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BLAME THOU NOT HIM WHO DARES A Fictional Autobiography of Matthew Arnold In Which He Saves a Girl's Life and . . .: By Matthew Arnold (Ghostwritten by
ISBN: 9780978577780 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At 17 Marguerite Buckby tried to kill herself. Her adopted mother had long since stopped answering her phone calls, her glib father's new girlfriend was evil, and all of her "friends" were nasty retards. Sensing her depression, the powers sent Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888), a dead flamboyant poet and culturist to help her. Can he save her? After having apparently saved her, Arnold is allowed to linger. This is a mystery as in every other case, once his guiding as been finished, he has returned to the misty netherworld. While wondering why he is with her, Arnold and Marguerite go on a... At 17 Marguerite Buckby tried to kill herself. Her adopted mother had long since stopped answering her phone calls, her glib father's new girlfrien... |
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Yooper Memories
ISBN: 9781535226080 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An autobiography of life in the north country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, hence the "Yooper" designation, a slang covering those who were born and raised in the often rough climate that encompassed life there. Both joy and difficulties reign together for those who live there--and this book will show.
An autobiography of life in the north country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, hence the "Yooper" designation, a slang covering those who were born...
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Hotel Falster: Lolland-Falster's VIP-Gallery
ISBN: 9781535209267 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The VIP-Gallery presents portraits of internationally / nationally significant persons born on or associated with the Danish islands Lolland-Falster. Characteristic of all the portraits is that they all have info text inscribed. On the original painting in Danish. But since the hotel has a large number of foreign guests, info-texts should be in German and English as well. That is the reason for publication of this book.
The VIP-Gallery presents portraits of internationally / nationally significant persons born on or associated with the Danish islands Lolland-Falster. ...
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93,06 |
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Hazel's Story
ISBN: 9781535088053 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a short biography of my mother's life as she grew up in the early years of the 20th century in the farm communities of Oklahoma.
This is a short biography of my mother's life as she grew up in the early years of the 20th century in the farm communities of Oklahoma.
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Empty Open Hands: A Survivor's Story
ISBN: 9780986131462 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Empty Open Hands: A Survivor's Story" is a true story of the trials, tribulations, and traumas the author, and his mother and siblings, suffered at the hands of his father as a child, and through the hell of war as an adult. It is also a story of triumph, which provides hope to victims of mental, emotional and physical abuse, and shows that it's possible to do more than just survive the vicious, and often generational, cycles of abuse that infect so many families. It teaches that, although we cannot avoid adversity, we can decide whether we will let it defeat, us define us or direct us...
"Empty Open Hands: A Survivor's Story" is a true story of the trials, tribulations, and traumas the author, and his mother and siblings, suffered at t...
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57,61 |
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The Ferry Home
ISBN: 9780996233019 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Step back in time to a simpler life as you read this captivating memoir of growing up in the 1950s on the small island of Prudence along the New England coast. A story of reconnecting to long-forgotten childhood bonds and memories, Debbie Kaiman Tillinghast's The Ferry Home embraces joyful moments with humor and more troubling emotions with compassion. If you have ever faced emotional challenges within your family or had a sibling relationship with both squabbles and shared mischief, if you have found peace in one memorable place, or if you have ever longed for any of these, then this book is...
Step back in time to a simpler life as you read this captivating memoir of growing up in the 1950s on the small island of Prudence along the New Engla...
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57,61 |
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We Are the Rock!
ISBN: 9781877484216 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In We are the Rock contemporary Niueans, historical and legendary figures tell their stories of focus, expression and achievement. They are Niuean taoga (treasure) and include: * Dr Vili Nosa - the first Niuean awarded a Phd In We are the Rock contemporary Niueans, historical and legendary figures tell their stories of focus, expression and achievement. They are Niuean... |
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Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations
ISBN: 9781138127586 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches. As hooks herself notes, interrogations of popular culture can be a 'powerful site for intervention, challenge and change'. And intervene, challenge and change is what hooks does best.
According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorati...
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Doing Family Photography: The Domestic, the Public and the Politics of Sentiment
ISBN: 9781138246317 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Family photography, a ubiquitous domestic tradition in the developed world, is now more popular than ever thanks to the development of digital photography. Once uploaded to PCs and other gadgets, photographs may be stored, deleted, put in albums, sent to relatives and friends, retouched, or put on display. Moreover, in recent years family photographs are more frequently appearing in public media: on posters, in newspapers and on the Internet, particularly in the wake of disasters like 9/11, and in cases of missing children. Here, case study material drawn from the UK offers a deeper...
Family photography, a ubiquitous domestic tradition in the developed world, is now more popular than ever thanks to the development of digital photogr...
