Four in the Corps: From Boot Camp to Baghdad- One Grunt's Enlistment
ISBN: 9780595350766 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Four in the Corps" takes you from the famed yellow footprints of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot to the sands of Iraq, and all points in between. Though there are many books that describe a specific battle or give a broad overview of an entire war, there are few that do what this one does: give you a day-by-day account of what it's really like to go through a four-year enlistment as a United States Marine. From walking into a recruiter's office in a run-down strip mall in Austin, Texas, to getting out four years later as a combat vet with an Honorable Discharge, nothing is left out- the good,...
"Four in the Corps" takes you from the famed yellow footprints of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot to the sands of Iraq, and all points in between. Thou...
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112,06 zł |
The Youngest Brother: On a Kansas Wheat Farm during the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.
ISBN: 9780595351305 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Youngest Brother" is a first-person account by the youngest of five children born to a prosperous Kansas wheat farmer during the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. This is a family's struggle to preserve their relationships and maintain the farm after the father became seriously crippled when the author was just a toddler.
"The Youngest Brother" is entertaining and contains a touch of humor. It describes life as it was in the "the good old days" when considerably more than half of all Americans lived on farms. "The Youngest Brother" describes in detail the amenities of the... "The Youngest Brother" is a first-person account by the youngest of five children born to a prosperous Kansas wheat farmer during the Roaring Twenties...
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62,16 zł |
The Bellamys of Early Virginia
ISBN: 9780595360970 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The particular Bellamys I am writing about here arrived in the New World very early on, certainly no later than 1710 and possibly as early as 1634. It was a time of great upheaval in England, from whence they came, and we do not know expressly why they came. But there are a number of likely reasons.."
Joe David Bellamy's "The Bellamys of Early Virginia" provides the historical background as well as the hard evidence for a clearer understanding of this quintessentially American family. It is based on over a decade of original research into the genealogy and family history of the early... 'The particular Bellamys I am writing about here arrived in the New World very early on, certainly no later than 1710 and possibly as early as 1634. I...
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99,58 zł |
Play of Colors: The Legend of Opal Whiteley
ISBN: 9780595365234 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1897, a baby girl was born to a poor lumberjack and his wife. She was named Opal Whiteley. In 1920, she wrote a book alleging she was the victim of an orchestrated kidnapping. In 1923, the media frenzy forced her to flee the country. In 1992, she was buried in London, England...under two different names. What unraveled in between is a true story filled with intrigue, tragedy and a shocking conclusion.
In 1897, a baby girl was born to a poor lumberjack and his wife. She was named Opal Whiteley. In 1920, she wrote a book alleging she was the victim of...
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49,69 zł |
Victor: A Fascinating Life
ISBN: 9780595366163 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Victor" tells the story of a young man in German occupied Belgium, who became a Jesuit priest, and managed to sneak out of war torn Europe to escape to the United States, where he taught at Loyola University, and lectured throughout the south. Father Dossogne was a regular on a New Orleans radio talk show, and was quite athletic in his youth. Later he taught at Trinidad State College until his vision failed.
"Victor" shows how many obstacles in life can be overcome through perseverance and sheer determination.
"Victor" tells the story of a young man in German occupied Belgium, who became a Jesuit priest, and managed to sneak out of war torn Europe to escape ...
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87,11 zł |
Strong Women Four Generations 1858-1982
ISBN: 9780595366750 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Strong Women Four Generations 1858-1982" is a nostalgic family saga of one family's strong women and how they liberate themselves.
Cornelia Fitch Prentiss is the energetic and fun-loving daughter of a demanding father and loving mother. Determined to overcome her father's abuse, she wants nothing more than to build a safe, loving home for her children. Author Virginia S. Jones, Cornelia's youngest child, uses letters, diaries, and journals to provide rich accounts of Cornelia's life during the decadent 1920s and the drought and Depression of the 1930s. As wife of Harold Shrauger,... "Strong Women Four Generations 1858-1982" is a nostalgic family saga of one family's strong women and how they liberate themselves.
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99,58 zł |
Let My People Go: The trials and tribulations of the people of Israel, and the heroes who helped in their independence from British colo
ISBN: 9780595367696 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "As today's events unfold in the world we live in, we should learn and remember, and we shall overcome all of our enemies if not, forgive them. The people of Israel have made a commitment that no country shall ever succeed in enslaving them again. The lore of revolt and the spirit of freedom will sustain the people of Israel and their children, as they become their own enemies as well.
This is the story of one country and its people, their life as a struggle; their death heroism; their sacrifice sacred; their memory eternal. Because Jewish history through the ages has a rich record of... "As today's events unfold in the world we live in, we should learn and remember, and we shall overcome all of our enemies if not, forgive them. The pe...
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103,74 zł |
The Comic DNA of Lucille Ball: Interpreting the Icon
ISBN: 9780595379514 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifty-five years ago, a sitcom called "I Love Lucy" transformed the television landscape and made its leading lady, Lucille Ball, a superstar. No one could have known that Ball, formerly a showgirl, B-movie queen, and radio actress, would become one of the world's most beloved performers, and take her place in a rare pantheon reserved for the likes of Elvis, Marilyn, and Chaplin. This book, by acclaimed Lucy author Michael Karol-"Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia," "The Lucille Ball Quiz Book," "Lucy in Print"-examines Ball's impact and dissects what it was, and is, that makes Lucy...
