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Nancy Reagan: On the White House Stage
ISBN: 9780700614011 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring presidential spouse who stood by her man; that image lingers still in the touching picture of a bereaved widow at her husband's casket. Nancy Reagan has stirred passionate defenders and acerbic critics in many books and the media. James Benze, however, is the first biographer to discuss the effect of her acting background on her tenure as first lady. Unlike earlier biographers, he focuses on the way she applied her acting skills to meet the...
Many thought of her as Queen Nancy. Others as the Dragon Lady. But for millions of Americans, Nancy Reagan was the always-smiling and deeply admiring ...
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165,50 |
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Captain Jack and the Dalton Gang: The Life and Times of a Railroad Detective
ISBN: 9780700614141 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Early evening, July 14, 1892: a train carrying a heavily armed posse chugs slowly into the small town of Adair in the Indian Territory. Seven or eight rough-looking men--the notorious Dalton Gang--have already taken over the depot. Peering at a watch just stolen from the station agent, they are reassured that the train is on time and nothing is amiss. But only moments later, hundreds of gunshots shatter the air, an innocent bystander is killed, and at least three of the posse are wounded, before the Daltons break into the train's express car and rob the safe. Harking back to an era of...
Early evening, July 14, 1892: a train carrying a heavily armed posse chugs slowly into the small town of Adair in the Indian Territory. Seven or eight...
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404,03 |
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Captain Jack and the Dalton Gang: The Life and Times of a Railroad Detective
ISBN: 9780700614158 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Early evening, July 14, 1892: a train carrying a heavily armed posse chugs slowly into the small town of Adair in the Indian Territory. Seven or eight rough-looking men--the notorious Dalton Gang--have already taken over the depot. Peering at a watch just stolen from the station agent, they are reassured that the train is on time and nothing is amiss. But only moments later, hundreds of gunshots shatter the air, an innocent bystander is killed, and at least three of the posse are wounded, before the Daltons break into the train's express car and rob the safe. Harking back to an era of...
Early evening, July 14, 1892: a train carrying a heavily armed posse chugs slowly into the small town of Adair in the Indian Territory. Seven or eight...
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94,98 |
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Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth
ISBN: 9780700614196 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth explores the shifting reputation of our most controversial founding father. Since the day Aaron Burr fired his fatal shot, Americans have tried to come to grips with Alexander Hamilton's legacy. Stephen Knott surveys the Hamilton image in the minds of American statesmen, scholars, literary figures, and the media, explaining why Americans are content to live in a Hamiltonian nation but reluctant to embrace the man himself. Knott observes that Thomas Jefferson and his followers, and, later, Andrew Jackson and his adherents, tended to view...
Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth explores the shifting reputation of our most controversial founding father. Since the day Aaron Burr fi...
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145,98 |
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John Brown to Bob Dole : Movers and Shakers in Kansas History
ISBN: 9780700614295 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From radical abolitionist John Brown to presidential candidate Bob Dole to visionary environmentalist Wes Jackson, Kansas history is bursting with fascinating stories of individuals who made a difference to the nation and whose lives reveal much about our collective past. Prominent Kansas historian Virgil Dean has gathered a distinguished team of writers--Thomas Isern, Craig Miner, and others--who have crafted incisive portraits of 27 notable men and women, covering 150 years of Kansas and American history. Here are agitators who moved their fellow citizens to action over political, social,...
From radical abolitionist John Brown to presidential candidate Bob Dole to visionary environmentalist Wes Jackson, Kansas history is bursting with fas...
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121,64 |
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Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla
ISBN: 9780700614349 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nowhere was the Civil War as savage as it was in Missouri--and nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than William Anderson. For a brief but dramatic period, "Bloody Bill" played the leading role in the most violent arena of the entire war--and did so with a vicious abandon that spread fear throughout the land. A name associated with William Quantrill and Jesse James, Bloody Bill Anderson was known for never taking prisoners. A former horse thief turned bushwhacker, he became the scourge of Kansas and Missouri with a reputation for unspeakable atrocities. Sometimes he left the bodies...
