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1000 Years of Annoying the French	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Stephen Clarke Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	DjVu, 544 страницы, 21.76 МБ 0 Оценка:
Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? Non! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066...
1974 garun-al-rashid 23 октрября 2014	Скачать книгу

The Blasphemer	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Nigel Farndale Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 496 страниц, 14.88 МБ 0 Оценка:
An astonishing, ambitious and masterful new novel, with echoes of Birdsong, that reads at the pace of a thriller. On its way to the Galapagos Islands, a light aircraft crashes into the sea. Zoologist Daniel Kennedy is confronted with a stark Darwinian choice. Should he save himself, or Nancy, the woman he loves? But how can one moment of betrayal ever be forgiven? And after he escapes the plane and swims for help, who is the elusive figure who guides him away from certain death? Back in London, Daniel thinks he finds the answer; it is connected with his great grandfather and the first horrific day of Passchendaele. But as the past collapses into the present, the fissures in his relationship with Nancy show through. Until he is given a second chance to prove his courage and earn her forgiveness. The Blasphemer is a novel that speaks to the head as well as the heart of the reader.
1799 neptun 16 апреля 2015	Скачать книгу

The Complete Notes	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Bill Bryson Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	DjVu, 544 страницы, 21.76 МБ 0 Оценка:
«This work combines two of Bill Bryson's best-loved books and demonstrates his take on life — from either side of the pond. The books, «Notes from a Small Island» and «Notes From a Big Country», went on to become major bestsellers. «The Complete Notes» combines these two popular books into one volume. Written in the form of bite-sized essays, both books are gently humorous as they highlight the idiosyncracies of the USA and Great Britain.»
1973 garun-al-rashid 23 декабря 2012	Скачать книгу

Started Early Took My Dog	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Kate Atkinson Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 493 страницы, 14.79 МБ 5 Оценка:
A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a purchase she hadn't bargained for. One moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. Witnesses to Tracy's Faustian exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie who has returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished. Kate Atkinson dovetails and counterpoints her plots with Dickensian brilliance in a tale peopled with unlikely heroes and villains. Started Early, Took My Dog is freighted with wit, wisdom and a fierce moral intelligence. It confirms Kate Atkinson's position as one of the great writers of our time.
1789 boatexperts 28 мая 2014	Скачать книгу

Brief History of the Future	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Stephen Clarke Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 432 страницы, 12.96 МБ 5 Оценка:
What if teleportation was really possible? Englishman Richie Fisher is about to find out… Richie and his wife Clara have won a weekend in New York in a newspaper competition. While Clara is off blowing their spending money, Richie wanders aimlessly, chewing on a veggie-burger, ending up in a gift-shop where he finds himself standing in front of an instant transporter machine. It looks nothing like the open-plan teleporter on Captain Kirk’s Starship Enterprise; in fact, it seems more like a glorified microwave oven.Richie places his burger inside, hits the return key on the linked-up computer — and the burger disappears. But if he can teleport a half-eaten veggie-burger, what else could you do with the machine? For criminals, the possibilities are endless. Who could catch you if you beamed drugs into nostrils a hundred miles away? And how much would illegal immigrants pay to be teleported into the rich host country of their choice? Richie buys a teleporter and takes it back to England, where the chaos begins...
1567 olen33 21 июня 2013	Скачать книгу

This is Your Life	Transworld Publishers
Автор: John O'Farrell Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2003	PDF, 359 страниц, 10.77 МБ 8 Оценка:
Just as bogus doctors are occasionally discovered in hospitals, Jimmy Conway has become a bogus celebrity; winning an award for something he never did, being photographed in Hello! in someone else's house, and ultimately making a fool of the entire mad, shallow celebrity merry-go-round.
1297 ryan-tyler 15 июня 2009	Скачать книгу

Blueeyedboy	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Joanne Harris Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ 0 Оценка:
A gripping psychological thriller played out in cyberspace, from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Lollipop Shoes. Once there was a widow with three sons, and their names were Black, Brown and Blue. Black was the eldest; moody and aggressive. Brown was the middle child, timid and dull. But Blue was his mother's favourite. And he was a murderer. Blueyedboy is the brilliant new novel from Joanne Harris: a dark and intricately plotted tale of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and a serial murderer who is not who he seems. Told through posts on badguysrock@webjournal.com, this is a thriller that makes creative use of all the disguise, deception and mind games that are offered by playing out one's life on the internet.
1393 yury-m 15 октрября 2014	Скачать книгу

