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Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The Harry Potter Books Were Just The Beginning of the Story... During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels.…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Rome, 1635, and Grantville's diplomatic team, headed by Sharon Nichols, are making scant headway now it has become politically inexpedient for Pope Urban VIII to talk to them any more. Sharon doesn't mind, she has a wedding to plan. Frank Stone has moved to Rome and is attempting to bring about the revolution one pizza at a time. Cardinal Borja is gathering votes to bring the Church's reformers…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 481 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 880) Аннотация: Two complete novels and a short novel in one large volume: «Komarr»— Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr, a planet that could be a garden with a thousand more years of terraforming; or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming project fails. The solar mirror vital to the project has been shatteredby a ship hurtling off course, and Miles Vorkossigan has been sent to find out if it was an…

Скачать книгу (размер 5 461 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 1072) Аннотация: The Baltic War which began in the novel «1633» is still raging, and the time-lost Americans of Grantville--the West Virginia town hurled back into the seventeenth century by a mysterious cosmic accident — are caught in the middle of it. Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden and Emperor of the United States of Europe, prepares a counter-attack on the combined forces of France, Spain, England, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers. «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button», a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories. In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: From the bestselling author of «Fatherland» and «Imperium» comes «The Ghost», an extraordinarily auspicious thriller of power, politics, corruption, and murder. Dashing, captivating Adam Lang was Britain's longest serving — and most controversial — prime minister of the last half century, whose career ended in tatters after he sided with America in an unpopular war on terror. Now, after stepping…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Thom Filicia, whose one-of-a-kind makeover genius gained national attention through his starring roles on «Queer Eye for the Straight Guy» and «Dress My Nest», offers the ultimate handbook for creating gorgeous interiors that showcase your unique personal style. Those who have witnessed Thom's remarkable makeovers on television already know about the much-anticipated reveal moment when the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: In Hester Browne's «deliciously addictive» bestseller «The Little Lady Agency», Melissa Romney-Jones transformed herself from doormat to diva as Honey, London's premier freelance girlfriend. Now, Melissa takes Manhattan, and its clueless bachelors, by storm! With the Little Lady Agency doing a booming business back home, Melissa joins her dashing American boyfriend, Jonathan Riley, for an…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, who own the copyright to the movie «Peter Pan», marked that work's centenary by authorizing the creation of a new novel that would share the same characters as the original, and bring as much pleasure to children and adults around the world as «Peter Pan» has done. The result of a worldwide search to find just the right author for…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Romance writer and single mum Stevie Honeywell has only weeks to go to her wedding when her fiance Matthew runs off with her glamorous new friend Jo MacLean. It feels like history repeating itself for Stevie, but this time she is determined to win back her man. She isn't going to act as he might expect. She isn't going to wail and dig her heels in, she is simply going to pretend to let him go…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Henry Morgan, a twenty-year-old Welshman, arrived in the New World in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the English became legend. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish Empire on land and sea changed the fates of kings and queens. His victories helped shape the destiny of the New World. Morgan gathered…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Despite his new-found fame on ITV 5's latest soap, womaniser Dan Davis is failing to score with the ladies. Every time. And he can't understand why. All is revealed when Dan and his friend Ed Middleton come across a mysterious website — slateyourdate.com — where women rate their experiences of their exes, and where Dan is shocked to learn that long after he's given them one, his ex-girlfriends…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Why do some companies prosper while others fail? Despite great amounts of research, many of the studies that claim to pin down the secret of success are based in pseudoscience. THE HALO EFFECT is the outcome of that pseudoscience, a myth that Philip Rosenzweig masterfully debunks in THE HALO EFFECT. THE HALO EFFECT highlights the tendency of experts to point to the high financial performance of a…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: When vampire hunter Eden Faveau mistakes Laurent, a renegade vampire of Tribe Manticore, for her new partner, he's not about to correct her. He's stolen a laptop full of sensitive files from the Tribe leader, Justinian, and needs help cracking the encryption. At first he wants sexy and intelligent Eden only for her computer wizardry — but soon he wants her for much, much more. Working by night…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: What happens after the 'happy ever after'? When Robin asked Tilly to marry him, it was the happiest moment of her life. Ten years on, the sparkle has faded — household bills, household chores, two small children and a boisterous dog have seen to that — but Tilly is convinced their love can survive even the attentions of interfering in-laws and a glamorous ex-girlfriend. When dramatic news ignites…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 562) Аннотация: From the «New York Times» — bestselling author of «The Other Boleyn Girl» comesa tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 717 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 338) Аннотация: If his enemies would just leave him alone, Miles Vorkosigan (alias Admiral Naismith) decided bitterly, the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet would collapse all on its own. But his enemies were plotting a more deadly fall. For some unexplained reason the Dendarii payroll is missing and the orders from the Barrayaran Imperial Command are being delayed by Miles's superior, Captain Galeni. What connects…

Скачать книгу (размер 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 118) Аннотация: Now with brand-new photos and the newest dish on the actor who portrays Harry Potter — including his recent work on stage — this updated biography includes an 8-page full-color photo insert.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 233 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 243) Аннотация: In the world of Pern, Harpers with great musical ability are held in extreme regard. This is why the young, mischievous Piemur carries himself with so much pride, for he sings like an angel. But when his voice begins to change, Piemur loses all confidence and questions his role within Harper Hall. Incapable of singing, Piemur is sent on various errands by Masterharper Robinton, including the task…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 243 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 441) Аннотация: This anthology of all-original stories focusing on airships, automatons, and aethers includes contributions by some of science fiction's biggest names, including Stephen Baxter, Eric Brown, Robert Reed, Lucius Shepard, and Brian Stableford.