Nowhere was the Civil War as savage as it was in Missouri--and nowhere did it produce a killer more savage than William Anderson. For a brief but dram...
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94,98 |
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Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India
ISBN: 9780700704279 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First biography of Khizr Tiwana, the Unionist Premier of the Punjab during the climacteric period 1942-47. The Punjab formed the heartland of a future Pakistan, hence the subcontinent's destiny rested on the clash between Khizr and Jinnah over the region's unity vs Muslim separatism.
First biography of Khizr Tiwana, the Unionist Premier of the Punjab during the climacteric period 1942-47. The Punjab formed the heartland of a future...
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705,83 |
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Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822
ISBN: 9780700717200 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Isaac Titsingh was head of the Japanese station of the Dutch East India Company 1780-94. He was a career merchant, but unusual in having a classical education and training as a physician. He could also read Chinese. In Japan, his impact was enormous. He became a friend and confidant of the shogun's father-in-law, the famously wise but wily Shimazu Shigehide, almost causing war between father and son-in-law. He also attempted the project of equipping Japan with an ocean-going fleet. However, he left Japan disappointed in the ability of the country to embrace change. After many years in India...
Isaac Titsingh was head of the Japanese station of the Dutch East India Company 1780-94. He was a career merchant, but unusual in having a classical e...
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705,83 |
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Zapuphizo
ISBN: 9780710305060 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A biography of Angami Zapuphizo, the patriot leader of Nagaland in the north-eastern hills of South Asia, who died in exile in England in 1990. It focuses on Zapuphizo's life, looking at his collaboration with the Japanese in World War II, his fight against India's military suppression of the nationalist Naga army, and more.
A biography of Angami Zapuphizo, the patriot leader of Nagaland in the north-eastern hills of South Asia, who died in exile in England in 1990. It foc...
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778,85 |
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Black Tents: My Life Amonst the Bedouins
ISBN: 9780710306722 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published originally in 1935, this is an account of twenty-two years spent off and on among the Bedouins of Arabia, migrating, hunting, raiding, starving and feasting and making wonderful desert friendships. The author writes the book for 'the Lord of the land of his fathers, ' the King of Arabia 'Abd el-'Aziz ibn Sa'ud el Wahhab and his governors and chiefs in Nejd, Hasa, Jauf, and Kaf and Amir Nuri Sha'lan, his family and tribe of the Ruala. An intimate account of the tradition and ancestors of the Bedouin.
Published originally in 1935, this is an account of twenty-two years spent off and on among the Bedouins of Arabia, migrating, hunting, raiding, starv...
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924,88 |
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Alexander the Great
ISBN: 9780710308344 / Angielski / Twarda / 682 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by one of the most remarkable and erudite scholars of the early twentieth century, a man who has not an equal today, this book is a unique and authoritative portrait of one of the greatest men in history. The object of this work, which it admirally achieves, is to present to lovers of the legend and history about Alexander translations of all Ethiopic accounts of that man in English and to include all necessary commentary.
Written by one of the most remarkable and erudite scholars of the early twentieth century, a man who has not an equal today, this book is a unique and...
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1265,63 |
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Autobiography of Miklos Bethlen
ISBN: 9780710309723 / Angielski / Twarda / 588 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Bethlen family was an ancient noble house of considerable wealth and influence in Transylvania. This is the autobiography of Miklos Bethlen, who was convicted, and later pardoned, of committing treason against the Austrian commander in chief of Transylvania during the early 18th century.
The Bethlen family was an ancient noble house of considerable wealth and influence in Transylvania. This is the autobiography of Miklos Bethlen, who w...
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1022,24 |
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History of the Life of Richard
ISBN: 9780710310644 / Angielski / Twarda / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rise and fall of the feudal system comprises one of the most important periods of human history. In this work, the author examines the life of Richard and its relation to the feudalistic and chivalrous societies in which he lived.
