Macmillan Publishers USA
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Lovers and Players
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Jackie Collins
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2006
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PDF, 548 страниц, 16.44 МБ
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«angerous sex, family secrets, irresistible power, mega money, and two murders equal one reckless week inNew York… In «Lovers & Players», the Diamond family rules. Red Diamond is an abusive and much-loathed billionaire. His three sons, Max, Chris, and Jett, are summoned to New York for a family meeting which rocks their world. Diahann, a beautiful black ex-singer, works as Red’s housekeeper—a job her daughter, Liberty, does not approve of. A waitress and would-be singer herself, Liberty has dreams of her own and while she pursues them, Damon P. Donnell, married hip-hop mogul supreme, pursues her. Young New York heiress Amy Scott-Simon is engaged to marry Max. At her bachelorette party she runs into Jett. Jett has no idea who Amy is. She also doesn’t realize who he is. A one-night fling leads to major complications. Now the lives of these characters will intertwine, forever changing their destinies, in this highly charged love story about family relationships and deadly choices.»
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 alexdefay
26 декабря 2008
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Dogs and Goddesses
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Jennifer Crusie
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2009
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a web code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly-wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands-on. Finally there’s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn’t been able to footnote. What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It’s up to Abby, Daisy, and Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over Southern Ohio, and they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse…
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1450
admin
15 апреля 2013
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The Fall of Rome: A Novel of a World Lost
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Michael Curtis Ford
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2008
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DOC, 368 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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476 A.D. The Roman Empire, staggered by centuries of barbarian onslaughts and riddled with corruption, now faces its greatest challenge—not only to its power and prestige, but to its very existence… He reduced Concordia, Altinum, and Patavium to ashes, captured Verona and Milan. He was the most dangerous enemy Rome had ever known. The legacy of Attila the Hun, once thought destroyed on the battlefield, has re-emerged to defy the power of the Western World. Now it’s the sons of Attila’s chief military commanders who are waging battle with one another as the dramatic confrontation between the Emperor and Rome’s barbarian conqueror leads to the thrilling conclusion that becomes the end of the greatest civilization on earth.
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1333
lubacha
10 октрября 2011
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Travels in the Scriptorium
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Paul Auster
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2007
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DOC, 118 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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«An old man sits in a room, with a single door and window, a bed, a desk and a chair. Each day he awakes with no memory, unsure of whether or not he is locked into the room. Attached to the few objects around him are one-word, hand-written labels, and on the desk is a series of vaguely familiar black-and-white photographs and four piles of paper. Then a middle-aged woman called Anna enters and talks of pills and treatment, but also of love and promises. Who is this Mr Blank, and what is his fate? What does Anna represent from his past — and will he have enough time to ever make sense of the clues that arise? After the huge success of The Brooklyn Follies, his new novel sees Auster return to the metaphysical territory familiar from his enormously influential The New York Trilogy. A dark puzzle, and a game that implicates both reader and writer alike, Travels in the Scriptorium is a mind-altering exploration of language, responsibility and the passage of time. «Travels in the Scriptorium returns to ...the nihilistic gaiety of Beckett (in particular Krapp) or the sub-dermal violence of Pinter.» (New Statesman).»
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427
pablojah
26 мая 2010
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Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Newt Gingrich
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2007
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DOC, 640 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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The New York Times bestselling authors of Gettysburg continue their inventive series with this remarkable answer to the great “what-if” of the American Civil War: After his great victories at Gettysburg and Union Mills, General Robert E. Lee’s attempt to bring the war to an end by attacking Washington, D.C., fails. However, in securing Washington, the remnants of the valiant Union Army of the Potomac are trapped and destroyed. For Lincoln, there is only one hope left, that General Ulysses S. Grant can save the Union cause. It is August 22, 1863. Pursuing the Union troops up to the banks of the Susquehanna, Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that Grant, in command of over seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river. The two armies finally collide in Central Maryland and a bloody weeklong battle ensues along the banks of Monocacy Creek. This must be the “final” battle for both sides.
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2317
admin
14 июля 2008
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Coming Home
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Rosamunde Pilcher
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 1996
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PDF, 977 страниц, 29.31 МБ
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«Against the backdrop of an elegant Cornwall mansion before World War II and a vast continent-spanning canvas during the turbulent war years, this involving story tells of an extraordinary young woman's coming of age, coming to grips with love and sadness, and in every sense of the term, coming home... In 1935, Judith Dunbar is left behind at a British boarding school when her mother and baby sister go off to join her father in Singapore. At Saint Ursula's, her friendship with Loveday Carey-Lewis sweeps her into the privileged, madcap world of the British aristocracy, teaching her about values, friendship, and wealth. But it will be the drama of war, as it wrenches Judith from those she cares about most, that will teach her about courage...and about love. Teeming with marvelous, memorable characters in a novel that is a true masterpiece, «Coming Home» is a book to be savored, reread, and cherished forever.»
