wyszukanych pozycji: 22
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The Castle
ISBN: 9780199238286 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Kafka's last novel, The Castle is set in a remote village covered almost permanently in snow and dominated by a castle and its staff of dictatorial, sexually predatory bureaucrats. The novel breaks new ground in exploring the relation between the individual and power, asking why the villagers so readily submit to an authority which may exist only in their collective imagination. Published only after Kafka's death, The Castle appeared in the same decade as modernist masterpieces by Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Mann and Proust, and is among the central works of modern literature. This new translation...
Kafka's last novel, The Castle is set in a remote village covered almost permanently in snow and dominated by a castle and its staff of dictatorial, s...
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50,40 zł |
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Dream on: The Silver Trilogy
ISBN: 9781250115287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Love, secrets, and new dream world threats follow Liv Silver in the sequel to Dream A Little Dream. Things seem to be going well for Liv Silver: she's adjusting to her new home (and her new family) in London; she has a burgeoning romance with Henry Harper, one of the cutest boys in school; and the girl who's been turning her dreams into nightmares, Anabel, is now locked up. But serenity doesn't last for long. It seems that Liv's troubles are far from over--in fact, suddenly they're piling up. School gossip blogger Secrecy knows all of Liv's most intimate... Love, secrets, and new dream world threats follow Liv Silver in the sequel to Dream A Little Dream. Things seem to be going we... |
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99,88 zł |
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Vasilisa the Beautiful: A Russian Folktale
ISBN: 9789888240500 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Winner of:
2015 19th Annual Wilde Awards, Picture Books, Ages 7 to 10 A modern retelling of a classic folk tale brought to life through vivid, rich artwork When Vasilisa s mother dies, she leaves behind a magical doll to look after Vasilisa in times of distress. And distress is close at hand when Vasilisa s father remarries, and her new stepmother and stepsisters send her on an errand to the terrifying witch Baba Yaga, who has an appetite for anything that enters the deep, dark forest. But with her fearlessness and her magical doll, Vasilisa not only passes Baba Yaga s arduous... Winner of:
2015 19th Annual Wilde Awards, Picture Books, Ages 7 to 10 A modern retelling of a classic folk tale brought to life through vivi... |
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87,75 zł |
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Krabat and the Sorcerer's Mill
ISBN: 9781681377919 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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53,76 zł |
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The Late Monsieur Gallet (Inspector Maigret)
ISBN: 9781250390967 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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61,49 zł |
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How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
ISBN: 9780802144225 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The hardcover publication of "How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone" launched Stanisic as an exciting and important new voice in literary fiction and earned exuberant praise from readers and critics alike. Now in paperback, Stanisic s debut about a boy who experiences the Bosnian War and finds the secret to survival in language and stories is bound to dazzle a whole new readership.
For Aleksandar Krsmanovic, Grandpa Slavko s stories endow life in Vi egrad with a kaleidoscopic brilliance. Neighbors, friends, and family past and present take on a mythic quality; the River Drina courses... The hardcover publication of "How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone" launched Stanisic as an exciting and important new voice in literary fiction and...
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53,80 zł |
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The World of Yesterday
ISBN: 9780803226616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) By the author who inspired Wes Anderson's film, The Grand Budapest Hotel Surrounded by the leading literary lights of the epoch, Stefan Zweig draws a vivid and intimate account of his life and travels through Vienna, Paris, Berlin, and London, touching on the very heart of European culture. His passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of... By the author who inspired Wes Anderson's film, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
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103,57 zł |
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Three Bags Full
ISBN: 9781641296823 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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72,83 zł |
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Love Today: Stories
ISBN: 9781416572664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Now in paperback, the extraordinary English language debut from the critically acclaimed writer Maxim Biller, whose "gossamer fictions may remind you of narrative poems in their ability to simultaneously elude and haunt you" (Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine). - A writer on the verge of international acclaim: maxim Biller's work received raves when it was published in The New Yorker in the summer of 2007, and he's already been published in Dutch, Danish, French, Greek, and Czech. German cultural institutions based in the u.S., such as the Goethe House, are enthusiastically helping to...
Now in paperback, the extraordinary English language debut from the critically acclaimed writer Maxim Biller, whose "gossamer fictions may remind you ...
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61,45 zł |
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The Blindness of the Heart
ISBN: 9780802145499 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) An international best seller and winner of the German Book Prize, "The Blindness of the Heart" is a dark marvel of a novel by one of Europe s freshest young voicesa family story spanning two world wars and several generations in a German family. In the devastating opening scene, a woman named Helene stands with her seven-year-old son in a provincial German railway station in 1945, amid the chaos of civilians fleeing west. Having survived with him through the horror and deprivation of the war years, she abandons him on the station platform and never returns.
The story quickly circles back... An international best seller and winner of the German Book Prize, "The Blindness of the Heart" is a dark marvel of a novel by one of Europe s freshest...
