wyszukanych pozycji: 336
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Vendetta
ISBN: 9780615780818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On a bright spring afternoon, six-year-old Bethany Chase was the only witness to her mother's murder in Central Park. The photo of Bethany draped in a policeman's jacket, a single streak of blood on her cheek, caused a media firestorm and won the hearts of even the most hardened New Yorkers. Twenty-five years later, Bethany is as well known for her philanthropy as she is for her role as the "silent witness" to the tragic murder. To the outside world, Bethany is well-adjusted and successful. She is the president of her family's charitable foundation, which is known throughout the city for its...
On a bright spring afternoon, six-year-old Bethany Chase was the only witness to her mother's murder in Central Park. The photo of Bethany draped in a...
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The Sardinian expeditionary corps: Uniforms and organization (1855-1856)
ISBN: 9788893277600 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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150,12 |
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Shamanism and the Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9780691632032 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Pursuing special experiences that take them to the brink of permanent madness or death, men and women in every age have "returned" to heal and comfort their fellow human beings--and these shamans have fascinated students of society from Herodotus to Mircea Eliade. Gloria Flaherty's book is about the first Western encounters with shamanic peoples and practices. Flaherty makes us see the eighteenth century as an age in which explorers were fascinating all Europe with tales of shamans who accomplished a "self-induced cure for a self-induced fit." Reports from what must have seemed a forbidden... Pursuing special experiences that take them to the brink of permanent madness or death, men and women in every age have "returned" to heal and comf... |
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Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts
ISBN: 9780226618500 / Angielski / Miękka / 1982 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "An important, provocative and original work, of great interest to Indian scholars, historians of religions, psychologists and historians of ideas, but accessible also to the cultivated reader. Even if one does not always agree with the author's interpretation, one cannot but admire her vast and precise learning, her splendid translations and exegesis of so many, and so different, Sanskrit texts, and her uninhibited, brilliant, and witty prose."-Mircea Eliade, University of Chicago "This is . . . a book which is as rich in detail as the carvings of the great Hindu temples. It shares with...
"An important, provocative and original work, of great interest to Indian scholars, historians of religions, psychologists and historians of ideas, bu...
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Siva: The Erotic Ascetic
ISBN: 9780195202502 / Angielski / Miękka / 1981 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires. The work examines hundreds of related myths and a wide range of Indian texts--Vedic, Puranic, classical, modern, and tribal--centering on the stories of the great ascetic, Siva, and his erotic alter ego, Kama.
Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an e...
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103,89 |
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I Wish I Could of Said "Goodbye"
ISBN: 9781512735505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Kelly's lively rhythmic writing style helps children to connect in a peaceful way to their loved ones who have passed. Adults reading this book will also be consoled by recognizing their connection to Spiritual Guidance. Kelly's lively rhythmic writing style helps children to connect in a peaceful way to their loved ones who have passed. Adults reading this book wil... |
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The Navy Years: A Memoir
ISBN: 9781450278836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Did I dream of becoming a Navy wife? No! Never! I wanted to stay in the safety of my own small town world like all the other post World War II couples I knew. But 'man proposes and God disposes' so, dragging my feet, I encountered a frighteningly unfamiliar world whose terms and conditions were created by the United States Navy. I tip-toed into it reluctantly and only years later when my husband was retiring, did I come to realize how much the way of life had become a part of me, and how much I was going to miss it. The learning process was challenging. I never grew to love the weeks and... Did I dream of becoming a Navy wife? No! Never! I wanted to stay in the safety of my own small town world like all the other post World War II coup... |
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Bodily Functions and Butt Crack
ISBN: 9781732517790 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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52,70 |
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The Incredible Journey: The Boy from the Aran Islands
ISBN: 9798599437284 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,52 |
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The Final Test - A Biography of James Ball Naylor
ISBN: 9780983234241 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Final Test - A Biography of James Ball Naylor, is about one of the most well known men in the country at the turn of the twentieth century, who has since faded into obscurity. A country doctor exceptionally gifted with natural ability, Naylor's passion for writing led to his greatest success as the author of a 1901 best seller. He wrote poetry, short stories, historical and other novels, and became well known as an entertainer and speaker on the Lyceum and Chautauqua Circuits, as well as a political force both as a candidate and a newspaper columnist. His contributions and accomplishment...
