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Автор: Dylan Rose

An erotic wager… Who ends up on top? Kenzie Fox is ready to sell her stake in a rum distillery, until she discovers the buyer is Antonio Navedo, the arrogant stranger she’s just shared a steamy night with. Furious, she changes her mind and proposes a sexy wager instead: if she can turn the business around, she gets the distillery. If she fails he gets her shares – and anything he wants in the bedroom…including her heart

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Автор: Martin Roach

This book recounts the entire story of the most successful British band since The Beatles. From their humble beginnings to the break-up that shook the pop world, to their explosive and successful come-back tour a decade later, TAKE THAT – NOW AND THEN exposes the intimate details of the band that changed pop history.Containing hot behind-the-scenes information on the band’s sell-out come-back tour, Take That – Now and Then gives a complete history of the band, with revelations on what's happened over the band's time together and apart, and allows you to relive the tour experience all over again.Formed in Manchester in the early '90s, everyone had their Take That favourite, from the cheeky Robbie to gorgeous Mark Owen. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Jason Orange completed the group, and they went from strength to strength with their unique mix of high-energy dance tunes and soulful ballads.But theirs was not an easy beginning. Gruelling training schedules, tours across the nation in gay clubs that saw their bottoms pinched and empty school halls on a 'Safe Sex tour', all had to be endured before the boys finally 'made it' in the fickle world of pop music. But once they made it, boy did they make it! The only thing more certain than Take Take's next single going straight into the Top Ten was that they would clean up at every award ceremony going, both as a group and as individuals.But behind the glamour and success, tensions were mounting. Robbie Williams was sliding into the depths of depression, and on the eve of their 1995 tour, he left the band. By 1996, Take That were no more.Speaking exclusively to those inside the music industry who knew them best, many of whom have never spoken publicly about their experiences, music journalist Martin Roach recounts exactly what went on behind the scenes during those years, as well as providing first-hand accounts of the fickle world of pop from members of some of the UK's most prolific boy-band members.

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Автор: Агата Кристи

A man returns from the dead, and the body of a mysterious stranger is found in his room…A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune.Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by ‘spirits’ that Mrs Underhay’s first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman’s true motive for approaching him…

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Автор: Кэтти Уильямс

Nick Papaeliou dates beautiful women, so his attraction to frumpy Rose is a mystery.Maybe it's because she's not falling at his feet! Rose wants to detest her arrogant Greek boss, but she needs the job. As his ruthless seduction weakens her resolve, she reminds herself that after the seduction she'll be discarded.Nick's in for a surprise–for underneath Rose's shapeless clothes hides a more alluring woman than he could ever imagine. . . .

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Автор: Carol Marinelli

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Автор: Lisa Childs

A starter marriage hadn't been the first act Mary Ellen Black had meant to script for herself, but bowing out provided hard-won perspective: The most important things in life were not things at all, but the people she held dear.In her case, the lovable eccentrics she called family, the ones who were more than ready to support her leading role–if only she'd step into the spotlight. So now Mary Ellen's drafted act two–her return home–and she's pretty sure she's ready for the performance of Her Life, starring a strong, single mother of two.She's all dressed up and ready to take on the world…and take back the woman she was meant to be.

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Автор: Brenda Novak

The small town of Florence, Arizona, is known for one thing–its prison. Gabrielle Hadley is in Florence for personal reasons, though; she's seeking the mother who abandoned her more than two decades ago.In order to support herself and her two-year-old daughter, Gabrielle is working as a prison guard–just about the only job available in this bleak desert town.Randall Tucker is a prisoner at Florence, convicted of murdering his wife. He has one goal: to survive until he can prove his innocence–and reclaim his seven-year-old son, Landon, now living in foster care.In the prison's atmosphere of tension and corruption, Gabrielle discovers that Randall Tucker is far from the murderer he's said to be.When he escapes during a prison transfer, she follows him into the unforgiving desert. To protect her job, her own integrity–or him? But the guard becomes the prisoner's captive…and more. It's a relationship that's not supposed to exist, and yet it might save them both.

