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Strange View from a Skewed Orbit: An Oddball Memoir
ISBN: 9781434457219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A delightful memoir of the fantasy, science fiction, mystery, western, and young adult writer, Ardath Mayhar, whose seventy books and hundreds of short stories have charmed readers throughout the world.
A delightful memoir of the fantasy, science fiction, mystery, western, and young adult writer, Ardath Mayhar, whose seventy books and hundreds of shor...
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73,87 zł |
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The Dropouts: A Tale of Growing Up in East Texas
ISBN: 9781434403155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When their parents are killed, Nick and Nita find themselves destitute. Only an uncle they've never known offers them a refuge on his East Texas farm. The culture shock is intense for Nita, but Nick takes to farming, learning how to plow with a mule, bale hale, milk cows, and tend gardens.
"Mayhar's roots in East Texas are never more evident than in this lovely tale of teenagers forced to re-evaluate their lives. Poignant and moving."--Robert Reginald.
When their parents are killed, Nick and Nita find themselves destitute. Only an uncle they've never known offers them a refuge on his East Texas farm....
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68,93 zł |
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The Door in the Hill: A Tale of the Turnipins
ISBN: 9781434402912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When twins Bud and Lindy discover that the Little People--the Turnipins--are real, they must fight to preserve their wee friends' tree home from the ravages of modern developers.
When twins Bud and Lindy discover that the Little People--the Turnipins--are real, they must fight to preserve their wee friends' tree home from the r...
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68,93 zł |
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The Lintons of Skillet Bend: A Novel of East Texas
ISBN: 9781434403247 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As the Civil War lurches to a close, the Lintons of East Texas are waiting anxiously for their menfolk to return. But the stranger Finis Krim is attempting to extort land from the local women by claiming fraudulent commitments from their absent husbands. Krim's agent, Joshua Birdsong, is sent to the Linton home to search for relevant documents to wrest their farm away. Then Fate, in the person of five-year-old Julia, intervenes.
"A wonderful story "--Robert Reginald.
As the Civil War lurches to a close, the Lintons of East Texas are waiting anxiously for their menfolk to return. But the stranger Finis Krim is attem...
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68,93 zł |
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The Absolutely Perfect Horse: A Novel of East Texas
ISBN: 9781434403193 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Annie is forced to resettle from Los Angeles to an East Texan farm, she saves her money to buy the "Absolutely Perfect Horse." But the nag she actually gets is a 35-year-old Appaloosa nicknamed "Dogmeat." In the end, though, this worn-out old steed proves his valor when a pack of wild dogs attacks the farm.
"I defy anyone to read this story without a tear springing to one's eye "--Robert Reginald.
When Annie is forced to resettle from Los Angeles to an East Texan farm, she saves her money to buy the "Absolutely Perfect Horse." But the nag she ac...
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73,87 zł |
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Medicine Dream: Being the Further Adventures of Burr Henderson: A Sequel to Medicine Walk
ISBN: 9781434402752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Young Burr Henderson, who survived an airplane crash in the Arizona desert in Medicine Walk, returns to fight for the ranch that he inherited from his father, and must survive another encounter with death in the unforgiving wasteland.
Young Burr Henderson, who survived an airplane crash in the Arizona desert in Medicine Walk, returns to fight for the ranch that he inherited from his...
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68,93 zł |
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The Loquat Eyes: More Tall Tales from Cotton County, Texas
ISBN: 9781434457851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Solomon Peat, the wry narrator of Slewfoot Sally and the Flying Mule, returns with 17 more tall tales of Cotton County, Texas, including "The Day of the Boomers," "Fierce as a Banty Hen," "The Ring-Tailed Sidewinder," "The Skunk Works," "The Crooked-Tail Cow," and "The Loquat Eyes." Also featured are two original children's fantasies, "The Jeweled Mouse" and "The Kingdom of Yip."
Solomon Peat, the wry narrator of Slewfoot Sally and the Flying Mule, returns with 17 more tall tales of Cotton County, Texas, including "The Day of t...
