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Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Weir Alison
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 375 страниц, 11.25 МБ
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New York Times bestselling author and noted British historian Alison Weir gives us the first full-scale, in-depth biography of Mary Boleyn, sister to Queen Anne as well as mistress to Anne's husband, Henry VIII — and one of the most misunderstood figures of the Tudor age. Making use of extensive original research, Weir shares revelations on the ambitious Boleyn family and the likely nature of the relationship between the Boleyn sisters. Unraveling the truth about Mary's much-vaunted notoriety at the French court and her relations with King Francois I, Weir also explores Mary's role at the English court and how she became Henry VIII's lover. She tracks the probable course of their affair and investigates the truth behind Mary's notorious reputation. With new and compelling evidence, Weir presents the most conclusive answer to date on the paternity of Mary's children, long speculated to have been Henry VIII's progeny. Alison Weir pieces together a life steeped in mystery and misfortune, debunking centuries-old myths to give us the truth about Mary Boleyn, the so-called great and infamous whore. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more.
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 bp880
19 февраля 2014
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Автор: Smith Zadie
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 401 страниц, 12.03 МБ
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A new novel from Zadie Smith, set in Northwest London Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up here, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes — whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbor's keeper. Then one April afternoon a stranger comes to Leah's door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation... From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smith's NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone — familiar to city dwellers everywhere — in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself.
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askov76
17 августа 2014
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A Proper Marriage
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Doris May Lessing
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1995
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DjVu, 448 страниц, 17.92 МБ
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An unconventional woman trapped in a conventional marriage, Martha Quest struggles to maintain her dignity and her sanity through the misunderstandings, frustrations, infidelities, and degrading violence of a failing marriage. Finally, she must make the heartbreaking choice of whether to sacrifice her child as she turns her back on marriage and security. A Proper Marriage is the second novel in Doris Lessing's classic Children of Violence series of novels, each a masterpiece on its own right, and, taken together, an incisive and all-encompassing vision of our world in the twentieth century.
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vtormai
10 декабря 2009
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Sing a Song of Bottoms!
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Willis Jeanne
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Join Jeanne Willis in the funniest talent show ever. In a fabulous rhyming text, meet bears with baggy bottoms, pigs with perky pinky ones and peacocks who love to put theirs on display. Perfect for reading aloud and guaranteed to cause fits of giggles, one thing's for sure — whoever is the winner, bottoms are top! This title is from the dynamic duo behind Bottoms Up!
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kingofspirit
15 июня 2012
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Six Months in 1945
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Dobbs Michael
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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DjVu, 448 страниц, 17.92 МБ
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From the author of the best-selling One Minute to Midnight, a riveting account of the final six months of World War II, during which the promise of Yalta gave way to the open conflict that led inexorably to the Cold War. When Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Yalta in February 1945, Hitler's armies were on the run, and victory was imminent. The task of the three leaders was to forge the decisions that would shape the postwar world — and to divide Europe between Soviet and Western influence. They had fought side by side for nearly four years but their alliance was beginning to fracture, and though the Berlin airlift and the Iron Curtain were three years in the future, by August 1945 it was clear that cold war was inevitable. Six Months in 1945 captures this turning point of the twentieth century, tracing the steady breakdown in relations between the three powers, brilliantly describing the personalities and geopolitics that fueled this descent, and illuminating the aims and frustrations of all three key leaders. It is a vividly rendered story of individual and national interests in fierce competition at a seminal moment in history.
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vtormai
24 июля 2013
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Tell Me about Your Day Today
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Fox Mem
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2012
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PDF, 40 страниц, 1.20 МБ
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A boy and his favorite stuffed animals share their days with one another in this cozy bedtime picture book from Mem Fox. There was once a boy who loved bedtime. What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? The little boy in this gentle and fun story loves to talk to his stuffed animals each evening and share with them all the things that happened to him that day — and to hear about their days, too. From bestselling author Mem Fox and award-winning illustrator Lauren Stinger, here is a celebration of imagination, play, friendship, and coziness certain to touch a chord with young children everywhere.
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admin
15 июня 2014
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There Are No Cats in This Book
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Schwarz Viviane
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 24 страницы, 0.72 МБ
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The interactive cats are back, but not for long! They're eager to go off to see the world. So will someone please help them get out of the book? Our lovable feline friends Tiny, Moonpie, and Andre have returned, and this time they're filled with the spirit of adventure: they want to go off to explore the world! They have their suitcases packed and are ready to set out, but can't get out of the book. They try pushing their way out and jumping their way out, but nothing seems to work. Finally, they get a brilliant idea: they decide to wish themselves out! But they're going to need help. Will it work? Are you missing them yet?
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alibaba65
28 мая 2013
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Timmy the Tug
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Downer Jim
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 40 страниц, 1.20 МБ
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Ted Hughes was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Now, over ten years after his death, Thames & Hudson is publishing a children's poem by him that had been lost for over fifty years. Written in the mid-1950s to accompany his friend Jim Downer's story about Timmy the Tug, the poem recounts Timmy's escape from his moorings and subsequent adventures on the high seas. Downer's illustrations are a charming focus to this enchanting tale that, besides appealing to children everywhere, is set to be one of the biggest literary events of the year.