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Автор: Irene Holland

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her off into another world away from the harsh realities of life. A fairytale world away from the horrors of WW2, from the grief of losing her father and missing her mother who she didn’t see for three years while she was drafted to help with the war effort. And far away from her cold-hearted grandparents who treated her like an inconvenience.Finally it led to her winning a place as a Tiller Girl; the world’s most famous dance troupe known for their 32-and-a-half high kicks a minute and precise, symmetrical routines. For four years she opened and closed the show at the prestigious London Palladium and performed on stage alongside huge stars such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Judy Garland.It was a strange mixture of glamour and bloody hard work but it was certainly never dull. And being a Tiller Girl also gave Irene the opportunity to see firsthand the devastating effects of WW2, both here and abroad.Heart-warming, enlightening and wonderfully uplifting, Irene’s evocative story will transport readers back to a time when every town and holiday resort had several theatres and when dance troupes like The Tiller Girls were the epitome of glitz and glamour.

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Автор: Фрэнсис Скотт Фицджеральд

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.In these eleven stories, Fitzgerald depicts the Roaring Twenties as he lived them. He masterfully blends accounts of flappers and the smart set with more fantastical visions of America, always imbuing his narratives with his trademark themes of money, class, ambition and love.In ‘May Day’, Fitzgerald weaves an account of a raucous Yale alumni party, the participants of which are oblivious to the violent socialist demonstration being acted out around them. ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is an unorthodox account of a man who ages backwards, and ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’ tells the story of a young man who discovers that his friend’s family possesses a diamond that is literally larger than the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.This 1922 collection confirmed Fitzgerald as the voice of his generation.

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Автор: Babayev Şahbaz

Vətəni uğrunda d?y?şən zaman, D?şmənə g?c gəldi Musayev Mərdan, Zəhmətkeş olubdu Vəli Qəhrəman, Geroyun,vəkilin adı s?ylənir.

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Автор: Beth Cornelison

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Автор: Madeline Harper

He Was Tall, Dark and Deadly…The minute Dana Baldwin laid eyes on the devastatingly handsome Alex Jourdan, she knew she was in trouble. Though she tried to avoid him–and his sizzling touch–when she was framed for murder and thrown into a backward Congo prison, Alex was the only one who dared to come to her rescue.And She Was His Prey…Little did she know that Alex needed her more than she did him. And as long as he could keep that secret from her, Alex had her just where he wanted her. Besides, it was only for a little while…at least that's what his head told him. His heart–his body–told him something different.

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Автор: Morgan Hayes

Policewoman Molly Sparling remembered everything about Mitch Drake–his wild eyes and low, sexy voice, his touch…and that they had parted badly. Now Mitch, a protected witness, was missing and presumed dead.Molly refused to believe it. And though duty demanded she track him down, she feared that coming face-to-face with Mitch again might be more than her heart could bear. With a killer shadowing their every move, she had to convince Mitch to return to protective custody and testify. But Mitch didn't want protection–he wanted Molly….

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Автор: Raymond E. Feist

The whole of the magnificent Riftwar Cycle by bestselling author Raymond E. Feist, master of magic and adventure, now available in ebookFor four days and nights Kieli has waited upon the remote mountain peak of Shatana Higo, for the gods to grant him his manhood name.Exhausted and despairing, he is woken by the sharp claws of a rare silver hawk piercing his arm, though later he is not sure if it ever happened.Devastation greets Kieli on his return home. His village is being burned, his people slaughtered. Although it means certain death, Kieli throws himself into the battle… and survives.A distant voice echoes in his mind: Rise Up and be a talon for your people…Now he is Talon of the Silver Hawk, and he must avenge the murder of his people, at whatever cost…Talon of the Silver Hawk is the first book in the Conclave of Shadows trilogy. The second book in the trilogy is King of Foxes.

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Автор: Emily Forbes

Redeemed… …by his fake fianc?e! Hired as the on-set paramedic on Hollywood actor Oliver Harding’s latest film, Kat Angelis finds herself equally as charmed by his off-screen persona. And when his playboy reputation threatens his hard-earned career, she’s the first person Oliver turns to – to pose as his fianc?e! Kat’s warm personality and commitment to her family opens Oliver up to something he’s never had. Is this girl from the outback the key to unlocking his heart?

