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41The Luminaries , Eleanor Catton (2014)
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men who have met… 809 руб42Tess of the D'Urbervilles , Thomas Hardy (2012)
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her "cousin" Alec proves to be her downfall. A… 403 руб43Long Way to Texas , Elmer Kelton (2002)
Lieutenant David Buckalew leads his men from Texas westward in a bid to claim the entire Southwest for the Confederacy. Defeated by the Union army, Buckalew and 19 survivors are stranded in the New… 502 руб44Omerta , Mario Puzo (2001)
To Don Raymonde Aprile's children he was a loyal family member, their father's adopted "nephew" . To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why… 524 руб45Random Acts Of Heroic Love , Danny Scheinmann (2008)
1992: Leo Deakin wakes up in a hospital somewhere in South America, his girlfriend Eleni is dead and Leo doesn’t know where he is or how Eleni died. He blames himself for the tragedy and is sucked… 709 руб46A Damsel in Distress , P.G. Wodehouse (2008)
Lady Maud, the spirited young daughter of the Earl of Marshmoreton, is confined to her home, Belpher Castle in Hampshire, under aunt’s orders because of an unfortunate infatuation. Enter our hero… 570 руб47Kidnapped (+ CD-ROM) , Robert Louis Stevenson (2007)
When his father dies, David Balfour discovers he has inherited the family home near Edinburgh. But his Uncle Ebenezer also wants the house and puts David on a ship to America. The story follows… 870 руб48An Introduction to the History of Science , Walter Libby (1917)
1917. This book is intended as a simple introduction, taking advantage of all the interests of youth from seventeen to twenty-two years of age in order to direct their attention to the story of the… 1311 руб49On The Indian Sect Of The Jainas , Johann George Buhler (1903)
The characteristic feature of this religion is its claim to universality, which it holds in common with Buddhism, and in opposition to Brahmanism. It also declares its object to be to lead all men to… 686 руб50Peter Simple , Captain Frederick Marryat (1902)
1902. With an introduction by David Hannay. English novelist who began writing after a distinguished career in the British Navy. From the Introduction: When Marryat composed Peter Simple in 1834, he… 1322 руб
