wyszukanych pozycji: 76
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Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939
ISBN: 9780773503236 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Other Canadian film producers concentrated their efforts on short productions, mostly in government or commercial companies such as Associated Screen News of Montreal. The works of Gordon Spalding, Bill Oliver, and Albert Tessier are discussed in this context. Morris concludes with the founding of the National Film Board which, under the dynamic guidance of John Grierson, was to breathe new life into a moribund industry. In a postscript Morris explores some of the reasons for the unique development of Canadian film making -- particularly its use of natural settings and documentary when...
Other Canadian film producers concentrated their efforts on short productions, mostly in government or commercial companies such as Associated Screen ...
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131,65 zł |
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A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball, New, Revised and Expanded One-Volume Edition
ISBN: 9781566638531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 664 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The only book ever to win both the Seymour Medal and the Casey Award as the best baseball book of the year, Peter Morris's magisterial encyclopedia of the national pastime will surprise, delight, and educate even the most knowledgeable fan. With its thousand-odd entries, A Game of Inches illuminates the origins of items ranging from catcher's masks to hook slides to intentional walks to baseball's reserve clause. Now with new material and completely redesigned in a one-volume paperback, the book remains endlessly fascinating, impeccably researched, and engagingly written.
The only book ever to win both the Seymour Medal and the Casey Award as the best baseball book of the year, Peter Morris's magisterial encyclopedia of...
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130,49 zł |
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Level Playing Fields: How the Groundskeeping Murphy Brothers Shaped Baseball
ISBN: 9780803246300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds light on a usually unnoticed facet of the game, introducing fans and historians alike to the real fundamentals of baseball: dirt and grass. In this lively history, Peter Morris demonstrates that many of the game s rules and customs actually arose as concessions to the daunting practical difficulties of creating a baseball diamond.Recovering a nearly lost and decidedly quirky chapter of baseball history, Level Playing Fields tells the engaging...
Most baseball fans want to hear about stellar players and spectacular plays, statistics and storied franchises. Level Playing Fields sheds ligh...
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76,67 zł |
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No Repeat of Yesterday
ISBN: 9781915494573 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Set in a fractured, depopulated Britain, 'No Repeat of Yesterday' is a fast-paced thriller that asks questions about the trust we invest in those who wield power. The 2070s. A military-controlled regime fosters social cohesion via the charade of an external military threat. To this end, RAF pilot Nicole Dibaba conducts spectacular nocturnal raids against unoccupied industrial targets. As millions embrace the apparent realities, alternative voices invade the state-controlled media. Dibaba's refusal to execute unconscionable orders brings her into conflict not just with her commanders but...
Set in a fractured, depopulated Britain, 'No Repeat of Yesterday' is a fast-paced thriller that asks questions about the trust we invest in those who ...
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60,49 zł |
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But Didn't We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball's Pioneer Era, 1843-1870
ISBN: 9781566638494 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The story of baseball in America begins not with the fabled Abner Doubleday but with a generation of mid-nineteenth-century Americans who moved from the countryside to the cities and brought a cherished but delightfully informal game with them. But Didn't We Have Fun? will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about baseball's origins. Peter Morris, author of the prizewinning A Game of Inches, takes a fresh look at the early amateur years of the game. Mr. Morris retrieves a lost era and a lost way of life. Offering a challenging new perspective on baseball's earliest years, and...
The story of baseball in America begins not with the fabled Abner Doubleday but with a generation of mid-nineteenth-century Americans who moved from t...
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73,00 zł |
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Cracking Baseball's Cold Cases: Filling in the Facts about 17 Mystery Major Leaguers
ISBN: 9780786475452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This book is the result of one man's twenty-year quest to solve some of baseball's most enduring mysteries--the "cold cases" of major leaguers about whom virtually nothing is known. (In many instances, the various baseball encyclopedias list only their names and one other word: "deceased.") Some of these mysterious players had negligible professional careers and their time on a major league diamond was more the result of good fortune than anything else; others were stars in their day and then vanished.
The Biographical Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research is committed to... This book is the result of one man's twenty-year quest to solve some of baseball's most enduring mysteries--the "cold cases" of major leaguers about w...
