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This collection brings together the best of C.S. Lewis’s letters, many published for the first time. Arranged in chronological order, this final volume covers the years 1950 – the year ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ was published – through to…
This collection brings together the best of C.S. Lewis’s letters, many published for the first time. Arranged in chronological order, this final volume covers the years 1950 – the year ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ was published – through to…
A razor-sharp and achingly funny memoir of the men and movies that shaped one woman’s life…A unique memoir, ‘Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers’ is the story of how a young female film critic’s love-life is affected and nearly ruined by her…
A razor-sharp and achingly funny memoir of the men and movies that shaped one woman’s life…A unique memoir, ‘Madame Depardieu and the Beautiful Strangers’ is the story of how a young female film critic’s love-life is affected and nearly ruined by her…
A brilliant, inventive and endlessly delightful memoir from Fay Weldon, one of our most respected commentators on sex, relationships and gender, that picks up where her acclaimed Auto da Fay left off.Fay Weldon, one of our cleverest and best-loved no…
A brilliant, inventive and endlessly delightful memoir from Fay Weldon, one of our most respected commentators on sex, relationships and gender, that picks up where her acclaimed Auto da Fay left off.Fay Weldon, one of our cleverest and best-loved no…
Margaret Thatcher is the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. No other prime minister of modern times has sought to change Britain and its place in the world as radically as she did. This is the story of her remarkable life in …
Margaret Thatcher is the towering figure of late-twentieth-century British politics. No other prime minister of modern times has sought to change Britain and its place in the world as radically as she did. This is the story of her remarkable life in …
Идеи Илона Маска никого не оставят равнодушным. Это он создал самый лучший в мире электромобиль и строит ракеты, которые летают к Международной космической станции. Он собирается перевести энергетику на солнечные батареи и отправить экспедицию на Мар…
Идеи Илона Маска никого не оставят равнодушным. Это он создал самый лучший в мире электромобиль и строит ракеты, которые летают к Международной космической станции. Он собирается перевести энергетику на солнечные батареи и отправить экспедицию на Мар…
Россия за свою историю не один раз проходила через радикальные изменения социального, экономического, политического устройства. От таких потрясений никому не легко. Боль испытывает и государство, и предприятия, и люди – все вместе, и каждый по отдель…
Россия за свою историю не один раз проходила через радикальные изменения социального, экономического, политического устройства. От таких потрясений никому не легко. Боль испытывает и государство, и предприятия, и люди – все вместе, и каждый по отдель…
полная версияЭта книга о мальчике со шрамом. О мальчике, который выжил. Нет, это не Гарри Поттер. Но также, как у Гарри оставались под кожей незаживающие раны от наказания Амбридж, так и каждая строка этой книги болью вспарывает моё сердце.
Эта книга о мальчике,…
Эта книга о мальчике со шрамом. О мальчике, который выжил. Нет, это не Гарри Поттер. Но также, как у Гарри оставались под кожей незаживающие раны от наказания Амбридж, так и каждая строка этой книги болью вспарывает моё сердце.
Эта книга о мальчике,…
ПОЛНАЯ и неотцензуренная версия повести о работе, жизни и увлекательных приключениях в одной из африканских стран в середине 60-х годов прошлого века.
ПОЛНАЯ и неотцензуренная версия повести о работе, жизни и увлекательных приключениях в одной из африканских стран в середине 60-х годов прошлого века.
«Пощадит - крылья»?.. Да, конечно…
«Чаши весов»?.. Да как бы - «правда»!
Он ж - Водолей… И если честно:
уж если «льет» - то льет «отвратно».
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От «твари». Да… На эту. «Ту» же…
И «на лицо» ж добавит - знатно.
«Кости» - хрустят… «Внутри» несу же…
«Пощадит - крылья»?.. Да, конечно…
«Чаши весов»?.. Да как бы - «правда»!
Он ж - Водолей… И если честно:
уж если «льет» - то льет «отвратно».
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От «твари». Да… На эту. «Ту» же…
И «на лицо» ж добавит - знатно.
«Кости» - хрустят… «Внутри» несу же…
A frank and honest memoir by Britain’s former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.The West’s mission in Afghanistan has never been far from the headlines. For Sherard Cowper-Coles, our fo…
A frank and honest memoir by Britain’s former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.The West’s mission in Afghanistan has never been far from the headlines. For Sherard Cowper-Coles, our fo…
Living through the debauchery, decadence and political machinations of the crumbling Great Republic, Gaius Valerius Catullus’s fervent poetry was filled with emotion, wit and lurid insight into some of the republic’s most enduring figures. In his own…
Living through the debauchery, decadence and political machinations of the crumbling Great Republic, Gaius Valerius Catullus’s fervent poetry was filled with emotion, wit and lurid insight into some of the republic’s most enduring figures. In his own…
The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden.In 1654, to the astonishment and dismay of her court, Christina Alexandra announced her a…
The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden.In 1654, to the astonishment and dismay of her court, Christina Alexandra announced her a…
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospi…
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospi…
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass…Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is pressured i…
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass…Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is pressured i…
Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by their side, through the inspirational words of their mothers.Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and Lance Corporal Li…
Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by their side, through the inspirational words of their mothers.Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and Lance Corporal Li…
The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world.Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the worl…
The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world.Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the worl…
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become …
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become …
Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer.Emma McCune’s passion for Africa, her unstinting commitment to the children of the Sudan, and her striking glamour set her apart from other aid worke…
Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer.Emma McCune’s passion for Africa, her unstinting commitment to the children of the Sudan, and her striking glamour set her apart from other aid worke…
What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands?With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents, this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and why these men and others betrayed their…
What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands?With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents, this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and why these men and others betrayed their…
In the summer of 1942, Gyles Mackrell, together with twenty elephants, and a team of mahouts (elephant riders) performed heroic rescue-missions in the hellish jungles of Japanese-occupied Burma.At the age of 53, Mackrell – a decorated First World War…
In the summer of 1942, Gyles Mackrell, together with twenty elephants, and a team of mahouts (elephant riders) performed heroic rescue-missions in the hellish jungles of Japanese-occupied Burma.At the age of 53, Mackrell – a decorated First World War…