ilość książek w kategorii: 62796
Women Into the Unknown: A Sourcebook on Women Explorers and Travelers
ISBN: 9780313253287 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Tinling has written a book about the exploration and derring-do of 42 women who, individually or with another, ventured forth to parts unknown or little known in the 19th and 20th centuries. . . . The accomplishment of each is sketched in biographical form that will variously intrigue, interest, and fascinate readers of varied persuasions. Choice Despite social restraints and limited financial resources, women have traveled in the past two centuries to virtually every unexplored region of the earth, sometimes with a male companion and often leading their own... Tinling has written a book about the exploration and derring-do of 42 women who, individually or with another, ventured forth to parts unknown or l... |
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506,54 zł |
Biographical Dictionary of Geography
ISBN: 9780313276224 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This biographical dictionary provides sketches of seventy- seven individuals--explorers, writers, and scholars--from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, who made significant contributions to the development of the discipline of geography. The work examines a cross section of geographers from a variety of subfields within the discipline, from ancient to modern. Each entry examines the career and impact of the individual and then provides selected bibliographies of works by and about the person. The work contains internal cross-referencing, and the entire volume concludes with appendices... This biographical dictionary provides sketches of seventy- seven individuals--explorers, writers, and scholars--from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, ... |
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506,54 zł |
Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography
ISBN: 9780313308994 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in critical thinking for geography students in grades 7-12. It is filled with over 75 primary source Internet sites covering such topics as Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, and the Uses of Geography, and will be an invaluable tool in helping teachers and librarians meet the standards set forth in the 1994 publication Geography for Life: National Geography Standards. Each site is... Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in cri... |
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440,24 zł |
Culture and Customs of France
ISBN: 9780313328923 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The French are of perennial interest, for, among other things, their style, their cuisine and wine, and their cultural output. Culture and Customs of France is a thoroughly jam-packed narrative through the glories that France continues to offer the world. The volume is a boon for preparing country reports, a must-read for travelers, and perfect for culture studies. Chapters on the land, people, and history, religion, social customs, gender, family, and marriage, cinema and media, literature, food and fashion, architecture and art, and performing arts are current and pleasurable to... The French are of perennial interest, for, among other things, their style, their cuisine and wine, and their cultural output. Culture and Customs ... |
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506,54 zł |
The Way Out: A True Story of Ruin and Survival
ISBN: 9780316107037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. - A breakout book from a writer increasingly celebrated as the 21st-century bard of the American Southwest--a writer in the tradition of Barry Lopez, Peter Matthiessen, Terry Tempest Williams, among others. - In March 2003, Craig Childs received the Spirit of the West Literary Achievement Award, given to a writer whose body of work captures the unique spirit of the American West. - As a chronicle of adventure, as emotionally charged human drama, as confessional memoir, The Way Out is a transcendent book, a work destined to earn a lasting place in the literature of extremes. - Not since John...
- A breakout book from a writer increasingly celebrated as the 21st-century bard of the American Southwest--a writer in the tradition of Barry Lopez, ...
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119,28 zł |
Blue Highways: A Journey Into America
ISBN: 9780316353298 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.
William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map-if they get on at all-only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he... Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.
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86,06 zł |
The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert
ISBN: 9780316610698 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and his treks through arid lands in search of water reveal the natural world at its most extreme.
Deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to seasoned explorers. Craig Childs has spent years in the deserts of the American West, and hi...
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86,06 zł |
There and Back Again: A Decade of Travel Tales
ISBN: 9780996307116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Tim and Rachel's wedding vows promised a life filled with adventure. Join them as they trek to find mountain gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda and have a close encounter with a large crocodile on the Nile River in Uganda. Share their romantic wedding on a remote beach in Costa Rica. Enjoy the hysterical description of a visit to a clothing optional resort in Florida to run in a 5K race. And don't miss the hairy bears on Cape Cod. Tim and Rachel's stories remind us that there are wonderful opportunities for adventure and romance if we are open to new experiences, even for couples in their...
