HarperCollins Publishers
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Under Heaven
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Guy Gavriel Kay
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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DjVu, 576 страниц, 23.04 МБ
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An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. An epic historical adventure set in an alternate 8th century China, from the author of the 2008 World Fantasy winner, Ysabel. Under Heaven is a novel of heroes, assassins, concubines and emperors set against a majestic and unforgiving landscape. For two years Shen Tai has mourned his father, living like a hermit beyond the borders of the Kitan Empire, by a mountain lake where terrible battles have long been fought between the Kitai and the neighbouring Tagurans, including one for which his father — a great general — was honoured. But Tai's father never forgot the brutal slaughter involved. The bones of 100,000 soldiers still lie unburied by the lake and their wailing ghosts at night strike terror in the living, leaving the lake and meadow abandoned in its ring of mountains. To honour and redress his father's sorrow, Tai has journeyed west to the lake and has laboured, alone, to bury the dead of both empires. His supplies are replenished by his own people from the nearest fort, and also — since peace has been bought with the bartering of an imperial princess — by the Tagurans, for his solitary honouring of their dead. The Tagurans soldiers one day bring an unexpected letter. It is from the bartered Kitan Princess Cheng-wan, and it contains a poisoned chalice: she has gifted Tai with two hundred and fifty Sardian horses, to reward him for his courage. The Sardians are legendary steeds from the far west, famed, highly-prized, long-coveted by the Kitans.
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2090
 nergon
14 апреля 2015
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Disney Nursery Rhymes (+ Audio CD)
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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Everyone knows that Old King Cole is the merriest soul and that Jack is nimble, quick, and likes to jump over candlesticks. Now little ones can follow along word-for-word as Mickey and friends introduce them to classic Mother Goose rhymes. Sturdy board pages, a padded cover, and one rhyme per page make this ideal for the youngest group. This delightful book and CD set offers a Disney take on everything from Humpty Dumpty to Rock-A-Bye, Baby, and includes several nursery rhyme songs as well!
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116
kingofspirit
15 июня 2013
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Year of Wonders
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Geraldine Brooks
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008
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PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'March' and 'People of the Book'. A young woman's struggle to save her family and her soul during the extraordinary year of 1666, when plague suddenly struck a small Derbyshire village. In 1666, plague swept through London, driving the King and his court to Oxford, and Samuel Pepys to Greenwich, in an attempt to escape contagion. The north of England remained untouched until, in a small community of leadminers and hill farmers, a bolt of cloth arrived from the capital. The tailor who cut the cloth had no way of knowing that the damp fabric carried with it bubonic infection. So begins the Year of Wonders, in which a Pennine village of 350 souls confronts a scourge beyond remedy or understanding. Desperate, the villagers turn to sorcery, herb lore, and murderous witch-hunting. Then, led by a young and charismatic preacher, they elect to isolate themselves in a fatal quarantine. The story is told through the eyes of Anna Frith who, at only 18, must contend with the death of her family, the disintegration of her society, and the lure of a dangerous and illicit attraction.Geraldine Brooks's novel explores love and learning, fear and fanaticism, and the struggle of 17th century science and religion to deal with a seemingly diabolical pestilence. 'Year of Wonders' is also an eloquent memorial to the real-life Derbyshire villagers who chose to suffer alone during England's last great plague.
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1217
phoenix7
15 июня 2010
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Radiant Shadows: A Wicked Lovely book
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Marr Melissa
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
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PDF, 342 страницы, 10.26 МБ
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Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers. And those same cravings also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies — including Devlin, the assassin who is brother to the faeries' High Queen. Ani and Devlin are drawn together, each with reasons to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other? Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in the penultimate volume of Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series.
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1240
randmai
12 марта 2013
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The Dangerous Alphabet
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Neil Gaiman
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
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PDF, 32 страницы, 0.96 МБ
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A is for Always, that's where we embark... Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive? The Dangerous Alphabet is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines — although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. A delightfully dangerous journey from national bestselling author Neil Gaiman and the monstrously talented Gris Grimly, The Dangerous Alphabet is sure to captivate and chill young readers.
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116
kingofspirit
15 июня 2012
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House of Many Ways
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Diana Wynne Jones
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009
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PDF, 404 страницы, 12.12 МБ
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Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places — the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few. By opening that door, Charmain has become responsible for not only the house, but for an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard, and a box of the king's most treasured documents. She has encountered a terrifying beast called a lubbock, irritated a clan of small blue creatures, and wound up smack in the middle of an urgent search. The king and his daughter are desperate to find the lost, fabled Elfgift — so desperate that they've even called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind? Of course, with that magical family involved, there's bound to be chaos — and unexpected revelations. No one will be more surprised than Charmain by what Howl and Sophie discover.
