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Wil Usdi, 64: Thoughts from the Asylum, a Cherokee Novella
ISBN: 9780806146591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager, William Holland Thomas (1805 1893), known to the Cherokees as Wil Usdi (Little Will), went on to have a distinguished career as lawyer, politician, and soldier. He spent the last decades of his life in a mental hospital, where the pioneering ethnographer James Mooney interviewed him extensively about Cherokee lifeways. The true story of Wil Usdi s life forms the basis for this historical novella, the final published work of fiction by the late award-winning Cherokee author Robert J. Conley. Conley tells Wil s story through the... Adopted into the Cherokee tribe as a teenager, William Holland Thomas (1805 1893), known to the Cherokees as Wil Usdi (Little Will), went on to h... |
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83,27 zł |
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Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer
ISBN: 9780806138770 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A modern medicine man portrayed through the words of the people he has helped Robert J. Conley did not set out to chronicle the life of Cherokee medicine man John Little Bear. Instead, the medicine man came to him. Little Bear asked Conley to write down his story, to reveal to the world "what Indian medicine is really about." For Little Bear, as for the Cherokee ancestors who brought their traditions over the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory, the medicine is about helping people. Visitors from neighboring states and Mexico come to him, each one seeking help for a different kind of problem....
A modern medicine man portrayed through the words of the people he has helped Robert J. Conley did not set out to chronicle the life of Cherokee medic...
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97,03 zł |
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The Monday Night Poker Club
ISBN: 9781517573652 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Lil Girl hates Oliver. Detective Jane Oliver hates Lil Girl. She thinks Lil Girl killed three men and should be in jail. Lil Girl knows Oliver is a dumb bitch and continually tells her but they end up having to work together. They both have something special to bring to the homicide table. Conley did it again with another action packed thriller from the start. Downtown Duluth should be in shambles except...
Lil Girl hates Oliver. Detective Jane Oliver hates Lil Girl. She thinks Lil Girl killed three men and should be in jail. Lil Girl knows Oliver is a du...
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74,04 zł |
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Plastic Indian: A Collection of Stories and Other Writings
ISBN: 9780806161518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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111,12 zł |
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Day of the Dogs 2
ISBN: 9781523715060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The threats aren't over. Damion got away and the FBI needs Dr. Bob to track him down. It takes offering a million for him to reluctantly take the job at the disapproval of Mike especially because he's taking Grace instead of him and for good reasons. The Old Indian appears again and again with his cryptic tidbits which infuriate Grace. "Just come out and say what the hell you mean" then again she'd just drop an atomic bomb over the area and kill the SOB and have it done and over with instead of getting all shot up. No matter how hard he tries Dr. Bob can't get rid of the damn dogs only this...
The threats aren't over. Damion got away and the FBI needs Dr. Bob to track him down. It takes offering a million for him to reluctantly take the job ...
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69,39 zł |
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Quitting Time
ISBN: 9781590774106 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. For many years Oliver Colfax worked as a hired killer. But after he developed a friendship with one of his targets, Colfax lost heart in that line of work and quit. A few odd jobs keep body and soul together, but until Colfax decides what to do with the rest of his life, he s content sitting in his St. Louis hotel room and drinking fine whiskey. When a rancher from Colorado asks him to deal with some cattle rustlers, Colfax declines, thinking it is just one more case of a big landowner wanting it all. But when Colfax learns that a production of Titus Andronicus is playing in nearby Pullman,...
For many years Oliver Colfax worked as a hired killer. But after he developed a friendship with one of his targets, Colfax lost heart in that line of ...
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60,82 zł |
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The Friday Night Poker Club
ISBN: 9781491005972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Four regular guys are trying to do the right thing because they have no choice. They're not born heroes. In this action thriller Conley takes you to a special world; the world of in between. Because love can be so strong that death can't take it away and there are times when it stays so close you can feel it; like a hot breath of air or a cool breeze in an elevator. Conley takes you on an adventure that moves ever so slightly beyond, creating a love story in the midst of chaos and produces one of his most memorable characters, Steffan Von De Cruz.
Four regular guys are trying to do the right thing because they have no choice. They're not born heroes. In this action thriller Conley takes you to a...
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87,96 zł |
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The Brothers
ISBN: 9781645401513 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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74,04 zł |
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Last Ones Out
ISBN: 9781534832244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 470 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This novel is about a topic that is so ugly that I had a tough time wrapping my head around it. It's tough for a person like me or anyone that has a rational mind to even think that one human could do this to another. It's pathetic and sick in a most unnatural way. We must stop this scourge on our souls, our country, our lives. How to do this is simple. We care. Care enough to build shelters that are for our young. Provide them with a way home or jobs that make a living. A trade, schooling, or whatever it takes to get them off the streets and out of the hands of no account bastards that make...
This novel is about a topic that is so ugly that I had a tough time wrapping my head around it. It's tough for a person like me or anyone that has a r...
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92,60 zł |
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Go-Ahead Rider
ISBN: 9781590774083 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When recent Harvard graduate George Tanner returns home to Tahlequah in the Cherokee nation, he finds the town bustling and accommodations scarce. The council is in session and everyone is in town. Captain Go-Ahead Rider, the district sheriff, offers Tanner immediate employment as a deputy. Rider senses trouble as some key issues come up for vote before the Council. The big issue and the most controversial one is whether the railroad should be allowed to come into town. Mix Hail, the swing vote on the issue, suddenly disappears, and Tanner finds himself smack in the middle of big-money...
When recent Harvard graduate George Tanner returns home to Tahlequah in the Cherokee nation, he finds the town bustling and accommodations scarce. The...
