ilość książek w kategorii: 1917
Natural Blonde: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780786863259 / Angielski / Twarda / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "America's top gossip columnist spills the beans as she traces five decades of battling press agents and editors and landing celebrity scoops." (Variety) From Tallulah Bankhead to Joan Crawford to the Kennedys and Madonna, the ultimate insider, Liz Smith, has hobnobbed, air-kissed, and lunched with just about everybody who's been anybody over the last half century and then rushed to tell the world all about it. Now, in this candid, down-to-earth autobiography, she tells all about herself, and does it with the kind of style and warmth that has made her one of the most widely...
"America's top gossip columnist spills the beans as she traces five decades of battling press agents and editors and landing celebrity scoops." (V...
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185,72 zł |
Political Power: Mitt Romney
ISBN: 9781450784429 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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37,77 zł |
Ed Kennedy's War: V-E Day, Censorship, & the Associated Press
ISBN: 9780807145258 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On May 7, 1945, Associated Press reporter Ed Kennedy became the most famous -- or infamous -- American correspondent of World War II. On that day in France, General Alfred Jodl signed the official documents as the Germans surrendered to the Allies. Army officials allowed a select number of reporters, including Kennedy, to witness this historic moment -- but then instructed the journalists that the story was under military embargo. In a courageous but costly move, Kennedy defied the military embargo and broke the news of the Allied victory. His scoop generated instant controversy. Rival... On May 7, 1945, Associated Press reporter Ed Kennedy became the most famous -- or infamous -- American correspondent of World War II. On that day i... |
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185,88 zł |
How to Be a Woman
ISBN: 9780062124296 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback---Half memoir, half polemic, and entirely necessary, - (Elle UK) Caitlin Moran's debut--an instant runaway bestseller in the UK--puts a new face on feminism, cutting to the heart of issues with an irreverent, transcendent, and hilarious touch. -Caitlin Moran is the profane, witty and wonky best friend I wish I had. She's the feminist rock star we need right now.- -Caitlin Moran is so fabulous, so... The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback---Half memoir, half polemic, and entir... |
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84,38 zł |
Frank Marshall Davis: The Fire and the Phoenix (a Critical Biography)
ISBN: 9780984122899 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Waddell Takara writes with an uncanny ability to dissect the humanity of Frank Marshall DavisNjournalist, editor, poet, labor activist, and Renaissance man of the Black Chicago RenaissanceNand to explore the myths and legacy that he left to the world.
Waddell Takara writes with an uncanny ability to dissect the humanity of Frank Marshall DavisNjournalist, editor, poet, labor activist, and Renaissanc...
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84,21 zł |
Was Justice Served?: For the Brutal Murder of Former TIME Magazine Writer/Reporter Julie R. Grace
ISBN: 9781450256704 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,21 zł |
Political Power: Ron Paul
ISBN: 9781450789653 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ron Paul is well read. He speaks in complete sentences. And his views are often so far right that they make sense. Did I mention that he's a Republican with Tea Party tendencies? Find out what makes this Presidential hopeful tick when Bluwater's Political Power: Ron Paul, written by New York Times bestselling author Marc Shapiro, has readers on either side of the aisle agreeing to disagree."
Ron Paul is well read. He speaks in complete sentences. And his views are often so far right that they make sense. Did I mention that he's a Republica...
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37,77 zł |
Was Justice Served?: For the Brutal Murder of Former TIME Magazine Writer/Reporter Julie R. Grace
ISBN: 9781467973182 / Angielski / Miękka / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2003 Julie Grace was brutally murdered, a victim of domestic violence. Unfortunately, domestic violence claims the lives of innocent women every year, but many of the deaths could be prevented if the judicial system did a better job of prosecuting those who commit these crimes. Julie's case was not unique in that there were many episodes prior to Julie's death where the abuse got to the point that police were called, her abuser was taken to jail, and restraining orders were issued. Julie's mother, Ruth, daily endures the heartache from tragically losing her daughter. Because she wants no...
In 2003 Julie Grace was brutally murdered, a victim of domestic violence. Unfortunately, domestic violence claims the lives of innocent women every ye...
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70,69 zł |
henry gaylord wilshire: the millionaire socialist
ISBN: 9781469982762 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fascinating book about a fascinating character of the 19th and early 20th century. He created streets, published a socialist magazine, ran for Congress three times and Parliament in both Great Britain and Canada and invented a magnetic belt that supposedly cured cancer and diabetes.
A fascinating book about a fascinating character of the 19th and early 20th century. He created streets, published a socialist magazine, ran for Congr...
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48,71 zł |
Dear Grieve: Letters to Hugh MacDiarmid (C.M. Grieve)
ISBN: 9781849210782 / Angielski / Miękka / 660 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Manson's collection of letters to the Scottish poet and political activist Hugh MacDiarmid is a major work. Described by Alan Riach in the introduction as "rich in diversity, ... strata of human character, social engagement, political motivation...", it spans the 1920s to the 1970s. Fully indexed, with brief biographies of the 286 correspondents.
