wyszukanych pozycji: 484
The Rice Room: Growing Up Chinese-American from Number Two Son to Rock 'n' Roll
ISBN: 9780520269682 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. An instant best-seller when originally published in 1994, this expanded and updated edition of The Rice Room tells of growing up with a double identityChinese and American. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyleincluding Elvis and rock n rolland the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. Now illustrated with personal family photographs as well as photos of the author with various celebrities, Fong-Torres rounds out his life story with a new final chapter."
An instant best-seller when originally published in 1994, this expanded and updated edition of The Rice Room tells of growing up with a double ...
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114,66 zł |
Willin': The Story of Little Feat
ISBN: 9780306823633 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk. Fronted by the doomed, enigmatic, and charismatic vocalist and slide guitarist Lowell George, they recorded such classic studio albums as Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken, as well as what many consider to be one of the best live albums of all time: Waiting for Columbus. After George's tragic death in 1979 and a long period of silence, the band later re-formed in 1987, delighting concert...
Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues...
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120,74 zł |
Becoming Almost Famous: My Back Pages in Music Writing and Life
ISBN: 9780879308803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection of favorite articles from Ben Fong-Torres features a slew of entertaining and informative music and pop-culture pieces on topics including Paul McCartney, groupies of the '80s, Al Green, the Summer of Love, the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Cheech and Chong, Lou Reed, and Steve Martin. The book also features personal essays about what it was like for Fong-Torres to grow up Asian-American and his interest in radio broadcasting. Through insightful introductions for every article, Fong-Torres offers a backstage view of the writing and editing process, from getting an assignment...
This collection of favorite articles from Ben Fong-Torres features a slew of entertaining and informative music and pop-culture pieces on topics inclu...
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82,75 zł |
Eagles: Take It To The Limit
ISBN: 9781787394377 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The inside story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, updated.
The inside story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time, updated.
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101,83 zł |
The Woman Who Ate Chinatown: A San Francisco Odyssey
ISBN: 9780595690374 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For two decades Shirley Fong-Torres has guided 20,000 visitors a year through San Francisco s Chinatown. This book shows why so many keep coming back for more. It s Chinese-American history with a bottomless appetite for quirky anecdotes, respected traditions and exquisite dumplings.
"I love Shirley Fong-Torres. Her effervescence and passion make her irresistible. If she writes a book I ll buy it, if she hosts a tour, I ll take it, if she recommends a restaurant I ll eat there." Gene Burns, KGO, San Francisco "Shirley Fong-Torres knows San Francisco s Chinatown better than anyone She s... For two decades Shirley Fong-Torres has guided 20,000 visitors a year through San Francisco s Chinatown. This book shows why so many keep coming back ...
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121,79 zł |
The Woman Who Ate Chinatown: A San Francisco Odyssey
ISBN: 9780595448678 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For two decades Shirley Fong-Torres has guided 20,000 visitors a year through San Francisco s Chinatown. This book shows why so many keep coming back for more. It s Chinese-American history with a bottomless appetite for quirky anecdotes, respected traditions and exquisite dumplings.
"I love Shirley Fong-Torres. Her effervescence and passion make her irresistible. If she writes a book I ll buy it, if she hosts a tour, I ll take it, if she recommends a restaurant I ll eat there." Gene Burns, KGO, San Francisco "Shirley Fong-Torres knows San Francisco s Chinatown better than anyone She s... For two decades Shirley Fong-Torres has guided 20,000 visitors a year through San Francisco s Chinatown. This book shows why so many keep coming back ...
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78,21 zł |
Not Fade Away
ISBN: 9780879305901 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Presents a collection of the Rolling Stone writer's interviews and profiles, with descriptions of how stories were assigned, and the fallout that ensued.
Presents a collection of the Rolling Stone writer's interviews and profiles, with descriptions of how stories were assigned, and the fallout that ensu...
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74,04 zł |
Ballads of Shadow and Light
ISBN: 9798885280105 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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131,72 zł |
The Courage to Receive: Overcoming Devastating Setbacks and Living a Life of Greater Abundance
ISBN: 9781492261414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The purpose of this book is to share with you a story that may inspire you to be open to more in your own life. As we write this, we're coming out of a terrible economic recession. So many people have lost their jobs, their homes, their life savings. They are hearing "no" after "no." The loss can be overwhelming, and it can be exceptionally hard to pick up the pieces and start again. But sometimes what we need to do is be open to abundance, to opportunities, to new people and new journeys, in a way that's different from what we've defined in our head. In this book, you'll read the story of...
The purpose of this book is to share with you a story that may inspire you to be open to more in your own life. As we write this, we're coming out of ...
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36,56 zł |
Song of Spring
ISBN: 9781524504922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,16 zł |
Hedgehog and the Log
ISBN: 9781454948537 / Twarda / 2024 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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66,14 zł |
Yiquan and the Nature of Energy
ISBN: 9780578402734 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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86,93 zł |
One Child: Life, Love and Parenthood in Modern China
ISBN: 9781786070562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. An extraordinary, evocative investigation into the legacy of the controversial one-child policy across all of Chinese society
An extraordinary, evocative investigation into the legacy of the controversial one-child policy across all of Chinese society
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50,87 zł |
Under the Lavender Moon
ISBN: 9781952112362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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121,96 zł |
The Contingency Man
ISBN: 9781435709416 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The story of a gorgeous moocher who accidentally becomes an overnight success, and the people who think he's the answer to their prayers.
The story of a gorgeous moocher who accidentally becomes an overnight success, and the people who think he's the answer to their prayers.
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111,49 zł |
The Coldness of Night
ISBN: 9781603817851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,86 zł |
Extremes: How Far Can You Go to Save a Life?
ISBN: 9781444737776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a 'guinea pig'. So Dr Fong is well placed to share his experience of the sheer audacity of medical practice at extreme physiological limits, where human life is balanced on a knife edge. Through gripping accounts of extraordinary events and pioneering medicine, Dr Fong explores how our body responds when tested by the extremes of heat and cold, vacuum and altitude, age and disease. He shows how science, technology and medicine have taken what was...
In anaesthetist Dr Kevin Fong's television programmes he has often demonstrated the impact of extremes on the human body by using his own body as a 'g...
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55,97 zł |
Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies: Proceedings of Third International Conference on Ictcs 2017
ISBN: 9789811344589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 775 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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769,29 zł |
Ict Analysis and Applications: Proceedings of Ict4sd 2020, Volume 2
ISBN: 9789811583568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 858 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book proposes new technologies and discusses future solutions for ICT design infrastructures, as reflected in high-quality papers presented at the 5th International Conference on ICT for Sustainable Development (ICT4SD 2020), held in Goa, India, on 23–24 July 2020. The conference provided a valuable forum for cutting-edge research discussions among pioneering researchers, scientists, industrial engineers, and students from all around the world. Bringing together experts from different countries, the book explores a range of central issues from an international perspective.
This book proposes new technologies and discusses future solutions for ICT design infrastructures, as reflected in high-quality papers presented at th...
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769,29 zł |
The Accidental Millionaire
ISBN: 9781933771915 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography aids, entrepreneur, contrarian, bon vivant and a man who really, really didn't want to become a doctor. A first-generation Chinese-American, Gary was raised in one of Los Angeles' least-desirable neighborhoods and was forced to deal--in his own quirky and often very funny way--with the burdens of poverty, crime and his parents' relentless aspirations. These issues almost overwhelmed him until he had a dramatic epiphany. Spotting a bumper...
The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography...
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86,93 zł |