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Pretty Birds
ISBN: 9780812973303 / Angielski / Miękka / 351 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The universally respected NPR journalist and bestselling memoirist Scott Simon makes a dazzling fiction debut. In Pretty Birds, Simon creates an intense, startling, and tragicomic portrait of a classic character-a young woman in the besieged city of Sarajevo in the early 1990s.
In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her Sarajevo high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has taught her parrot, Pretty Bird, to do a decent imitation of a ball hitting a hoop. Irena wears her hair short like k. d. lang's, and she loves Madonna, Michael Jordan, and Johnny Depp.... The universally respected NPR journalist and bestselling memoirist Scott Simon makes a dazzling fiction debut. In Pretty Birds, Simon creates a...
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90,18 zł |
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Love Lies Bleeding
ISBN: 9780865341210 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Frank, a Vietnam veteran, finds himself searching for an understanding of the war and his countrymen's reactions to that conflict. From prison, Frank sets off across the country and finds in various chance encounters the answers to his questions. From a Texas prison to the Veterans Memorial in Washington, this is a saga of self-discovery that is universal in its appeal. Robert K. Swisher Jr. has been a ranch foreman and a mountain guide. An individual who knows the outdoors and western history, he has successfully combined these interests in stories, poems and novels. He is also the author of...
Frank, a Vietnam veteran, finds himself searching for an understanding of the war and his countrymen's reactions to that conflict. From prison, Frank ...
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81,39 zł |
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Morgen's War
ISBN: 9780865344419 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Robert Morgen, a successful New York physician, searches for a less stressful lifestyle and moves to Vermont with his wife and son. But the rural lifestyle becomes the catalyst for the dissolution of his marriage. Discontented with the practice of medicine and saddened by the loss of his son to his wife's custody, Robert volunteers to work as a physician in the border town of Peshawar, Pakistan, during the Russian-Afghan war in 1986. While training refugee Afghan physicians and working in Afghan refugee camps, he develops a deep respect for the tenacious courage of the Afghan people. His...
Robert Morgen, a successful New York physician, searches for a less stressful lifestyle and moves to Vermont with his wife and son. But the rural life...
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85,68 zł |
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Run Silent, Run Deep
ISBN: 9780870215575 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Universally praised for its powerfully authentic depiction of submarine warfare, Run Silent, Run Deep was an immediate success when published in 1955 and shot to the top of best-seller lists nationwide. In 1958, Hollywood adapted the novel for the big screen starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. The New York Timessaid of the novel, -If ever a book had a ring of reality, this is it . . . combat passages rank with the most exciting written about any branch of the service.- The Saturday Review called the book -a classic, - and many reviewers compared its author to such...
Universally praised for its powerfully authentic depiction of submarine warfare, Run Silent, Run Deep was an immediate success when published i...
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145,80 zł |
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Confederate Gold
ISBN: 9780877973515 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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64,42 zł |
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The Barracks Thief
ISBN: 9780880010498 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoon to stand guard over an ammunition dump threatened by a forest fire, they discover in each other an unexpected capacity for recklessness and violence. Far from being alarmed by this discovery, they are exhilarated by it; they emerge from their common danger full of confidence in their own manhood and in the bond of friendship they have formed. This confidence is shaken when a series of thefts occur. The author embraces the perspectives of... The Barracks Thief is the story of three young paratroopers waiting to be shipped out to Vietnam. Brought together one sweltering afternoo... |
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81,55 zł |
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The Four Deuces: A Korean War Story
ISBN: 9780891416913 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) These memoirs are not an attempt to answer, solve, or resolve the problems arising from or about the three-year-long Korean War or the much longer stalemate that followed. This story was written to let you know how one very young, very scared marine saw his very first war and how he reacted to the killing and the mayhem of it. The stories are my view of that war, a war gone to ground in the trench lines. Dig into the stories and you may find something you were not expecting.
I am well aware that my view of the Korean War has no historical importance. Still, it is my view, and I want to... These memoirs are not an attempt to answer, solve, or resolve the problems arising from or about the three-year-long Korean War or the much longer sta...
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81,60 zł |
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai
ISBN: 9780891419136 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) 1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.
1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The...
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73,01 zł |
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To Glory We Steer
ISBN: 9780935526493 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Portsmouth 1782. Now captain of the frigate Phalarope Bolitho deals with a mutinous crew and fights in the Battle of Saintes.
Portsmouth 1782. Now captain of the frigate Phalarope Bolitho deals with a mutinous crew and fights in the Battle of Saintes.
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107,15 zł |
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Colours Aloft!
ISBN: 9780935526721 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this 16th volume of the adventure series of Richard Bolitho in the British Navy, Bolitho is called upon in 1803 to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet, leading to one last, potentially fatal rendezvous with the French Admiral, Jobert, who once commanded the "Argonaute."
