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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. 13-18 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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78,06 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. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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121,42 zł |
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A Dangerous Business: A novel
ISBN: 9780525520337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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141,90 zł |
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Riding Lessons (an Ellen & Ned Book)
ISBN: 9781524718145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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34,65 zł |
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Early Warning
ISBN: 9781447275664 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The second novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy, from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The second novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy, from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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50,63 zł |
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Charles Dickens: A Life
ISBN: 9780143119920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 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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104,08 zł |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9781400033836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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78,06 zł |
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A Dangerous Business
ISBN: 9780525436089 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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73,72 zł |
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Streuner in Paris
ISBN: 9783312012527 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Paras ist ein temperamentvolles junges Rennpferd, das in einem Stall auf dem französischen Land westlich von Paris lebt. Eines Nachmittags stößt sie das Tor ihres Stalls auf - sie ist ein neugieriges Fohlen - und kommt nach einer Reise durch die Nacht zufällig in Paris an. Die Sehenswürdigkeiten, Geräusche und Gerüche, die sie umgeben, sind neu für sie, aber sie hat keine Angst. Bald lernt sie einen eleganten Hund kennen, Frida, die weiß, wie man in der Stadt zurechtkommt, ohne die Aufmerksamkeit misstrauischer Pariser auf sich zu ziehen. Paras und Frida leben eine Zeit lang im sich...
Paras ist ein temperamentvolles junges Rennpferd, das in einem Stall auf dem französischen Land westlich von Paris lebt. Eines Nachmittags stößt si...
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90,09 zł |
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Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781474619806 / Miękka / 2021 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 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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45,57 zł |
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Best New American Voices 2006
ISBN: 9780156029018 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 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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82,17 zł |
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Early Warning
ISBN: 9780307744814 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 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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82,39 zł |
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Some Luck
ISBN: 9781447275602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 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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50,63 zł |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9780006544821 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 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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55,70 zł |
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125,76 zł |
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The Strays of Paris
ISBN: 9781529052992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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50,63 zł |
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A Thousand Acres
ISBN: 9781841593821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 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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65,84 zł |
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Gee Whiz
ISBN: 9780375871320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size. He is tall, but also graceful, yet his strides big but precise. At the same time, he keeps his eye on things, not as if he's suspicious, but as if he's curious.
When Abby is confronted with an onslaught of reminders of just how little of the world she has seen, she finds herself connecting with Gee Whiz's calm and curious nature, and his desire to know more. Her brother receives a draft notice to Vietnam, her friends return for the holidays with stories from their boarding school in Southern California, and the... Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size. He is tall, but also graceful, yet his strides big but precise. At the sam...
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34,65 zł |
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Private Life
ISBN: 9781400033195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 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... |
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104,08 zł |
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Great American Short Stories
ISBN: 9781435172166 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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50,63 zł |
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