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Автор: Michelle Willingham

AS PASSIONATE IN BED AS ON THE BATTLEFIELD When did Ewan MacEgan grow to be so overwhelmingly strong and disarmingly sexy? He intends to wed Honora St Leger’s demure sister – but why should that matter to Honora? She would rather wield a sword than a mending needle and, as a widow, she knows there is little pleasure in the marriage bed…Ewan MacEgan has set his sights on a wealthy bride but, tantalisingly, he finds himself drawn to the forbidden Honora! One touch and he is longing to awaken her sensuality…FREE bonus story inside – The Warrior’s Forbidden Virgin

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Автор: Amy Fetzer J

Summoned like a serving girl to the king, Laura Cambridge was hired as nanny to Richard Blackthorne' s secret child. Rumors about this hulking recluse didn' t daunt Laura– her beauty-queen past had taught her the inner person didn' t always match the facade. But Richard' s heart was as painfully scarred as his chiseled features… .To Richard, lovely Laura was like candy dangled in front of a baby– he was offered the sweet, but denied the taste. Yet sometimes grizzly bears enjoyed a taste of honey… and in fiction the disfigured Mr. Rochester won the love of Jane Eyre. So Richard dared to woo his green-eyed goddess, gambling that– like Jane– Laura would one day declare, « Reader, I married him.»

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Автор: Suzanne Barclay

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Автор: Juliet Landon

Passion and peril in the court of Elizabeth I…Henrietta Raemon, illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII, longs to go to court to be closer to her half-sister, the Queen. Fiercely independent, the last thing on Etta’s mind is marriage – until newly ennobled merchant Baron Somerville leaves her no choice!But the attractions of court turn perilous when Etta’s resemblance to Elizabeth makes her some powerful enemies. Her husband is there to protect her, if only Etta can conquer her pride…and surrender!

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Автор: Marta Perry

Finally meeting the wealthy family she'd never known should have given Corrie Grant the information about her father she'd craved all her life.But the Mannings of Savannah were a secretive and hostile bunch. All except Lucas Santee, her grandfather's sophisticated right-hand man, who stood between Corrie and her relatives' unrelenting barbs and slights.The family's suspicion of her seemed frivolous at first, but when a mysterious series of accidents occurred, Corrie was forced to take it seriously. How far would the Mannings go to keep their secrets buried forever?

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Автор: Traute L?tje

Immer wieder werden M?hlhausen und Umgebung von unerkl?rlichen Br?nden heimgesucht. Autos, Strohballen, Carports sowie Container gehen in Flammen auf. Die Bewohner sind genervt, die Polizei ist machtlos, die Feuerwehr ?berfordert. Die Dramatik steigt. Am Ende liegt ein Mehrfamilienhaus in Schutt und Asche. Tribut, ein Toter! Dennoch, das Szenarium scheint kein Ende nehmen zu wollen. Eine Horde Jugendlicher gilt als Drahtzieher. Angef?hrt von einem verw?hnten T?chterchen aus gutem Hause, das den Nervenkitzel nutzt, um erwachsen zu werden.

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Автор: Герберт Джордж Уэллс

Bay Barnstaple, acil olarak bir tatile ihtiya? duyuyordu ancak ne beraber gidebileceği biri ne de gidebileceği bir yer vardı. ?ok fazla ?alışmaktan yorulmuş ve ailesinden bunalmıştı. Bu tatil, hem yoğun ?alışma temposundan hem aile i?indeki karmaşadan hem de sosyal sorunları d?ş?nmekten karmakarışık olmuş zihnine iyi gelecekti. Bu d?ş?ncelerle, nereye gideceğini haber vermeden ?ıktı yola. Kuzey’in tanıdık yolları onu beklemediği bir şekilde ama tam da istediği yere g?t?recekti ancak burası D?nya’da bir yer değildi. Eşsiz bir doğa, m?tevazı bir mimari ve hayallerine bile sığdıramadığı g?zellikte bir yaşam… Bay Barnstaple varlığından bile haberdar olmadığı ancak y?reğinde hasretini ?ektiğini bu ?topya’ya nasıl geldiğini anlamaya ?alışırken sosyal yaşamın, kadın-erkek ilişkilerinin, ekonominin, bilimin sınırsız d?nyasına etkileyici bir yolculuğa ?ıkacaktır. Bu yolculuk hem şaşırtıcı hem bilinmezlerle dolu hem de tanıdıktır.

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Автор: Дино Буццати

“Tanrı g?rm?ş k?pək” kitabında məşhur İtaliya yazı?ısı, jurnalist və rəssamı Dino Bussatinin se?ilmiş hekayələri toplanıb. M?xtəlif m?vzu və janrlı bu hekayələrdə əsasən anlaşılmaz d?nyanın labirintləri ilə qarşılaşan insanların acizliyi təsvir olunub. Bussatinin nəsri tez-tez prit?a xarakteri alır, bəzən fantastik elementlərlə dolub-daşır, bəzən də irrasional cəhətlər ?nə ke?ir, amma hamısında m?vzunun dramatik x?susiyyətləri ?z?n? g?stərməyi bacarır.

