wyszukanych pozycji: 46
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Cast a Cold Eye
ISBN: 9780156154444 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The seven stories collected here showcase McCarthy's formidable powers of observation, her deliciously witty writing style, and her celebrated talent for dissecting characters with biting acuity. A young woman looks for subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways to escape her unsatisfying marriage; an innocuous single man's friends realize his companionship has an enormous price; and an Italian guide puzzles a traveling pair of Americans.
The seven stories collected here showcase McCarthy's formidable powers of observation, her deliciously witty writing style, and her celebrated talent ...
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73,88 zł |
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On the Contrary: Articles of Belief, 1946-1961
ISBN: 9781735121222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,65 zł |
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How I Grew
ISBN: 9781480441156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The author of The Group, the groundbreaking bestseller and 1964 National Book Award finalist that shaped a generation of women, brings reminiscences of her girlhood to this intimate and illuminating memoir How I Grew is Mary McCarthy's intensely personal autobiography of her life from age thirteen to twenty-one. Orphaned at six, McCarthy was raised by her maternal grandparents in Seattle, Washington. Although her official birthdate is in 1912, it wasn't until she turned thirteen that, in McCarthy's own words, she was "born as a mind." With detail driven by an almost astonishing memory recall,...
The author of The Group, the groundbreaking bestseller and 1964 National Book Award finalist that shaped a generation of women, brings reminiscences o...
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90,51 zł |
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The Company She Keeps
ISBN: 9780349018072 / Miękka / 22-08-2024 / 256 str. Książka dostępna od: 22-08-2024 |
Planowany termin premiery książki: 22-08-2024
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48,55 zł |
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Mary McCarthy's Theatre Chronicles: 1937-1962
ISBN: 9781583483930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,65 zł |
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The Group
ISBN: 9780156372084 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Written with a trenchant, sardonic edge, The Group is a dazzlingly outspoken novel and a captivating look at the social history of America between two world wars.
Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as "the group." An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives--traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak... Written with a trenchant, sardonic edge, The Group is a dazzlingly outspoken novel and a captivating look at the social history of Americ... |
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82,28 zł |
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The Company She Keeps
ISBN: 9780156027861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is the author s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and penetrating writers in americanca.
" This is the author s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a ...
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77,99 zł |
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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
ISBN: 9780156586504 / Angielski / Miękka / 1972 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood tragically altered by the death of her parents in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Tempering the need to fictionalize for the sake of a good story with the need for honesty, she creates interchapters that tell the reader what she has inferred or invented. Photographs.
" This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood tragically altered by the death of her parents in th...
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78,16 zł |
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The Stones of Florence
ISBN: 9781735778914 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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53,30 zł |
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A Pilgrimage of Hope: A Story of Faith and Medicine
ISBN: 9781504926270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The news felt like a punch in the gut. I cried in disbelief as the doctor told me what they found. In the blink of an eye, my world turned upside down. My husband brought me to the Emergency Room after I experienced a seizure. The hospital staff did scans, tests, and a biopsy, and now the doctor told me I had an inoperable brain tumor. The name of my nemesis was Oligoastrocytoma, Grade 3. My husband and I used the CaringBridge website to keep family and friends informed on how I was doing. A Pilgrimage of Hope, A Story of Faith and Medicine, is my story chronicling the challenges in trying to...
The news felt like a punch in the gut. I cried in disbelief as the doctor told me what they found. In the blink of an eye, my world turned upside down...
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83,02 zł |
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The Group: A New York Times Best Seller
ISBN: 9781844085934 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 'The Group' follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, and choose careers and husbands against the backdrop of 1930s New York.
'The Group' follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, and choose careers and husbands against the backdr...
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56,22 zł |
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The Group: A New York Times Best Seller
ISBN: 9780349018065 / Miękka / 22-08-2024 / 448 str. Książka dostępna od: 22-08-2024 |
Planowany termin premiery książki: 22-08-2024
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48,55 zł |
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Writing on the Wall & Other Lit Essays
ISBN: 9780156983907 / Angielski / Miękka / 1971 / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Literary criticism that ranges from Shakespeare to Salinger.
Literary criticism that ranges from Shakespeare to Salinger.
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73,88 zł |
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The Company She Keeps
ISBN: 9780544310278 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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144,06 zł |
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The Groves of Academe
ISBN: 9780156027878 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry Mulcahy, a literature instructor at progressive Jocelyn College, is informed that his appointment will not be continued. Convinced he is disliked by the president of Jocelyn because of his abilities as a teacher and his independence of mass opinion, Mulcahy believes he is being made the victim of a witch-hunt. Plotting vengeance, Mulcahy battles to fight for justice and, in the process, reveals his true ethical nature.
Henry Mulcahy, a literature instructor at progressive Jocelyn College, is informed that his appointment will not be continued. Convinced he is dislike...
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98,57 zł |
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Venice Observed
ISBN: 9780544313163 / Angielski / Twarda / 1963 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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123,48 zł |
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Cannibals and Missionaries
ISBN: 9780156153867 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A suspenseful and sometimes horrifying novel of manners, whose plot and odd mix of characters combine to produce an unorthodox thriller about the hijacking of a Middle East-bound jetliner over France in early 1975. "Psychologically astute, ironic and ultimately heartbreaking"(Publishers Weekly).
A suspenseful and sometimes horrifying novel of manners, whose plot and odd mix of characters combine to produce an unorthodox thriller about the hija...
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90,34 zł |
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Routledge Handbook of Japanese Foreign Policy
ISBN: 9780367580865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 426 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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221,15 zł |
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Ḏamurruŋ'puy Mälk Saltwater Skin
ISBN: 9781761091544 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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142,91 zł |
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The Stones of Florence
ISBN: 9780156027632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A beloved tribute to Florence that blends history, artistic reflection, and keen social observation
Renowned for her sharp literary style, essayist and fiction writer Mary McCarthy offers a unique history of Florence, from its inception to the dominant role it came to play in the world of art, architecture, and Italian culture, that captures the brilliant Florentine spirit and revisits the legendary figures--Dante, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and others--who exemplify it so iconically. Her most cherished sights and experiences color this timeless, graceful portrait of a... A beloved tribute to Florence that blends history, artistic reflection, and keen social observation
Renowned for her sharp litera... |
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78,16 zł |