wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story--How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War
ISBN: 9780062333179 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Gripping narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic story of a remarkable young Texan pianist, Van Cliburn, who played his way through the wall of fear built by the Cold War, won the hearts of the American and Russian people, and eased tensions between two superpowers on the brink of nuclear war. In 1958, an unheralded twenty-three-year-old piano prodigy from Texas named Van Cliburn traveled to Moscow to compete in the First International Tchaikovsky Competition. The Soviets had no intention of bestowing their coveted prize on an unknown American; a Russian pianist had already been... Gripping narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic story of a remarkable young Texan pianist, Van Cliburn, who played his way through the wall o... |
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83,55 zł |
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The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco Da Gama
ISBN: 9780061735134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama'spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam--a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Galileo'sDaughter, and Atlantic, this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama's voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an...
HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama'spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive tu...
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96,75 zł |
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The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama
ISBN: 9781848870192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land.
The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer th...
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92,77 zł |
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Mansfield Park
ISBN: 9781909621718 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Mansfield Park is a novel about town and country, surface dazzle and lasting values. Fanny Price, a poor relation, is brought up at the wealthy Bertrams' country house and fallls for Edmund, the younger son. Their lives are disrupted, however, by the arrival of the worldly Mary Crawford and her brother Henry. With her usual psychological insight and attention to detail, Jane Austen paints an irresistibly lifelike portrait of shifting values and split loyalties. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, with an Afterword by Nigel Cliff. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the... Mansfield Park is a novel about town and country, surface dazzle and lasting values. Fanny Price, a poor relation, is brought up at the weal... |
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55,97 zł |