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Miaow Miaow Bow Wow
Автор: Simon Francesca Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 сентября 20172017-08-27
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Dizzy the dog loves to sing, but the mean old Alley Cats won't let him join their chorus. But what do cats know about singing anyway? It's time to show them just what the dogs can do!
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Mr P's Naughty Book (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Simon Francesca Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 16 марта 20152014-07-24
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AARDVARK: shouts at BAKED BEANS: drops on cat KETCHUP: decorates mother with Mr Punishment has the perfect punishment for every naughtiness in the world and every day his telephone rings with parents desperate for his advice. But Mr Punishment never seems to get it quite right — with chaotic results!
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My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
Автор: Pitcher Annabel Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2011 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 23 февраля 20132012-12-20
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Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his teenage sister, Jasmine for a 'Fresh New Start'. Five years ago his sister's twin, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents are wrecked by their grief, Jasmine turns to piercing, pink hair and stops eating. The family falls apart. But Jamie hasn't cried in all that time. To him Rose is just a distant memory. Jamie is far more interested in his cat, Roger, his birthday Spiderman T-shirt, and in keeping his new friend Sunya a secret from his dad. And in his deep longing and unshakeable belief that his Mum will come back to the family she walked out on months ago. When he sees a TV advert for a talent show, he feels certain that this will change everything and bring them all back together once and for all.
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Shadows of the Workhouse: The Drama of Life in Postwar London
Автор: Worth Jennifer Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2009 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 7 декабря 20112012-09-14
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In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House — she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within 6 months of each other and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan, the eccentric ninety-year-old nun, is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning, but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the lives of the poor in 1950s London, of the shadow of the workhouse that always hung over their lives but also of the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
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AC/DC: The Biography
Автор: Wall Mick Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 448 Дата загрузки: 24 июля 20132014-10-27
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AC/DC moved to Britain from Sydney in 1975, and soon set up a residency at London's Marquee Club. Their short hair (including the odd mullet), loud rock and attitude chimed well with the lingering pub rock and soon-to-be punk crowd. They weren't really a band for guitar solos, and singer Bon Scott was the original bike-riding, speed-snorting, fighting man. An ex-convict he lived life fast and short; he died in February 1980, just before Back in Black, their huge-selling album, took off, and the second period of AC/DC (with Brian Johnson as lead vocalist) was ushered in. Back in Black has gone on to sell 45 million copies worldwide, and as the band have become a global phenomenon so their recessiveness has increased. Mick Wall, the don of heavy metal writing, seeks to penetrate the wall around the Young brothers, and write the first authoritative, in-depth critical account of AC/DC.
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Double Dexter
Автор: Lindsay Jeff Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20172014-10-17
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A witness. Such a simple concept — and yet for Dexter Morgan, a perfectly well-disguised serial killer, the possibility of a witness is terrifying. As an upstanding blood-spatter analyst for the Miami Police, Dexter has always managed to keep the darker side of his life out of the spotlight. An expert at finding truly bad people — murderers who've long escaped justice — Dexter has long been giving them his own special brand of attention. But now someone has seen him in the act. Dexter is being followed, manipulated and mimicked, leading him to realise that no one likes to have a double — especially when his double's goal is to kill him. Dexter is not one to tolerate such displeasure... in fact, he has a knack for extricating himself from trouble in his own pleasurable way.
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The Heroes
Автор: Abercrombie Joe Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 704 Дата загрузки: 17 августа 20152015-07-14
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They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them. Bremer dan Gorst, disgraced master swordsman, has sworn to reclaim his stolen honour on the battlefield. Obsessed with redemption and addicted to violence, he's far past caring how much blood gets spilled in the attempt. Even if it's his own. Prince Calder isn't interested in honour, and still less in getting himself killed. All he wants is power, and he'll tell any lie, use any trick, and betray any friend to get it. Just as long as he doesn't have to fight for it himself. Curnden Craw, the last honest man in the North, has gained nothing from a life of warfare but swollen knees and frayed nerves. He hardly even cares who wins any more, he just wants to do the right thing. But can he even tell what that is with the world burning down around him? Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts, or even the strongest arms that prevail. Three men. One battle. No Heroes.
