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Valentine's Exile: A Novel of the Vampire Earth
Автор: E. E. Knight Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2007 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20092012-08-23
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David Valentine is revered as a hero for his part in fighting to regain Earth's freedom. When a former Quisling traitor is badly wounded, he asks Valentine to find his wife, who has vanished into the darkness of the Kurian Order. With the help of old friends and new allies, Valentine traces her to a mysterious, heavily guarded compound in Ohio. And what Valentine finds within will shake his sanity to its very core.
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Valentine's Resolve
Автор: E. E. Knight Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20112010-07-24
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After three years of exile from humanity’s war against the Kurians, David Valentine returns to battle. The Lifeweavers, Earth’s allies in the conflict, have mostly vanished, but those that remain are held captive by an overlord known as the Seattle Kurian. To free them, Valentine must convince the legendary resistance fighter known as the Marshal to join his cause. But the Marshal is something of an overlord himself…
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Winnie-the-Pooh
Автор: A. A. Milne Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2005 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 11 июня 20092006-06-25
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For nearly seventy years, readers have been delighted by the adventures of Christopher Robin and his lovable friends. Paired with the perfectly suited drawings of Ernest H.Shepard, A.A.Milne's classic story continues to captivate children of all ages.
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Without Fail
Автор: Lee Child Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 560 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20112010-10-23
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Skilled and unknown, Jack Reacher is the perfect man to assassinate the vice president of the United States — in theory. Hired by the VP's Secret Service security detail, it's Reacher's job to find holes in the system before a group of assassins do. Now repackaged with an electrifying new cover.
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World Without End
Автор: Ken Follett Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 1200 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20112009-06-23
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WORLD WITHOUT END is the №1 New York Times bestselling sequel to the international bestseller THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge. Ken Follett is the author of sixteen novels, most recently the instant New York Times bestsellers HORNET FLIGHT, and CODE TO ZERO.
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The Accidental Woman
Автор: Jonathan Coe Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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For Maria, nothing is certain. Her life is a chain of accidents. Friendship passes her by, and she's unimpressed by the devoted Ronny and his endless proposals of marriage. Maria lives in a world of her own — yet not of her own making. Stumbling through university, work, marriage and motherhood, she finds it hard to see what all the fuss is about. Will she ever be able to control the direction of her life? Or will it end, as it began, by accident? What does chance have in store for the accidental woman?
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Binge Trading: The Real Inside Story of Cash, Cocaine and Corruption in the City
Автор: Seth Freedman Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20112012-02-29
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«What is it like to make millions before you turn 20? What drives City traders to excess in their quest for extreme wealth? And what happens when they lose it all overnight? This is the first account of life in today's Square Mile, laying bare the tricks, lifestyles and minds of the men who gamble with millions and influence all our lives. It's a thrilling insider story, full of anecdotes and personalities in the style of «Liar's Poker» and «Kitchen Confidential».»
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My Autobiography
Автор: Charlie Chaplin Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2003 Страниц: 512 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20092008-08-17
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Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense controversy. His extraordinary autobiography was first published in 1964 and was written almost entirely without reference to documentation — simply as an astonishing feat of memory by a 75 year old man. It is an incomparably vivid reconstruction of a poor London childhood, the music hall and then his prodigious life in the movies.
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Claimed by Shadow
Автор: Karen Chance Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2007 Страниц: 374 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20122010-02-16
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Clairvoyant Cassie Palmer has inherited new magical powers — including the ability to travel through time. But it's a whole lot of responsibility she'd rather not have. Now she's the most popular girl in town, as an assortment of vamps, fey, and mages try to convince, force, or seduce her — and her magic — over to their side. But one particular master vampire didn't ask what Cassie wanted before putting a claim on her. He had a spell cast that binds her to him, and now she doesn't know if what she feels for him is real or imagined...
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Death's Mistress
Автор: Karen Chance Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20112014-03-08
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Dorina Basarab is a dhampir — half-human, half-vampire — and the only way she can stay sane is by unleashing her sometimes uncontrollable rage on demons and vampires that deserve killing. After the fortunate demise of her insane uncle Dracula, Dory is back home in Brooklyn, hoping that life will calm down for a while. But then two visitors arrive: her friend Claire, asking for Dory's help in finding a magical Fey relic, and the gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare, desperate to find his former mistress, a vampire named Christine. Dory and Louis-Cesare soon discover their problems may be connected: the same master vampire Christine is bound to is also rumored to be in possession of the relic. But they soon realize there's more at stake when Christine's master turns up dead. Someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if Dory and Louis-Cesare can't stop the murderer, they may be next.
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The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected Stories
Автор: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2005 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 9 февраля 20092007-10-21
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Includes both Nikolay Gogol's short fiction and famous drama. The stories gathered here range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. They include Diary of a Madman, Nevsky Prospect, and The Overcoat.
