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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
ISBN: 9780679737414 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning author. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on the behalf of the localcomandante. Out of this struggle Peter Matthiessen creates an electrifying moral thriller adapted into a movie starring John Lithgow, Kathy Bates, and Tom Waits. A novel of Conradian richness, At Play in the Fields of the...
In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning a...
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91,51 zł |
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Bone by Bone: Shadow Country Trilogy (3)
ISBN: 9780375701818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Watson's voice is an artistic triumph. . . Bone by Bone] may well come to be regarded as a classic." --San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In Bone by Bone, Peter Matthiessen speaks in the extraordinary voice of the enigmatic and dangerous E. J. Watson, whom we first saw, obliquely, through the eyes of his early twentieth-century Everglades community in Killing Mister Watson. This astonishing new novel, calling to account the violence, virulent racism, and destruction of the land that fueled the so-called American Dream, points an accusing finger straight...
"Watson's voice is an artistic triumph. . . Bone by Bone] may well come to be regarded as a classic." --San Francisco Chronicle Book Review<...
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95,87 zł |
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Sal Si Puedes (Escape If You Can): Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution
ISBN: 9780520282506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1968 Peter Matthiessen met Cesar Chavez for the first time. They were the same age: forty-one. Matthiessen lived in New York City, while Chavez lived in the Central Valley farm town of Delano, where the grape strike was unfolding. This book is Matthiessen's panoramic yet finely detailed account of the three years he spent working and traveling with Chavez, including to Sal Si Puedes, the San Jose barrio where Chavez began his organizing. Matthiessen provides a candid look into the many sides of this enigmatic and charismatic leader who lived by the laws of nonviolence. ...
In the summer of 1968 Peter Matthiessen met Cesar Chavez for the first time. They were the same age: forty-one. Matthiessen lived in New York City, wh...
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114,16 zł |
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Der Schneeleopard
ISBN: 9783957579508 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2021 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Im Visier der schönsten Raubkatze der Welt: eine Reise an den Rand des Himmels und an die Grenzen unserer WahrnehmungIm Herbst 1973 bricht Peter Matthiessen mit dem Biologen George Schaller in die höchsten ganzjährig bewohnten Bergtäler der Erde auf: ins nepalesische Dolpo. Hier trotzen Menschen und Tiere extremen Bedingungen ein Leben voller Schärfe und Kontur ab. Und seit Jahrhunderten blüht hier eine Tradition des tibetischen Buddhismus. Schaller will das Brunftverhalten hochalpiner Blauschafe dokumentieren, Matthiessen die Trauer über den Krebstod seiner Frau verarbeiten. Beide...
Im Visier der schönsten Raubkatze der Welt: eine Reise an den Rand des Himmels und an die Grenzen unserer WahrnehmungIm Herbst 1973 bricht Peter Matt...
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171,97 zł |
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Lost Man's River
ISBN: 9780099590095 / Miękka / 2013 / 539 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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92,77 zł |
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Shadow Country: A New Rendering of the Watson Legend
ISBN: 9780812980622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 912 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 2008 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
Peter Matthiessen s great American epic Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man s River, and Bone by Bone was conceived as one vast mysterious novel, but because of its length it was originally broken up into three books. In this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has cut nearly a third of the overall text and collapsed the time frame while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. In Shadow Country, he has marvelously distilled a monumental work, realizing his original vision. Inspired by a... 2008 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
Peter Matthiessen s great American epic Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man s River, and Bone by Bone was conce... |
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104,58 zł |
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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
ISBN: 9781787300170 / Miękka / 2017 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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103,69 zł |
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Under The Mountain Wall
ISBN: 9780099575672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. This title illuminates the lives of the Kurelu's with respect and sympathy, capturing a culture untouched by civilisation and vanishing along with the wilderness lying beneath the dramatic peaks of the Snow Mountains.
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. This title illuminates the ...
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87,31 zł |
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Shadow Country
ISBN: 9780857381309 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 912 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the 20th century, 'Shadow Country' reimagines the legend of the Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E.J. Watson, who drives himself to his own violent end at the hands of his neighbours.
Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the 20th century, 'Shadow Country' reimagines the legend of the Everglades...
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86,51 zł |
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The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
ISBN: 9780140255072 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the new novel In Paradise
Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 20,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, down to Tierra del Fuego and back. He followed the trails of old explorers, encountered river bandits, wild tribesmen, and the evidence of ancient ruins, and discovered fossils in the depths of the Peruvian jungle. Filled with observations and... A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leop...
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78,44 zł |
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Endocrine Disrupters
ISBN: 9780470932094 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Enables researchers to assess the effects of endocrine disrupters as well as comply with new environmental regulations Endocrine disrupters are chemicals--both man-made and natural--that interfere with the body's endocrine system, potentially resulting in adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects. In recent years, a number of regulatory authorities around the world have drafted or enacted legislation that requires the detection and assessment of the effects of endocrine disrupters on both humans and wildlife. In response, this book provides... Enables researchers to assess the effects of endocrine disrupters as well as comply with new environmental regulations Endocrine disr... |
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649,47 zł |
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Bone by Bone
ISBN: 9781910701058 / Miękka / 2015 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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92,77 zł |
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Courage for the Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Celebrate the Life and Writing of Rachel Carson
ISBN: 9780618872763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Courage for the Earth" is a centennial appreciation--for environmentally critical times--of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing, from renowned authors, activists, and scientists.
"Courage for the Earth" is a centennial appreciation--for environmentally critical times--of Rachel Carson's brave life and transformative writing, fr...
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74,04 zł |
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Under the Mountain Wall: A Chronicle of Two Seasons in Stone Age New Guinea
ISBN: 9780140252705 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A remarkable firsthand view of a lost culture in all its simplicity and violence by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927 to 2014), author of the National Book Award winning The Snow Leopard and the novel In Paradise.
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea live the Kurelu, a Stone Age tribe that survived into the twentieth century. Peter Matthiessen visited the Kurelu with the Harvard-Peabody Expedition in 1961 and wrote Under the Mountain Wall as an account not of the expedition, but of the great warrior Weaklekek, the swineherd Tukum, U-mue and... A remarkable firsthand view of a lost culture in all its simplicity and violence by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927 to 2014), author...
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78,44 zł |
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The Snow Leopard: (Penguin Orange Collection)
ISBN: 9780143129523 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps,... Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a ...
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78,44 zł |
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Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982
ISBN: 9781570623677 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In August 1968, naturalist-explorer Peter Matthiessen returned from Africa to his home in Sagaponack, Long Island, to find three Zen masters in his driveway--guests of his wife, a new student of Zen. Thirteen years later, Matthiessen was ordained a Buddhist monk. Written in the same format as his best-selling "The Snow Leopard, ""Nine-Headed Dragon River " reveals Matthiessen's most daring adventure of all: the quest for his spiritual roots.
In August 1968, naturalist-explorer Peter Matthiessen returned from Africa to his home in Sagaponack, Long Island, to find three Zen masters in his dr...
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152,29 zł |
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Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark
ISBN: 9780140265132 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the new novel In Paradise
National Book Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen takes readers on an expedition to find the most dangerous predator on Earth the legendary great white shark. On a trek that lasts 17 months and takes him from the Caribbean to the whaling grounds off South Africa, and across the Indian Ocean to the South Australian coast, Matthiessen describes the awesome experience of swimming in open water... A classic work of nature and humanity, by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leop...
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74,08 zł |
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The Snow Leopard
ISBN: 9780099771111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. This book gives an account of an inner journey.
One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. Th...
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54,55 zł |
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Men's Lives
ISBN: 9780394755601 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore.
An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the th...
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91,51 zł |
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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the Fbi's War on the American Indian Movement
ISBN: 9780140144567 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An "indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents and American Indian Movement activists by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the new novel In Paradise On a hot June morning in 1975, a desperate shoot-out between FBI agents and Native Americans near Wounded Knee, South Dakota, left an Indian and two federal agents dead. Four members of the American Indian Movement were indicted on murder...
An "indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents ...
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100,22 zł |
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