wyszukanych pozycji: 8
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I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
ISBN: 9780061710292 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Sherlock Holmes could glance at a bowler hat and tell that its owner's wife had ceased to love him. In this brilliant book about metaphor James Geary is no less astonishing, as he deciphers the subtle implications embedded in advertising slogans, familiar slang and government double-talk.... You'll scarf down every page of I Is an Other and then ask for more." --Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author of Book by Book and Classics for Pleasure
For lovers of language and fans of Blink and Freakonomics, New York... "Sherlock Holmes could glance at a bowler hat and tell that its owner's wife had ceased to love him. In this brilliant book about metaphor James Geary...
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cena:
75,56 |
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Words for Refrigerator Doors
ISBN: 9781326438739 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
35,19 |
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We Need Men
ISBN: 9780875801575 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
cena:
137,64 |
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Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
ISBN: 9780393254945 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom."-Stephen Fry
"A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom."-Stephen Fry
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cena:
98,30 |
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The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism, Second Edition
ISBN: 9780226838601 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
85,05 |
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Spiral
ISBN: 9781400031924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Nicholas Greer is a writer who s broke and on the verge of divorce. The life of Frank Spira, the controversial painter he s been researching for six years, has become more real to him than his own. Nick has just finished writing his book when he gets a call telling him that one of Spira s closest friends, Jacob Grossman, a man who went missing twenty-six years ago, has been spotted in Manhattan.
Nick tracks Grossman down, hoping to find answers to the few niggling questions that remain. Instead he gets news of a work created by Spira, which the artist supposedly destroyed. If it existed,... Nicholas Greer is a writer who s broke and on the verge of divorce. The life of Frank Spira, the controversial painter he s been researching for six y...
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cena:
79,38 |
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Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
ISBN: 9780393357592 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. "A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." - Stephen Fry
"A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." - Stephen Fry
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cena:
60,34 |
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Biographical Dictionary of the Union: Northern Leaders of the Civil War
ISBN: 9780313209208 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 696 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Civil War and the men and women who lived during that time continue to interest, preoccupy, and bemuse a wide and various population. This volume provides information on 872 men and women of the Union, covering those who influenced the course of public policy, opinion, and events. Coverage of political leaders, such as congressmen and cabinet officers, is comprehensive, while others, such as editors, photographers, and abolitionists, are covered selectively. Military leaders are included for specific contributions to the Union. Each profile provides biographical information about... The Civil War and the men and women who lived during that time continue to interest, preoccupy, and bemuse a wide and various population. This volu... |
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336,47 |