wyszukanych pozycji: 200
The Iguana that lived in an Igloo
ISBN: 9798422879298 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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43,47 zł |
Ricominciamo da noi (Tru love serie Vol. 2)
ISBN: 9798644286065 / Włoski / Miękka / 2020 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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26,31 zł |
Jukebox Queen of Malta
ISBN: 9780684867427 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Jukebox Queen of Malta is an exquisite and enchanting novel of love and war set on an island perilously balanced between what is real and what is not.
It's 1942 and Rocco Raven, an intrepid auto mechanic turned corporal from Brooklyn, has arrived in Malta, a Mediterranean island of Neolithic caves, Copper Age temples, and fortresses. The island is under siege, full of smoke and rubble, caught in the magnesium glare of German and Italian bombs. But nothing is as it seems on Malta. Rocco's living quarters are a brothel; his commanding officer has a genius for turning the... The Jukebox Queen of Malta is an exquisite and enchanting novel of love and war set on an island perilously balanced between what is real and w...
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104,36 zł |
Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold
ISBN: 9780152050795 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An independent-minded young maid tells the story of social-climber Peggy Shippen and how she influenced Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the Patriot forces. Revolutionary Philadelphia is brought to life as Becca seeks to find her "missing pieces" while exploring the complicated issues of the war between the impoverished independence men and the decadent British Tories. "This tale of treachery comes alive under Rinaldi's] pen."--Kirkus Reviews
An independent-minded young maid tells the story of social-climber Peggy Shippen and how she influenced Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the Patriot forc...
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78,21 zł |
Topics in Combinatorial Optimization
ISBN: 9783211813393 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. In recent years, the need for a review of the state of the art in Combinatorial Optimization has been felt by many scientists and researchers in the field. The opportunity of achieving this aim was offered by the Deputy Secretary General of the International Centre of Mechanical Sciences, Professor A. Marzollo, who invited the contributors of this volume to Udine for a Workshop. During the meeting the participants discussed their results and their ideas on the future developments of the various facets of this expanding area of applied mathematics. The success of the Workshop and the...
In recent years, the need for a review of the state of the art in Combinatorial Optimization has been felt by many scientists and researchers in the f...
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194,52 zł |
The Red Bandanna (Young Readers Adaptation)
ISBN: 9780425287644 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this young readers' adaptation of his "New York Times" bestseller, award-winning ESPN reporter Rinaldi recounts the inspirational story of Welles Crowther, an unsung hero of 9/11 whose actions on that day offer a lasting lesson on character, calling, and courage. Original.
In this young readers' adaptation of his "New York Times" bestseller, award-winning ESPN reporter Rinaldi recounts the inspirational story of Welles C...
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39,18 zł |
Leigh Ann's Civil War
ISBN: 9780547549996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Leigh Ann Conners is spunky and determined. Although she often finds herself in trouble, she loves her two older brothers dearly and would do anything to make them proud. When the Yankees arrive in Roswell, Georgia, Leigh Ann places a French flag upon the family's mill. She hopes the Yankees will then spare the mill from destruction, but her actions have disastrous results. Sent north with the women and children who worked in the mill--all branded traitors for making fabric for Confederate uniforms--Leigh Ann embarks on a journey that requires her to find her own inner strength. Only...
Leigh Ann Conners is spunky and determined. Although she often finds herself in trouble, she loves her two older brothers dearly and would do anything...
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78,39 zł |
Sarah's Ground
ISBN: 9781442481077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. All my life I have done what my family wanted. I have performed and made them happy. Until now. Now I have broken out on my own Sarah Tracy has spent her entire life under constant supervision, always under the thumb of one older sibling or another. Now, at eighteen it's time for her to get married, so she is sent to dinner parties, plays, teas, soirees, talks, and chaperoned walks -- always accompanied, always watched. Sarah's tired of it -- tired of being shipped around, tired of being reminded that it's time to find a suitable husband. She knows that a...
All my life I have done what my family wanted. I have performed and made them happy. Until now. Now I have broken out on my own<...
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43,53 zł |
Keep Smiling Through
ISBN: 9780152053994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A ten-year-old girl growing up during World War II learns the painful lesson that doing what's right is not always easy.
Includes a reader's guide. A ten-year-old girl growing up during World War II learns the painful lesson that doing what's right is not always easy.
Includes a reader's gui... |
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60,78 zł |
The Family Greene
ISBN: 9780547577234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cornelia Greene is fed up with gossip about her mother. Caty Littlefield Greene was once a beautiful young bride who lifted the troops' spirits at Valley Forge, but Cornelia knows that rumors of Caty's past indiscretions hurt Nathanael Greene, Cornelia's adored father. Yet Caty claims that she's just a flirt, and that flirting is a female necessity--a woman's only means of power. Cornelia's concern with her mother's reputation abruptly fades to the background when she learns that Nathanael Greene may not be her father. As she searches for the truth, she makes unexpected discoveries... Cornelia Greene is fed up with gossip about her mother. Caty Littlefield Greene was once a beautiful young bride who lifted the troops' spirits at ... |
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65,14 zł |
Come Juneteenth
ISBN: 9780152063924 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sis Goose is a beloved member of Luli's family, despite the fact that she was born a slave. But the family is harboring a terrible secret. And when Union soldiers arrive on their Texas plantation to announce that slaves have been declared free for nearly two years, Sis Goose is horrified to learn that the people she called family have lied to her for so long. She runs away--but her newly found freedom has tragic consequences.