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3518
fynjy
13 августа 2009
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A Good Hanging: Short Stories
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Ian Rankin
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2004
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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Twelve remarkable, gritty stories starring Detective Inspector John Rebus in his home city of Edinburgh, as only Ian Rankin can portray it: not just the tearooms and cobbled streets of the tourist brochures, but a modern urban metropolis with a full range of criminals and their victims--blackmailers, peeping Toms, and more than one kind of murderer. It's a city like any other, a city that gives birth to crimes of passion, accidents, and long-hidden jealousy, and a city in which criminal minds find it all too easy to fade into the shadows. As dedicated readers of the series well know, nobody is better equipped to delve into Edinburgh's back alleys and smoky pubs than Rebus, and no one better able to illuminate his world than Ian Rankin.
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1157
admin
18 июня 2009
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The Red Hat Club
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Haywood Smith
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2004
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PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ
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Meet Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Diane, and Linda-five women who've been best friends through thirty years since high school. Whenever they get the chance, they don their red hats and purple outfits for a delicious monthly serving of racy jokes, iced tea and chicken salad, baskets of sweet rolls, the latest Buckhead gossip, and-most of all-lively support and caring through the ups and downs of their lives. When Diane discovers her banker husband has a condo (with mistress) that he bought with their retirement funds, the Red Hats swing into action and plot to hang him with his own rope in a story that serves up laughter, elegant revenge, high school memories, long-lost loves, a suburban dominatrix, plenty of white wine and junk food and most of all, the power of friendship.
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1388
yury-m
28 мая 2009
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Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Newt Gingrich
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2006
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DOC, 512 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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In their runaway bestsellerGettysburg, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen answered the Civil War’s ultimate hypothetical question: What if Lee’s army had won the victory within its grasp at Gettysburg in 1863? Now, through the same extraordinary research and brilliant character studies, we take the next step of a provocative journey: The Army of Northern Virginia is poised to invade Washington, D.C.. A besieged Lincoln calls on a general with a drinking problem to save the Union. And in the East, Ulysses Grant faces a storm of calamity and rivalry—and a war on the verge of being lost... In this extraordinary book, the battlefront and home fronts come alive through the eyes of ordinary soldiers and such little known characters as General Herman Haupt, commander of the U.S. railroads, and the politician turned soldier General Dan Sickles—a political arch-enemy of Grant’s. As the best of plans are undone, and every strategy countered by another, GRANT COMES EAST builds to a stunning portrait of the war that was—and the war that might have been...
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1853
nniikk
16 декабря 2008
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Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Haywood Smith
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2003
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DOC, 416 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Linwood Breedlove Scott's life has officially hit rock bottom. Her husband of thirty years has run off with a stripper. The IRS has taken everything but her coffee table. And her hot flashes are four-alarmers. The only thing that could make being flat-broke and fifty any worse is having to crawl home to her parents' house in Mimosa Branch, Georgia...which is exactly where she's headed. Lin's barely prepared for the loony bin that greets her, from her controlling, eighty-year-old mother and shockingly blunt father to her long-suffering Aunt Glory and her deranged Uncle Bedford who is convinced a cannibal lives under the furniture. Nor is she ready for the instant love-hate attraction she feels for her handsome new next-door neighbor. Trying to navigate her way through the second act of her life with nothing more than a prepaid calling card, a broken heart, and plenty of Prozac, Lin's about to discover that it's never too late for old friends, new romance, the ties of family, and a second chance to survive it all on the road to becoming the person you were always meant to be...
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1503
delovar
7 октрября 2009
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Gods and Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Michael Curtis Ford
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2003
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PDF, 464 страницы, 13.92 МБ
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«In the year, 354 A.D., Julian, a sheltered scholar and pacifist lives in peace-until a summons from Emperor Constantine the Great changes the young man's life forever. Dispatched to Gaul to help reclaim a beaten Roman territory from German barbarians, Julian displays a surprising and brutal genius for survival against impossible odds. Emerging as an unlikely hero and adored by a legion of zealots, his untapped ambition is ignited-to reign as the new emperor. It's a position of power that'll test the loyalty of his friends, stir the ire of enemies, and cast an ominous shadow over his mad, and most magnificently impossible conquest of all... From the author of the acclaimed «The Ten Thousand» comes a breathtaking recreation of the historic rise to power of a ruthless yet unlikely leader plunged into the chaos of war-and his shocking fall that would become one of the most fascinating mysteries of the ages. A novel of courage and conviction, of loyalty and betrayal, of personal victory and dark ambition, «Gods and Legions» is epic storytelling at its most riveting.»
