wyszukanych pozycji: 69
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780767919371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From one of the world's mostbeloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of One Summer, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s
Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century 1951 in the middle of the United States Des Moines, Iowa in the middle of the largest generation in American history the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill... From one of the world's mostbeloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of One Summer, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hila...
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75,61 zł |
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The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid: Travels Through my Childhood
ISBN: 9781784161811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, `I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.' In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of 1950s Middle America.
Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line, `I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.' In this deeply funny and personal memoir, h...
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55,97 zł |
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The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island
ISBN: 9780552779845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. This book an insight into all that is best and worst about Britain.
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. This book an...
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52,95 zł |
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Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem
ISBN: 9783442143061 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Jubiläumsausgabe des internationalen Bestsellers
- Wie groß ist eigentlich das Universum?- Was wiegt unsere Erde?- Und wie ist das überhaupt möglich - die Erde zu wiegen?Auf diese und viele andere Fragen hat Bestsellerautor Bill Bryson in der Schule nie Antworten erhalten. Um das für zukünftige Schüler zu ändern, hat er sich selbst auf die Suche nach ihnen gemacht und dabei eine atemberaubende Reise durch Raum und Zeit angetreten. Dabei entstand ein faktenreiches, kluges und höchst vergnügliches Buch über die Wunder der Welt - geschrieben mit all... Jubiläumsausgabe des internationalen Bestsellers
- Wie groß ist eigentlich das Universum?- Was wiegt unsere Erde?- Und w... |
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72,41 zł |
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Down Under: Travels in a Sunburned Country
ISBN: 9781784161835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life - a large portion of it quite deadly.Ignoring such dangers - and yet curiously obsessed by them - Bill Bryson journeyed to Australia and promptly fell in love with the country.
It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems ...
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55,97 zł |
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A Really Short Journey Through the Body: An illustrated edition of the bestselling book about our incredible anatomy
ISBN: 9780241606223 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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127,28 zł |
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W domu. Krótka historia rzeczy... audiobook
ISBN: 9788382022520 / Polski / etui / 2021 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. "Historia życia domowego nie jest wyłącznie historią łóżek, sof i pieców kuchennych, jak mgliście oczekiwałem, lecz dziejami szkorbutu, guana, wieży Eiffla, pluskiew, wykradania zwłok i prawie wszystkiego innego, co się kiedykolwiek wydarzyło. Domy nie są schronieniami przed historią, lecz miejscami, gdzie historia ostatecznie trafia...Podczas gdy bestsellerowa Krótka historia prawie wszystkiego przedstawiała rozległą panoramę świata, uniwersum i w ogóle wszechrzeczy, W domu. Krótka historia rzeczy codziennego użytku zagląda w życie prywatne przez mikroskop.Billa...
"Historia życia domowego nie jest wyłącznie historią łóżek, sof i pieców kuchennych, jak mgliście oczekiwałem, lecz dziejami szkorbutu, guan...
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49,90 zł |
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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
ISBN: 9780767922708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.
What is the difference between immanent and imminent ? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between acute and chronic ? What is the former name of Moldova ? What is the difference between a cardinal number and an ordinal number? One of the English language's most skilled writers answers these and many other questions and guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage.... From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commo...
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79,59 zł |
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Icons of England
ISBN: 9781784161965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. The original contributions come from Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Sebastian Faulks, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Richard Mabey, Simon Jenkins, John Sergeant,... This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart fr... |
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55,97 zł |
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
ISBN: 9781784161859 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The author describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This title is about his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us.
The author describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him...
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66,14 zł |
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The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island
ISBN: 9780552779838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Marking the twentieth anniversary of Notes from a Small Island, the author makes a brand-new journey round Britain to see what has changed. He gives us an acute and perceptive insight into all that is best and worst about Britain.
Marking the twentieth anniversary of Notes from a Small Island, the author makes a brand-new journey round Britain to see what has changed. He gives u...
