wyszukanych pozycji: 501
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History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain: With a Notice of Its Early History in the East, and in All the Quarters of the Globe
ISBN: 9781108080934 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 598 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The journalist and politician Edward Baines (1800-90) succeeded his father as editor of the Leeds Mercury and as MP for Leeds. From a dissenting family, he was a social reformer but passionately believed that the state should not interfere in matters such as working hours and education. In this 1835 work, he sees the cotton industry as an exemplar of the unity of 'the manufactory, the laboratory, and the study of the natural philosopher', in making practical use of creative ideas and scientific discoveries. He surveys cotton manufacture from its origins to its 'second birth' in England, and...
The journalist and politician Edward Baines (1800-90) succeeded his father as editor of the Leeds Mercury and as MP for Leeds. From a dissenting famil...
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341,51 |
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Brass Instruments - Their History And Development
ISBN: 9780486275741 / Angielski / Book / 2012 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this readable, well-researched history, a distinguished authority on musical instruments offers a concise survey of the evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas, and other brass wind instruments. The story begins with such primitive contrivances as bark trumpets, conch shells and perforated animal horns, bronze trumpets used by the ancient Danes and Celts, large Roman horns, and other devices.
During the medieval period, a large number of curved instruments or horns of various shapes and sizes developed, including trumpets, looped horns, the sackbut... In this readable, well-researched history, a distinguished authority on musical instruments offers a concise survey of the evolution of trumpets, trom...
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76,46 |
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Das Herz einer Katze
ISBN: 9783750278264 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Gesche liebt ihr Leben.
Sie liebt ihre Natur. Niemals würde sie etwas daran ändern wollen. Doch eines fehlt. Gesche liebt ihr Leben.
Sie liebt ihre Natur. Niemals würde sie etwas daran ändern wollen. Doch eines fehlt. |
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36,04 |
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Flying Through Cloud
ISBN: 9781740273442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Charting an international journey through the beauty of nature and art, the starkness of urban life and the honesty of human emotion, Flying Through Cloud evokes both the humour and vulnerability of our condition. Derek Baines, in this first collection, reconciles our thirst for travel with a constant need for home. A singular and accessible voice, luring us to sensuous highs. 'These poems are elegant as a kimono. Indeed, at times they feel slightly Japanese - gentle, beautiful, graceful and flowing.' - Kate Llewellyn Charting an international journey through the beauty of nature and art, the starkness of urban life and the honesty of human emotion, Flying Th... |
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60,09 |
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High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
ISBN: 9781845533007 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment. The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing that the relatively ephemeral activities under investigation were centrally important to the actors. The first and largest study treats human organization of the landscape and its use to create and transmit elite meanings, especially through pictorial and encyclopaedic forms, and to mobilize...
This novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass li...
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637,15 |
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Cinema
ISBN: 9783754926604 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Ein alter Kinosaal,eine junge Frau auf der Flucht vor ihrem Lebenund etwas, das viel furchteinflößender ist als alles, was sie sich je vorgestellt hat.Ronja hatte nicht weglaufen wollen, nur ein Zeichen setzen. Einzig deshalb hat sie die erstickende Enge ihres Elternhauses verlassen. Eine verpasste Bahn und der Regen zwingen sie schließlich dazu, Zuflucht in einem stillgelegten Kino zu suchen. Zu spät bemerkt sie, dass sie nicht allein ist. Und plötzlich kämpft sie nicht nur um ihr Recht auf ein selbstbestimmtes Leben, sondern um das Leben selbst.
Ein alter Kinosaal,eine junge Frau auf der Flucht vor ihrem Lebenund etwas, das viel furchteinflößender ist als alles, was sie sich je vorgestellt h...
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63,06 |
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Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals: Secrets of Observational Drawing
ISBN: 9781631591396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Learn to sketch and paint flowers, from bud to full-blown Imagine learning to draw roses with Redoute, or tulips with Pieter Brugel. Imagine learning the secrets that made their flower paintings stand out in their eras and still stand out today. Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals is a draw-in book that shows you how by taking a close look at the details of great floral paintings and coaching readers to try the techniques with the help of an exper's suggestions. Printed on quality uncoated stock and suited for drawing and watercolor, each spread will consist of two working... Learn to sketch and paint flowers, from bud to full-blown Imagine learning to draw roses with Redoute, or tulips with Pieter Brugel.... |
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95,77 |
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Vulnerable Bodies: Gender, the Un and the Global Refugee Crisis
ISBN: 9780754637349 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Examining the response of the United Nations to forced displacement in three cases, this insightful work lays bare the breach between advances in global policy on gender equality and humanitarianism and the implementation of these policies. In this book Erin Baines uses the examples of Bosnia, Rwanda and Guatemala to explore the interplay between the global, the national and the local level. By providing critical empirical data, feminist propositions can be tested against experience. Vulnerable Bodies will form an excellent resource for courses in international relations, gender studies,...