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69,17 zł |
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Baader-Meinhof: The Inside Story of the RAF
ISBN: 9780195372755 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Baader-Meinhof Group--later known as the Red Army Faction (RAF)--was a violent urban guerilla group which terrorized Germany in the 1970s and '80s, killing 47 people, wounding 93, taking 162 hostages, and robbing 35 banks--all in an attempt to bring revolution to the Federal Republic. Stefan Aust's masterful history of the Group presents the definitive account, capturing a highly complex story both accurately and colorfully. Much new information has surfaced since the mass suicide of the Groups' leaders in the 1980s. Some RAF members have come forward to testify in new investigations...
The Baader-Meinhof Group--later known as the Red Army Faction (RAF)--was a violent urban guerilla group which terrorized Germany in the 1970s and '80s...
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167,99 zł |
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My Wish List
ISBN: 9780143124658 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The #1 bestselling international phenomenon that asks, If you won the lottery, would you trade your life for the life of your dreams?
Jocelyne lives in a small town in France where she runs a fabric shop, has been married to the same man for twenty-one years, and has raised two children. She is beginning to wonder what happened to all those dreams she had when she was seventeen. Could her life have been different? Then she wins the lottery and suddenly finds the world at her fingertips. But she chooses not to tell anyone, not even her husband not just yet. Without cashing the... The #1 bestselling international phenomenon that asks, If you won the lottery, would you trade your life for the life of your dreams?
Jocel... |
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84,55 zł |
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Comparative Children's Literature
ISBN: 9780415305518 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Children's literature has transcended linguistic and cultural borders since books and magazines for young readers were first produced, with popular books translated throughout the world. Emer O'Sullivan traces the history of comparative children's literature studies, from the enthusiastic internationalism of the post-war period - which set out from the idea of a supra-national world republic of childhood - to modern comparative criticism. Drawing on the scholarship and children's literature of many cultures and languages, she outlines the constituent areas that structure the field, including...
Children's literature has transcended linguistic and cultural borders since books and magazines for young readers were first produced, with popular bo...
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707,28 zł |
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The Robber Hotzenplotz
ISBN: 9781681378992 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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49,92 zł |
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The Ugly Duckling
ISBN: 9789888341191 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Born different, the ugly duckling is mocked by his siblings, rejected by other ducks, and even shunned by his own mother. The sad little bird leaves home, starting a journey where he is jeered at and hunted as he struggles to survive on his own only to discover that the identity he longed for was within him all along."
Born different, the ugly duckling is mocked by his siblings, rejected by other ducks, and even shunned by his own mother. The sad little bird leaves h...
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49,92 zł |
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The Little Mermaid
ISBN: 9789888240975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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43,85 zł |
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Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany
ISBN: 9780316382106 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A thrilling piece of undiscovered history, this is the true account of a young Jewish woman who survived World War II in Berlin.
In 1942, Marie Jalowicz, a twenty-year-old Jewish Berliner, made the extraordinary decision to do everything in her power to avoid the concentration camps. She removed her yellow star, took on an assumed identity, and disappeared into the city. In the years that followed, Marie took shelter wherever it was offered, living with the strangest of bedfellows, from circus performers and committed communists to convinced Nazis. As Marie quickly learned, however,... A thrilling piece of undiscovered history, this is the true account of a young Jewish woman who survived World War II in Berlin.
In 1942, Marie Ja... |
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84,50 zł |
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Underground in Berlin: A Young Woman's Extraordinary Tale of Survival in the Heart of Nazi Germany
ISBN: 9780316382090 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A thrilling piece of undiscovered history, this is the true account of a young Jewish woman who survived World War II in Berlin. In 1942, Marie Jalowicz, a twenty-year-old Jewish Berliner, made the extraordinary decision to do everything in her power to avoid the concentration camps. She removed her yellow star, took on an assumed identity, and disappeared into the city. In the years that followed, Marie took shelter wherever it was offered, living with the strangest of bedfellows, from circus performers and committed communists to convinced Nazis. As Marie quickly...
A thrilling piece of undiscovered history, this is the true account of a young Jewish woman who survived World War II in Berlin.
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153,72 zł |
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On the Natural History of Destruction
ISBN: 9780375756573 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German civilians died--a figure twice that of all American war casualties. Seven and a half million Germans were left homeless. Given the astonishing scope of the devastation, W. G. Sebald asks, why does the subject occupy so little space in Germany's cultural memory? On the Natural History of Destruction probes deeply into this ominous silence.
During World War Two, 131 German cities and towns were targeted by Allied bombs, a good number almost entirely flattened. Six hundred thousand German ...
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80,70 zł |
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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
ISBN: 9780142437438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The most trivial slips of the tongue or pen, Freud believed, can reveal our secret ambitions, worries, and fantasies. The Psychopathology of Everyday Liferanks among his most enjoyable works. Starting with the story of how he once forgot the name of an Italian painter and how a young acquaintance mangled a quotation from Virgil through fears that his girlfriend might be pregnant it brings together a treasure trove of muddled memories, inadvertent actions, and verbal tangles. Amusing, moving, and deeply revealing of the repressed, hypocritical Viennese society of his day, Freud's...
The most trivial slips of the tongue or pen, Freud believed, can reveal our secret ambitions, worries, and fantasies. The Psychopathology of Everyd...
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69,17 zł |