wyszukanych pozycji: 267
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Names and Naming Patterns in England 1538-1700
ISBN: 9780198206637 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is a study of names given to children born in England between 1538 and 1700. Drawing on statistical data from forty English parishes, Scott looks at the most commonly used names, how children came to be given these names, why they were often named after their godparents and parents, and how social status affected the names chosen.
This is a study of names given to children born in England between 1538 and 1700. Drawing on statistical data from forty English parishes, Scott looks...
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cena:
980,86 |
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The Night of the Moon Bees
ISBN: 9781685370022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
85,70 |
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Burning Desires
ISBN: 9781447243700 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A town the size of Castlemere might expect to see one major fire a year. When a derelict warehouse burns down just days after a blaze destroys Rachid's Eight-Till-Late, Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro is worried. Either of the fires could have been accidental, but together they suggest an arsonist at work. A third, and fatal, episode confirms it.
Helped by his enigmatic Irish sergeant, Cal Donovan, Shapiro investigates, well aware that any delay in making an arrest will invite further attacks. But before much progress can be made Shapiro is relieved of duty, accused of destroying... A town the size of Castlemere might expect to see one major fire a year. When a derelict warehouse burns down just days after a blaze destroys Rachid'...
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88,66 |
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Broken Lines
ISBN: 9781447236184 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. It's nice to have a hobby. Detective Sergeant Donovan likes motorcycling. Mikey Dickens enjoys armed robbery. And their chance meeting in a Castlemere petrol station leads to a hot pursuit, an horrific crash and a remarkable act of heroism as Donovan pulls the teenager from the burning wreckage.
The case against the young thief seems cut and dried, but the Dickens family are professional criminals and they concoct a clever defence. The tearaway, it seems, is going to walk . . . Donovan, supported by Detective Superintendent Frank Shapiro and Detective Inspector Liz Graham, is... It's nice to have a hobby. Detective Sergeant Donovan likes motorcycling. Mikey Dickens enjoys armed robbery. And their chance meeting in a Castlemere...
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88,66 |
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Registrum Ade de Orleton
ISBN: 9780907239017 / Angielski / Miękka / 1908 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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104,32 |
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A Bleeding of Innocents
ISBN: 9781447236276 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro of Castlemere CID loses his right-hand man to a hit-and-run driver he has two major problems. One is his sergeant, who won't accept it was an accident: Donovan is convinced it was ordered by local crime baron Jack Carney, and he isn't the kind of policeman to be put off by lack of evidence. The other is that someone has chosen this moment, with CID already stretched, to launch a career as a serial killer.
But Shapiro finds a useful ally in the inspector sent as a temporary replacement - Liz Graham, who worked under him once before and is eager... When Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro of Castlemere CID loses his right-hand man to a hit-and-run driver he has two major problems. One is his ...
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99,10 |
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The Lazarus Hotel
ISBN: 9781447236337 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A personal discovery course is Richard Speke's last chance to recover his shattered nerve and save his job as a frontline TV reporter. With more hope than expectation he presents himself at the venue - the penthouse suite of a brand-new, indeed unfinished, London skyscraper, Lazaire's Hotel.
Richard barely has time to meet Dr Miriam Graves and the others on the course - among them a former tennis star, a workaholic advertising executive, a grieving widower and a man terrified of heights - before odd things start to happen. The seven people on the course have never met before, should... A personal discovery course is Richard Speke's last chance to recover his shattered nerve and save his job as a frontline TV reporter. With more hope ...
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88,66 |
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Knowledge Mobilisation and Social Sciences: Research Impact and Engagement
ISBN: 9781138097605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
252,79 |
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Instrumentation: Transducers and Interfacing
ISBN: 9780412342400 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. - - _vane :: y;) c: =:: J ] 0=0 ] Dc: =JD Fig. 2. 39 Seven-segment devices for large displays and good visibility at up to 300 m can readily be obtained. Summary The number of transducer types is almost unlimited, and in order to bring our area of study down to a more manageable size we have considered transduc- ers under four main headings. Input transducers for detecting mechanical change allow us to sense force, pressure, position, proximity, displacement, velocity, acceleration, vibration and shock in all their multiple manifestations. The basis of many mechanical sensors is the strain...
- - _vane :: y;) c: =:: J ] 0=0 ] Dc: =JD Fig. 2. 39 Seven-segment devices for large displays and good visibility at up to 300 m can readily be obtai...
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cena:
202,66 |
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Mosaic
ISBN: 9781447236450 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Jo Bannister's startling and sinister tale of international intrigue, suspense, and terror. In a colourful mosaic that stretches from the quiet country lanes of England to the brutal torture chambers of South Africa, Bannister explores the darker sides of world politics and the human psyche.
Joel Grant is an expatriot white South African who once fought side by side with his black countrymen. Two years ago he paid the price for his convictions-tortured at the hands of Joachim De Witte, head of South African Intelligence. Now, Grant has been kidnapped from his refuge in the English... Jo Bannister's startling and sinister tale of international intrigue, suspense, and terror. In a colourful mosaic that stretches from the quiet countr...
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78,23 |
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Hireling's Tale
ISBN: 9781447243694 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Two people are hiring out their services in Castlemere - a prostitute with only hours to live, and a hired assassin with only hours to make his kill . . .
