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Lost Star: The Search for Amelia Earhart
ISBN: 9780393313116 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "In this book, I deal only with the truth about Amelia Earhart's last flight, a truth withheld by our government because of a tenuous peace with Japan in the Pacific and concerns for the national security at home. . . . Those who knew the truth, and held it close, knew that Earhart and Noonan had survived. They believed it was their duty to hide the truth, and so they did." from the Introduction"
"In this book, I deal only with the truth about Amelia Earhart's last flight, a truth withheld by our government because of a tenuous peace with Japan...
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Object Lessons (Revised)
ISBN: 9780393314373 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this important prose work, one of our major poets explores, through autobiography and argument, a woman's life in Ireland together with a poet's work.
In this important prose work, one of our major poets explores, through autobiography and argument, a woman's life in Ireland together with a poet's wo...
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84,59 |
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Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron
ISBN: 9780393315752 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story begins in a dusty village lost in the Argentine pampas, where a girl, born out of wedlock, scrambles her way to the capital city by the time she is fifteen. It ends with the embalmed corpse of Eva Peron being hidden away by nervous politicians for fear that if the working people of Argentina knew where it was buried, it would inspire them to revolution.In between Eva Peron became first the actress Eva Duarte, then the mistress of Colonel Peron, then, in October 1945 after the "shirtless ones" had swept Peron into office, the president's wife. In the colorful, tumultuous setting of...
The story begins in a dusty village lost in the Argentine pampas, where a girl, born out of wedlock, scrambles her way to the capital city by the time...
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61,47 |
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A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography
ISBN: 9780393316803 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Driven by intense passions, she seems to have adopted the world's population as her children. And all of us are probably better off as a result" East Bay Express Books)--but Caldicott, wife and mother of three, found that her success did not come without cost. This is a personal story too, a candid, revealing self-portrait of a woman who has not relinquished her remarkable efforts to save the world.
"Driven by intense passions, she seems to have adopted the world's population as her children. And all of us are probably better off as a result" ...
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103,86 |
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Nadia Boulanger: A Life in Music
ISBN: 9780393317138 / Angielski / Miękka / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For this first full biography, Leonie Rosenstiel has drawn on papers and records to which Boulanger gave her unprecedented access and also on numerous interviews. The result is a rich portrait of an important woman of our time.
For this first full biography, Leonie Rosenstiel has drawn on papers and records to which Boulanger gave her unprecedented access and also on numerous...
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107,71 |
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Recovering: A Journal
ISBN: 9780393317176 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. May Sarton's sixty-sixth year, 1978-79, was a difficult time: a cherished relationship came to an end, she had a mastectomy, she fought against depression. But, she writes, "When there is personal darkness, when there is a pain to be overcome, when we are forced to renew ourselves against all the odds, the psychic energy required simply to survive has tremendous force." This journal tells how she drew on that force, and how her friendships, her love of the natural world, and her growing audience of devoted readers brought light to the shadows."
May Sarton's sixty-sixth year, 1978-79, was a difficult time: a cherished relationship came to an end, she had a mastectomy, she fought against depres...
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84,59 |
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Waiting to Forget: A Motherhood Lost and Found
ISBN: 9780393317831 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Moorman discusses both her own complicated feelings of loss and motherhood and the issue of adoption from the often overlooked point of view of a birth parent.
Moorman discusses both her own complicated feelings of loss and motherhood and the issue of adoption from the often overlooked point of view of a birt...
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77,07 |
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Woodswoman II
ISBN: 9780393320596 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Woodswoman II is the equally engrossing story of the author's decision to build a tiny cabin retreat fashioned after Thoreau's Walden, of her life with two German shepherds as companions, and of her renewed bond with nature. Originally published under the title Beyond Black Bear Lake. Over 200,000 copies of the Woodswoman series have been sold.
Woodswoman II is the equally engrossing story of the author's decision to build a tiny cabin retreat fashioned after Thoreau's Walden
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65,32 |
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Showdown with Diabetes: How We Create What We See
ISBN: 9780393320831 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Butterfield goes on to give an overview of advances in treatment, helping those who suffer from the disease to know their options. For the families of people with diabetes and the medical professionals who care for them, this book also offers an insight into the life of a diabetic person.
Butterfield goes on to give an overview of advances in treatment, helping those who suffer from the disease to know their options. For the families of...
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88,44 |
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When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
ISBN: 9780393322101 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Cambodian proverb, "when broken glass floats" is the time when evil triumphs over good. That time began in 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and the Him family began their trek through the hell of the "killing fields." In a mesmerizing story, Him vividly recounts a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps are the norm and technology, such as cars and electricity, no longer exists. Death becomes a companion at the camps, along with illness. Yet through the terror, Chanrithy's family remains loyal to one another despite the Khmer Rouge's demand of loyalty only to itself....
In the Cambodian proverb, "when broken glass floats" is the time when evil triumphs over good. That time began in 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took powe...