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biomg
24 июля 2009
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Contest
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Matthew Reilly
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2005
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DjVu, 448 страниц, 17.92 МБ
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Dr. Stephen Swain has found himself locked in the after-hours darkness of the New York Public Library. It isn’t a mistake. He’s been entombed in the historic sanctuary for a reason—as the guest of an unknown host, chosen for a night of fun and games. He’s unprepared. He’s afraid. And he’s not alone. Six other contestants roam the black halls, room by room, floor by floor, in the dead silence. Each strapped with an explosive set to detonate should they escape before the night is over. The terms are simple: seven players enter—only one will leave. Now Swain must navigate the labyrinth to outwit the unknown moves of his mysterious opponents, and to outlast the unimaginable dangers that await him. Against insurmountable odds the contest has begun. Should he win, the greatest, most unfathomable terror lies at the night’s end: the very reason behind the game…
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1620
vtormai
18 марта 2008
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The Red Hat Club Rides Again
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Haywood Smith
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2005
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DOC, 416 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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«Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Linda and Diane have been friends for more than thirty years. But when Pru Bonner, black sheep of the group, falls off the wagon so hard it shakes their world, “the girls” stage a hilarious kidnapping in Vegas to help their childhood friend clean up her act. As the women confront their pasts along with their hazardous adventure, they discover surprising strength in themselves and their friendships. Laughter is spiced with secrets, surprises, and pitfalls aplenty, including a midlife pregnancy test, the perils of internet dating, an all-expense-paid plastic surgery cruise, and a surprise celebration that proves it's never too late for love. As in «The Red Hat Club», these irrepressible heroines face the challenges of friendship in sickness and in health, with heart and indomitable humor. So join The Red Hats and remember that age is all in your head, calories should always be in chewable form (Diet Coke with chocolate éclairs!), and that when all else fails, your Red Hats will see you through.»
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1505
delovar
02 сентября 2010
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Shadow Puppets (Ender, Book 7)
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Orson Scott Card
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2003
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PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ
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«A Sequel to The New York Times Bestselling «Enders's Shadow». Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth. Earth and its society has been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics — the unity enforced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School. But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless, brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors. With Bean at his side, the two will reshape our future. Here is the continuing story of Bean and Petra, and the rest of Ender's Dragon Army, as they take their places in the new government of Earth.»
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1387
yury-m
28 июня 2009
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Lord of the Silent Kingdom (Instrumentalities of the Night 2)
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Glen Cook
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2008
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DOC, 640 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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It’s cold. The wells of power are weakening and the forces of Night grow strong. The gods are real, and still have some power, mostly to do harm. The Instrumentalities of the Night are the worst of these. Piper Hecht, born Else Tage, survived a battle with the Instrumentalities. Now he’s Captain-General of the armies fighting a crusade for Patriarch Sublime V. Intrigues swirl around the throne of the Grail Empire, as the imperial family’s enemy Anne of Menand raises money to help the perpetually indebted Patriarch finance his crusades. To reduce his own vulnerability, sickly young Emperor Lothar assigns his two half-sisters—his immediate heirs—to their own realms. Now Piper Hecht learns that the legendary sorcerer Cloven Februaren, referred to as the Ninth Unknown, is still alive, more than 100 years old, and on Piper’s side. As the dynastic politics of the Empire become even more convoluted, it’s clear that while the old gods may be fading, they’re determined to do everything they can to bend the doings of men to their own advantage. Sieges, explosions, betrayals, Anti-Patriarchs, and suspicious deaths will ensue as the great chess game plays itself out, with Piper Hecht at the center of it all…
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2318
admin
15 июня 2010
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First Meetings In Ender's Universe
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Orson Scott Card
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2004
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PDF, 224 страницы, 6.72 МБ
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«Meet Andrew «Ender» Wiggin, the unforgettable boy-hero ofEnder's Game — winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for Best Novel — and enter his Universe through this collection of stories. «The Polish Boy» is John Paul Wiggin, the future father of Ender. In the years between the first two Bugger Wars, the Hegemony is desperate to recruit brilliant military commanders to repel the alien invasion. They may have found their man — or boy — in John Paul Wiggin.... In «Teacher's Pest» — a novella written especially for this collection — a brilliant but arrogant John Paul Wiggin, now a university student, matches wits with an equally brilliant graduate student. «The Investment Counselor» is set after the end of the Bugger Wars. Banished from Earth and slandered as a mass murderer, twenty-year-old Andrew Wiggin wanders incognito from planet to planet as a fugitive — until a blackmailing tax inspector compromises his identity and threatens to expose Ender the Xeoncide. Also reprinted here is the original award-winning novella, «Ender's Game», which first appeared in 1977.»
