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W.W. II Army Nurse June Houghton Sullivan: A Life Story
ISBN: 9781481896054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. June Houghton Sullivan grew up during the Great Depression. Despite a semi-chaotic upbringing, she became a registered nurse and set out to serve as a wartime nurse. Serving at the 120th Station Hospital in Britain, June witnessed the horrors of war and the heavy price that many young men paid for their country. After returning from the war, she continued to work as a hospital nurse, as well as serve as outreach librarian at the Rockport Public Library. After over seventy years, she is still a nurse. A touching, dramatic, and inspiring true story, June's tale of life, love and war will keep...
June Houghton Sullivan grew up during the Great Depression. Despite a semi-chaotic upbringing, she became a registered nurse and set out to serve as a...
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69,29 zł |
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The Bookseller and Other Stories
ISBN: 9781439270271 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Bookseller and Other Stories Four Star (out of Five) Swedish-born author Gunilla Caulfield has written a strong debut short-story collection that draws on her Scandinavian heritage. The Bookseller and Other Stories contains thirteen stories, most of which focus on the nuances of relationships within contemporary families, but some read like European folk tales or medieval sagas. Caulfield's writing style is not fancy; there are no hundred dollar words sprinkled throughout her prose. Rather, her characters speak plainly and are described in straightforward terms, a style which has the...
The Bookseller and Other Stories Four Star (out of Five) Swedish-born author Gunilla Caulfield has written a strong debut short-story collection that ...
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73,87 zł |
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Fireside Tales for Young and Old: Christmas in Dalecarlia
ISBN: 9781499544497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From a magical childhood Christmas in Sweden to contemporary holidays in a complex time, "Fireside Tales for Young and Old: Christmas in Dalecarlia"celebrates the transcendent meaning of the season. Ideal for reading aloud at family gatherings or enjoying on a winter's afternoon, this charming collection is a rousing testament to the enduring capacity for hope that can come at Christmastime. The Dalecarlia stories chart six years of Christmas with a young boy named Bjorn. The stories feature a wondrous little gnome named Tomte, who relishes a bit of mischief as much as lends a helping... From a magical childhood Christmas in Sweden to contemporary holidays in a complex time, "Fireside Tales for Young and Old: Christmas in Dalecarlia... |
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55,43 zł |
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The Wave: A Novel in the Time of Global Warming
ISBN: 9781439272817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The disaster: a wave, the result of global warming, wreaks havoc in the year 2050. As the wave travels along, terrifying and apocalyptic emergency response procedures in all countries have automatically been set in play. In the United States, all infrastructure is paralyzed: power, transportation, communications systems, banking. After the president's plane goes down, the government is in shambles. The people: President Benjamin Albion and his artist wife, Ariana. The president's loyal press secretary, Pete, and his girlfriend Evie. A teacher, Ingrid, and her secretive lawyer husband, Adam....
The disaster: a wave, the result of global warming, wreaks havoc in the year 2050. As the wave travels along, terrifying and apocalyptic emergency res...
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83,11 zł |
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Reunification Express
ISBN: 9781439273951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A story of love and war, and of a journey by a young woman looking for her grandfather, long missing and presumed dead in Vietnam. The narrator is the soul of Daniel, who has taken up residence in his rebellious and feisty daughter Nicki. Nicki has shamelessly begged funds from two boyfriends in order to make the trip--the brash and ambitious Joe in California, and Isaac, the hometown boy, who is devoted to her. In Paris, the first stop on the journey, Nicki meets and enlists the help of Leon, an old friend of her grandfather's from his days as a war correspondent in Vietnam. Nicki's mother,...
A story of love and war, and of a journey by a young woman looking for her grandfather, long missing and presumed dead in Vietnam. The narrator is the...
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73,87 zł |
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Murder at Hammond Castle
ISBN: 9781452853734 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Editorial Review of "Murder on Bearskin Neck," the first Annie Quitnot mystery: "Caulfield fills the pages with excellent insider details that ring true and make the reader feel right at home in Rockport, Massachusetts...This sweet novel of small-town simplicity and duplicity could zing off the shelves...the author has done her homework and knows the setting, the details, and the tics and tells of this small community and its inhabitants. She offers a well-constructed tale with plenty of red herrings and insight into the lives of her colorful characters." -Clarion Review "Murder at Hammond...
Editorial Review of "Murder on Bearskin Neck," the first Annie Quitnot mystery: "Caulfield fills the pages with excellent insider details that ring tr...
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73,87 zł |
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Murder in Pigeon Cove
ISBN: 9781461089735 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The third book in the Annie Quitnot mystery series. Annie Quitnot, reference librarian at the Rockport Library, gets drawn into another mystery when her colleague Jean collapses behind the library desk. Jean's husband is mysteriously missing, and cannot be reached. When police check at the house, it looks partly empty. Who is moving? When it turns into murder, the newly-wed Annie puts her formidable brain to work, to the chagrin of her husband, library director Duncan Langmuir. As usual, she enlists her friend Sally to act as "Dr. Watson." To Annie, no guess is too wild or far-fetched, and in...
The third book in the Annie Quitnot mystery series. Annie Quitnot, reference librarian at the Rockport Library, gets drawn into another mystery when h...
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73,87 zł |
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Murder on Bearskin Neck: An Annie Quitnot Mystery
ISBN: 9781439259320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When the artist Carlo Valenti is murdered in Rockport, a small New England fishing village and art colony, Annie Quitnot, the local reference librarian, becomes the chief suspect. Annie and Carlo were lovers until five years ago, when Carlo went to Rome to join what he called "the real art world." Carlo returned recently with the nubile young Margo on his arm. Now Carlo lies dead in the morgue. Naturally, the police and the townspeople are convinced that Annie did it. Jealousy is a strong motive, and Annie has no alibi. With the support of the library's sympathetic director, Duncan Langmuir,...
When the artist Carlo Valenti is murdered in Rockport, a small New England fishing village and art colony, Annie Quitnot, the local reference libraria...
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73,87 zł |
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