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Pure Jasmine: A Personal Journey of Culture, Cuisine, Language and Love
ISBN: 9781502480545 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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103,57 |
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Barefoot In The Himalayas
ISBN: 9781503108301 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barefoot In The Himalayas follows A Forest Full Of Monkeys, and the story of how my life unfolded after I left Naples in Italy continues. While reading Barefoot In The Himalayas you will stay with me in Istanbul in 1972, in one of the city's sleaziest hotels, but in a room with a magnificent view of the Bosporus. In Herat you will go to a local restaurant frequented by tough looking men sporting long black beards and enormous turbans, to score some weed. In Kabul you will nearly die after smoking a chillum with a gorgeous dark lady. You will visit Bangladesh, and will risk being...
Barefoot In The Himalayas follows A Forest Full Of Monkeys, and the story of how my life unfolded after I left Naples in Italy continues. While...
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55,87 |
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Dimestore Explorer: : Adventures of an Impetuous Geographer
ISBN: 9780615984643 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Great Smoky Mountains, to the Philippines, to the Caribbean Sea, to the North Pole, author Branan Ward weaves an inspiring and compelling narrative that spans the entire globe. His is a life of hitchhiking, flying (and crashing) airplanes, hoboing on trains, canoeing rivers, sailing ships, and manning war submarines. A geography teacher by day, Ward's life is reminiscent of the iconic characters in action-adventure movies. Join him on his exotic travels to Greenland and hard labor jobs, like gold mining, oil drilling, and road building across the Yukon. He has spent nine... From the Great Smoky Mountains, to the Philippines, to the Caribbean Sea, to the North Pole, author Branan Ward weaves an inspiring and compelling ... |
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55,87 |
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The Writings of John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
ISBN: 9781484048368 / Angielski / Miękka / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Writings of John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf Authored by John Muir
The Writings of John Muir: The Story of My Boyhood and Youth & A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf Authored by John Muir
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98,86 |
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Zero to Fifty - In Fifty Years Flat!
ISBN: 9781491277096 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book details the life and adventures of a Christian man, which includes his adventures early in life as well as those with his wife and two children. These adventures include many of life's real experiences as well as worldly travels told in a humorous way that will make you laugh and also tug at your heart strings. Get to know the Ryan family by reading this story that highlights the first 50 years of the author's life. You may not know the Ryan family now, but if you take the time to read this account of their lives you will know them intimately when finished. And you will feel like...
This book details the life and adventures of a Christian man, which includes his adventures early in life as well as those with his wife and two child...
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39,71 |
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Barryisms: Adventures of a Person Who Marches to a Different Drummer
ISBN: 9781496949851 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a ways I could see a huge boat mostly buried in the sand, while examining the boat it seemed to have been a cabin cruiser about 65 feet long. Then walking about 100 feet south of the boat I was stunned to find a human body, not something you see every day. The person was mostly a skeleton although hair was evident on his head; jeans and shirt were tattered and the skull looking toward the sky where I could see some primitive dental work. After a couple more frightening traverses, while hanging in space, I thought we had passed the most difficult situations, wrong again We came to a...
After a ways I could see a huge boat mostly buried in the sand, while examining the boat it seemed to have been a cabin cruiser about 65 feet long. Th...
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103,80 |
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God, Rocky Trails & The Mountains
ISBN: 9781498415057 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My packhorse had just plunged off a 300 foot cliff in the rugged Cascade Mountains. I cried out, "God, DO something " Then, as an afterthought I threw in, "I know Send angels .."...... And He did Two giant ten-foot angels appeared before me, and hovered off the cliff. One seemed to be the leader. He asked me, "What do you want?" I blurted out, "WHAT DO I WANT? SAVE MY HORSE " The angel was NOT in a hurry. With calm authority, he asked me, "Do you want the load, too? Author Bio: Judy has over 6 decades of experiences working with horses, and has travelled over 20,000 miles in the Cascades...
My packhorse had just plunged off a 300 foot cliff in the rugged Cascade Mountains. I cried out, "God, DO something " Then, as an afterthought I threw...
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95,74 |
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More Than Motown: The Jerome Ewing Story Book One
ISBN: 9781499094961 / Angielski / Twarda / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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135,65 |
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More Than Motown: The Jerome Ewing Story Book One
ISBN: 9781499094978 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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90,42 |
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Hernando Cortes, Conqueror of Mexico
ISBN: 9781499391053 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the Age of Exploration, some of the most famous and infamous individuals were Spain's best known conquistadors. Naturally, as the best known conquistador, Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) is also the most controversial. Like Christopher Columbus before him, Cortes was lionized for his successes for centuries without questioning his tactics or motives, while indigenous views of the man have been overwhelmingly negative for the consequences his conquests had on the Aztecs and other natives in the region. Just about the only thing everyone agrees upon is that Cortes had a profound impact on the...
