Transworld Publishers

The Opposite of Love	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Julie Buxbaum Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ 0 Оценка:
1392 yury-m 15 декабря 2011	Скачать книгу

A Briefer History of Time	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Stephen Hawking Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2008	PDF, 164 страницы, 4.92 МБ 0 Оценка:
«Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, «A Brief History of Time», has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts. This is the origin of and the reason for «A Briefer History of Time»: its author's wish to make its content accessible to readers — as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings.Although this book is literally somewhat 'briefer', it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics.Like prior editions of the book — but even more so — «A Briefer History of Time» will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. Thirty-eight full-colour illustrations enhance the text and make «A Briefer History of Time» an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science.»
594 eniked 15 августа 2010	Скачать книгу

Up at the Villa	Transworld Publishers
Автор: W.Somerset Maugham Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2004	PDF, 128 страниц, 3.84 МБ 7 Оценка:
Mary Panton walls up her desires in a beautiful villa high up in the hills above Florence, as she calmly contemplates her disastrous marriage. But a single act of compassion begins a nightmare of violence that shatters her serenity. She turns for help to the notorious Rowley Flint, and through him comes to realise that to deny love, with all its passions and risks, is to deny life itself.
462 liego55 20 сентября 2009	Скачать книгу

Generation Kill	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Evan Wright Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 464 страницы, 13.92 МБ 0 Оценка:
«Generation Kill» is about the young men sent to fight their nation's first open-ended war since Vietnam. Despite the flurry of media images to come of the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, you have never really met any of these people, who serve as front-line troops. For whatever reason, the media simply doesn't get them. As we all know, news accounts of the last two wars focused almost exclusively on battlefield imagery of high-tech weapons wreaking astounding destruction, comply with analysis from retired army grandees and other experts, punctuated by the odd heart-warming patriotic sound-bite. The troops themselves play a role in the media's presentation of recent wars rather like extras in «The Triumph of the Will». They are everywhere yet somehow invisible. When they speak you get the sense that what they are saying has been carefully scripted.Now «Generation Kill» tells the soldiers' story in their own words. The narrative focuses on a platoon of 23 marines, many of them veterans of Afghanistan, whose elite reconnaissance unit spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. This is the story of young men that have been trained to become ruthless killers. It's about surviving death. It's about taking part in a war many questioned before it even began. Evan Wright was the only reporter with First Recon, which operated well ahead of most other forces, usually behind enemy lines. They were among the first marines sent into the fight and one of the last units still engaged on the outskirts of Iraq, even after the city centre fell. «Generation Kill» is not just a combat chronicle but an inside look at how people fighting in war actually experience it. It is both an action narrative like «Black Hawk Down» and a detailed portrait of a generation at war along the lines of «Band of Brothers». It is not a book you are going to forget in a hurry.»
1682 biomg 26 февраля 2011	Скачать книгу

A Desirable Resistence	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Madeleine Wickham Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2004	PDF, 288 страниц, 8.64 МБ 7 Оценка:
Liz and Jonathan Chambers were in trouble. Mortgage trouble. They'd stretched themselves to busting with their new exciting project — well, Liz thought it exciting — buying and managing the Silchester Tutorial College, and now couldn't sell their old house. Here they were, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn't wanted to move anyway. Then Marcus Witherstone came into their lives — and at first it seemed he would solve all their problems. Marcus, senior partner in Silchester's leading estate agency, was large, assured, and wore an expensive overcoat. He knew the perfect tenants from London who would rent their old house — glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything was going to be OK. But soon Marcus found himself involved with Liz in a way he'd never intended. Keeping his adulterous trysts secret from Anthea was uncomfortably easy — most of the time her head was firmly buried in Improve your Child's IQ. Meanwhile, as Liz was lost in blissful dreams of Marcus, Jonathan was left to run the tutorial college. Neither of them had time to notice that teenage Alice was developing a desperate passion for the tenants, Piers and Ginny. Everyone seemed to be entangled with everyone else, in the most awkward possible way. And as events closed in on him, Marcus began to realise that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home.
1041 vitalysev 13 февраля 2009	Скачать книгу

Nothing to Lose	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Lee Child Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 548 страниц, 16.44 МБ 7 Оценка:
Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can't find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four redneck deputies who want to run him out of town. Mistake. They're picking on the wrong guy. Jack Reacher is a big man, and he's in shape. No job, no address, no baggage. Nothing, except bloody-minded curiosity. What is the secret the locals seem so keen to hide? A hard man is good to find. Ex-military cop Reacher is today's most addictive hero. Now he pulls on a tiny loose thread, to unravel conspiracies that expose the most shocking truths. Because, after all, Jack Reacher has nothing to lose.
1986 alexdefay 27 августа 2011	Скачать книгу

