wyszukanych pozycji: 15
A Bricklayer's Tales
ISBN: 9781489598714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this short story collection, Gary Troia shares his adventures, travels and memoirs from his life.
"Excellent A collection of short stories about: depression, alcoholism and drug use. Very compelling reading. I read this short story collection all in one go." (Maria, Goodreads.) "Gary manages to take the mundanities of life and elevate them to brilliance. in this short story collection" (Sara Fell) "Author, Gary cements growing reputation...A Bricklayer's Tales touches on real-life experiences in the building trade." ( Salina... In this short story collection, Gary Troia shares his adventures, travels and memoirs from his life.
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30,23 zł |
The Complete Short Stories of Gary Troia: The Complete Collection of English Yarns and Beyond, Spanish Yarns and Beyond and a Bricklayer's Tales
ISBN: 9781496082459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For the first time ever, this collection of short stories by Gary Troia brings together, in chronological order stories and memoirs from Spanish Yarns and Beyond, English Yarns and Beyond and A Bricklayer's Tales into one complete volume. Few have brought this world to life with such despair, black humour and indifference as Gary Troia. He paints a beautifully sad portrait of a truly messed up person with potential, struggling to keep his messed up mind from drowning in cheap wine and self-loathing. Ray's spirit is trapped in a world of endless grey mundanity. A... For the first time ever, this collection of short stories by Gary Troia brings together, in chronological order stories and memoirs from Spanish Ya... |
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53,55 zł |
New York and Back: A Transatlantic Return Voyage on Cunard's Queen Mary 2
ISBN: 9781089323075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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47,59 zł |
Ulopia
ISBN: 9781975935634 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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53,73 zł |
English Yarns and Beyond
ISBN: 9781493622726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this short story collection, Gary Troia shares his adventures, travels and memoirs from his life. Anyone who has ever done building work for brutal wage slavery and wondered if they were going mad, will recognise the life of Ray Dennis, (Troia's alter ego) which evokes a vision of mind-numbing, soul-destroying workplaces and workmates. His is the voice of discord for the marginally employed, the creatively frustrated working Joe, who turns to a life of drink and drugs to elevate the monotony of life.
Few have brought this world to life with such despair, black humour and indifference as... In this short story collection, Gary Troia shares his adventures, travels and memoirs from his life. Anyone who has ever done building work for brutal...
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29,55 zł |
Through the Porthole 2: Baby on Board: Second Cruise on Cunard's Queen Victoria: Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, and Cherbourg.
ISBN: 9781718664739 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,38 zł |
Ray Dennis Does The Secret: A Simple Law of Attraction Story
ISBN: 9781499214727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Ray Dennis, an alcoholic English bricklayer is deported from the US back to the UK on a drug charge, he has no idea that his life and identity are about to change forever. Shattered by his knowledge that he is a failure, Ray dedicates himself to self-improvement and unwittingly puts himself and his family on a path to disaster once he discovers a book called The Secret. With a change of name and new passport, Ray returns to LA. He meets a Guru who introduces him to the teachings of The Secret, and shows Ray how to plant thought seeds. And so begins his quest to completely change his...
When Ray Dennis, an alcoholic English bricklayer is deported from the US back to the UK on a drug charge, he has no idea that his life and identity ar...
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40,94 zł |
I Return to Versions of Myself: A Reckoning
ISBN: 9798817824230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,59 zł |
Coach to Como: A Reflective Coach Trip To Lake Como, St Moritz And Milan, Poured Out In A Stream Of Consciousness
ISBN: 9781500927325 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Coach to ComoGary Troia is a writer, he has also been a bricklayer, a teacher, a philosophy student and a sufferer of several disorders, including: bi-polar, alcoholism, fear of flying and a dislike of most people. After Gary announces that he will no longer fly, his wife, Poppo books a coach holiday to Lake Como. One week later, with the newly acquired kittens dropped off at the cattery, Gary and Poppo embark on a twenty-four hour coach journey to Italy.
Gary always believed the restless, relentless, impossible-to-satisfy voice in his head was one of his greatest assets. How... The Coach to ComoGary Troia is a writer, he has also been a bricklayer, a teacher, a philosophy student and a sufferer of several disorders, includ...
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54,59 zł |
Spanish Yarns and Beyond
ISBN: 9781484947494 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Author, Gary cements growing reputation...A collection of short stories that give a humorous account of life in a new country." (Salina Patel, The Hounslow Chronicle) "I liked the fact that some of the short stories in this collection were connected and followed on from each other, but at the same time they are stand alone. Great for people like me who are slow readers, I can read a whole story on the train to work and not have to wait all day for the ending." (Carol Wiggins) "I really enjoyed reading these short stories, they are easy to read. I would have liked it if there... "Author, Gary cements growing reputation...A collection of short stories that give a humorous account of life in a new country." (Salina Patel, Th... |
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29,14 zł |
Instruction and Assessment for Struggling Writers: Evidence-Based Practices
ISBN: 9781606239070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 401 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners and those with learning disabilities or language impairments.
This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners an...
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212,61 zł |
Through the Porthole: First Cruise: Queen Victoria
ISBN: 9781523440283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A ten day cruising holiday aboard Cunard's Queen Victoria. Docking at La Coruna, Cadiz, Malaga, Tangier and Lisbon. "Author, Gary cements growing reputation." ( Salina Patel, Hounslow Cronicle) "Enjoyable and descriptive...very interesting." (J.Collins) "A rollicking good read." (Amazon Customer) AN EXTRACT FROM THROUGH THE PORTHOLE: I want to go back to a time when travelling itself was the main focus. I don't need to get anywhere too fast. I point a finger of blame at the budget airlines. Flight should have remained a luxury - something special that you could look forward to and appreciate....
A ten day cruising holiday aboard Cunard's Queen Victoria. Docking at La Coruna, Cadiz, Malaga, Tangier and Lisbon. "Author, Gary cements growing repu...
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41,66 zł |
Students Who Are Exceptional and Writing Disabilities: Prevention, Practice, Intervention, and Assessment: A Special Issue of Exceptionality
ISBN: 9781138434332 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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933,66 zł |
Instruction and Assessment for Struggling Writers: Evidence-Based Practices
ISBN: 9781593859923 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 401 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners and those with learning disabilities or language impairments. Prominent experts illuminate the nature of writing difficulties and offer practical suggestions for building students' skills at the word, sentence, and text levels. Topics include writing workshop instruction; strategies to support the writing process, motivation, and self-regulation; composing in the content areas; classroom technologies; spelling instruction for diverse learners;... This unique book focuses on how to provide effective instruction to K-12 students who find writing challenging, including English language learners... |
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430,47 zł |
Students Who Are Exceptional and Writing Disabilities: Prevention, Practice, Intervention, and Assessment: A Special Issue of Exceptionality
ISBN: 9780805895629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This special issue examines four critical aspects of writing instruction for students with disabilities: prevention, classroom practice, instruction, and assessment. The first article addresses writing strategy instruction for young students at risk for long-term writing difficulties. Next special and general education middle school educators' epistemology is explored regarding writing development and instruction, their self-reported teaching practices, and the challenges they faced as they strive to teach middle school students how to effectively use writing as a communicative medium and...
This special issue examines four critical aspects of writing instruction for students with disabilities: prevention, classroom practice, instruction, ...
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191,87 zł |