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28: Stories of AIDS in Africa
ISBN: 9780802716750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through riveting anecdotal stories, Nolen brings to life people involved in every aspect of the crisis and explores the effects of an epidemic that well exceeds the Black Plague in magnitude, a calamity ongoing just a 747-flight away. 28's stories are much more than a record of suffering and loss. Through her unprecedented reporting, Nolen introduces women, men, and children fighting vigorously and hopefully on the frontlines of... In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Afri... |
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Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race
ISBN: 9781568583198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the selection of NASA's Mercury astronauts recruited additional female pilots. Twelve performed exceptionally. Stephanie Nolen tracked down eleven of the surviving "Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees" and learned the story of those early days of the space race and the disappointment when, in 1961, the women were grounded.
A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the sel...
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96,05 zł |
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Shakespeare's Face: Unraveling the Legend and History of Shakespeare's Mysterious Portrait
ISBN: 9781416567912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family for 400 years -- adding new drama to the Bard's life.
When author Stephanie Nolen reported the discovery of the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted while he was alive, the announcement ignited furious controversy around the world. Now, in this provocative biography of the portrait, she tells the riveting story of how a rare image of the young Bard at thirty-nine came to reside in the suburban home of a retired engineer, whose... A fascinating literary detective story charting the surprising, true history of a recently discovered painting of Shakespeare held by the same family ...
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113,35 zł |
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