wyszukanych pozycji: 65
Vladimir Putin and Dresden Germany: The Genesis of Myth Making
ISBN: 9781540484314 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Author and Photographer Marques Vickers examines a propaganda story introduced by Russian President Vladimir Putin crediting himself with single-handedly defusing a hostile East German crowd intent on ransacking the Dresden KGB offices in 1989. Vickers' book "Vladimir Putin and Dresden, Germany: The Genesis of Myth Making," recounts the narrative, first related in Putin's published memoirs "First Person" (2000) and later embellished in a 2009 broadcast via a Russian national television documentary. Between 1985 and 1990, Putin was stationed as a KGB officer in Dresden, Germany, the third...
Author and Photographer Marques Vickers examines a propaganda story introduced by Russian President Vladimir Putin crediting himself with single-hande...
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68,70 zł |
When Letters Still Mattered: An Autobiography Based on Correspondence
ISBN: 9781530599141 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "When Letters Still Mattered" is an autobiographical compilation of letters, greeting cards and a book inscription addressed to California artist Marques Vickers. The 137-page collection begins with the public announcement of his birth to a 2012 book inscription written by famed artist muse Helga Testorf. The author's intimate portrayal of thirty influential individuals in his life provides a glimpse of his formation, development and evolutionary process. Vickers credits these writings, mostly brief, with shaping his perceptions about intimacy, family, relationships, business, art and...
"When Letters Still Mattered" is an autobiographical compilation of letters, greeting cards and a book inscription addressed to California artist Marq...
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63,70 zł |
The Abandoned Western Cascade Mountain Railroad Tunnels: 1910 Wellington Avalance
ISBN: 9781535129060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The creation of the train routes through the Western Washington Cascade Mountains proved a monumental challenge. The conflict arose between the engineering capabilities of man and the treacherous topography and inclimate weather of the region. The nine miles of track connecting the towns of Stevens Pass, Wellington and Scenic, Washington ultimately proved a failure for the Great Northern Railway. The Iron Goat Trail that retraces the former routing is a popular hiking destination. The trailhead is easily accessible by car. The well-maintained path leads you through traces of two ghost towns...
The creation of the train routes through the Western Washington Cascade Mountains proved a monumental challenge. The conflict arose between the engine...
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87,05 zł |
So You Think You Know Washington State Wines? (2016-17): Demystifying the Economics of Wine
ISBN: 9781537335094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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59,54 zł |
So You Think You Know California Wines? (2016): The Grape Divide: Demystifying the Economics of Wine
ISBN: 9781533291004 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "So You Think You Know California Wines?" is designed to simplify your understanding by identifying growing trends, grape descriptions and the history of California wine production. The edition profiles the 27 top wine grapes and principal growing regions. The 81-page edition is idea for wine collectors, winemakers and anyone who appreciates a world class California vintage. The following are just fourteen from hundreds of little known facts about California wines and the 2015 grape harvest. 1. Of California's 3.7 million tons of wine grapes harvested in 2015, the Central Valley growing...
"So You Think You Know California Wines?" is designed to simplify your understanding by identifying growing trends, grape descriptions and the history...
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61,87 zł |
Freebie Travel Guide to Western Oregon: Historical, Cultural and Sometimes Macabre on the Cheap
ISBN: 9798523616877 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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114,43 zł |
You Can't Return Home Except Through Photographs and Memory: A Reassessment of My Hometown of Vallejo, California
ISBN: 9781544071930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Author Marques Vickers returns to his hometown of Vallejo, California with his memoir "You Can't Return Home Except Through Photographs and Memory." The personal narrative traces his formation within a community that through his eyes has slipped a notch from both the middle-class and affluence. Vickers employs a light but candid tone on a gravely perceived subject, Vallejo's regressive deterioration. The suburban San Francisco Bay Area town of 120,000 was formerly the California State Capital twice and home to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The base closed in 1996 creating an employment void...
Author Marques Vickers returns to his hometown of Vallejo, California with his memoir "You Can't Return Home Except Through Photographs and Memory." T...
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64,11 zł |
Lake Union: The Public Face of Prosperity: Seattle Downtown Vertical Architecture
ISBN: 9781536876505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Photographer Marques Vickers has captured over 160 stunning images from thirty-five commercial development projects that shape the nucleus of Seattle's downtown Lake Union district. "Lake Union: The Public Face of Prosperity" is the initial volume in the Vertical Seattle series intended to document the city's dynamic skyline growth. The heightening of the downtown Seattle skyline mirrors the prosperity and expansion of the business core. This change in complexion is most evident along the shoreline of Lake Union, a freshwater passage contained entirely within Seattle's city limits. Lake Union...
Photographer Marques Vickers has captured over 160 stunning images from thirty-five commercial development projects that shape the nucleus of Seattle'...
