wyszukanych pozycji: 38
Naming the Lost: The Fresno Poets
ISBN: 9781622889044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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119,33 zł |
The White House Mess
ISBN: 9780140249286 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. At last, a White House reminiscence that pulls no punches Herbert Wadlough, personal assistant to President N. Tucker (TNT), offers his unique and utterly self-serving inside view of the historic years 1989-1993 of the ill-fated Tucker administration, in which he played such a crucial role. From the inauguration crisis--when President Reagan refused to vacate the White House--to the epochal War on Bermuda, to the delicate negotiations (sexual, for the most part) between the President and his First Lady, Wadlough gives an account that is open, honest, and hilarious. "This is the best...
At last, a White House reminiscence that pulls no punches Herbert Wadlough, personal assistant to President N. Tucker (TNT), offers his unique and ut...
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94,71 zł |
But Enough about You: Essays
ISBN: 9781476749525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An extraordinary wide-ranging collection of essays with "distinctive wordplay and quirky opinions...Christopher Buckley is good company whether you're looking for two quick pages and a smile, or want to linger" (The New York Times Book Review). Christopher Buckley, like his terrific volume But Enough About You, contains multitudes. Tackling subjects ranging from "How to Teach Your Four-Year-Old to Ski" to "A Short History of the Bug Zapper," and "The Art of Sacking" to literary friendships with Joseph Heller and Christopher Hitchens, he is at once a humorous storyteller,...
An extraordinary wide-ranging collection of essays with "distinctive wordplay and quirky opinions...Christopher Buckley is good company whether you're...
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86,10 zł |
Supreme Courtship
ISBN: 9780446697989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill A Mockingbird, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the guts to reject her -- Judge Pepper Cartwright, the star of the nation's most popular reality show, Courtroom Six. Will Pepper, a straight-talking Texan, survive a confirmation battle in the Senate? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? And...
President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is ...
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94,67 zł |
Florence of Arabia
ISBN: 9780812972269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The bestselling author who made mincemeat of political correctness in "Thank You for Smoking, conspiracy theories in "Little Green Men, and Presidential indiscretions "No Way to Treat a First Lady now takes on the hottest topic in the entire world-Arab-American relations-in a blistering comic novel sure to offend the few it doesn't delight.
Appalled by the punishment of her rebellious friend Nazrah, youngest and most petulant wife of Prince Bawad of Wasabia, Florence Farfarletti decides to draw a line in the sand. As Deputy to the deputy assistant secretary for Near East Affairs, Florence... The bestselling author who made mincemeat of political correctness in "Thank You for Smoking, conspiracy theories in "Little Green Men, and Presidenti...
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73,19 zł |
Has Anyone Seen My Toes?
ISBN: 9781982198053 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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77,45 zł |
Soviet-Era Airliners: The Final Three Decades
ISBN: 9781913870621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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86,51 zł |
The Relic Master
ISBN: 9781501125768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Christopher Buckley's "hilarious, bawdy, and irreverent frolic of a tale" about a sixteenth-century relic hunter and the artist Albrecht Durer who conspire to fabricate Christ's burial shroud reads "like Indiana Jones gone medieval" (USA TODAY). The year is 1517. Dismas is a relic hunter who procures "authentic" religious relics for wealthy and influential clients. His two most important patrons are Frederick the Wise and soon-to-be Cardinal Albrecht of Mainz. While Frederick is drawn to the recent writing of Martin Luther, Albrecht pursues the financial and political benefits of...
Christopher Buckley's "hilarious, bawdy, and irreverent frolic of a tale" about a sixteenth-century relic hunter and the artist Albrecht Durer who con...
