wyszukanych pozycji: 45
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Lucky
ISBN: 9780593468302 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
70,12 |
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Some Luck
ISBN: 9780307744807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. National Book Award Nominee A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Financial Times, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BookPage 1920, Denby, Iowa: Rosanna and Walter Langdon have just welcomed their firstborn son, Frank, into their family farm. He will be the oldest of five. Each chapter in this extraordinary novel covers a single year, encompassing the sweep of history as the Langdons abide by time-honored values and pass them on to their children. With the country on...National Book Award Nominee A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Fin... |
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62,33 |
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A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
ISBN: 9781400033171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Every horse story is a love story, writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession.
In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he tells a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence,... Every horse story is a love story, writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To lov...
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cena:
70,12 |
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Golden Age
ISBN: 9781447275695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The final novel in Jane Smiley's masterpiece - the Last Hundred Years trilogy
The final novel in Jane Smiley's masterpiece - the Last Hundred Years trilogy
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cena:
50,76 |
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The Strays of Paris
ISBN: 9781529052978 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
cena:
86,31 |
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The Sagas of the Icelanders
ISBN: 9780141000039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 848 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures--as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the lives and deeds of the Norse men and women who first settled Iceland and of their descendants, who ventured further west--to Greenland and, ultimately, the coast of North America itself.
The ten Sagas and seven shorter tales in this volume include the celebrated "Vinland Sagas," which recount Leif... A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures--as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, ...
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cena:
111,75 |
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The Fish Can Sing
ISBN: 9780307386052 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "The Fish Can Sing "is one of Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness s most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with his peculiar blend of light irony and dark humor.
The orphan Alfgrimur has spent an idyllic childhood sheltered in the simple turf cottage of a generous and eccentric elderly couple. Alfgrimur dreams only of becoming a fisherman like his adoptive grandfather, until he meets Iceland's biggest celebrity. The opera singer Gardar Holm s international fame is a source of tremendous pride to tiny, insecure Iceland, though no one there has ever heard him sing. A... "The Fish Can Sing "is one of Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness s most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with his peculiar blend o...
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66,22 |
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A Dangerous Business: A novel
ISBN: 9780525520337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
cena:
142,22 |
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Charles Dickens: A Life
ISBN: 9780143119920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A brilliantly insightfulbiography from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley
With delectable wit and characteristic sensitivity, Jane Smiley presents a fresh, illuminating take on the life of Charles Dickens. Smiley finds a kindred spirit in the author of such classics asGreat ExpectationsandA Christmas Carol, who was not only a prolific writer but also one of the first modern "celebrities." She offers interpretations of many of Dickens's major works, exploring his narrative techniques and his innovative voice and themes. Smiley's biograph is a perceptive profile... A brilliantly insightfulbiography from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley
With delectable wit and characteristic sensitivity, Jane ... |
cena:
105,18 |
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Some Luck
ISBN: 9781447275596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. After his return from the battlefields in France, Walter Langdon and his wife Rosanna begin their life together on a remote farm in Iowa. As time passes, their little family will grow: from Frank, the handsome, willful first-born, to Joe, whose love of animals and the land sustains him; from Lillian, beloved by her mother, to Henry who craves only the world of his books; and Claire, the surprise baby, who earns a special place in her father's heart.
After his return from the battlefields in France, Walter Langdon and his wife Rosanna begin their life together on a remote farm in Iowa. As time pass...
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cena:
98,90 |
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Horse Heaven
ISBN: 9780449005415 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY
STRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING." --People "ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery of craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each book . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides Smiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she investigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems of wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the... #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK "A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY
STRANGE WORLD OF HOR... |
cena:
77,91 |
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Great American Short Stories
ISBN: 9781435172166 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
cena:
50,76 |
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Early Warning
ISBN: 9780307744814 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. One of the Best Books of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle It's 1953, and the Langdons are at a crossroads. Walter, their stalwart patriarch, has died unexpectedly, and his wife must try to keep their farm going. But of their five children, only one will remain to work the land. The others scatter to Washington, DC, California, and everywhere in between. As the country moves into the Cold War, through the social revolutions of the '60s and '70s, and into the unprecedented wealth--for some--of the early '80s, the Langdon children have children of their own: twin boys who...
One of the Best Books of the Year: San Francisco Chronicle It's 1953, and the Langdons are at a crossroads. Walter, their stalwart p...
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cena:
74,01 |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9781400033836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare s King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acrestakes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity."
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare s King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between ...
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74,01 |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9781841593821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth, justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece.
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three...
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cena:
65,99 |
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Moo
ISBN: 9780307472762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study of agriculture. Amid cow pastures and waving fields of grain, Moo s campus churns with devious plots, mischievous intrigue, lusty liaisons, and academic one-upmanship, Chairman X of the Horticulture Department harbors a secret fantasy to kill the dean; Mrs. Walker, the provost's right hand and campus information queen, knows where all the bodies are buried; Timothy Monahan, associate professor of English, advocates eavesdropping for his... In this darkly satirical send-up of academia and the Midwest, we are introduced to Moo University, a distinguished institution devoted to the study... |
cena:
74,01 |
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Ordinary Love & Good Will
ISBN: 9780307279095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work.... These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love, Smile... |
cena:
77,91 |
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The Strays of Paris
ISBN: 9781529052992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
cena:
50,76 |
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Private Life
ISBN: 9781400033195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Here is the powerful, deeply affecting story of one Margaret Mayfield, from her childhood in post Civil War Missouri to California in the throes of World War II.When Margaret marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early at the age of twenty-seven, she narrowly avoids condemning herself to life as an old maid. Instead, knowing little about marriage and even less about her husband, she moves with Andrew to his naval base in California. Margaret stands by Andrew during tragedies both historical and personal, but as World War II approaches and the secrets of her husband s scientific and... Here is the powerful, deeply affecting story of one Margaret Mayfield, from her childhood in post Civil War Missouri to California in the throes of... |
cena:
93,49 |
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Early Warning
ISBN: 9781447275640 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 1953. When a funeral brings the Langdon family together once more, they little realize how much, over the coming years, each of their worlds will shift and change. Walter and Rosanna's sons and daughters are grown up and have children of their own. Frank, the eldest - restless, unhappy - ignores his troubled wife and instead finds himself distracted by a face from the past. Lillian must watch as her brilliant, eccentric husband Arthur is destroyed by the guilt arising from his secretive government work. Claire, too, finds that marriage is not quite what she expected it to be. In Iowa where...
1953. When a funeral brings the Langdon family together once more, they little realize how much, over the coming years, each of their worlds will shif...
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cena:
98,90 |