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The Making of a Warrior of Light: Conquering Pain to Claim Your Power
ISBN: 9781956642933 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,58 |
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The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
ISBN: 9780743453141 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the eight-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel Called " one of] the greatest life-or-death-tales ever told" (Esquire), James Campbell's inimitable insider account of a family's nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness "is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer's classic Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams" (Men's Journal). Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few...
The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the eight-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel Called " one of] the greatest life-or-death-...
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72,58 |
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Waiting for Home: The Richard Prangley Story
ISBN: 9780802842114 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Journalist John Schneider chronicles the compelling true story of Richard Prangley, a man who was unjustly institutionalized for fifteen years yet has managed to become a productive citizen and an effective advocate for the development ally disabled.d
Journalist John Schneider chronicles the compelling true story of Richard Prangley, a man who was unjustly institutionalized for fifteen years yet has...
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80,22 |
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The Happiest Man in the World
ISBN: 9780099516897 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Poppa Neutrino has been a successful street musician, a San Francisco beatnik, a raft man in the tradition of Thor Heyerdahl, and a football enthusiast who believes he has invented a foolproof offensive play. Alec This book describes the plan for Poppa Neu
Poppa Neutrino has been a successful street musician, a San Francisco beatnik, a raft man in the tradition of Thor Heyerdahl, and a football enthusias...
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82,10 |
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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
ISBN: 9780061782084 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night."
--Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead's New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature--Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Junger's The... "Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night."
--Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead... |
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99,33 |
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After the Fire
ISBN: 9780316066228 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every so often we encounter a story that makes us cry and makes us strong, that makes us want to hug our children and call our old friends. This bestselling book captures just such a drama in all its heartrending drama. On January 19, 2000, a fire raged through a Seton Hall dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others. Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates from poor neighborhoods who had made their families proud by getting into college. After the Fire is the story of Shawn and Alvaro's fight to recover from the worst...
Every so often we encounter a story that makes us cry and makes us strong, that makes us want to hug our children and call our old friends. This bests...
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84,04 |
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The Mosaic
ISBN: 9781606937365 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The haunting, epic tale The Mosaic begins when Gilbert is eleven years old and the Nazis invade his country. After Holland capitulates, Gilbert returns to school to find the seat of a Jewish classmate empty.
As resistance to the occupation grows, Gilberts father, a minister, joins the rising voices of dissent. Gilberts cousin, a nurse, rescues a newborn Jewish baby. Soon, conflict erupts between Nazi collaborators and the church. The Reverend Kwint, successor to Gilberts father, is taken in for interrogation by the Gestapo for suspected aid to Jewish citizens. A year later, the Nazis order... The haunting, epic tale The Mosaic begins when Gilbert is eleven years old and the Nazis invade his country. After Holland capitulates, Gilbert return...
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101,28 |
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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
ISBN: 9780061766787 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night."
--Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead's New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature--Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Junger's The... "Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night."
--Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead... |
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76,40 |
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If I Die Before I Wake: A Memoir of Drinking and Recovery
ISBN: 9781573244718 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Barb Rogers' book begins with the tragic death of her teenage son, Jon, and delves into the horror that was her life to that point. Due to a home life fraught with substance and emotional abuse, Barb found herself bottomed out more than once, and homeless along the way.
Barb Rogers' book begins with the tragic death of her teenage son, Jon, and delves into the horror that was her life to that point. Due to a home life...
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64,79 |
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Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan
ISBN: 9781460973196 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marcia L. Gates was an Army nurse and prisoner of war during WWII. As an "Angel of Bataan," she spent three years in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines. This is her award-winning story, told through her letters and the newspaper clippings, photos and letters collected by her mother. Watch the book trailer here: http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4AmLynvfo&feature=g-upl
Marcia L. Gates was an Army nurse and prisoner of war during WWII. As an "Angel of Bataan," she spent three years in a Japanese internment camp in the...
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39,93 |
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Almost Paradise: The East Hampton Murder of Ted Ammon
ISBN: 9781250025883 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the audience that read Maria Flook's New York Times bestseller, Invisible Eden, this is the extraordinary story of a high-stakes murder case set in the high society world of East Hampton--the playground of New York's superrich. On October 22, 2001, handsome multimillionaire financier Ted Ammon was found bludgeoned to death in the magnificent East Hampton mansion he'd built with his beautiful--and volatile--wife, Generosa. She stood to make millions, but it wasn't the money that made Ted's friends suspicious: Generosa Ammon had a history of violent outbursts and bizarre... For the audience that read Maria Flook's New York Times bestseller, Invisible Eden, this is the extraordinary story of a high-stakes murder ... |
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106,97 |
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From Laborer to Author: The Flowers in Heaven Are Rooted in Hell
ISBN: 9781622122202 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Laborer to Author: The Flowers in Heaven Are Rooted in Hell is the biography of an astonishing - and stubborn - man. Hoa Minh Truong changed his life around because of the English he learned in a re-education camp after Saigon fell on April 30, 1975. English was strictly banned when the Vietcong launched a counter-revolution culture campaign by collecting English books in a public place and burning them. Learning English was dangerous in re-education camps, but Hoa risked his life and promised to write his true story if he survived. His mother revealed a pocket dictionary was still...