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Автор: Михаил Бакунин

M. Bakuninin 1871-ci ilin fevral-mart ayları ərzində qələmə aldığı bu əsər, digər əsərləri kimi yarım?ıqdır. Əsər yazılarkən Fransa-Prussiya m?haribəsindən bəhs etməli və iki hissədən ibarət olmalı idi. Lakin yarım?ıq qalmış əsər sonradan itir və əsəri Bakuninin inqilab?ı-anarxist dostları Karlo Kafiero və Elise Reklus tapıb, bəzi par?aları fransız dilindən tərc?mə edib, nizama salırlar. Kafiero və Reklus kitabı 1882-ci ildə ?ap etdirib, “Tanrı və d?vlət” adını versə də, Bakunin kitabın adının “Kommunist Doktrina məktəbinin Sofizm tarixi” olmasını istəyirdi. İyirmiyə yaxın dilə tərc?mə olunmuş “Tanrı və d?vlət” Bakuninin ən məşhur əsərlərindən biri hesab olunur.

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Автор: Cassandra Lorius

Following Cassandra Lorius’s best-selling Tantric Sex and 101 Nights of Tantric Ecstasy comes Tantric Quickies: The Fast Route to Lingering Pleasure, which demystifies tantric sex and shows you how the following of the basic principles can lead to sexual and personal fulfillment.Cassandra Lorius demystifies tantric sex and shows you how to fulfil your spiritual and sexual potential in this highly accessible book. Tantric Quickies shows you:how even the busiest people can find a way to bring the spirituality and intensity of tantric sex into their lives, and reach sexual nirvana.• how to liberate your sexual energy through easy-to-follow directions for relaxation, meaningful communication with your lover, foreplay, fantasy, arousal, delay tactics, using food and music in love-making and guaranteed methods for the lengthening of sexual pleasure.

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Автор: Альфонс Доде

B?y?k aslan avcısı Tartaren, Fransa’nın g?neyinde k???k bir kent olan Taraskon’da yaşamaktadır. Ş?hretine ş?hret katmak i?in bu Fransız Don Kişot, ser?ven aşkıyla yanıp tutuşarak Afrika’ya aslan avına ?ıkmaya karar verir. Cezayir’de g?nlerini aslan aramakla harcarken başından t?rl? komik olaylar ge?er. Kahraman Tartaren’in Taraskon’a d?n?ş?nde beraberinde getirdiği şey ise hi? de ?yle avlanmaya değer bir şey değildir! Nat?ralizm akımının temsilcilerinden Alphonse Daudet’in ince ve zekice bir alaycılıkla kaleme aldığı bu eser, d?nya mizah edebiyatında klasiklerden sayılmakta ve Fransız taşra hayatını muziplikle okuyucunun g?zleri ?n?ne sermektedir. "Taraskonlu m?ezzin derlenip toplandı. Biraz bekledi. Sonra hakiki m?ezzinlerin yaptığı gibi sağ elinin başparmağını kulağının memesine koyarak ezberlediği ahenk ile 'Allahuekber, Allahuekber!' diye ezana başladı. Ezandan hatırında kalan bir de “Eşhed?ellailaheillallah!” idi; onu da s?yledi. Aşağısını da istediği gibi ş?ylece uydurdu: 'Muhammed, Kur’an, Doğu, baş ağalar, aslanlar, Mağrib?ler… Bunların hi?birinin artık bence kıymeti yok. Buralarda T?rkl?kten eser kalmamış. Dolandırıcılardan başka kimse kalmamış… Yaşasın Taraskon!..' ”

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Автор: Cindy Dees

Someone was trying to assassinate the president of the United States, and only army intelligence captain Diana Lockworth had the ability to stop them–if she could convince the authorities she wasn't a crackpot. It didn't help that her intel came from a source so secret even she didn't know who it was.With only twenty-four hours to stop the attack, she had to figure out who was masterminding the plot and when they planned to strike. First, she had to get the charismatic young president on her side. And then she'd give the enemy a new target–herself!

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Автор: Meyxoş Abdullah

M.Abdulla ədəbi fəaliyyətə XX əsrin 80-ci illərində başlayıb.Yazdığı əsərlər kitab şəklində k?tləvi tirajla buraxılıb. Kitabda m?xtəlif illərdə m?haribə m?vzusunda yazılan hekayələr toplanmışdır.