How could the state of Texas keep the news of the Emancipation Proclamation from reaching slaves? In this riveting Great Episodes historical drama, Ann Rinaldi sheds... Sis Goose is a beloved member of Luli's family, despite the fact that she was born a slave. But the family is harboring a terrible secret. And when Un...
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34,82 zł |
The Coffin Quilt: The Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoys
ISBN: 9780152164508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Fanny McCoy has lived in fear and anger ever since that day in 1878 when a dispute with the Hatfields over the ownership of a few pigs set her family on a path of hatred and revenge. From that day forward, along the ragged ridges of the West Virginia-Kentucky line, the Hatfields and the McCoys have operated not withing the law but within mountain codes of their own making. In 1882, when Fanny's sister Roseanna runs off with young Johnse Hatfield, the hatred between the two clans explodes.
As the killings, abductions, raids, and heartbreak escalate bitterly and senselessly, Fanny, the sole... Fanny McCoy has lived in fear and anger ever since that day in 1878 when a dispute with the Hatfields over the ownership of a few pigs set her family ...
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39,18 zł |
A Ride Into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick
ISBN: 9780152046835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Revolutionary War is raging. General Wayne's soldiers are freezing, underpaid, and resentful. Whispers of mutiny abound.
A stone's throw from the restless camp, Tempe Wick wages her own battle for survival. Despite her efforts, she fears she won't be able to feed her family, care for her ailing mother, or maintain her farm for long. As the whispers get louder, the soldiers get bolder. Mutiny is imminent. And Tempe faces a gut-wrenching decision: Should she join the revolt? Ann Rinaldi's dramatic story is based on the legend of America's Tempe Wick. Reader's guide... The Revolutionary War is raging. General Wayne's soldiers are freezing, underpaid, and resentful. Whispers of mutiny abound.
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86,93 zł |
My Vicksburg
ISBN: 9780547550008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Claire Louise Corbett and her Confederate family flee their home as Union soldiers shell their town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They venture out from the safety of a cave only three times a day, when the Union army takes their meals at eight in the morning, noon, and eight at night. When Claire Louise discovers her brother, a doctor, tending to a Confederate soldier who is responsible for Robert E. Lee s lost order (causing the South to lose the Battle of Antietam), she is forced to make a difficult choice between family and friends."
Claire Louise Corbett and her Confederate family flee their home as Union soldiers shell their town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They venture out from t...
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52,07 zł |
Suzie and Blush
ISBN: 9798890630827 / Twarda / 2024 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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72,06 zł |
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley
ISBN: 9780152053932 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave--she becomes America's first published black poet. "Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal."--Booklist
Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--...
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47,89 zł |
The Letter Writer
ISBN: 9780547327853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Eleven-year-old Harriet Whitehead is an outsider in her own family. She feels accepted and important only when she is entrusted to write letters for her blind stepmother. Then Nat Turner, a slave preacher, arrives on her family's plantation and Harriet befriends him, entranced by his gentle manner and eloquent sermons about an all-forgiving God. When Nat asks Harriet for a map of the county to help him spread the word, she draws it for him--wanting to be part of something important. But the map turns out to be the missing piece that sets Nat's secret plan in motion and makes Harriet an...
Eleven-year-old Harriet Whitehead is an outsider in her own family. She feels accepted and important only when she is entrusted to write letters for h...
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43,53 zł |
The Red Bandanna: A Life. a Choice. a Legacy.
ISBN: 9780143130079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A New York Times bestseller What would you do in the last hour of your life?
The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day, and just about every day to come; it became a fixture and his signature. A standout athlete growing up in Upper Nyack, NY, Welles was also a volunteer at the local fire... A New York Times bestseller What would you do in the last hour of your life?
The story of Welles Crowther... |
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74,08 zł |
Brooklyn Rose
ISBN: 9780152055387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It's 1900--the dawn of a new century--and never in her wildest dreams did fifteen-year-old Rose Frampton ever think she'd leave her family and home on the peaceful shores of her island plantation in South Carolina . . . especially not to live with a new husband in the land of the Yankees.
But she is doing just that. Rose's new life with her handsome and wealthy husband in Brooklyn, New York, is both scary and exciting. As mistress of the large Victorian estate on Dorchester Road, she must learn to make decisions, establish her independence, and run an efficient household. These tasks are... It's 1900--the dawn of a new century--and never in her wildest dreams did fifteen-year-old Rose Frampton ever think she'd leave her family and home on...
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69,50 zł |
Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey
ISBN: 9780060549251 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. I had freckles. I had sandy hair. I was too short. Would my feet even touch the ground if I sat on the throne? These are the words of lady Jane Grey, as imagined by celebrated author Ann Rinaldi. Jane would become Queen of England for only nine days before being beheaded at the age of sixteen. Here is a breathtaking story of English royalty with its pageantry, privilege, and surprising cruelty. As she did in her previous novel Mutiny's Daughter, Ms. Rinaldi uses powerful, evocative writing to bring to life a teenage girl caught in the grip of stirring... I had freckles. I had sandy hair. I was too short. Would my feet even touch the ground if I sat on the throne? These are the... |
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39,18 zł |