Simon and Schuster
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The High Crusade
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Poul Anderson
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2010
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PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ
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In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslave — they've launched their invasion against free Englishmen. In the end, only one alien is left alive — and Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel. Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no matter how great the odds against them.
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870
 admin
23 февраля 2012
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Douglas Adams
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 1991
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PDF, 307 страниц, 9.21 МБ
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When a passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the explosion is deemed an act of God. But which god, wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently? What god would be hanging around Heathrow trying to catch the 3:37 to Oslo? And what has this to do with Dirk's latest — and late — client, found only this morning with his head revolving atop the hit record Hot Potato? Amid the hostile attentions of a stray eagle and the trauma of a very dirty refrigerator, super-sleuth Dirk Gently will once again solve the mysteries of the universe...
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1102
abrucci
7 октрября 2009
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Time Patrol
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Poul Anderson
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2006
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DOC, 784 страницы, 1.00 МБ
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The discovery of time travel means that everything we know, anyone we know, might not only vanish, but never even have existed. Against that possibility stand the men and women of the Time Patrol, dedicated to preserving the history they know and protecting the future from fanatics, terrorists, and would-be dictators.
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2837
andreich
11 августа 2008
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The Terror of Living
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Urban Waite
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2011
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DjVu, 306 страниц, 12.24 МБ
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From the publishers of CHILD 44 comes the debut literary thriller of the year... Hunt, an ex-convict, has spent the past twenty years on a small ranch, supplementing his income with the odd drug smuggling job. Drake, a deputy sheriff, has almost escaped the shadow of his father, who was also a sheriff. Drake is on Hunt's trail when a big drug deal in the mountains goes awry and so begins a terrifying race against time. The traffickers soon unleash a merciless hired killer to reclaim what's theirs.
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1110
harmony
08 марта 2014
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Por la Vida de Mi Hermana
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Jodi Picoult
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2008
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PDF, 454 страницы, 13.62 МБ
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Puede un padre o una madre amar demasiado? O es que acaso tanto amor nunca es suficiente? Anna Fitzgerald no esta enferma, aunque pudiera parecerlo. Con apenas trece anos de edad ha soportado innumerables operaciones, inyecciones y transfusiones para que su hermana mayor Kate pueda de alguna manera sobrevivir a la leucemia que la aqueja desde su ninez. Anna, al ser geneticamente compatible con su hermana, fue la candidata idonea para ser la donante del transplante de medula de Kate, asumiendo asi un papel que nunca cuestionaria sino hasta ahora. Como la mayoria de los adolescentes, Anna esta comenzando a plantearse quien realmente es. Pero a diferencia de los demas, ella siempre ha sido definida en funcion de Kate. Es ahora cuando Anna toma una decision que ante los ojos del mundo no es mas que impensable, una decision que desgarrara a su familia, atrayendo quiza fatales consecuencias para su hermana a la que tanto ama. Se trata de una provocadora novela que presenta una serie de planteamientos eticos importantes. Por la vida de mi hermana no es solamente la historia familiar de la lucha por sobrevivir sino una contemporanea parabola moral.
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1645
igor-ua
14 сентября 2013
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Mrs: Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Robert C. O'Brien
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 1986
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PDF, 233 страницы, 6.99 МБ
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Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
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835
gamus
11 августа 2009
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Cuentos Que Contaban Nuestras Abuelas: Cuentos Populares Hispanicos
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: F. Isabel Campoy
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2007
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DOC, 118 страниц, 1.00 МБ
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Estos cuentos han viajado por largo tiempo — sobre montanas, a traves de mares y desiertos, llevados por el viento, contados por nuestros antepasados. Ahora llegan hasta ti. Una astuta zorra, un pajaro de mil colores, una gaita alegre, y una jovencita audaz... Esta antologia de cuentos populares celebra la cultura Hispanica y sus multiples raices — indigena, africana, arabe, hebrea, y espanola. F. Isabel Campoy y Alma Flor Ada han recontado doce cuentos estelares que reflejan la fuerza del espiritu y la extraordinaria herencia de los Latinos. Cuatro ilustres artistas latinos enriquecen esta coleccion inolvidable.
