wyszukanych pozycji: 5
This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record
ISBN: 9781250135247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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97,59 zł |
Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with Bill Murray, Darryl Strawberry,
ISBN: 9780873519519 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In his classic account of two years with the most audacious bush league ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel, Neal Karlen presents a dizzying collection of characters: co-owners comedian Bill Murray and sports impresario Mike Veeck; baseball's formerly winningest pitcher Jack Morris; outfielder Darryl Strawberry, on his way back to the majors; the back-rubbing Sister Rosalind; baseball's first woman player Ila Borders; frantic fans, a ball-carrying pig, a blind sportscaster, and a host of others. They all prove the credo of the Saints: Fun is Good.
... In his classic account of two years with the most audacious bush league ballclub ever to plumb the bottom of the pro sports barrel, Neal Karlen presen...
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107,93 zł |
Augie's Secrets: The Minneapolis Mob and the King of the Hennepin Strip
ISBN: 9780873519328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Karlen offers a colorful and impressively researched account of the Minneapolis underworld and his fascinating relative that feels right out of Damon Runyon's Guys and Dolls." --Star Tribune
"Deliciously snappy." --American Jewish World "Karlen brings back the days when Peggy Lee walked into Augie's straight off the bus from North Dakota, when mid-century celebrities like Frank Sinatra visited Hennepin Avenue, and when the most powerful crime lords in the land checked their guns at the door when they visited Augie's." --MinnPost "Augie's Secrets is filled... "Karlen offers a colorful and impressively researched account of the Minneapolis underworld and his fascinating relative that feels right out of Damon...
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81,97 zł |
The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
ISBN: 9780060837129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the Yiddish language bears the imprint of the many places where European Jews were briefly given shelter. Neal Karlen's unique, brashly entertaining, yet thoroughly researched telling of the language's story reveals that Yiddish is a mirror of Jewish history, thought, and practice--for better and... A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together. Yiddish is an... |
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77,83 zł |
The Babe in Boyland
ISBN: 9780060988265 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Justice: O. J. Simpson is a lying, murdering bastard who cut the head off the mother of his children.
Boxing: Yes, Don King once beat a man to death. Yes, he ripped off fighters. But he also saved boxing. Trash Talk: A lot of today's jocks bring nothing to the game but trash talk. They talk the talk, but their game sucks. Shut up and play ball. Portland, Oregon: The plumber's butt of American. Sports Marketing: Unless sanity returns, the leagues will be taken over by shoe and soft drink companies that won't be satisfied until they sew their logos on Michael Jordan's butt. The Modern... Justice: O. J. Simpson is a lying, murdering bastard who cut the head off the mother of his children.
Boxing: Yes, Don King once beat a man to death... |
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64,89 zł |