Splendid Isolation: The Jekyll Island Millionaires' Club 1888-1942
ISBN: 9780980916300 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. AN HISTORICAL NOVEL Untamed, and virtually unchanged since its discovery in 1733 by General James Oglethorpe, Jekyll Island's history unfolds with the excitement and suspense of a fairy tale. Because so many of the world's greatest minds and bank accounts gathered together in virtual isolation for three months each year, history was made on Jekyll Island. A group of tycoons with surnames such as Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, Baker and others formed their exclusive Millionaires' Club on this island hideaway--the richest and most inaccessible club of that time. ...AN HISTORICAL NOVEL Untamed, and virtually unchanged since its discovery in 1733 by General James Oglethorpe, Jekyll Island's history unfold... |
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80,19 zł |
Fall to Pieces PB
ISBN: 9780061719165 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fall to Pieces is abeautifully written, visceral, roller coaster ride inside bipolar disorder, rock n roll, celebrity culture, and the world of modeling. Mary Forsberg Weiland, ex-wife of the late Scott Weiland, front man for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, tells a harrowing true story ofdepression, drug addiction, and mental illness with candor and, often, humor. Co-written withveteran journalist Larkin Warren, Fall to Pieces is a blistering, eye-opening memoir of Hollywood meltdown in the bestselling vein of Tatum O Neal s A Paper Life and Valerie... Fall to Pieces is abeautifully written, visceral, roller coaster ride inside bipolar disorder, rock n roll, celebrity culture, and the wor... |
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84,59 zł |
Finding It: And Finally Satisfying My Hunger for Life
ISBN: 9781439141649 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2008, Valerie Bertinelli's #1 bestseller, Losing It, connected with fans of multiple generations and spent a remarkable 8 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Now in paperback Finding It shares Valerie's conflicted, humorous, and highly personal tale of her continuing search for answers to life's big questions. Welcome back to chez Bertinelli, where life is as crazy and comical as ever. In revealing talks with her longtime boyfriend, Tom, Valerie gets even more personal about her inner worries: her maternal anxieties about her son, Wolfie...
In 2008, Valerie Bertinelli's #1 bestseller, Losing It, connected with fans of multiple generations and spent a remarkable 8 weeks on the Ne...
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Grasping the Ring II: Nine People Who Matter
ISBN: 9780803234000 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gene A. Budig tells the personalized stories of nine exceptional Americans people who knew what they wanted in life and followed difficult paths to achieve admirable ends.In this sequel to his earlier book, Grasping the Ring, Budig profiles Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball s Jackie Robinson and a remarkable woman in her own right; Bill Veeck, a showman and owner of three baseball teams who helped teach fans how to laugh and have fun at the ballpark; Bob Costas, the longtime sports announcer and commentator; Gene Autry, the Singing Cowboy, former owner of the California Angels, and...
Gene A. Budig tells the personalized stories of nine exceptional Americans people who knew what they wanted in life and followed difficult paths to ac...
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63,26 zł |
Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life
ISBN: 9780316078993 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yep that's me, Hal Needham, on the cover doing a fire stunt. When you're on fire you don't dare breathe because if you do, you'll suck those flames right down your throat. I was Hollywood's highest paid stuntman so I should know.
I wrecked hundreds of cars, fell from tall buildings, got blown up, was dragged by horses, and along the way broke 56 bones, my back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth...I hung upside down by my ankles under a bi-plane in The Spirit of St. Louis, jumped between galloping horses in Little Big Man, set a world record for a boat stunt... Yep that's me, Hal Needham, on the cover doing a fire stunt. When you're on fire you don't dare breathe because if you do, you'll suck those flames ri...
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202,61 zł |
Life
ISBN: 9780316120364 / Angielski / Twarda / 856 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards.
With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones's first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to his... The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Ri...
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284,36 zł |
Bedtime Stories of the Legendary Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs
ISBN: 9781593935337 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn is a charming, often hilarious book describing the forays of a novice restaurateur and hotelier, Melvyn Haber, into the exotic world of French chefs, lovable con-men and "Big Spenders." As a raconteur, Haber has a few equals. With his droll wit and style, he wends his way through one outrageous escapade after another and takes you along for the entertaining ride!
Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn is a charming, often hilarious book describing the forays of a novice restaurateur and hotelier, Melvyn Haber, in...
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112,28 zł |
Justin Bieber
ISBN: 9781450708883 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the sold-out Fame series comes the story all Gleeks were waiting for: the biography of the cast and creator of Glee. From Ryan Murphy to Lea Michele and more of the cast, Fame takes a look at how all of these men and women became part of a global phenomenon.
From the sold-out Fame series comes the story all Gleeks were waiting for: the biography of the cast and creator of Glee. From Ryan Murphy to Lea Mich...
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37,86 zł |
The Best of Friends: Martha and Me
ISBN: 9780061661280 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this poignant meditation on the strength and fragility of female friendship, Mariana Pasternak chronicles her life-defining relationship with Martha Stewart, its tragic demise, and its lessons for us all. The Best of Friends is at once an honest, personal, and never-before-seen look at Martha Stewart as a person; an inside look at the lives of the rich and famous; and an inspiring story of feminine kinship.
In this poignant meditation on the strength and fragility of female friendship, Mariana Pasternak chronicles her life-defining relationship with Marth...
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67,66 zł |
The Royals
ISBN: 9780446585149 / Angielski / Miękka / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kitty Kelley, bestselling investigative biographer, delivers a controversial portrait of the British royal family as told from behind the palace walls...perfect for fans of Netflix's The Crown. They are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace to raise the curtain on the men and women who make up the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana...here are the scandals of the last decades: the doomed...
