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Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking
Автор: Kate Colquhoun Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2008 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112012-03-18
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From the Iron Age to the Industrial Revolution, the Romans to the Regency, few things have mirrored society or been affected by its upheavals as much as the food we eat and the way we prepare it. In this involving history of the British people, Kate Colquhoun celebrates every aspect of our cuisine from Anglo-Saxon feasts and Tudor banquets, through the skinning of eels and the invention of ice cream, to Dickensian dinner-party excess and the growth of frozen food. Taste tells a story as rich and diverse as a five-course dinner.
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The Battle of the Sun
Автор: Jeanette Winterson Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20132013-04-22
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Jack is the chosen one, the Radiant Boy the Magus needs in order to perfect the alchemy that will transform London of the 1600s into a golden city. But Jack isn't the kind of boy who will do what he is told by an evil genius, and he is soon involved in an epic and nail-biting adventure, featuring dragons, knights and Queen Elizabeth I, as he battles to save London.
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101 Things to Do to Become a Superhero
Автор: Helen Szirtes Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20132013-02-29
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You are just 101 Things away from global fame (and possibly world domination). Inside this book is everything you need to transform yourself from mere mortal into exciting, dynamic total superhero material. Make things, learn amazing tricks, and be inspired by genius ideas in order to complete the transition from ordinary person to object of worship and admiration. Develop your... Stealth Telepathy Powers of Persuasion. Then... Select a sidekick Groom your dark side Before... Learning to fly (etc.) Your days as mere mortal are over. Learn, make, practise and cheat your way to hero (or evil villain) status. What are you waiting for?
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Moonlight in Odessa
Автор: Janet Skeslien Charles Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20112012-07-18
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian meets Desperate Housewives in this wry and sparkling debut.
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This Side of Brightness
Автор: Colum McCann Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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On a bitter winter's day in 1916, deep below the streets of New York, a group of men are working in one of the huge pressurised tunnels that will make up the subway system. Suddenly, a tiny hole appears in the roof of the tunnel and air rushes in, sucking the men up through the bed of the Hudson, to be suspended on a plume of water high above the river. Almost ninety years later, a homeless man stumbles on the same corridor and sets about making his home deep under the city.
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Ordinary Thunderstorms
Автор: William Boyd Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 06 мая 20132013-04-12
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One May evening in London, as a result of a chance encounter and a split-second decision, the young climatologist Adam Kindred loses everything — home, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, money — never to get them back. With the police and a hit man in merciless pursuit, Adam has no choice but to go underground.
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Blood Feud
Автор: Alyxandra Harvey Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20122012-10-07
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It has been centuries since Anais St. Croix survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living and must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who turned her into a vampire and left her buried for two hundred years. That's if she can control her affection for Logan Drake, a vampire whose bite is as sweet as the revenge she seeks...
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Forest Born
Автор: Shannon Hale Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2009 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20132011-05-22
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Rin, Razo's little sister, is haunted by the forest she has always loved. When Razo invites her back to the city to be one of Queen Ani's waiting women, she happily accepts... only to end up on the adventure of her lifetime, following the queen, Enna, and Dasha into the countryside in search of a fire-starting enemy that no one can see. As she learns more about the three women's magical talents, she finds her own strength comes from places both expected the forest and unexpected the sound of her own voice. A brilliant addition to the Books of Bayern', this book is a treat for fans of this series, and stands alone for readers who might be discovering the joys of Shannon Hale's writing for the first time.
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Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story
Автор: Ben Macintyre Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20112014-03-08
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One April morning in 1943, a sardine fisherman spotted the corpse of a British soldier floating in the sea off the coast of Spain and set in train a course of events that would change the course of the Second World War. Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception. This title tells the story of Operation Mincemeat.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Автор: J. K. Rowling Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last... even getting there is an adventure in itself! The three firm friends, Harry, Ron and Hermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch. But then horrible and mysterious things start happening. Harry keeps hearing strange voices, sinister and dark messages appear, and then Ron's sister Ginny disappears... The darker side of Hogwarts is revealed in this exciting sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Автор: J. K. Rowling Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20132015-08-13
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Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays (who wouldn't if they lived with the horrible Dursleys?). But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Автор: J. K. Rowling Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 608 Дата загрузки: 7 октрября 20132011-06-28
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It is Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Voldemort's sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becomes more and more clear to Harry that he will soon have to confront his destiny. But is he up to the challenges ahead of him? In this dark and breathtaking adventure, J.K. Rowling skilfully begins to unravel the complex web she has woven, as we discover more of the truth about Harry, Dumbledore, Snape and, of course, He who must not be named...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Автор: J. K. Rowling Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2011 Страниц: 608 Дата загрузки: 03 августа 20132014-04-29
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Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him — and Harry has already lost so much. Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in a final perilous journey find the strength and the will to face his terrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone to fight. In this thrilling climax to the phenomenally bestselling series, J.K. Rowling reveals all to her eagerly waiting readers.