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55,97 zł |
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Eine kurze Geschichte des menschlichen Körpers - Eine atemberaubende Reise von der Nasenspitze bis zum großen Zeh, 2 Audio-CD
ISBN: 9783837166842 / Niemiecki / CD-Audio Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Nach »Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem« die neue Sensation von Erfolgsautor Bill Bryson
Wir stecken alle mittendrin und erleben ihn vom ersten bis zum letzten Atemzug: unseren Körper. Doch woraus besteht er eigentlich? Warum brauchen wir Knochen? Wie schnell erneuern sich unsere Hautzellen? Und wie viele Mikroorganismen leben eigentlich auf menschlicher Haut? Erfolgsautor Bill Bryson nimmt die jungen Hörerinnen und Hörer mit auf einen faszinierenden Streifzug durch die geniale Welt des menschlichen Körpers. Mit viel Witz und Charme erklärt er, mit welch cleveren... Nach »Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem« die neue Sensation von Erfolgsautor Bill Bryson
Wir stecken alle mittendrin und erleben ih... |
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67,88 zł |
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Bryson's Dictionary: for Writers and Editors
ISBN: 9780552773539 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Here is a very personal selection of spellings and usages, covering such head-scratchers as capitalization, plurals, abbreviations and foreign names and phrases. Bill Bryson also gives us the difference between British and American usages, and miscellaneous pieces of essential information you never knew you needed.
Here is a very personal selection of spellings and usages, covering such head-scratchers as capitalization, plurals, abbreviations and foreign names a...
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66,14 zł |
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The Body Illustrated: A Guide for Occupants
ISBN: 9780857527691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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152,73 zł |
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A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
ISBN: 9780241451939 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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127,28 zł |
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Krótka historia prawie wszystkiego audiobook
ISBN: 9788381168861 / Polski / etui / 2020 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. BESTSELLEROWA KSIĄŻKA, Z KTÓREJ DOWIADUJEMY SIĘ, CZYM JEST ŚWIAT MATERIALNY OD NAJMNIEJSZEGO KWARKA PO NAJWIĘKSZĄ GALAKTYKĘ.Wyzwanie, przed którym stanął Bill Bryson, polegało na tym, aby tematy, które zwykle u większości czytelników wywołują śmiertelną nudę, jak geologia, chemia lub fizyka cząstek, uczynić przystępnymi dla tych, którzy nigdy nie sądzili, że nauki przyrodnicze mogą ich w ogóle zainteresować. Klucz, jaki znalazł autor, wydaje się genialny w swej prostocie: Bryson pisze nie o tym, CO wiemy, lecz raczej o tym, SKĄD wiemy to, co wiemy.Skąd wiemy,...
BESTSELLEROWA KSIĄŻKA, Z KTÓREJ DOWIADUJEMY SIĘ, CZYM JEST ŚWIAT MATERIALNY OD NAJMNIEJSZEGO KWARKA PO NAJWIĘKSZĄ GALAKTYKĘ.Wyzwanie, przed kt...
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49,90 zł |
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
ISBN: 9780307885159 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.
In A Short History of Nearly Everything, the bestselling authorof One Summer, confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand and, if possible, answer the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as his territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to... This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson s exciting, informative journe...
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139,28 zł |
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Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
ISBN: 9780767910439 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. One of the English language's most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage.
As usual Bill Bryson says it best: -English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where 'cleave' can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple word 'set' has 126 different meanings as a verb, 58 as a noun, and 10 as a participial adjective; where if you can run fast you are moving swiftly, but if you are stuck fast you are not moving at... One of the English language's most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage.
As usual Bill Bryson says it best... |
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79,59 zł |
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A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
ISBN: 9781784161446 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world.
In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, th...
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55,97 zł |
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A Really Short History of Words: An illustrated edition of the bestselling book about the English language
ISBN: 9780241666173 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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127,28 zł |