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Biografie
ilość książek w kategorii: 10777
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Climbing the Mountain: My Search for Meaning
ISBN: 9780684865843 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. With the simple power and astonishing candor that made his 1988 autobiography, The Ragman's Son, a number one international bestseller, Kirk Douglas now shares his quest for spirituality and Jewish identity -- and his heroic fight to overcome crippling injuries and a devastating stroke.
On February 13, 1991, at the age of seventy-four, Kirk Douglas, star of such major motion-picture classics as Champion, Spartacus, and Paths of Glory, was in a helicopter crash, in which two people died and he himself sustained severe back injuries. As he lay in the hospital... With the simple power and astonishing candor that made his 1988 autobiography, The Ragman's Son, a number one international bestseller, Kirk D...
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A Line in Three Circles: The Inner Biography of Robert Lax
ISBN: 9783833484803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Robert Lax (1915 - 2000) was a close friend of Thomas Merton, Ad Reinhardt, and the beatniks. After his studies at Columbia University, he worked for Time, Parade, and The New Yorker - and then published his first book: Circus of the Sun. As Jubilees roving editor he travelled a lot, and finally decided to stay in Greece, where he found the quietness he needed for his poetic work. Living a solitary life on Greek islands, he became one of the great loners of American literature. The process of his mental, spiritual, and artistic development is what makes Laxs life most interesting. The Inner...
Robert Lax (1915 - 2000) was a close friend of Thomas Merton, Ad Reinhardt, and the beatniks. After his studies at Columbia University, he worked for ...
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Going Ga Ga
ISBN: 9780091905927 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 'Why is my hair starting to go as grey as Blake Carrington's? What is our local pub called? Are bootcut jeans still fashionable? These are just some of the questions I'll never answer now I've had my first baby.' With her TV career hitting the skids and her daughter's nappy doing the same every two hours, her husband suddenly unemployed and the bank writing to her only in red, Mel needs to come up with a scheme, and fast: move to a house they can't afford, of course Welcome to an endless cabaret of sleeplessness, removal men, sinister toddler groups, husband-stealing lodgers and competitive...
'Why is my hair starting to go as grey as Blake Carrington's? What is our local pub called? Are bootcut jeans still fashionable? These are just some o...
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82,27 |
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
ISBN: 9780316018715 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Hailed by reviewers as "powerful," "haunting" and "a tour de force of personal journalism," When A Crocodile Eats the Sun is the unforgettable story of one man's struggle to discover his past and come to terms with his present. Award winning author and journalist Peter Godwin writes with pathos and intimacy about Zimbabwe's spiral into chaos and, along with it, his family's steady collapse. This dramatic memoir is a searing portrait of unspeakable tragedy and exile, but it is also vivid proof of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of...
Hailed by reviewers as "powerful," "haunting" and "a tour de force of personal journalism," When A Crocodile Eats the Sun is the unforgettabl...
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Here If You Need Me: A True Story
ISBN: 9780316066310 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Braestrup's remarkable journey from grief to faith to happiness is a dramatic, funny, deeply moving, and simply unforgettable story. She shares her uplifting account of finding God through helping others, and reminds readers of the small miracles that occur every day when life and love are restored.
Braestrup's remarkable journey from grief to faith to happiness is a dramatic, funny, deeply moving, and simply unforgettable story. She shares her up...
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72,78 |
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American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day
ISBN: 9780316067393 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During the course of his military career, through World War II, Korean, and then Vietnam, Bud Day received every available combat medal, escaped death on no fewer than seven occasions, and spent sixty-seven months as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, where his roommate was John McCain. Despite incredible torture, Day would not break. He became a hero to POWs everywhere--a man who fought without pause, a prisoner at war.
But Day's story didn't end when he returned home from Vietnam. In fact, in some ways, it was just beginning. He became a passionate advocate for veterans'... During the course of his military career, through World War II, Korean, and then Vietnam, Bud Day received every available combat medal, escaped death...
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Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49'
ISBN: 9781846680007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique. When war broke out, Nella's younger son joined the army while the rest of the family tried to adapt to civilian life. Writing each day for the "Mass Observation" project, Nella, a middle-aged housewife from the bombed town of Barrow, shows what people really felt during this time. This was the period in which she turned 50, saw her children leave home, and reviewed her life and her...
In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the ...
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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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Angelas Ashes
ISBN: 9780684843131 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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Brother, I'm Dying
ISBN: 9781400034307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography |
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Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention
ISBN: 9780312535728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
ISBN: 9781592404049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks.
In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education. But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks. Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing... Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all and was finally r...
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One Drop
ISBN: 9780316008068 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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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. 16-18 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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Parky: My Autobiography: A Full and Funny Life
ISBN: 9780340961667 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. From prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top10 British TV programs of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans over four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colorful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinated. His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film programs. His wide interests and expertise include jazz, film,...
From prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top10 British TV programs of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career sp...
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Becoming A Man: Half a Life Story
ISBN: 9780349105499 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A memoir about growing up gay in America. From the 1950s through the rebellious 1960s to the self-creating 1970s, the author describes his life, and how he repressed his true sexuality until the day he met the man he feared he'd never meet.
A memoir about growing up gay in America. From the 1950s through the rebellious 1960s to the self-creating 1970s, the author describes his life, and h...
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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
ISBN: 9780571214082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 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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’Tis
ISBN: 9780007205240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 495 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Frank McCourt continues his life story in sequel to 'Angela's Ashes'.
Frank McCourt continues his life story in sequel to 'Angela's Ashes'.
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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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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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