wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Half-Time: The Glorious Summer of 1934
ISBN: 9781472908940 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, greedy for inspiring distractions, these heroic efforts made for a heady spectacle. England’s Ashes Test victory at Lord’s (later known as Verity’s match) saw Australia seeking revenge after the Bodyline series of 1932–33, but Verity bowled England to a famous innings victory, taking 15...
Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verit...
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103,29 zł |
The Last Wolf: The Hidden Springs of Englishness
ISBN: 9780349141862 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. What sort of a place is England? And who are the English? As the United Kingdom turns away from its European neighbours, and begins to look increasingly disunited at home, it is becoming necessary to ask what England has that is singular and its own.
What sort of a place is England? And who are the English? As the United Kingdom turns away from its European neighbours, and begins to look increasing...
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65,99 zł |
The Final Act of MR Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780349122502 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen again.
In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theat...
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176,64 zł |
Soft Power: The New Great Game
ISBN: 9780349143460 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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64,56 zł |
The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden
ISBN: 9781408846797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. John Wisden, at his peak known as "The Little Wonder," was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the world's first overseas cricket tour. In 1864, after his retirement, Wisden published the first edition of the book that would make his name immortal. He printed "full and accurate scores" along with indispensable facts about the Derby, the St Leger, the university rowing matches "and other Interesting Information," including potted histories of the Wars of the Roses. The 1864 edition is now valued at anything up to 25,000, and Wisden... John Wisden, at his peak known as "The Little Wonder," was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the w... |
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163,17 zł |
Soft Power: The New Great Game
ISBN: 9781408711460 / Twarda / 2020 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Prisoners of Geography meets The World is Flat in a groundbreaking new study.
Prisoners of Geography meets The World is Flat in a groundbreaking new study.
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101,59 zł |
Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain
ISBN: 9780349138800 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation. 'Our aristocracy was created by a Frenchman, William the Conqueror, who also created our medieval architecture, our greatest artistic glory. Our royal family is German, our language a bizarre confection of Latin, Saxon and, latterly, Indian and American. Our shops and banks were created by Jews. We did not stand alone against Hitler; the...
The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and...
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76,15 zł |
Das unanständige Lexikon : Tabuwörter der deutschen Sprache und ihre Herkunft
ISBN: 9783709971369 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2014 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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89,85 zł |