Big Girl	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Danielle Steel Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 462 страницы, 13.86 МБ 5 Оценка:
Two sisters, two very different lives... Victoria — a chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes and ordinary looks — has spent her whole life being second best to her perfect younger sister Gracie, being told that she is a disappointment to her parents, and unable to win their approval. While waging a ceaseless war against her weight, enduring her father's belittling comments about her appearance and seeing her academic achievements go unacknowledged, she knows that she has to get as far away from home as possible. Home is Los Angeles, where beauty and appearance are all. She moves to New York City, where she finds a job she loves — as a high school teacher — amongst the sleek and slinky of Manhattan. Her lifeline to her family is through Gracie — they couldn't be more different, but they love each other unconditionally. Victoria finds her own life in New York, while her battle with her weight continues. And then a chance encounter starts an incredible chain of events. But can Victoria really leave behind all the hurt, neglect and loss that she has tried to forget and step into a new and fulfilling future? And whatever the scales tell her, she is determined to cherish who she is.
1676 overload 24 июля 2012	Скачать книгу

At Home	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Bill Bryson Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 259 страниц, 7.77 МБ 8 Оценка:
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade, and delivers one of the most entertaining and illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live. Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business — eating, sleeping and merely endeavouring to get more comfortable. And that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which we live.This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, wandering from room to room considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. Along the way he did a prodigious amount of research on the history of anything and everything, from architecture to electricity, from food preservation to epidemics, from the spice trade to the Eiffel Tower, from crinolines to toilets; and on the brilliant, creative and often eccentric minds behind them. And he discovered that, although there may seem to be nothing as unremarkable as our domestic lives, there is a huge amount of history, interest and excitement — and even a little danger — lurking in the corners of every home.
939 archik 12 марта 2014	Скачать книгу

Cobra	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Frederick Forsyth Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 446 страниц, 13.38 МБ 0 Оценка:
The cocaine industry is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. Its usage causes incalculable misery, poverty and death. Slowly, gradually, inexorably it is spreading... it is a blight which must be stopped. One man, Paul Devereaux, intellectual, dedicated, utterly ruthless and ex-CIA special ops, is given what seems like an impossible...
1618 domenus 16 мая 2014	Скачать книгу

Mini Shopaholic	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Sophie Kinsella Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 464 страницы, 13.92 МБ 0 Оценка:
Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) thought motherhood would be a breeze and that having a daughter was a dream come true — a shopping friend for life! But it's trickier than she thought — two-year-old Minnie has a quite different approach to shopping. She can create havoc everywhere from Harrods to Harvey Nicks to her own christening. She hires taxis at random, her favourite word is 'Mine', and she's even started bidding for designer bags on ebay. On top of everything else, there's a big financial crisis. People are having to Cut Back — including all of Becky's personal shopping clients — and she and Luke are still living with Becky's Mum and Dad. To cheer everyone up, Becky decides to throw a surprise birthday party — on a budget — but then things become really complicated. Who will end up on the naughty step, who will get a gold star and will Becky's secret wishes come true?
1683 biomg 27 октрября 2014	Скачать книгу

Blitz	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Ken Bruen Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ 7 Оценка:
The Cop Detective Sergeant Brant is tough and uncompromising, as sleazy and ruthless as the villains he's out to get. While his violent methods may be questionable, Brant always gets results. The Killer: a psychopath has started a killing spree across London. Calling himself 'The Blitz', his weapon of choice is a workman's hammer. And his victims are all cops. The Target: the police squad are desperate to catch the killer before he catches up with them. And Brant is top of his list...
1045 vitalysev 14 августа 2013	Скачать книгу

The Tennis Party	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Madeleine Wickham Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 336 страниц, 10.08 МБ 0 Оценка:
It was Patrick's idea that they should have the tennis party. After all, he has the perfect setting — the White House, bought out of his bonuses as an investment banker. He hasn't actually told Caroline, his brash and beautiful wife, what the real reason for the party is. She is glad to welcome Stephen and Annie, their impoverished former neighbours, less glad to see newly wealthy Charles and his aristocratic wife Cressida, and barely able to tolerate the deadly competitive Don and Valerie. But as the first ball is served over the net it signals the start of two days of tempers, shocks, revelations, the arrival of an uninvited guest, and the realization that the weekend is about anything but tennis.
1219 phoenix7 17 апреля 2015	Скачать книгу