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The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall
Автор: Torday Paul Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20132017-08-24
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Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he must return to his ancestral seat, Hartlepool Hall. On his return, he discovers that his father has left him, along with the house, a seven million pound tax bill, two massive overdrafts, an 80-year-old butler, and a vast country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that, but there is a strange woman in residence — Lady Alice — who seems to have made herself very much at home. With the debts mounting, it seems that Ed's only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabel's new boyfriend, a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats and a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? And is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be?
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Sepulchre
Автор: Mosse Kate Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2008 Страниц: 784 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112011-02-19
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1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But in the nearby woods, Leonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre — and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade as part of her research for a biography she's writing. But Meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards, an unquiet soul and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago...
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Total Recall
Автор: Dick Philip K. Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 08 марта 20152015-02-13
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This volume contains 25 classic short stories, including «We Can Remember It For You Wholesale», which inspired the film «Total Recall».
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Last Car to Elysian Fields
Автор: Burke James Lee Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2004 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 18 июня 20092007-02-09
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It is a rainy late-summer's night in New Orleans. Detective Dave Robicheaux is about to confront the man who may have savagely assaulted his friend, Father Jimmie Dolan, a Catholic priest who's always at the centre of controversy. But things are never as they seem and soon Robicheaux is back in New Iberia, probing a car crash that killed three teenage girls. A grief-crazed father and a maniacal, complex assassin are just a few of the characters Robicheaux meets as he is drawn deeper into a web of sordid secrets and escalating violence. A masterful exploration of the troubled side of human nature and the dark corners of the heart, peopled by familiar characters such as P.I. Clete Purcel and Robicheaux's old flame Theodosia LeJeune, LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS is vintage Burke — moody, hard-hitting, with his trademark blend of human drama and relentless noir suspense.
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Tau Zero
Автор: Anderson Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 190 Дата загрузки: 14 марта 20152013-12-13
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Fifty men and women set out in the twenty-third century from Earth aboard an interstellar craft to travel to a planet some thirty light-years away. The ship will approach the speed of light and so (as Einstein predicted) subjective time on board will slow and so the journey of several decades will be of much shorter duration for the crew. But the ship's deceleration system is irreparably damaged when it hits a cloud of interstellar dust and acceleration continues toward light speed, tau zero. Soon the ship is speeding through galaxies and eons are passing on board the ship in the blink of an eye ...
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Eric
Автор: Pratchett T. Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 156 Дата загрузки: 21 июня 20142015-02-29
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Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. The trouble is, he's not very good at it. All he wants is the usual three wishes: to be immortal, rule the world and have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. The usual stuff. But what he gets is Rincewind, the Disc's most incompetent wizard, and Rincewind's Luggage (the world's most dangerous travel accessory) into the bargain. Terry Pratchett's hilarious take on the Faust legend stars many of the Discworld's most popular characters in an outrageous adventure that will leave Eric wishing once more — this time, quite fervently, that he'd never been born.
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Mockingbird
Автор: Tevis W. Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 280 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20142016-03-12
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Mockingbird is a powerful novel of a future world where humans are dying. Those that survive spend their days in a narcotic bliss or choose a quick suicide rather than slow extinction. Humanity's salvation rests with an android who has no desire to live, and a man and a woman who must discover love, hope, and dreams of a world reborn.
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The Pillars of Creation
Автор: Goodkind Terry Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2008 Страниц: 592 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20112011-09-12
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FAITH OF THE FALLEN took The Sword of Truth into a new decade and onto new heights of intense, thoughtful and meaningful fantasy while never losing sight of the need to tell a compelling and sweeping story. THE PILLARS OF CREATION continues that progression and is written so that new readers to the series can plunge into the richness of his world. Terry Goodkind investigates new depths in his characters and is working to change fantasy and to make The Sword of Truth the dominant fantasy series of the first decade of the new millennium. The new novel introduces a new character, Jennsen, and takes Richard and Kahlan to the ends of the earth as they attempts to track down an unstoppable demon before it kills them and lays waste to the world.