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The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Modern Warfare
Автор: David A. Bell Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2008 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 20 сентября 20132010-05-06
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In this tour de force of interpretative history, David A. Bell explains that Napoleon's was the first 'total' war in European history, when warfare was transformed into the hideous spectacle that seems ever present today. With a historian's sharp eye for detail, Bell resurrects Napoleonic Europe and brings a new perspective to a period we thought we knew.
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The Chocolate Money Mystery
Автор: Alexander McCall Smith Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2006 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20082009-09-17
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Max and Maddy Twist's parents were once famous, international detectives — before the evil Professor Sardine ruined their careers, that is. Now they run an ice-cream parlour, and it is the services of their crime-busting Cluedo-champion children that are called upon. Mr Huffendort, a rich Swiss banker is very worried about a series of raids upon banks, carried out by a team of highly-trained St Bernard dogs! Who can be the criminal mastermind behind this evil and cunning plot? It's time for Max and Maddy to pack their hats, scarves and various disguises, and fly to Switzerland to find out.
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The Bubblegum Tree
Автор: Alexander McCall Smith Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2005 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20082010-08-23
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Billy, Nicola and Mr Gopal are off to India in a flying boat to solve a baffling mystery! The gum that comes from the wonderful bubblegum trees that grow in the Indian jungle has not been delivered for two months. Without this secret ingredient, there'll be no more Gopal's Best Pink Bubblegum, and even more importantly, no more Bubblegummies — the people who live in the trees and harvest the gum. It's not an easy mystery to solve — and soon the friends are involved in a bungee-jumping, tiger-trouncing, woodcutter-walloping, bubblegum-blowing adventure!
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The Princess Bride
Автор: William Goldman Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2008 Страниц: 336 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20102011-09-27
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Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So, when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken. But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths to have Buttercup. So starts a fairy tale like no other, of fencing, poison, true love, hate, revenge, giants, bad men, good men, snakes, spiders, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion and miracles, and a damn fine story.
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The Graveyard Book
Автор: Neil Gaiman Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20112012-09-14
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When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him — after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
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Unaccustomed Earth
Автор: Jhumpa Lahiri Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2009 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20102011-07-18
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Beginning in America, and spilling back over memories and generations to India, Unaccustomed Earth follows new lives forged in the wake of loss.These are stories in which deeply sympathetic characters reach pivotal moments in their frayed relationships and are forced to navigate their way in unfamiliar landscapes. In the title story the death of a mother leaves a space neither daughter nor husband knows how to fill. In 'Only Goodness' a younger brother's spiralling alcoholism threatens to destroy his loyal sister's family. And in a trio of linked stories we follow the lives of a girl and boy who, one memorable winter, share a house in suburban Massachusetts. They travel from innocence to experience on separate, sometimes painful paths, until they are brought together years later in a chance meeting in Rome. With moving compassion Lahiri traces a series of transformations: weariness into hope, secrets into sacrifices, and grief into unforeseen love. Eight luminous stories — longer and richer than any she has yet written — explore the heart of family life and the immigrant experience, taking us from America to Europe, India and Thailand.Infused with eloquent warmth and lyrical simplicity, Unaccustomed Earth confirms Jhumpa Lahiri's status as a storyteller of unrivalled empathy.
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No and Me
Автор: Delphine de Vigan Жанр: Bloomsbury Publishing Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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Lou Bertignac has an IQ of 160 and a good friend called Lucas who gets her through the school day. At home her father cries in secret in the bathroom and her mother hasn't been out of the house properly for years. But Lou is about to change her life — and that of her parents — for good, all because of a school project she decides to do about the homeless. Through the project Lou meets No, a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows, Lou cannot bear that No is still on the streets when she goes back home — even if it is to a home that is saddened and desolate. So she asks her parents if No can come to live with them. To her astonishment, her parents — eventually — agree. No's presence forces Lou and her parents to finally face the sadness that has enveloped them. But No has disruptive as well as positive effects. Can this shaky, newfound family continue to live together? A tense, brilliant novel tackling the true meanings of home and homelessness.
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