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НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНО…

Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at…

‘Gripping … so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes’Mail on Sunday‘How do you say thank you to someone for giving y…

An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of the events which swept through Africa in the post-independence period.Aminatta…

Originally published in 1997 and now available as an ebook.This edition does not include illustrations.Eddie Irvine is a breath of fresh air in the se…

A humorous look at the influence of celebrity style, charting the hairdos (and hair don’ts) James King has fashioned over the years.From the classic ‘…

From the author of the phenomenal Sunday Times bestsellers ‘One Child’ and ‘Ghost Girl’, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people's victi…

Based on the first-hand experiences of a man who served on a submarine during the Cold War, Under Pressure is the shockingly candid, visceral, droll a…

The poignant, searching, haunting story of one family’s entanglement with twentieth-century historyAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER‘Intensely involving … a…

Я тебя люблю — эти слова очень много значат в жизни. Но в современном мире люди просто обесценили эти три слова, ими стали разбрасываться направо и на…

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…

So as not to seem completely self-indulgent to his friends and family, Conor started his year-long trip around the world with a three-month stint volu…

Written with self-excoriating candour and the driest humour, comes a book about being a dad from one of our best loved journalists.“For me the hardest…

В данном двухтомном издании популярного сборника джазовых биографий и интервью представлены материалы о 145 джазовых музыкантах из США и Европы самых …

A fascinating account of a remarkable life that took the author, through hard work and determination, from rural England to the highest ranks of the U…

20 апреля 1999 года Дилан Клиболд и Эрик Харрис вошли в здание старшей школы в городе Литлтонь, Колорадо, с заряженными ружьями. В течение нескольких …

Previously published in hardback as Hey Jo, this is a moving and candid memoir from the woman who married the most controversial member of the Rolling…

The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a «warrior woman for our times,» reviled by teach…

После триумфа на Олимпиаде-2018 (три золотых медали) Мартену Фуркаду трудно обрести прежнюю форму. Постолимпийский сезон складывается неудачно, и он с…

Драматическая история сотрудничества легендарной группы и менеджера звукозаписывающей компании, в итоге выпустивших один из самых продаваемых дебютных…

A brilliantly conceived biography of Joseph Paxton, horticulturist to the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth, architect of the Crystal Palace …

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know…

«Американскую мечту» как она есть, без наносного пафоса и прикрас. Андрей Шитов возглавлял представительство ТАСС в Вашингтоне от Билла Клинтона до До…

Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence – it’s al…

Надо ли представлять читателю Аркадия и Бориса Стругацких? Вопрос риторический: кто из нас не держал в руках их книг, тот просто не умеет читать. Но ч…

A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned in…

Монография о Листе – капитальное исследование жизни и творчества великого венгерского композитора и пианиста. Издание выходит в двух томах. Первый том…

Первый исчерпывающий путеводитель по истории уникальной группы, в багаже которой более 100 миллионов проданных копий альбомов, первые строки хит-парад…

‘Resilience can give you strength to keep moving forwards when you are caught in the rain or a storm, and keep you continuing on your journey through …

Рассказ про драматичные 1930-е — на основе исторических источников про строительство первых станций метрополитена. Столкновение двух миров - это всег…

…Нет ничего человечнее слез от любви, нет ничего, что бы так сильно и сладко разрывало сердце. И нет ничего омерзительнее, чем равнодушие человека к с…

In the tradition of ‘Agent Zigzag’ comes a breathtaking biography of WWII’s ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the best sp…

Данная книга посвящена творчеству дирижера В. И. Тарасовой, которую следует считать одним из многочисленных организаторов культурной жизни малых город…

David Gower was the most brilliant and gifted of English Test batsmen in recent times. Yet, despite his unimpeachable Test record, his career was not …

The gripping inside story of Gordon Brown’s rise to become Prime Minister.Gordon Brown’s arrival at the Treasury in May 1997 was greeted with great ex…

The acclaimed biography of one of England’s great eccentrics and leading fashion designers.• For three decades, Vivienne Westwood has been Britain’s m…

‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Sect…

The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer.In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy s…

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place acro…

Note that due to the limitations of some ereading devices not all diacritical marks can be shown.A major biography of one of literature’s most romanti…

Gene Wilder defined film comedy in the 1970s and '80s. But this is no traditional autobiography, rather it's an intelligent, quirky, humorous account …

The living embodiment of The Beatles, a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is undoubtedly the senior figure in pop music today. In th…

In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In…

WINNER OF THE HRF KEATING AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK 2018An entertaining history of British thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has L…

Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' brutal, Fascist-sponsored victory over the Republican government in the S…