wyszukanych pozycji: 30
The Letter Bearer
ISBN: 9781619029040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Rider has no memory of who he is, where he is, or how he came to be lying--dying-- in the brutal heat of the North African desert. Rescued by a band of deserters, the Rider begins to piece together his identity, based on shards of recollection and the letters in his mailbag. The Letter Bearer is unlike any other novel of World War Two. In the midst of profound trauma, terrible warfare, and the nameless experience of desertion, this gripping story asks us to consider how men build hope when they have nothing left--not even a name. When first published last year in London, Robert...
The Rider has no memory of who he is, where he is, or how he came to be lying--dying-- in the brutal heat of the North African desert. Rescued by a ba...
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73,86 zł |
Boston Massacre
ISBN: 9781933212104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Part riot, part slaughter, the Boston Massacre of March 1770 was a political cause celebre and one of the key events leading to the American Revolution."
"Part riot, part slaughter, the Boston Massacre of March 1770 was a political cause celebre and one of the key events leading to the American Revoluti...
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85,30 zł |
The Hurricane of 1938
ISBN: 9781889833750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A gripping description of New England's storm of the century.
A gripping description of New England's storm of the century.
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85,30 zł |
A Short History of Cape Cod
ISBN: 9781889833996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This concise narrative covers four colorful centuries of the key events in Cape Cod history, with over 20 personal profiles of historic figures, more than 100 black-and-white photographs, a detailed Chronology, and an Index.
This concise narrative covers four colorful centuries of the key events in Cape Cod history, with over 20 personal profiles of historic figures, more ...
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97,50 zł |
The Crescent Obscured: The United States and the Muslim World, 1776-1815
ISBN: 9780226014906 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define national identity and purpose. Focusing on America's encounter with the Barbary states of North Africa from 1776 to 1815, Robert Allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of Islam in the American mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of government.
"A powerful ending that explains how the experience with the Barbary states compelled many Americans to look inward . . . with increasing doubts about the institution... From the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the Middle East, encounters with the Muslim world have helped Americans define na...
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147,42 zł |
Saved By The Prince of Peace -- Dungeon to Sky
ISBN: 9780615950174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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91,47 zł |
Sovereignty for Survival: American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
ISBN: 9780300206692 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked the efforts of powerful energy corporations to develop coal reserves on sovereign Indian land. This challenge to corporate and federal authorities, initiated by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations, changed the laws of the land to expand Native American sovereignty while simultaneously...
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant ...
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204,75 zł |
The Great Buddha Heist
ISBN: 9781480992337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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95,87 zł |
James Michael Curley (Paperback): A Short Biography with Personal Reminiscences
ISBN: 9781933212753 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. One of the best-known Boston politicians of our times recalls the life of the controversial but beloved mayor, congressman, and governor James Michael Curley. Curley was the greatest Irish-American politician in Boston history before John F. Kennedy, who actually won Curley's seat in Congress. As the voice of working Boston, Curley was loved to the point of adoration, even as he was being hustled off to jail for what he called "taking care of constituents." Bulger, who was growing up in Boston just as Curley's career and life were winding down, explains how such a "rascal" could have been an...
One of the best-known Boston politicians of our times recalls the life of the controversial but beloved mayor, congressman, and governor James Michael...
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97,50 zł |
The American Revolution: A Concise History
ISBN: 9780195312959 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the idea that people have the right to govern themselves. In this lively account, Robert Allison provides a cohesive synthesis of the military, diplomatic, political, social, and intellectual aspects of the Revolution, paying special attention to the Revolution's causes and consequences. The book recreates the...
Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution....
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91,47 zł |
The American Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780190225063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the idea that people have the right to govern themselves. In this lively account, Robert Allison provides a cohesive synthesis of the military, diplomatic, political, social, and intellectual aspects of the Revolution, paying special attention to the Revolution's causes and consequences. The book recreates...
Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution....
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56,61 zł |
A Short History of Boston
ISBN: 9781889833477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Until 2004 and the publication of ""A Short History of Boston,"" there was no good short history of the city of Boston, not in print anyway. With economy and style, Dr. Robert Allison brings Boston history alive, from the Puritan theocracy of the seventeenth century to the Big Dig of the twenty-first. His book includes a wealth of illustrations, a lengthy chronology of the key events in four centuries of Boston history, and twenty short profiles of exceptional Bostonians, from founder John Winthrop to heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, from ""heretic"" Anne Hutchinson to Russian-American...
"Until 2004 and the publication of ""A Short History of Boston,"" there was no good short history of the city of Boston, not in print anyway. With eco...
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65,14 zł |
Sacco & Vanzetti
ISBN: 9781889833767 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A concise history of the controversial 1920 murder trial in suburban Boston, which saw two Italian immigrants executed for killings they may not have committed.
A concise history of the controversial 1920 murder trial in suburban Boston, which saw two Italian immigrants executed for killings they may not have ...
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85,30 zł |
Fragile Mideast Countries: Afghanistan & Yemen
ISBN: 9781612097091 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With limited natural resources, a crippling illiteracy rate and high population growth, Yemen faces an array of daunting development challenges that some observers believe make it at risk for becoming a failed state. This book provides an overview of the fragile mideast countries of Afghanistan and Yemen.
With limited natural resources, a crippling illiteracy rate and high population growth, Yemen faces an array of daunting development challenges that s...
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964,73 zł |
Boston Tea Party
ISBN: 9781933212111 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A leading Boston historian continues his series on the American Revolution with the lead-up, the action, and the complex aftermath of what contemporaries called Authe destruction of the tea."
A leading Boston historian continues his series on the American Revolution with the lead-up, the action, and the complex aftermath of what contemporar...
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85,30 zł |
Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach
ISBN: 9780470849620 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development.
Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to... Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Sui...
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731,37 zł |
Wiki Works: Teaching Web Research and Digital Literacy in History and Humanities Classrooms
ISBN: 9781475832372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Wiki Works in the History and Humanities Classroom shows how teachers and students-working together as learning partners-can use interactive wiki technologies to transform the teaching of history and humanities topics through web-based research and inquiry-based learning.
Wiki Works in the History and Humanities Classroom shows how teachers and students-working together as learning partners-can use interactive wiki tech...
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191,10 zł |
The Cocoanut Grove Fire
ISBN: 9781889833880 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A gripping narrative of the worst nightclub fire in American history, which killed 492 people in World War II Boston.
A gripping narrative of the worst nightclub fire in American history, which killed 492 people in World War II Boston.
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85,30 zł |
Wiki Works: Teaching Web Research and Digital Literacy in History and Humanities Classrooms
ISBN: 9781475832365 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Wiki Works in the History and Humanities Classroom shows how teachers and students--working together as learning partners--can use interactive wiki technologies to transform the teaching of history and humanities topics through web-based research and inquiry-based learning. In its e-text and print editions, the book presents teaching strategies and technology integration examples from resourcesforhistoryteachers and other open educational content wikis. Written for K-12 history/social studies and humanities teachers, college and university-level teacher educators, and college students who are...
Wiki Works in the History and Humanities Classroom shows how teachers and students--working together as learning partners--can use interactive wiki te...
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349,44 zł |
Sensors for Fire and Smoke Monitoring
ISBN: 9783036519852 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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278,45 zł |