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The Pity of War
Автор: Niall Ferguson Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 672 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20152014-10-23
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More than any other event, World War I made the 20th century what it has been. Now as the 20th century draws to a close, 80 years after the armistice of 11 November 1918, the time is right for a radical reassessment of the Great War. In this book aimed at appeal to appeal not only to students but also to the general reader, Niall Ferguson explodes many of the myths surrounding the war.
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Pieces of My Heart
Автор: Sinead Moriarty Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 23 августа 20132012-12-26
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The modern woman is a Jill of all trades... Ava is a wife, lover, mother, daughter, friend, fixer, boss... so many different people, in fact, she no longer knows what it means to be herself. Not that anyone will let her — not her work-obsessed husband, nor her tearaway younger daughter, nor her out-of-control Dad, nor even her sassy-but-lonely best friend. There's always someone wanting something from her. She's trying to do her best for all of them but lately feels like she can't make everyone happy. And that's before she discovers that her elder daughter Alison is in deep, deep trouble. Can Ava keep a hold of the most precious pieces of her heart? And what will happen if she loses one?
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A Murder of Quality
Автор: John Le Carre Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20132015-03-16
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Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School: firstly by being the wrong sort, with her doyleys and china ducks, and secondly by being murdered. George Smiley, who has his own connection with the school, is asked by an old Service friend to investigate. As Smiley probes further beneath Carne's respectable veneer, he uncovers far more than a simple crime of passion. In his second George Smiley novel, le Carre moves outside the world of espionage to reveal the secrets at the heart of another particularly English institution. The result is a pitch-perfect murder mystery, with Smiley as master detective.
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A Fraction of the Whole
Автор: Steve Toltz Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 720 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20142011-12-26
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«From his prison cell, Jasper Dean tells the unlikely story of his scheming father Martin, his crazy Uncle Terry and how the three of them upset — mostly unintentionally — an entire continent. Incorporating death, parenting (good and bad kinds), one labyrinth, first love, a handbook for criminals, a scheme to make everyone rich and an explosive suggestion box, Steve Toltz's «A Fraction of the Whole» is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them.»
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Fantastic Mr: Fox: A Play
Автор: Roald Dahl Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20122015-08-17
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This is a short dramatization — perfect for schools — of Dahl's immensely popular story for younger readers in which clever Mr Fox outwits the three nasty farmers: Boggis. Bunce and Bean. With staging advice on props, lighting etc at the end of the book.
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Dog Days
Автор: Jeff Kinney Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20132012-12-20
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«Now in paperback — this is the next mega-selling instalment in the hilarious «Diary of a Wimpy Kid» series. Greg's mom has a vision of 'family togetherness' that really doesn't sound a whole lot of fun. But there's a brand-new addition to the Heffley family to contend with and it looks like Greg might be outnumbered. It could be a real dog of a summer...»
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Do-it-yourself Book
Автор: Jeff Kinney Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 218 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20132016-08-21
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Now everyone can have their own Wimpy Kid diary! Draw your own Wimpy-Kid-style cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the full-colour comics inside and even write your own Wimpy Kid journal, just like Greg. This title now comes with dozens of pages of new content and a brand new cover.
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Crimea
Автор: Orlando Figes Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 608 Дата загрузки: 03 августа 20132014-04-29
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The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was also a war of religion, driven by a fervent, populist and ever more ferocious belief by the Tsar and his ministers that it was Russia's task to rule all Orthodox Christians and control the Holy Land. Orlando Figes' major new book reimagines this extraordinary war, in which the stakes could not have been higher and which was fought with a terrible mixture of ferocity and incompetence. It was both a recognisably modern conflict — the first to be extensively photographed, the first to employ the telegraph, the first 'newspaper war' — and a traditional one, with illiterate soldiers, amateur officers and huge casualties caused by disease. Drawing on a huge range of fascinating sources, Figes also gives the lived experience of the war, from that of the ordinary British soldier in his snow-filled trench, to the haunted, gloomy, narrow figure of Tsar Nicholas himself as he vows to take on the whole world in his hunt for religious salvation.
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Conan the Barbarian
Автор: Michael A. Stackpole Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 296 Дата загрузки: 24 сентября 20162015-03-08
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Born in the fires of battle, Conan of Cimmeria lost his father and village when they were slaughtered by the cruel warlord Khalra Zym. Wandering the world alone, Conan was forged into a peerless warrior by hardship and bloodshed.