Tim and Rachel's wedding vows promised a life filled with adventure. Join them as they trek to find mountain gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda and hav...
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31,59 zł |
Shop Cook Eat New York: 200 of the City's Best Food Shops, Plus Favorite Recipes
ISBN: 9780847848645 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A dream tour for food-obsessed New Yorkers and tourists alike. There is nowhere else in the world that offers greater variety or greater quality of foodstuffs than New York. From the famous Union Square Greenmarket to artisanal spots in Williamsburg, no stone is left unturned in the search for New York's most coveted culinary outlets. Shop Cook Eat New York provides an insider's tour of more than 150 of the best-loved and most-visited culinary outlets in the city. There are butchers, bakers, and gelato makers. The authors uncover delicacies around every corner--from exotic spices to...
A dream tour for food-obsessed New Yorkers and tourists alike. There is nowhere else in the world that offers greater variety or greater quality of fo...
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105,79 zł |
Travels in Translation: Sea Tales at the Source of Jewish Fiction
ISBN: 9780815634577 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For centuries before its "rebirth" as a spoken language, Hebrew writing was like a magical ship in a bottle that gradually changed design but never voyaged out into the world. Isolated, the ancient Hebrew ship was torpid because the language of the Bible was inadequate to represent modern life in Europe. Early modern speakers of Yiddish and German gave Hebrew the breath of life when they translated dialogues, descriptions, and thought processes from their vernaculars into Hebrew. By narrating tales of pilgrimage and adventure, Jews pulled the ship out of the bottle and sent modern Hebrew... For centuries before its "rebirth" as a spoken language, Hebrew writing was like a magical ship in a bottle that gradually changed design but never... |
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296,94 zł |
On The Right Track: Volume III: Early Travels of a Noted Anthropologist & Historian in Africa
ISBN: 9780990645931 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori, noted social anthropologist, historian and photographer. These early experiences with her long-time companion and working partner, Andrew Fedders, influenced every facet of her later life and were the beginning of her passion to document and preserve the history of marginalized peoples and capture fast-disappearing moments in African cultures. She and Andy were initially intrigued by remote, indigenous tribes still living the life of their...
On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori...
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90,41 zł |
On the Right Track: Volume II: Early Travels of a Noted Anthropologist & Historian in Africa
ISBN: 9780990645924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori, noted social anthropologist, historian and photographer. These early experiences with her long-time companion and working partner, Andrew Fedders, influenced every facet of her later life and were the beginning of her passion to document and preserve the history of marginalized peoples and capture fast-disappearing moments in African cultures. She and Andy were initially intrigued by remote, indigenous tribes still living the life of their...
On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori...
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90,41 zł |
On The Right Track: Volume I: Early Travels of a Noted Anthropologist, Historian & Writer in Africa
ISBN: 9780990645917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori, noted social anthropologist, historian and photographer. These early experiences with her long-time companion and working partner, Andrew Fedders, influenced every facet of her later life and were the beginning of her passion to document and preserve the history of marginalized peoples and capture fast-disappearing moments in African cultures. She and Andy were initially intrigued by remote, indigenous tribes still living the life of their...
On The Right Track, in three volumes, covers 15 years (1967 to 1982)of traveling and working on the African continent as recalled by Cynthia Salvadori...
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90,41 zł |
At Home in France: Tales of an American and Her House Aboard
ISBN: 9780345407870 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "As beguiling and delectable as France itself."
*Mimi Sheraton
"As beguiling and delectable as France itself."
*Mimi Sheraton
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81,80 zł |
A Viking Voyage: In Which an Unlikely Crew of Adventurers Attempts an Epic Journey to the New World
ISBN: 9780345420046 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson's triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting Eriksson's epic journey in a precise replica of the precarious Viking cargo ship known as a knarr. This extraordinary book is the account of how he pulled it off. By turns thrilling and slapstick, sublime and outrageous, A Viking Voyage is an unforgettable adventure story that will take you to the heart of some of the most magnificent, unspoiled territory on earth, and even deeper,...
Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson's triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could n...
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81,80 zł |
Feeding Frenzy: Across Europe in Search of a Perfect Meal
ISBN: 9780345425546 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Friends and fellow New Yorkers Stuart Stevens and Rachel "Rat" Kelly share two passions: exercise and eating. Having exhausted nearly every posh Manhattan restaurant, former model Rat suggests they take their buffed bodies to new gastronomic heights via a tour of Europe's Michelin three-star restaurants. Rat's boyfriend will underwrite the trip--but only if they do the twenty-nine restaurants on their list in twenty-nine days. What follows is nothing less than gustatory madness, a wacky dash in a cherry-red 1965 Mustang across England, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and France through Europe's...
Friends and fellow New Yorkers Stuart Stevens and Rachel "Rat" Kelly share two passions: exercise and eating. Having exhausted nearly every posh Manha...
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81,80 zł |
The Smiles of Rome: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers
ISBN: 9780345434203 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Take a Roman holiday with some of the world's greatest writers
Explore the Palatine with Elizabeth Bowen. Visit the temple of the Vestal Virgins with Georgina Masson. Analyze Michelangelo's Moses with Sigmund Freud. Stroll through ancient streets with Goethe and with Henry James. Share Alice Steinbach's midnight epiphany on a shabby hotel balcony. Learn the art of love from Ovid. Visit villas and gardens with Edith Wharton. Enjoy Rome's myriad moods and pleasures with Robert Browning, Eleanor Clark, Susan Vreeland, and many others. An irresistible collection of writing about... Take a Roman holiday with some of the world's greatest writers
Explore the Palatine with Elizabeth Bowen. Visit the temple of the Vestal... |
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68,88 zł |
Take Me with You: A Round-The-World Journey to Invite a Stranger Home
ISBN: 9780345449122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It was the dream of a euphoric young traveler awed by the crystalline silence of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush: "Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America." Twenty-five years later, Brad Newsham set out from his home in San Francisco to make good on his youthful vow-and this irresistibly charming, deeply humane book is the chronicle of what happened along the way. Giving himself one hundred days to journey around the world, Newsham began in the Philippines and immediately found himself embroiled in serendipitous adventures and...
It was the dream of a euphoric young traveler awed by the crystalline silence of Afghanistan's Hindu Kush: "Someday, when I am rich, I am going to ...
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81,80 zł |
Schlepping Through the Alps: My Search for Austria's Jewish Past with Its Last Wandering Shepherd
ISBN: 9780345477736 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Hans Breuer, Austria's only wandering shepherd, is also a Yiddish folksinger. He walks the Alps, shepherd's stick in hand, singing lullabies to his 625 sheep. Sometimes he even gives concerts in historically anti-Semitic towns, showing slides of the flock as he belts out Yiddish ditties.
When New York-based writer Sam Apple hears about this one-of-a-kind eccentric, he flies overseas and signs on as a shepherd's apprentice. For thoroughly urban, slightly neurotic Sam, stumbling along in borrowed boots and burdened with a lot more baggage than his backpack, the task is far from a walk in... Hans Breuer, Austria's only wandering shepherd, is also a Yiddish folksinger. He walks the Alps, shepherd's stick in hand, singing lullabies to his 62...
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73,19 zł |
Hearing Birds Fly: A Year in a Mongolian Village
ISBN: 9780349115801 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. HEARING BIRDS FLY is Louisa Waugh's passionately written account of her time in a remote Mongolian village. Frustrated by the increasingly bland character of the capital city of Ulan Bator, she yearned for the real Mongolia and got the chance when she was summoned by the village head to go to Tsengel far away in the west, near the Kazakh border. Her story completely transports the reader to feel the glacial cold and to see the wonders of the Seven Kings as they steadily emerge from the horizon. Through her we sense their trials as well as their joys, rivalries and even hostilities, many...
HEARING BIRDS FLY is Louisa Waugh's passionately written account of her time in a remote Mongolian village. Frustrated by the increasingly bland chara...
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61,76 zł |