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Sunrise, Sunset: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780595397976 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just after the Great Depression, William Maxie Davis Jr., or Buddy, was born into a very poor family in Bladen County, one of North Carolina's poorest rural locales. Buddy's relationship with God and his hardships temper his character and prepare him to face a life of poverty and to envision the American dream.
Experience Buddy's heartbreaking moments that show some of the problems of undereducated and malnourished individuals, and enjoy lighthearted moments as he explores nature. Buddy's journey takes him from a poor sharecropping farm to the heights of London and the war in Vietnam, from... Just after the Great Depression, William Maxie Davis Jr., or Buddy, was born into a very poor family in Bladen County, one of North Carolina's poorest...
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68,42 |
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Farewell Marienburg
ISBN: 9780595398256 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Life in Marienburg, Germany, in November 1929 was traumatic. The stock market and banks of Germany collapsed, the Berlin soup kitchens could not keep up with the hungry, and unemployment skyrocketed. In this town of 30,000, during this defining moment in history, Claus Neumann was born. Neumann captures his fascinating story in a candid memoir that first details his idyllic childhood and then charts his progress as he grows from enthusiastic student, patriot, and member of Hitler Youth, to a disillusioned teen defending his homeland. He inevitably becomes a refugee who flees the... Life in Marienburg, Germany, in November 1929 was traumatic. The stock market and banks of Germany collapsed, the Berlin soup kitchens could not ke... |
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72,35 |
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Naptown Memories: One Boy's Life Growing Up In Indianapolis--1930s & 1940s
ISBN: 9780595401765 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Even in those days, kids in grade school were slaves to fashion and creatures of habit. One of those creatures of our habit was the infamous raccoon skin cap, a must head covering for a ten-year-old boy. No doubt the clothing fad originated with the popular 1936 movie," Daniel Boone, "starring George O'Brien." Author Raymond M. Featherstone Jr. details the experiences of his middle class Indianapolis family during the Great Depression and World War II, offering a lighthearted and humorous look at the 1930s and 1940s through the eyes of a young boy. Journey to the heart of Featherstone's...
"Even in those days, kids in grade school were slaves to fashion and creatures of habit. One of those creatures of our habit was the infamous raccoon ...
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53,17 |
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The Expatriation of Franklin Pierce: The Story of a President and The Civil War
ISBN: 9780595403677 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered a failure upon leaving the White House in 1857 and thought to be on his way to a well-deserved obscurity, Franklin Pierce during the Civil War emerged as a major spokesman for that era's Peace Democrats, opposed to President Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and in defense of civil liberties.
A Northerner with many close Southern friends, including Jefferson Davis the president of the Confederacy and his wife, Varina Davis, Pierce was also thought to be a traitor because of such ties and was at one point nearly arrested for suspected seditious behavior. Considered a failure upon leaving the White House in 1857 and thought to be on his way to a well-deserved obscurity, Franklin Pierce during the Civil ...
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81,42 |
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Dear Ines ... Dear Janet: 50 Years of Transatlantic Letters Between Two Friends
ISBN: 9780595404216 / Angielski / Miękka / 628 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Dear Ines, Dear Janet" is a unique correspondence between two women-one British and one American-from totally different backgrounds who became friends and wrote to each other over a period of 50 years. Janet Bookman was born to an immigrant Jewish family from Eastern Europe. Her father spoke mainly Yiddish, and her mother had little formal education. Janet grew up in the Bronx borough of New York City, found her way to Washington, married a news man and raised two children. Her friend, Ines Burrows, came from the British upper class, descended from founders of "The Times of London,"... "Dear Ines, Dear Janet" is a unique correspondence between two women-one British and one American-from totally different backgrounds who became fri... |
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186,57 |
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By a River, on a Hill
ISBN: 9780595405459 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,48 |
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Reflection On Life In Buffalo NY (1932-92)
ISBN: 9780595408580 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tom Murphy, and his family, lived in Buffalo NY. At various times he was employed as a landscaper, appliance salesman, insurance agent, real estate developer, and civil servant. He worked for, and with, some of Buffalo's most noted, and controversial business and political figures, including Joseph N Desmon, Harold Farber, Robert J Bradley, Philip B Schwab, Edward H Cottrell, as well as Frank Sedita, Stanley Makowski and Jimmy Griffin. Murphy loved each and every job, and yet he always found time to laugh and to play with friends and family.
Tom Murphy, and his family, lived in Buffalo NY. At various times he was employed as a landscaper, appliance salesman, insurance agent, real estate de...
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56,98 |
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Ten Going on Twelve
ISBN: 9780595409587 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Claire's story of the challenges encountered by her large family as she and her siblings grew up through the Great Depression to the end of World War II.
Claire's story of the challenges encountered by her large family as she and her siblings grew up through the Great Depression to the end of World War ...
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53,17 |
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Angels in the Forest
ISBN: 9780595410231 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A fabulous, gripping story, with a nice dose of suspense at the end of each chapter, making you want to turn the page." -Arnold Ismach, journalism dean, University of Oregon
"I read "Angels in the Forest" with great interest and admiration.... a terrific book. The extraordinary and significant details are the reasons. If there is truth to the clich?, a triumph of the human spirit, This book proves that truth." -Ira Berkow, feature writer, New York Times Earl Greif's "Angels in the Forest" reflects the man and his mission It is a work of simplicity and passion, written with integrity... "A fabulous, gripping story, with a nice dose of suspense at the end of each chapter, making you want to turn the page." -Arnold Ismach, journalism de...
