wyszukanych pozycji: 12
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On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters
ISBN: 9780226144092 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and action with insight. On the Fireline shows that these firefighters aren't the adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes as they're so often portrayed. An immersion into a dangerous world, On the Fireline is also a sophisticated analysis of a high-risk profession-and a captivating... In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in... |
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127,01 zł |
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Armut
ISBN: 9783499014390 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Die USA sind das reichste Land der Welt - und doch gibt es hier mehr Armut als in jeder anderen fortgeschrittenen Demokratie: Würden die Betroffenen einen eigenen Staat gründen, hätte dieser eine größere Bevölkerung als Australien oder Venezuela. Warum klaffen gerade hier, wo doch alle Mittel vorhanden sein sollten, Reich und Arm, Anspruch und Realität so drastisch auseinander? Der Soziologe und Pulitzer-Preisträger Matthew Desmond zeigt eine bittere Wahrheit, die weit über die USA hinausweist und ins Innerste der kapitalistischen Gesellschaften zielt: Dass Millionen von... Die USA sind das reichste Land der Welt - und doch gibt es hier mehr Armut als in jeder anderen fortgeschrittenen Demokratie: Würden die Betroffen... |
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90,93 zł |
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Poverty, by America
ISBN: 9780593239933 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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82,32 zł |
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True Insomnia: A Sequel To Dreaming True
ISBN: 9781500357283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A sequel to "Dreaming True," the book "True Insomnia" is an intentionally poor bedtime read. Filled with art and conversation, the book character is an artist looking through his art and unable to sleep. He gives no attention to his art as an influence and looks through it like he is distracted and distracted he is. The book reveals the artist as an oblivious madman that will not end a conversation for sleep sake and complains but causes his own discomfort and lack of sleep. Will he learn? He learns more that he expects about his own nature.
A sequel to "Dreaming True," the book "True Insomnia" is an intentionally poor bedtime read. Filled with art and conversation, the book character is a...
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64,83 zł |
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Poverty, by America
ISBN: 9780141998794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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58,16 zł |
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
ISBN: 9780553447439 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and unsettling" (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America's most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the...
WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmo...
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123,48 zł |
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
ISBN: 9780141983318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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58,16 zł |
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Truly Pleasing
ISBN: 9781508929741 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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64,83 zł |
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Race in America
ISBN: 9780393419504 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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407,48 zł |
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Off the Beaten Path
ISBN: 9781451584646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Off The Beaten Path is the travelogue of a student who decides to maximize his opportunity of a semester abroad. During the week Nick attends class at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, while on the weekends and breaks explores the best of what over twelve countries in Europe and North Africa have to offer. Nick's story also expands to Christmas time adventures in Latin America. The book also contains commentary form both Nick and his friends who joined him along the way about their experiences and how the places they have seen compare to the rest of their travels. For anyone who has spent...
Off The Beaten Path is the travelogue of a student who decides to maximize his opportunity of a semester abroad. During the week Nick attends class at...
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51,86 zł |
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The Racial Order
ISBN: 9780226253527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Proceeding from the bold and provocative claim that there never has been a comprehensive and systematic theory of race, Mustafa Emirbayer and Matthew Desmond set out to reformulate how we think about this most difficult of topics in American life. In The Racial Order, they draw on Bourdieu, Durkheim, and Dewey to present a new theoretical framework for race scholarship. Animated by a deep and reflexive intelligence, the book engages the large and important issues of social theory today and, along the way, offers piercing insights into how race actually works in America. Emirbayer and...
Proceeding from the bold and provocative claim that there never has been a comprehensive and systematic theory of race, Mustafa Emirbayer and Matthew ...
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179,93 zł |
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A Brief Belief
ISBN: 9781540571755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Brief Belief is about the philosophy of respect and questions the value of progress
A Brief Belief is about the philosophy of respect and questions the value of progress
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64,83 zł |