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69,32 |
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Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals
ISBN: 9780393323283 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of a life and spirit guided by animals. Brenda Peterson was raised in the High Sierras on a national forest lookout station, and wildlife had a daily, defining influence on her life. Peterson explores her deep connection with animals, from watching grizzlies in Montana's Rockies, to keeping Siberian huskies as pets in New York City, to her work for the restoration of wild wolves. Her lively storytelling bridges the worlds of human and animal, as she fascinates us with intimate stories of her studies of wild dolphins, whales, and orcas. Peterson reveals how animal bonds have...
This is the story of a life and spirit guided by animals. Brenda Peterson was raised in the High Sierras on a national forest lookout station, and wil...
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92,30 |
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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family
ISBN: 9780393324143 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mitfords had style and presence and were mercilessly gifted. Above all, they were funny--hilariously and mercilessly so. In this wise, evenhanded, and generous book, Mary Lovell captures the vitality and drama of a family that took the twentieth century by storm and became, in some respects, its victims.
The Mitfords had style and presence and were mercilessly gifted. Above all, they were funny--hilariously and mercilessly so. In this wise, evenhanded,...
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88,59 |
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The Story of My Life: The Restored Classic
ISBN: 9780393325683 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Finally restored to its original state, this is the most authoritative paperback version of Helen Keller's classic now available.
Finally restored to its original state, this is the most authoritative paperback version of Helen Keller's classic now available.
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115,61 |
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Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton
ISBN: 9780395957899 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The jazz pianist Billy Tipton was born in Oklahoma City as Dorothy Tipton, but almost nobody knew the truth until the day he died. This jazz era biography evokes the rich, popular-music history of the Great Depression and reads like a detective story. 60 photos.
The jazz pianist Billy Tipton was born in Oklahoma City as Dorothy Tipton, but almost nobody knew the truth until the day he died. This jazz era biogr...
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73,17 |
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What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
ISBN: 9780399530807 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. She was a woman of confidence, focus, and passion, and it made her one of the world's greatest sources of inspiration and influence. She drew on a remarkable wealth of self-knowledge and a sense of purpose to cope with extraordinary public demands and overwhelming private needs. How can anyone emulate Jackie?
What Jackie Taught Us offers Jackie's own personal lessons about how best to live one's life with poise, grace, and zest, including wisdom about image and style, courage and vision, men, marriage, motherhood, and motivation, and how best to apply those lessons to everyday... She was a woman of confidence, focus, and passion, and it made her one of the world's greatest sources of inspiration and influence. She drew on a rem...
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92,48 |
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Mary Douglas: An Intellectual Biography
ISBN: 9780415040938 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the 20th century. Richard Fardon covers Douglas's family background, education and early research before providing an analysis of two of her most influential works; Purity and Danger (1966) and Natural Symbols (1970). The final section deals with Douglas's more controversial writings in the fields of economics, consumption, religion and risk analysis in contemporary societies. Throughout, he assesses Douglas's place in the history of British social anthropology and...
An account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the 20th century. Richa...
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230,14 |
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Mourning Diana: Nation, Culture and the Performance of Grief
ISBN: 9780415193924 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on September 1 1997, prompted public demonstrations of grief on an almost unprecented global scale. But, while global media coverage of the events following her death appeared to create an international 'community of mourning', popular reacions in fact reflected the complexities of the princess's public image and the tensions surrounding the popular conception of royalty.
Mourning Diana examines the events which followed the death of Diana as a series of cultural-political phenomena, from the immediate aftermath as crowds gathered in public... The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on September 1 1997, prompted public demonstrations of grief on an almost unprecented global scale. But, while ...
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710,17 |
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Emmeline Pankhurst
ISBN: 9780415206501 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Routledge Historical Biographies provide biographies written from an explicitly historical perspective. These accounts bring important historical figures to life for students and general readers alike. Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the most fascinating and controversial women in British political history of the 20th century. Notorious for her militant actions, she fought in the suffrage movement, later worked for the war effort and was transformed into a popular heroine. This new biography traces Pankhurst's development from her familial and friendship circle, through her married and working...
Routledge Historical Biographies provide biographies written from an explicitly historical perspective. These accounts bring important historical figu...
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612,21 |
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Sex, Social Purity and Sarah Grand
ISBN: 9780415214100 / Angielski / Twarda / 1616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sarah Grand was one of the most prominent New Women of the 1890s and a notable social purity feminist and suffragist. This collection offers important insights into the full range of her journalistic output and lesser-known fictional writings. It also makes available biographical and autobiographical material, and previously unpublished manuscript sources.
The first volume reproduces Grand's articles and the contemporary critical reception of her work. The letters in volume two, written mostly in the 1920s and 1930s, shed light on Grand's genesis as a writer and her interaction with 1890s... Sarah Grand was one of the most prominent New Women of the 1890s and a notable social purity feminist and suffragist. This collection offers important...
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4040,62 |
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Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography
ISBN: 9780415239783 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the 20th century. Today her name is synonymous with the votes for women campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspirational suffrage leader in history. In this account of her life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, June Purvis documents her early political work, her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother within her family. In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst founded the militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and actively campaigned for suffrage for the next...
Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the 20th century. Today her name is synonymous with the votes for women campaign and she ...
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514,26 |
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