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The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth
ISBN: 9781571312518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author of "Coming Home Crazy" and "Eccentric Islands" offers a witty and poignant journey around the world and through the heartland by "the tallest radical humorist in the Midwest" (Garrison Keillor). 10 photos.
The author of "Coming Home Crazy" and "Eccentric Islands" offers a witty and poignant journey around the world and through the heartland by "the talle...
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69,38 zł |
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The Music of Failure
ISBN: 9780816670086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "The ground bass is failure; America is the key signature; Pauline Bardal is the lyrical tune that sings at the center; Minneota, Minnesota, is the staff on which the tunes are written." So begins the masterful title piece from Bill Holm's first book of essays, The Music of Failure. This collection introduced to many the singular vision and voice of literary giant Bill Holm, a writer who had traveled well and widely but came back to his hometown of Minneota--the town of his immigrant Icelandic ancestors--as, in his words, "for all practical purposes a failure." What emerges from...
"The ground bass is failure; America is the key signature; Pauline Bardal is the lyrical tune that sings at the center; Minneota, Minnesota, is the...
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67,38 zł |
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Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of China Essays
ISBN: 9781571312501 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. Topics include dumpling making, bound feet, Chinglish, night soil, and banking.
Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. To...
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69,38 zł |
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Eccentric Islands: Travels Real and Imaginary
ISBN: 9781571312594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Bill Holm, often called the bard of the Midwest, takes readers on an excursion to islands both real and symbolic. He journeys to five physical islands: Iceland, Madagascar, Molokai, Isla Mujeres, and Mallard Island. And he travels to conceptual islands, including the Necessary Island of the Imagination, the whimsical Piano Island (located in a man-made lake under the atrium of an upscale hotel in the far interior of China), and the acute isolation of the Island of Pain. Writing with the mind-set of a 19th-century traveler for whom the journey is as important as the destination, Holm appeals...
Bill Holm, often called the bard of the Midwest, takes readers on an excursion to islands both real and symbolic. He journeys to five physical islands...
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95,40 zł |
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The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
ISBN: 9781571313102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Bill Holm is one of a kind. A Minnesotan of Icelandic ancestry, his travels have taken him all over the world, providing the material for a number of rich and memorable books. In The Windows of Brimnes, Holm travels to Brimnes, his fisherman's cottage on the shore of a creek in northern Iceland. From there, he considers the fate of America -- "my home, my citizenship, my burden" -- in these provocative essays.
Bill Holm is one of a kind. A Minnesotan of Icelandic ancestry, his travels have taken him all over the world, providing the material for a number of ...
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65,05 zł |
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Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition
ISBN: 9780295994277 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists about the impact of this book. The masterworks of Northwest Coast Native artists are admired today as among the great achievements of the world's artists. The painted and carved wooden screens, chests and boxes, rattles, crest hats, and other artworks display the complex and sophisticated northern Northwest Coast style of art that is the visual language used to... The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of read... |
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124,44 zł |
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Faces of Christmas Past
ISBN: 9781890434991 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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27,28 zł |
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Playing the Black Piano
ISBN: 9781571314178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Like Whitman's, Holm's poems celebrate the vitality of life--whether found in music or food or people. Moving across the surface of contemporary America and the world, from Oregon forests to the deserts around Tuscon, from the endless marketing of phones to the experience of an MRI, Holm comments with humor, biting commentary, and ultimately affection on the waywardness of the human race. The book includes tributes to Art Tatum, Glenn Gould, and many classical composers, as well as poems of the moment--marking the falling of the Twin Towers or the death of Paul Wellstone. The first section of...
Like Whitman's, Holm's poems celebrate the vitality of life--whether found in music or food or people. Moving across the surface of contemporary Ameri...
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64,83 zł |
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The Chilkat Dancing Blanket
ISBN: 9780806122991 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Chilkat Dancing Blanket is the life story of a magnificent woven robe which graced the shoulders of Indian nobility from Yakutat, Alaska to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. From the legendary origins of this weaving, the story unfolds to tell of the women who wove it, of the source and inspiration for the designs which adorn it, and of the pride and esteem in which it was held by the society which gave it birth. The Dancing Blanket was a robe reserved for ceremony. The remarkable photographs of Tony Hunt performing the Headdress Dance afford a rare opportunity to see this blanket in...
