wyszukanych pozycji: 9
Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry
ISBN: 9781416578000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. At a time when American Jews should feel more secure and cohesive than ever, civil war is tearing apart their community. Congregations, neighborhoods, even families are taking sides in battles about Jewish identity and Jewish authenticity. The conflict pits fundamentalist against secularist, denomination against denomination, even liberal against conservative within each branch of Jewry. Jew vs. Jew tells the story of how American Jewry has increasingly -- and perhaps terminally -- broken apart in the last forty years. Jew vs. Jew stretches in time from 1960 to 2000. It...
At a time when American Jews should feel more secure and cohesive than ever, civil war is tearing apart their community. Congregations, neighborhoods,...
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112,53 zł |
Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights
ISBN: 9781439189788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 1967. Two rival football teams. Two legendary coaches. Two talented quarterbacks. Together they broke the color line, revolutionized college sports, and transformed the NFL. Freedman's dramatic account, highly praised as a contributing part of the movement and a riveting sports story, is now available in paperback. In September 1967, after three years of landmark civil rights laws and three months of devastating urban riots, the football season began at Louisiana's Grambling College and Florida A&M. The teams were led by two extraordinary coaches, Eddie Robinson and Jake Gaither, and they...
1967. Two rival football teams. Two legendary coaches. Two talented quarterbacks. Together they broke the color line, revolutionized college sports, a...
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91,02 zł |
Letters to a Young Journalist
ISBN: 9780465024568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It is no secret that journalism's mission is seriously imperiled these days, but in Letters to a Young Journalist, Samuel G. Freedman shows that the craft is not only worth pursuing but more crucial than ever. Freedman draws on his thirty-year career as an award-winning practitioner and professor of journalism to inspire students and seasoned professionals alike with wise guidance, penetrating insights, and astonishing anecdotes. In this updated edition, Freedman also addresses the recent unprecedented transformations within the industry--changes with which journalists at every level...
It is no secret that journalism's mission is seriously imperiled these days, but in Letters to a Young Journalist, Samuel G. Freedman shows tha...
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65,01 zł |
Upon This Rock: Miracles of a Black Church, the
ISBN: 9780060924591 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles another explosive issue, this time race in America, by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving black church in one of New York's most desperate slums.
In this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles another explosive issue, this time race in America, by taking an i...
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69,34 zł |
Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights
ISBN: 9780197535196 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From one of the country's most distinguished journalists, a revisionist and riveting look at the American politician whom history has judged a loser, yet who played a key part in the greatest social movement of the 20th century. During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing and controversial issue facing the delegates was not whom to nominate for president -the incumbent, Harry Truman, was the presumptive candidate -but whether the Democrats would finally embrace the cause of civil rights and embed it in...
From one of the country's most distinguished journalists, a revisionist and riveting look at the American politician whom history has judged a loser, ...
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138,93 zł |
The Inheritance: How Three Families and the American Political Majority Moved from Left to Right
ISBN: 9780684835365 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Through the prism of three working-class families, Samuel Freedman illuminates the political history of 20th-century America, commencing with the immigrant foundation that laid the foundation for FDR's New Deal, taking readers through the 1960's era of political activism and ending with today's conservatism.
Through the prism of three working-class families, Samuel Freedman illuminates the political history of 20th-century America, commencing with the immi...
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125,54 zł |
Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students, and Their High School
ISBN: 9780060920876 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Small Victories is Samuel Freedman's remarkable story of life on the front lines in the sort of high school that seems like a disaster with walls--old, urban, overcrowded, and overwhelmingly minority. Seaward Park High School, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, has been ranked among the worst 10 percent of high schools in the state--yet 92 percent of its graduates go on to higher education. The reason is dedicated teachers, one of whom, English instructor Jessica Siegel, is the subject of Freedman's unforgettably dramatic humanization of the education crisis. Following Siegel through...
Small Victories is Samuel Freedman's remarkable story of life on the front lines in the sort of high school that seems like a disaster with...
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82,35 zł |
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
ISBN: 9780819567147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand is a science fiction masterpiece, an essay on the inexplicability of sexual attractiveness, and an examination of interstellar politics among far-flung worlds. First published in 1984, the novel's central issues--technology, globalization, gender, sexuality, and multiculturalism--have only become more pressing with the passage of time. The novel's topic is information itself: What are the repercussions, once it has been made public, that two individuals have been found to be each other's perfect erotic object out to "point nine-nine-nine and several...
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand is a science fiction masterpiece, an essay on the inexplicability of sexual attractiveness, and an examination ...
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116,87 zł |
The Asja Guide to Freelance Writing: A Professional Guide to the Business, for Nonfiction Writers of All Experience Levels
ISBN: 9780312318529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Whether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insights needed to take your work to the next level in this smart, thorough guide. Compiled by the prestigious American Society of Journalists and Authors, the book's twenty-six chapters cover the business from every angle, tackling the topics every freelancer needs to master in order to make it today. Chapters cover: planning a writing business * generating fresh ideas * the secrets of a successful magazine query * the latest research tools and... Whether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insigh... |
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104,03 zł |