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Vogue: 100 Covers in a Box
Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2005 Страниц: 100 Дата загрузки: 20 октрября 20082006-12-13
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It is a collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a striking Vogue cover. From early aspirational illustrations to modern celebrity photography, this is a stunning selection of Vogue's most dazzling images. Since its launch in 1892, Vogue has brought sophistication to its readers around the world. Early illustrations from artists including George Wolfe Plank, Olive Tilton, Pierre Brissaud, and Eduardo Garcia Benito saw ethereal figures of fantasy develop into red-lipped flappers, and as colour photographs began to appear, the women transformed again: from Surrealist images by Horst P. Horst to women in the life of the moment, captured by Irving Penn. From the fifties onwards, Vogue women became more accessible still, as models and stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Goldie Hawn, Cindy Crawford, and Cher, with their own distinct personalities, appeared through the lenses of Richard Avedon and Snowdon. Vogue covers now are the epitome of style and beauty, with such illustrious photographers as Mario Testino, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Klein, and Patrick Demarchelier photographing stars like Lady Gaga, Kirsten Dunst, and Kate Moss, celebrating female icons across modern culture.
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Carry the One
Автор: Anshaw Carol Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 272 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20152015-09-02
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In the early hours of the morning, following a wedding reception, a car filled with stoned, drunk and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark country road. This title explores the after effects of one night's terrible trauma on three siblings over years.
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The Importance of Being Myrtle
Автор: Jonsson Ulrika Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20152015-03-12
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Is a death in the family the chance for a new start? When Myrtle's husband, Austin, dies on the bus one morning, everything seems to freeze. But in reality Myrtle has been frozen for nearly forty years, locked into an emotionless marriage. So if the barriers have been lifted, why does she still feel trapped? Her daughters are a mystery to her — one prickly and defensive, the other with a closely guarded secret. And thanks to Austin's cold presence, friends are a rarity. How is a widow supposed to find herself when she's alone and unconfident of her place in the world? But hope might rest with Gianni, the kind stranger in whose arms Austin died. And when nosy neighbour Dorothy discovers Myrtle's sad news, she also refuses to let her wallow. But Myrtle will never move on until she's dealt with her past and the reason for her devotion to Austin. The truth must out, even though the consequences might prove devastating for Myrtle and her daughters...
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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
Автор: Dahl Roald Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20152014-04-25
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The sweet scents of rural life infuse this collection of Roald Dahl's country stories, but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth... Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour and adding a sprinkling of the sinister, Dahl ensures that this collection is brimful of the sweet mysteries of life.
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The Ugly Truth (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Kinney Jeff Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 23 декабря 20142014-10-20
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The Ugly Truth book & CD is a gorgeous gift edition of the bestselling fifth title in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Perfect for holidays and long car journeys! Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the increased pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. And after a big fight with his best friend Rowley, it looks like Greg is going to have to face the ugly truth all by himself. Praise for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. (Sun ). Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet. (Independent). Hilarious. (Telegraph). The Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is an international bestseller, having sold over 50 million copies worldwide, and has now been made into three blockbuster films. The original Diary of a Wimpy Kid book has recently won the Blue Peter Award for the Best Children's Book of the Last 10 Years. As well as being a bestselling author, Jeff is also an online developer and designer. He lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.
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Night over Water
Автор: Follett Ken Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 1992 Страниц: 544 Дата загрузки: 17 сентября 20091994-10-27
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September 1939. England is at war with Nazi Germany. In Southampton, the world’s most luxurious airliner — the legendary Pan Am clipper — takes off for its final flight to neutral America. Aboard are the cream of society and the dregs of humanity, all fleeing the war for reasons of their own… shadowed by a danger they do not know exists… and heading straight into a storm of violence, intrigue, and betrayal...
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Max and Ruby Play School
Автор: Rosemary Wells Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2003 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092004-12-13
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Ruby wants to teach Max all the things a wise big sister knows, such as the alphabet, numbers, and colors. But first she has to teach him to pay attention.
