Контркультура
19049 кн.
Join us for Christmas in the Cotswolds in this perfect festive escape, from the bestselling Lucy Coleman. Imogen Tolliman never knew her mother. And when an accident robs Immi of her father too, she goes to live with her grandfather, Tollie, in his picturesque lock-keeper’s cottage by the Aysbury marina. Tollie is the star of the Santa Ahoy Special each Christmas – a festive boat ride along the canal that enthralls both children and adults alike. And as Immi grows up, she starts to...
| Автор | Lucy Coleman |
Growing old disgracefully and having a grand old time… Billy and Dawnie may be in their seventies, but that won’t stop them taking chances or starting again. Their grown-up children have families and lives of their own, so now it’s Billy and Dawnie’s turn, and a life near the sea in Devon beckons. But the residents of Margot Street (or Maggot Street as Dawnie insists on calling it), don’t quite know what to make of their new neighbours. Billy’s loud, shiny and huge Harley Davidson looks out...
| Автор | Judy Leigh |
Based on real events 2002-2010 Everything changed in an instant. One terrible decision sealed his fate. Trouble is stalking him. Dink, a gregarious Australian doctor, flees Qatari prison after a drink driving charge. Escaping to Dubai, a body is discovered in his hotel. Danny Zur's Mossad spies have killed a Hamas commander. False identities and Australian passports were used. Dink, Danny's neighbour a decade ago, is drawn into the web of international espionage. Traveling to the...
| Автор | PAO |
Mustard Seeds, Modern Parables is a five year collection of short stories. Each story is inspired by the day to day life of an ordinary woman. Melissa covers everything from collapsed sinks to trying to handle a four pound Chihuahua bent on destroying the pet groomers. Her stories, often humorous and always thought provoking, endeavor to show God in the details and point to Christ and how best we can serve Him with our allotted talents and abilities. It is the hope of the writer that these...
| Автор | Melissa Levi |
The story continues as John and his crew work toward getting his brother, Jim, to the National Championship race. But the racing holds a backseat to the biblical lessons that become a more significant element in this adventure. Joshua discusses topics including, What is sin? What will it be like in Heaven? Who was Melchizedek and why is he so important? The shared delight of this learning experience is dampened when unexpected tragedy casts a shadow on their path. Fortunately, the stark...
| Автор | John Saurino |
From playboy to bridegroomDr Sarah Richardson has never thought of herself as beautiful after a childhood heart transplant left its scar. She’s always kept her mind firmly on work – until firefighter Ned Kellaway arrives on the scene…Charismatic, courageous and irresistibly sexy, Ned has always been the centre of female attention – and loves every minute of it! But something in Sarah’s innocent grey eyes mesmerises him, and for the first time in his life Ned realises he wants far more than a...
| Автор | Emily Forbes |
Mills & Boon proudly presents THE SARA CRAVEN COLLECTION. Sara’s powerful and passionate romances have captivated and thrilled readers all over the world for five decades making her an international bestseller.What choice did she really have?Alison Mortimer had felt there was something going on over and above the appalling reality of her father's sudden death. And Nicholas Bristow's presence confirmed her suspicions.Her father, she discovered, had lost everything in an attempt to...
| Автор | Сара Крейвен |
Amüsante Kurzgeschichten aus dem Bayerischen Voralpenland von Ludwig Thoma
| Автор | Ludwig Thoma |
Tuntud Eesti ulmekirjaniku jutukogu, milles mitmete juttude tegelased on lugejaile ka varasemast tuttavad, nagu eksortsist pan Grpowski, Dom Ramón del Estero („Palveränd uude maailma“). Lühiromaan “Tagasi tulevikku IV” on mõistagi inspireeritud filmitriloogiast “Back to the Future I-III”. Lühiromaan “Roos ja lumekristall” on aga inspireeritud ühe maailma kuulsaima kirjaniku üsnagi karismaatilisest tekstist.
| Автор | Indrek Hargla |
Mills & Boon proudly presents THE SARA CRAVEN COLLECTION. Sara’s powerful and passionate romances have captivated and thrilled readers all over the world for five decades making her an international bestseller.he wanted the impossible–his love!Learning that her grandfather was critically ill was a severe shock for Lisle. Then she discovered that he planned to give Jake Allard control of their family business and arrange a marriage between her and Jake!It would never work–Jake detested her....
| Автор | Сара Крейвен |
2046 год. Каждый сыт. Каждый в тепле, в безопасности. У каждого есть работа, выходной, быстрый Интернет. Иммануил как один из миллиардов таких же не спрашивает "В чем смысл?». В стабильном доходе, конечно. В завтрашнем дне, который можно предугадать, можно спланировать; в пользе обществу, в выгоде, в семье… Отца уже давно нет. Крест над могилой матери покосился. Иммануил один. В чем смысл теперь? Найти счастье, найти цель. Сначала нужно проснуться, открыть глаза. Теперь он видит. Видит...
| Автор | Антон Витальевич Дериглазов |
Set against the backdrop of America's Great Depression and Dust Bowl, a family of farmers from Oklahoma head west in search of work, only to discover thousands like them are also on the move. Following a violent altercation with some locals, they head back on the road with their dream of a promised land in tatters. And life is set to get much worse for the Joads… John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about economic migration and the endurance of the human spirit is dramatized...
| Автор | Джон Стейнбек |
The hilarious debut novel from the Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Synecdoche, New York.‘Riotously funny’ New York Times‘Just as loopy and clever as his movies’ Washington PostB. Rosenberger Rosenberg, neurotic and underappreciated film critic (failed academic, filmmaker, paramour, shoe salesman who sleeps in a sock drawer), stumbles upon a hitherto unseen film by an enigmatic outsider – a three-month-long stop-motion masterpiece...
| Автор | Charlie Kaufman |
Komandör Sam Vimes läheb maale puhkusele, mille on talle organiseerinud patriits Vetinari ja tema naine. Vimes on linnavõmm ja maaelu äratab temas sügavat umbusku, pealegi on tal tunne, et teda kogu aeg jälgitakse, sest kõik põõsad, kraavid ja aasad on täis seal sagivaid olevusi. Aga võmm jääb alati võmmiks ja Vimesi nina haistab üsna varsti midagi kahtlast…
| Автор | Терри Пратчетт |
Kui kaugele kavatseb Rose minna, et oma lubadust täita?
Hiljutine strigoide rünnak Püha Vladimiri Akadeemiale oli kooli ajaloos hukutavaim, selles said surma nii moroidest õpilased, õpetajad kui ka kaitsjad. Hullem veel – strigoid võtsid endaga kaasa mõned ohvrid…
| Автор | Richelle Mead |