wyszukanych pozycji: 47
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Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality
ISBN: 9781592408405 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults. Four years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his thirteen-year-old son, Joe, had tried to commit suicide. Hours before, he had come out to his classmates-- and was met by dismay and confusion. After school he took an overdose of pills. Oddly Normal is Schwartz's very personal attempt to address his family's own struggles within a culture that is...
A heartfelt memoir by the father of a gay teen, and an eye-opening story for families who hope to bring up well-adjusted gay adults. Four y...
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92,48 zł |
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Claire Marvel
ISBN: 9780375719158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A young man and woman meet, love each other, and are consumed. It's a story as old as romance itself, but in this enthralling novel John Burnham Schwartz tells it with heart-stopping new immediacy. In the middle of a rainstorm Julian Rose, a self-effacing Harvard graduate student, takes refuge beneath a girl's yellow umbrella. The girl, the woman, is Claire Marvel, lovely, mercurial, mired in family tragedy. She is the last person someone like Julian should fall in love with. But he does.
What ensues is a great and difficult passion strewn with obstacles-not least those arising from... A young man and woman meet, love each other, and are consumed. It's a story as old as romance itself, but in this enthralling novel John Burnham Schwa...
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65,51 zł |
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Reservation Road
ISBN: 9780375702730 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"A dark and irresistible miracle: a heartbreaking thriller."--Los Angeles Times "Haunting. . . . A powerful and affecting novel."--The New York Times A tragic accident sets in motion a cycle of violence and retribution in John Burnham Schwartz's riveting novel Reservation Road. Two haunted men and their families are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death. Ethan, a respected professor of literature at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession with revenge that... A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"A dark and irresistible miracle: a heartbreaking thriller."--Los Angeles Times "Haunt... |
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73,22 zł |
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The Red Daughter
ISBN: 9781472155108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Running from her father's brutal legacy, Joseph Stalin's daughter defects to the United States during the turbulence of the 1960s. For fans of We Were the Lucky Ones and A Gentleman in Moscow, this sweeping historical novel and unexpected love story is inspired by the remarkable life of Svetlana Alliluyeva.
Running from her father's brutal legacy, Joseph Stalin's daughter defects to the United States during the turbulence of the 1960s. For fans of We Were...
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45,36 zł |
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My Faces of Death
ISBN: 9781500131876 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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32,17 zł |
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The Responsive Chord: The Responsive Chord: How Media Manipulate You: What You Buy... Who You Vote For... and How You Think.
ISBN: 9781633536050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) "The Responsive Chord How media manipulate you: what you buy... who you vote for... and how you think. By Tony Schwartz" The essential guide to how media shape our lives. By the creator of the most talked about political ad in television history. Tony Schwartz, the man the New York Times called the "king of sound," drew on his unrivaled wealth of experience in the communications industry, to give us The Responsive Chord, an engaging read and one of the seminal books on media. Through his decades of work, Schwartz came to understand that most advertisers, politicians, and educators--in fact,...
"The Responsive Chord How media manipulate you: what you buy... who you vote for... and how you think. By Tony Schwartz" The essential guide to how me...
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65,47 zł |
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Retrain Your Anxious Brain: Practical and Effective Tools to Conquer Anxiety
ISBN: 9781335425690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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84,74 zł |
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Sensation and Perception
ISBN: 9781071921180 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Rich in examples and applications to everyday life, Sensation and Perception, Third Edition is a cutting edge and highly readable account of modern sensation and perception from both a cognitive and neurocognitive perspective.
Rich in examples and applications to everyday life, Sensation and Perception, Third Edition is a cutting edge and highly readable account of modern se...
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770,69 zł |
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Archives, Museums and Collecting Practices in the Modern Arab World
ISBN: 9781409446163 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Collecting has a long tradition in the Middle East but the museum as a public institution is relatively new. Today there are national museums for antiquities in most Arab countries. While in some cases the political and social climate has hindered the foundation of museums, with existing collections even destroyed at times, the recent museum boom in the Gulf States is again changing the outlook. This unique book is the first to explore collecting practices in archives and museums in the modern Arab world, featuring case studies of collecting practices in countries ranging from Egypt and...
Collecting has a long tradition in the Middle East but the museum as a public institution is relatively new. Today there are national museums for anti...
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731,67 zł |
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Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game
ISBN: 9781592408641 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The president of New York University offers a love letter to America s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality.
For more than a decade, John Sexton has taught a wildly popular New York University course about two seemingly very different things: religion and baseball. Yet Sexton argues that one is actually a pathway to the other. Baseball as a Road to God is about touching that something that lies beyond logical understanding. Sexton illuminates the surprisingly large number of mutual concepts shared between baseball and religion: faith, doubt,... The president of New York University offers a love letter to America s most beloved sport and a tribute to its underlying spirituality.