In this 16th volume of the adventure series of Richard Bolitho in the British Navy, Bolitho is called upon in 1803 to anticipate the strategies of the...
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94,27 zł |
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Honour This Day
ISBN: 9780935526738 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Vice Admiral Richard Bolitho of the British Navy sets sail for the Caribbean in 1804 to participate in a daring dawn raid on the Spanish Main. Beneath the mortars of La Guaira lies the ultimate prize: Her Catholic Majesty's largest treasure ship, bound for Spain. The 17th volume in the series featuring Bolitho.
Vice Admiral Richard Bolitho of the British Navy sets sail for the Caribbean in 1804 to participate in a daring dawn raid on the Spanish Main. Beneath...
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98,56 zł |
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The Only Victor
ISBN: 9780935526745 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In February, 1806, the frigate carrying Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. Bolitho's instructions are to assist in hastening the campaign in Africa, where an expeditionary force is attempting to recapture Cape Town from the Dutch.
In February, 1806, the frigate carrying Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho drops anchor off the shores of southern Africa. Bolitho's instructions are to...
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72,80 zł |
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Ramage
ISBN: 9780935526769 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The special orders come direct from Nelson himself and contain news of the kind of mission close to young Lt. Ramage's heart. In a daring foray, under the very nose of the French Mediterranean fleet, he is to sail his tiny cutter close in to the Italian shore and rescue a party of stranded aristocrats from Napoleon's fast-advancing army.
The special orders come direct from Nelson himself and contain news of the kind of mission close to young Lt. Ramage's heart. In a daring foray, under...
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85,68 zł |
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Ramage & the Drumbeat
ISBN: 9780935526776 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The lieutenant is ordered to proceed to Gibraltar "with all possible despatch" aboard His Majesty's ship Kathleen, to support Lord Nelson in a battle with the Spanish off Cape Trafalgar.
The lieutenant is ordered to proceed to Gibraltar "with all possible despatch" aboard His Majesty's ship Kathleen, to support Lord Nelson in a battle ...
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89,97 zł |
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Ramage & the Freebooters
ISBN: 9780935526783 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Ramage is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the Triton brig. But like the rest of the navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with some of their complaints, Ramage also knows that if he fails to deliver three sealed dispatches to admirals off Brest and Cadiz, and in the Caribbean, he will become a convenient scapegoat.
Ramage is summoned by the Admiralty and given command of the Triton brig. But like the rest of the navy, Triton's crew has mutinied. Sympathizing with...
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102,86 zł |
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Ramage's Diamond: The Lord Ramage Novels
ISBN: 9780935526899 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Ranked as a captain, Lord Ramage is dispatched to the Caribbean isle of Martinique. His mission is to barricade the French within Fort Royal. Sent to sea in the Juno, with a crew turned restless and disgruntled under the prior command of a drunk, Ramage realizes that his vessel may not be up to confronting the French.
Ranked as a captain, Lord Ramage is dispatched to the Caribbean isle of Martinique. His mission is to barricade the French within Fort Royal. Sent to ...
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68,50 zł |
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Ramage's Mutiny
ISBN: 9780935526905 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Captain Ramage recklessly attempts to free the Jocasta, a British ship, from the Spanish Main stronghold of Santa Cruz. A vicious mutiny has left the Jocasta open to capture by Spain, but sailing the frigate Calypso, Ramage will stop at nothing to rescue the imprisoned vessel, even to inciting another mutiny on board his own ship.
Captain Ramage recklessly attempts to free the Jocasta, a British ship, from the Spanish Main stronghold of Santa Cruz. A vicious mutiny has left the ...
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85,68 zł |
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Ramage & the Rebels: The Lord Ramage Novels
ISBN: 9780935526912 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A sinking British ship, her crew and passengers--men and women alike--ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. This is the nightmare Ramage and the crew of the Calypso stumble upon while engaged in a sweep for freebooters in the waters off Jamaica. Supported by his men in a thirst for righteous vengeance, Ramage sets sail to bring the murderers to justice.
A sinking British ship, her crew and passengers--men and women alike--ruthlessly murdered at the hands of a French privateer. This is the nightmare Ra...
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68,50 zł |
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Cross of St. George
ISBN: 9780935526929 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In the wake of the War of 1812, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho fights fruitless skirmishes with men of the frontier off Nova Scotia to defend Crown property.
In the wake of the War of 1812, Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho fights fruitless skirmishes with men of the frontier off Nova Scotia to defend Crown prope...
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107,15 zł |
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Too Few for Drums
ISBN: 9780935526967 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars offers unforgettable adventure. In the lead is young ensign Keith Graham, trying desperately to elude capture and certain death. At his side is Gwyneth, beautiful, smart, experienceda woman of the world."
This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars offers unforgettable adventure. In the lead is young ensign Keith Graham, trying desperat...
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77,09 zł |
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