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Автор: Эдгар Райс Берроуз

Greystoke Lordu John ile eşi Leydi Alice; gemi yolculuklarına ?ıkarken başlatacakları s?r?kleyici ser?venden, dolaylı olarak dokunacakları hayatlardan ve yaklaştıkları sonlarından habersizlerdi. Talih, onları vahşi doğanın i?inde bulunan k???k bir kul?beye mecbur bıraktı. Zorlu koşullara rağmen anne ve baba olmanın hazırlıklarını yapan ?ift; bulundukları vahşi doğadaki diğer bir annenin planlarına istemeyerek de olsa dahil edilmişlerdi. İnsan olarak d?nyaya gelen bebeğin yaşam seyri, yavrusunu kaybeden anne maymun tarafından b?t?n?yle değiştirilecekti. İnsanların modern yaşamın konfor alanında kullanmayarak k?relttikleri t?m yetiler, Maymunlar Tarzanı'nın mevcudiyetinde geliştirilmiş; onu ?deta ?st?n insan konumuna y?kseltmişti. Zira Tanrı'nın insanı kendi suretinde yarattığı g?nden beri, yery?z?nde b?yle bir adam y?r?memişti. Vahşi hayvanların arasında, şiddet ve ?fkeyle yoğrulsa da; Maymunlar Tarzanı'nın mayasında var olan aşk, g?n y?z?ne ?ıkacağı vakti bekliyordu. Jane, onun g?zel y?z?; ger?ek aşkın kelimelere ihtiya? duymadan bir bakışa, bir g?l?mseyişe ya da bir dokunuşa gizlenebileceğini ispat ediyordu. Ancak kaderin, onlar i?in ?izdiği başka bir yol vardı. Tarzan Maymun Adam; ?ocukların, aşka inanan ve aşkın g?c?n?n yaptırabileceklerinin sınırını merak eden yetişkinlerin hik?yesi…

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Автор: Эдгар Райс Берроуз

"Tarzan Maymun Adam"ın macera dolu hik?yesinin devamı olan Tarzan'ın D?n?ş?, okurlarına vahşi doğadan ?ıkıp medeni yaşama uzanan yeni bir ser?venin kapılarını aralarken; bu yolculuğu aşkın parlak ateşiyle aydınlatmaktadır. Y?reğinin izini takiple başlayan bu yolculuk Maymunların Tarzanı'nı vahşi kimliğinden sıyıracak, onu modern yaşamın i?erisine dahil edecek ancak medeniyet, modern zamanda yalnızca ince ve sahte bir ?rt? olmaktan ibaret kalacaktır. Bu ?rt?y? aralayan Tarzan; medeni insanın i?erisinde saklı olan kin, nefret ve yalandan oluşan karanlık d?nyayı keşfedecektir. Vahşi bir hayvanın onu beşiğinden almasıyla yaşamına m?dahale eden kader; bu kez de ellerini okyanusun derin dalgaları ile uzatacak, Tarzan'ın ?ze d?n?ş yolculuğunu başlatacaktır. Bu sırada aşk, her daim bir k?şede durmakta ve yeniden alevleneceği; alevlenip k?lleri d?n?şt?receği zamanı beklemektedir. "İnsanın, vahşi hayvanların arasındayken insanların arasında olduğundan ?ok daha emniyette olduğunu d?ş?nd? kendi kendine."

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Автор: Эдгар Райс Берроуз

Sevdiği kadına ve unvanına kavuşan Tarzan, medeniyet ?rt?s? altındaki sakin yaşamına uyum sağlamaya ?alışırken; kendisi ve ailesi i?in yapılan habis intikam planlarından bihaberdir. Başd?şman Rokoff'un hapishaneden ka?ması ve Tarzan ile Jane'in k???k oğulları Jack'i ka?ırması ?zerine aile, ?ocuklarını kurtarmak adına doludizgin bir yolculuğa s?r?klenecektir. Aile, bu yolculukta da elbette yalnız olmayacaktır. Maymunların Tarzanı; sevdiklerini korumak s?z konusu olduğunda medeniyet kimliğini, kıyafetleriyle birlikte ?ıkarıp atacak, kolayca geride bırakacaktır. Tarzan serisinin ???nc? kitabı olan Tarzan’ın Hayvanları, sizi yeniden vahşi Afrika ormanlarına g?t?recek ve s?r?kleyici bir maceraya daha tanık edecektir. "Bizler, hepimiz, alışkanlıklarımızın mahlukatıyız; kendimizi yeni bir hayat bi?imine uymak ?zere terbiye etmemizi gerektiren şartlar ortadan kalktığında tabii olarak ve kolayca, uzun yılların tesiriyle i?imize işlemiş olan eski davranış ve alışkanlıklarımıza d?neriz."

