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31At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern , Myrtle Reed (1905)
1905. Myrtle Reed came from a religious and literary family, where she was encouraged to be a writer. She became a freelance journalist after graduating from high school. Her poems, sketches, and… 1314 руб32We Are All Made of Glue , Marina Lewycka (2010)
From bonding to bondage, from B&Q to Belarus, along with seven smelly cats, three useless handymen, two slimy estate agents, social workers, and a bonker lady, this is the story of a very unlikely… 709 руб33The Karamazov Brothers , Fyodor Dostoevsky (2010)
This is translated by Constance Garnett, with an introduction by A. D. P. Briggs. As Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee… 222 руб34The Facts of Life , Patrick Gale (2009)
A brilliant novel from the author of'Notes from an Exhibition'- that follows three genrations of an unusual family as they confront the harsher facts of modern life. A young composer, Edward Pepper… 709 руб35The Sweet Scent of Blood , Suzanne McLeod (2009)
Genevieve Taylor is a Sidhe, one of the noble fae, and she's unusual, even in present-day London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming lesser fae mix freely with the human… 621 руб36The Graveyard Book , Neil Gaiman (2009)
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and… 746 руб37At Home , Bill Bryson (2011)
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded… 746 руб38The Secret History , Donna Tartt (2002)
A misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret. When blackmail and… 869 руб39The Red Coffin , Sam Eastland (2011)
It is 1939. In the Soviet Union, Stalin has placed his hopes on a 30-ton steel monster, known as the RED COFFIN. But the design is not yet complete. And when the weapon's secretive and eccentric… 709 руб40The Shakespeare Thefts: In Search of the First Folios , Eric Rasmussen (2011)
The first edition of Shakespeare's collected works, the First Folio, published in 1623, is one of the most valuable books in the world and has historically proven to be an attractive target for… 2395 руб
