wyszukanych pozycji: 20
The President's House
ISBN: 9780345472489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting-but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized. In this splendid blend of the personal and historic, Margaret Truman offers an unforgettable tour of "the president's house" across the span of two centuries. Opened (though not finished) in 1800 and originally dubbed a "palace," the White House has been...
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting-but it is cer...
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82,99 zł |
Murder in Georgetown
ISBN: 9780062391780 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2023 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When the corpse of a young woman is found floating down Washington's C&O Canal, everyone is shocked to learn the victim is none other than Valerie Frolich--a senator's daughter, Georgetown graduate, and a rising star in the cutthroat world of investigative journalism. Washington Post reporter Joe Potamos is good at unearthing the skeletons in the nation's capital, so when he's assigned the Frolich story, he immediately senses this case is rife with secrets. As he digs further to uncover the truth about Valerie's death, it soon becomes apparent someone wanted the young,... When the corpse of a young woman is found floating down Washington's C&O Canal, everyone is shocked to learn the victim is none other than Valerie ... |
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43,64 zł |
Margaret Truman\'s Undiplomatic Murder
ISBN: 9781250878083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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87,32 zł |
First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives
ISBN: 9780449223239 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Fascinating. . . . First Ladies is a wonderfully generous look at the women who, often against their wishes, took on what Truman calls 'the world's second toughest job.' "
--The Christian Science Monitor Whether they envision their role as protector, partner, advisor, or scold, First Ladies find themselves in a job that is impossible to define, and just as difficult to perform. Now Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry Truman and an acclaimed novelist and biographer in her own right, explores the fascinating position of First Lady throughout history and up to the present... "Fascinating. . . . First Ladies is a wonderfully generous look at the women who, often against their wishes, took on what Truman calls 'the world's s...
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109,20 zł |
Murder at the Library of Congress
ISBN: 9780449001950 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wisdom. But when amateur D.C. sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith enters this stately American institution, she discovers a hornet's nest of intrigue and murder. After a renowned scholar is bludgeoned to death among the scholarly stacks, an ambitious TV reporter links the case to the heist of a Spanish painting from a Miami museum and a killing in Mexico City. Annabel suspects that buried in the Library are secrets some people will do anything to keep...
In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wi...
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39,27 zł |
Murder at the National Cathedral
ISBN: 9780449219393 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1991 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "One of her most enjoyable books."
ASSOCIATED PRESS The brutal murder of a friend drags Mac Smith and Annabel Reed from their newlywed bliss into an unholy web of intrigue and danger. When a second murder is commited in England, which the honeymooners had just visited, the Smiths go back across the seas, and straight into the center of an ungodly plot of secret agents, a playboy priest, a frustrated lover, a choleric cleric...and a murder so perfect it's a sin. "One of her most enjoyable books."
ASSOCIATED PRESS The brutal murder of a friend drags Mac Smith and Annabel Reed from their newlywed bliss int... |
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39,27 zł |
Murder at Union Station: A Capital Crimes Novel
ISBN: 9780449007396 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2005 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When Washington's splendid Union Station opened its doors in 1908, the glorious structure epitomized capital stylishness. Today, restored and refurbished, the station is again a hub of activity where the world's most famous and infamous people meet-and often collide. Now, in Margaret Truman's new Capital Crime novel, this landmark locale becomes the scene of a sensational shooting whose consequences ricochet from seedy bars to the halls of Congress.
Historic Union Station means nothing to the elderly man speeding south on the last lap of what turns out to be a one-way journey from Tel... When Washington's splendid Union Station opened its doors in 1908, the glorious structure epitomized capital stylishness. Today, restored and refurbis...
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the Opera: A Capital Crimes Novel
ISBN: 9780345478221 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2007 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Margaret Truman, who knows where all the bodies are buried inside the Beltway, has written her most thrilling novel of suspense yet. Murder at the Opera features the popular crime-fighting couple Mac Smith and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, as they navigate the glitz, glamour, and grime that is Washington, D.C. It ain't over till the fat lady sings . . . but the show hasn't even started yet when a diva is found dead. The soprano in question, a petite young Asian Canadian named Charise Lee, was scarcely a star at the Washington National Opera. But when the aspiring singer is stabbed in the...
Margaret Truman, who knows where all the bodies are buried inside the Beltway, has written her most thrilling novel of suspense yet. Murder at the Ope...
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34,90 zł |
Murder on K Street
ISBN: 9780345498878 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2008 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Nobody knows the crooked turns, slippery slopes, and dark, dangerous stretches of the Beltway better than Margaret Truman, dean of the Washington, D.C., mystery scene. And no one is better equipped to lead a suspenseful tour into the treacherous territory of big-time political lobbying, where the right information and enough influence can buy power-the kind that corrupts . . . and sometimes kills.
Arriving home from a fund-raising dinner, senior Illinois senator Lyle Simmons discovers his wife's brutally bludgeoned body. And like any savvy politician with presidential aspirations, his... Nobody knows the crooked turns, slippery slopes, and dark, dangerous stretches of the Beltway better than Margaret Truman, dean of the Washington, D.C...
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34,90 zł |
Murder in the CIA
ISBN: 9780449212752 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1988 / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, finds her trip to Budapest cut short -- when her body turns up dead. But her best friend, Colette Cahill, a CIA agent, knows that Barrie was carrying something else in her briefcase, and she suspects the worst. When the Agency instructs her to investigate, Colette could lose her own life in the high-stakes search....
"Smooth...seductive." ASSOCIATED PRESS Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, finds her trip to Budapest cut short -- when her body turns up dead. But her best friend, Colette...
