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Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir
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Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again!To t…
Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again!To t…
Они боролись с коммунизмом. Т.1
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Данная книга является первой из серии книг, посвященной автором истории борьбы с попыткой российских революционеров-марксистов (большевиков), начиная с В.И.Ленина, осуществить так называемую «Всемирную Коммунистическую революцию». В этой работе на пр…
Данная книга является первой из серии книг, посвященной автором истории борьбы с попыткой российских революционеров-марксистов (большевиков), начиная с В.И.Ленина, осуществить так называемую «Всемирную Коммунистическую революцию». В этой работе на пр…
The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, the Real Moriarty
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The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle’s Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ arch-rival. From the bestselling author of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and ‘Agent Zigzag’.Adam Worth was the greatest master criminal of…
The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle’s Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ arch-rival. From the bestselling author of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and ‘Agent Zigzag’.Adam Worth was the greatest master criminal of…
Thatcher’s War: The Iron Lady on the Falklands
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The definitive inside account of the Falklands War, written by Margaret Thatcher herself.On 21 May 1982, the British people watched with a mixture of pride and fear as their troops landed under heavy aerial bombardment at San Carlos Bay in the Falkla…
The definitive inside account of the Falklands War, written by Margaret Thatcher herself.On 21 May 1982, the British people watched with a mixture of pride and fear as their troops landed under heavy aerial bombardment at San Carlos Bay in the Falkla…
La Notte Oscura Dell’anima
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La “Notte oscura dell’anima” può essere definito come uno sguardo critico ad una fase molto difficile che ognuno di noi prima o poi attraversa. Parla di un periodo propizio alla condanna o, per quanto sembri incredibile, ad una inusuale salvezza dell…
La “Notte oscura dell’anima” può essere definito come uno sguardo critico ad una fase molto difficile che ognuno di noi prima o poi attraversa. Parla di un periodo propizio alla condanna o, per quanto sembri incredibile, ad una inusuale salvezza dell…
Iris Murdoch: A Life: The Authorized Biography
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A full and revealing biography of one of the century’s greatest English writers and an icon to a generation.Dame Iris Murdoch has played a major role in English life and letter for nearly half a century. As A.S.Byatt notes, she is ‘absolutely central…
A full and revealing biography of one of the century’s greatest English writers and an icon to a generation.Dame Iris Murdoch has played a major role in English life and letter for nearly half a century. As A.S.Byatt notes, she is ‘absolutely central…
Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon
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The sensational sequel to ‘Papillon’.‘Banco’ continues the adventures of Henri Charriere – nicknamed Papillon – in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after thirteen years of escape and imprisonment. Despite his resolve to become an hones…
The sensational sequel to ‘Papillon’.‘Banco’ continues the adventures of Henri Charriere – nicknamed Papillon – in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after thirteen years of escape and imprisonment. Despite his resolve to become an hones…
For Hire: The Intimate Adventures of a Gigolo
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With women falling at his feet, Luke happily entertains his long list of regular clients, whilst his reputation leads him into some new and exotic encounters – including a steamy threesome onboard a luxurious yacht and an evening with an older lady w…
With women falling at his feet, Luke happily entertains his long list of regular clients, whilst his reputation leads him into some new and exotic encounters – including a steamy threesome onboard a luxurious yacht and an evening with an older lady w…
Оттаявшее время, или Искушение свободой
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В своих воспоминаниях автор рассказывает о людях, с которыми свела её жизнь, многие из них имеют мировую известность, их судьбы высвечивают то время, о котором тосковать не нужно, но и забывать не следует, перед многими из них следует склонить головы…
В своих воспоминаниях автор рассказывает о людях, с которыми свела её жизнь, многие из них имеют мировую известность, их судьбы высвечивают то время, о котором тосковать не нужно, но и забывать не следует, перед многими из них следует склонить головы…
Заложник времени. Заметки. Размышления. Свидетельства
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Автор книги долгое время возглавлял газету «Советская Россия», Государственный комитет СССР по печати, Гостелерадио СССР. Заметки и размышления автора в связи с общением, встречами с М. С. Горбачевым, Б. Н. Ельциным, Н. И. Рыжковым, Е. К. Лигачевым, …
