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David the King: An Historical Novel
ISBN: 9781434411617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth of Solomon," says S. Fowler Wright in his Preface, but this summary ignores the vivid characters that the author has created in this riveting historical novel taken from the pages of The Old Testament. David must overcome impossible odds in creating a Jewish kingdom in the Holy Land of 1,000 B.C. But when he finds himself falling in love with the wife of one of his warlords, he must choose between the needs and the state--and the needs of the...
"The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth o...
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72,81 zł |
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Power: A Political Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434411518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Stanley Maitland, a young British politician, suddenly finds himself owning a super-weapon that makes him temporary Dictator of England. He wants to reform government and abolish all the unnecessary rules and regulations that have accumulated during the last century. Opposing him are the leaders of industry and the wealthy, entrenched upper classes. Can Stanley's POWER overcome the traditions of centuries?
Stanley Maitland, a young British politician, suddenly finds himself owning a super-weapon that makes him temporary Dictator of England. He wants to r...
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92,23 zł |
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The Police and the Public: Some Thoughts on the British System of Justice
ISBN: 9781434402844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A fascinating examination of the British Justice System between the two World Wars, with a particular focus on the notorious Savidge murder case.
A fascinating examination of the British Justice System between the two World Wars, with a particular focus on the notorious Savidge murder case.
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86,46 zł |
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The Capone Caper: Mr. Jellipot vs. the King of Crime
ISBN: 9781434402387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When an American gangster is found murdered in London under suspicious circumstances, Sir Reginald Crowe, British banker and friend of Mr. Jellipot, is accused of the crime. Brought before a coroner's court, he's on the virge of being arrested and indicted when another American is found killed under similar circumstances -- a crime that Sir Reginald could not have committed.
But who is responsible for these awful acts of violence? And who owns the huge sum of money that had been in the victim's possession at the time of his death? Mr. Jellipot follows the trail of clues from London to the... When an American gangster is found murdered in London under suspicious circumstances, Sir Reginald Crowe, British banker and friend of Mr. Jellipot, i...
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97,09 zł |
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The Song of Songs and Other Poems
ISBN: 9781434403438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This beautifully rendered sequence of traditional poetry tells the story of King Solomon of Israel and the Shulamite girl. Also included are "Some Songs of Bilitis" and "Songs of Balochistan."
This beautifully rendered sequence of traditional poetry tells the story of King Solomon of Israel and the Shulamite girl. Also included are "Some Son...
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53,38 zł |
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Megiddo's Ridge: The Alternate World War II, Book Three
ISBN: 9781434403483 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1938 the Nazis launch a sudden attack on Czechoslovakia, which they quickly subdue, and also on England, which proves to be a much harder morsel to digest. As the allies from the West gather their forces in Palestine for a final climactic battle at Megiddo's Ridge, British spy Richard Steele, who has infiltrated the highest levels of the German command, uncovers a great secret. But revealing it could cost him his position--and his life! The third book in an Alternate History of World War II.
In 1938 the Nazis launch a sudden attack on Czechoslovakia, which they quickly subdue, and also on England, which proves to be a much harder morsel to...
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72,81 zł |
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The Hanging of Constance Hillier: An Inspector Cleveland Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403100 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Constance Hillier and her boyfriend, Thomas Mogson, are convicted of the murder of her aunt, and both are hanged. Before his death, Thomas unsuccessfully tries to save himself by accusing Constance's sister, Margaret, of the crime. Inspector Cleveland of Scotland Yard is faced with a terrible dilemma: either Constance was innocent, or Margaret is being unjustly accused. Either way, Cleveland's career as a policeman appears to be doomed!
Constance Hillier and her boyfriend, Thomas Mogson, are convicted of the murder of her aunt, and both are hanged. Before his death, Thomas unsuccessfu...
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86,46 zł |
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Too Much for Mr. Jellipot: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403278 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Phillip Briggs is murdered in his bed, the prime suspects are Robert Ames, his partner, Henry Gilson, a major investor in the firm, Reggie Tudor, Mr. Jellipot's clerk, and Mr. Jellipot himself, heir to the Briggs estate. Then Ames disappears, and Briggs' niece accuses Gilson of BEING Ames. Gilson sues the niece, and Jellipot must provide her defense. Can Inspector Combridge help unravel the mystery? Or will this all prove to be...TOO MUCH FOR MR. JELLIPOT?
When Phillip Briggs is murdered in his bed, the prime suspects are Robert Ames, his partner, Henry Gilson, a major investor in the firm, Reggie Tudor,...
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86,46 zł |
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Beyond the Rim: A Lost Race Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434402936 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Deep within the Antarctic ice, three British travelers discover a lost civilization descended from 17th-century religious fanatics, and must fight to save themselves from being burned as heretics.
Deep within the Antarctic ice, three British travelers discover a lost civilization descended from 17th-century religious fanatics, and must fight to ...
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86,46 zł |
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Dante's Inferno: The Divine Comedy, Book One
ISBN: 9781434444745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest epic poet of the Christian era in Western Europe, would answer Dante." THE DIVINE COMEDY continues to be widely read today, whether for its religious inspiration or for the sheer power of its verse. The first part of the epic, THE INFERNO, tells how the narrator "loses his way," and finds himself in a strange landscape hes never seen before. There he encounters the shade of the ancient Roman poet, Virgil, who offers to lead him through the nine...
In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest ep...
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72,81 zł |
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The Bell Street Murders: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403025 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Wilfrid Ralston's new invention will revolutionalize the film industry. But the big potential payoff results in his brutal murder, and his girlfriend, Evelyn Merivale, becomes the prime suspect. Only Scotland Yard Inspector Combridge and the solicitor friend, Mr. Jellipot, can crack the enigmatic case and save the day.
