wyszukanych pozycji: 134
Grona gniewu
ISBN: 9788382343687 / Polski / twarda / 2022 / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Porywająca lekcja historii Amerykańska klasyka w najlepszym tego słowa znaczeniu!Stany Zjednoczone, lata 30. XX wieku. Wielki kryzys zbiera tragiczne żniwo. Rodzina Joadów decyduje się opuścić rodzinną Oklahomę i w poszukiwaniu pracy przenieść się do Kalifornii. Po dotarciu na miejsce okazuje się jednak, że nie ma ono nic wspólnego z krainą mlekiem i miodem płynącą znaną z reklamowych folderów. Zamieszkujący ją farmerzy - sami dotknięci bezrobociem i ledwo wiążący koniec z końcem - są do przybywających do ich stanu nastawieni wręcz wrogo. Czy w takich...
Porywająca lekcja historii Amerykańska klasyka w najlepszym tego słowa znaczeniu!Stany Zjednoczone, lata 30. XX wieku. Wielki kryzys zbiera tragicz...
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65,00 zł |
Cup Of Gold : A Life Of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, With Occasional Reference To History
ISBN: 9780141186122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Steinbeck's sole work of historical fiction, this tale recounts the story of Henry Morgan, who ruled the Spanish Main in the 1670s. He was consumed by two passions, to possess the mysterious woman known as La Santa Roja, and to conquer Panama and wrest the cup of gold from Spanish hands.
Steinbeck's sole work of historical fiction, this tale recounts the story of Henry Morgan, who ruled the Spanish Main in the 1670s. He was consumed by...
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70,93 zł |
The Pearl
ISBN: 9780141368979 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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40,69 zł |
Była raz wojna. Bomby poszły
ISBN: 9788383910079 / Polski / twarda / 2024 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Dwie opowieści prosto z frontu, w których Steinbeck oczami jednostek ukazuje wojenne piekłoWByła raz wojnaSteinbeck opisuje nie bitwy, ale ludzi. Reportaże zamówione przez ,,New York Herald Tribune" poświęca odmalowaniu ludzkiego wymiaru drugowojennego konfliktu, którego losy wtedy nie były jeszcze przesądzone. Pisarz jadł i pił razem z żołnierzami, walczył z nimi ramię w ramię. Przebywając na pierwszej linii frontu, widział zarówno heroizm, jak i tchórzostwo. Jego teksty poruszają bardziej niż jakiekolwiek ogólne opisy batalistyczne, poznajemy w nich losy zwykłych...
Dwie opowieści prosto z frontu, w których Steinbeck oczami jednostek ukazuje wojenne piekłoWByła raz wojnaSteinbeck opisuje nie bitwy, ale ludzi....
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55,00 zł |
The Winter of Our Discontent
ISBN: 9780141186313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethan's ambition, and he is pitched on to a bold course, where all scruples are put aside. Steinbeck's searing examination of the evil influences of money, immorality, greed and ambition on America drew...
Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgri...
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50,87 zł |
The Pearl
ISBN: 9780142000694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." One of Steinbeck's most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. This classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck examines the fallacy of the American dream, and illustrates the...
"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." One of Steinbeck's most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican di...
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74,08 zł |
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
ISBN: 9780141186078 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In 1940 John Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his friend the biologist Edward F. Ricketts to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the gulf of California. The day-to-day story of the trip is given in the log which combines science, philosophy and high-spirited adventure. This edition also includes Steinbeck's profile of his fellow traveller.
In 1940 John Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his friend the biologist Edward F. Ricketts to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of t...
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86,51 zł |
The Pearl
ISBN: 9789390600922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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68,28 zł |
The Long Valley
ISBN: 9780141185514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. A collection of short stories, set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world. This book includes the tales: The Murderer and The Chrysanthemums.
A collection of short stories, set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for the...
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66,14 zł |
The Red Pony
ISBN: 9780141185095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Jody Tiflin is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only the harsh lessons of life and death, but made painfully aware of the fallibilty of adults.
Jody Tiflin is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody i...
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45,78 zł |
Zapata
ISBN: 9780141186283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Includes the original screenplay, with its director's notes, and the narrative. This book follows from a previously undiscovered manuscript by the author that was found in the UCLA Research Library.
Includes the original screenplay, with its director's notes, and the narrative. This book follows from a previously undiscovered manuscript by the aut...
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70,93 zł |
Of Mice and Men
ISBN: 9780241980330 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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45,78 zł |
Of Mice and Men
ISBN: 9780141396033 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The childlike Lennie is lost without his guardian, George, who feels his slow-witted friend has been delivered into his keeping. Bound by their fragile dream of owning land where they will 'belong', their paradisial future is soon shattered.
The childlike Lennie is lost without his guardian, George, who feels his slow-witted friend has been delivered into his keeping. Bound by their fragil...
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45,78 zł |
Cannery Row
ISBN: 9780241980385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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45,78 zł |
America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780142437414 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the Great Depression to Vietnam. Now, this distinctive collection offers a portrait of the artist as citizen, deeply engaged in the world around him. In addition to the complete text of Steinbeck's last published book, America and Americans, this volume brings together for the first time more than fifty of Steinbeck's finest essays and journalistic pieces on Salinas, Sag Harbor, Arthur Miller, Woody...
More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist wh...
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82,79 zł |
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
ISBN: 9780141186108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. In 1960, when he was almost 60 years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by a distinguished French poodle named Charley, he travelled all across the United States in a three-quarter-ton pick-up truck equipped with miniature ship's cabin and named Rocinante. His course took him through almost 40 states. He saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated, all of which is related with remarkable honesty and insight. The book was was first published in...
In 1960, when he was almost 60 years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights,...
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50,87 zł |
The Moon is Down
ISBN: 9780141185538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit community. This book explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors.
Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit commun...
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50,87 zł |
Tortilla Flat
ISBN: 9780141185118 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above money and possessions, so when he suddenly inherits two houses, Danny is quick to offer shelter to his fellow gentlemen of the road.
Danny is a paisano, descended from the original Spanish settlers who arrived in Monterey, California, centuries before. He values friendship above mon...
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50,87 zł |
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
ISBN: 9780143105459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Steinbeck's only work of fantasy literature--in a deluxe edition with a foreword by Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur was the first book that John Steinbeck truly enjoyed reading as a child. Fascinated by Arthurian tales of adventure, knighthood, honor and friendship, in addition to the challenging nuances of the original Anglo-Saxon language, Steinbeck set out to render these stories faithfully and with keen animation for a modern audience. Here then is Steinbeck's...
Steinbeck's only work of fantasy literature--in a deluxe edition with a foreword by Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Er...
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95,87 zł |
East of Eden
ISBN: 9780241980354 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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50,87 zł |