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A Discovery of Witches
Автор: Harkness Deborah Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2011 Страниц: 736 Дата загрузки: 22 мая 20142014-09-17
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Diana Bishop, a young historian (and a witch), discovers an enchanted manuscript at the Bodleian Library at Oxford. The text, known as Ashmole 782, turns out to be a coveted treasure lost for centuries, and she is the first and only creature who has met the terms of its spell. Her discovery sets the supernatural world spinning, and she soon finds an ally in Matthew Clairmont, a 1,500 year old vampire.
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The Jungle
Автор: Cussler Clive Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 374 Дата загрузки: 18 июня 20142017-08-17
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Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have undergone many hair-raising adventures before — but never one quite like this. Jungles come in many forms. There are the steamy rain forests of the Burmese highlands. There are the lies and betrayals of the world of covert operations. And there are the dark and twisted thoughts of a man bent on near-global domination. To pull off their latest mission, Cabrillo and his remarkable men and women must survive them all. A devastating new weapon unleashed in thirteenth-century China... a daring rescue in the snowbound mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border... a woman gone missing in the jungles of northern Thailand and Myanmar... for Cabrillo and company, all of these events will come together — leading to the greatest threat against US security that the country has ever known.
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Princess for a Day
Автор: Cocca-Leffler Maryann Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20152014-10-13
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When make-believe Princess Jessica throws a royal ball, she delivers invitations to her loyal subjects, picks out her best ball gown, and even loses her slipper. If only her sister wasn't such a royal pain! Jessie becomes a princess complete with a ball gown, a crown, royal jewels, and loyal subjects to come to the royal ball.
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The Bone Bed
Автор: Cornwell Patricia Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2005 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 23 октрября 20082007-10-17
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A woman has vanished while digging a dinosaur bone bed in the remote wilderness of Canada. Somehow, the only evidence has made its way to the inbox of Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta, over two thousand miles away in Boston. She has no idea why. But as events unfold with alarming speed, Scarpetta begins to suspect the paleontologist's disappearance is connected to a series of crimes much closer to home: a gruesome murder, inexplicable tortures, and trace evidence from the last living creatures of the dinosaur age. When she turns to those around her, Scarpetta finds that the danger and suspicion have penetrated even her closest circles. Her niece Lucy speaks in riddles. Her lead investigator Pete Marino and FBI husband Benton Wesley have secrets of their own. Feeling alone and betrayed, Scarpetta is tempted by someone from her past as she tracks a killer both cunning and cruel.
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Caught
Автор: Coben Harlan Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2010 Страниц: 372 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20142015-08-14
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When an innocent man is lured to the site of an alleged child abuse, both a journalist named Wendy, and the police assume he is the abuser. It's not until three months later when Wendy gets a shocking phone call and realizes that maybe she jumped to conclusions. Harlan Coben is the #1 bestselling author of Long Lost and Hold Tight, among others.
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Chasing Fire
Автор: Roberts Nora Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 452 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-24
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The number-one New York Times -bestselling author delves into the world of elite firefighters who thrive on danger and adrenaline-men and women who wouldn't know how to live life if it wasn't on the edge. There's little as thrilling as firefighting-at least to Rowan Tripp. The Missoula smoke jumpers are in Rowan's blood: her father is a legend. She's been fighting fires since her eighteenth birthday. At this point, returning to the wilds of Montana for the season feels like coming home-even with reminders of the partner she lost last season still lingering. Fortunately, this year's rookie crop is one of the strongest ever-and Gulliver Curry's one of the best. He's also a walking contradiction, a hotshot firefighter with a big vocabulary and a winter job at a kids' arcade. Everything is thrown off balance when a dark presence lashes out against Rowan, looking to blame someone for last year's tragedy. Rowan knows she can't complicate things with Gull-any distractions in the air or on the ground could mean the end-but if she doesn't find someone she can lean on, she may not make it through the summer...