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64,61 |
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The Preacher from Whiskey Ditch
ISBN: 9780595411894 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Preacher from Whiskey Ditch" is the autobiography of C. H. Barnett, Jr., who grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch community of Whiskey Ditch and became a Methodist preacher for fifty years at the end of the 20th century. His story is an archetype of his generation. Like millions of other children of the Depression, when duty to his country called, he answered, leaving dreams of a big league baseball career behind with family and friends to fight a war in Europe and in the Pacific. Unlike nearly half of the boys from his high school class, he returned home alive, but wiser, to face the... "The Preacher from Whiskey Ditch" is the autobiography of C. H. Barnett, Jr., who grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch community of Whiskey Ditch and ... |
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76,04 |
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Story of a Holocaust Survivor
ISBN: 9780595413201 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book is the tale of my life. How I overcame adversity and attained success.
The book is the tale of my life. How I overcame adversity and attained success.
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41,74 |
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Madame Blavatsky Revisited
ISBN: 9780595414499 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "If . this work is of men it will come to nothing: but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it ."-Rabbi Gamaliel, Acts 5:38-39Was Theosophical Society founder Helena P. Blavatsky a prophetess or charlatan? Since the 1870's detractors have lambasted both her character and ideas. Yet, H.P.B.'s reputation has continued to grow.Theosophy's non-dogmatic and ecumenical approach to spirituality offers 21st Century seekers a viable alternative to religious fundamentalism.Today thousands of people on every continent belong to the Theosophical Society. All of Madame's books and articles remain in...
"If . this work is of men it will come to nothing: but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it ."-Rabbi Gamaliel, Acts 5:38-39Was Theosophical Societ...
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102,72 |
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Tom's War: Flying with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force in Europe, 1944
ISBN: 9780595415397 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying, " Tom's War: Flying with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force in Europe, 1944" portrays the training and combat experiences of Thomas D. Hammond. Hammond, a child of the Great Depression, braved the flak-filled skies of Europe in 1944 as copilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress for the U.S. Army. Hammond represents tens of thousands of young Americans who were proud to risk their lives in the skies over Germany. Although Hammond came home, many did not, including two of his close friends. Hammond's son, author James T. Hammond, brilliantly immortalizes his... Simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying, " Tom's War: Flying with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force in Europe, 1944" portrays the training and comb... |
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79,85 |
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Angel of the East Indies: Biography of the Van Dooremolen Family
ISBN: 9780595417018 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Angel of the East Indies" is about two young people growing up in the simplicity of the Dutch farming community prior to World War II that fall in love only to get separated when one of them joins the military. Their reunion in the Dutch East Indies is unforgettably romantic.
Their world is torn apart when the war breaks out. Hendrika's courage and faith aids her family through their arduous imprisonment at the hands of their ruthless captors. This historically accurate drama is full of suspense, romance and action that introduce you to the customs of living on a Dutch farm and life in... "Angel of the East Indies" is about two young people growing up in the simplicity of the Dutch farming community prior to World War II that fall in lo...
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64,61 |
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Undercover Saint: The biography of ADMIRAL JEFF D. GOSS
ISBN: 9780595421114 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born on New York City's streets to a prostitute, Jeff Goss spent his first six years in an orphanage. Orphanage matrons and peers mistreated him because of his physical ugliness. He decided to make it on his own, and ran away at age six. He earned his way by working for several merchants until he joined the navy at age seventeen. He spoke and understood ten foreign languages by that time. When the Admiral discovered his language skills he promoted him to Lieutenant Commander rank as an interpreter at foreign sessions. He credited his life on the streets for his knowledge of dealing with...
Born on New York City's streets to a prostitute, Jeff Goss spent his first six years in an orphanage. Orphanage matrons and peers mistreated him becau...
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49,36 |
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Sarah's Diary: My Trip Across America
ISBN: 9780595423514 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hall Pulliam was a farm girl with a solid pioneer heritage. Her maternal grandparents settled on the western frontier of Missouri during the early 1800s, her father died as a "Forty-Niner" in California, and several of his family emigrated to the West Coast in the mid-1800s. After bearing nine children and moving between Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, and Kansas, Sarah was no stranger to hardship, but even these experiences could not prepare her for what lay ahead as she started on her overland journey westward at the age of forty-six. "Sarah's Diary" is much more than...
Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hall Pulliam was a farm girl with a solid pioneer heritage. Her maternal grandparents settled on the western frontier of Miss...
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49,36 |
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Casita Dreemz
ISBN: 9780595428762 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "CASITA DREEMZ" is an impressionistic journey across the American West over 50 years. The author drifts like mist lifting from Green River Hole. Many rivers flow and many ranges rise from desert basins. The images he presents are like the tiny shadows that dart across the grasslands in the fading light of the day, and are gone .
"CASITA DREEMZ" is an impressionistic journey across the American West over 50 years. The author drifts like mist lifting from Green River Hole. Many ...
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72,23 |
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He Called Me By My Name
ISBN: 9780595430949 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After leaving the Walsh River in Far North Queensland in 1997 (see "Book one Over the Next Hill"), the five of us-my wife Angela and our three children-took residence in Lismore, in northern NSW, Australia. During these ten years, after completing high school, our three children left home: first, Ruben in early 2001, for Sydney; then our second boy Zenith went into the navy in July, the same year; finally, Miriam went to the Catholic University in Sydney to attend a three years nursing training courses, in the year 2003.
Between the years 2002 and 2003, we sold our first home in Lismore... After leaving the Walsh River in Far North Queensland in 1997 (see "Book one Over the Next Hill"), the five of us-my wife Angela and our three childre...
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79,85 |
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From the Heart of Europe to the Pacific Northwest: A Memoir of the 20th Century
ISBN: 9780595432769 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,36 |
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Scipio Africanus
ISBN: 9780595435456 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,61 |