Examining the response of the United Nations to forced displacement in three cases, this insightful work lays bare the breach between advances in glob...
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763,79 |
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The Women of Fishers Wharf
ISBN: 9781804265239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy Baines. 'A new saga author has arrived. The Women of Fisher's Wharf is a joy to read' - AnneMarie Brear Great Grimsby, 1912 Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future. Letty is from farming stock and knows nothing of the hard life as a fishermen's wife but is willing to embrace the challenge with Alec. But where Alec goes, so does his widowed mother, Dorcas and she has trouble...
Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy Baines. 'A new saga author has arrived. The Women of Fisher's ...
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72,78 |
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Secret Doors-Hidden Tales
ISBN: 9781730957758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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60,32 |
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Ulrick the Unicorn Prince
ISBN: 9780956155801 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Within a distant time within a distant place a young, orphaned Prince Ulrick dreams of adventure beyond the palace walls. Yet he is unaware of the plot to have him killed before he can rightly take his place upon his father's throne. Ulrick's vile uncle, King Huntro, plans to keep the throne for himself. When Ulrick was but a babe Huntro made a pact with a souless creature made of metal with a furnace for a heart, a being Known as Man Chine. The pact was a simple one in return for killing Ulrick Huntro would set about discovering the identity of the last Enchantress, the only one Man Chine...
Within a distant time within a distant place a young, orphaned Prince Ulrick dreams of adventure beyond the palace walls. Yet he is unaware of the plo...
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67,14 |
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What's a Parent to Do?: How to Give Your Child the Best Education
ISBN: 9781475866780 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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320,30 |
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Trouble at Fishers Wharf
ISBN: 9781804265390 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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72,78 |
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My Cat\'s Guide to Online Dating
ISBN: 9781608642502 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,34 |
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The Desert Vultures
ISBN: 9781499547962 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,17 |
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Colonel Josiah Wedgwood�s Questionnaire: Members of Parliament, 1885-1918
ISBN: 9781118336021 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to the House of Commons from 1885-1918.
This book provides unique insights into the parliamentary experiences of MPs by using questionnaires completed by all those who had been elected to... |
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118,26 |
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BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Surgical Principles: A Foundation Manual
ISBN: 9781905319251 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This is a foundation level manual in the popular series from the BSAVA. It presents the basic principles upon which the practice of modern veterinary surgery is based. The principles of surgery will often dictate the outcome of a surgical procedure, more so than the use of the most up-to-date technique, and the surgeon ignores them at their peril. The BSAVA Manual of Surgical Principles presents a solid grounding in the basic principles, with practical examples of why they are important, creating a manual that is very readable and relevant for the veterinary surgeon in practice.
This is a foundation level manual in the popular series from the BSAVA. It presents the basic principles upon which the practice of modern veterinary ...
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440,90 |
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2024: MI5: Attempted Murder & Psychological Beatings
ISBN: 9781835638149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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112,63 |
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Riding the Roller Coaster: Family Life and Self-Employment
ISBN: 9781861345035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this report takes a critical look at the costs and benefits for individuals and families of turning to self-employment as a route out of economic disadvantage. Drawing on in-depth interviews with self-employed people, their partners and children in the UK, the report argues that self-employment is much more likely to be a household rather than an individual undertaking. It makes the case for the need to consider work-life balance in relation to the self-employed. (REPORT)
Published in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this report takes a critical look at the costs and benefits for individuals and families...
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109,99 |
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South Africa's 'Border War': Contested Narratives and Conflicting Memories
ISBN: 9781474255059 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. South Africa's 'Border War' provides a timely study of the 'war of words' waged by retired South African Defence Force (SADF) generals and other veterans against critics and detractors. The book explores the impact of the 'Border War' on South African culture and society during apartheid and in the new dispensation and discusses the lasting legacy or 'afterlife' of the war in great detail. It also offers an appraisal of the secondary literature of the 'Border War', supplemented by archival research, interviews and an analysis of articles, newspaper reports, reviews and... South Africa's 'Border War' provides a timely study of the 'war of words' waged by retired South African Defence Force (SADF) generals and o... |
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192,13 |