Kitty Kelley, bestselling investigative biographer, delivers a controversial portrait of the British royal family as told from behind the palace wa...
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80,36 zł |
Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger's Most Tumultuous Season
ISBN: 9781439160961 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now in paperback, a chronicle of the most important year in Tiger Woods's legendary career, the season that began after recovering from major knee surgery and ended with shocking scandal. Since his professional debut in 1996, Tiger Woods changed golf more than any other player in history. His major knee surgery in 2008 and subsequent extended absence from professional competition threw into doubt his ongoing quest to surpass the one great record that remains for him--Jack Nicklaus's eighteen major championship wins. In early 2009, with the status of Woods's health and playing ability up...
Now in paperback, a chronicle of the most important year in Tiger Woods's legendary career, the season that began after recovering from major knee sur...
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80,36 zł |
Paul McCartney: A Life
ISBN: 9781416562108 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the acclaimed biographer who brought you the rock biography of Bruce Springsteen comes the life of musician Paul McCartney--from his groundbreaking years with the Beatles to Wings to his work as a solo artist and activist. More than a rock star, more than a celebrity, Paul McCartney is a cultural touchstone who helped transform popular music as one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo. In this definitive biography, Peter Ames Carlin examines McCartney's entire life, casting new light not just on the Beatles era but also on his years with Wings and his...
From the acclaimed biographer who brought you the rock biography of Bruce Springsteen comes the life of musician Paul McCartney--from his groun...
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76,13 zł |
The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace
ISBN: 9780892963850 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again.
Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him. First came the death of his eldest daughter in a car accident in 1992. Then, four years later, his beloved six-year-old, JonBenet, was murdered; Ramsey was the one who discovered her body, concealed in the basement of his family's home. The case drew international media... The untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again.
Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy,... |
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191,94 zł |
Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant
ISBN: 9780062065315 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Grant. Cannon's captivating narrative takes the reader behind the scenesof Hollywood's Golden Age, inside America's high court of glamour and notorietyin which Cary Grant was king. In his private life alongside Cannon, however, astory that began with all the romance of his famous films--Charade, ToCatch a Thief, An Affair to Remember or The Philadelphia Story--wouldend up taking a series of tragic and...
Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion, actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Gran...
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118,44 zł |
A Matter of Tyme: The Book: A Musician's Manhattan Experience of Love, Tragedy, Determination, and Growth
ISBN: 9781449063443 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the blink of an eye, your life can change from having everything you've ever desired to having absolutely nothing at all. A Matter of Tyme is your backstage pass into the life of Tyme Johnson, singer, songwriter, and survivor. Candidly told, she shares her personal experiences that are both heart wrenching and heroic, having overcome homelessness, heartbreak, and rejection. Raped of her mind, body, and soul, she turns to self reflection, which allows her to rise above the ashes. When it seemed like the curtains were drawing closed, Tyme fought to remain in the spotlight. Get a glimpse into...
In the blink of an eye, your life can change from having everything you've ever desired to having absolutely nothing at all. A Matter of Tyme is your ...
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80,31 zł |
Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
ISBN: 9780062020017 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Fansof The Lucy Show will find Desilufascinating." --San Francisco Chronicle
"Excellent"--EntertainmentWeekly Updatedand revised, Desilu is the classicinsider account of Lucile Ball and Desi Arnaz's romance, collaboration, and success. Hollywoodjournalist Tom Gilbert and author Coyne Sanders, whose critically acclaimed bookson The Judy Garland Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show offerunparalleled insight into some of classic television's greatestbehind-the-scenes stories, deliver a captivating look at Lucy and Desi's... "Fansof The Lucy Show will find Desilufascinating." --San Francisco Chronicle
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80,36 zł |
The Making of a Royal Romance: William, Kate, and Harry -- A Look Behind the Palace Walls (a Revised and Expanded Edition of William and Harry: Behin
ISBN: 9781602861534 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William and Harry was an overnight sensation when it was published a week before Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement announcement in November 2010. Now the author, a royal insider and the royal correspondent for The Daily Mail, has updated and added crucial material that completes the story of the fairytale romance. In addition to providing fascinating insight into the lives and loves of two young men who are very much in the public spotlight worldwide, this updated version now becomes the definitive book that brings their story--and that of Kate Middleton, the... William and Harry was an overnight sensation when it was published a week before Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement announcement... |
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76,13 zł |
Wine Lives
ISBN: 9781452021195 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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132,85 zł |
David Bowie: Starman
ISBN: 9780316032254 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Ziggy Stardust," "Changes," Under Pressure," "Let's Dance," "Fame," "Heroes," and of course, "Starman." These are the classic songs of David Bowie, the artist whose personas are indelibly etched in our pop consciousness alongside his music. He wrote and recorded with everyone from Iggy Pop to Freddie Mercury to John Lennon, sold 136 million albums, has one of the truly great voices, and influenced bands as wide-ranging as Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand.
Paul Trynka illuminates Bowie's seemingly contradictory life and his many reinventions as an artist, offering over 300 new interviews with... "Ziggy Stardust," "Changes," Under Pressure," "Let's Dance," "Fame," "Heroes," and of course, "Starman." These are the classic songs of David Bowie, t...
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198,88 zł |
Why Not Say What Happened?: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780307387400 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born into one of the most celebrated Anglo-Irish families, the Guinnesses, Ivana Lowell grew up at the whim of two literary heavyweights her mother, writer Lady Caroline Blackwood, and stepfather, poet Robert Lowell. Born into one of the most celebrated Anglo-Irish families, the Guinnesses, Ivana Lowell grew up at the whim of two literary heavyweights her mother... |
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80,40 zł |