Автор книги долгое время возглавлял газету «Советская Россия», Государственный комитет СССР по печати, Гостелерадио СССР. Заметки и размышления автора в связи с общением, встречами с М. С. Горбачевым, Б. Н. Ельциным, Н. И. Рыжковым, Е. К. Лигачевым, …
Снова выплыли годы из детства…
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Книга посвящена воспоминаниям автора о раннем детстве: описываются счастливая довоенная жизнь в Ленинграде до ареста в 1938 году отца – сотрудника военно-медицинской академии, двухлетняя безотцовщина в городе Рыльске на родине матери, освобождение от…
Книга посвящена воспоминаниям автора о раннем детстве: описываются счастливая довоенная жизнь в Ленинграде до ареста в 1938 году отца – сотрудника военно-медицинской академии, двухлетняя безотцовщина в городе Рыльске на родине матери, освобождение от…
Похождения беженки. Повесть и мистические истории. Сборник
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Остросюжетная история беженки будет интересна тем, кто хочет выехать в Европу либо Англию и получить статус беженца. Главная героиня поделится с вами полезным опытом получения визы. В книге собрана уникальная коллекция сверхсекретных приемов, которые…
Остросюжетная история беженки будет интересна тем, кто хочет выехать в Европу либо Англию и получить статус беженца. Главная героиня поделится с вами полезным опытом получения визы. В книге собрана уникальная коллекция сверхсекретных приемов, которые…
The Necklace: A true story of 13 women, 1 diamond necklace and a fabulous idea
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One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a £20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the ne…
One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a £20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the ne…
The Nipper: The heartbreaking true story of a little boy and his violent childhood in working-class Dundee
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Charlie's earliest memory at two and a half was listening to his dad batter his latest girlfriend in their Scottish tenement flat. Beaten and tortured by a violent alcoholic father in 70s' poverty-stricken Dundee, Charlie's early life was one of pove…
Charlie's earliest memory at two and a half was listening to his dad batter his latest girlfriend in their Scottish tenement flat. Beaten and tortured by a violent alcoholic father in 70s' poverty-stricken Dundee, Charlie's early life was one of pove…
The Other Side of Me
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A brilliant, highly spirited memoir of Sidney Sheldon's early life that provides as compulsively readable and racy a narrative as any of his bestselling novels.Growing up in 1930s America, the young Sidney knew what it was to struggle to get by. Mill…
A brilliant, highly spirited memoir of Sidney Sheldon's early life that provides as compulsively readable and racy a narrative as any of his bestselling novels.Growing up in 1930s America, the young Sidney knew what it was to struggle to get by. Mill…
The Pain and the Privilege: The Women in Lloyd George’s Life
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‘Men’s lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially – as lawyer and politician. Woman’s function is to pour oil on the wounds – to heal the bruises of spirit…and to stimulate to renewed exertion.’Lloyd George …
‘Men’s lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially – as lawyer and politician. Woman’s function is to pour oil on the wounds – to heal the bruises of spirit…and to stimulate to renewed exertion.’Lloyd George …
Ngaio Marsh: Her Life in Crime
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The Empress of Crime's life was the ultimate detective story – revealed for the first time in this forthright and perceptive biography.While Ngaio Marsh had a flamboyant public persona, she was fiercely protective of her private life. And no one know…
The Empress of Crime's life was the ultimate detective story – revealed for the first time in this forthright and perceptive biography.While Ngaio Marsh had a flamboyant public persona, she was fiercely protective of her private life. And no one know…
Противостоящие силы
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Противостоящие силы – это начало саги, полной драмы, ожидания, действия, приключений и романтики. Начинайте читать и влюбляться в каждую сцену, действие и характер.
Противостоящие силы – это начало саги, полной драмы, ожидания, действия, приключений и романтики. Начинайте читать и влюбляться в каждую сцену, действие и характер.
The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes
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The 15:17 to Paris is the amazing true story of friendship and bravery, and of near tragedy averted by three heroic young men who found the unity and strength inside themselves when they – and 500 other innocent travellers – needed it most.On 21st Au…
The 15:17 to Paris is the amazing true story of friendship and bravery, and of near tragedy averted by three heroic young men who found the unity and strength inside themselves when they – and 500 other innocent travellers – needed it most.On 21st Au…
Gilchrist on Blake: The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDPart of a radical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividl…
LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDPart of a radical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividl…

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