wyszukanych pozycji: 299
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Pan American World Airways - Images of a Great Airline Second Edition
ISBN: 9798643333241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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247,85 |
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Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln
ISBN: 9781515369615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown. Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Alleghany Mountains there were thirteen colonies, or great settlements. The most of the people who lived in these colonies were English people, or the children of English people; and so the King of England made their laws and appointed their governors.
When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; ...
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The Story of Roland (Yesterday's Classics)
ISBN: 9781599150406 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Here are related the daring feats and great exploits of Roland, worthiest of the barons of France in the time of Charlemagne, and those of Oliver and Reinold and Ogier the Dane, all heroes who were his companions in arms and who rivalled him in the number and greatness of their exploits. The story is culled from the works of song-writers and poets of five centuries and in as many languages. Suitable for ages 11 and up.
Here are related the daring feats and great exploits of Roland, worthiest of the barons of France in the time of Charlemagne, and those of Oliver and ...
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The Story of Siegfried
ISBN: 9781502895844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. At Santen, in the Lowlands, there once lived a young prince named Siegfried. His father, Siegmund, was king of the rich country through which the lazy Rhine winds its way just before reaching the great North Sea; and he was known, both far and near, for his good deeds and his prudent thrift. And Siegfried's mother, the gentle Sigelind, was loved by all for her goodness of heart and her kindly charity to the poor. Neither king nor queen left aught undone that might make the young prince happy, or fit him for life's usefulness. Wise men were brought from far-off lands to be his teachers; and...
At Santen, in the Lowlands, there once lived a young prince named Siegfried. His father, Siegmund, was king of the rich country through which the lazy...
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41,31 |
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Stories of Don Quixote
ISBN: 9781761532115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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44,06 |
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Giovanni's Room
ISBN: 9780141032948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened - while Giovanni's life descends into tragedy. This book introduces love's fascinating possibilities and extremities.
When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys ever...
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51,10 |
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
ISBN: 9781925729030 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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39,65 |
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The Devil Finds Work
ISBN: 9780307275950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics. Offering an incisive look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin challenges the underlying assumptions in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist. Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained us and shaped our consciousness. And here too is the stunning prose of a...
Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics. Offering an in...
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59,06 |
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin
ISBN: 9781539521327 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. No book is better for introducing children ages 6 to 9 to legendary historical figures than this collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldwin at the beginning of the last century. Selecting the best of our literary heritage, Baldwin cast it into a form that delights children of all ages. Beginning with stories of heroes from British history, including King Alfred and the Cakes, King Canute on the Seashore, and Bruce and the Spider, the book moves on to tales of other lands. From Ancient Greece come stories of The Brave Three Hundred, Alexander and Bucepahlus, and Diogenes the Wise...
No book is better for introducing children ages 6 to 9 to legendary historical figures than this collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldw...
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Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories
ISBN: 9781023063890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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79,16 |
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Beale Street Blues
ISBN: 9783423148009 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Dies ist die Geschichte von Tish und Fonny, 19 und 22, und ihrem Kampf gegen die Willkür einer weißen Justiz. Der traurig-schöne Song einer jungen Liebe, voller Wut und doch voller Hoffnung. Ist das Gefängnissystem die Fortsetzung der Sklaverei unter anderen Vorzeichen? 'Beale Street Blues' von James Baldwin strahlt grell in unsere Gegenwart. Dies ist die Geschichte von Tish und Fonny, 19 und 22, und ihrem Kampf gegen die Willkür einer weißen Justiz. Der traurig-schöne Song einer jung... |
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Fifty Famous People
ISBN: 9781438518602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. James Baldwin was an American educator and administrator. After his career as an educator he began writing on such topics as legends, mythology, biography, and literature. Fifty Famous People is comprised of short stories about people, some more famous than others. The stories cannot be strictly called biographical but there is truth in each of them. Each person has had a lasting influence and an ethical lesson can be found in each story. Baldwin also wrote Fifty Famous Stories Retold.
James Baldwin was an American educator and administrator. After his career as an educator he began writing on such topics as legends, mythology, biogr...
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79,16 |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
ISBN: 9781841593715 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Based in part on his own childhood in Harlem, the author chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a Pentecostal storefront church in Harlem.
Based in part on his own childhood in Harlem, the author chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of...
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children (Yesterday's Classics)
ISBN: 9781599152127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A retelling for the youthful reader of the most interesting parts of Cervantes' great novel about Don Quixote, the eccentric gentleman who fancies himself a knight-errant. The adventures most appealing to children are included, and related in such a way as to form a continuous narrative, with both the spirit and style of the original preserved as much as possible. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
A retelling for the youthful reader of the most interesting parts of Cervantes' great novel about Don Quixote, the eccentric gentleman who fancies him...
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65,93 |
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
ISBN: 9781502895875 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. There are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels from hoar antiquity. To a third belong the charming stories of olden times that are derived from the...
There are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an i...
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33,03 |
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Vintage Baldwin
ISBN: 9781400033942 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions. "One of the few genuinely indispensable writers." --The Saturday Review In his internationally acclaimed novels, short stories, plays and essays, James Baldwin was and remains a powerfully prophetic voice in the American literary landscape, fearlessly brooding upon issues such as race, sex, politics, and art. His literary achievement is a lasting legacy about what it means to be American. Vintage Baldwin includes the short...
Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions. "One of the...
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
ISBN: 9786256004399 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels frorn hoar antiquity.These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy...
THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an i...
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90,89 |
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Another Country
ISBN: 9780141186375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones who has been Vivaldo's lover.
After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their fe...
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66,45 |
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If Beale Street Could Talk
ISBN: 9780307275936 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions-affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues,...
In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a n...
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Następnym razem pożar
ISBN: 9788367016995 / Polski / twarda / 2024 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. posłowie Katarzyna JakubiakJedna z najgłośniejszych eseistycznych książek Baldwina, łącząca osobiste świadectwo z przenikliwą analizą społeczną. Autor opisuje dzieciństwo w Harlemie, wszechobecną policyjną przemoc i brak perspektyw, które spychały młodych ludzi na margines społeczeństwa. Opowiada także o swoim doświadczeniu kaznodziei i rozczarowaniu religią okazała się ona narzędziem służącym usprawiedliwianiu i utrwalaniu dyskryminacji rasowej i nierówności. Pierwsza część książki to słynny List do bratanka w setną rocznicę wyzwolenia, w którym...
posłowie Katarzyna JakubiakJedna z najgłośniejszych eseistycznych książek Baldwina, łącząca osobiste świadectwo z przenikliwą analizą społ...
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52,00 |