wyszukanych pozycji: 29
Winston's War
ISBN: 9780006498001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II. Saturday 1 October 1938. Two men meet. One is elderly, the other in his twenties. One will become the most revered man of his time, and the other known as the greatest of traitors. Winston Churchill met Guy Burgess at a moment when the world was about to explode. Now in is astonishing new novel, Michael Dobbs throws brilliant fresh light upon Churchill's...
From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkabl...
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96,05 zł |
King Richard: Nixon and Watergate: an American tragedy
ISBN: 9781913348731 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account — told from inside the White House — of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed, and ultimately toppled, a president. In January 1973, Richard Nixon was inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. But by April his presidency had fallen apart as the Watergate scandal metastasised into what White House counsel John Dean called ‘a full-blown cancer’. King Richard is the intimate, utterly absorbing narrative of the tension-packed hundred days when the Watergate...
From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account — told from inside the White House — of the crucial days, hours, and moments...
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98,04 zł |
Churchill's Triumph: An explosive thriller to set your pulse racing
ISBN: 9780755332007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This brilliant new novel traces the human side of the leaders who held the future of the world in their hands, showing the delusions, paranoia, compromises and betrayal that come with statesmanship in times of crisis.
This brilliant new novel traces the human side of the leaders who held the future of the world in their hands, showing the delusions, paranoia, compro...
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77,39 zł |
To Play the King
ISBN: 9780007385171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The second book in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of Cards After scheming his way to power in House of Cards, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart takes on the new King, The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King. Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility. The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls, manipulated... The second book in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of Cards After scheming his way to power in House of Cards, newly elect... |
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56,74 zł |
The Buddha of Brewer Street
ISBN: 9780006497981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in the search for the new Dalai Lama in this highly original and compelling thriller from the author of GOODFELLOWE MP and HOUSE OF CARDS - now reissued in new cover style. Tom Goodfellowe is the unlikeliest of political heroes. An MP whose career has already been consigned to the scrapheap of history, with a private life that staggers between confusion and chaos... And it's all about to get worse. A new Dalai Lama is born. The infant god-king of Tibet. And around the child explodes an international conspiracy that will carve a trail of... Backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in the search for the new Dalai Lama in this highly original and compelling thriller from the author of G... |
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52,37 zł |
Whispers of Betrayal
ISBN: 9780006497998 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 455 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards, backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in a national crisis as the capital is held to ransom by one angry man. Colonel Peter Amadeus is an old soldier with a grievance. He wants an apology from the Prime Minister. But this Prime Minister does not believe in apologizing for anything. For Amadeus it becomes a matter of honour - and retribution. Soon London is a city under siege, its lifelines cut. Then comes his ultimatum: the Prime Minister must resign - or London will be... In the new novel of treachery at the highest levels from the bestselling author of House of Cards, backbench MP Tom Goodfellowe is caught up in a n... |
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65,48 zł |
Dům z karet
ISBN: 9788025720615 / Czeski / 2017 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Dům z karet patří k nejlepším politickým thrillerům historie. Vydán byl v roce 1989 a okamžitě se dočkal obrovského úspěchu u čtenářů i u kritiků. Pojednává o machiavellistickém a bezskrupulózním politikovi Francisi Urquhartovi, jemuž přestane jeho úloha v britském parlamentu stačit a rozhodne se zamířit výš: až úplně nahoru, tedy do křesla premiéra. Přestože je to vážený a alespoň navenek slušný člověk, za svým cílem jde přes mrtvoly. Kniha se dočkala dvou pokračování a do širšího povědomí se dostala i díky dvěma seriálům....
Dům z karet patří k nejlepším politickým thrillerům historie. Vydán byl v roce 1989 a okamžitě se dočkal obrovského úspěchu u čtenář...
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71,14 zł |
House of Cards
ISBN: 9781492606611 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 391 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The USA Today Bestseller from the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey.
A dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, House of Cards reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power. Francis Urquhart has his hand on every secret in politics-and is willing to betray them all to become prime minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young reporter who has a knack for finding the real stories... The USA Today Bestseller from the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey.
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69,85 zł |
First Lady: An unputdownable thriller of politics and power
ISBN: 9780755338122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Ginny is the young wife of an Opposition MP. When she overhears gossip of her husband's affair, it is a shattering blow. Ginny decides that there is only one way to stop being a perpetual victim of the system, and that is to become its master. Ginny will n
Ginny is the young wife of an Opposition MP. When she overhears gossip of her husband's affair, it is a shattering blow. Ginny decides that there is o...
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51,58 zł |
Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman – from World War to Cold War
ISBN: 9780099574873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When FDR, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin gathered outside the Crimean city of Yalta in February 1945, they had Hitler's armies on the run, and victory was just a matter of time. Their mission was to forge the decisions that would shape the postwar world, and above all to divide up Europe between Soviet and Western influence.
When FDR, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin gathered outside the Crimean city of Yalta in February 1945, they had Hitler's armies on the run, and vic...