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Blue Monday
Автор: Nicci French Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20152015-03-12
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Monday, the lowest point of the week. A day of dark impulses. A day to snatch a child from the streets... The abduction of five-year-old Matthew Farraday provokes national outcry and a desperate police hunt. And when his face is splashed over the newspapers, psychotherapist Frieda Klein is left troubled: one of her patients has been relating dreams in which he has a hunger for a child. A child he can describe in perfect detail, a child the spitting image of Matthew. Detective Chief Inspector Karlsson doesn't take Frieda's concerns seriously until a link emerges with an unsolved abduction twenty years ago and he summons Frieda to interview the victim's sister, hoping she can stir hidden memories. Before long, Frieda is at the centre of the race to track the kidnapper. But her race isn't physical. She must chase down the darkest paths of a psychopath's mind to find the answers to Matthew Farraday's whereabouts. And sometimes the mind is the deadliest place to lose yourself.
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Between Shades of Gray
Автор: Ruta Sepetys Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 июня 20132012-06-18
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One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friends again. But she refuses to give up hope. Lina hopes for her family. For her country. For her future. For love — first love, with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose... Will hope keep Lina alive? Set in 1941, Between Shades of Grey is an extraordinary and haunting story based on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors.
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The Baby Trail
Автор: Sinead Moriarty Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 19 марта 20122012-09-12
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Early thirtysomething Emma decides it's time to have the baby — but it just doesn't happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it's never going to happen. The Baby Trail is a novel rich in texture, light and dark, and humour with a biting undercurrent.
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The BFG: Plays for Children
Автор: Roald Dahl Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20112010-06-21
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Following the success of his stage adaptation of The BFG, David Wood has now written a series of scenes, or playlets for performance by children in schools and other amateur groups. With notes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can be performed with the minimum of experience or resources.
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Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
Автор: Oliver Bowden Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 октрября 20142012-12-16
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Niccolo Polo, father of Marco, will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life — the story of Altair, one of the brotherhood's most extraordinary Assassins. Altair embarks on a formidable mission — one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Altair must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader, Robert de Sable. Altair's life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; and, the ultimate betrayal of an old friend.
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Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
Автор: Oliver Bowden Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2009 Страниц: 528 Дата загрузки: 11 октрября 20122011-10-31
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'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I am an Assassin...' Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honour, he will learn the art of the assassins. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli — knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live. To his allies, he will become a force for change — fighting for freedom and justice. To his enemies, he will become a threat dedicated to the destruction of the tyrants abusing the people of Italy. So begins an epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy. Truth will be written in blood.
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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Автор: Oliver Bowden Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 544 Дата загрузки: 23 декабря 20122015-08-03
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'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day and it won't be restored by a lone assassin. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This is my brotherhood'. Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny — Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia, a man more villainous and dangerous than his father the Pope, will not rest until he has conquered Italy. And in such treacherous times, conspiracy is everywhere, even within the ranks of the brotherhood itself...
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A Room with a View
Автор: E. M. Forster Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20172013-12-30
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«'You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you...' Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George. Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England, personified in her terminally dull fiance Cecil Vyse. Will she ever learn to follow her own heart? «A Room with a View» is a sunny, brilliantly witty comedy of manners.»
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The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems
Автор: June Crebbin Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2000 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20092003-09-20
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This is a great first poetry book; the poems span time, from Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter de la Mare right up to date with Roger McGough and Michael Rosen. Themes covered, such as mealtimes, playtime, animals, family and bedtime, really appeal to youngreaders.
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More About Boy: Tales of Childhood
Автор: Roald Dahl Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2008 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 26 мая 20112011-02-29
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What were Roald Dahl's first words? Read his account of going to football matches with Joss Spivvis, the gardener. This new edition of a favourite book contains a wealth of new photos, facts and writings about Roald Dahl and his childhood, together with the original text and illustrations from his much-loved memoir. With lots of little-known details, this is a must-have for all Dahl fans!
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Автор: Kim Edwards Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2007 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 20 сентября 20122008-06-05
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Families have secrets they hide even from themselves... It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever. For though David's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Down's syndrome. And, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nurse. As grief quietly tears apart David's family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she can.
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