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1464
sssru
20 сентября 2014
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House, M: D: The Authorized Companion to the Hit Fox Medical Drama
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Ian Jackman
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
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DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ
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House is a medical mystery show with a veritable Sherlock Holmes at its helm who uses all pieces of medical evidence to diagnose even the most complex cases, and the eponymously named book will be a must have for the show's devoted viewership. This is the first authorised companion to the Emmy Award-winning medical drama of the same name, based on unprecedented access to the actors and creative staff, including star Hugh Laurie and creator David Shore, and will contain never-before-seen photos from various shooting locations on and off set.
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1276
anarho
24 июля 2011
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Big Nate in a Class by Himself
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Lincoln Peirce
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2015
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PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ
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MEET BIG NATE: How d you like to be 11 years old, 4 1/2 feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history? (118 and counting...!) He s Nate Wright, 6th grade Renaissance Man, prone to accidental antics. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he s #1, Big Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. Nate Wright knows he s meant for big things. REALLY big things. After all, he s a self-described genius. Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool no matter what. He knows he s destined for greatness. A fortune cookie told him so.
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814
allkonekt
13 августа 2017
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One Fifth Avenue
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Candace Bushnell
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
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DjVu, 576 страниц, 23.04 МБ
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One Fifth Avenue is The Building--the chicest, the hottest, the best pedigreed, with all the most interesting people. It's the One to Get Into. Within its pre-war walls the lives of New York City's cultural elite play out: from an over-40 actress whose comeback proves that women of style are truly ageless, to the spoiled and confident recent college grad whose mother expects to find the right man to launch her daughter into high society, to the grande-dame gossip columnist who's seen it all. As in her previous books, Candace Bushnell turns her eagle eye on the social and sexual politics of New Yorkers in an era when any kind of fame is like hard currency, and you are where you live.
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2089
nergon
28 мая 2013
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The Debutante
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Kathleen Tessaro
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ
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Can the secrets of one woman's past change another woman's future? Cate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters.She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind. Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel's colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. But inside, its once elegant interiors are now worn with age and dust. Then Cate discovers hidden in the back of one of the bookshelves, an old shoebox containing an exquisite pair of silk dancing shoes from the 1930's along with a mysterious collection of objects — a diamond brooch, a photograph of a handsome young sailor, a dance card, and a beautiful pearl and emerald bracelet from Tiffany's. Unable to solve the questions in her own life, Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the shoe box and begins to unravel the story of Baby Blythe; bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation. The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own. A timeless novel from the bestselling author of Elegance.
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1393
yury-m
15 октрября 2014
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Matt Ridley
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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PDF, 464 страницы, 13.92 МБ
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Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics 'Genome' and 'Nature via Nurture', turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In 'The Rational Optimist' Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better. Over 10,000 years ago there were fewer than 10 million people on the planet. Today there are more than 6 billion, 99 per cent of whom are better fed, better sheltered, better entertained and better protected against disease than their Stone Age ancestors. The availability of almost everything a person could want or need has been going erratically upwards for 10,000 years and has rapidly accelerated over the last 200 years: calories; vitamins; clean water; machines; privacy; the means to travel faster than we can run, and the ability to communicate over longer distances than we can shout. Yet, bizarrely, however much things improve from the way they were before, people still cling to the belief that the future will be nothing but disastrous. In this original, optimistic book, Matt Ridley puts forward his surprisingly simple answer to how humans progress, arguing that we progress when we trade and we only really trade productively when we trust each other. 'The Rational Optimist' will do for economics what 'Genome' did for genomics and will show that the answer to our problems, imagined or real, is to keep on doing what we've been doing for 10,000 years — to keep on changing.
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1683
biomg
27 октрября 2014
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The Carrie Diaries
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Candace Bushnell
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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DOC, 416 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Meet Carrie Bradshaw before 'Sex and the City!' The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself, and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.
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delovar
07 апреля 2015
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Homecoming
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HarperCollins Publishers
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Автор: Cathy Kelly
Издательство: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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The warm and wonderful new novel from the natural heir to Maeve Binchy Eleanor Levine left Ireland seventy years ago with little more than a suitcase and her mother's handwritten recipe book. Now, a lifetime later, she's returning from New York with hard won wisdom and memories of her own. A renowned psychoanalyst, Eleanor knows there's one final journey she has to make! Lovely young actress Megan Bouchier didn't have to chase success — it arrived effortlessly. Fame was what she always wanted until a disastrous affair made her the wrong kind of headlines — now Megan needs a place to hide! Darkly beautiful Rae is a wonderful wife, a loyal friend and a dedicated community carer. From Titania's Tea Rooms she dispenses tea and sympathy to everyone — until a painful secret from her past threatens everything she holds dear. Big-hearted teacher Connie O'Callaghan has given up on love. She's cheerfully approaching forty and besides, why does no man ever match the heroes in her beloved romantic novels? As Eleanor re-reads her mother's comforting words and watches life unfold from her window in Dublin's pretty Golden Square, she slowly becomes drawn into the lives of Megan, Rae and Connie. But can treasured wisdom handed down from mother to daughter really be relevant today? And what are the ingredients for a life well lived?
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1161
admin
19 февраля 2013
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