ilość książek w kategorii: 11312
Terry Wogan - Is it me?
ISBN: 9780563493778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Terry Wogan is one of Britain's best-loved radio and television celebrities. Here, for the first time ever, Terry tells his life story from his beginnings as a young Limerick boy to his incredible success as an enduring celebrity of shows such as Wogan and The Eurovision Song Contest. "Is It Me? "is written in Terry's own inimitable style, with self-deprecating humor and a wry take on everyday life. The story is a delightfully observed, light-hearted journey through Terry's personal and professional lives.
Terry Wogan is one of Britain's best-loved radio and television celebrities. Here, for the first time ever, Terry tells his life story from his beginn...
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87,31 zł |
Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention
ISBN: 9780312535728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Flash of Genius And Other True Stories of Invention by John Seabrook, staff writer for The New Yorker, is a collection of true stories about where great ideas come from, and is the basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Greg Kinnear releasing October 2008. "John Seabrook is one of America's finest non-fiction writers....Fascinating, entertaining, beautifully written and often poignant..."--Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation Where Do Great Ideas Come From? In Flash of Genius, John Seabrook explores the moment when inspiration... Flash of Genius And Other True Stories of Invention by John Seabrook, staff writer for The New Yorker, is a collection of true... |
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123,14 zł |
One Drop
ISBN: 9780316008068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity, and the impact of this revelation on her own life.
Two months before he died, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side to impart a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. Born in the French Quarter in 1920, Anatole had begun to conceal his racial identity after his family moved to Brooklyn and his parents resorted to "passing" in order to get work. As he grew... In this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity,...
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114,35 zł |
Rich Like Them: My Door-To-Door Search for the Secrets of Wealth in America's Richest Neighborhoods
ISBN: 9780316021463 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ryan D'Agostino, former senior editor at Money, wanted to know how the wealthiest in America got that way. So he asked. Knocking on 500 doors in some of the most affluent zip codes in America, D'Agostino met with men and women who welcomed him in and shared their most difficult financial decisions, toughest setbacks, greatest strategies, most triumphant moments, and deepest insights. In RICH LIKE THEM, he weaves together what he learned and offers maxims for achieving wealth, such as "Never Let Pride Get in the Way of Profit," and "When you fail miserably, be thankful." Filled with inspiring...
Ryan D'Agostino, former senior editor at Money, wanted to know how the wealthiest in America got that way. So he asked. Knocking on 500 doors in some ...
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228,04 zł |
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
ISBN: 9780571214082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Already one of the most talked-about and eagerly anticipated literary debuts in the USA this year, this is a novel comparable to recent American memoir successes like 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius', 'A Million Little Pieces' and 'The Liar's Club'.
Already one of the most talked-about and eagerly anticipated literary debuts in the USA this year, this is a novel comparable to recent American memoi...
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61,55 zł |
The L.A. Diaries
ISBN: 9780747574668 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A memoir of a top Hollywood screenwriter coping with addiction.
A memoir of a top Hollywood screenwriter coping with addiction.
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81,85 zł |
Insatiable : The Erotic Adventures Of A French Girl In Spain
ISBN: 9780552772723 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The story of a young woman's life as a call girl in Barcelona. When Valerie Tasso found herself destitute after an abusive boyfriend ran off with all her money, she began to earn a living in prostitution. Her sophistication and poise held an appeal that Sp
The story of a young woman's life as a call girl in Barcelona. When Valerie Tasso found herself destitute after an abusive boyfriend ran off with all ...
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87,31 zł |
The Pope in Winter : The Dark Face of John Paul II's Papacy
ISBN: 9780141020716 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Dark Face of John Paul's Papacy. John Cornwell reveals for the first time the hidden aspects of John Paul II's papacy in stark contrast to his growing reputation as the greatest pope in modern history. An explosive book which attracted huge media inter
The Dark Face of John Paul's Papacy. John Cornwell reveals for the first time the hidden aspects of John Paul II's papacy in stark contrast to his gro...
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103,69 zł |
Wanted Man: The Forgotten Story of an American Outlaw
ISBN: 9780747577072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is an adventure story about one of America's most charismatic criminals.