Manson's collection of letters to the Scottish poet and political activist Hugh MacDiarmid is a major work. Described by Alan Riach in the introductio...
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236,38 zł |
Big Name Hunting
ISBN: 9781907841019 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,78 zł |
Straight from the Source: An Expose from the Former Editor in Chief of the H
ISBN: 9781451656947 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kim Osorio had a front-row seat for the biggest beefs, battles, and blow-ups in hip-hop. As the first female editor-in-chief of "The Source," she had come up.
From her corner office, Kim got the goods on hip-hop's hottest names: Jay-Z, Nas, 50 Cent, Lil' Kim. She developed close -- sometimes intimate -- relationships with the artists she exposed to the public. But "The Source" couldn't hide its own dirty laundry for long. Behind the scenes, the magazine's volatile owners puppeteered every issue -- even coveted honors like the 5-mic album rating and the Power 30 list of industry... Kim Osorio had a front-row seat for the biggest beefs, battles, and blow-ups in hip-hop. As the first female editor-in-chief of "The Source," she had ...
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80,16 zł |
The Doorstep Orphan: Eugene Field and a Trilogy of His Best-Loved Poems
ISBN: 9780964758650 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A literary criticism biography of Eugene Field, who was known in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the Children's Poet and the Poet of Childhood, featuring three of his best-loved poems, "Little Boy Blue," "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" (also called "The Dutch Lullaby"), and "The Duel" (also called "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat").
A literary criticism biography of Eugene Field, who was known in the late 1800s and early 1900s as the Children's Poet and the Poet of Childhood, feat...
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54,66 zł |
Keepers of the Game: When the Baseball Beat was the Best Job on the Paper
ISBN: 9781597976916 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influence within his profession. Through a variety of events and circumstances--television, expansion, all-sports radio, lifestyle changes, and the Internet revolution--those days are long gone. The baseball beat writers endure, but jobs change, and they have faced new challenges. Keepers of the Game celebrates the last generation of baseball writers whose careers were rooted in Teletype machines, train travel, and ten-team leagues, and who...
There was a time when the most prestigious job on a major newspaper belonged to the baseball beat writer, who enjoyed unparalleled longevity and influ...
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168,63 zł |
Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
ISBN: 9780393346084 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A successful magazine editor and prize-winning journalist, Sally Brampton launched Elle magazine in the UK in 1985. But behind the successful, glamorous career was a story that many of her friends and colleagues knew nothing about-her ongoing struggle with severe depression and alcoholism. Brampton's is a candid, tremendously honest telling of how she was finally able to "address the elephant in the room," and of a culture that sends the overriding message that people who suffer from depression are somehow responsible for their own illness. She offers readers a unique perspective of...
A successful magazine editor and prize-winning journalist, Sally Brampton launched Elle magazine in the UK in 1985. But behind the successful, glamoro...
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105,32 zł |
The Life of Sir Walter Scott: A Biography
ISBN: 9781434444608 / Angielski / Miękka / 760 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quickly became known as a rising force in British letters. But it was with the publication of Waverley (1814), the first of a series of sixteen bestselling historical novels known collectively as the Waverley novels, that the writer established himself as a literary icon. Such works as Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, and Kenilworth, among many others, are still widely read today, and have never been out-of-print. S. Fowler Wright here provides a...
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is one of the best-loved Scottish writers. Beginning with a series of poetry collections and nonfiction works, Scott quic...
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148,86 zł |
An Abundance of Virtues: Stories about People Who Have Changed My Life
ISBN: 9781462401789 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DISCOVER A DEEP SENSE OF HOPE DISCOVER A DEEP SENSE OF HOPE |
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90,36 zł |
An Abundance of Virtues: Stories about People Who Have Changed My Life
ISBN: 9781462401802 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DISCOVER A DEEP SENSE OF HOPE DISCOVER A DEEP SENSE OF HOPE |
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190,63 zł |
The Story of Story Magazine
ISBN: 9780393335606 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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101,09 zł |
Me, Myself and Paris: One Toe Under the Eiffel Tower, The Other In the Grocery Store
ISBN: 9781432798635 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Me, Myself & Paris is author Ruth Yunker's droll pastiche of her days, free and unaccompanied, in Paris. Three years in a row she rents an apartment, stays for six weeks, and takes on Paris, half resident, half visitor. She is a short attention span tourist, a wide-eyed voyeur, and irreverence saves the day when the chips are down. Her stories are about bonhomie and savoir-faire, American style, while treading the hallowed and slippery cobblestones of Paris. It's about every day errands, and sorties into dutiful sightseeing. It's about run-ins with grocery store cashiers and metro ticket...
Me, Myself & Paris is author Ruth Yunker's droll pastiche of her days, free and unaccompanied, in Paris. Three years in a row she rents an apartment, ...
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56,49 zł |