The Final Test - A Biography of James Ball Naylor, is about one of the most well known men in the country at the turn of the twentieth century, who ha...
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Benevolent
ISBN: 9780988965102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Gaby LeFevre is a suburban, Midwestern firecracker, growing up in the 80s and 90s and looking to save the world one homeless person, centenarian, and orphan at a time. With her crew of twin sister, Annie, smitten Mikhail, frenemy Mel, and wanderlust friend Afentra, she's a pamphlet-wielding humanitarian, tackling a broken world full of heroes and heroines, villains and magical seeds, and saturated with variations of the Northwyth legends. Beginning with a roadkill-burying nine-year-old and a gas-leak explosion, Benevolent follows Gaby from her formative years; through her awakening (as an...
Gaby LeFevre is a suburban, Midwestern firecracker, growing up in the 80s and 90s and looking to save the world one homeless person, centenarian, and ...
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Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism
ISBN: 9780226618470 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical texts. . . . There are also extracts from texts usually neglected, such as medical treatises, works on practical politics, and guides to love and marriage. . . . Readings from the vernacular Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil traditions serve to] enrich the collection and demonstrate how Hinduism flourished not just in Sanskrit but also in its many mother tongues."-Francis X. Clooney, "Journal of Asian Studies"
"A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical t...
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Steps to Recovery: A Clinician′s Guide
ISBN: 9781526459046 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Accessible guide to working collaboratively with individuals and incorporating recovery principles into your therapeutic practice.
Accessible guide to working collaboratively with individuals and incorporating recovery principles into your therapeutic practice.
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525,13 |
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A Journey of the Heart: Learning to Thrive, Not Just Survive, With Congenital Heart Disease
ISBN: 9781634913829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. She wasn't supposed to live. Her mother heard those words but they shaped the daughter's life. The extent of her heart problem was undiagnosed until she was an adult and after her lifelong dream of attending the United States Naval Academy was shattered. She was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart disease. Ebstein's Anomaly. Congenital heart disease is the number one birth defect in the United States. Living with one of the over 30 kinds of congenital heart diseases is tough. Feeling alone with congenital heart disease is even tougher. This is one woman's story about thriving,... She wasn't supposed to live. Her mother heard those words but they shaped the daughter's life. The extent of her heart problem was undiagnosed unti... |
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Deathweb
ISBN: 9780595467709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Maggie O'Shaughnessey is terrified. Something evil is loose on Cape Cod. A young girl's body has just been discovered and soon Elizabeth, one of Maggie's closest friends, is savagely murdered. Now Maggie learns she has been marked as the next victim. Her stalker is clever and an excellent actor, a respected businessman and the last person anyone would suspect. Maggie accidentally discovers his identity but her hysterical accusations following Elizabeth's murder make it difficult to believe her now. Alison and Dorinda safeguard her by assuring she is never alone, and for a time this works. One...
Maggie O'Shaughnessey is terrified. Something evil is loose on Cape Cod. A young girl's body has just been discovered and soon Elizabeth, one of Maggi...
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Spectacles of Hope: Defeating your Shouldas, Wouldas, and Couldas
ISBN: 9781979929301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Enduring Spirit: Stories
ISBN: 9780991417667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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48,69 |
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More Than Meets the Eye
ISBN: 9781441558619 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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81,10 |
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Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities
ISBN: 9780226618555 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and art. . . . In her creative hands, enchanting Indian myths and stories illuminate and are illuminated by authors as different as Aeschylus, Plato, Freud, Jung, Kurl Godel, Thomas Kuhn, Borges, Picasso, Sir Ernst Gombrich, and many others. This richly suggestive book challenges many of our fundamental assumptions about ourselves and our world."--Mark C. Taylor, New York Times Book Review "Dazzling analysis. . . . The book is firm and...
"Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and...
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The Misadventures of Marjory
ISBN: 9780983234234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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99,32 |