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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It's had over a billion page hits to date. A year ago Munroe set up a new section — What If — where he tackles a series of impossible questions: If your cells suddenly lost the power to divide, how long would…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: This title looks at New Zealand through a variety of themes such as location, landscape and climate, population and health, settlements, family life, religion and beliefs, education and learning, employment and economy, industry and trade, farming and food, transport and communications, leisure and tourism and environment and wildlife. Includes maps, statistics panels and simple graphs and…

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Welcome to the world of infographics! This exciting form of data visualisation uses icons, pictograms and graphics to present information to kids in a whole new way. Marvel at amazing facts about the countries of the world — all visualised in beautifully designed infographics.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: It is Christmas Eve, and the Famous Five are very excited about their mountain of presents — even Timmy! But when Timmy barks furiously he is sent outside, leaving a thief free to steal all the presents. Can Timmy still manage to save the day? In addition to the 21 novels in the Famous Five series, Enid Blyton wrote a clutch of short stories based on the characters. These were published in…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Over the past four years, Alex Ferguson has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career, and here he reveals his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan. Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The tenth novel in the critically acclaimed Lincoln Rhyme series, from Number One bestselling author Jeffery Deaver. Robert Velasquez, an American citizen living in South America, is shot in the Bahamas by a sniper. The killing was commissioned by the U.S. government, who received a tip-off that Velasquez was planning a terrorist attack on a U.S. oil company headquarters. But this intelligence…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: In Cornwall, they have seen it rise: in an angel of death and endless, unseasonal snow. Across the ocean, on a remote Canadian island, the blood and offerings and smoke of England seem nothing more than distant rumours of hysteria. Until the girl disappears. And the whale comes. And The Plague spreads. And nothing is as it was before.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Jenna Metcalf was with her mother the night she disappeared in tragic and mysterious circumstances, but she remembers nothing. Over ten years have passed, and still Jenna reads and rereads her mother's journals, hoping to find some clue hidden there, in the meticulous recording of her scientific research with elephants. Desperate for answers, Jenna uses all her savings to recruit the aid of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A powerful and important book for fans of Mark Haddon, THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and Jay Asher. How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last? Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye. Not to his mum — who he calls Linda because it annoys her — who's moved out and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he was woken by the sound of an elephant breaking wind in the next room... Not the best start to a day, but it's about to get a whole lot worse. As if a trip to see his perfect cousins isn't bad enough, they've only gone and got the brand new Call Of Mortal Battle! Not that Norm could play anyway what with being banned off Xbox due to a curious…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: David Suchet shares his many memories of creating this iconic television series and reflects on what the detective has meant to him over the yearsIn the summer of 2013 David Suchet filmed his final scenes as Hercule Poirot. After 24 years in the role, he played the character in every story that Agatha Christie wrote about him (bar one, deemed unfilmable) and he bid adieu to a role and a character…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: In Robert Peston's new book he explains in his characteristically straightforward way how the world got itself into the current economic mess — and how we might get out of it. How do we fix this mess? I don't know. But don't stop reading now. Perhaps if we have a clearer understanding of what went wrong, we'll have a better idea of what needs to be done. This book is a map of what needs to be…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 472) Аннотация: When her four-year-old daughter informs her a sick man is in their yard, Honor Gillette rushes out to help him. But that 'sick' man turns out to be Lee Coburn, the man accused of murdering seven people the night before. Dangerous, desperate, and armed, he promises Honor that she and her daughter won't be hurt as long as she does everything he asks. She has no choice but to accept him at his word.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Thirty years have passed since eleven-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash with his childhood hero, the Cubs' golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winners emerged. Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back. Deciding that it's time to face up to what really happened on that baseball…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 084 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 410) Аннотация: Usually, this is where we'd tell you what this book is about. But with Chris Cleave, it's a bit different. Because what his books are about is only part of the story — what really matters is how they make you feel. Gold will make you cry. Gold will make you feel glad to be alive. Gold will make you count your blessings. Gold is a story told as only Chris Cleave could tell it. And once you begin,…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: It's not just a game when you're running for your life. Every night they tuned in to the nation's favourite prime-time TV game show. They all watched, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watched the ultimate live death game as the contestants tried to bet not the clock, but annihhilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: For readers new to epic bestselling DARK TOWER series, THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE is a stand-alone novel, and a wonderful introduction to the series. It's a story within a story, featuring both the younger and older gunslinger Roland on his quest to find the Dark Tower. Fans of the existing seven books will also delight in discovering what happened to Roland and his ka tet between the time they…