wyszukanych pozycji: 766
The Search for Joyful
ISBN: 9780425188330 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this long-awaited sequel to the "unforgettable" (Boston Herald) bestseller Mrs. Mike, Benedict and Nancy Freedman paint a portrait of the World War II era--as seen through the eyes of a young Cree woman on her own for the very first time...
When her dear friend O Be Joyful died in a flu epidemic, Mrs. Mike Flanigan opened her home--and heart--to her orphaned child, Kathy Forquet. Over the years, young Kathy delighted in the Flanigans' love--and suffered the pain of her schoolmates' prejudice. But as the terrors of World War II drew closer to home, Kathy decided to leave... In this long-awaited sequel to the "unforgettable" (Boston Herald) bestseller Mrs. Mike, Benedict and Nancy Freedman paint a portrait of the Wo...
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95,87 zł |
The Pizza Tree
ISBN: 9780578820378 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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87,11 zł |
The Madness Within Us
ISBN: 9780195307474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating and mysterious mental illnesses. People with schizophrenia have the unique sensation that their brain is being taken over by external entities and that their heads are filled with voices that are not their own. Although it is increasingly recognized as a biological illness of the brain, it also has profound psychological implications for how we perceive reality. The Madness Within Us: Schizophrenia as a Neuronal Process is an illuminating discussion of these two aspects of the illness. Dr. Robert Freedman, who is both a neuroscientist...
Schizophrenia is one of the most devastating and mysterious mental illnesses. People with schizophrenia have the unique sensation that their brain is ...
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217,96 zł |
Spirit of the Wind: The Story of Alaska's George Attla, Legendary Sled Dog Sprint Champ
ISBN: 9780945397939 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1958, no one in the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race knew the Athabascan Indian from Huslia who limped to the starting line in Anchorage. But when he finished with the winning time, George Attla opened a new chapter in the history of sprint mushing. For decades, Attla, the "Huslia Hustler," reined as Alaska's most winning sprint champion, having overcome crippling TB as a child. Special note to readers: This is a new edition, with a new title, new introduction and new epilogue, of a work first published by Stackpole Books. In 1958, no one in the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race knew the Athabascan Indian from Huslia who limped to the starting line in An... |
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73,86 zł |
Hoyt Wilhelm
ISBN: 9781476692067 / Miękka / 2024 / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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219,82 zł |
African American Pioneers of Baseball: A Biographical Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780313338519 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in major league baseball in 1947, elbowing aside the league's policies of segregation that had been inviolate for 60 years, he became a symbol of opportunity and acceptance for African American players everywhere. Robinson withstood discrimination to establish himself as a Hall of Fame player, and to lead future generations of black players into the previously all-white world of Major League Baseball. Written for students and general readers alike, this biographical encyclopedia chronicles the history of African American... When Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in major league baseball in 1947, elbowing aside the league's policies of segregation... |
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355,58 zł |
Yukon Quest
ISBN: 9781935347057 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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78,21 zł |
Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives
ISBN: 9781446201589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This international analysis explains how terrorism and the war on terror is communicated through a variety of global media outlets.
This international analysis explains how terrorism and the war on terror is communicated through a variety of global media outlets.
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254,60 zł |
Jump Shot: Kenny Sailors: Basketball Innovator and Alaskan Outfitter
ISBN: 9780882409931 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Kenny Sailors was a basketball star, and the inventor of the jump shot. He attended the University of Wyoming and was MVP in 1943 in college AA basketball. After WWII, he spent five years as an early player in the new NBA. As a youngster, Kenny was five-foot-seven but his older brother was six-foot-two so when playing basketball, Kenny had to jump up over his brother to get off a shot. That is how the jump shot was born, and Kenny used it in college and professional basketball. He played in Denver and several other cities whose team names have now changed, but he also played for the Boston...
Kenny Sailors was a basketball star, and the inventor of the jump shot. He attended the University of Wyoming and was MVP in 1943 in college AA basket...
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74,04 zł |
Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series
ISBN: 9780786444427 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Presents the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, decimated by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 1950s when they were finally rebuilt and had their first success in 40 years.
Presents the story of how the hapless Chicago White Sox, decimated by the banning of players after the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, floundered until the 19...
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189,01 zł |
Chuckin\' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants
ISBN: 9781476688046 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 169 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly's college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in the Battle of Guam in 1944, then led Ole Miss to their first conference championship in 1947. He went on to play for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1961, ultimately leading them to an NFL title. A College Football Hall of Famer, Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. New York won repeat divisional crowns under...
All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly's college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in ...
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219,82 zł |
DiMaggio's Yankees: A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty
ISBN: 9780786459063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees in 1935, some feared that the loss would cripple the club for years. However, the post-Ruth era Yankees continued to dominate until the start of World War II. Their forward-thinking administrative staff signed and developed top-flight talent like Joe DiMaggio and retained superstars like Lou Gehrig, who remained the greatest first baseman in the game until he succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This history of Yankees from 1936 to World War II details the team's swift recovery from losing Ruth, reintroduces unheralded players, examines the...
When Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees in 1935, some feared that the loss would cripple the club for years. However, the post-Ruth era Yankees conti...
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158,81 zł |
I Am Lenny Brown
ISBN: 9780241610541 / Miękka / 2023 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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40,78 zł |
Thunder on the Tundra: Football Above the Arctic Circle
ISBN: 9780882407425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Whalers are the only football team above the Arctic Circle: 330 north to be exact, a place with no grass, no trees, and plenty of permafrost. Of the 44 Eskimo, Tongan, Samoan, Asian-American, African-American and Caucasian teenagers who signed up for this experiment, only four had ever played organized football before. Seasoned journalist Lew Freedman captures this inspiring story.
The Whalers are the only football team above the Arctic Circle: 330 north to be exact, a place with no grass, no trees, and plenty of permafrost. Of t...
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65,14 zł |
Father of the Iditarod
ISBN: 9780945397755 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Back in 1971, Alaska homesteader Joe Redington had a wild idea -- organize a 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome. Thus was born the legendary Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race RM and an Alaska folk hero.
Back in 1971, Alaska homesteader Joe Redington had a wild idea -- organize a 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome. Thus was born the legend...
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95,64 zł |
Final Whistle (2022 edition)
ISBN: 9780702315947 / Miękka / 2022 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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40,78 zł |
Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty
ISBN: 9781683584681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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117,61 zł |
Joe Louis: The Life of a Heavyweight
ISBN: 9780786459070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites and blacks. During World War II he not only raised money for Army and Navy relief and entertained millions of troops as a morale officer, but became a symbol of American hope and strength. This biography of Louis outlines his rise from poverty in Alabama to become the best-known African American...
Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner...
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189,01 zł |
Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska
ISBN: 9780945397823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. After winning Statehood in 1959, Alaska attracted thousands of collegiate stars who played for colorful teams such as the Fairbanks Goldpanners, Alaska Glacier Pilots, Peninsula Oilers, North Pole Nicks, and Anchorage Bucs. Hundreds went on to major leagues, including Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, home-run king Mark McGwire, and fireball pitcher Randy Johnson. And nowhere else is there an event like the annual Midnight Sun Game. Played in Fairbanks on June 21, the longest day of the year, it starts at 10:30 p.m. and continues until the next day, with no stadium lights.
After winning Statehood in 1959, Alaska attracted thousands of collegiate stars who played for colorful teams such as the Fairbanks Goldpanners, Alask...
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78,21 zł |