Wilfrid Ralston's new invention will revolutionalize the film industry. But the big potential payoff results in his brutal murder, and his girlfriend,...
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86,46 zł |
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With Cause Enough?: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434481962 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Three women of very different characters and social backgrounds have been betrayed by the same man, Bruce Nolan, who married them for their money -- without bothering with messy divorces. Lady Eleanor Cresswell, Edith Westerham, and Lucille Belloes all learn the hard way that they've been sold down the river by the charming cad. Edith, Mr. Jellipot's secretary, is even convicted of libel and sent to prison.
But the truth will out: Nolan is finally unmasked and Edith released. Then Bruce is found murdered in circumstances that suggest that all three women had to have been present when the... Three women of very different characters and social backgrounds have been betrayed by the same man, Bruce Nolan, who married them for their money -- w...
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86,46 zł |
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Red Ike: A Novel of Cumberland
ISBN: 9781434403599 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1883 Cumberland, England, Red Ike and his friend Will Moffatt must persevere through great difficulties and hardships to build a life for themselves and for the women they love. A classic tale, also published as Under the Brutchstone.
In 1883 Cumberland, England, Red Ike and his friend Will Moffatt must persevere through great difficulties and hardships to build a life for themselve...
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86,46 zł |
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The Attic Murder
ISBN: 9781434402035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. THEY GOT THE WRONG MAN
Fugitive Francis Hammerton walks away from the courthouse where he's been convicted of a petty crime -- after all, no one's paying much attention -- and then suddenly finds himself drawn into a horrible dilemma. He accidentally discovers the body of William Rabone, an attic tenant in the house where Hammerton has taken refuge. He reports the crime to the police and then is himself unjustly accused of murdering the bank official. What can he do? If he admits his identity to Inspector Combridge, he'll be sent to jail for the original charge. But if he says... THEY GOT THE WRONG MAN
Fugitive Francis Hammerton walks away from the courthouse where he's been convicted of a petty crime -- after all, no one'... |
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77,66 zł |
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The British Colonies: No Surrender to Nazi Germany!
ISBN: 9781434403377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In early 1939 writer S. Fowler Wright penned a passionate polemic against the policy of appeasement then being practised by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Already, both Austria and Czechoslovakia had been handed over to Nazi Germany, in order to "preserve the peace"--and now some were proposing to give the Nazis several British colonies as well. Wright was one of the men who bravely spoke out against this absurdity. Previously published under the title, Should We Surrender Colonies?
In early 1939 writer S. Fowler Wright penned a passionate polemic against the policy of appeasement then being practised by British Prime Minister Nev...
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77,36 zł |
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The Wills of Jane Kanwhistle: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Jane Kanwhistle leaves ten thousand pounds from her estate to her nephew, Frederick Corder--provided that he commit a different crime each and every day for a year, and avoid prosecution and imprisonment. Fred and his writer wife Adeline decide to carry out the terms. But when their cousin Percy, Kanwhistle's primary heir, is murdered, Fred is accused of the crime--and only Mr. Jellipot and Inspector Combridge can find the real killer.
Jane Kanwhistle leaves ten thousand pounds from her estate to her nephew, Frederick Corder--provided that he commit a different crime each and every d...
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86,46 zł |
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Post-Mortem Evidence: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare dental anesthetic in her body, and her stepdaughter and heir, Ada, becomes the prime suspect, since she works in a dental office with her fiance. Can Mr. Jellipot solve the crime and block the couple's arrest?--for murder!
When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare d...
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86,46 zł |
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Dead by Saturday: An Inspector Cleveland Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Basil stumbles across a briefcase full of money on a London street. He changes his name and tries to stay one step ahead of the real owners of the cash--a group of American gangsters. But Inspector Cleveland of Scotland Yard knows that he has a major problem on his hands, and needs to find the hapless man before the crooks do. Can Basil remain free--or will he become Dead by Saturday?
Basil stumbles across a briefcase full of money on a London street. He changes his name and tries to stay one step ahead of the real owners of the cas...
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86,46 zł |
![The Mildew Gang: An Inspector Cauldron Classic Crime Novel [The Mildew Gang Trilogy, Book One] Wright, S. Fowler 9781434402981](/9781434402981_the_mildew_gang_an_inspector_cauldron_classic_crime_novel_the_mildew_gang_trilogy_book_one.jpg "The Mildew Gang: An Inspector Cauldron Classic Crime Novel [The Mildew Gang Trilogy, Book One]") |
The Mildew Gang: An Inspector Cauldron Classic Crime Novel [The Mildew Gang Trilogy, Book One]
ISBN: 9781434402981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Isabel Houghton has been shot dead, and her fugitive husband James is the chief suspect. Scotland Yard's Inspector Cauldron must unravel the mystery, and discover the connection between James and the notorious drug dealer, Cornelius Mildew. The first volume in a classic British crime trilogy.
Isabel Houghton has been shot dead, and her fugitive husband James is the chief suspect. Scotland Yard's Inspector Cauldron must unravel the mystery, ...
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86,46 zł |
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The Attic Murder
ISBN: 9781518713675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Petty criminal Francis Vaughn escapes justice and hides out in a local lodging house, after two days of his arrival there is a murder and a disappearance in the house. along with his attorney, Mr. Jellipot - Mr Hammerton /aka Vaughn sets out to catch the murderer and prove his own innocence.
Petty criminal Francis Vaughn escapes justice and hides out in a local lodging house, after two days of his arrival there is a murder and a disappeara...
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40,98 zł |
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