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Elena Kagan: A Biography
ISBN: 9781440828973 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elena Kagan can be considered a "wild card" in terms of how she will vote and affect Supreme Court decisions. While largely considered a liberal, her lack of a judicial "track record" and previous work as Solicitor General lend an air of uncertainty as to how she will react to upcoming cases that have proven highly divisive and controversial. This full-length biography sheds light on Elena Kagan's life, covering her college years at Princeton and her experience in law school as well as her legal career, which eventually led her to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Appropriate for high... Elena Kagan can be considered a "wild card" in terms of how she will vote and affect Supreme Court decisions. While largely considered a liberal, h... |
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273,55 zł |
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Makin' It Right
ISBN: 9781475974447 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When she was fourteen years old, April Joy wanted nothing more than a marriage of mutual love and respect and a family of her own. It was then, in 1962, that she met Dean, a young soldier stationed nearby, and fell in love with his good looks and caring, attentive persona. He was the man of her dreams; she was sure of it. She was too young to get married; even so, shortly after they became involved they decided to have a child together. At just fi fteen years old, April learned that she was pregnant with the child of a man who was deployed overseas, and she dropped out of high school.... When she was fourteen years old, April Joy wanted nothing more than a marriage of mutual love and respect and a family of her own. It was then, in ... |
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54,94 zł |
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Makin' It Right
ISBN: 9781475974461 / Angielski / Twarda / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When she was fourteen years old, April Joy wanted nothing more than a marriage of mutual love and respect and a family of her own. It was then, in 1962, that she met Dean, a young soldier stationed nearby, and fell in love with his good looks and caring, attentive persona. He was the man of her dreams; she was sure of it. She was too young to get married; even so, shortly after they became involved they decided to have a child together. At just fi fteen years old, April learned that she was pregnant with the child of a man who was deployed overseas, and she dropped out of high school.... When she was fourteen years old, April Joy wanted nothing more than a marriage of mutual love and respect and a family of her own. It was then, in ... |
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97,36 zł |
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Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives
ISBN: 9780199537389 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.'
In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an... 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living ...
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63,42 zł |
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Fifty Key Figures in Twentieth Century British Politics
ISBN: 9780415226776 / Angielski / Miękka / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guidebook provides a complete overview of the lives and influence of fifty major figures in modern British political history. Reflecting the changes within British society and politics over the past century, the entries chart the development of key contemporary issues such as women's rights, immigration and the emergence of New Labour. Figures covered include: * Winston Churchill
* Tony Blair * Emmeline Pankhurst * David Lloyd George * Margaret Thatcher * John Maynard Keynes * Enoch Powell * Barbara Castle With cross-referenced entries and helpful suggestions... This guidebook provides a complete overview of the lives and influence of fifty major figures in modern British political history. Reflecting the chan...
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143,23 zł |
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Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History
ISBN: 9780691155876 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who... Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the... |
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150,82 zł |
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionnaire Biographique Du Canada: Volume XV, 1921-1930
ISBN: 9780802090874 / Angielski / Twarda / 1100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new volume of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionnaire Biographique du Canada (DCB / DBC) presents well-written, carefully documented and meticulously edited biographies of Canadians from all walks of life. Its literary and scholarly standards make it, like its predecessors, the definitive biographical reference for its period of history. The 619 biographies by 446 authors present a panoramic view of the origins of modern Canada, its political landscapes, economic changes, educational institutions, cultural developments, and athletic achievements. The volume's... This new volume of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionnaire Biographique du Canada (DCB / DBC) presents well-written, carefully d... |
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690,82 zł |
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The International Who's Who 2014
ISBN: 9781857436846 / Angielski / Twarda / 2488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When you need to source accurate information on the past history, achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from heads of state to sporting greats, Europa's The International Who's Who 2014 provides the answer. Published annually since 1935, The International Who's Who 2014 is your source for hard-to-find biographical details on over 25,000 of the world's most prominent and influential personalities. Each year, all the featured personalities are given the opportunity to update their entry, providing new information on education, artistic... When you need to source accurate information on the past history, achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from heads of state... |
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946,68 zł |
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Reflections on Biography
ISBN: 9781492260363 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Reflections on Biography" is intended for all readers of biography--lifelong or occasional, critical or casual--and is written by an award-winning biographer, Paula R. Backscheider. The author examines biography from many angles and gives a tour of the decisions biographers make and some of the implications of those choices. Its aim is to increase the pleasure of reading biographies, to add new, enjoyable dimensions even as it increases readers' insights into the art of writing them. The book concludes with observations about the form's future directions and challenges. In this second...