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113,85 zł |
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Scream If You Want To Go Faster!: The History and Science of Amusement Parks
ISBN: 9781800660663 / Angielski / Twarda / 20-02-2026 / 48 str. Książka dostępna od: 20-02-2026 |
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71,84 zł |
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The Science of Mindfulness and Guided Meditation: How to use mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety and induce better sleep
ISBN: 9798713483838 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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28,20 zł |
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Across the Floor: A Life in Dissenting Politics
ISBN: 9781784534509 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) On 20 June 1998 Peter Temple-Morris, Conservative MP for Leominster, crossed the floor to join his rivals on the Labour party benches. What drove a seasoned Conservative politician one of the so-called Cambridge Mafia, with 24 years experience as a Conservative MP to change his allegiance so radically? In this memoir of a long and varied political career, Temple-Morris answers this question, unveiling the slow, gradual process of disillusionment with the Conservative party, especially under Margaret Thatcher, and the growing appeal of the New Labour movement under Tony Blair. As well as...
On 20 June 1998 Peter Temple-Morris, Conservative MP for Leominster, crossed the floor to join his rivals on the Labour party benches. What drove a se...
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219,50 zł |
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Stork Reality: Stories from Unplanned Fatherhood
ISBN: 9781491706435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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42,08 zł |
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God*star: An apocalyptic vision of dark magick, rock music, and the world of UFOs
ISBN: 9781909370142 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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88,78 zł |
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7,240 Miles to Feed His Sheep
ISBN: 9780615908823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) An ordinary Mormon boy finds himself doing extraordinary things in a land far from home; Pete's decision to leave his loved ones and all things familiar, becomes one of the greatest challenges he would ever face. The boundaries of his comfort zone are put to the test as he endeavors to seek out and find those who are searching for answers to the many questions that arise as we all sojourn through this mortal life; at the same time, he develops a deeper understanding of those things, and discovers a mighty change within himself. Ironically, there is little difference between Pete and the...
An ordinary Mormon boy finds himself doing extraordinary things in a land far from home; Pete's decision to leave his loved ones and all things famili...
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48,38 zł |
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Introduction to Game Theory
ISBN: 9780387942841 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The mathematical theory of games has as its purpose the analysis of a wide range of competitive situations. These include most of the recreations which people usually call "games" such as chess, poker, bridge, backgam- mon, baseball, and so forth, but also contests between companies, military forces, and nations. For the purposes of developing the theory, all these competitive situations are called games. The analysis of games has two goals. First, there is the descriptive goal of understanding why the parties ("players") in competitive situations behave as they do. The second is the more...
The mathematical theory of games has as its purpose the analysis of a wide range of competitive situations. These include most of the recreations whic...
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282,42 zł |
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The G.O.A.L. Code: Unlocking the Hidden Formula for Business Breakthroughs and Personal Success
ISBN: 9798346904793 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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80,66 zł |
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International Travel: Everything You Need To Know
ISBN: 9781548787318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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52,26 zł |
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Employment Law in Agriculture and Estate Management
ISBN: 9781853411588 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Outlines the laws and regulations relating to employment in the rural community of England and Wales.
Outlines the laws and regulations relating to employment in the rural community of England and Wales.
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102,69 zł |
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Both Sides Now
ISBN: 9781916966505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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60,49 zł |
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Pocket Guide to Business Finance
ISBN: 9780750626439 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A major factor in determining success is the ability of management to control its finances. This work demystifies the process of accounting and the understanding of business finance. It explains the balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flow, working capital, depreciation, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and gearing.
A major factor in determining success is the ability of management to control its finances. This work demystifies the process of accounting and the un...
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160,92 zł |
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Gaudeamus
ISBN: 9781840026672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) What if bed-hopping among university students was not just inevitable, but mandatory? A sexy, radical girl, an over-sexed jock, and an ancient professor of ancient Greek discover that with the lights off, a serious attempt to end discrimination can also be a very dirty joke. Peter Morris' new play is an all-American undergraduate sex farce. What if bed-hopping among university students was not just inevitable, but mandatory? A sexy, radical girl, an over-sexed jock, and an ancient prof... |
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51,29 zł |
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The Age of Consent
ISBN: 9780413771865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 39 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Condemned by the mother of Jamie Bulger and acclaimed by the critics - for tackling the subject of child killers - this is the controversial new play from the winner of the Sunday Times Playwriting Prize 2001 Few kids have a secret as chilling as Timmy's. Stephanie loves Raquel to death. Acutely topical, darkly satirical and brutally uncompromising - these two monologues explore the shattering of childhood innocence. "The play opens up a moral minefield. Who can, or should, consent to what? Can anyone consent to something on the behalf of another? What power can anyone,... Condemned by the mother of Jamie Bulger and acclaimed by the critics - for tackling the subject of child killers - this is the controversial new pl... |
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58,49 zł |