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91,63 zł |
The Architecture of Seattle's Historic Prostitution Trade: Seattle Vice and the Sweet Painted Lady Commerce
ISBN: 9781979765336 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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91,63 zł |
Teaching with One Eye Shut: The Catholic High School Memoirs of Michael McCaffrey
ISBN: 9781537441610 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Michael McCaffrey has lost his teaching idealism, but not pragmatism towards his profession. "Teaching with One Eye Shut" escorts you into the classroom, faculty room sanctuary and campus grounds of St. Elizabeth-St. Ignacious (SESI), a northern California Catholic high School. Your host, McCaffrey is an eight-year business instructor beyond the burnout stage and uncertain as to his future in the profession. His turmoil carries over into his personal life and relationships. McCaffrey shares his clear-eyed observations about classroom instruction, discipline, peers and the bureaucracy...
Michael McCaffrey has lost his teaching idealism, but not pragmatism towards his profession. "Teaching with One Eye Shut" escorts you into the classro...
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82,47 zł |
Reinventing Broadway Street: Los Angeles' Architectural Reincarnation
ISBN: 9781533291509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Reinventing Broadway Street: Los Angeles' Architectural Reincarnation" is California author Marques Vickers' second celebratory pictorial edition recounting the evolution and transformation of one of downtown Los Angeles' primary boulevards. The 215-page book features over 200 exterior photographs of the structures with their architectural details that line the blocks of North and South Broadway Street in the center of downtown Los Angeles. The book traces colorful legends, anecdotes and landmarks that preceded current standing constructions. Broadway Street was originally identified as Fort...
"Reinventing Broadway Street: Los Angeles' Architectural Reincarnation" is California author Marques Vickers' second celebratory pictorial edition rec...
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100,81 zł |
Eternal Spring Street: Los Angeles Architectural Reincarnation: The Reinvention of Downtown Los Angeles
ISBN: 9781515125198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Eternal Spring Street: Los Angeles Architectural Reincarnation" is California author Marques Vickers' celebratory pictorial edition recounting the evolution and transformation of one of downtown Los Angeles' primary boulevards. The book features over sixty contemporary images of the architecture lining the blocks of North and South Spring. The modest dirt highway of Spring Street was originally called the Old Brea Road, servicing as a major commercial artery originating from the Los Angeles' El Pueblo settlement and separating in the direction of the LaBrea Tar Pits and the Cahuenga Pass...
"Eternal Spring Street: Los Angeles Architectural Reincarnation" is California author Marques Vickers' celebratory pictorial edition recounting the ev...
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91,50 zł |
In Loving Memory (Of The Absurd): The Surrealistic Photographic Images of Marques Vickers
ISBN: 9781984095787 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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64,11 zł |
The Berlin Wall: Over 25 Years After Fall: Tracking the Remnant from the Wedding District to the Oberbaum Bridge
ISBN: 9781540428387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) If you are planning to visit Berlin, one of the most unconventional and fascinating tours should include tracing the path of the historic Berlin Wall. Author and photographer Marques Vickers takes you on a detailed visual tour with his book "The Berlin Wall: Over 25 Years After Fall." The 205-page edition showcases the changes, constructions and alterations to the terrain that for thirty-eight years divided Berlin. His 325 photographs intimately detail the core of the city's center, commencing from the northern Wedding district to southern Oberbaum Bridge. Concise commentary illuminates the...
If you are planning to visit Berlin, one of the most unconventional and fascinating tours should include tracing the path of the historic Berlin Wall....
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91,63 zł |
The Architectural Elevation of Technology: A Photo Survey of 75 Silicon Valley Headquarters
ISBN: 9781530597888 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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59,12 zł |
The 2014 Napa Earthquake and Anniversary Aftermath: A Fourteenth Month Retrospective Into Historical Downtown Napa
ISBN: 9781522966562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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59,40 zł |
Does Death Do Us Part: The Effects of Death Upon the Living
ISBN: 9781798118764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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73,15 zł |
Amour, Wine and Real Estate in Southern France
ISBN: 9781500493530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Amour, Wine and Real Estate in Southern France" is California artist Marques Vickers' memoir and mediation on five years of his passionate pursuit of la belle vie in France's Languedoc rustic refuge. Vickers' 45 evocative and original vignettes illuminate the enchantment behind southern French culture and village life. His insider's profiles into the region's history, eccentricities and charm become an indispensable guide for the visitor wishing to lift the veil behind French mystique. For expatriates wishing to integrate seamlessly, his insights bridge the divide of nationality. His diverse...
"Amour, Wine and Real Estate in Southern France" is California artist Marques Vickers' memoir and mediation on five years of his passionate pursuit of...
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77,74 zł |
Objects That Aren't: A Surrealist Approach To Identifying Photographic Images
ISBN: 9781981218219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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68,70 zł |
Historic Seattle Architecture: The Aesthetic Alchemy of Ambiance and Chaos
ISBN: 9781546966807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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100,81 zł |