"Reflections on Biography" is intended for all readers of biography--lifelong or occasional, critical or casual--and is written by an award-winning bi...
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84,63 zł |
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Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community
ISBN: 9781414496917 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are personalities from the news, selected 20th-century notables, or individuals who are not yet household names, these are the men and women who are changing today's world and shaping the world of tomorrow. Each volume of Contemporary Black Biography contains at least 65 full-length biographies written in an easy-to-follow prose style, ranging from 2 to 4 pages each. Arranged alphabetically, entries are divided by subheads for quick scanning. Sections...
Three times a year, this extraordinary reference series provides biographical profiles of important persons of African heritage. Whether they are pers...
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629,36 zł |
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Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictu
ISBN: 9781414496603 / Angielski / Twarda / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1229,69 zł |
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Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, M
ISBN: 9781414496757 / Angielski / Twarda / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1229,69 zł |
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Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies, Volume 33
ISBN: 9781472566614 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume 33 of Geographers Biobibliographical Studies adds significantly to the corpus of scholarship on geography's multiple histories and biographies with six essays on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography in the twentieth century. This volume focuses on European geographers, including essays on individuals from Britain, France and Hungary. These are individuals who have made important and distinctive contributions to a diverse range of fields, including cartography, physical geography, oceanography and urban theory. As with previous volumes,...
Volume 33 of Geographers Biobibliographical Studies adds significantly to the corpus of scholarship on geography's multiple histories and biogr...
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921,09 zł |
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The Autobiography Of Charles Darwin
ISBN: 9781478123651 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,40 zł |
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221b Baker Street: The Seventeen Steps
ISBN: 9781910053768 / Angielski / Miękka / 766 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I have been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales since I was given The Long Stories and The Short Stories in 1961. So when I retired twelve years ago I decided that I would compile a book on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The majority of the content is taken from newspaper and magazine articles from 1998-2011 and some book forewords, the greater part containing information which I had never seen or read before.
I have been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales since I was given The Long Stories and The Short Stories in 1961. So when I retired twelve years ago I ...
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185,24 zł |
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221b Baker Street: The Seventeen Steps
ISBN: 9781910053775 / Angielski / Twarda / 766 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I have been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales since I was given The Long Stories and The Short Stories in 1961. So when I retired twelve years ago I decided that I would compile a book on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. The majority of the content is taken from newspaper and magazine articles from 1998-2011 and some book forewords, the greater part containing information which I had never seen or read before.
I have been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales since I was given The Long Stories and The Short Stories in 1961. So when I retired twelve years ago I ...
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232,75 zł |
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Who Was Who Volume II (1916-1928)
ISBN: 9781408193365 / Angielski / Twarda / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume of Who Was Who contains entries for people in Who's Who who died between 1916 and 1928. It has over 10,000 entries, including biographies for Alexander Graham Bell, Henry James, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Emmeline Pankhurst. This 6th edition has been updated in time for the hundredth anniversary of the start of World War I, with the addition of newly available dates of death from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and family information from other online resources. This volume of Who Was Who contains entries for people in Who's Who who died between 1916 and 1928. It has over 10,000 entries, inclu... |
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538,65 zł |
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The International Who's Who 2015
ISBN: 9781857437133 / Angielski / Twarda / 2448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When you need to source accurate information on the past history, achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from heads of state to sporting greats, Europa's The International Who's Who 2015 provides the answer. Published annually since 1935 The International Who's Who is your source for hard-to-find biographical details on over 25,000 of the world's most prominent and influential personalities. Each year, all the featured personalities are given the opportunity to update their entry, providing new information on education, artistic achievements,... When you need to source accurate information on the past history, achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from heads of state... |
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3709,95 zł |
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The Rise from Poverty to Prosperity
ISBN: 9781491870990 / Angielski / Twarda / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kerwin's youth was riddled with adversity, which culminated in a criminal record. Doomed to fail, he decided to fight for his goal of attaining remarkable success. This intimate biography of a young man's struggle to ascend the socio-economic ladder will propel you to rise and pursue your dreams.
Kerwin's youth was riddled with adversity, which culminated in a criminal record. Doomed to fail, he decided to fight for his goal of attaining remark...
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106,86 zł |
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The Rise from Poverty to Prosperity
ISBN: 9781491871010 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kerwin's youth was riddled with adversity, which culminated in a criminal record. Doomed to fail, he decided to fight for his goal of attaining remarkable success. This intimate biography of a young man's struggle to ascend the socio-economic ladder will propel you to rise and pursue your dreams.
Kerwin's youth was riddled with adversity, which culminated in a criminal record. Doomed to fail, he decided to fight for his goal of attaining remark...
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66,59 zł |