wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Commodore Squib: The Life, Times and Secretive Wars of England’s First Rocket Man, Sir William Congreve, 1772-1828
ISBN: 9781443817707 / Twarda / 2010 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Sir William Congreve, political propagandist, lawyer, inventor, and Chief Equerry to King George IV, was one of the foremost military salesmen of the early nineteenth century.
When England faced the overwhelming might of Napoleonic France, Sir William championed the potential of secret weapons, notably gunpowder rockets, mass-produced by the latest advances in manufacturing science. His was a world of fireships, bomb brigs, invasion fleets, experimental warfare, espionage, and the intense hostility of rival “projectors”. By turns acclaimed, derided, libelled and sued, Congreve... Sir William Congreve, political propagandist, lawyer, inventor, and Chief Equerry to King George IV, was one of the foremost military salesmen of the ...
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207,43 zł |
Jymmy's Space Cowboy: The Red Land
ISBN: 9781662426759 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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105,37 zł |
Palace of Strangers
ISBN: 9780615867267 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Although the last-ditch surgical procedure was technologically explainable, its success was without doubt a remarkable medical accomplishment. Whether by design or fortuity, in its aftermath I became inheritor and caretaker of a most unorthodox theory. The theory provides a plausible answer to the most perplexing and frequently asked theological question of our time. For who among us, scorched with great heat, has not raised his hands to God, who has power over the plagues, with palms up in prayerful entreaty . . . or fists clinched in angry blasphemy? The revelation didn't come by direct...
Although the last-ditch surgical procedure was technologically explainable, its success was without doubt a remarkable medical accomplishment. Whether...
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33,03 zł |
Rue de La Pompe: A Satiric Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9780595719945 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Celebrating his thirtieth birthday alone in Paris, Michael Whyte realizes that it is entirely possible to live an unglamorous life in the most glamorous of cities. Then, an unexpected gift of formal wear followed by a party invitation from his eccentric neighbors puts him in search of the first French franc-a coin said to be incredibly valuable and wickedly dangerous.
Guided by a deaf mute and mentored by an epistemologist, Michael careens across the city, from the Chateau de Vincennes to the Musee d'Orsay, from the sewers of Paris to the base of the Eiffel Tower, in his quest for the coin... Celebrating his thirtieth birthday alone in Paris, Michael Whyte realizes that it is entirely possible to live an unglamorous life in the most glamoro...
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118,57 zł |
Rue de La Pompe: A Satiric Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9780595485055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Celebrating his thirtieth birthday alone in Paris, Michael Whyte realizes that it is entirely possible to live an unglamorous life in the most glamorous of cities. Then, an unexpected gift of formal wear followed by a party invitation from his eccentric neighbors puts him in search of the first French franc-a coin said to be incredibly valuable and wickedly dangerous.
Guided by a deaf mute and mentored by an epistemologist, Michael careens across the city, from the Chateau de Vincennes to the Musee d'Orsay, from the sewers of Paris to the base of the Eiffel Tower, in his quest for the coin... Celebrating his thirtieth birthday alone in Paris, Michael Whyte realizes that it is entirely possible to live an unglamorous life in the most glamoro...
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74,57 zł |
A Death in the Family
ISBN: 9780143105718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The classic American novel, re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birth
Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Familyremains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, he is killed in a car accident a tragedy that destroys not only a life, but also the domestic happiness and contentment of a young family. A novel of great courage, lyric force, and... The classic American novel, re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birth
Published in 1957, two years after its author's d... |
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74,79 zł |
Third Act Problems: Poems
ISBN: 9781489520708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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27,67 zł |
100 Yards of Success: Leadership Lessons from College Football
ISBN: 9781543122213 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 100 Yards of Success is a must read for both aspiring and current leaders of all types of organizations. The book articulates the myriad of common attributes needed for leaders in both sports and business. If you are new to a management role, you may - like many managers - find yourself a bit overwhelmed with being a new leader. Luckily, the college football field is rife with easy-to-understand, imminently accessible analogies to assist the emerging leader. Through the 100 yards of leadership success, you can improve your effectiveness as a leader and achieve greater results at work. "100...
100 Yards of Success is a must read for both aspiring and current leaders of all types of organizations. The book articulates the myriad of common att...
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78,49 zł |
Degrees of Freedom: Prison Education at the Open University
ISBN: 9781447353072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The first authoritative volume to look back on the last 50 years of The Open University providing higher education to those in prison, this unique book gives voice to ex-prisoners whose lives have been transformed by the education they received, offering vivid personal testimonies, reflective vignettes and academic analysis of education in prison.
The first authoritative volume to look back on the last 50 years of The Open University providing higher education to those in prison, this unique boo...
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150,37 zł |
Degrees of Freedom: Prison Education at the Open University
ISBN: 9781447353065 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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414,91 zł |
Evergreen: The Garrett Family, Collectors and Connoisseurs
ISBN: 9781421421698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Evergreen--the long-time home of the Garrett family in north Baltimore--offers a preeminent example of antebellum-American Italianate architecture. It also houses a remarkably diverse collection of over 50,000 objects, including paintings, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, and rare books. Acquired by two generations of the prominent Garrett family, self-described -collectors by instinct and by education, - the assemblage of fine and decorative arts is remarkable in scope and inventiveness. Now part of the Johns Hopkins University, the mansion endures as a rare visual encyclopedia,... Evergreen--the long-time home of the Garrett family in north Baltimore--offers a preeminent example of antebellum-American Italianate architecture.... |
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212,94 zł |