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Diary of Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Автор: Jeff Kinney Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20112012-02-29
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Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission — a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is mentioned and Greg realizes that he's going to have to come up with something very special to get out of this one...
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The Dwarves of Death
Автор: Jonathan Coe Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20102012-03-29
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Music, murder...and Madeleine William has a lot on his mind. Firstly there's The Alaska Factory, the band he plays in. They're no good and they make his songs sound about as groovy as an unpressed record. In fact they're so bad he's seriously thinking of leaving to join a group called The Unfortunates. Secondly, there's Madeleine, his high-maintenance girlfriend whose idea of a night of passion is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical followed by a doorstep peck on the cheek. Maybe they're not soulmates after all? Lastly, there's the bizarre murder he's just witnessed. The guiding force behind The Unfortunates lies bludgeoned to death at his feet and, unfortunately for William, there aren't too many other suspects standing nearby ...
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Earth Matters
Автор: David de Rothschild Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20122010-12-30
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«Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it. «A DK Made with Care» book is created using the best ethical and environmental practices possible. Our back cover shows you how we have made this book differently and gives the book's environmental footprint. We have taken great care to source local printers, FSC paper (Forest Stewardship Council) and to use only non-hazardous vegetable inks. Plus we only use printers who look after their workers.Introduce your child to our planet in all its glory with inspiring forward by eco adventurer David de Rothschild. From the deepest oceans to fiery deserts, tropical jungles to icy mountains, it lets you explore and get close to the places or 'biomes' that make our world so special. Read it together and you'll find out how life on Earth began, and see the effect humankind has had on the natural world. Amazing photographs taken from space show how the Earth is changing, and what each of us can do to help preserve its fragile wonder. From recycling our bottles to making space for nature, there are tips, ideas, and website links on all the practical, positive things your child can do to help ensure our Earth stays amazing for a very long time to come.»
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Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Автор: Nicholas Drayson Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 262 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20122011-05-18
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A wonderfully warm love story set in contemporary Kenya — timeless, funny, clever and utterly charming, starring the reserved, honourable Mr Malik. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street — except, perhaps, to comment on his carefully sculpted comb over — but beneath his unprepossessing exterior lies a warm heart and a secret passion. Not even his friends at the Asadi Club know it, but Mr Malik is head-over-heels in love with the leader of the Tuesday morning bird walk of the East African Ornithological Society, Rose Mbikwa.
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The Financier
Автор: Theodore Dreiser Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20122011-10-31
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«A master of gritty naturalism, Theodore Dreiser explores the corruption of the American dream in «The Financier». Frank Cowperwood, a fiercely ambitious businessman, emerges as the very embodiment of greed as he relentlessly seeks satisfaction in wealth, women, and power. As Cowperwood deals and double-deals, betrays and is in turn betrayed, his rise and fall come to represent the American success story stripped down to brutal realities — a struggle for spoils without conscience or pity. Dreiser's 1912 classic remains an unsparing social critique as well as a devastating character study of one of the most unforgettable American businessmen in twentieth-century literature.»
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings: Poems, Tales, Essays and Reviews
Автор: Edgar Allan Poe Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 544 Дата загрузки: 22 марта 20112009-12-07
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This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind.
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Gambler Bobok: A Nasty Story
Автор: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 238 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20112009-12-16
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The stories in this volume demonstrate Dostoyevsky's genius for fusing caricature, irony and the grotesque to create a powerful dark humour. Jessie Coulson's introduction examines the personal and financial dramas that influenced Dostoyevsky.
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The House of Sleep
Автор: Jonathan Coe Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20102013-08-17
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Sarah is a narcoleptic who has dreams so vivid she mistakes them for real events; Robert has had his life changed for ever by the misunderstandings arising from her condition; Terry, the insomniac, spends his wakeful nights fuelling his obsession with movies; and the increasingly unstable Dr Gregory Dudden sees sleep as a life-shortening disease which must be eradicated. A group of students sharing a house. They fall in and out of love, they drift apart. Yet a decade later they are drawn back together by a series of coincidences involving their obsession with sleep — and each other...
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Juliet, Naked
Автор: Nick Hornby Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20142011-12-30
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«Annie and Duncan are a mid-thirties couple who have reached a fork in the road, realising their shared interest in the reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (in Duncan's case, an obsession rather than an interest) is not enough to hold them together any more. When Annie hates Tucker's 'new release', a terrible demo of his most famous album, it's the last straw — Duncan cheats on her and she promptly throws him out. Via an internet discussion forum, Annie's harsh opinion reaches Tucker himself, who couldn't agree more. He and Annie start an unlikely correspondence which teaches them both something about moving on from years of wasted time. Nick Hornby's compelling new novel, four years after «A Long Way Down», is about the nature of creativity and obsession, and how two lonely people can gradually find each other.»
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