Swimming Pool Sunday	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Madeleine Wickham Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	DOC, 368 страниц, 1.00 МБ 7 Оценка:
On a shimmeringly hot Sunday in May, Louise is at a neighbour's pool with her daughters — and glaring at her resentfully is her estranged husband Barnaby. While the children splash and shriek in the cool, blue waters, she lies blissfully back in the sun and dreams of Cassian, the charismatic new lawyer in her life. The day seems perfect. But suddenly the bliss is shattered. The consequences of a terrible accident develop into a drama of recriminations, jealousy and legal power-play. Friendships crumble, the village is split, and the needs of a child become secondary to the dangerous contest in which the grown-ups are engaged.
1335 lubacha 11 августа 2013	Скачать книгу

Jigs and Reels	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Joanne Harris Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2005	PDF, 282 страницы, 8.46 МБ 5 Оценка:
A book of short stories from the author of CHOCOLAT Take your partners, please. Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear. In these twenty-two short stories from the author of HOLY FOOLS and FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE, the miraculous goes hand-in-hand with the mundane, the sour with the sweet, and the beautiful, the grotesque, the seductive and the disturbing are never more than one step away. JIGS & REELS is Joanne Harris' first collection of short stories. As she says in her Foreword, a good short story can startle, ignite, and illuminate...giving you vivid, anarchic glimpses into different world, different people. Here, she proves she is as good as her word by creating an eclectic selection of tales for our times that will delight, surprise, entertain and horrify in equal measure. Sly, funny, sometimes provocative but always personal, JIGS & REELS shows a side to Joanne Harris you have never seen before. So go on, be tempted. After all, it's only dancing.
1020 stepirochka 18 марта 2008	Скачать книгу

Grey Man	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Andy McNab Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	PDF, 3.36 МБ 8 Оценка:
0 admin 7 декабря 2013	Скачать книгу

The Gatecrasher	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Madeleine Wickham Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2011	DjVu, 352 страницы, 14.08 МБ 5 Оценка:
An early bestseller from the author of the fabulous Shopaholic series. Fleur is beautiful, unscrupulous, and has a large wardrobe of black designer suits. With the help of The Times announcements page she gatecrashes the funerals and memorial services of the wealthy, preying on rich, vulnerable men. She charms her way into their lives and onto their platinum credit cards, takes what she can, and then moves swiftly on. When Richard, a dull but wealthy businessman, meets Fleur at his wife's memorial service, he's bowled over. Gradually Fleur works her spell on Richard's family — transforming their lives while she moves in on their wealth. But she finds herself lingering longer than she meant to.
1277 anarho 25 июня 2013	Скачать книгу

Feet of Clay	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Terry Pratchett Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2005	DOC, 416 страниц, 1.00 МБ 0 Оценка:
A Discworld Howdunnit Who's murdering harmless old men? Who's poisoning the Patrician? As autumn fogs hold Ankh-Morpork in their grip, the City Watch have to track down a murderer who can't be seen. Maybe the golems know something — but the solemn men of clay, who work all day and night and are never any trouble to anyone, have started to commit suicide... It's not as if the Watch hasn't got problems of its own. There's a werewolf suffering from Pre-Lunar Tension. Corporal Nobbs is hobnobbing with the nobs, and there's something really strange about the new dwarf recruit, especially his earrings and eyeshadow. Who can you trust when there are mobs on the streets and plotters in the dark and all the clues point the wrong way? In the gloom of the night, Watch Commander Sir Samuel Vimes finds that the truth might not be out there at all. It may be amongst the words in the head. A chilling tale of poison and pottery.
1505 delovar 02 сентября 2010	Скачать книгу

The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Terry Pratchett Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2008	DjVu, 304 страницы, 12.16 МБ 0 Оценка:
'A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores' — From, The Fifth Elephant. 'Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened' — From, Moving Pictures. The Discworld is filled with a vast and diverse population — from witches to vampires and from the fiendish to the foolish, it is a world in which magical books can devour the unsuspecting, and Death can escape to the country for some time off. The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld is a collection of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations from this extraordinary universe, dealing one-by-one with each book in the canon. Guaranteed to transport you back to your favourite or forgotten Discworld moments it is the perfect book for die-hard Pratchett fans, as well as anyone coming to the Discworld for the first time.
1101 stalker1965 16 февраля 2010	Скачать книгу

A Widow for One Year	Transworld Publishers
Автор: John Irving Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	PDF, 656 страниц, 19.68 МБ 0 Оценка:
'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking — it was coming from her parents' bedroom'. This is the story of Ruth Cole. It is told in three parts: on Long Island, in the summer of 1958, when she is only four; in 1990, when she is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career; and, in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She's also about to fall in love for the first time...
2379 trundle 25 июня 2012	Скачать книгу

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