wyszukanych pozycji: 15
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Millennium Challenge Corporation
ISBN: 9781505437881 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), established in 2004, arose out of a widespread frustration with then-existing foreign aid programs and represented a significant change in the way the United States delivered economic assistance. The MCC is based on the premise that economic development succeeds best where it is linked to free market economic and democratic principles and policies, and where governments are committed to implementing reform measures in order to achieve such goals.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), established in 2004, arose out of a widespread frustration with then-existing foreign aid programs and rep...
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63,64 |
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The Bone Man of Benares: a novel based on a true story
ISBN: 9780988858503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 1971, fed up with the politics and culture of America, Terry Tarnoff packed a bag, a guitar and sixteen harmonicas and headed out on an eight year journey that would take him into the jungles of Africa, the mountains of India and beyond. Smoking a chillum around a funeral pyre with lepers, battling fist size cockroaches in Mombasa Africa or driving through the poppy fields of Thailand with a kamikaze cab driver, each adventure leads Terry further into worlds unlike those he has ever known. Through an eclectic coterie of like minded expatriates-from a heroin junkie in Bangkok to the girl of...
In 1971, fed up with the politics and culture of America, Terry Tarnoff packed a bag, a guitar and sixteen harmonicas and headed out on an eight year ...
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The Chronicle of Stolen Dreams
ISBN: 9780988858541 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nick Blake has just returned from the battlefields of Europe and is part of a lost generation trying to make its way in postwar America. As he sets out on a journey across the country, the summer of 1947 comes alive in a mind-bending, history-altering romp. Nick witnesses the birth of electric blues in Chicago, encounters the first members of the Beat Generation taking to the road, gets caught up with the original motorcycle gang invading small-town America, and is party to the first sightings of UFOs across the Midwestern skies. Along the way, he encounters a young Muddy Waters, an even...
Nick Blake has just returned from the battlefields of Europe and is part of a lost generation trying to make its way in postwar America. As he sets ou...
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79,60 |
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Once Upon a Time in Goa: An Odyssey to India, Nepal & the Far East
ISBN: 9780988858572 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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71,64 |
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The Road Ahead . . .: Why Are We Driving 21st-Century Cars on 20th-Century Roads With 19th-Century Thinking?
ISBN: 9781612045320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. America's future depends on a vibrant highway system capable of supporting industry and the travel needs of its citizens. The country's highway system can trace its roots to the movements of major armies in colonial times, such as British General Braddock using George Washington's assistance in a disastrous attack of French forces defending Ft. Duquesne. These early roads developed into the engineering marvels of today's modern highway system. But this system is in serious trouble. Inadequate funding and poor management are responsible for its gradual deterioration, and along with it, the...
America's future depends on a vibrant highway system capable of supporting industry and the travel needs of its citizens. The country's highway system...
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113,60 |
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The Thousand Year Journey of Tobias Parker
ISBN: 9780988858527 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Thousand Year Journey of Tobias Parker is the story of a failed San Francisco screenwriter who makes a desperate last gasp to leave his mark on the world. When Tobias Parker discovers that every family on Earth is here to accomplish a particular task, he becomes determined to fulfill his family's destiny. He learns that a unique battle is passed through the generations from father to son and mother to daughter, and that once the mission is fulfilled, the family takes its place as a piece in a kind of celestial jigsaw puzzle. As Tobias embarks on his final project, his life becomes a...
The Thousand Year Journey of Tobias Parker is the story of a failed San Francisco screenwriter who makes a desperate last gasp to leave his mark on th...
