wyszukanych pozycji: 254
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On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined
ISBN: 9780743255196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both--and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both--and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and...
What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both-...
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108,34 zł |
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Limits of the Known
ISBN: 9780393609868 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych.
In a book that is part memoir and part history, David Roberts looks back at his personal relationship to extreme risk and tries to make sense of why so many have committed their lives to the desperate pursuit of adventure. In the wake of his diagnosis with throat cancer, Roberts seeks the answer with sharp new urgency. He explores his own lifelong commitment to adventuring, as well as the cultural contributions of explorers throughout history. In a book that is part memoir and part ... |
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113,51 zł |
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Boosters and Barkers: Financing Canada's Involvement in the First World War
ISBN: 9780774869584 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. “Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds.” The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice on the battlefield and on the home front – and it also made unrelenting financial demands. Boosters and Barkers is a highly original examination of the drive to finance Canadian participation in the conflict. David Roberts examines Ottawa’s calls for direct public contributions in the form of war bonds; the intersections with imperial funding, taxation, and conventional revenue; and the substantial fiscal implications of participation in the conflict during and after the war.... “Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds.” The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice on the battlefield and on the home front – a... |
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457,20 zł |
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The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer
ISBN: 9780061560958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Stunning and stirring."--Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, "Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering"--and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America's greatest mountain climber....
"Stunning and stirring."--Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives r...
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74,99 zł |
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Hollow Crown
ISBN: 9781472128126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver to recover certain letters stolen from the King's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no mystery about who has taken these letters - a woman called Mrs Raymond Harkness a former mistress of the King and a close friend of Edward's.
Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver to recover certain letters stolen from the King's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no ...
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169,65 zł |
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Rošťák Bertík – Sníííh!
ISBN: 9788072115693 / Czeski / Miękka / 2019 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. V pořadí již šestnáctá knížka s příběhy ROŠŤÁKA BERTÍKA – kluka se zvyky, které všechny dospělé kolem děsí! Bertík má plnou hlavu ztřeštěných plánů a šílených nápadů, a jestli prahnete po potížích, už dál nehledejte – Bertík v nich vězí až po krk!
Další tři nezbedné příběhy – ten první s tématem blížící se zimy – doplněné velkým množstvím vtipných ilustrací. V pořadí již šestnáctá knížka s příběhy ROŠŤÁKA BERTÍKA – kluka se zvyky, které všechny dospělé kolem děsí! Bertík má plnou h...
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41,98 zł |
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A Life in Tales
ISBN: 9781917129763 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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33,31 zł |
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A Treatise of Admirality and Prize
ISBN: 9783752500684 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 758 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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437,25 zł |
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Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap
ISBN: 9780393868111 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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125,03 zł |
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Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
ISBN: 9780393347784 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, "Which one are you? This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. It is illustrated by a trove of Frank Hurley's famous Antarctic photographs, many never before published in the United States.
Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On Fe...
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74,99 zł |
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True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna
ISBN: 9781476738468 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In a startling look at the classic "Annapurna" -- the most famous book about mountaineering -- David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak.
In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and "Annapurna, " his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In "True Summit, " David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this... In a startling look at the classic "Annapurna" -- the most famous book about mountaineering -- David Roberts discloses what really happened on the leg...
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66,65 zł |
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Sweet Poison
ISBN: 9781472128164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It is 1935 and the Duke of Mersham is hosting a party at his country house, when one of the guests is poisoned. Was it an accident or something more sinister? The Duke's younger brother, Lord Edward Corinth, and journalist Verity Browne, set out to investigate.
It is 1935 and the Duke of Mersham is hosting a party at his country house, when one of the guests is poisoned. Was it an accident or something more s...
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169,65 zł |
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Alone on the Wall: The Ultimate Limits of Adventure
ISBN: 9781529034424 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The palm-sweating terrifying memoir of the world's greatest free solo climber, Alex Honnold.
The palm-sweating terrifying memoir of the world's greatest free solo climber, Alex Honnold.
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66,45 zł |
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Rock Atlas
ISBN: 9781905959570 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The mythology tied to rock music in the United Kingdom and Ireland is as famous as it is varied. The first edition of Rock Atlas went some way to uncover these stories and legends, but this second edition goes even further, with more than 70 percent new entries telling the fascinating tales behind seven hundred amazing music locations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. From the story behind the famous Ziggy Stardust album cover to the tale of how the gravestone of Eleanor Rigby inspired John Lennon, this book is a must have for any true fan of rock music.
The mythology tied to rock music in the United Kingdom and Ireland is as famous as it is varied. The first edition of Rock Atlas went some w... |
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145,90 zł |
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Deaths Reported by the Long Islander 1878-1890
ISBN: 9780788409509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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135,40 zł |
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Dirty Bertie
ISBN: 9781854308207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Bertie has shockingly dirty habits, from nose picking to weeing on the flowerbed Whenever Bertie does anything dirty, Bertie's family shouts at him Will Bertie every kick his horrible habits?
Bertie has shockingly dirty habits, from nose picking to weeing on the flowerbed Whenever Bertie does anything dirty, Bertie's family shouts at him ...
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40,88 zł |
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Rošťák Bertík – Auuu!
ISBN: 9788072115334 / Czeski / Miękka / 2018 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Další knížka s třemi novými příběhy ROŠŤÁKA BERTÍKA – kluka se zvyky, které všechny dospělé kolem děsí! Bertík má plnou hlavu ztřeštěných plánů a šílených nápadů, a jestli prahnete po potížích, už dál nehledejte – Bertík v nich vězí až po krk!
Další knížka s třemi novými příběhy ROŠŤÁKA BERTÍKA – kluka se zvyky, které všechny dospělé kolem děsí! Bertík má plnou hlavu z...
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41,98 zł |
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Pooh! Is That You, Bertie?
ISBN: 9781845060114 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Bertie can be a bit smelly. When he trumps, it makes his mum cross, embarrasses his dad, upsets his gran and offends his sister. But they all have a secret - and Bertie knows what it is. Ages 3-7.
Bertie can be a bit smelly. When he trumps, it makes his mum cross, embarrasses his dad, upsets his gran and offends his sister. But they all have a s...
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40,88 zł |
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Military Instructions: Including Each Particular Motion of the Manual and Platoon Exercises; Elucidated With Very Minute Drawings by Mr. R. K
ISBN: 9781379477716 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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139,83 zł |
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Staging Restoration Comedy: The Royal Shakespeare Company, 1967-2019
ISBN: 9783031522086 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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154,54 zł |