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The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life
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A funny, scrupulously honest account of one man’s quest to reverse 20 years of lies and read the books he’s always claimed to have read.'I loved the writing and the characterisation, oh, and the plot – yeah, all really pithy. Really great': sound fam…
A funny, scrupulously honest account of one man’s quest to reverse 20 years of lies and read the books he’s always claimed to have read.'I loved the writing and the characterisation, oh, and the plot – yeah, all really pithy. Really great': sound fam…
The Times Great Victorian Lives
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Obituaries of the most influential Victorians as profiled by The Times, including Dickens, Darwin, Ruskin, Peel, WG Grace and Florence Nightingale.For over 150 years, The Times obituaries have been providing the most respected and perceptive verdicts…
Obituaries of the most influential Victorians as profiled by The Times, including Dickens, Darwin, Ruskin, Peel, WG Grace and Florence Nightingale.For over 150 years, The Times obituaries have been providing the most respected and perceptive verdicts…
Взгляд в прошлое. Книга 2. На краю Руси обширной
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Вторая книга — «На краю Руси обширной» содержит очерки и рассказы, навеянные мне воспоминаниями детства, отрочества и юности. Они охватывают период с 1949 по 1961 год (от 6 до 17 лет). В это время я жил в городе Уральске — центре Уральской (Западно-К…
Вторая книга — «На краю Руси обширной» содержит очерки и рассказы, навеянные мне воспоминаниями детства, отрочества и юности. Они охватывают период с 1949 по 1961 год (от 6 до 17 лет). В это время я жил в городе Уральске — центре Уральской (Западно-К…
The Year of Yes: The Story of a Girl, a Few Hundred Dates, and Fate
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Headley, a wise-cracking New York City girl with as much wit as any character on Sex and the City, is jaded and cynical about men in New York. She vows to say yes to any and every person who asks her out – a taxi driver, a homeless man – you name it,…
Headley, a wise-cracking New York City girl with as much wit as any character on Sex and the City, is jaded and cynical about men in New York. She vows to say yes to any and every person who asks her out – a taxi driver, a homeless man – you name it,…
Документальные повести
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В книгу вошли две документальные повести: «Дом с Маленьким принцем в окне» об удивительном человеке, знаменитом французском писателе и лётчике Антуане де Сент-Экзюпери и «По дороге к солнцу» о пути выхода из душевного кризиса после расставания с люби…
В книгу вошли две документальные повести: «Дом с Маленьким принцем в окне» об удивительном человеке, знаменитом французском писателе и лётчике Антуане де Сент-Экзюпери и «По дороге к солнцу» о пути выхода из душевного кризиса после расставания с люби…
Wayne Rooney: My 10 Greatest Moments in the Premier League
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‘My Decade in the Premier League’ is Wayne’s first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football – and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story of life on the pitch for Manchester Utd; the League tit…
‘My Decade in the Premier League’ is Wayne’s first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football – and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story of life on the pitch for Manchester Utd; the League tit…
Jack and Bobby: A story of brothers in conflict
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The history of modern British football can largely be written through the stories of Jack and Bobby Charlton. Both were in the World Cup winning team of ‘66, and each has remained deeply involved in the game ever since.The book traces the parallel li…
The history of modern British football can largely be written through the stories of Jack and Bobby Charlton. Both were in the World Cup winning team of ‘66, and each has remained deeply involved in the game ever since.The book traces the parallel li…
Call Me Evil, Let Me Go: A mother’s struggle to save her children from a brutal religious cult
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Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination – the strengt…
Sarah had lived in fear for over a decade. Humiliated, ostracised and brainwashed, her spirit had been crushed. But as the realisation of what she was subjecting her children to began to sink in, she found new strength and determination – the strengt…
The Sweethearts: Tales of love, laughter and hardship from the Yorkshire Rowntree's girls
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Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire“On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers a…
Whether in wartime or peace, tales of love, laughter and hardship from the girls in the Rowntrees factory in Yorkshire“On a warm Monday morning in 1932, just two days after leaving school, fourteen-year-old Madge was about to join her nine brothers a…
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…
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…
Four Mums in a Boat: Friends who rowed 3000 miles, broke a world record and learnt a lot about life along the way
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A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SPORTS BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and b…
A TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 SPORTS BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and b…
Blood Sisters: Part 2 of 3: Can a pledge made for life endure beyond death?
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It’s 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.Lucy has fallen for local…
It’s 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.Lucy has fallen for local…
How Many Camels Are There in Holland?: Dementia, Ma and Me
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Following Phyllida Law’s wonderful and acclaimed ‘Notes to my Mother-in-Law’ – which comically and tenderly documented the author’s relationship with her husband’s mother who lived with the family for 17 years – we now have a chronicle of Phyllida’s …
Following Phyllida Law’s wonderful and acclaimed ‘Notes to my Mother-in-Law’ – which comically and tenderly documented the author’s relationship with her husband’s mother who lived with the family for 17 years – we now have a chronicle of Phyllida’s …
The Times Great Military Lives: Leadership and Courage – from Waterloo to the Falklands in Obituaries
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The Times for over 150 years has been providing the most respected and perceptive verdicts on the lives of outstanding individuals. The Times Great Military Lives is an authoritative and fascinating collection of obituaries depicting the great milita…
The Times for over 150 years has been providing the most respected and perceptive verdicts on the lives of outstanding individuals. The Times Great Military Lives is an authoritative and fascinating collection of obituaries depicting the great milita…
I Know What You Are: Part 3 of 3: The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
I Know What You Are: The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most
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The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend.Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt ‘different’. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn’t around…
Can I Let You Go?: Part 2 of 3: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
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Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…

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