The rise and fall of the feudal system comprises one of the most important periods of human history. In this work, the author examines the life of Ric...
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2068,82 |
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Blood Kindred : W. B. Yeats, the Life, the Death, the Politics
ISBN: 9780712665148 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The subject of Yeats s politics is one that his various biographers have failed to examine. This fascinating and original look at the complex political life of one of the world s most renowned poets attempts to redress the balance."
The subject of Yeats s politics is one that his various biographers have failed to examine. This fascinating and original look at the complex politica...
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87,06 |
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The Cliveden Set
ISBN: 9780712667425 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Cliveden Set's pedigree was impeccable, and its social standing beyond reproach. Its persuasive powers permeated the clubs and institutions of London, the corridors of Oxbridge colleges, the pages of the quality press, and the great country houses of England. Its proceedings were conducted at Cliveden, the fabled country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. Suddenly, in the late 1930s, this distinguished group was catapulted into notoriety. It had been identified as a cabal that sought to manipulate, even determine, British foreign policy. It would use any meanseven negotiate a dishonorable...
The Cliveden Set's pedigree was impeccable, and its social standing beyond reproach. Its persuasive powers permeated the clubs and institutions of Lon...
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81,93 |
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'Holy' Johnson, Pioneer of African Nationalism, 1836-1917
ISBN: 9780714617435 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A biography of one of the great 19th-century Africans and an insightful analysis of one of the earlier phases of African nationalism.
A biography of one of the great 19th-century Africans and an insightful analysis of one of the earlier phases of African nationalism.
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705,83 |
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Memoirs of the Late Captain Hugh Crow of Liverpool
ISBN: 9780714618012 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1830 this is a narrative of Captain Crow's life, together with descriptive sketches of the West Coast of Africa, particularly of Bonny; the manners and trade of the country, to which are added anecdotes and observations of the
First published in 1830 this is a narrative of Captain Crow's life, together with descriptive sketches of the West Coast of Africa, particularly of Bo...
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705,83 |
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Katharine Briggs: Story-Teller
ISBN: 9780718826598 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Katharine Briggs made an indelible mark on the world of folklore with her compilation of the Dictionary of British Folktales in the English Languages. Her subsequent Dictionary of Fairies confirmed her already distinguished place among British Folklorists. It was at Oxford University that she developed her interest in seventeenth century literature and the Civil War. Between leaving Oxford and the outbreak of the Second World War she channelled amateur dramatics and work for the Guide Movement. During the War she served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and it was here, perhaps, that her...
Katharine Briggs made an indelible mark on the world of folklore with her compilation of the Dictionary of British Folktales in the English Languages....
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276,68 |
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Charles Waterton: A Biography
ISBN: 9780718829247 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Waterton (1782-1865) - a true English eccentric, ironically self-styled 'the most commonplace of men'. He talked to insects, fought with snakes, rode an alligator and lived like a monk. He was made famous in his own lifetime by publication of his wide-ranging travels and natural history observations - always fun, often perceptive, and unfailingly individual. One of his more notable contributions to science was the introduction into Europe of curare, now an invaluable drug in surgical operations. He turned his family estate into an extensive nature reserve, long before such things were...
Charles Waterton (1782-1865) - a true English eccentric, ironically self-styled 'the most commonplace of men'. He talked to insects, fought with snake...
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210,09 |
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The Lives of Thomas Becket
ISBN: 9780719054556 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporaries. The only modern collection from the twelfth-century Lives of Thomas Becket in English and features all his major biographers, including many previously untranslated extracts. Providing both a valuable glimpse of the late twelfth-century world, and an insight into the minds of those who witnessed the events. By using contemporary sources, this book is the most accessible way to study this central episode in medieval history. Thomas Becket...
This collection tells the story of Thomas Becket's turbulent life, violent death and extraordinary posthumous acclaim in the words of his contemporari...
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102,43 |
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