wyszukanych pozycji: 27
City Planning: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780190944346 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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56,20 zł |
Quakerism: The Basics: The Basics
ISBN: 9780367191610 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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494,61 zł |
Blowing Zen: Expanded Edition: One Breath One Mind, Shakuhachi Flute Meditation
ISBN: 9781475200584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Note: The Blowing Zen Companion CD is available through Kunaki and Amazon The Shakuhachi is an ancient flute that captivates many who cross its path. Hidden in its simplicity is profound possibility. The windy, resonant sound of the Shakuhachi brings deep serenity to sympathetic ears. For the devoted player, it is also a spiritual tool for training the mind and breath. Most notably, Zen monks have using the Shakuhachi for centuries to train mind and breath through... Note: The Blowing Zen Companion CD is available through Kunaki and Amazon |
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40,88 zł |
Family Tradition BIG PRINT Songbook: The Big Print 'People Music' Song Collection
ISBN: 9781482670547 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book offers 371 songs in BIG PRINT, easy to read, 20 point typeface. Here you'll have a lifetime supply of commonly-played, traditional 'people music'. Each song is annotated with key-independent chord changes (a.k.a. Nashville number system), 'jammability', and tonal information useful for playing by ear and for singing lead and harmony. The 'people music' being played today, otherwise known as bluegrass or mountain music, evolved out of a unique blend of many styles of music, coalescing in 19th-century Appalachia. Vigorous Anglo-American mountain music, old English ballads,...
This book offers 371 songs in BIG PRINT, easy to read, 20 point typeface. Here you'll have a lifetime supply of commonly-played, traditional 'people m...
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63,37 zł |
Colorado: A History of the Centennial State
ISBN: 9781607322269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the Centennial State. In the fifth edition, coauthors Carl Abbott, Stephen J. Leonard, and Thomas J. Noel incorporate recent events, scholarship, and insights about the state in an accessible volume that general readers and students will enjoy. The new edition tells of conflicts, shifting alliances, and changing ways of life as Hispanic, European, and African American settlers flooded into a region that was already home to Native Americans....
Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado: A History of the...
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142,23 zł |
Boosters and Businessmen: Popular Economic Thought and Urban Growth in the Antebellum Middle West
ISBN: 9780313225628 / Angielski / Twarda / 1981 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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246,65 zł |
Political Terrain: Washington, D.C., from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis
ISBN: 9780807848050 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of "southern efficiency and northern charm." Kennedy's quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North and South, it has been a tidewater town, a southern city, a coveted prize in fighting between the states, a symbol of a reunited nation, a hub for central government, an extension of the Boston-New York megalopolis, and an international metropolis.
In an exploration of the many identities... Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of "southern efficiency and northern charm." Kennedy's quip was close to the mark...
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258,91 zł |
Tao Te Ching: Word for Word (Translation only)
ISBN: 9781481141819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. I first give a poetic rendering of the chapter. This is followed by a word-for-word, line-by-line translation of the Chinese. Chinese characters can have many related synonym-like meaning. I give the main ones so that a reader can piece together something closer to the original. Normal translations, even my nearly literal poetic one, invariably lose some degree of the ancient 'original intention' due to the modern cultural context we bring to our language's words... our 'education'. This more literal approach also produces some results not possible through approaches commonly used to...
I first give a poetic rendering of the chapter. This is followed by a word-for-word, line-by-line translation of the Chinese. Chinese characters can h...
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31,79 zł |
The New Urban America: Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities, revised edition
ISBN: 9780807841808 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The first comprehensive and comparative analysis of urban growth in the American South and West defines the historical growth of the Sunbelt. Abbott examines the economic base of southern and western cities, the process of suburbanization, and the effects of rapid growth on metropolitan politics. He details the growing conflict between central city and suburban government in the Sunbelt through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
Originally published 1981. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books... The first comprehensive and comparative analysis of urban growth in the American South and West defines the historical growth of the Sunbelt. Abbott e...
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327,04 zł |
The Great Extravaganza: Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition
ISBN: 9780875950884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 81 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A fascinating account of Portland's 1905 World's Fair that captures the optimism and ambition of Portland's early entrepreneurs and politicians.
A fascinating account of Portland's 1905 World's Fair that captures the optimism and ambition of Portland's early entrepreneurs and politicians.
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62,43 zł |
Portland in Three Centuries: The Place and the People
ISBN: 9780870712074 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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99,28 zł |
Blowing Zen: One Breath, One Mind
ISBN: 9781475010916 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Note: The Blowing Zen Companion CD is available through Kunaki and Amazon The Shakuhachi is an ancient flute that captivates many who cross its path. Hidden in its simplicity is profound possibility. The windy, resonant sound of the Shakuhachi brings deep serenity to sympathetic ears. For the devoted player, it is also a spiritual tool for training the mind and breath. Most notably, Zen monks have using the Shakuhachi for centuries to train mind and breath through the practice of... Note: The Blowing Zen Companion CD is available through Kunaki and Amazon |
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27,26 zł |
Frontiers Past and Future: Science Fiction and the American West
ISBN: 9780700614301 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Will the settlement of Mars prove much different from the settlement of the West? Look to science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson for fascinating ideas; then turn to historian Carl Abbott for further insights. Over the last half-century, science fiction has witnessed increasing complexity in its treatments of future homesteading, community building, mining, and other themes familiar to western historians. Considering these common threads, this is the first book to explore the ways that science fiction writers have drawn directly on narratives of the American West to frame their...
