wyszukanych pozycji: 67
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Serendipity... a Life
ISBN: 9781467881739 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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253,25 |
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The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal
ISBN: 9781471128981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.)
'Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review ____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity and sophistication, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart? Historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in this dazzling history of France, taking us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the nation's most influential thinkers. 'Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review ____________________________________ We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated b... |
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The Age of Nothing: How We Have Sought To Live Since The Death of God
ISBN: 9780753828106 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The closing months of 2008 saw the world's nations united in financial uncertainty. Amid endless reports of collapsing stock markets, failed banks, fiscal fraud and snowballing unemployment, THE AGE OF NOTHING offers a compelling insight into the demise of capitalism and the beginning of a new era. Peter Watson's scintillating thesis argues that the unprecedented credit crunch of 2008 was the result of a fundamental change in the fabric of society - one that became truly visible only as it reached its culmination. In a commanding narrative, Watson provides a historical perspective on the...
The closing months of 2008 saw the world's nations united in financial uncertainty. Amid endless reports of collapsing stock markets, failed banks, fi...
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The British Imagination: A History of Ideas from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II
ISBN: 9781398513884 / Angielski / Inna / 2025 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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150,97 |
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Madeleine's War
ISBN: 9781101873427 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A compulsively readable blend of romance and drama based on actual events in Britain and France leading up to D-Day in 1944
Matthew Hammond is a British military officer posted to the European theater during World War II. He sustained a serious injury on the front lines, so bad, in fact, that it cost him a lung. Now he is back in England, unable to fight, but he continues to serve his country by training new resistance fighters. One of the recruits under his command is Madeleine, a spellbinding, impassioned French-Canadian with eyes the burnished brown of whiskey. Despite military... A compulsively readable blend of romance and drama based on actual events in Britain and France leading up to D-Day in 1944
Matthew Hammond is a ... |
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91,22 |
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Community Farm Boyhood
ISBN: 9781478750369 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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76,42 |
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The Armenian Girl
ISBN: 9781432720506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The story reunites Ian McLean with Jack Doyle, the estate locater, who has been asked by two brothers to find their step-brother. Ian's trail takes him to the Northumberland area of England where he meets a beautiful Armenian girl.
The motive of the two brothers becomes suspect, and as events play out there are more questions than answers. Who, for example, is Molly? The story also delves into the subject of Diaspora communities, and how they reflect and influence their host country's interests. Comparisons are made between the Jacobite cause and modern nationalist and religious... The story reunites Ian McLean with Jack Doyle, the estate locater, who has been asked by two brothers to find their step-brother. Ian's trail takes hi...
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Der deutsche Genius. Das Standardwerk zur deutschen Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte
ISBN: 9783730615867 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 1024 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) 250 Jahre Ideengeschichte im Zeitraffer vom berühmten britischen Historiker und Bestsellerautor Peter Watson
Deutsche Ideen, deutscher Geist und deutsche Ideologien haben das Weltgeschehen maßgeblich beeinflusst und geprägt. Peter Watson zeichnet diese Entwicklung von der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zur Gegenwart nach und ergründet Ursprung und Wesen des »Deutschen Genius«. Philosophie und Literatur, Musik und Malerei, Wissenschaft und Technik - Watson bietet eine beeindruckende Gesamtschau deutschen Geisteslebens von Lessing bis Mann, von Humboldt bis Benz, von Kant... 250 Jahre Ideengeschichte im Zeitraffer vom berühmten britischen Historiker und Bestsellerautor Peter Watson
Deutsche Ideen, deutscher ... |
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Terrible Beauty: A Cultural History of the Twentieth Century: The People and Ideas that Shaped the Modern Mind: A History
ISBN: 9781842124444 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 864 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This work presents a narrative of the 20th century, concentrating on the ideas that made the century so rich, rewarding and provocative. It covers topics from the creation of plastic to Norman Mailer, from the discovery of the Big Bang to the Counterculture, from Relativity to Susan Sontag, from Proust to Salman Rushdie, and Henri Bergson to Saul Bellow. The text aims to affirm that there was much more to the 20th century than war and genocide.
This work presents a narrative of the 20th century, concentrating on the ideas that made the century so rich, rewarding and provocative. It covers top...