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pablojah
26 мая 2010
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Paleo
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Yvonne Navarro
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2000
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PDF, 272 страницы, 8.16 МБ
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Prehistoric Hysteria Buffy Summers and her gang know that Sunnydale is a haven for outsiders, whether of the supernatural or strictly adolescent variety. Shy transfer student Kevin Sanderson is no exception. But Kevin instantly finds a mentor in Daniel, a paleontologist and fellow dino-phile at the Sunnydale Museum of Natural History. When Buffy starts hearing rumors of alligators in the sewers, she has to wonder about Kevin and Daniel's hobbies. Meanwhile, the Slayerettes are having extracurricular excitement of their own. Alysa, a hotshot talent agent, wants to represent the Dingoes, and she's offering the Scooby Gang fame and fortune. If she's legit, it could be Oz's big break. But Buffy's too busy to run a background check — Daniel and Kevin have reanimated an ancient creature with a new agenda... an agenda that begins and ends with the destruction of the Slayer...
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981
radius
26 декабря 2009
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Shadow Prowler
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Alexey Pehov
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2011
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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After centuries of calm, the Nameless One is stirring. An army is gathering: thousands of fellcreatures joining forces from across the Desolate Lands, united for the first time in history under one black banner. By the spring, or perhaps sooner, the Nameless One and his forces will be at the walls of Avendoom.Unless Shadow Harold, master thief, can stop them. Epic fantasy at its best, Shadow Prowler is the first in a trilogy that follows professional thief Shadow Harold on his quest for a long-lost artefact that will save the Kingdom of Siala. Bound by oath to fulfil his commission, even if he dies trying, Harold is accompanied on his quest by a mysterious elfin princess, ten Wild Hearts — the most dangerous fighters in the world — and the King's court jester (who may be more than he seems... or less). His journey will lead Harold towards a destiny greater and more perilous than he could imagine...
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1451
admin
16 февраля 2013
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Good In Bed
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Jennifer Weiner
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2011
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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Cannie Shapiro never wanted to be famous. The smart, sharp, plus-sized reporter was perfectly happy writing about other people's lives for her local newspaper. And for the past twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her job, her friends, her dog and her life. She loves her apartment and her commodious, quilt-lined bed. She has made a tenuous peace with her body and she even felt okay about ending her relationship with her boyfriend Bruce. But now this... 'Loving a larger woman is an act of courage in our world', Bruce has written in a national woman's magazine. And Cannie — who never knew that Bruce saw her as a larger woman, or thought that loving her was an act of courage — is plunged into misery, and the most amazing year of her life.
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1451
admin
16 февраля 2013
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Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Mineko Iwasaki
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2003
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DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ
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'I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.' Emerging shyly from her hiding place, Mineko encounters Madam Oima, the formidable proprietress of a prolific geisha house in Gion. Madam Oima is mesmerized by the child's black hair and black eyes: she has found her successor. And so Mineko is gently, but firmly, prised away from her parents to embark on an extraordinary career, of which she will become the best. But even if you are exquisitely beautiful and the darling of the okiya, the life of a geisha is one of gruelling professional demands. And Mineko must first contend with her bitterly jealous sister who is determined to sabotage her success... Captivating and poignant, GEISHA OF GION tells of Mineko's ascendancy to fame and her ultimate decision to leave the profession she found so constricting.
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anarho
23 декабря 2009
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Amy and Isabelle
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Elizabeth Strout
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2011
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PDF, 320 страниц, 9.60 МБ
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Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for her boss. But when Amy, frustrated by her quiet and unemotional mother, embarks on an illicit affair with her maths teacher, the disgrace intensifies the shame Isabelle feels about her own past. Throughout one long, sweltering summer as the events of the small town ebb and flow around them Amy and Isabelle exist in silent conflict until a final act leads ultimately to the understanding they both crave.
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19 февраля 2013
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The Edge of Madness
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Simon and Schuster
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Автор: Michael Dobbs
Издательство: Simon & Schuster, 2009
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PDF, 400 страниц, 12.00 МБ
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The world is peering into the terrifying chasm of a new kind of conflict, where computers take over from missiles and global damnation comes at the click of a button. Cyber-warfare: the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off energy lifelines, crippling the financial markets, starving leaders of authority. An old Russian nuclear reactor goes into Chernobyl-style meltdown, while on the other side of the world, the US Eastern Seabord is plunged into darkness. Nobody knows — yet — who is responsible for the chaos. Hidden from the rest of the world, an extraordinary meeting of the US President, the Russian President and the British Prime Minister is about to take place. They have the weekend to save the world — and they must do it alone. Meanwhile something serious is going on in Beijing: it looks as though the Chinese are preparing for the final thrust against their old enemies, bringing them to their knees without a single shot being fired...
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admin
15 апреля 2013
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