This is an adventure story about one of America's most charismatic criminals.
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49,09 zł |
Clara
ISBN: 9780099750512 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Janice Galloway's new novel is based on the life of Clara Schumann - 19th century concert pianist and composer, editor and teacher, friend of Brahms - who was also the wife of Robert Schumann, the mother of his eight children, and the woman who cared for him through crippling mental illness.
Janice Galloway's new novel is based on the life of Clara Schumann - 19th century concert pianist and composer, editor and teacher, friend of Brahms -...
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60,01 zł |
This Boy's Life
ISBN: 9780747546016 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America.
A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled thro...
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76,32 zł |
One Hit Wonderland
ISBN: 9780091882105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. It's 1988 and radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit "Stutter Rap" by Morris Minor and the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony Hawks. Fast forward to the 21st century and those heady days of pop stardom are a distant memory. That is, until it is suggested that Tony is just another One Hit Wonder. Really? We'll have to see about that. For two years Tony struggles to have a hit somewhere--anywhere--in the world, changing acts and styles with a bewildering lack of integrity. From Nashville to Amsterdam, from Eastern Europe to Africa, he travels the globe in search of that...
It's 1988 and radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit "Stutter Rap" by Morris Minor and the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony...
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87,31 zł |
Desert Flower
ISBN: 9781860497582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Waris Dirie, whose name means desert flower, was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and when she was 13 her father sold her into marriage with a 60-year-old for five camels, at which time she ran away. She was discovered by a fashion photographer in the United States whilst working as a janitor at McDonald's, and became a model who has been used to promote Revlon skin-care products. She also speaks on women's rights in Africa and travels the world to give lectures on behalf of the UN. This is her autobiography.
Waris Dirie, whose name means desert flower, was born in Somalia of nomadic parents. She underwent extreme female circumcision at the age of five, and...
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50,87 zł |
True At First Light
ISBN: 9780099282129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Hemingway must take on his new role of leader and, of equal importance, assist his wife Mary to pursue the great lion she is determined to kill before Christmas. This work details the African landscape, the thrill of the hunt, and the heartfelt relationships with his African neighbours.
Hemingway must take on his new role of leader and, of equal importance, assist his wife Mary to pursue the great lion she is determined to kill before...
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45,78 zł |
The Rebecca Notebook: and other memories
ISBN: 9781844080908 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. An investigation of the creation of one of the most famous novels of all time.
An investigation of the creation of one of the most famous novels of all time.
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55,97 zł |
Two Babushkas
ISBN: 9780747570806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A story of twentieth-century Russia through the lives of two extraordinary women.
A story of twentieth-century Russia through the lives of two extraordinary women.
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92,77 zł |
Out of Africa
ISBN: 9780141183336 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ravishing landscapes, Karen Blixen spent her happiest years on the farm. This book presents her experiences and friendships with the people around her.
From the moment Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya in 1914 to manage a coffee plantation, her heart belonged to Africa. Drawn to the intense colours and ra...
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50,87 zł |
The Speckled People
ISBN: 9780007148110 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The childhood world of Hugo Hamilton is a confused place. His father, a brutal Irish nationalist, demands his children speak Gaelic at home whilst his mother, a softly spoken German emigrant who escaped Nazi Germany at the beginning of the war, encourages them to speak German. All Hugo wants to do is speak English. English is, after all, what the other children in Dublin speak. English is what they use when they hunt down Hugo (or Eichmann as they dub him) in the streets of Dublin, and English is what they use when they bring him to trial and execute him at a mock seaside court. Out of this...
The childhood world of Hugo Hamilton is a confused place. His father, a brutal Irish nationalist, demands his children speak Gaelic at home whilst his...
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50,87 zł |
The Character of Rain
ISBN: 9780571220496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In 'The Character of Rain', we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have spent the first two and a half years of life in a nearly vegetative state."
In 'The Character of Rain', we learn that divinity is a difficult thing from which to recover, particularly if, like the child in this story, you have...
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50,87 zł |
The Wilderness Family
ISBN: 9780553813340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park.
This is Kobie Kruger's intimate account of raising a family in the isolated wilderness of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park.
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87,31 zł |