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admin
14 июля 2011
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Under the Skin
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Faber Michael
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2001
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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Hailed as original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century (The Wall Street Journal), this first novel lingers long after the last page has been turned. Described as a fascinating psychological thriller (The Baltimore Sun), this entrancing novel introduces Isserley, a female driver who picks up hitchhikers with big muscles. She, herself, is tiny-like a kid peering up over the steering wheel. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as they open up to her, revealing clues about who might miss them if they should disappear. At once humane and horrifying, Under the Skin takes us on a heart-thumping ride through dangerous territory-our own moral instincts and the boundaries of compassion. A grotesque and comical allegory, a surreal representation of contemporary society run amok, Under the Skin has been internationally received as the arrival of an exciting talent, rich and assured.
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1155
admin
17 августа 2009
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The White Princess
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Gregory Philippa
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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DOC, 528 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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«Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. Philippa Gregory, #1 New York Times best-selling author and «the queen of royal fiction» (USA Today), presents the latest Cousins' War novel, the remarkable story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house — Elizabeth of York — to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III — and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York. Henry's greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last.»
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carabin
15 июня 2015
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The White Queen
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Gregory Philippa
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 464 страницы, 13.92 МБ
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Philippa Gregory presents another installment in her bestselling series set amid the deadly feuds in England known as the Wars of the Roses. Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They ruled before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings them to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women. The White Queen tells the story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, who secretly marries the newly crowned boy king. While Elizabeth rises to the demands of her exalted position and fights for the success of her family, her two sons become the central figures in a famous unsolved mystery that has confounded historians for centuries: the lost princes in the Tower of London. Philippa Gregory brings the artistry and intellect of a master writer and storyteller to a new era in history and begins what is sure to be another bestselling classic series.
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biomg
27 сентября 2018
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Zen Ghosts
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Jon J. Muth
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2010
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PDF, 40 страниц, 1.20 МБ
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It's Halloween. The trees are ablaze in fiery reds. Excited children don colorful costumes. And there's mystery and fun around every corner! When Addy, Michael, and Karl finish trick-or-treating, their bags are brimming with treats. But the fun isn't over yet. Their good friend Stillwater the panda has one more special surprise in store for them. A mysterious visitor is about to tell them a spine-tingling story — one that will fill each and every reader with wonder.
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admin
14 июля 2011
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Pickles to Pittsburgh
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Barrett Judi
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2000
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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«In this charming sequel to the classic «Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs», Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and... «With Henry as my co-pilot...» she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow — a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of «Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs» will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community.»
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kingofspirit
15 июня 2009
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Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Day David
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1996
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PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ
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The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
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vitalysev
11 июня 2009
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The Faber Book of Nursery Stories
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 208 страниц, 6.24 МБ
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First published in 1966, this bedtime classic has been lovingly restored. Featuring the Ugly Duckling, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, Thumbelina and other childhood favourites, each story is a treat to read aloud, the perfect length for parents and children to share at bedtime. Completes any child's first bookshelf.
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anatoly_24
18 июля 2014
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Life, the Universe and Everything
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Adams Douglas
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2005
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PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ
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Join Arthur Dent, earthling, jerk, kneebiter and time-traveler; sexy space cadet Trillian; mad alien Ford Prefect; unflappable Slartibartfast; two-headed, three-armed ex-head Honcho of the Universe Zaphod Beeblebrox... and learn to fly. Is it the end? With Douglas Adams it's always up in the air!
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admin
22 апреля 2009
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Mostly Harmless
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Daedalus Books
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Автор: Adams Douglas
Издательство: Daedalus Books, 1993
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PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ
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It's very easy to get a little disheartened when your planet has been blown up, the woman you love has vanished in a misunderstanding about the nature of space-time, the spaceship you are on crashes in flames on a remote and Bob-fearing planet and all you have to fall back on are a few simple sandwich-making skills. However, instead of being disheartened, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit and, immediately, all hell breaks loose. Hell takes a number of forms: there is the usual Ford Prefect form of hell, fresh hell in the form of an all-new version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which behaves in an altogether more mysterious, sinister and airborn manner, and a totally unexpected hell that arrives in the form of a teenage girl who utterly startles Arthur Dent by being his daughter when he didn't even know he had one. Much as Arthur would love to stay in his rural sandwich-making idyll, he is forced to set off on his travels once again, this time on the back of a mysterious Perfectly Normal Beast. Can he save the Earth from total destruction throughout all dimensional probabilities? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save the Grebulons from completely myopic junked-up idiocy? Can he save his daughter Random from herself? Of course not. He never even works out what is going on, exactly. Will you? Mostly Harmless: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Five: The book that gives a whole new meaning to the world trilogy.
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vitalysev
11 июля 2009
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My Mommy's Tote
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Daedalus Books
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Издательство: Daedalus Books, 2013
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PDF, 16 страниц, 0.48 МБ
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Now it's mommy's turn! Cuter than a button, My Mommy's Tote is a delicious interactive gift for mothers and their kids. Created by P. H. Hanson, whose previous books My Granny's Purse and My Grandpa's Briefcase this is a die-cut cornucopia stuffed with marvelous adventures and surprises, endearingly written and offering incredible value.
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smert
19 марта 2016
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