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68,93 zł |
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The Clarrington Heritage: A Gothic Tale of Terror
ISBN: 9781434457165 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Marise Dering marries Ben Clarrington, and moves into the old mansion where the rest of the Clarringtons live, she's ordered to keep out of the closed-off sections of the third floor--but never told why! As the family members begin perishing in odd circumstances, Marise must try to uncover the secret of...The Clarrington Heritage.
When Marise Dering marries Ben Clarrington, and moves into the old mansion where the rest of the Clarringtons live, she's ordered to keep out of the c...
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73,87 zł |
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Carrots and Miggle: A Novel of East Texas
ISBN: 9781434403261 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. After the Ramsdens lose their father, Charlotte ("Carrots"), her brother, her young sister, and her mother continue to operate their East Texas dairy farm. Then their cousin from Eastern Europe, Emiglia ("Miggle") is orphaned, and is forced to come live with them. When she arrives, she's shocked to find her relatives engaging in manual labor, which her late parents considered fit only for peasants. But as the two girls begin to find some common ground, they discover that they're becoming a real family after all. "Filled with well-drawn, sympathetic characters facing real-life...
After the Ramsdens lose their father, Charlotte ("Carrots"), her brother, her young sister, and her mother continue to operate their East Texas dairy ...
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73,87 zł |
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A Road of Stars: A Fantasy of Life, Death, Love, and Art
ISBN: 9781434402875 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The greatest dancer of her generation, slowly dying from cancer, finds herself transported into the worlds displayed on paintings of the roads, paths, and streets that she never had time to explore throughout her demanding career. This helps her reconcile with her hostile relatives, and helps her to find peace before her own passing.
The greatest dancer of her generation, slowly dying from cancer, finds herself transported into the worlds displayed on paintings of the roads, paths,...
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68,93 zł |
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Deadly Memoir: A Novel of Suspense
ISBN: 9781434403179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Margaret Thackrey, ex-government agent and writer, decides to pen her memoirs, she unwittingly gets the attention of a vicious assassin--a man whose nefarious deeds she'd nearly uncovered during her service. Now he must stop the publication of her book before his true character is revealed. He murders her husband, and stalks her from Oregon to Texas. There she must finally confront her past--and a determined, stone-cold killer! "A first-rate thriller--the almost unbearable suspense just ratchets up, chapter by chapter"--Robert Reginald.
When Margaret Thackrey, ex-government agent and writer, decides to pen her memoirs, she unwittingly gets the attention of a vicious assassin--a man wh...
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68,93 zł |
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The Tulpa: A Novel of Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434402899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Araminta Palomer, the oversheltered child of a wealthy family, enlivens her life by imagining a near-invisible animal playmate-Willbe. But "Minta" possesses an unsuspected psychic talent, and so she unwittingly creates a tulpa, an envisioned being that gradually becomes tangible, first to herself and then to others. Willbe seems a loving companion at first, but as Minta matures, he changes into an increasingly perilous and unreliable friend. Learning to un-create Willbe becomes Araminta's lifelong ambition, as he threatens her governess, her family -- and even herself!
"Mayhar is a master... Araminta Palomer, the oversheltered child of a wealthy family, enlivens her life by imagining a near-invisible animal playmate-Willbe. But "Minta" pos...
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68,93 zł |
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Hunters of the Plains
ISBN: 9781434401984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Badger Clan and the Terrapin Clan have peacefully co-existed on the eastern plains for generations, living in harmony with nature and the spirits who guide them. When a herd of mammoths stampede, crushing the clans' dwellings, Don-a-ti and his wife, E-lo-ni, embark on a sacred hunt to keep the beasts from striking again.
The Badger Clan and the Terrapin Clan have peacefully co-existed on the eastern plains for generations, living in harmony with nature and the spirits ...
