wyszukanych pozycji: 6
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Hard Ball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports
ISBN: 9780691146577 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. Many pro teams appear to be virtual "cash machines," generating astronomical annual revenues, but their owners seem willing to uproot them and move to any city willing to promise increased profits. At the same time, mayors continue to cook up "sweetheart deals" that lavish benefits on wealthy teams while imposing crushing financial hardships on cities that are already strapped with debt. To fans... What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but ... |
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161,60 zł |
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Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports
ISBN: 9780691015743 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Why would a Japanese millionaire want to buy the Seattle Mariners baseball team, when he has admitted that he has never played in or even seen a baseball game? Cash is the answer: major league baseball, like professional football, basketball, and hockey, is now big business with the potential to bring millions of dollars in profits to owners. Not very long ago, however, buying a sports franchise was a hazardous investment risked only by die-hard fans wealthy enough to lose parts of fortunes made in other businesses. What forces have changed team ownership from sports-fan folly to... Why would a Japanese millionaire want to buy the Seattle Mariners baseball team, when he has admitted that he has never played in or even seen a ba... |
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312,42 zł |
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The Ultimate Guide to College Football: Rankings, Records, and Scores of the Major Teams and Conferences
ISBN: 9780252072260 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From the first intercollegiate game--Rutgers vs. Princeton in 1869--through the 2003 season, Quirk's guide compiles the complete records of all 117 Division 1-A collegiate football teams.
From the first intercollegiate game--Rutgers vs. Princeton in 1869--through the 2003 season, Quirk's guide compiles the complete records of all 117 Di...
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138,12 zł |
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Writing the American Classics
ISBN: 9780807842805 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection of essays describes the genesis of ten classic works of American literature. Using biographical, cultural, and manuscript evidence, the contributors tell the "stories of stories," plotting the often curious and always interesting ways in which notable American books took shape in a writer's mind.
The genetic approach taken in these essays derives from a curiosity, and sometimes a feeling of awe, about how a work of literature came to exist -- what motivated its creation, informed its vision, urged its completion. It is just that sort of wonder that first brings some... This collection of essays describes the genesis of ten classic works of American literature. Using biographical, cultural, and manuscript evidence, th...
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266,58 zł |
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Trail of Vengeance
ISBN: 9781933435039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Lisa Rossi, a young Brooklyn police detective, is pitted against international jewel thieves, who, during the course of a spectacular heist in Manhattan, murder Lisa's partner. The trail begins in a New York strip club and spans across Europe, introducing Lisa to a French ski instructor and a more sophisticated lifestyle, while she eliminates the gang one by one. Trail of Vengeance is a classic tale of good and evil, racing downhill to the last page.
Lisa Rossi, a young Brooklyn police detective, is pitted against international jewel thieves, who, during the course of a spectacular heist in Manhatt...
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67,49 zł |
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Romanticism: Critical Essays in American Literature
ISBN: 9781138195677 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1986. This outstanding collection of major essays by some of America s finest literary scholars and critics provides students of American literature with a unique perspective of America s Romantic literature. Some of these essays make connections between authors or define Romanticism in terms of one of the works; others address major issues during the period; others offer a framework for specific works; and, finally, some give interpretations for the reader. All of the essays offer distinctive voices that will engage students in this rich and memorable period of American... First published in 1986. This outstanding collection of major essays by some of America s finest literary scholars and critics provides students of... |
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767,58 zł |