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101The Coral Island , R.M. Ballantyne (1993)
The story opens with the shipwreck on a Pacific Island of the young friends Ralph Rover and Jack Martin and Peterkin Gray. Despite the pleasurable presence of delicious breadfruit, coconuts, and… 162 руб102Twelfth Night , William Shakespeare (1995)
The gentle melancholy and lyrical atmosphere of "Twelfth Night" have long made the play a favourite with Shakespearian audiences. The plot revolves around mistaken identities and unrequited love, but… 232 руб103Dragon's Fire , Anne McCaffrey (2007)
Bringing fresh wonders and dangers to light in the skies of Pern, Anne McCaffrey and her son, Todd, who demonstrated his writing talents in the bestselling novels Dragon’s Kin and Dragonsblood… 607 руб104Aladdin , Ruth Hobart (2011)
A magician tricks Aladdin, but when Aladdin rubs an old lamp a genie comes out, and life is never the same again, for him or his mum! Despite the magician’s plots, Aladdin manages to keep the magic… 410 руб105Il Mistero di Veronica (+ Audio CD) , Cinzia Medaglia (2008)
Veronica and Massimo love each other, despite the fact that they are very different: she is a business woman, he an artist. But when Massimo asks her to marry him, Veronica leaves him. Massimo… 1056 руб106Vampires Are Forever , Lynsay Sands (2008)
Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an… 646 руб107Thoughts on Religion , George John Romanes (1895)
1895. Romanes, British biologist, was personal friends with Charles Darwin who had substantial influence on his studies. Despite early strong religious beliefs, Romanes was converted to Darwinism… 682 руб108Stern Men , Elizabeth Gilbert (2009)
On two remote islands off the coast of Maine, the local lobstermen have fought savagely for generations over the fishing rights to the ocean waters between them. Young Ruth Thomas is born into this… 1028 руб109Lessons from the Land of Pork Scratchings , Greg Gutfeld (2009)
Greg Gutfeld was a high-achieving New Yorker in therapy when he was posted to the UK to take up the position of editor of Maxim magazine. Once settled in London he had something of a cultural… 811 руб110Dombey and Son , Charles Dickens (1995)
This novel comes with an introduction and notes by Karl Ashley Smith, University of St Andrews and illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is… 232 руб