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78,79 zł |
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Towers of the Earth
ISBN: 9781434400697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. They were called the Geh-i-nah, and they were dying. First it was the plague, forcing them from their ancestral homes in the east. Then the terrible journey itself took its toll upon the tribe. And when they found a seeming refuge in the mountains of present-day New Mexico, they were attacked again and again by a relentless enemy, and their ranks steadily diminished.
Only Ayina, medicine-woman of the Geh-i-nah, could find a way of preserving their heritage. Only her wisdom, her strength, and her intelligence can keep their culture alive. "Ms. Mayhar creates the vibrant portrait of a... They were called the Geh-i-nah, and they were dying. First it was the plague, forcing them from their ancestral homes in the east. Then the terrible j...
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78,79 zł |
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Crazy Quilt: The Best Short Stories of Ardath Mayhar
ISBN: 9781434403452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Ardath Mayhar is a neglected writer, and that is criminal. She is one of those born storytellers and natural writers who has done so much so well that it is easy to take her for granted. Trust me, as the spider said to the fly: read Ardath's work. Be captivated by her worlds. They will never let you go. Promise."--from the Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale.
"Ardath Mayhar is a neglected writer, and that is criminal. She is one of those born storytellers and natural writers who has done so much so well tha...
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83,72 zł |
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Two-Moons and the Black Tower: A Novel of Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434403315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Two-Moons-in-the-Sky, an Iroquoian warrior woman and Dreamer, is transported into the strange world of medieval Britain by a dark sorcerer, Lallius, who lives in a black tower. Lallius wants to enslave his captive, whom he regards as primitive, but little does he realize that Two-Moons has magic of her own! "A highly original fantasy with a strong and capable female protagonist"--Robert Reginald
Two-Moons-in-the-Sky, an Iroquoian warrior woman and Dreamer, is transported into the strange world of medieval Britain by a dark sorcerer, Lallius, w...
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73,87 zł |
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Soul-Singer of Tyrnos
ISBN: 9781434402585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Yeleeve, a young woman who can sing the image of a soul onto the wall behind her, to commend or condemn the owner, discovers that a powerful evil is overcoming her country and only she can help.
Yeleeve, a young woman who can sing the image of a soul onto the wall behind her, to commend or condemn the owner, discovers that a powerful evil is o...
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73,87 zł |
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Reflections and Journey to an Ending: Collected Poems
ISBN: 9781434402608 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ardath Mayhar began her creative life as a poet. As soon as she could put pencil to paper she began writing down her verse, and in time reached a point where her work was publishable. Even after she began writing novels, she continued writing poetry, much of which was published in magazines, anthologies, and newspapers. Journey to an Ending was the winner of the poetry book competition at Pineywoods Writers Conference in 1964, and was originally published by South and West. Reflections was compiled and printed privately by the author.
Ardath Mayhar began her creative life as a poet. As soon as she could put pencil to paper she began writing down her verse, and in time reached a poin...
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49,22 zł |
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The Body in the Swamp: A Washington Shipp Mystery
ISBN: 9781434457097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When two bodies are spit out by the local swamp, Police Chief Washington Shipp knows he has a drug problem--and the druglords will do ANYTHING to retrieve their missing stash. Only Wash, together with an unlikely crew of swamp denizens and misfits, stand in their way. They don't stand a chance--do they?
When two bodies are spit out by the local swamp, Police Chief Washington Shipp knows he has a drug problem--and the druglords will do ANYTHING to retr...
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73,87 zł |
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Closely Knit in Scarlatt: A Novel of Suspense
ISBN: 9781434403582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Olive is the most unlikely of secret agents, a professional assassin in her sixties who's known only as "The Knit Lady." When Islamic terrorists take control of the cruise ship on which she's traveling, Olive decides to fight back, with knitting needle, scalpel--and plastic explosives. Don't underestimate Little Old Ladies!
Olive is the most unlikely of secret agents, a professional assassin in her sixties who's known only as "The Knit Lady." When Islamic terrorists take ...
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73,87 zł |
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