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Crossed
Автор: Condie Ally Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20142013-12-07
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The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed If I Stay Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of If I Stay, Where She Went continues the story of Adam and Mia, from Adam's point of view. Ever since Mia's decision to stay — but not with him — Adam's career has been on a wonderful trajectory. His album, borne from the anguish and pain of their breakup, has made him a bona fide star. And Mia herself has become a top-rate cellist, playing in some of the finest venues in the world. When their respective paths put them both in New York City at the same time, the result is a single night in which the two reunite — with wholly satisfying results. And don't miss Gayle's newest novely, JUST ONE DAY and the forthcoming companion, JUST ONE YEAR.
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Deadlocked
Автор: Harris Charlaine Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2013 Страниц: 352 Дата загрузки: 25 мая 20162016-04-19
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It's vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie's heart... Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she'd rather not know. And now that she's an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she'd rather not see — like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. There's a thing or two she'd like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet — Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It's the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric's front yard — especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank. Now, it's up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl's fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who's set out to make Sookie's world come crashing down.
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Delusion in Death
Автор: Robb J.D. Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2013 Страниц: 384 Дата загрузки: 15 сентября 20182017-03-24
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It was just another after-work happy-hour bar downtown, where business professionals unwound with a few drinks...until something went terribly wrong. And after twelve minutes of chaos and violence, eighty people lay dead. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is trying to sort out the inexplicable events. Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things — monsters and swarms of bees. They describe sudden, overwhelming feelings of fear and rage and paranoia. When forensics gives its report, the mass delusions make more sense: It appears the bar patrons were exposed to a cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that could drive anyone to temporary insanity — if not kill them outright. But that doesn't explain who would unleash such horror — or why. And if Eve can't figure it out fast, it could happen again, anytime, anywhere. Because it's airborne.
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The Devil's Elixir
Автор: Khoury Raymond Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 432 Дата загрузки: 22 мая 20152013-12-10
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Sean Reilly and Tess Chaykin, heroes of Raymond Khoury's bestselling Templar thrillers, return in an edge-of-your-seat story that reaches from the present day back to 1800s Mexico — and possibly beyond. In The Devil's Elixir, Sean and Tess find themselves in a race — against the clock, against drug kingpins, and even against the DEA.
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Breakdown
Автор: Paretsky Sara Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 431 Дата загрузки: 20 сентября 20172013-06-05
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Carmilla, Queen of the Night, is a shape-shifting raven whose fictional exploits thrill girls all over the world. When tweens in Chicago's Carmilla Club hold an initiation ritual in an abandoned cemetery, they stumble on an actual corpse, a man stabbed through the heart in a vampire-style slaying. The girls include daughters of some of Chicago's most powerful families: The grandfather of one, Chaim Salanter, is one of the world's wealthiest men; the mother of another, Sophy Durango, is the Illinois Democratic candidate for Senate. For V. I. Warshawski, the questions multiply faster than the answers. Is the killing linked to a hostile media campaign against Sophy Durango? Or to Chaim Salanter's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania? As V.I. struggles for answers, she finds herself fighting enemies who are all too human.
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The Gods of Gotham
Автор: Faye Lyndsay Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2012 Страниц: 392 Дата загрузки: 21 октрября 20152017-08-11
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1845. New York City forms its first police force. The Great Potato Famine hits Ireland. These two events will change New York City forever. Timothy Wilde is a reluctant, newly minted officer of the New York City Police Department. One night while making his rounds, he runs into a little girl — covered, head to toe, in blood. She claims she knows where dozens of bodies are buried.
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The Kite Runner
Автор: Hosseini Khaled Жанр: Penguin Group Год: 2013 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20162014-12-13
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Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father, so resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament and prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him — for he always helps Amir. But this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. Neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan on the afternoonof the tournament, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
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