wyszukanych pozycji: 117
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Told Round a Brushwood Fire
ISBN: 9780691616292 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Oritaku Shiha no Ki of Arai Hakuscki (1657-1725) was the first Japanese autobiography and is often singled out as the most outstanding. As primary source material for the first half of the Tokugawa period, it constitutes a unique historical supplement to the official records. Presented here is a scholarly English translation of and commentary on this important work. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton... The Oritaku Shiha no Ki of Arai Hakuscki (1657-1725) was the first Japanese autobiography and is often singled out as the most outstanding. As prim... |
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254,16 zł |
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Introducing Swedenborg
ISBN: 9780854482207 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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45,15 zł |
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Dominion
ISBN: 9781509880027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyds acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England. &b>&/b>
The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyds acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England. &b>&/b>
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75,62 zł |
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Told Round a Brushwood Fire
ISBN: 9780691643595 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Oritaku Shiha no Ki of Arai Hakuscki (1657-1725) was the first Japanese autobiography and is often singled out as the most outstanding. As primary source material for the first half of the Tokugawa period, it constitutes a unique historical supplement to the official records. Presented here is a scholarly English translation of and commentary on this important work. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton... The Oritaku Shiha no Ki of Arai Hakuscki (1657-1725) was the first Japanese autobiography and is often singled out as the most outstanding. As prim... |
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694,06 zł |
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Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
ISBN: 9780749396596 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) As Elizabeth Cree sits every day in a courtroom, on trial for the murder of her husband, the story moves from courthouse to music hall to the back alleys of Limehouse, the notorious district of Victorian London, teeming with the poorest of the poor, the most violent of criminals and helpless preyed upon immigrants, following the trail of slaughter laid by the Golem, an almost mythical predecessor of Jack the Ripper.
Fact and fiction blend effortlessly as Dan Leno, king of the music-hall comedians is dragged unwittingly into the investigation of one of London s most notorious murders. When... As Elizabeth Cree sits every day in a courtroom, on trial for the murder of her husband, the story moves from courthouse to music hall to the back all...
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50,40 zł |
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The Lambs Of London
ISBN: 9780099472094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother watchful and hostile. The great solace of her life is her brother Charles, an aspiring writer. It is no surprise when Mary falls for the bookseller's son, antiquarian William Ireland, from whom Charles has purchased a book. But this is no ordinary book -- it once belonged to William Shakespeare himself. And William Ireland with his green eyes and red hair is no ordinary young man.
In The Lambs of London, Peter Ackroyd brilliantly creates an urban world of scholars and entrepreneurs, a world... Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother watchful and hostile. The great solace of her life...
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82,27 zł |
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Three Brothers
ISBN: 9780099566038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London.
"Three Brothers" follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world -- a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves. London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd's grand theme that place and history... Rapier-sharp, witty, intriguing and mysterious: a new novel from Peter Ackroyd, set in 1960s London.
"Three Brothers" follows the fortunes of Har... |
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82,27 zł |
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Milton In America
ISBN: 9780749386252 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The poet John Milton is transposed to the New World, where he has travelled to flee the tyranny of the Old. His adventures with his amanuensis, Goosequill, are by turns picaresque and delightful. However, Paradise Found will ultimately be lost in the most appalling and bloody circumstances.
The poet John Milton is transposed to the New World, where he has travelled to flee the tyranny of the Old. His adventures with his amanuensis, Gooseq...
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82,27 zł |
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Mr Cadmus
ISBN: 9781786898975 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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45,36 zł |
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The Plato Papers
ISBN: 9780385497695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) From the imagination of one of the most brilliant writers of our time and bestselling author of The Life of Thomas More, a novel that playfully imagines how the -modern- era might appear to a thinker seventeen centuries hence.
At the turn of the 38th century, London's greatest orator, Plato, is known for his lectures on the long, tumultuous history of his now tranquil city. Plato focuses on the obscure and confusing era that began in A.D. 1500, the Age of Mouldwarp. His subjects include Sigmund Freud's comic masterpiece -Jokes and Their Relation to the Subconscious, - and Charles... From the imagination of one of the most brilliant writers of our time and bestselling author of The Life of Thomas More, a novel that playfully...
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61,66 zł |
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Innovation: The History of England Volume VI
ISBN: 9781509896738 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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85,71 zł |
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Wilkie Collins
ISBN: 9780099287476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Ackroyd at his best -- gripping short life of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White.
Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely short-sighted, unable to stay still, dressed in colourful clothes, 'as if playing a certain part in the great general drama of life' Wilkie Collins looked distinctily strange. But he was none the less a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women -- and avidly read by generations of readers. Ackroyd follows his hero, 'the... Ackroyd at his best -- gripping short life of the extraordinary Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White. |
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50,40 zł |
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Fast-track to Fabulous Fulfilment: Tools & techniques of fulfilled, successful men and women, for life improvement, personal success, happiness and se
ISBN: 9781508614852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Amazon Book Description
This is the British English edition. For the American English edition, see ISBN-10: 1507565569. Have you been disappointed with the alleged 'law of attraction' and/or NLP? This book offers alternative solutions that are completely reliableFast-track to Fabulous Fulfillment is not a book on religion or occultism; it's a compendium of highly effective, enjoyable shortcuts to becoming the best, happiest and most successful person you can be. Its potent personal success principles have been tested and proven, not just by the Author,... Amazon Book Description
This is the British English edition. For the American English edition, see ISBN-10: 1507565569. Have you been... |
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49,57 zł |
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Where's Polygon?
ISBN: 9780982981184 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) WHERE'S POLYGON? is a book to help students learn geometry in a fun and interesting way at a younger level than usually embarked upon. An experienced math teacher introduces the polygon shapes and their properties in a creative story-telling way that will help stick the pictures of various geometric shapes into the minds of young students.
WHERE'S POLYGON? is a book to help students learn geometry in a fun and interesting way at a younger level than usually embarked upon. An experienced ...
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38,84 zł |
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The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
ISBN: 9780099524137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a village near Oxford. The coroner's office provides corpses, but they are often damaged & putrefying. Then he makes contact with the Doomsday Men - the resurrectionists. Perfect specimens are hard to come by, until one day he is brought a handsome young man, & his work can truly begin.
Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a village near Oxford. The coroner's office provides corpses, but they are often damaged & putre...
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87,41 zł |
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The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
ISBN: 9781789148398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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55,44 zł |
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Mr Cadmus
ISBN: 9781786898944 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author
A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author
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60,53 zł |
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The Life of Thomas More
ISBN: 9780385496933 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy thatgave a name to a literary genre and a worldview (Utopia); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint.
Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, The Life of... Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of hist...
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84,78 zł |
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Charlie Chaplin
ISBN: 9780099287568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A fresh look at Chaplin from the masterful Peter Ackroyd.
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award. Everything is here, from the glamour of his golden age to the murky scandals of the... A fresh look at Chaplin from the masterful Peter Ackroyd.
He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognis... |
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65,53 zł |