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77,49 zł |
Steaming to Bamboola: The World of a Tramp Freighter
ISBN: 9781493073924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,59 zł |
An American Family: The Buckleys
ISBN: 9781416572428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Now in paperback, the extraordinary and sweeping memoir of one of the most revered families in America--the Buckleys. The Buckley name is synonymous with a unique brand of conservatism--marked by merciless reasoning, wit, good humor, and strong will. Self-made oil tycoon William F. Buckley, Sr., of Texas, and his Southern belle wife, Aloise Steiner Buckley, of New Orleans, raised a family of ten whose ideals would go on to shape the traditionalist revival in American culture. But their family history is anything but conventional. Begun in Mexico, and set against a diverse... Now in paperback, the extraordinary and sweeping memoir of one of the most revered families in America--the Buckleys. The Buckley ... |
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124,80 zł |
The Judge Hunter
ISBN: 9781501192531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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77,49 zł |
They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
ISBN: 9781455513475 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama.
Meanwhile in China, mild-mannered President Fa Mengyao and his devoted aide Gang are maneuvering desperately against sinister party hard-liners Minister Lo and... In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon...
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189,42 zł |
No Way to Treat a First Lady
ISBN: 9780375758751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Elizabeth Tyler MacMann, the ambitious First Lady of the United States (and known in the tabloids as "Lady Bethmac"), is on trial for the death of her philandering husband, and the only man who can save her is the boyfriend she jilted in law school--now the most shameless defense attorney in America. Published to rave reviews, No Way to Treat a First Lady is a hilariously warped love story for our time set in the funniest place in America: Washington, D.C. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Elizabeth Tyler MacMann, the ambitious First Lady of the United States (and known in the tablo... |
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86,10 zł |
They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
ISBN: 9780446540964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama. Meanwhile in China, mild-mannered President Fa Mengyao and his devoted aide Gang are maneuvering desperately against sinister party hard-liners Minister Lo and...
In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon...
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64,58 zł |
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780446540957 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: "They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad."
As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through... In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conserv...
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86,06 zł |
One Sky to the Next
ISBN: 9781734398533 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,75 zł |
Spanish Notebook
ISBN: 9780991577279 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The poems are straightforward, intensely lyrical and totally accessible. Whether he is addressing his departed friend, the poet Ernesto Trejo, or the great swell off the Pacific Ocean that haunts his dreams, the voice is always the same, modest and direct. This is a humble poetry of great truths . . . -- Philip Levine, writing in Ploughshares
Christopher Buckley's gift for wide-ranging thinking meshes so gracefully with lovingly tender details, he feels like a companion voice for all time--a Hikmet, a Neruda, yes. -- Naomi Shihab Nye ... The poems are straightforward, intensely lyrical and totally accessible. Whether he is addressing his departed friend, the poet Ernesto Tre... |
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72,32 zł |
Star Journal: Selected Poems
ISBN: 9780822964308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Star Journal is a selection of poems from Christopher Buckley's twenty previous collections, from 1980-2014. Past praise from Philip Levine:
"The poems are modest, straight forward, intensely lyrical and totally accessible. . . . This is a humble poetry of great truths and profound emotions that never overstates its concerns for the events both in and above the world. It rewards countless readings and never betrays itself." --Ploughshares Star Journal is a selection of poems from Christopher Buckley's twenty previous collections, from 1980-2014. Past praise from P...
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103,32 zł |
Wry Martinis
ISBN: 9780060977429 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Fifty years ago, the three funniest writers in the English language were named Shaw, Mencken and Muggeridge. Today, they're named Thompson, O'Rourke and Christopher Buckley.Read this book and you'll die laughing. But as Wrong-Way Kennedy said, 'What a way to go.'"
-- Tom Wolfe "Funny and devastating." "Clever, erudite, sophisticated, funny and flip. Buckley shows that his antennae are ever alert to the absurdities in our world." "Buckley's comic muse -- and as Wry Martinis attests, he is one... "Fifty years ago, the three funniest writers in the English language were named Shaw, Mencken and Muggeridge. Today, they're named Thompson, O'Rourke ...
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77,45 zł |
Losing Mum and Pup (Large Print Edition)
ISBN: 9780446552394 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York's most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Writes Buckley: "They were not - with respect to every other set of loving, wonderful parents in the world - your typical mom and dad."
As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes readers on a surprisingly entertaining tour through... In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conserv...
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172,20 zł |