Blood Money	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Tom Bradby Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	DjVu, 544 страницы, 21.76 МБ 0 Оценка:
It was New York, 1929, a city of speakeasies, swells and hoodlums at the fag end of the roaring twenties. It's a hell of a time and place for a young cop to be trying to make his way in the world. Joe Quinn's first case is one that could put his name up in lights; a banker takes a dive from a tall building onto Wall Street. All the signs point to murder. Pretty soon, the dead man has company; a group of old buddies is being eliminated, in a particularly gruesome manner. For the young detective a case that starts as an opportunity swiftly becomes a nightmare from which he cannot escape. Joe Quinn is about to discover just how tough being an honest cop in a dishonest world can be.
1973 garun-al-rashid 23 декабря 2012	Скачать книгу

Brute Force	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Andy McNab Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 480 страниц, 14.40 МБ 8 Оценка:
A cargo ship is apprehended by the authorities off the coast of Spain, loaded to the gunwales with enough arms and ammunition to start a war. Twenty years later, an unknown aggressor seems intent on eradicating those responsible for the treachery, one by one. The last victim was brutally tortured with a Black & Decker drill, then shot through the head. And Nick Stone — ex-SAS, tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained — is next on the killer's list... In his most daunting mission yet, Nick Stone must find a man who shared that past, and who may know more about the present threat than he is prepared to reveal. As the two find themselves pursued across sea and desert, they become ever more enmeshed in a deadly network of betrayal, to which Stone himself unwittingly holds the key. And in a final confrontation that echoes his worst nightmares, only he can stop the unthinkable and save the lives of those he holds most dear.
1740 admin 12 апреля 2013	Скачать книгу

The Cat Who Came in from the Cold	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Deric Longden Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2007	PDF, 240 страниц, 7.20 МБ 8 Оценка:
The little cat Deric Longden saw sitting forlornly on an upturned bucket belonged to the neighbours, but somehow when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Once there he slipped so easily into Deric and Aileen's lives that there was an unspoken agreement that he had found his real home. Little did he know that he had entered the Longden world, in which the unexpected (almost) always happens... Aileen being Aileen, it was probably inevitable that sooner or later the kitten would be trapped in the refrigerator. And Deric being Deric, the obvious way to thaw him back to life was to make a little coat for him out of a shrunken thermal vest. Thus the cat who came in from the cold got his name — Thermal — and joined the wonderful cast of characters in the ongoing Longden saga.
869 admin 22 апреля 2011	Скачать книгу

The Folklore of Discworld	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Terry Pratchett Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 360 страниц, 10.80 МБ 8 Оценка:
«Most of us grow up having always known to touch wood or cross our fingers, and what happens when a princess kisses a frog or a boy pulls a sword from a stone, yet sadly some of these things are now beginning to be forgotten. Legends, myths, fairytales: our world is made up of the stories we told ourselves about where we came from and how we got there. It is the same on Discworld, except that beings which on Earth are creatures of the imagination — like vampires, trolls, witches and, possibly, gods — are real, alive and in some cases kicking on the Disc. In «The Folklore of Discworld», Terry Pratchett teams up with leading British folklorist Jacqueline Simpson to take an irreverent yet illuminating look at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the uniquely imaginative universe of Discworld.»
1305 admin 03 августа 2011	Скачать книгу

Gone Tomorrow	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Lee Child Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	PDF, 588 страниц, 17.64 МБ 7 Оценка:
Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. Mostly because they're nervous. By definition they're all first-timers. Riding the subway in New York at two o'clock in the morning, Reacher knows the twelve giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, he becomes sharply aware: one by one, she ticks off every bulletpoint on his list. So begins the new heartstopping new thriller starring today's most admired action hero, the gallant and enigmatic loner Jack Reacher.
2132 timanskiu 9 февраля 2012	Скачать книгу

Last Night in Twisted River	Transworld Publishers
Автор: John Irving Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	PDF, 667 страниц, 20.01 МБ 0 Оценка:
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, pursued by the constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River — John Irving's twelfth novel — depicts the recent half-century in the United States as a world 'where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course.' From the novel's taut opening sentence to its elegiac final chapter, what distinguishes Last Night in Twisted River is the author's unmistakable voice, the inimitable voice of an accomplished storyteller.
2419 rishele 15 июня 2012	Скачать книгу

The Lollipop Shoes	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Joanne Harris Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2008	DjVu, 592 страницы, 23.68 МБ 5 Оценка:
'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?' 'My mother, Vianne Rocher.' Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped — at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change... But this new friendship is not what it seems. Ruthless, devious and seductive, Zozie de l'Alba has plans of her own — plans that will shake their world to pieces. And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice; to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy... Herself.
2145 erdik 13 октрября 2011	Скачать книгу