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810
allkonekt
08 марта 2009
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Suspense and Sensibility or, First Impressions Revisited: A Mr: and Mrs. Darcy Mystery
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Carrie Bebris
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2006
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DjVu, 304 страницы, 12.16 МБ
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«Elizabeth Darcy and her beloved husband Fitzwilliam are taking on the responsibility of finding a suitable suitor for Elizabeth's younger sister Kitty, thereby assuring her a proper place in society. The angels smile on the young and a perfect match is found, and wedding plans are soon under way. Suddenly a change in personality occurs in Kitty's soon to be model husband-a change so striking as to jeopardize not just the Darcys' social standing, but their lives as well. A mysterious mirror, an insidious reprobate from the past, and matters far beyond the social circles around Pemberly all come into play in a dangerous puzzle, where the consequences may be the exchange of a soul for a soul. Once again the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to «The Thin Man's» Nick and Nora, searching for truth between tea times, amid the social whirl of Jane Austen's England.»
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1100
stalker1965
16 марта 2009
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North by Northanger, or The Shades of Pemberley: A Mr: and Mrs. Darcy Mystery
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Carrie Bebris
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2007
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PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ
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After the intrigues and excitements of their time in the city, the Darcys are more than prepared for a bit of peace and quiet at Pemberley. This is time that they can spend together as Elizabeth settles into her pregnancy. However, such serene solitude is not meant to be. First a letter from Lady Anne Fitzwilliam Darcy, long deceased, is discovered. The contents are both mysterious and prescient for Mrs. Darcy. Then a summons to Northanger Abbey involves the young couple in intrigues that threaten not just the Darcy legacy and good name, but Mr. Darcy’s freedom as well. …and to make matter even worse and more uncomfortable for the expectant mother, Darcy's overbearing aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, arrives on the scene to further bedevil Elizabeth. Add to this rumors of treasure and past scandals, and it becomes obvious that peacefulness is not at home in Pemberley, but secrets and spirits of the past are, and their revelations can have a most a chilling effect on both the Darcys and their family to come.
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1216
phoenix7
15 июня 2009
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Sagittarius Is Bleeding (Battlestar Galactica 3)
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Macmillan Publishers USA
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Автор: Peter David
Издательство: Macmillan Publishers, 2007
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PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ
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President Laura Roslin bears a heavy burden. Since becoming the president of the twelve human colonies when the Cylons brutally attacked and destroyed all but a small remnant of humanity's billions, she has been the voice of civil authority, counterbalancing the military leadership of Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galactica. President Roslin has been a source of inspiration to the tens of thousands who survive on Galactica and the other colonial ships. They look to her for honesty, integrity, and courage. For fairness and an evenhanded rule. And most importantly, for the prophecy she has shared with them. Earth, the fabled home of the lost colony, can be found. She has seen this in a vision which has the power of truth. Recently, though, her dreams have been darker, of a galaxy overrun by Cylons... Is she having visions of an inevitable future? Or are these terrible dreams caused by powerful medication she's been taking? More dangerously, the Midguardians, radicals who believe that the end of humanity is coming soon, have learned of Roslin's dreams and taken them as a sign. Now, the Midguardians prepare to act. President Roslin faces the most important decision of her life, Should she tell Commander Adama about the Midguardians, and risk being imprisoned again as a traitor, or dare she keep her secret, and possibly endanger the future of the entire fleet... Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, and a cast of talented newcomers star in Battlestar Galactica. The 1978 series, re-imagined by Ronald D. Moore as a suspenseful series of taut human drama, has taken viewers by storm with compelling stories of humanity on the brink. The talented cast and intense stories have fired the imagination of the largest audience for any Sci-Fi Channel series in its history. Galactica is back, better than ever.
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1216
phoenix7
15 июня 2009
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