Will the settlement of Mars prove much different from the settlement of the West? Look to science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson for fascinating ...
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309,06 zł |
Ukulele and Guitalele - The ToneWay Music Method: An Easier Way to Play Music
ISBN: 9781500410148 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Making Music Fun Again
Long ago you mastered your native language intuitively. Now, you can master music in a similar way, and have fun doing it What's more, nothing is more simple or soul-satisfying than playing music with others, so come learn to play traditional mountain music - 'people music' - by ear, today Begin right now ... Grab a ukulele and take our Free 2 hour "Get Started" Workshop Series at ToneWay.com. Note: The Workshop doesn't cover the guitalele yet. However, all you need to do is play your guitalele as a tenor ukulele. This means just playing the upper four strings.... Making Music Fun Again
Long ago you mastered your native language intuitively. Now, you can master music in a similar way, and have fun doing it W... |
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31,57 zł |
How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America
ISBN: 9780826333131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 357 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cities rather than individual pioneers have been the driving force in the settlement and economic development of the western half of North America. Throughout the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, western urban centers served as starting points for conquest and settlement. As these frontier cities matured into metropolitan centers, they grew from imitators of eastern culture and outposts of eastern capital into independent sources of economic, cultural, and intellectual change. From the Gulf of Alaska to the Mississippi River and from the binational metropolis of San... Cities rather than individual pioneers have been the driving force in the settlement and economic development of the western half of North America.... |
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187,69 zł |
Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest
ISBN: 9780812217797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Greater Portland Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest Carl Abbott "A panoramic portrait."--Oregonian "Abbott masterfully layers different kinds of evidence to build a compelling argument. He possesses a dazzling command of sources. . . . His ability to find underlying themes among seemingly disparate examples is breathtaking."--Public Historian Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2001 It has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as a top spot to work, and...
Greater Portland Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest Carl Abbott "A panoramic portrait."--Oregonian "Abbott masterfully layers di...
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156,16 zł |
Imagined Frontiers: Contemporary America and Beyond
ISBN: 9780806148366 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. We live near the edge--whether in a settlement at the core of the Rockies, a gated community tucked into the wilds of the Santa Monica Mountains, a silicon culture emerging in the suburbs, or, in the future, homesteading on a terraformed Mars. In Imagined Frontiers, urban historian and popular culture scholar Carl Abbott looks at the work of American artists who have used novels, film, television, maps, and occasionally even performance art to explore these frontiers--the metropolitan frontier of suburban development, the classic continental frontier of American settlement, and... We live near the edge--whether in a settlement at the core of the Rockies, a gated community tucked into the wilds of the Santa Monica Mountain... |
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139,24 zł |
Songbook: Mountain Music for Ukulele
ISBN: 9781495456077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Making Music Fun Again
This is a two part book. The first part is a songbook containing big print versions of 100 core mountain music songs. That is one great song per page These songs are among the most commonly-played traditional songs. Their longevity is a testament to the joyful singing they arouse. Each song is annotated with key-independent chord changes (a.k.a. Nashville number system), 'jammability', and tonal information useful for playing melody by ear and for singing lead and harmony. By the time you cover a bunch of these songs, you will have mastered the essentials you... Making Music Fun Again
This is a two part book. The first part is a songbook containing big print versions of 100 core mountain music songs. That i... |
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45,19 zł |
Mourning de Pachmann: The Quest for the Spirit of Chopin
ISBN: 9780761857457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In January 1933, widowed Canadian psychiatrist Charles Flemming traveled to Rome to deliver a paper at an international psychiatric meeting and to further research the career of the eccentric Ukranian pianist, Vladimir de Pachmann, for a biography he has always wanted to write. En route, he learns of a young, virtually blind Polish pianist, Agnieszka Lipska, who will be giving several recitals in Rome. She has familial retinitis pigmentosa and her specialty is the music of Chopin. Charles and Agnieszka are introduced by Simon Williams, a music critic assigned to review the recitals. Her...
In January 1933, widowed Canadian psychiatrist Charles Flemming traveled to Rome to deliver a paper at an international psychiatric meeting and to fur...
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345,40 zł |
The Great Extravaganza: Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition
ISBN: 9780875952857 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 71 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into the decade of growth and prosperity that followed. Abbott captures the progressive sentiments that motivated early twentieth-century developers and politicians and the part the Exposition played in the development of Portland. Now in its third edition since its original publication in 1981, The Great Extravaganza includes a new introduction by Carl Abbott along with historic photographs that give readers a tour of the extensive... The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into ... |
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62,43 zł |