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Автор: Julie Miller

Something about innocent Hope Lockhart fascinated Officer Pike Taylor. He had been patrolling her bridal shop for months trying to capture the criminal who targeted her.But when he’s assigned to protect Hope by posing as her live-in fianc?, resisting his feelings becomes paramount!

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Автор: Suzanne Brockmann

When it came to protecting the innocent, Bobby Taylor was your man.But when his best friend, Wes, asked him to keep an eye on his little sister, Bobby desperately wanted to pass. Because to him, gorgeous redhead Colleen Skelly didn't look like anyone's kid sister. He doubted she was innocent. And he wanted to keep more than just his eye on her….After years of trying to get magnificent Navy SEAL Bobby Taylor to herself–and away from the prying eyes of her meddling brother–Colleen had finally succeeded. Bobby was hers, if only for a few days. And she had her work cut out for her. She had to prove that she was a grown woman–and that he was all she would ever need in a man….

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Автор: Линда Ховард

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Автор: Shona Patel

TEATIME FOR THE FIREFLYLayla Roy has defied the fates. Despite being born under an inauspicious horoscope, she is raised to be educated and independently-minded by her eccentric Anglophile grandfather, Dadamoshai. And, by cleverly manipulating the hand fortune has dealt her, she has even found love with Manik Deb—a man betrothed to another. All were minor miracles in India that spring of 1943, when young women’s lives were predetermined—if not by the stars, then by centuries of family tradition and social order.Layla’s life as a newly married woman takes her away from home and into the jungles of Assam, where the world’s finest tea thrives on plantations run by native labor and British efficiency. Fascinated by this curious culture of whiskey-soaked ex-pat adventurers who seem fazed by neither earthquakes nor man-eating leopards, she struggles to find her place among the prickly English wives with whom she is expected to socialize, and the peculiar servants she now finds under her charge.But navigating the hazards of tea-garden society will hardly be her biggest challenge. For even Layla’s remote home is not safe from the incendiary change sweeping India on the heels of the Second World War. Their colonial world is at a tipping point as tectonic political shifts rock the tea industry, and Layla and Manik find themselves caught in a perilous racial divide that threatens their very lives.

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Автор: Emin G?nc?oğlu

Yirmi ?? numaralı otob?ste, elmacık kemikleri ?ıkık y?zl? kıza ?şık olan Zaim, gen?liğinden ?mr?n?n sonuna kadar s?rd?rd?ğ? hayatın acı ve h?z?nl? yıllarını anlatıyor. Otob?ste tanıdığı o masum ve g?zel kızın bir g?n eşi olup bir kız ?ocuğuna sahip olabileceklerini yalnızca hayal ederken buna kavuşuyor ancak hayat, hi?bir zaman ona beklediği saadet ve huzuru vermiyor. Zamanla solmuş ve yitip giden bir sevginin hik?yesi… "Birbirimizi yok etmek i?in ne gerekiyorsa yapıyoruz, biz niye bu h?le geldik? Hayatımız tam bir cehennem! Buna uzun s?re ne sen ne de ben katlanabiliriz artık; yeterince ??kt?k zaten. B?t?n becerebildiğimiz şey, i?inde bulunduğumuz durumu kavrayıp bir ??z?m yolu bulabilmek. Kendimize yeteri kadar şans tanıdık; yan yana duramıyoruz artık. Bir arada durmamızın bir anlamı ve gayesi olmalı. Yıllar ?nce b?yle bir tehlike ile karşılaşma ihtimalinin az olmadığını biliyordum, fakat ge?miş ve ge?mişte konuşulanların bir ?nemi kalmadı artık. Bu, bizi yavaş yavaş yok eden, kendi ellerimizle yarattığımız hayatımızın i?inden nasıl kurtulup ?ıkabiliriz?"