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288,92 |
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Welcome To Undershaw - A Brief History of Arthur Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781787050211 / Angielski / Twarda / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Undershaw was the Surrey home of Arthur Conan Doyle between 1897-1907. Built lovingly for his wife Touie to help treat her ongoing battle with tuberculosis, Arthur created a haven for his wife and family. It was here he wrote The Hound of The Baskervilles, brought Sherlock Holmes back to life in The Empty House, and entertained guests such as writer J.M. Barrie, illustrator Sidney Paget, renowned actor William Gillette, and more. Welcome to Undershaw explores the early life of Arthur Conan Doyle through to his departure from Undershaw. You will see he was a more... Undershaw was the Surrey home of Arthur Conan Doyle between 1897-1907. Built lovingly for his wife Touie to help treat her ongoing battle with tube... |
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124,95 |
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Asia's Great Lineage: The Pioneers of Mac's Dynasty in Mekong Delta
ISBN: 9781681816999 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mac Dynasty spanned 150 years and encompassed several nations. In Vietnam, the Mạc Dynasty's founder, Emperor Mạc Đăng Dung, was not a traitor as the LE Dynasty (1009-1225) claimed. Rather, Mạc Đăng Dung seized power due to the corruption of the LE Dynasty. Author Quang Hong Mac, a descendant of Mac's family, is now telling the world of his great and historic surname. But his book is not only about the ancient past, it also tells of the author's courageous survival during the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Settling into a new life in... The Mac Dynasty spanned 150 years and encompassed several nations. In Vietnam, the Mạc Dynasty's founder, Emperor Mạc Đăng Du... |
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Fredrick L. McGhee: A Life on the Color Line, 1861-1912
ISBN: 9781681340241 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Distinguished by his hawk-like gaze and shock of silver hair, his forceful oratory and fierce advocacy, Fredrick L. McGhee was Minnesota's first African American attorney and an intelligent, tireless civil rights organizer. He moved onto the national stage when he helped found the Niagara Movement--the forerunner of today's NAACP, which McGhee later helped spread across the Midwest. Years later, NAACP chairman Roy Wilkins would remember of McGhee that "it was through him that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People reached St. Paul and our house at] 906 Galtier...
Distinguished by his hawk-like gaze and shock of silver hair, his forceful oratory and fierce advocacy, Fredrick L. McGhee was Minnesota's first Afric...
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Prophets of Rage: The Black Freedom Struggle in San Francisco, 1945-1969
ISBN: 9781138984004 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Chapters from Mama's Life
ISBN: 9781535502153 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How many people can actually experienced the early lives of their mothers? How many people can understand the hopes, ambitions and fears of their mothers who were born a quarter of a century before they were born? How many people actually appreciate their mothers' relationships with their parents and siblings? How many people really know how their parents met and decided to marry? Of course, I was not present during my mother's childhood and young adulthood in East Texas between 1915 and 1935. However, I was privileged to vicariously live through those days of her life and be a part of her...
How many people can actually experienced the early lives of their mothers? How many people can understand the hopes, ambitions and fears of their moth...
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40,47 |
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Writers and their Dogs: A Literary Love Affair
ISBN: 9781535592024 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Honoring Professor William Leo Hansberry (1894-1965): An Intellectual Libation For The Architect Of America's African Studies Department
ISBN: 9781535595759 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,65 |
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My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew
ISBN: 9781941493205 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The much-dissected Pew Research Center study of 2013, "A Portrait of Jewish Americans," revealed that most U.S. Jews locate their Jewishness in their ancestry and culture--not in religion. Abigail Pogrebin wondered if perhaps that's because we haven't all looked at religion closely enough. Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about their foundational purpose and current relevance. She wanted to understand what had kept these holidays alive and vibrant, in some cases for thousands of years. Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire...
The much-dissected Pew Research Center study of 2013, "A Portrait of Jewish Americans," revealed that most U.S. Jews locate their Jewishness in their ...
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Scars and Memories: The Story of a Life
ISBN: 9781504035910 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The deeply personal story of Odie Hawkins's journey, from "the poorest of the poor" childhood in Chicago to Hollywood screenwriter-and the people who deeply mattered. A tough, touching autobiography.
The deeply personal story of Odie Hawkins's journey, from "the poorest of the poor" childhood in Chicago to Hollywood screenwriter-and the people who ...
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Maman
ISBN: 9781633371095 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of Maman is the fascinating life's journey of a faithful, steadfast, and purposeful Jewish-Iranian mother. Married at a very young age, Maman raised seven children through poverty and severe Iranian political upheaval. Her unfailing faith in God and her love for her homeland, Iran, gave her strength to provide the best memories for her family, even during difficult times. The story of Maman gives a powerful perspective on life for anyone raising children through life's many trials. Maman is the Persian word for Mama.
The story of Maman is the fascinating life's journey of a faithful, steadfast, and purposeful Jewish-Iranian mother. Married at a very young age, M... |
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Zachariah Pearson: Man of Hull: A Tale of Philanthropy, Boom and Bust
ISBN: 9781845301569 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first biography of this remarkable man whose life, good deeds and disaster revolved around his beloved city of Hull. A contentious figure who left a controversial legacy, which this book examines in detail.
The first biography of this remarkable man whose life, good deeds and disaster revolved around his beloved city of Hull. A contentious figure who left...
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