wyszukanych pozycji: 13
She Landed By Moonlight: The Story of Secret Agent Pearl Witherington: the 'real Charlotte Gray'
ISBN: 9781444724622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 421 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary and agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), was parachuted from a Halifax bomber into Occupied France. Like Sebastian Faulks' heroine, Charlotte Gray, Pearl had a dual mission: to fight for her beloved, broken France and to find her lost love. Pearl's lover was a Parisian parfumier turned soldier, Henri Cornioley, who had been taken prisoner while serving in the French Logistics Corps and subsequently escaped from his German POW camp.
Agent Pearl Witherington's wartime record is... On the night of the 22 September 1943 Pearl Witherington, a twenty-nine-year-old British secretary and agent of the Special Operations Executive (SOE)...
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65,84 zł |
Disappearing Men: Gender Disorientation in Scottish Fiction 1979-1999
ISBN: 9789042026988 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Disappearing Men examines the complex and rebellious representations of gender in the work of several writers of 'devolutionary' Scottish fiction in the period 1979 to 1999. The study focuses on the context of a 'crisis in masculinity' accompanying the rapidly changing male role in the period, concluding that men often disappear from sight in this writing, highlighting issues of male insecurity and female disorientation in a new gender landscape. Hence the novels examined here by authors James Kelman, Jancie Galloway, Jackie Kay, A.L. Kennedy and Alan Warner, strongly challenge the stereotype...
Disappearing Men examines the complex and rebellious representations of gender in the work of several writers of 'devolutionary' Scottish fiction in t...
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269,60 zł |
The Long Goodbye
ISBN: 9780595513888 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A poignant first-person account about two things many women fear the most: breast cancer and the tragic loss of a spouse. It's a story that raises the age-old question: How does a person hold on to faith when terrible things happen, one after another?
Carole Jones gives an answer-not a simple formula or pat response-but a wisdom refined in the crucible of pain. Her story, "The Long Goodbye," is a graceful memoir of her struggle with breast cancer, her husband's tragic bicycling accident, and the saga that followed as he slowly slipped away in a persistent coma. How Carole and her family... A poignant first-person account about two things many women fear the most: breast cancer and the tragic loss of a spouse. It's a story that raises the...
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69,16 zł |
A Dangerous Liaison
ISBN: 9780099481690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 'A Dangerous Liaison' tells the intense, passionate & sometimes painful story of how two brilliant free-thinkers, & rivals, came to share a relationship that was to last over 50 years.
'A Dangerous Liaison' tells the intense, passionate & sometimes painful story of how two brilliant free-thinkers, & rivals, came to share a relationsh...
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98,23 zł |
Oil in the Jar: A Story of God's Provision
ISBN: 9781495942167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Recounting the history and development of Resthaven Christian Retreat and Conference Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 1980-2000. From the personal perspective of Carole Jones who managed the Retreat during that period, improving the facilities and increasing the occupancy. Many photographs of the Centre are included, showing the renovations and the staff who helped in the running and administration. Oil in the Jar is a testimony of God's faithfulness and provision.
Recounting the history and development of Resthaven Christian Retreat and Conference Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 1980-2000. From the personal per...
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45,54 zł |
Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements
ISBN: 9781523836659 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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31,83 zł |
Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World
ISBN: 9780814767436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The freedom to write is under threat today throughout the world, with more than 1,000 writers, journalists, and publishers known to be imprisoned or persecuted in more than 100 countries. Writers Under Siege bears witness to the power and danger of the pen, and to the powerful longing for the right to use it without fear. Collected here are fifty contributions by writers who have paid dearly for the privilege of writing. Some have been tortured; some have been killed. All understand the cost of speaking up and speaking out. This book was prepared by PEN, which is both the... The freedom to write is under threat today throughout the world, with more than 1,000 writers, journalists, and publishers known to be imprisoned o... |
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173,03 zł |
Through a Teacher's Eyes: The Mabel Lawrence Thomas Story
ISBN: 9781470130879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In one of the poorest parishes in rural Louisiana, Mabel Lawrence Thomas taught biology in the small community of Winnsboro for over 30 years advocating diversity and individual success over the hardships of poverty and illiteracy. She challenged her students to take responsibility for themselves, work hard, and surprise everyone with what they could do. Today her students are teachers, nurses, doctors, business owners, attorneys, ministers, and a mayor. In Through a Teacher's Eyes, Mrs. Thomas shares her philosophy of instilling faith and hope in all of her students. Frederick Jones, along...
In one of the poorest parishes in rural Louisiana, Mabel Lawrence Thomas taught biology in the small community of Winnsboro for over 30 years advocati...
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68,07 zł |
This New Job's Murder: The Melody Shore Mysteries
ISBN: 9781970151398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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56,33 zł |
This New Job's Murder: The Melody Shore Mysteries
ISBN: 9781970151305 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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108,37 zł |
Writers Under Siege: Voices of Freedom from Around the World
ISBN: 9780814767429 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The freedom to write is under threat today throughout the world, with more than 1,000 writers, journalists, and publishers known to be imprisoned or persecuted in more than 100 countries. Writers Under Siege bears witness to the power and danger of the pen, and to the powerful longing for the right to use it without fear. Collected here are fifty contributions by writers who have paid dearly for the privilege of writing. Some have been tortured; some have been killed. All understand the cost of speaking up and speaking out. This book was prepared by PEN, which is... The freedom to write is under threat today throughout the world, with more than 1,000 writers, journalists, and publishers known to be imprisoned o... |
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546,63 zł |
Whole School Character and Virtue Education: A Pioneering Approach Helping All Children to Flourish
ISBN: 9781785928758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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120,07 zł |
Water of Life
ISBN: 9781913844110 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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60,29 zł |