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Автор: Juan Camilo D?az Boh?rquez

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Автор: Lisa Hall

‘Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling’ – Heat magazineDon’t. Trust. Anyone.It was supposed to be a fresh start.A chance to forget the past and embrace the future. But can you ever really start again?Or does the past follow you wherever you go?Steph and Mark have just moved house, trying to find a way forward after all the secrets, lies and betrayal.But starting over isn’t always easy. Especially when someone will go to any lengths to make sure you never forget…‘An excellent thriller that had me hooked from the start.’ – Katerina Diamond, author of The Teacher

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Автор: David Thomas

The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds – including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother – to choose his own path in life and become a truly exceptional human being.From the age of four David Thomas was sexually abused by his alcoholic mother and subsequently physically abused by his aged stepfather. By the age of 16 he had committed multiple burglaries, assaulted a police officer with an iron bar, attempted suicide, received a criminal conviction from a juvenile court, and been expelled from school.He left home as soon as he could and joined the fire service at 20. At the age of 27 he bought a book on memory. Within 8 months he had come fourth in the World Memory Championships and went on to develop one of the most powerful memories in history, even breaking an 18-year-old Guinness Book of Records memory record by reciting the mathematical formula Pi (3.1459) to 22,500 digits from memory.In 1999 he was reunited with his mother after 4 years apart but tragically, a year later he found her dead at home after she had died of an alcohol induced heart attack.David's shocking and moving story is one of abuse, alcoholism, courage, determination, forgiveness, love and how everyone can choose their own path through life irrespective of their upbringing, background or perceptions about what they think is possible. David is an incredible example of how this can happen.

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Автор: Cara Summers

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Автор: Tracy Montoya

As an experienced search-and-rescue tracker, Alex Gray had solved his share of mysteries.But beneath his cool Lakota demeanor, Alex was running from his own dark secrets…including a traumatic family history that connected him to a killer. Now someone from his past had returned to play a deadly game. And only one woman could help him…Sophie Brennan knew that Alex was the key to stopping the string of murders plaguing the Washington mountains. But as the authorities questioned her credibility, she had to resist the almost mystical connection she shared with Alex. For hiding in the shadows, someone was waiting to silence her whispered warnings…forever.

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Автор: Линн Грэхем

A storm of passion and pleasure!Once, Luc Santini's inherent sensuality had been Catherine Parrish's downfall. For two years she had loved him unconditionally, until she realized that this impossibly rich, and infuriatingly powerful man regarded her as a possession!Catherine fled her gilded cage, keeping her pregnancy a secret… until now. Fate has placed Luc back into her life. He doesn't know about their child… and Catherine intends to keep it that way. But will she surrender to his erotic demands—and risk losing herself in a world of desire—to protect her son?

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Автор: Dermot Bolger

A marriage and a family reach breaking point on an annual holiday in the loveliest hotel in Ireland.Dermot Bolger is one of the leading figures on the Irish literary scene. Very influential, amazingly energetic and prolific, popular and extremely well respected.Dermot writes fast-paced, incredibly readable novels, usually with a thriller element, always about Ireland, more often than not about its Troubles. ‘Temptation’ is quite different. It is about family life. It describes five days in the lives of Alison, her husband Peadar and their three children, who are taking their annual holiday on the southeastern coast of Ireland. Each member of the family has his or her own hopes for the holiday and preoccupations about the lives they are briefly leaving behind. The holiday serves as a turning point in their lives, as Alison and Peadar’s marriage is put to the test and the vulnerabilities of their children are brought to the fore.Previous novels have always featured a female central character, and Dermot seems to love writing from a female perspective – and very good he is at it too. This new novel takes this strength and makes the most of it. Paciness and great readability are packed in there too.

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Автор: Bronwyn Scott

He’s falling for a princess… But she’s a commoner! An Allied at the Altar story: A madcap scheme to secure a patron for her father’s play finds Elidh Easton at a house party, dressed as Italian royalty! But Elidh catches the eye of their dashing host, Sutton Keynes, who has four weeks to find a noble bride. He’d never look twice at her normally – poor, plain and untitled – but in the moment, it’s easy to imagine they have a future!

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Автор: Jill Sorenson

Wanted for the murder of a Mexican drug lord's son, party girl Isabel Sanborn fled to Oaxaca.Now she owes her life to Brandon Knox, a passing tourist who just saved her from a hit man. But Knox is no accidental hero—he's an undercover U.S. marshal assigned to bring Isabel to justice. Instead, wanting to protect her, he joins her on the lam…with cartel goons and corrupt police in hot pursuit!And as the danger escalates, sexual tension sizzles. For the first time in his career, Brandon considers jeopardizing his mission to safeguard his target. And though Isabel can elude the authorities, she can't escape her feelings…

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Автор: Cara Colter

From Hollywood heartbreak… …to happy-ever-after? Heartbroken Ally Cook runs away to her grandmother’s beachside cottage. She doesn’t expect houseguest Sam Walker and his toddler and a puppy to be there too! Spending time with this single dad, Ally finds herself tempted to put her heart on the line for a family with this captivating tycoon?

