wyszukanych pozycji: 39
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Supreme Courtship
ISBN: 9780446697989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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85,20 |
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But Enough about You: Essays
ISBN: 9781476749525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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77,49 |
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The White House Mess
ISBN: 9780140249286 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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92,99 |
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Thank You for Smoking
ISBN: 9780812976526 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Nobody blows smoke like Nick Naylor. He's a spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies-in other words, a flack for cigarette companies, paid to promote their product on talk and news shows. The problem? He's so good at his job, so effortlessly unethical, that he's become a target for both anti-tobacco terrorists and for the FBI. In a country where half the people want to outlaw pleasure and the other want to sell...
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY - A NEW YORK TI...
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65,87 |
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Naming the Lost: The Fresno Poets
ISBN: 9781622889044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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88,48 |
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Steaming to Bamboola: The World of a Tramp Freighter
ISBN: 9781493073924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,43 |
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Has Anyone Seen My Toes?
ISBN: 9781982198053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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69,70 |
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The Relic Master
ISBN: 9781501125768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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73,57 |
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Florence of Arabia
ISBN: 9780812972269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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65,87 |
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An American Family: The Buckleys
ISBN: 9781416572428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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112,32 |
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Flying Backbone: The Georgia O'Keeffe Poems
ISBN: 9781421898483 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Flying Backbone collects Christopher Buckleys poems from 1979 through 2007 responding to the life and paintings of Georgia OKeeffe. Taken from one full-length book and two chapbooks-all long out of print-plus two new poems, the project concludes at 52 poems. Also reprinted is an essay in which Buckley not only speaks to his process, but to comment from art critics over the years. Buckley explains that he was compelled by "The vitality she found in everything-from bones in the desert to skyscrapers in Manhattan-the way the work suggests a practical cast, one that cherishes the earth and...
Flying Backbone collects Christopher Buckleys poems from 1979 through 2007 responding to the life and paintings of Georgia OKeeffe. Taken from one fu...
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69,22 |
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Chaos Theory
ISBN: 9781941196533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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113,11 |
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Make Russia Great Again
ISBN: 9781982157470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,87 |
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They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
ISBN: 9780446540964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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85,20 |
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Star Journal: Selected Poems
ISBN: 9780822964308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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96,86 |
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No Way to Treat a First Lady
ISBN: 9780375758751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 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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77,49 |
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The Judge Hunter
ISBN: 9781501192531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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69,74 |
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The Long Embrace: 21 Contemporary Poets on the Long Poems of Philip Levine
ISBN: 9780899241715 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
cena:
98,90 |
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Pre Eternity of the World
ISBN: 9781622889211 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
87,87 |