When the naked body of a young prostitute is found on a narrowboat on the Castlemere Canal, police enquiries focus on the nearby Barbican Hotel. For with a sales conference in progress there's no shortage of men who could have met the girl there. But soon Superintendent Shapiro and his team have a great deal more to contend with. For the dead woman was not the only person to have hired herself out that night: a paid assassin is at large... Two people are hiring out their services in Castlemere - a prostitute with only hours to live, and a hired assassin with only hours to make his kill ....
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88,66 |
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Changelings
ISBN: 9781447236160 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Castlemere is under siege. Just one man is holding the town to ransom - to the tune of one million pounds. And if this demand is not met, no one will be safe from the frightening events he has in store.
With the casualty rate rising, the pressure is on Detective Superintendent Frank Shapiro to uncover the blackmailer. But this is a clever man; finding him in time may prove impossible . . . Meanwhile Detective Inspector Liz Graham's gentle art teacher husband comes under suspicion and the deserted boat belonging to her sergeant, Cal Donovan, is discovered near the tiny village of East... Castlemere is under siege. Just one man is holding the town to ransom - to the tune of one million pounds. And if this demand is not met, no one will ...
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88,66 |
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Knowledge Mobilisation and Social Sciences: Research Impact and Engagement
ISBN: 9781138806757 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter because they can help us to understand and address the complex challenges confronting society. This is particularly true in an era of significant downward pressure on public expenditure, a consequence of the global fiscal crisis, when there is a striking need to ensure that policies are demonstrably effective and efficient. The impact agenda in the UK, reflected in parallel global debates, actively encourages the social sciences to make and... The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter b... |
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768,42 |
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Sins of the Heart
ISBN: 9781447236252 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When the body of teenage prostitute Charisma is discovered in the murky waters of Castle Canal, her throat cut back to the spine, Detective Chief Inspector Frank Shapiro and Detective Inspector Liz Graham head Castlemere CID's investigation.
Close to where the body was found, a travelling gospel crusade is setting up its tent. The Reverend Michael Davey's road-crew have no information to offer on the killing, but Detective Sergeant Cal Donovan is stunned to see among them a face from his childhood. Because Liam Brady is officially dead . . . Then another girl is murdered while... When the body of teenage prostitute Charisma is discovered in the murky waters of Castle Canal, her throat cut back to the spine, Detective Chief Insp...
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88,66 |
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The Primrose Convention
ISBN: 9781447236313 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When Matt Gosling, proprietor of The Skipley Chronicle, hired Primrose Holland as his paper's agony aunt it was either the best decision he ever made, or the worst. For Rosie is larger-than-life in every sense, an ex-pathologist with enthusiasm, intelligence and heart - but no tact whatsoever.
Perhaps that's why her column 'The Primrose Path' is such a huge success. Faced with queries on everything from inadvertently eating a slug to the etiquette of finding your mother in bed with her toy-boy, Rosie's advice is always unorthodox, frequently hilarious, and often lands her in deep... When Matt Gosling, proprietor of The Skipley Chronicle, hired Primrose Holland as his paper's agony aunt it was either the best decision he eve...
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78,23 |
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Long Day at Shiloh
ISBN: 9780367610746 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1981, Long Day at Shiloh recreates the first twenty-four hours of one of the crucial battles of the American Civil War. It is a detailed historical novel offering insight into the events, trials, losses, frustrations and exhilarations of combat during the Battle of Shiloh, as the author has imagined them.
Originally published in 1981, Long Day at Shiloh recreates the first twenty-four hours of one of the crucial battles of the American Civil War. It is ...
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cena:
158,59 |
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Death and Other Lovers
ISBN: 9781447236375 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Meet Mickey Flynn. He's an American by birth, a Londoner by choice, a photo-journalist by trade. Mickey's sitting pretty, until a fire nearly destroys his home . . . and the woman he loves.
According to his girlfriend, two men, Middle Eastern in appearance, broke into the flat, terrorized her, then made their way into the darkroom-which then exploded. Mickey doesn't doubt that this is a case of premeditated arson. And no wonder. For the past seven years, Flynn's camera has relentlessly exposed the corrupt and the unscrupulous. It's a talent that has made him tops in his field, and... Meet Mickey Flynn. He's an American by birth, a Londoner by choice, a photo-journalist by trade. Mickey's sitting pretty, until a fire nearly destroys...
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88,66 |
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Deadly Virtues
ISBN: 9781447236498 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this fast-paced thriller, Deadly Virtues, acclaimed writer Jo Bannister proves once again why she is considered -one of the genre's best- Booklist
The town of Norbold, England is famous for its low crime rate, thanks to the zero-tolerance policy of Chief Superintendent John Fountain. And Norbold's newest police recruit, Hazel Best, is happy to help keep it that way. But numbers never tell the whole story, do they? Jerome Cardy knew he was going to die. He also knew that it would be made to appear like an accident. He might not be able to prevent it, but Jerome was... In this fast-paced thriller, Deadly Virtues, acclaimed writer Jo Bannister proves once again why she is considered -one of the genre's best- |
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99,10 |
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Rope's off to 'The High Seas'
ISBN: 9780995542624 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
44,72 |