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92,48 zł |
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Once and for All: The Best of Delmore Schwartz
ISBN: 9780811224321 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) With his New Directions debut in 1938, the twenty-five-year-old Delmore Schwartz was hailed as a genius and among the most promising writers of his generation. Yet he died in relative obscurity in 1966, wracked by mental illness and substance abuse. Sadly, his literary legacy has been overshadowed by the story of his tragic life. Among poets, Schwartz was a prototype for the confessional movement made famous by his slightly younger friends Robert Lowell and John Berryman. While his stories and novellas about Jewish American experience laid the groundwork for novels by Saul Bellow... With his New Directions debut in 1938, the twenty-five-year-old Delmore Schwartz was hailed as a genius and among the most promising writers of his... |
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69,17 zł |
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5 Konflikte, die jedem Paar begegnen
ISBN: 9783864932342 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In jeder Partnerschaft finden neben kleineren auch größere Konflikte statt. Doch nur ein Drittel davon lassen sich tatsächlich dauerhaft lösen. Es ist daher sinnvoller, seine Energie und Zeit nicht damit zu vergeuden, bestimmte Probleme unbedingt lösen zu wollen, sondern mit ihnen konstruktiv umzugehen. Denn nur auf diese Weise lässt sich langfristig eine wirklich glückliche Beziehung führen - trotz der Konflikte. Die international erfolgreichen Paartherapeuten John und Julie Gottman haben im Laufe zahlreicher Studien die fünf typischsten Beziehungskonflikte herausgefiltert und... In jeder Partnerschaft finden neben kleineren auch größere Konflikte statt. Doch nur ein Drittel davon lassen sich tatsächlich dauerhaft lösen.... |
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76,18 zł |
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8 Gespräche, die jedes Paar führen sollte ...
ISBN: 9783548068312 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) So führen Sie eine wirklich glückliche Beziehung Der Psychologe und Bestsellerautor John Gottman erforscht seit Jahrzehnten die Geheimnisse glücklicher Beziehungen. Seine Erkenntnis: Jeder kann - unabhängig ob frisch verliebt oder seit dreißig Jahren verheiratet - seine Beziehung auf eine glückliche und vertrauensvolle Basis stellen, die sie lebendig hält. Miteinander im Gespräch zu bleiben ist dabei wesentlich. So führen Sie eine wirklich glückliche Beziehung Der Psychologe und Bestsellerautor John Gottman erforscht seit Jahrzehnte... |
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67,21 zł |
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Das 7-Tage-Rezept für erfüllte Liebe
ISBN: 9783548068671 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In nur 7 Tagen kann jeder positive Veränderungen in der Partnerschaft erreichen: Die weltweit führenden Beziehungsexperten John und Julie Gottman zeigen, wie jeder mit einfachen und konkreten Schritten sofort beginnen kann, seine Paarprobleme zu lösen. Während dieser 7-Tage-Sofortkur lernt man, verlorengegangene Intimität und fehlenden Respekt wiederzubeleben. Es ist ganz einfach, eine glückliche Partnerschaft zu führen - man muss sie nur von ihren Leiden kurieren. In nur 7 Tagen kann jeder positive Veränderungen in der Partnerschaft erreichen: Die weltweit führenden Beziehungsexperten John und Julie Gottman... |
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62,73 zł |
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And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
ISBN: 9781400097388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Congratulations You have a new baby.
Don't forget you also have a marriage. Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the transition from duo to trio. In And Baby Makes Three, Love Lab(TM) experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: - Focusing on intimacy and romance - Replacing an atmosphere of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation - Preventing postpartum depression - Creating a... Congratulations You have a new baby.
Don't forget you also have a marriage. Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relations... |
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65,47 zł |
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Living Terrors: What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe
ISBN: 9780385334815 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) America is one killer organism away from a living nightmare that threatens all we hold dear....
A deadly cloud of powdered anthrax spores settles unnoticed over a crowded football stadium.... A school cafeteria lunch is infected with a drug-resistant strain of E. coli.... Thousands in a bustling shopping mall inhale a lethal mist of smallpox, turning each individual into a highly infectious agent of suffering and death.... Dr. Michael Osterholm knows all too well the horrifying scenarios he describes. In this eye-opening account, the nation's leading expert on bioterrorism... America is one killer organism away from a living nightmare that threatens all we hold dear....
A deadly cloud of powdered anthrax spore... |
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92,48 zł |
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The Letters of William Philip Schwartz 1842-1855
ISBN: 9781530327829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In 1987, John F. Schwartz transcribed a collection of letters from his great-grandfather, William Philip Schwartz, who took the first known war photographs in 1847. This remarkable correspondence covers his exile from wife and family in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, service in the US Army in the Indian Wars and the Mexican-American War, his court-martial and desertion, his adventures in the Gold Rush and the Pacific, his enlistment in the Marine Corps and service aboard the USS Constellation in the Mediterranean Sea. His vivid and highly detailed letters paint an unforgettable portrait of a life...
In 1987, John F. Schwartz transcribed a collection of letters from his great-grandfather, William Philip Schwartz, who took the first known war photog...
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80,72 zł |
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Embracing the Past-Forging the Future
ISBN: 9781498208451 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The times they are a-changin. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forging the Future: A New Generation of Wesleyan Theology came from our assessment that Wesleyan theology has yet to fully adapt to this changing landscape, and that the future of Wesleyan theology requires the bringing together of old and new voices.
The difficult task of balancing between continuity and change--keeping up with the developments of our culture and staying true to the roots of our tradition--requires the dual focus of looking forward... The times they are a-changin. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forgi...
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177,26 zł |
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Embracing the Past-Forging the Future
ISBN: 9781498208437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The times they are a-changin'. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forging the Future: A New Generation of Wesleyan Theology came from our assessment that Wesleyan theology has yet to fully adapt to this changing landscape, and that the future of Wesleyan theology requires the bringing together of old and new voices. The difficult task of balancing between continuity and change--keeping up with the developments of our culture and staying true to the roots of our tradition--requires the dual focus of looking forward...
The times they are a-changin'. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forg...
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120,84 zł |
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A Documentary History of Chinese Communism
ISBN: 9780674730298 / Angielski / Twarda / 1952 / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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282,15 zł |