The Chilkat Dancing Blanket is the life story of a magnificent woven robe which graced the shoulders of Indian nobility from Yakutat, Alaska to Vancou...
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188,13 zł |
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Irish in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873514194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 89 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In St. Paul, where they were outnumbered by Germans immigrants, they nonetheless left a lasting legacy, so that today most Minnesotans think of St. Paul as an Irish town. As farmers and laborers, policemen and politicians, maids and seamstresses, their hard work helped to build the state. Wherever they settled, the Irish founded churches and community organizations, became active in politics, and held St. Patrick's Day parades, inviting all Minnesotans to become a little bit Irish. Author Ann Regan examines the history of these surprising contradictions, telling the diverse stories of the...
In St. Paul, where they were outnumbered by Germans immigrants, they nonetheless left a lasting legacy, so that today most Minnesotans think of St. Pa...
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77,84 zł |
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Poles in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873515160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 101 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Polish Americans have been part of Minnesota history since before the state's founding. Taking up farms along newly laid rail networks, Polish immigrants fanned across the countryside in small but important concentrations. In cities like Winona and St. Paul, Northeast Minneapolis and Duluth, as well as on the Iron Range, Polish American workers helped drive a growing industrial and agricultural economy.
In this highly readable volume, author John Radzilowski tells the story of the Polish Americans, many of them political refugees, who created and sustained community institutions... Polish Americans have been part of Minnesota history since before the state's founding. Taking up farms along newly laid rail networks, Polish immigra...
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77,84 zł |
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African Americans in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873514200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 101 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. While making up a smaller percentage of Minnesota's population compared to national averages, African Americans have had a profound influence on the history and culture of the state from its earliest days to the present. Author David Taylor chronicles the rich history of Blacks in the state through careful analysis of census and housing records, newspaper records, and first-person accounts. He recounts the triumphs and struggles of African Americans in Minnesota over the past 200 years in a clear and concise narrative. Major themes covered include settlement by Blacks during the territorial...
While making up a smaller percentage of Minnesota's population compared to national averages, African Americans have had a profound influence on the h...
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77,84 zł |
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Chinese in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873514705 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 101 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Minnesota's first Chinese settlers, fleeing racial violence in California, established scores of small businesses after they arrived in the late 1870s. Newspapers eagerly published reports of the small Chinese community's activities, including New Year's festivities, marriages, and restaurant openings--as well as allegations of tong activity and of their political ties to China. Beginning in 1882 federal laws stopping Chinese immigration and denying citizenship put particular pressure on the community, which was also accused of resisting Americanization. By the 1960s, a new wave of...
Minnesota's first Chinese settlers, fleeing racial violence in California, established scores of small businesses after they arrived in the late 1870s...
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77,84 zł |
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Return to the Land of the Head Hunters: Edward S. Curtis, the Kwakwaka'wakw, and the Making of Modern Cinema
ISBN: 9780295746951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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145,18 zł |
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Germans in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873514545 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Minnesota is often associated with its Scandinavian heritage, but in fact Germans are the largest single immigrant group in Minnesota history and were the largest ancestry group in the 2000 census. Author Kathleen Neils Conzen tells the story of German Americans and their profound influence on Minnesota history and culture.
Conzen recounts their triumphs and struggles over the last 150 years in a clear and concise narrative. Landing in poverty, Germans transformed acres of wilderness into productive farms and brought to America their love of art, music, and sociability. Immigrants... Minnesota is often associated with its Scandinavian heritage, but in fact Germans are the largest single immigrant group in Minnesota history and were...
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77,84 zł |
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Jews in Minnesota
ISBN: 9780873514187 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The earliest arrivals were German Jews who came when the territory was newly created. By the 1880s they were joined by immigrants from eastern Europe. Many settled in small towns or walked the roads as peddlers. Some found homes in the Iron Range towns of Virginia and Hibbing, but the majority lived in the Twin Cities. Gradually, as they clustered in neighborhoods, founded synagogues and community organizations, and sought to create Jewish homes, the two groups merged. A hundred years later, the process was repeated when immigrants from Russia arrived.
Authors Hyman Berman and... The earliest arrivals were German Jews who came when the territory was newly created. By the 1880s they were joined by immigrants from eastern Europe....
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77,84 zł |
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