wyszukanych pozycji: 291
The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change
ISBN: 9780817633127 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Unsurprisingly, Arthur Squires presents us with a remarkable book. Unsurprisingly because this is a remarkable man - accomplished engineer, gifted musician, sensitive humanist, talented teacher, analytical observer, felicitous writer - altogether a man with the kind of breadth and depth that we rarely produce these days, and even more rarely tolerate in an age that worships specialization. Professor Squires has done a great many things in his life and has thought deeply about his experiences. The book that follows radiates not only that ongoing process of reflection, but also a dazzling range...
Unsurprisingly, Arthur Squires presents us with a remarkable book. Unsurprisingly because this is a remarkable man - accomplished engineer, gifted mus...
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194,52 zł |
First Degree
ISBN: 9780335093151 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book describes the overall pattern of undergraduate courses in the UK and analyzes it in terms of theories of knowledge, the socio-economic context of higher education and models of student development, ending with a chapter on current policies. This book will be of interest not only to academics, administrators and students, but to those concerned with the two basic questions of the curriculum: what is taught? and what ought to be taught?.
This book describes the overall pattern of undergraduate courses in the UK and analyzes it in terms of theories of knowledge, the socio-economic conte...
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301,08 zł |
No More Chains Vol 2: It's Time for Change
ISBN: 9781732570757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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87,11 zł |
No More Chains: Succeeding Against The Odds
ISBN: 9780692967843 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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91,47 zł |
Rangeland Degradation and Recovery in China's Pastoral Lands
ISBN: 9781845934965 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal losses, financial hardship and a decline in food availability. Addressing the issues of even greater climate extremes in the future, this book discusses both new approaches and past successes and failures in order to provide the necessary insight to develop sustainable rangeland management strategies, drawing on regional case studies and lessons learned from Australia, Canada and the USA.
The extreme climate variability that characterizes China's arid rangelands can cause drought and degradation, resulting in dust storms, floods, animal...
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661,93 zł |
Transition on the Western Railways: HST to IET
ISBN: 9781398102750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Western Region has been going through a period of great transition, and this book aims to document these changes, such as the rebranding of First Great Western as Great Western Railway and the replacement of the High Speed Train (HST) fleet with the new Hitachi Intercity Express Train (IET) fleet. There has also been an extensive electrification and modernisation project on the Great Western Main Line between London, Bristol and South Wales, along with numerous rolling stock upgrades and changes. Also included are interesting workings around the region such as railtours and unusual...
The Western Region has been going through a period of great transition, and this book aims to document these changes, such as the rebranding of First ...
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82,36 zł |
Bigger 'n Texas: Escapades of the Unshod and Rough-hewn
ISBN: 9781490307787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. BIGGER 'N TEXAS is a roller coaster ride through the lives of people who make the horse the center of their existence. These cowboys, cowgirls, grooms, riders, trainers, horse owners and horselovers are so passionate they defer to this bewitching beast the most important of life's decisions--where they live and work, when they eat and sleep, who they marry, even whether or not they raise a family. It is as if they realize that the horse can read their mind better than they can read that of the horse--which after you've owned horses long enough you begin to believe and is likely true.... BIGGER 'N TEXAS is a roller coaster ride through the lives of people who make the horse the center of their existence. These cowboys, cowgirls, gro... |
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59,25 zł |
Headless Horsemen: A Tale of Chemical Colts, Subprime Sales Agents, and the Last Kentucky Derby on Steroids
ISBN: 9780805092479 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "An insider's stunning account of the corrupt practices that threaten both the horses and the game . . . an engrossing read." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jim Squires was in trouble. He was in the horse business, an enterprise seemingly intent on committing suicide, led over the cliff by visionless leaders. A clannish group called "the Dinnies" had long refused to share power, as vast overproduction and unbridled greed created a subprime-like bubble in the market. Overpriced animals of dubious quality and drug-enhanced performance on the track were undermining the... "An insider's stunning account of the corrupt practices that threaten both the horses and the game . . . an engrossing read." --Minneapolis S... |
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100,22 zł |
Stagecoach South West
ISBN: 9781445685793 / Miękka / 2023 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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82,36 zł |
The Sphere of Archimedes
ISBN: 9781939828811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Professor Donovan Spiegler, and nine-year-old Oliver Abernathy have no warning that their seemingly routine lives will free-fall into danger and adventure in this sci-fi thriller: THE SPHERE OF ARCHIMEDES. Oliver, a chubby, freckle-faced boy, is surviving a mundane school-life as the helpless victim of a bully, Dylan Parker. The Professor, and his assistant, Cedrick Wilhelm, are researching a mysterious metallic orb when Cedrick goes missing, and so does the orb. On a trip to the Grand Canyon with his family, Oliver discovers a metallic sphere that has special powers. His boyish curiosity...
Professor Donovan Spiegler, and nine-year-old Oliver Abernathy have no warning that their seemingly routine lives will free-fall into danger and adven...
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59,43 zł |
Horse of a Different Color: A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat
ISBN: 9781586481803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are about 35,000-to-1. How did a former Chicago newspaper editor bring together the stallion and mare and breed the winner of the world's most famous and important horserace? Jim Squires's Horse of a Different Color tells the story of his wild ride from absurdity to glory at the pinnacle of horseracing success alongside Monarchos, the charismatic gray colt blessed with the extraordinary speed, poise, and stamina necessary to carry his...
