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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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76,55 zł |
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Perestroika in Paris
ISBN: 9780525436096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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72,29 zł |
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Golden Age
ISBN: 9780307744821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Winner of the Heartland Prize for Fiction Winner of the Heartland Prize for Fiction |
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85,05 zł |
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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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100,89 zł |
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Private Life
ISBN: 9780571258758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at 27 when she marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early. Margaret's mother calls the match 'a piece of luck', but, as World War II approaches, Andrew's obsessions with science take a darker turn.
Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at 27 when she marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early. Margaret's mother calls the match 'a piece of l...
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54,66 zł |
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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 ... |
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102,06 zł |
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131,83 zł |
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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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76,55 zł |
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The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom
ISBN: 9781597146050 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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119,07 zł |
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A Dangerous Business: A novel
ISBN: 9780525520337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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139,25 zł |
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Best New American Voices 2006
ISBN: 9780156029018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The best new American voices are heard here first:
Writers like Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Maile Meloy, Amanda Davis, Jennifer Vanderbes, and John Murray are just some of the acclaimed authors whose early work has appeared in this series since its launch in 2000. The new volume features a new crop of promising stories selected by renowned novelist Jane Smiley, who continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers. Culled from hundreds of writing programs like the Iowa Writers' Workshop and... The best new American voices are heard here first:
Writers like Julie Orringer, Adam Johnson, William Gay, David Benioff, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, ... |
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80,59 zł |
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Riding Lessons (an Ellen & Ned Book)
ISBN: 9781524718145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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33,98 zł |
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Golden Age
ISBN: 9781447275671 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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100,89 zł |
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True Blue: Book Three of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch
ISBN: 9780375862328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. True Blue is a beauty, a dappled gray, and when Abby gets to take him to her family's ranch, she can hardly believe her luck. The horse needs a home: his owner--a woman brand new to the riding stable--was tragically killed in a car crash and no one has claimed him. Daddy is wary, as always. But Abby is smitten. True Blue is a sweetheart, and whenever Abby calls out, "Blue, Blue, how are you?" he whinnies back.
But sometimes True Blue seems . . . spooked. He paces, and always seems to be looking for something. Or someone. Filled with riding scenes and horse details, this newest... True Blue is a beauty, a dappled gray, and when Abby gets to take him to her family's ranch, she can hardly believe her luck. The horse needs a home: ...
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38,23 zł |
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A Dangerous Business
ISBN: 9780525436089 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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72,29 zł |
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Tausend Morgen
ISBN: 9783746637556 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2020 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Der tyrannische Laurence Cook lebt mit seinen Töchtern Ginny und Rose auf einer Farm in Iowa. Um die Erbschaftssteuer zu sparen, beschließt er, ihnen den Millionenbesitz noch zu Lebzeiten zu überschreiben. Für die Töchter ist das der Augenblick der Rache und der Befreiung: Gewalt, Mißhandlung, Inzest, alles, was der Vater ihnen angetan hat, wollen sie ans Licht der Öffentlichkeit bringen. Jane Smileys dramatischer Roman mit seinen präsize gezeichneten Charakteren wurde mit dem Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichnet.
Der tyrannische Laurence Cook lebt mit seinen Töchtern Ginny und Rose auf einer Farm in Iowa. Um die Erbschaftssteuer zu sparen, beschließt er, ihne...
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53,05 zł |
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Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781474619806 / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Superb, highly accessible biography of one of the giants of English literature by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A THOUSAND ACRES'Engaging and stimulating' Simon Callow
Superb, highly accessible biography of one of the giants of English literature by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A THOUSAND ACRES'Engaging and s...
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44,72 zł |
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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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49,69 zł |
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Some Luck
ISBN: 9781447275602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 1920. 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. As Walter and Rosanna struggle to keep their family through good years and hard years - to years more desperate than they ever could have...
1920. 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 tim...
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49,69 zł |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9780006544821 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Larry Cook's farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. His decision to hand the farm over to his 3 daughters is out of character, and Caroline, who has misgivings, is immediately cut out.
Larry Cook's farm is the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa, and a tribute to his hard work and single-mindedness. His decision to hand the farm over to ...
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54,66 zł |
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