Material Girl	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Imogen Edwards-Jones Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 384 страницы, 11.52 МБ 0 Оценка:
What is fashion? Who decides what's in and what's out? Is the catwalk really catty? And what's so super about supermodels? Based entirely on true but anonymous stories, Material Girl covers six months in a designer's life and gives you exclusive access to a world where women get paid thousands for getting dressed in the morning and where the wrong shirt length can cost you your career. Tracking the development of a collection from concept to catwalk, onto the front pages of Vogue and then to the high street, it reveals the shocking mark-ups, the fabulous extremes and the shoddy shortcuts which the fashion industry would rather you didn't know about...
1392 yury-m 15 декабря 2011	Скачать книгу

Nation: The Play	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Terry Pratchett Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	DOC, 144 страницы, 1.00 МБ 0 Оценка:
«Following the National Theatre's success with plays based on novels by well-loved children's writers like Philip Pulman («His Dark Materials»), Jamila Gavin («Coram Boy») and Michael Morpurgo («War Horse»), the National now stages Mark Ravenhill's exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett's witty and challenging adventure story in a major Christmas production for 2009. Its a parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other's language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribe's fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation.»
522 alex033ru 21 октрября 2012	Скачать книгу

One Day at a Time	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Danielle Steel Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2010	DjVu, 448 страниц, 17.92 МБ 7 Оценка:
«Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood's top producers. They're not your typical family, by any means... Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for 10 years; Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy Northern California beach town of Bolinas. But when Coco reluctantly agrees to house-sit in Jane's luxurious home, she soon discovers how much things can change in just a matter of days... It turns out Jane's house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who's fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldn't be more different. The attraction couldn't be more immediate. Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he's a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for cosmetic surgery, she's a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all — into parenthood. With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel's new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual, but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy and wise, «One Day at a Time» is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.»
1624 vtormai 22 сентября 2015	Скачать книгу

A Play on Words	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Deric Longden Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2000	DjVu, 302 страницы, 12.08 МБ 5 Оценка:
Further episodes in the life of Deric Longden and the Longden household. At least two new characters join the feline cast led by the ever-popular Thermal. The thread running through the book is the interesting experience of watching Lost for Words turn into a television drama, but attached to the thread are the usual wonderful collection of Longden observations of life at home and (not too far) abroad. As usual work suffers constant interruptions from Thermal and Co, but somehow the research gets done. Did you know that Huddersfield has the country's biggest per capita consumption of crinkle-cut chips? And why does two-thirds of all the Benedictine produced get drunk in Bradford?
1089 volshebnih 14 марта 2009	Скачать книгу

Sashenka	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Simon Montefiore Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 624 страницы, 18.72 МБ 0 Оценка:
Winter, 1916. In St Petersburg, snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution. Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her role in a dangerous game of conspiracy and seduction. Twenty years on, Sashenka has a powerful husband and two children. Around her people are disappearing but her own family is safe. But she's about to embark on a forbidden love affair which will have devastating consequences. Sashenka's story lies hidden for half a century, until a young historian goes deep into Stalin's private archives and uncovers a heart-breaking story of passion and betrayal, savage cruelty and unexpected heroism — and one woman forced to make an unbearable choice.
2262 metroteam 19 марта 2012	Скачать книгу

Season of the Witch	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Natasha Mostert Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2008	DjVu, 544 страницы, 21.76 МБ 0 Оценка:
Gabriel Blackstone has an unusual talent. A computer hacker by trade, he is also able to enter the minds of others. But he uses his gift only reluctantly — until he is contacted by an ex-lover who begs him to find her step-son, last seen months earlier in the company of two sisters. And so Gabriel visits Monk House, a place where time seems to stand still, and where the rooms are dominated by the coded symbol of a cross and circle. As winter closes in, Gabriel becomes increasingly bewitched by the house, and by its owners, the beautiful and mysterious Monk sisters. But even as he falls in love, he knows that one of them is a deadly killer. But which one? And what is the secret they are so determined to protect?
1971 garun-al-rashid 22 марта 2011	Скачать книгу

Seven Troop	Transworld Publishers
Автор: Andy McNab Издательство: Transworld Publishers, 2009	PDF, 496 страниц, 14.88 МБ 0 Оценка:
Seven Troop is Andy McNab's account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable group of men — from the day, freshly-badged as a member of the SAS Regiment, he joined them in the Malayan jungle, to the day, ten years later, that he handed in his sand-coloured beret and started a new life.
1798 neptun 15 июня 2011	Скачать книгу

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