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60,82 zł |
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Last Ones Standing
ISBN: 9781491006030 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ross' life has turned into a country song. Through no fault of his own he ends up in witness protection and before he can get to the safe house he gets shot in the ass. It's not funny to him but the person that's supposed to protect him finds it hilarious. She's five foot tall on a good day but has the heart of a lion, a gun that doesn't miss and the courage of a warrior of old. In this action packed thriller Ross and Jena take you on an adventure not soon forgot. Conley's sense of humor may be a little twisted but he puts you dead center in another one of his page turners.
Ross' life has turned into a country song. Through no fault of his own he ends up in witness protection and before he can get to the safe house he get...
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78,68 zł |
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The Cherokee Nation: A History
ISBN: 9780826332356 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Cherokee Nation is one of the largest and most important of all the American Indian tribes. The first history of the Cherokees to appear in over four decades, this is also the first to be endorsed by the tribe and the first to be written by a Cherokee. Robert Conley begins his survey with Cherokee origin myths and legends. He then explores their relations with neighboring Indian groups and European missionaries and settlers. He traces their forced migrations west, relates their participations on both sides of the Civil War and the wars of the twentieth century, and concludes with... The Cherokee Nation is one of the largest and most important of all the American Indian tribes. The first history of the Cherokees to appear in ove... |
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110,29 zł |
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The Peace Chief: A Novel of the Real People
ISBN: 9780806133683 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In The Peace Chief, one young Cherokee must be reborn to lead his people through the difficult early days of sixteenth-century European expansion into America. Conley tells the story of Young Puppy, a member of the Long Hair Clan who mistakenly kills his best friend, Asquani. To avoid being killed--the usual remedy for restoring balance between the two clans--Young Puppy flees to the sanctuary of Kituwah, where, after a year in exile, his offense will be forgiven. Spiritually reborn as Comes Back to Life, he becomes the ceremonial leader of his people: the Peace Chief. In The Peace Chief, one young Cherokee must be reborn to lead his people through the difficult early days of sixteenth-century European expansion i... |
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142,14 zł |
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Day of the Dogs 3
ISBN: 9781523715190 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. I really enjoy writing about my alter ego. It makes me think that given the same set of circumstances I would react in the same manner. I'm not sure that's true but I can hope. I've been told that the amount of pain inside me must be overwhelming to write about a man that can kill without remorse. But I feel as though it's just the opposite. Evil puts Dr. Bob in a position that gives him no choice. The men that hunt him live by no rules. Their end is to have money and power that they try and achieve at anyone's expense. Few can fight back; Dr. Bob and Grace are two of the few. With this...
I really enjoy writing about my alter ego. It makes me think that given the same set of circumstances I would react in the same manner. I'm not sure t...
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78,68 zł |
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The Ice Pick Murders
ISBN: 9781499199338 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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74,04 zł |
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Day of the Dogs: Volume 1
ISBN: 9780979044465 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A pack of wild dogs have taken down many of the ranchers' animals, but when a child is killed they call Dr. Bob who is known for his tracking and hunting skills. But Bob doesn't like killing...until he sees the mangled body of the young boy. Suddenly he understands he must reevaluate everything in his world and confront the enemy with a vengeance. As the dogs begin to make the battle a personal one for Bob, he soon realizes they may not be his only enemy. As he begins to hunt the pack he becomes aware of a Presence with him, and he is puzzled as to what it is or where it came from. As his...
A pack of wild dogs have taken down many of the ranchers' animals, but when a child is killed they call Dr. Bob who is known for his tracking and hunt...
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78,68 zł |
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Cherokee Dragon: A Novel of the Real People
ISBN: 9780806133706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Few writers portray Native American life and history as richly, authentically, and insightfully as Robert J. Conley. Conley represents an important voice of the Cherokee past. The novels in his Real People series combine powerful characters, gripping plots, and vivid descriptions of tradition and mythology to preserve Cherokee culture and history. In Cherokee Dragon, the tenth novel in the series, Robert Conley explores the life if Dragging Canoe, the last great war chief of the united Cherokee tribe. In the late eighteenth century, as the English settlers begin steadily encroaching upon... Few writers portray Native American life and history as richly, authentically, and insightfully as Robert J. Conley. Conley represents an important... |
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97,03 zł |
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Day of the Dogs 5
ISBN: 9781530082094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This has been quite a ride for me. This Bob and Grace series is giving me the time of my life. Just when I think it's over there they are in my head again wanting to jump on a few pages that end up hundreds. What more could a writer want. Nothing To tell the truth I think Grace whispers in my ear when I'm asleep. I'm sure it's something crazy and my brain starts working with it then poof I have to sit and write another. I've done six so far but I've already got the idea for the seventh. I'll be itching real soon to sit and see what comes from the recesses of the convolutions of this brain of...
This has been quite a ride for me. This Bob and Grace series is giving me the time of my life. Just when I think it's over there they are in my head a...
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92,79 zł |
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S & S Gang
ISBN: 9781519614551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. S&S Gang was one of my first books that took me out of my comfort zone and placed me smack dab in the middle of crime scenes. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it all but I finally figured it out. I had Stricland from the very start. I've met several people that didn't talk much and were very good at what they did. Usually the only thing that thing that stirred them from their appointed tasks was a beautiful woman. In slides Scanlon. As you'll see from all my books I've got a thing for the younger chicks that are around forty something. Of course she's tall, beautiful and legs that...
S&S Gang was one of my first books that took me out of my comfort zone and placed me smack dab in the middle of crime scenes. I wasn't sure what I was...
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69,39 zł |
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Changing On A Dime
ISBN: 9781491006054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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69,39 zł |
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