Fifty-five years ago, a sitcom called "I Love Lucy" transformed the television landscape and made its leading lady, Lucille Ball, a superstar. No one ...
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41,37 zł |
A Man of his Time: a biography of sorts
ISBN: 9780595394050 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paul Brauner escaped from Berlin days before the clouds of War descended. His family perished in the Holocaust. He re-entered the city in 1945 as a captain in a British infantry regiment and found himself enmeshed in its geo-political turmoil. He matured to make a career in metals and took on the giants of the business to beat them at their own game. The two giant aluminum smelters he built in Bahrain and Dubai were at the end of the 20th century still the only major non-oil industries in the Gulf.
Paul Brauner escaped from Berlin days before the clouds of War descended. His family perished in the Holocaust. He re-entered the city in 1945 as a ca...
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99,58 zł |
War Correspondent: From D-Day to the Elbe
ISBN: 9780595397174 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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74,63 zł |
Blackhawk Mission: From Europe to the Pacific in World War II
ISBN: 9780595398454 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The keen eye and lively narrative skills demonstrated by Chuck Bernstein in his bird watching studies provide a vivid picture of war seen from the ground and below ground (foxhole) level. He leaves high-level questions of strategy to armchair generals as he illumines the human dynamics that ultimately shaped the greatest armed conflict of our time.
The keen eye and lively narrative skills demonstrated by Chuck Bernstein in his bird watching studies provide a vivid picture of war seen from the gro...
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78,79 zł |
A Journey Into Exile
ISBN: 9780595412976 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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82,95 zł |
Take Me Back to Tipton
ISBN: 9780595416202 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a compilation of short stories set in rural Oklahoma in the 1940s. It depicts the early life of three brothers, who lost their mother and went to live with their grandparents. They had no electric lights, no refrigeration, no air conditioning, no running water, and no indoor toilet. They did not know of television, computers, video games, or the internet. And yet they were happy. This book has no plot-per se, but the stories give an insight into the brothers lifestyle in a small Oklahoma farming community. The book has significant historical value and a touch of nostalgia... This book is a compilation of short stories set in rural Oklahoma in the 1940s. It depicts the early life of three brothers, who lost their mother ... |
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53,84 zł |
Driving Through History: Rockford, Illinois, to Newport, Oregon on U.S. 20
ISBN: 9780595452576 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,84 zł |
Therese Von Jakob Robinson: A Biographical Portrait
ISBN: 9780595457090 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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87,11 zł |
Arizona's Hispanic Flyboys 1941-1945
ISBN: 9780595652808 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World War II remains probably the most significant historical event of the 20th Century. It has been well documented in print and film over the last sixty years. Not much, however, has been written about Hispanics who served in uniform from 1941 through 1945. This is especially true of those who served in the so-called "glamorous" air corps of the US Army and Navy. This is a documentary of Hispanic young men from Arizona who served as pilots, navigators, bombardiers, flight engineers, gunners, and radio operators. Hispanics make up the largest ethnic minority in Arizona. Many of Arizona's...
World War II remains probably the most significant historical event of the 20th Century. It has been well documented in print and film over the last s...
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103,74 zł |
It's God's Will: Biography of An Irish Immigrant Girl
ISBN: 9780595653188 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The period up to the Cold War of the late twentieth century was a time of great social, economic, political, and religious changes. New discoveries in medicine eliminated epidemics and increased life expectancy. Inventions such as the automobile, telephone, radio, television, airplanes and rocketry revolutionized our lives. We experienced major world wars and the disaster of a great depression.
The period up to the Cold War of the late twentieth century was a time of great social, economic, political, and religious changes. New discoveries in...
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120,37 zł |
Behind the Iron Curtain: An unedited, unauthorized draft
ISBN: 9780595653195 / Angielski / Twarda / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1947, two adventurous college friends were among the first tourists to travel to Eastern Europe after WWII. These are some of their stories, as they wrote them, when they returned.
In 1947, two adventurous college friends were among the first tourists to travel to Eastern Europe after WWII. These are some of their stories, as the...
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Patriarch of the American Frontier: The Life of Reverend Father Elisha John Durbin
ISBN: 9780595661497 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a book my mother wanted to write but never found time to do it. It is about "The Patriarch Priest of Kentucky," Father Elisha John Durbin, the Catholic priest who was also known as "The Apostle of Western Kentucky." When my mother died, I continued her work of researching the Durbin family ancestry, and we managed to acquire a lot of information on the beloved Father Durbin. He was a saintly priest whose life story needs to be memorialized for the world to read. This frontier priest outranked most of the clerics of his day.
Father Durbin was a man of tremendous personal, physical... This is a book my mother wanted to write but never found time to do it. It is about "The Patriarch Priest of Kentucky," Father Elisha John Durbin, the...
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112,06 zł |
Of Wars and Morning Glories
ISBN: 9780595669448 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A true story seen through the eyes of a young girl who had no time to be a child, as she and her father sidestepped the German invasion of Western Europe in World War II, only to end up in the middle of the Japanese invasion of the Netherlands East Indies.The earliest recollections are as a whisper of the past, but recall becomes crisp and sharp as tensions of war become etched in photographic memory. The accuracy of detail is supported by extensive research.A perplexing voyage from Belgium took them through warring France and on a mail-boat to Java.During the Japanese occupation, her father...
A true story seen through the eyes of a young girl who had no time to be a child, as she and her father sidestepped the German invasion of Western Eur...
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116,21 zł |