wyszukanych pozycji: 5
These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales
ISBN: 9781439154120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales, a series of twisted fables that echo with pinpoint acuity. A masterful storyteller whose memoirs and novels have earned him widespread acclaim, this is Knipfel's first foray into the short story, and he delivers in spades: this wickedly dark satire on the notion of happily ever after turns the traditional fairy tale on its head. Among the array of lonely losers wallowing in discontent, the enterprising reader of this volume may meet a talking chicken who learns the...
From the irresistibly droll mind of Jim Knipfel comes These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales, a series of twisted fa...
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74,04 zł |
Blow-Off
ISBN: 9781439154137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Monster Stalks NYC When a local drunk is mugged near the toxic Gowanus Canal by "a hulking, hairy beast who smells really bad," Hank Kalabander thinks nothing of blaming the assault on the legendary Bigfoot. His sardonic crime blotter for The Hornet, a local Brooklyn rag, often gleefully recounts the tragedies that befall the borough's dimmer residents. But when an upstart reporter from The Eagle, a tabloid paper, lifts his piece and implicates Bigfoot in two more attacks, the crimes become local news fodder and the hunt for the "Gowanus Beast" takes off....
Monster Stalks NYC When a local drunk is mugged near the toxic Gowanus Canal by "a hulking, hairy beast who smells really bad," Hank Kalaba...
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Unplugging Philco
ISBN: 9781416592846 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Wally Philco is a gentle, midlevel insurance industry operative living with his wife, Margie, in Brooklyn. In the years since those terrible events took place in Tupelo, Mississippi, though, the world -- and Brooklyn, too -- has become a very different place. Nobody's sure exactly what happened on the day now known as Horribleness Day, but it became pretty clear afterward that the Australians were involved somehow. Long after all the initial craziness has petered out, the Horribleness is still being used as an excuse for everything, from insomnia and lower back pain to joblessness, bank...
Wally Philco is a gentle, midlevel insurance industry operative living with his wife, Margie, in Brooklyn. In the years since those terrible events to...
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104,54 zł |
Residue
ISBN: 9781597093026 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the nearly twenty years that Leonard Koznowski has been sheriff of Beaver Rapids, Wisconsin, he s never encountered a homicide. When the local mortician and his assistant are brutally gunned down, Leonard is thrust into a tumultuous investigation linkingreligion, high school athletics, the black market of body parts, unwholesome sexual proclivities, and a sinister secret society. And with deer season fast approaching, the timing could ve been a hell of a lot better. Inspired by actual events, acclaimed cult author Jim Knipfel gives a hilariously dark, satirical twist to the... In the nearly twenty years that Leonard Koznowski has been sheriff of Beaver Rapids, Wisconsin, he s never encountered a homicide. When the local ... |
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69,50 zł |
The Story of My Life
ISBN: 9780451531568 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2010 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Helen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller's own story complex, poignant, and filled with love.
With unforgettable immediacy, Helen s own words reveal the heart of an exceptional woman, her struggles and joys, including that memorable moment when she finally understands that Anne s finger-spelled letters w-a-t-e-r mean the fluid rushing over her hand. Helen Keller was always a compassionate and witty advocate for the handicapped, and her sincere... Helen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when ...
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25,92 zł |