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79,60 |
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Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk about What They Do--And How They Do It
ISBN: 9780374538675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "From FSGO x Logic: anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, providing a bird's-eye view of the industry"--
"From FSGO x Logic: anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, providing a bird's-eye view of the industry"--
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64,44 |
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The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature
ISBN: 9780143126966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An extraordinary portrait of a fast-changing America--and the Western writers who gave voice to its emerging identity
At once an intimate portrait of an unforgettable group of writers and a history of a cultural revolution in America, The Bohemians reveals how a brief moment on the far western frontier changed our culture forever. Beginning with Mark Twain's arrival in San Francisco in 1863, this group biography introduces readers to the other young eccentric writers seeking to create a new American voice at the country's edge--literary golden boy Bret Harte; struggling gay... An extraordinary portrait of a fast-changing America--and the Western writers who gave voice to its emerging identity
At once an intimate p... |
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94,76 |
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Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future
ISBN: 9781839762024 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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75,44 |
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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
ISBN: 9780241805114 / Angielski / Twarda / 24-03-2026 / 176 str. Książka dostępna od: 24-03-2026 |
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Planowany termin premiery książki: 24-03-2026
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95,61 |
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A Counterfeiter's Paradise: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Early American Moneymakers
ISBN: 9780143120773 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "This tale of counterfeiting is a treat for everyone...a delightful history lesson...Admirable and altogether charming."
-The Washington Post As Ben Tarnoff reminds us in this entertaining narrative history, get-rich-quick schemes are as old as America itself. Indeed, the speculative ethos that pervades Wall Street today, Tarnoff suggests, has its origins in the counterfeiters who first took advantage of America's turbulent economy. In A Counterfeiter's Paradise, Tarnoff chronicles the lives of three colorful counterfeiters who flourished in early America, from the... "This tale of counterfeiting is a treat for everyone...a delightful history lesson...Admirable and altogether charming." -The Washington Post |
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90,97 |
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In the Footsteps of Rome: Is the United States Following the History of the Roman Empire?
ISBN: 9781681814469 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the Footsteps of Rome is an epic tale that validates the United States’ vulnerability to a major attack by its enemies. The gripping story begins on the battlefields of the Middle East and Africa, where independent groups are fighting for the overthrow of their governments. A new, well-financed organization emerges with the objective of uniting these disparate groups into an effective jihadist force, having the ambitious goal of establishing a worldwide Muslim Caliphate. The organization’s effectiveness is enhanced by its acquisition of an advanced... In the Footsteps of Rome is an epic tale that validates the United States’ vulnerability to a major attack by its enemies. The gripp... |
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Muskismus
ISBN: 9783518001318 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Wie wurde aus dem genialischen Nerd eine kettensägenschwingende Ikone der globalen Rechten? Mit Paypal hat Elon Musk die Finanzbranche aufgemischt, mit Tesla den Markt für E-Autos revolutioniert, nach seiner Übernahme Twitter kurzerhand auf rechts gedreht. Im US-Wahlkampf 20204 schwang er sich zu einem der wichtigsten Einflüsterer Donald Trumps auf, anschließend machte er sich mit seiner Abteilung für Regierungseffizienz (DOGE) daran, den amerikanischen Staat zu zerlegen. Wie wurde aus dem genialischen Nerd eine kettensägenschwingende Ikone der globalen... Wie wurde aus dem genialischen Nerd eine kettensägenschwingende Ikone der globalen Rechten? Mit Paypal hat Elon Musk die Fi... |
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Boomer Reinvention: How to Create Your Dream Career Over 50
ISBN: 9780997953909 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Faced with low retirement savings, extended longevity and rampant ageism, the baby boomer generation (born 1946-1964) is in the throes of a career and financial crisis. With less than 25% of the generation financially prepared to retire, the majority (between 60 - 70 million Americans) are going to need to keep working for as long as possible. But how can they find jobs or start businesses in a marketplace that appears unwilling to appreciate them for their experience and wisdom. Career coach John Tarnoff is convinced that the future is promising for boomers - IF they are willing to... Faced with low retirement savings, extended longevity and rampant ageism, the baby boomer generation (born 1946-1964) is in the throes of a career ... |
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56,67 |
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Urban Spelunking with Bobby Tanzilo: Volume 1: Breweries and Malting Plants
ISBN: 9781087980249 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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167,16 |