During the Age of Exploration, some of the most famous and infamous individuals were Spain's best known conquistadors. Naturally, as the best known co...
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23,91 |
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First Mate
ISBN: 9781499756616 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The sailing adventures of a Florida couple in a 38' sailboat, including two Atlantic crossings and an encounter with Hurricane Lenny.
The sailing adventures of a Florida couple in a 38' sailboat, including two Atlantic crossings and an encounter with Hurricane Lenny.
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299,33 |
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Down Under for a Tenner
ISBN: 9781503051751 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The adventures of four lads who met as they emigrated to Australia as "Ten Pound Tourists" in 1970. From making friends on the ship they sailed out on to their various exploits. Initially sharing a house in Sydney and through their adventures in a battered VW Kombi van in outback areas of Australia - areas which then were not widely known to the average Australian.
The adventures of four lads who met as they emigrated to Australia as "Ten Pound Tourists" in 1970. From making friends on the ship they sailed out on...
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38,43 |
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The Life of Vasco Nunez de Balboa
ISBN: 9781503236066 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a concise but comprehensive biography about the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the New World.
This is a concise but comprehensive biography about the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the N...
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23,91 |
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Kinds of Winter: Four Solo Journeys by Dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories
ISBN: 9781771121316 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream. Over the course of four successive winters he steered his dogs and sled on long trips away from his remote Northwest Territories homestead, setting out in turn to the four cardinal compass points--south, east, north, and west--and home again to Hoarfrost River. His narrative ranges from the personal and poignant musings of a dogsled driver to loftier planes of introspection and contemplation. Olesen describes his journeys day by day, but... After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream.... |
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94,98 |
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Peeling Back the Layers: A Story of Trauma, Grace and Triumph
ISBN: 9781478740414 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyday millions of people lose sight of their dreams when life's gut wrenching curve balls knock them off their feet and out of the game. With the grace of God, that was not the case for Lawayne Orlando Childrey, who has endured some of the most horrific trauma imaginable, including childhood sexual abuse, depression, a crack cocaine addiction and an HIV diagnosis. Childrey beat all the odds to become an award-winning and respected news journalist, a dream he has had since childhood. In his autobiography, Peeling Back the Layers, Childrey demonstrates his ability to persevere during times...
Everyday millions of people lose sight of their dreams when life's gut wrenching curve balls knock them off their feet and out of the game. With the g...
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97,70 |
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Challenges of an Adventure Seeker
ISBN: 9781498420709 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shirley Thomas is a devote Christian woman who has faced the rigors of life head on and won. While many would have abandoned their faith and been crushed by life she chose to walk by faith and not by sight and found that God allows all things to work together for good. She is an example of true Christian character. I am glad to be her Pastor and her friend. Rev. Michael Roach - Trinity Bible Fellowship Challenges of an Adventure Seeker is the story of one woman's courageous journey from an abusive childhood to finding the unconditional love of Christ. Join her as Shirley recounts the...
Shirley Thomas is a devote Christian woman who has faced the rigors of life head on and won. While many would have abandoned their faith and been crus...
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53,17 |
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Hernando de Soto and the Invasion of Florida
ISBN: 9781503325654 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a biography of the famous 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, whose historic exploration of Florida and the American Southeast made him one of the most important figures of his age
This is a biography of the famous 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, whose historic exploration of Florida and the American Southeast mad...
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23,91 |
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Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru
ISBN: 9781503341128 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a biography of one of Spain's most notorious explorers and conquistadores, Francisco Pizarro. Naturally, as one of the best known conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro (1471/6-1541) is also one of the most controversial. Like Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes before him, Pizarro was celebrated in Europe for subduing the Inca Empire, a culture that fascinated his contemporaries. At the same time, naturally, indigenous views of the man have been overwhelmingly negative. . If Columbus and Cortes were the pioneers of Spain's new global empire, Pizarro consolidated its immense power and...
This is a biography of one of Spain's most notorious explorers and conquistadores, Francisco Pizarro. Naturally, as one of the best known conquistador...
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23,91 |
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Happy Trails
ISBN: 9781936711352 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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99,78 |
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Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides
ISBN: 9781250074959 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Nicolson's chronicle is a fine book . . . Readers will be duly awed by his delicately layered story." -The New York Times Book Review In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad for a small cluster of three islands-The Shiants (Gaelic meaning "holy" or "enchanted")-which lie east of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Sheer black cliffs drop five hundred feet into the cold, dark, rip currents of the Minch, lounging seals crowd at their feet and thousands upon thousands of sea birds swarm overhead in the sky. Nicolson inherited the islands when he was twenty-one... "Nicolson's chronicle is a fine book . . . Readers will be duly awed by his delicately layered story." -The New York Times Book Review |
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110,19 |
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