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39,27 zł |
Murder at the Watergate
ISBN: 9780449001943 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1999 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses-- although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences, restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famous after they break out and, on occasion, for the infamous when they break in. Its very name has become part of our history.
Margaret Truman, herself the bearer of one of the world's most famous names, knows Washington's ins and outs, including who is "in" and who is "out." In this absorbing, timely Capital Crimes mystery, she... The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses-- although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulo...
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the FBI
ISBN: 9780062391773 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2023 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When the body of special FBI agent George Pritchard is found hanging behind the target at the Bureau's firing range, foul play is immediately suspected. Ross Lizenby and Christine Saksis are assigned to the case. As their search for answers gets underway, it soon becomes apparent to Ross and Christine that the Bureau is hiding something. But would they go so far as to murder one of their own to keep their secrets buried? Refusing to back down, Ross and Christine continue to investigate. But their quest for the truth is complicated when they become romantically involved. And when... When the body of special FBI agent George Pritchard is found hanging behind the target at the Bureau's firing range, foul play is immediately suspe... |
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the National Gallery
ISBN: 9780449219386 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1997 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "POWERFUL . . . FASCINATING . . . Truman absolutely amazes."
--Atlanta Journal & Constitution When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition--and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world. "A THRILLING CHASE." --Publishers Weekly But an artful deception suddenly becomes a portrait of blackmail and murder--as gallery owner and part-time sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith and her husband go searching for clues in the heady arena of international art and... "POWERFUL . . . FASCINATING . . . Truman absolutely amazes."
--Atlanta Journal & Constitution When the senior curator at Washington's famed Nat... |
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34,90 zł |
Murder at Ford's Theatre
ISBN: 9780449007389 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2003 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford's Theater-one that's hot off today's headlines. The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner-and who volunteered at Ford's-is discovered in the alley behind the theatre. Soon a pair of mismatched cops-young, studious Rick Klieman and gregarious veteran Moses "Mo" Johnson-start digging into the victim's life, and find themselves confronting an increasing cast of suspects. There's...
It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder ...
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the Washington Tribune: A Capital Crimes Novel
ISBN: 9780345478207 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2006 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Truman can write suspense with the best of them."
-Larry King "Satisfying . . . a] solid mystery . . . a cautionary tale about ambition and a vote for journalistic integrity." -Publishers Weekly At the big, aggressive Washington Tribune, a young woman, fresh out of journalism school, has been brutally strangled to death-and the hunt for her killer is making sensational headlines. Then a second woman is found dead. She, too, worked in the media. For veteran Trib reporter Joe Wilcox, the case strikes too close to home: His daughter is a beautiful rising TV news star. Seeing a... "Truman can write suspense with the best of them."
-Larry King "Satisfying . . . a] solid mystery . . . a cautionary tale about ambition and a... |
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the Pentagon
ISBN: 9780449219409 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1993 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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34,90 zł |
Murder at the Kennedy Center
ISBN: 9780449212080 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1990 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "An exciting romp."
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS During a gala benefit for a Democratic Party hopeful, a young woman dies, the victim of quick and brutal violence. The murder weapon belongs to the candidate, Kenneth Ewald, and his son is the chief suspect. Out of the classroom comes professor Mac Smith to tackle a case that is bad for the senator, but may prove disastrous for the nation.... "An exciting romp."
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS During a gala benefit for a Democratic Party hopeful, a young woman dies, the victim of quick and br... |
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34,90 zł |
Murder Inside the Beltway
ISBN: 9780345498892 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2010 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Rosalie Curzon, a Washington, D.C., call girl, is found bludgeoned to death in her Adams-Morgan apartment. At the murder scene a video camera is discovered nestled high on a bookshelf. Had the victim taped some of her clients during their sexual liaisons? As the investigation proceeds, so does business inside the Beltway. President Burton Pyle is heatedly running for reelection against consummate politician Robert Colgate, who is expected to win. Colgate, though, is not without cracks in his slick exterior: Rumors swirl about his failing marriage and various dalliances. But no one is prepared...
Rosalie Curzon, a Washington, D.C., call girl, is found bludgeoned to death in her Adams-Morgan apartment. At the murder scene a video camera is disco...
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39,27 zł |
Murder on the Potomac
ISBN: 9780449219379 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1995 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) NATIONAL BESTSELLER
MARGARET TRUMAN Bestselling author of MURDER AT THE PENTAGON MURDER ON THE POTOMAC "A first-rate mystery writer." --Los Angeles Times Book Review First time in paperback "Harry's daughter knows her milieu; better still, she knows how to portray it convincingly." --The San Diego Union Law professor Mac has unflagging passion for two things in his life: his wife Annabel and the majestic Potomac River. When Mac discovers a weed-shrouded body in the latter, the former gets edgy. Lovely Annabel, owner of a flourishing Georgetown art gallery, must... NATIONAL BESTSELLER MARGARET TRUMAN Bestselling author of MURDER AT THE PENTAGON MURDER ON THE POTOMAC "A first-rate mystery writer." |
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34,90 zł |
Where the Buck Stops: The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S. Truman
ISBN: 9780446391757 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the bestselling tradition of Margaret Truman's biography Harry S. Truman, here are the 33rd U.S. President's fascinating theories and opinions on leadership and leaders, plus his picks for the best and worst presidents--all in his bluntly honest "give-em-hell" style.
In the bestselling tradition of Margaret Truman's biography Harry S. Truman, here are the 33rd U.S. President's fascinating theories and opinions on l...
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109,16 zł |