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Words of Wisdom
ISBN: 9780671695873 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A follow-up to the highly successful Good Advice, here are more witty, insightful words of advice on every subject under the sun--from sources as diverse as Hippocrates and Babe Ruth.
A follow-up to the highly successful Good Advice, here are more witty, insightful words of advice on every subject under the sun--from sources as dive...
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114,89 zł |
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No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "on Language" Column in the New York Times Magazine
ISBN: 9780743258128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. There is no wittier, more amiable or more astute word maven than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire.
For many people, the first item on the agenda for Sunday morning is to sit down and read Safire's "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine, then to compose a "Gotcha" letter to the Times. Each of his books on language is a classic, to be read, re-read and fought over. Safire is the beloved, slightly crotchety guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and writing, as close as we are likely to get to a modern Samuel Johnson. Fans, critics and... There is no wittier, more amiable or more astute word maven than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire.
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106,05 zł |
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The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular "On Language" Column in the New York Times Magazine
ISBN: 9781451613612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. For the past twenty-five years Americans have relied on Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith William Safire for their weekly dose of linguistic illumination in The New York Times Magazine's column "On Language" -- one of the most popular features of the magazine and a Sunday-morning staple for innumerable fans. He is the most widely read writer on the English language today. Safire is the guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and writing. Dedicated and disputatious readers itch to pick up each column and respond to the week's linguistic wisdom with a gotcha letter to...
For the past twenty-five years Americans have relied on Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith William Safire for their weekly dose of linguistic illuminati...
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119,31 zł |
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How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar
ISBN: 9780393327236 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. How Not to Write is a wickedly witty book about grammar, usage, and style. William Safire, the author of the New York Times Magazine column "On Language," homes in on the "essential misrules of grammar," those mistakes that call attention to the major rules and regulations of writing. He tells you the correct way to write and then tells you when it is all right to break the rules. In this lighthearted guide, he chooses the most common and perplexing concerns of writers new and old. Each mini-chapter starts by stating a misrule like "Don't use Capital letters without good...
How Not to Write is a wickedly witty book about grammar, usage, and style. William Safire, the author of the New York Times Magazine...
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83,77 zł |
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Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
ISBN: 9780393059311 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 1168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches, Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. It is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist and most elegant explicator of our language. Covering speeches from Demosthenes to George W. Bush, this latest edition includes the words of Cromwell to the "Rump Parliament," Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F. Zanuck,...
An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches, Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundr...
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221,03 zł |
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Safire's Political Dictionary
ISBN: 9780195340617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 896 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Nearly every entry in this work has been revised and updated from the previous edition, and over 100 new entries have been added. From Axis of Evil and Compassionate Conservatism to Rumsfeld's Rules, Slam Dunk, and many others, Safire explains the origin of each term, how it has been used, as well as its perceived and real significance.
Nearly every entry in this work has been revised and updated from the previous edition, and over 100 new entries have been added. From Axis of Evil an...
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110,84 zł |
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Scandalmonger
ISBN: 9780156013239 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our Founding Fathers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.
In this gripping and timely work, William Safire unveils the story behind the nation's first great political scandals. James Thomson Callender, the "scandalmonger" of the title, is an ambitious gossip-peddling editor secretly hired by Thomas Jefferson as a political weapon. After carefully damaging Alexander Hamilton's reputation, thereby paving the way for Jefferson's success, Callender is shunned by the very politicians on whose behalf he was jailed... The bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our Founding Fathers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.
In thi... |
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119,13 zł |
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Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer
ISBN: 9780553212143 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1982 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Heart Of Darkness. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul. The Secret Sharer. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying truth -- and comes face to face with the secret itself. Heart Of Darkness and The Secret Sharer draw on actual events and people that Conrad met or heard about during his many...
Heart Of Darkness. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into the savage heart of Africa...
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26,30 zł |
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Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness
ISBN: 9780060734909 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A groundbreaking new exploration of the promises and perils of biotechnology -- and the future of American society. Biotechnology offers exciting prospects for healing the sick and relieving suffering. But because our growing powers also enable alterations in the workings of the body and mind, they are becoming attractive to healthy people who would just like to look younger, perform better, feel happier, or become more "perfect." This landmark book -- the product of more than sixteen months of research and reflection by the members of the President's Council on Bioethics --... A groundbreaking new exploration of the promises and perils of biotechnology -- and the future of American society. Biotechnology offers exci... |
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79,53 zł |
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