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Автор: Zana Bell

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Автор: Wendy Cooling

Ten prize-winning authors each with a brand new story based on their own schooldays. Bernard Ashley, Malorie Blackman, Berlie Doherty, Paul Jennings, Margaret Mahy, Michael Morpurgo, Jenny Nimmo, Michael Rosen, Jeremy Strong and Robert Swindells.Brand new stories based on each author’s own schooldays – sometimes funny, often poignant, always riveting. Written in each author’s unique style and based on something that is common to every child in the country – SCHOOL. Authors as below:PAUL JENNINGSMICHAEL MORPURGOJEREMY STRONGBERNARD ASHLEYROBERT SWINDELLSMALORIE BLACKMANBERLIE DOHERTYJENNY NIMMOMARGARET MAHYMICHAEL ROSENStories of running away from school; getting the strap for punishments; vindictive teachers; boys who tell porky-pies; the shy girl who could only talk through her puppet; getting expelled [almost]; being an evacuee; original ways of getting out of being in the school play, as well as meeting one’s own true love at school! Stories that contemporary schoolchildren will relate to in sharing the triumphs and disasters of their favourite authors’ schooldays.

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Автор: Caroline Anderson

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Автор: Lynne Truss

From the bestselling author of ‘Eats Shoots & Leaves’, an unexpectedly moving, luminously wise and brilliantly funny novel about a Victorian Poet Laureate.In July 1864, a corner of the Isle of Wight is buzzing with literary and artistic creativity. A morose Tennyson is reciting 'Maud' to empty sofas; the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is white-washing the roses for visual effect and the mismatched couple, actress Ellen Terry and painter G. F. Watts, are thrown into the company of the remarkable Lorenzo Fowler, the American phrenologist, and his daughter Jessie. Enter mathematician Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll), known to Jessie as the 'fiendish pedagogue', and Lynne Truss's wonderfully imaginative cocktail of Victorian seriousness and riotous farce begins to take flight.

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Автор: Чезаре Павезе

Yıl 1943, İtalya’nın Torino kenti, h?k?metin faşist askerleri ile faşist rejime direnen partizanların ?atışmalarıyla ?alkalanmaktadır. İkinci D?nya Savaşı’ndaki d?şman kuvvetlerin g?klerden yağdırdığı bombalar ile h?k?metin desteğiyle kenti basan Alman askerleri de eklenince savaş iyiden iyiye kızışır. Kendisini istemediği bir savaşın ortasında bulan ?ğretmen Corrado’nun ise hayattan tek dilediği huzur ve yalnızlıktır. Savaşın vahşetinden ka?ıp sığındığı tepelerin sessiz ormanlarında ge?mişini ve pişmanlıklarını y?d ederken direniş?ilerle tanışır. Onlar ile zaman ge?irmeye başlasa da ne savaştaki tarafsızlığını bozmaya cesaret edebilir ne de y?reğindeki yalnızlığın boşluğunu doldurabilir. Bir yandan yaşanan vahşetin anlamsızlığını ve d?k?len kanların amacını sorgularken diğer yandan Almanların ?l?m kokan nefesini ensesinde hissetmeye başlar. Yazarın hayatı ve d?nemi hakkında ?ok?a bilgi sahibi olacağımız eserde savaşın anlamını ve getirdiği yıkımı bariz bir şekilde sorgulayan yazarın, Corrado karakteriyle aktardığı şu c?mleler bunu kanıtlar niteliktedir. "Ancak biteceğine inanmıyorum. Savaşa hatta bu sivil savaşa şahit olduktan sonra bir g?n bitecek olursa herkesin d?n?p kendisine şu soruları sorması gerekecek: “Peki ya yaşamını yitirenler? Onlar ne olacak? Ni?in ?ld?ler?” Bunlara ne yanıt vereceğimi ben de bilmiyorum. En azından şu an bilmiyorum. Bilen kimsenin olduğunu da sanmıyorum. Belki bunu yalnızca ?lenler biliyordur ve belki savaş yalnızca onlar i?in tam anlamıyla bitmiştir."

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