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The Three Little Pirates
Автор: Adams Georgie Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2011 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 апреля 20152013-07-24
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Trixy, Tammy and Trig are three little girl pirates who live aboard The Lucky Lobster with their pets Mullet the dog, Kipper the cat and a seagull called Gulliver. Their friends include some boy pirates and a friendly sea-monster; and whenever they need to buy teabags or telescopes, all they need to do is to go to kind old Mr Spoons at Harbour Stores. When they hear about a nasty pirate who has been catching all the mermaids in the sea, they set sail to rescue the last mermaid left — tiny Miney-Mo. Here's a delightful splash of ocean fun and adventure, following the same pattern as the highly successful THREE LITTLE WITCHES STORYBOOK. There are eight chapters to read aloud or for children to enjoy alone, with lots of bright funny pictures, maps to follow, clues to find and puzzles to solve.
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On Board Flight 666
Автор: Maiden Iron Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2011 Страниц: 256 Дата загрузки: 27 апреля 20152013-10-31
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This book takes readers behind the scenes with the UK's biggest rock band for the first time ever. The band have a huge and loyal fanbase built up over thirty years who buy everything the band puts their name to. Ed Force One is a lavish photgraphic book charting the progress of of their 66 date world tour, from Moscow to Bali, and from Colombia to Cardiff. The tour finishes with a triumphant return to the UK.There will be extensive captions written in collaboration with the band. All the photos will be taken by a photographer embedded with the band who has access all areas. As Lars Ulrich of Metallica said, Maiden have been the blueprint for everything that we have ever wanted to do' UP THE IRONS!
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Distant Thunder
Автор: Griggs T.D. Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2013 Страниц: 464 Дата загрузки: 27 сентября 20182016-09-17
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Set at the end of the nineteenth century, this sweeping, epic love story traces the doomed relationship of two young people against the backdrop of a British Empire bracing itself against political opposition. As a boy, Frank had to leave his beloved India when his mother was assaulted by a British officer and accidentally shot when Frank tried to intervene. After his father dies of shame and a broken heart, Frank must make his way to England, sustained only by the determination to revenge himself on the man responsible for destroying his family as soon as he's old enough to become a soldier himself. Grace is the privileged daughter of an industrial magnate, but following her heart and her head makes her a champion of those oppressed by masters of the empire like her father, and so she too finds she has lost her family. As the pair fall in love, there is only one thing standing in the way of true happiness — Frank's vow of revenge...
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Winter at Death's Hotel
Автор: Cameron Kenneth Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2005 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092008-09-20
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New York, January 1896. Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned creator of Sherlock Holmes, arrives at the Britannic Hotel with his wife, Louisa, ready to begin his first American tour. While he prepares his lectures, Louisa becomes mesmerised by this brash, vibrant, dangerous city, especially when a woman's brutally butchered corpse is found in a Bowery alley and Louisa is convinced from the artist's sketch in the paper that she'd seen the victim at the hotel. Arthur is patronisingly sceptical about her womanly fantasies but when she sprains her ankle and is forced to remain at the hotel while Arthur goes on tour, Louisa cannot resist pursuing her intuitions. And when more bodies start appearing, she's convinced that she holds the key to the killings. With the help of the hotel's hard-bitten detective and an ambitious female news reporter, Louisa starts to piece together a story of madness, murder and depravity — a story that leads inexorably back to the hotel itself, the strange story of its unique construction and a madman who is watching her every move.
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Gone Girl
Автор: Flynn Gillian Жанр: Orion Books Издательство: Orion Books Год: 2012 Страниц: 480 Дата загрузки: 13 декабря 20142015-09-22
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What are you thinking, Amy? The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war...
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