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The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God
ISBN: 9781476754321 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 From one of England's most distinguished intellectual historians comes "an exhilarating ride...that will stand the test of time as a masterful account of" (The Boston Globe) one of the West's most important intellectual movements: Atheism. In 1882, Friedrich Nietzche declared that "God is dead" and ever since tens of thousands of brilliant, courageous, thoughtful individuals have devoted their creative energies to devising ways to live without God with self-reliance, invention, hope, wit, and enthusiasm. Now, for the first time,...
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 From one of England's most distinguished intellectual historians comes "an exhilarating ride...that w...
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Lessons in Landscape: 80 Techniques for Taking Better Photographs
ISBN: 9781781451441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) If you have ever wondered how the top photographers manage to produce such stunning landscapes, this book has all the answers. It presents a collection of 80 practical lessons that have been tried and tested in the field. Tips and techniques are provided to help you choose the right equipment and use it correctly in every situation. You will learn the essentials of composition, practice professional methods for observing the landscape creatively, and discover how to use light to maximum effect. A number of simple post-processing adjustments are also explained. These are easy to undertake and...
If you have ever wondered how the top photographers manage to produce such stunning landscapes, this book has all the answers. It presents a collectio...
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The German Genius: Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781416526155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 992 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) A virtuoso tour through the cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present.
A virtuoso tour through the cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present.
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The British Imagination: A History of Ideas from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II
ISBN: 9781398513914 / Angielski / Inna / 05-02-2026 Książka dostępna od: 05-02-2026 |
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Sothebys: The Inside Story
ISBN: 9780747538080 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Peter Watson tells the story of his five year investigation into Sotheby's and his discovery of practices that include the facilitation of smuggling, the sale of antiquities known to have been stolen from tombs, and the rigging of the Art Index Market.
Peter Watson tells the story of his five year investigation into Sotheby's and his discovery of practices that include the facilitation of smuggling, ...
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Role of Latin in Science and Education: A Historical Overview (Volume 2)
ISBN: 9781647266868 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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573,76 |
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Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science
ISBN: 9781476754352 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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125,39 |
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With Such a Wistful Eye
ISBN: 9781432715939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Can Jimmy escape the brutality of The Home? Jimmy McGuire's misdiagnosis led to him being placed in The Home, where he is subjected to sub-human brutality. No sooner does he escape than he is a suspect in an attack of a woman who has befriended him. Can Jimmy's friends help him overcome the odds and emerge as a whole person? This is a heartwarming story of the triumph of the human condition. Can Jimmy escape the brutality of The Home? Jimmy McGuire's misdiagnosis led to him being placed in The Home, where he is subjected to sub-hum... |
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The Great Divide: History and Human Nature in the Old World and the New
ISBN: 9780753828458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) 'The Great Divide' reveals just what was lost in the clash of civilizations between the Old World and the New that ended thousands of years of separate development.
'The Great Divide' reveals just what was lost in the clash of civilizations between the Old World and the New that ended thousands of years of separat...
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Views Across the Landscape: An Essential Guide to Landscape Photography
ISBN: 9781907708848 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Learn the skills and techniques you need to achieve an aesthestically pleasing outdoor image suitable for all levels of abilityUsing a fabulous collection of landscape photography, this bookgives you both the inspiration and knowledge you need to take stunning digital photographs. Starting at the beginning and explaining digital photography from scratch, there is advice on choosing the right equipment and explanations of the techniques you will need for photographing in an outdoor environment. The core of the book deals with light, composition, close-ups, and locations by showcasing striking...
Learn the skills and techniques you need to achieve an aesthestically pleasing outdoor image suitable for all levels of abilityUsing a fabulous collec...
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As Told To Me: My Connection to the Spirit Realm through the Ultimate Chat Line
ISBN: 9780986795800 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) As Told to Me is a collection of messages channeled by Peter Watson over a period of several months beginning in November 1979. What first began as an attempt to make contact with the hereafter, soon expanded into a daily conversation with departed souls who just happened to reside on the other side. These inspired messages from Peter's angels or guides offer insight, predictions, and an uncanny relevance for today. A shaky start with automatic writing evolved into a meaningful spiritual connection and conclusion.
As Told to Me is a collection of messages channeled by Peter Watson over a period of several months beginning in November 1979. What first began as an...
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