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Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Years ago, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan — she, an isolated young priestess; he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him through no choice of his own. Once, when they were young, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: A description of life in the Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, US Army, from the time of their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory. Drawing on interviews, journals and letters, the author tells — often in their own words — the story of these American heroes.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Cannie Shapiro never wanted to be famous. The smart, sharp, plus-sized reporter was perfectly happy writing about other people's lives for her local newspaper. And for the previous twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannic. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father had long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her job, her friends,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: New York fashion designer Jamie Nova has chosen the glitz of Las Vegas as the setting for celebrating her impending divorce. Joined by her two best friends, street-smart Madison Castelli, and Natalie de Barge, an ambitious TV reporter — Jamie plans to make the most of her hard-earned holiday and forget all about her controlling ex. When the threesome encounters Mark Blaine, the fun-loving playboy…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is propelled from north to south when a nine-year-old girl is brutally shot on a Montreal street and the remains of a missing North Carolina teenager are found hundreds of miles away. The connection between the crimes leads Brennan into a bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs, where one misstep can bring disaster.

Скачать книгу (размер 3 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 592) Аннотация: Caught between two lovers, Madison Castelli, the savvy heroine from the L.A. Connections series, discovers someone close to her is keeping deadly secrets. Madison is plunged into the high-powered circles of New York and manic thrills of Las Vegas, only to find out nothing is ever as it seems.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans — for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!

Скачать книгу (размер 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 36) Аннотация: When all of the performers at the circus are out sick with ear infections, it's up to Olivia to save the day! That's no problem for Olivia, of course, because she knows how to do everything. From lion taming to trampoline jumping, unicycling to tight-rope walking, Olivia is the ultimate performer — with the ultimate imagination. Now in a board book edition perfect for little hands, readers will…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: On a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland quickly tires of the constant bickering between her older brother, Pete, and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, and then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut, she becomes lost in a wilderness maze full of peril and terror. As night falls, Trisha has…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: By Atlantis, Kang means the 1960s, that otherworldly decade which, like the fabled continent, has sunk into myth. Here, in five interconnected narratives that span from 1960 to 1999, King draws a stunning portrait of American life after the Vietnam War.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Prehistoric Hysteria Buffy Summers and her gang know that Sunnydale is a haven for outsiders, whether of the supernatural or strictly adolescent variety. Shy transfer student Kevin Sanderson is no exception. But Kevin instantly finds a mentor in Daniel, a paleontologist and fellow dino-phile at the Sunnydale Museum of Natural History. When Buffy starts hearing rumors of alligators in the sewers,…

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Here is the classic Boynton counting story in a sturdy, board book version. Perfect for travel time, bedtime, or PARTY TIME.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Robert A. Heinlein is widely and justly regarded as the greatest practitioner of the art of science fiction who has ever lived. Here are two of his greatest short novels: GULF: In which the greatest superspy of them all is revealed as the leader of a league of supermen and women who can't quite decide what to do with the rest of us.... LOST LEGACY: In which it is proved that we are all members of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Picture this: Rembrandt is creating his famous painting of Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer. As soon as he paints an ear on Aristotle, Aristotle can hear. When he paints an eye, Aristotle can see. And what Aristotle sees and hears and remembers from the ancient past to this very moment provides the foundation for this lighthearted, freewheeling jaunt through 2,500 years of Western…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: »To live with change, to optimize change, you need principles that don't change». — Dr. Stephen R. Covey Success that endures — sustainable and balanced success — can seem difficult to achieve in today's turbulent, complex world of change. But those who achieve this kind of success live by seven universal, timeless, self-evident principles that apply in any situation, in any culture. In «Living…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs exploded onto bestseller lists worldwide with her phenomenal debut novel Deja Dead — and introduced «[a] brilliant heroine» (Glamour) in league with Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta. Dr. Temperance Brennan, Quebec's director of forensic anthropology, now returns in a thrilling new investigation into the secrets of the dead. In the bitter cold of a Montreal…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a cunning plan... Lord Mark Vorkosigan also has a problem: his love has just become unrequited again. But he has a cunning plan... Lord Ivan Vorpatril has a problem: unrequited love…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Hailed internationally as a page-turner in a league with the fiction of Thomas Harris, this lyrical and terrifying bestseller is the stunning achievement of an «extravagantly gifted» (Kirkus Reviews) new novelist. John Connolly superbly taps into the tortured mind and gritty world of former NYPD detective Charlie «Bird» Parker, tormented by the brutal, unsolved murders of his wife and young…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: EVIL DWELLS HERE After a vicious shooting spree, the town of Sunnydale is shell-shocked. What could have sparked the random rampage? Buffy Summers can guess. Considering the prophetic dreams she's been having, the Slayer suspects possession by an especially malevolent force. As the police follow their typical false leads, the Slayerettes start up their own research into possible paranormal…