wyszukanych pozycji: 17
Billy Green Saves the Day
ISBN: 9781554880416 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When the War of 1812 breaks out between the British in Canada and the United States, eighteen-year-old Billy Green is an expert woodsman with romantic ideas of combat. Struggling with his father's ideals and with his attraction to Sarah, the daughterof an American sympathizer, Billy soon finds himself faced with a series of fateful decisions. Then on June 5, 1813, he spots the massive American forces camped in the tiny hamlet of Stoney Creek. Against all odds, the young man rides three hours in the middle of the night to Burlington Heights to warn the British. The Americans have... When the War of 1812 breaks out between the British in Canada and the United States, eighteen-year-old Billy Green is an expert woodsman with roman... |
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47,66 zł |
Have a Nice Doomsday : Why millions of Americans are looking forward to the end of the world
ISBN: 9780091910884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 50 million Americans have come to believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. For the rest of us, things are going to get very nasty. This
50 million Americans have come to believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatc...
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87,31 zł |
Have a Nice Doomsday: Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World
ISBN: 9780061152245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe that the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime. They're convinced that, any day now, Jesus will snatch up his followers and spirit them to heaven. The rest of us will be left behind to endure massive earthquakes, devastating wars, and the terrifying rise of the Antichrist. But true believers aren't sitting around waiting for the Rapture. They're getting involved in debates over abortion, gay rights, and even foreign policy. Are they devout... In Have a Nice Doomsday, Nicholas Guyatt searches for the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans have come to believe th... |
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69,34 zł |
Racing To Murder
ISBN: 9781411697812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 373 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Vincenzo Azzopardi is the best racing car driver on the planet and the favourite to win the world championship, but he is murdered during the grand prix on the streets of Monaco. Enter Randall Grange- a hard-nosed beat cop and former racer with a dark secret and troubled soul. Against his will, he is forced to take over the ride and solve the mystery. Randall soon discovers driving at over two hundred miles per hour brings back a terrifying memory, but he has a bigger problem- his personal and professional life are proving to be more dangerous than sitting behind the wheel... and his heart...
Vincenzo Azzopardi is the best racing car driver on the planet and the favourite to win the world championship, but he is murdered during the grand pr...
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144,90 zł |
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E
ISBN: 9780071790710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The leading guide to the principles and clinicalapplications of evidence-based medicine--updated with new examples and new chapters
A Doody's Core Title for 2017
The leading guide to the principles and clinicalapplications of evidence-based medicine--updated with new examples and new chapters
A Doody'... |
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461,10 zł |
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607-1876
ISBN: 9780521867887 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 341 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. The benefits and costs of this idea deserve careful consideration.
Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the ...
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256,91 zł |
Cultivating a Sustainable Mindset in Finance: Mobilising the Capital Needed to Combat Climate Change
ISBN: 9781804410660 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cultivating a Sustainable Mindset in Finance explores the behavioural challenges and opportunities to cultivate a sustainable mindset amongst financial professionals that could accelerate capital allocation to combat climate change. It draws on real life examples of institutional investors.
Cultivating a Sustainable Mindset in Finance explores the behavioural challenges and opportunities to cultivate a sustainable mindset amongst financia...
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498,48 zł |
Another American Century?: The United States and the World Since 9/11
ISBN: 9781842774298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Did September 11th change everything? Is George W. Bush responsible for America's international isolation? Why did the United States declare 'war on terror', and what does this war mean for the future of the world?
ANOTHER AMERICAN CENTURY answers these questions with a sweeping and penetrating study of the United States since the end of the Cold War. Nicholas Guyatt reveals the economic, diplomatic and military dimensions of American foreign policy, and investigates what Americans say and believe about their relationship with the rest of the world. A major new chapter discusses September... Did September 11th change everything? Is George W. Bush responsible for America's international isolation? Why did the United States declare 'war on t...
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124,44 zł |
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
ISBN: 9780861542215 / Miękka / 2023 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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60,77 zł |
The Absence of Peace: Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
ISBN: 9781856495806 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Why does the Israeli army still occupy the vast majority of the West Bank?
Why has the Palestinian standard of living declined dramatically since the beginning of the Oslo peace process? Why do suicide bombers attack Israel's cities? Fifty years after Israel's founding, why is there no peace between Israelis and Palestinians? The Absence of Peace offers an answer to all these questions, combining an analysis of the political events surrounding the Oslo process with an account of life on the ground in the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the 'peace' regime. Nicholas Guyatt... Why does the Israeli army still occupy the vast majority of the West Bank?
Why has the Palestinian standard of living declined dramatically since ... |
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103,74 zł |
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison
ISBN: 9781786079893 / Twarda / 2022 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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126,69 zł |
Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation
ISBN: 9780198796541 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The surprising and counterintuitive origins of America's racial crisis Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that "all men are created equal"? The usual answer is racism, but the reality is more complex and unsettling. In Bind Us Apart, historian Nicholas Guyatt argues that, from the Revolution through the Civil War, most white liberals believed in the unity of all human beings. But their philosophy faltered when it came to the practical work of forging a colour-blind society. Unable to convince others - Land themselves - that racial...
The surprising and counterintuitive origins of America's racial crisis Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cheri...
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129,10 zł |
An Introduction to Historical Comparison
ISBN: 9781350123328 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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492,77 zł |
War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
ISBN: 9781349311088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.
The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering ...
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382,84 zł |
War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
ISBN: 9780230229891 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.
The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering ...
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382,84 zł |
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
ISBN: 9780521687300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. The benefits and costs of this idea deserve careful consideration.
Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the ...
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180,57 zł |
An Introduction to Historical Comparison
ISBN: 9781350202115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Historical comparison as a method of historical analysis goes back to Herodotus in antiquity, yet it was not until the 1920s through the work of historian Marc Bloch that it was recognised as a solid historical method. Even today, some historians are wary of applying a comparative lens to their work. Why is this, Mikhail Krom asks, when historical comparison can be an incredibly insightful approach to history? Designed as a helpful resource for historians, An Introduction to Historical Comparison aims to teach scholars how to develop the skills needed to successfully employ a comparative...
Historical comparison as a method of historical analysis goes back to Herodotus in antiquity, yet it was not until the 1920s through the work of histo...
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155,56 zł |