved Temeraire series, a brilliant combination of fantasy and history that reimagines the Napoleonic wars as fought with the aid of intelligent dragons, is a twenty-first-century classic. From the first volume, His Majesty's Dragon, readers have been entranced by the globe-spanning adventures of the resolute Capt. William Laurence and his brave but impulsive dragon, Temeraire.…

Catmull Ed: Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

Скачать книгу (размер 1 814 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 357) Аннотация: Early in life, Catmull found inspiration in Disney movies such as Peter Pan and Pinocchio and dreamed of becoming a feature film animator. He even made primitive animation using so-called flip-books. However, he assessed his chances realistically and decided that his talents lay elsewhere. Instead of pursuing a career in the movie industry, he used his talent in maths and studied physics and…

Erikson Steven: The Devil Delivered and Other Tales

Скачать книгу (размер 2 192 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 431) Аннотация: The Devil Delivered: In the breakaway Lakota Nation, in the heart of a land blistered beneath an ozone hole the size of the Great Plains of North America, a lone anthropologist wanders the deadlands, recording observations that threaten to bring the world's powers to their knees. Revolvo: In the fictitious country of Canada, the arts scene is ruled by technocrats who thrive in a secret,…

Fforde Katie: A French Affair

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Gina and Sally Makepiece have inherited a stall in the French House — an antiques centre nestled in the heart of the English countryside. Gina is determined to drag the French House and its grumpy owner into the twenty-first century. Bearing all the attributes of a modern-day Mr Rochester, Matthew Ballinger is less than happy with the whirlwind that has arrived on his doorstep. The last thing…

Hayder Mo: Poppet

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: The Maude is outside. It wants to come in. It wants to sit on your chest. The mentally ill patients in Beechway High Secure Unit are highly suggestible. A hallucination can spread like a virus. When unexplained power cuts lead to a series of horrifying incidents, fear spreads from the inmates to the staff. Amidst the growing hysteria, AJ, a senior psychiatric nurse, is desperate to protect his…

Kernick Simon: Stay Alive

Скачать книгу (размер 2 135 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 420) Аннотация: This is the gripping new race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author of Relentless, The Last 10 Seconds, Siege and Ultimatum. Tonight it's just you, and the darkness. It's a sunny afternoon, and you're deep in the country on a river trip with your family. You're nearing journey's end when a shot rings out — and your whole life changes in an instant. A woman is coming towards you, chased…

Deveraux Jude: True Love

Скачать книгу (размер 2 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 516) Аннотация: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jude Deveraux, the bestselling author of unforgettable romance, returns with a breathtaking first book in a fantastic new series — the Nantucket Brides trilogy. Set on the magical Massachusetts island, True Love introduces characters from a new generation of Montgomery-Taggerts, the beloved family from Deveraux's classic novels. Just as Alix Madsen is finishing up…

Gabaldon Diana: Outlander

Скачать книгу (размер 4 328 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 850) Аннотация: Unrivaled storytelling... unforgettable characters... rich historical detail... these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and…

Evanovich Janet: Takedown Twenty

Скачать книгу (размер 1 712 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 337) Аннотация: Powerhouse author Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels are laugh-out-loud funny (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), brilliantly evocative (The Denver Post), and making trouble and winning hearts (USA Today). Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn't take him down, he may take her out. New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family.…

Hemingway Ernest: For Whom the Bell Tolls

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a band of anti-fascist guerrilla prepares to blow up a strategically vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds the dangers and the intense comradeship of war. And there he discovers Maria, a young woman who has escaped from Franco's rebels.

Lynch Scott: The Republic of Thieves

Скачать книгу (размер 3 512 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 690) Аннотация: A bright new voice in the fantasy genre (George R. R. Martin), acclaimed author Scott Lynch continues to astound and entertain with his thrillingly inventive, wickedly funny, suspense-filled adventures featuring con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora. And The Republic of Thieves is his most captivating novel yet. With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly…

Zan Koethi: The Never List

Скачать книгу (размер 1 906 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 375) Аннотация: There were four of us down there for the first thirty-two months and eleven days of our captivity. And then, very suddenly and without warning, there were three. Even though the fourth person hadn't made any noise at all in several months, the room got very quiet when she was gone. For a long time after that, we sat in silence, in the dark, each of us wondering what this meant for her and for us,…

Martin Guy: My Autobiography

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: This is the story of life at the centre of the world's most dangerous sport, by its brightest and biggest star. Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. In this book we'll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, and risks his life in search…

Kane Ben: Hannibal: Clouds of War

Скачать книгу (размер 2 467 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 485) Аннотация: As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends — now on opposing sides — confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. A new Hannibal novel by the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Forgotten Legion series. 213 BC. Syracuse. Under the merciless Sicilian sun, a city is at war. Outside the walls, a vast Roman army waits. Yet the city's incredible defences, designed by…

Ottolenghi Yotam: Plenty More

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty changed the way people cook and eat. Its focus on vegetable dishes, with the emphasis on flavour, original spicing and freshness of ingredients, caused a revolution not just in this country, but the world over. Plenty More picks up where Plenty left off, with 120 more dazzling vegetable-based dishes, this time organised by cooking method. Grilled, baked, simmered,…