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93,30 zł |
Down with Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire
ISBN: 9780679751519 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "One of the great stories of our time . . . a wonderful anecdotal history of a great drama."
--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review As Washington Post correspondent in Moscow, Warsaw, and Yugoslavia in the final decade of the Soviet empire, Michael Dobbs had a ringside seat to the extraordinary events that led to the unraveling of the Bolshevik Revolution. From Tito's funeral to the birth of Solidarity in the Gdansk shipyard, from the tragedy of Tiananmen Square to Boris Yeltsin standing on a tank in the center of Moscow, Dobbs saw it all. The fall of communism was one of the great... "One of the great stories of our time . . . a wonderful anecdotal history of a great drama."
--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review As Washingto... |
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109,20 zł |
Twelve Terribly Active Princesses who were not Exactly Dancing
ISBN: 9781532401985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. You Won't Catch These Girls Dancing
Twelve Terribly Active Princesses who were not Exactly Dancing is a -fractured fairy tale- that imagines what would happen in the twelve dancing princesses were actually sneaking into a fairy world in order to play baseball. In this fun and beautifully illustrated story, the 12 Princesses take their baseball skills to the next level when an unassuming young field manager stumbles on to their secret. This fairy tale retelling is a short chapter book suitable as a read aloud or for young, advanced readers. It's perfect for fans of Ursula... You Won't Catch These Girls Dancing
Twelve Terribly Active Princesses who were not Exactly Dancing is a -fractured fairy tale- that imagi... |
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73,33 zł |
Old Enemies
ISBN: 9781847393241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the Swiss Alps a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds. Ruari, son of Irish media owner J J Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless kidnappers making impossible demands. His terrified mother contacts the only person she knows can help her son: Harry Jones, her former lover, who she walked out on many years ago. Now memories of their passionate affair, the guilt, hurt, anger and humiliation, come flooding back. Time is running out for Ruari and Harry, torn between...
In the Swiss Alps a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of pa...
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41,25 zł |
House of Cards
ISBN: 9780006176909 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Michael Dobbs' entertaining tale of skulduggery and intrigue within the Palace of Westminster has been a huge hit with the public. Its scheming hero, Chief Whip Francis Urquhart, is a character we all love to hate.
Michael Dobbs' entertaining tale of skulduggery and intrigue within the Palace of Westminster has been a huge hit with the public. Its scheming hero, ...
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51,58 zł |
Never Surrender: A Novel of Winston Churchill
ISBN: 9781402210440 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From Michael Dobbs, author of the book that inspired the smash hit Netflix series House of Cards, Never Surrender finds newly-elected Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a personal confrontation with Adolf Hitler. The battle begins on Friday, May 10, 1940, when Hitler launches a devastating attack that within days will overrun France, Holland and Belgium and bring Britain to its knees at Dunkirk. Never Surrender examines Churchill's courage and defiance and his ability to lead a nation during three of the most crucial weeks in its history. Without the physical... From Michael Dobbs, author of the book that inspired the smash hit Netflix series House of Cards, Never Surrender finds newly-ele... |
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82,95 zł |
To Play the King
ISBN: 9781492606642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The #1 International Bestseller from the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey.
Francis Urquhart is back and the newly elected Prime Minister continues his climb to power. This time he will take on the King himself, threatening to expose Royal secrets. This game is winner-takes-all, but who will walk away the victor? The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King. Their differences of opinion quickly... The #1 International Bestseller from the Executive Producer of the hit Netflix series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey.
Francis Urquhart is b... |
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82,95 zł |
One Minute To Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
ISBN: 9780099492450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Michael Dodds recreates the 'most dangerous moment in human history' and brings the Cuban Missile Crisis to a new generation.
Michael Dodds recreates the 'most dangerous moment in human history' and brings the Cuban Missile Crisis to a new generation.
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60,35 zł |
15 Minutes With...Forty Years of Interviews
ISBN: 9781593935924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Perhaps the first question any journalist has when they land an interview is "How much time do I have?" Chances are you will have 10 to 20 minutes to speak with someone well known. That's not much time and it requires writers not only to prepare to use those few minutes wisely but also to be able to improvise, Journalist G. Michael Dobbs has been fortunate to have spoken with dozens of newsmakers and celebrities during his almost 40 year career. This volume of interviews includes conversations with people such as Vincent Price, Ray Bradbury, Dave Attell, Maureen O'Hara, Don McLean, Leonard...
Perhaps the first question any journalist has when they land an interview is "How much time do I have?" Chances are you will have 10 to 20 minutes to ...
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122,06 zł |
The Lords' Day
ISBN: 9780857208064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 437 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Once a year, Britain's most powerful figures gather together in the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament. But this year they are all about to be taken hostage. It will lead some to selfless sacrifice, others to lose the respect of those they love most dearly.
Once a year, Britain's most powerful figures gather together in the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament. But this year they are all abo...
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51,58 zł |