wyszukanych pozycji: 21
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Mapp V. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
ISBN: 9780700614417 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Although she came to be known as merely "that girl with the dirty books," Dollree Mapp was a poor but proud black woman who defied a predominantly white police force by challenging the legality of its search-and-seizure methods. Her case, which went all the way to the Supreme Court, remains hotly debated and highly controversial today. In 1957, Cleveland police raided Mapp's home on a tip--from future fight promoter Don "the Kid" King--that they'd find evidence linked to a recent bombing. What they confiscated instead was sexually explicit material that led to Mapp's conviction for...
Although she came to be known as merely "that girl with the dirty books," Dollree Mapp was a poor but proud black woman who defied a predominantly whi...
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152,13 zł |
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Participation of the Poor in Development Initiatives: Taking Their Rightful Place
ISBN: 9781853837609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The importance of involving the poor recipients in planning and implementing development policies has long been recognized, and has been the official aim of large donors, including the World Bank and major donor agencies. This text assesses their success and the results of the primary stakeholder participation achieved. It analyzes the institutional changes necessary for stakeholders to participate in decision-making, and the strategies and behaviour of other parties involved, including NGOs. From this review and analysis, it draws an important range of lessons for future donor and NGO...
The importance of involving the poor recipients in planning and implementing development policies has long been recognized, and has been the official ...
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443,40 zł |
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Mapp V. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
ISBN: 9780700614400 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Although she came to be known as merely "that girl with the dirty books," Dollree Mapp was a poor but proud black woman who defied a predominantly white police force by challenging the legality of its search-and-seizure methods. Her case, which went all the way to the Supreme Court, remains hotly debated and highly controversial today. In 1957, Cleveland police raided Mapp's home on a tip--from future fight promoter Don "the Kid" King--that they'd find evidence linked to a recent bombing. What they confiscated instead was sexually explicit material that led to Mapp's conviction for...
Although she came to be known as merely "that girl with the dirty books," Dollree Mapp was a poor but proud black woman who defied a predominantly whi...
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402,41 zł |
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The Tomb of Marie Laveau: In St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
ISBN: 9780692766866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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61,28 zł |
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My Walls Speak
ISBN: 9781499017199 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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157,52 zł |
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A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau
ISBN: 9780813032146 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church.In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau s African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans."
Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was...
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108,38 zł |
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Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House
ISBN: 9780813061832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Like all of Carolyn Morrow Long's work, Madame Lalaurie is scrupulously researched. It is difficult to envision anyone producing a more thorough account of Delphine Lalaurie, her family, and the home in which she lived. Fortunately for scholars and popular readers alike, the story of the woman and her misdeeds is a captivating one, and the horror of her crimes is shocking even today. This is Long's best book."-- Jeffrey E. Anderson, author of Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook "Explores a pivotal event in a city that drips legends from every pore. In the end, Long..."Like all of Carolyn Morrow Long's work, Madame Lalaurie is scrupulously researched. It is difficult to envision anyone producing a more tho... |
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95,67 zł |
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Come on In! to the Valley of the True Blue
ISBN: 9781607917113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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98,00 zł |
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Come Walk with Me
ISBN: 9781612154275 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A child of parents born in the Indian Territory and one of the first generation of children born in Oklahoma after statehood in l907. Grandchild of pioneers making the Cherokee Land Run, in l893, where she was born on land claimed and acquired by her paternal grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Long. She grew up on that farm and became one with all she saw and felt and lived, coloring her own life as a student, a pioneer in her own rights, in her many travels and diverse interests as: Wife and Mother, Homemaker, Professional Housekeeper, Nanny to several Children (still dear to her), and to many...
A child of parents born in the Indian Territory and one of the first generation of children born in Oklahoma after statehood in l907. Grandchild of pi...
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76,99 zł |
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Haunting in Florence: A Colorado Ghost Story
ISBN: 9781541358874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Two sisters, Clarissa and Ainsley Gregg, experience the horror of their parents' murder in their hometown, Chicago. To escape the memories, they move West for a new start. Beginning their new life in Florence, Colorado, they find themselves surrounded by some peculiar people and a few pesky ghosts. Soon, their lives are entwined with a vicious gang in search of treasure, haunts, the FBI, and some romance. Who can they trust? Mystery, action, romance, and humor weave the tale of Clare's courage, self-discovery, and the arrests of those responsible for her parents' deaths
Two sisters, Clarissa and Ainsley Gregg, experience the horror of their parents' murder in their hometown, Chicago. To escape the memories, they move ...
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87,54 zł |
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My Walls Speak
ISBN: 9781499017205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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87,50 zł |
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A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau
ISBN: 9780813056487 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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145,90 zł |
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Stepping and Blending
ISBN: 9781609571429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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93,32 zł |
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Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon V. Smith
ISBN: 9780700610648 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Supreme Court's controversial decision in Oregon v. Smith sharply departed from previous expansive readings of the First Amendment's religious freedom clause and ignited a firestorm of protest from legal scholars, religious groups, legislators, and Native Americans. Carolyn Long provides the first book-length analysis of Smith and shows why it continues to resonate so deeply in the American psyche. In 1983, Klamath Indian Alfred Smith and his co-worker Galen Black were fired as counselors from a drug rehabilitation agency for using peyote, a controlled substance under Oregon law, in a...
The Supreme Court's controversial decision in Oregon v. Smith sharply departed from previous expansive readings of the First Amendment's religious fre...
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181,31 zł |
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The Crescent's Edge: Second Edition
ISBN: 9781537363578 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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87,54 zł |
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Holy Limericks: Volume One, The Pentateuch and Job
ISBN: 9781480966499 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Limerick is a light-hearted poetry style. Holy Limericks: Volume One, has made Old Testament Bible stories fun to read and easy to remember. Colorful illustrations were designed by the author, using members of her family as models. Written straight from scripture with no particular religious slant, these stories will entertain and remain in your memory. Appealing to adults, and suitable for children, the poems present old stories in new light.
About the Author Author Carolyn Long Silvers was born in the Ozarks. She grew up in Missouri and Southern California, and then spent most... Limerick is a light-hearted poetry style. Holy Limericks: Volume One, has made Old Testament Bible stories fun to read and easy to remember. Co...
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112,55 zł |
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The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
ISBN: 9781578636730 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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70,65 zł |
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Meditations: Complete and Unabridged
ISBN: 9781945186240 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in Common Sense to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few. Meditations is a collection of twelve books written by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The books were originally compiled in the form of private journals. Marcus Aurelius used these notes...
Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as Tho...
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29,14 zł |
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Introduction to Social Work: An Advocacy-Based Profession
ISBN: 9781071839966 / Angielski / Luźne kartki (loose leaf) / 2021 / 680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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670,83 zł |
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Introduction to Social Work: An Advocacy-Based Profession
ISBN: 9781071839812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 680 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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837,17 zł |