Everybody in the thoroughbred horse business wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but the odds on making it to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs are ...
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95,82 zł |
Rogue
ISBN: 9781939828576 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Upon hearing a rumor of a twelve-year-old girl, who had killed a lion with her bare hands, Dr. Elizabeth Stanton feels compelled to investigate the elusive Samburu tribe in Kenya's Rift Valley. In 1909, after establishing that she and her guide are no threat, Elizabeth is escorted into a mud hut, where the injured girl, Kito, awaits. Later, the doctor uncovers the events that led to the tribe's situation-a terrible drought and rinderpest have devastated the landscape, while a rogue male lion has attached itself to the tribe as a food source. The warriors' attempts to kill the lion have all...
Upon hearing a rumor of a twelve-year-old girl, who had killed a lion with her bare hands, Dr. Elizabeth Stanton feels compelled to investigate the el...
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59,43 zł |
Live from Medicine Park
ISBN: 9780806157337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Documentary filmmaker Ray Wheeler is down on his luck. Embroiled in a lawsuit, he is reeling from the consequences of a near-fatal shooting on his last film, and has just lost his teaching gig. Broke and beleaguered, he can't afford to be particular about his next project. So when a former student invites him to film the comeback of Lena Wells, an iconic rock-and-roll singer who hit it big in the seventies, more than two decades earlier, he reluctantly agrees--even though he doesn't like her music.
When Ray arrives at Lena's hometown of Medicine Park, Oklahoma, a defunct resort... Documentary filmmaker Ray Wheeler is down on his luck. Embroiled in a lawsuit, he is reeling from the consequences of a near-fatal shooting on his las...
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120,52 zł |
Do You Believe In Magic?: A Children of Merlin Novel
ISBN: 9781475195972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Award-winning NY Times Bestseller Susan Squires begins a new series, Children of Merlin, with Do You Believe In Magic? Tristram Tremaine has never fit in with his large and successful family. They believe they have inherited a magic gene that comes alive only when they fall in love with another who carries that gene. Tris doesn't believe it. After disappointing his parents one too many times, Tris, the bad-boy brother, leaves his life in LA and hits the road on his cycle, drifting away from his destiny. That is, until he meets Maggie O'Brian, a spit-fire rodeo rider with a strange ability to...
Award-winning NY Times Bestseller Susan Squires begins a new series, Children of Merlin, with Do You Believe In Magic? Tristram Tremaine has never fit...
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54,13 zł |
Alligators and Jack Nicholson
ISBN: 9781466225640 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Women and their many and varied roles in society are often overlooked. These stories spotlight women as the main protagonists of the action. From the instant connection of Molly (60) and the speechless Ruby (3) to the 92-year old freedom fighter Zanthus, the stories explore the courage that women bring to their everyday lives and to the lives and well-being of their families and colleagues. From the desert landscape of Australia to the drawing rooms of London and the swamps of Louisiana, the women of this book make their mark and carry out their every day challenges with strong hearts...
Women and their many and varied roles in society are often overlooked. These stories spotlight women as the main protagonists of the action. From the ...
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45,71 zł |
Zig Zag Zog
ISBN: 9781721733767 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,71 zł |
Wild Guide Central England: Adventures in the Peak District, Cotswolds, Midlands, Wye Valley, Welsh Marches and Lincolnshire Coast
ISBN: 9781910636206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling, award-winning Wild Guide series now released for Central England. 1000 idyllic swims, ancient forests, lost ruins, secret valleys, amazing wildlife, easy scrambles and wilder food / accommodation. All midlands counties, from Peak District to Cotswolds, Welsh Borders to Lincolnshire coast.
A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling, award-winning Wild Guide series now released for Central England. 1000 idyllic swims, ancient f...
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87,52 zł |
An Orchid in My Drink
ISBN: 9783845448992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. A romantic novel is set in the Thai holiday resort of Phuket. Two English women on holiday and their emotional journey whilst there. After Maggie's serious operation, Jan is accompanying her friend on her recuperation trip, but very quickly she uses the opportunity to explore her own sexual frustrations. Their encounters with various tourists include a colorful and friendly German couple and a mysterious older man. The exotic atmosphere of their surroundings is exciting and stimulating to both women and the budding relationship between a scuba diver instructor and Jan begins to irritate her...
A romantic novel is set in the Thai holiday resort of Phuket. Two English women on holiday and their emotional journey whilst there. After Maggie's se...
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91,10 zł |
Dragon Weaver
ISBN: 9781523273546 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Abandoned at the age of four, Pearl and her cat, Minaletta, are rescued by Jo Sun, the dragon weaver. A fortuitous series of events during their life together culminates in Pearl reaching heights never dreamed of by either of them in her quest to make the world a kinder place for all children.
Abandoned at the age of four, Pearl and her cat, Minaletta, are rescued by Jo Sun, the dragon weaver. A fortuitous series of events during their life ...
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45,71 zł |
Old News: Pop Culture Fiction
ISBN: 9781475914351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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86,93 zł |