From Laborer to Author: The Flowers in Heaven Are Rooted in Hell is the biography of an astonishing - and stubborn - man. Hoa Minh Truong changed his ...
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45,68 |
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Prisoners of War: Ballykinlar Interment Camp 1920-1921
ISBN: 9781781170410 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first in-depth study of the main internment camp in Ireland during the War of Independence.
The first in-depth study of the main internment camp in Ireland during the War of Independence.
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98,84 |
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Too Hurt to Stay: The True Story of a Troubled Boy’s Desperate Search for a Loving Home
ISBN: 9780007436620 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fourth title from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Eight-year-old Spencer takes himself to social services and demands to be taken into care. It's a desperate act, a cry for help, but his parent's reaction - good riddance - speaks volumes. Casey's hackles are immediately up for this poor child. Spencer is the middle child of four siblings. His parents claim all their other kids are 'normal' and that Spencer was born 'vicious and evil'. Casey and her family are disgusted - kids aren't born evil, they get damaged. Although when vigilante neighbours start to take... The fourth title from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Eight-year-old Spencer takes himself to social services and demands to be... |
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38,18 |
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We Survived Iraq and Turkey: Long Road to Freedom
ISBN: 9781533097354 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We Survived Iraq and Turkey A True Story of an Iraqi Kurdish Family's Escape to USA in 1990 Long Road to Freedom provides a compelling account of one family's quest for freedom, for escape from the brutal Saddam Hussein regime and the search for a better life in America. The book recounts Taha Muhammad's early life in Kirkuk, Iraq, and his experience in leading his wife and four sons through treacherous mountain country into Turkey, where the family encountered more oppression and discrimination at the hands of Turkish military and security forces. After surviving several life threatening...
We Survived Iraq and Turkey A True Story of an Iraqi Kurdish Family's Escape to USA in 1990 Long Road to Freedom provides a compelling account of one ...
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60,15 |
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Poetic Philosophy and Compilations: Of a Heroin Addict
ISBN: 9781533038838 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dear Reader, Hi my name is Michael Anton Ozbolt. I am the author of this (My first book) "Poetic Philosophy and Compilations of a Heroin Addict," and yes it is I who was the addict. This is my first true collection of works that I used as my personal therapy. For me this was the best way for me to battle my addiction and is one method I still use. I have always viewed writing as one of the best forms of expression to bring the reader into a vivid and imaginative world of the authors creation. In this book I believe you can really understand where my head was venturing to that day or that...
Dear Reader, Hi my name is Michael Anton Ozbolt. I am the author of this (My first book) "Poetic Philosophy and Compilations of a Heroin Addict," and ...
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39,93 |
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Dreaming of Hope Street
ISBN: 9781494232757 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Living On The Streets of Medellin, Colombia To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur in New York
Today, Eder is a successful New York entrepreneur in the online media industry and CEO of a digital marketing company. However, as a kid in the mid '80s, he fled a frightening home life and wound up living for years on the streets of Medellin, Colombia. It was a dicey existence, in what was described during this era as the 'most dangerous place on earth'. where international drug lords like Pablo Escobar ruled, where you could be shot for looking at the wrong guy the wrong way. Dreaming of... From Living On The Streets of Medellin, Colombia To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur in New York
Today, Eder is a successful New York entrepreneur... |
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60,15 |
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Stolen Innocence
ISBN: 9780578035208 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A true story of a broken heart. A stolen innocence. A broken spirit. Anger. Helplessness. Rebellion. Selfishness. Sin. Devastation. A repentant heart. Forgiveness. Restoration. Mercy. Hope.
A true story of a broken heart. A stolen innocence. A broken spirit. Anger. Helplessness. Rebellion. Selfishness. Sin. Devastation. A repentant heart....
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40,13 |
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Moving On . . . NEXT
ISBN: 9781492863663 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "NEXT" Prologue Julia tells a series of fictional stories that are based on facts about women who have navigated through dysfunctional commitments. They have a common denominator, Julia. Julia describes how these ladies felt throughout their hardships. You feel as if you are falling into a dark pit resulting from entangled relationship problems. Heartbreak, drama, or just bad karma surrounds your life and you are in a dilemma. Goodness sakes, what are you going to do? You think you want to jump off a bridge or throw that special someone off a bridge. Before you do something drastic, find out...
"NEXT" Prologue Julia tells a series of fictional stories that are based on facts about women who have navigated through dysfunctional commitments. Th...
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60,20 |
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Eight Billion Steps: My Impossible Quest for Cancer Comedy
ISBN: 9781484835647 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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41,45 |
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