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Rosie's Umbrella
ISBN: 9781942146063 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "She died within seconds of falling," Rosie's Umbrella begins in 1955. "She could see the shadows that went with the echoes of screams from up above, but the patterns of light and the fading sounds were nothing more than that. There was not time to think about them, to name them or to say, 'There's lovely', but that is how she felt in those last moments of her life as she fell down the old mine shaft." Living a life of privilege in Boston in 1995, Rosie Llewelyn knows nothing about Wales or coal mining or about the child who fell down an old mine shaft. She should, because the death of the...
"She died within seconds of falling," Rosie's Umbrella begins in 1955. "She could see the shadows that went with the echoes of screams from up above, ...
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118,99 |
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Adultery
ISBN: 9781101872246 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I want to change. I need to change. I'm gradually losing touch with myself. Adultery, the provocative new novel by Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes, explores the question of what it means to live life fully and happily, finding the balance between life's routine and the desire for something new.I want to change. I need to change. I'm gradually losing touch with myself. Adultery, the provocative new novel by Paulo... |
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68,42 |
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Fragments of the Mirror
ISBN: 9780975699485 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fragments of the Mirror is a delightful and heart warming collection of short stories, in the tradition of Somerset Maughan. Biographies, short stories, and modern fairy tales combine to form a unique and fascinating insight into human nature.
Fragments of the Mirror is a delightful and heart warming collection of short stories, in the tradition of Somerset Maughan. Biographies, short storie...
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85,02 |
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Until At Last I Had a Land of My Own
ISBN: 9781491757109 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,63 |
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The Ariadne Connection
ISBN: 9781611384536 / Angielski / Miękka / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Journey to the Crossroads of Science and Myth--A CYGNUS Award-Winning novel. The New Leprosy plague and a geomagnetic reversal threaten the world's precarious balance. When jaded American expat Peter Mitchell agrees to transport mysterious Ariadne Demodakis to sacred sites in the Greek islands, the sailor convinces himself it's just another freelance import job. But when his passenger is pursued by the terrorist Sons of the Prophet, mercenaries, and a cult of warrior women, Peter realizes there's more to the young bioelectricity researcher than he first believed. Then... Journey to the Crossroads of Science and Myth--A CYGNUS Award-Winning novel. The New Leprosy plague and a geomagnetic reversal threaten the w... |
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72,03 |
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The Lion Of Djibouti
ISBN: 9780986348211 / Angielski / Miękka / 590 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A war torn Ethiopia and an America in the throes of social unrest provide the backdrop for a poignant story of loss, famine, war, faith and love. Guided by spirit elephants, haunted by hyena-men, The Lion of Djibouti is the quest of two brothers to reunite across two continents after a brutal lion attack.
A war torn Ethiopia and an America in the throes of social unrest provide the backdrop for a poignant story of loss, famine, war, faith and love. Guid...
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80,84 |
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Mailbox: A Scattershot Novel of Racing, Dares and Danger, Occasional Nakedness, and Faith
ISBN: 9780988708488 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 76 funny and poignant linked vignettes, 13-year-old agnostic protagonist Sandy Drue delivers the story of her personal quest. Her family has moved from New York City to Small Town USA -- not an easy move, especially for Sandy's artist/intellectual mother who feels, the more her children adapt to their new community, like she's hosting foreign exchange students who never leave. Sandy is in-between -- between her mother's mindset and her own, between childhood and adulthood, between geographical and cultural divisions, and in the 1970s, between political conflicts in American history and a...
In 76 funny and poignant linked vignettes, 13-year-old agnostic protagonist Sandy Drue delivers the story of her personal quest. Her family has moved ...
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cena:
76,02 |
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Stopgap
ISBN: 9781459732926 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A recently deceased grieving spirit decides to rid the world of violent crime, and becomes the most notorious killer in history. For Luke Stevenson, an otherwise simple afterlife has become catastrophic. He's been paired to mentor Safia, an angry teenage girl who recently died a violent death. Safia can not only affect the living -- unheard of among ghosts like them -- but can actually end human lives. With the best intentions, Luke becomes ensnared in her operation to rid the world of all violent crime. With Luke's help, Safia prevents acts of violence before they occur,...
A recently deceased grieving spirit decides to rid the world of violent crime, and becomes the most notorious killer in history. For Luke ...
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cena:
75,98 |
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Ram-2050: A Ramayana Epic for the Future
ISBN: 9780986291418 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From rain forests of Hawaii to hidden coves of the Caribbean, this story brings futuristic technology to an age-old battle between good and evil. In this innovative retelling of the classic Ramayana epic, CEOs replace kings, sects of professional geeks replace sects of priests, and the hero has superhuman abilities from genetic engineering rather than divine intervention. This action-packed, yet philosophical tale explores the boundary separating humans from animals. It envisions a world where humans and animals work to promote the common good.
"Evolutionary biologist Roughgarden [Evolutions... From rain forests of Hawaii to hidden coves of the Caribbean, this story brings futuristic technology to an age-old battle between good and evil. In t...
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cena:
129,19 |
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Legacy
ISBN: 9781511747639 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Anna Perrault likes to write in cemeteries - little does she know she's not alone." Anna Perrault is a writer who finds herself unable to write. At the local cemetery, she encounters Jacob Hoffner, the ghost of one of her ancestors. He empathizes with Anna, and sees a way for her to live out his purpose and her own. Anna embarks on a journey into Jacob's past, where she discovers tales of Masonic rituals, murder, redemption and hope. In modern day Cincinnati, Anna battles inner demons and struggles to find a way to leave the past behind and enlighten her future. "Legacy" is the... "Anna Perrault likes to write in cemeteries - little does she know she's not alone." Anna Perrault is a writer who finds herself unable to write... |
cena:
39,87 |
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When the Sleeper Wakes
ISBN: 9781512173994 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One afternoon, at low water, Mr. Isbister, a young artist lodging at Boscastle, walked from that place to the picturesque cove of Pentargen, desiring to examine the caves there. Halfway down the precipitous path to the Pentargen beach he came suddenly upon a man sitting in an attitude of profound distress beneath a projecting mass of rock. The hands of this man hung limply over his knees, his eyes were red and staring before him, and his face was wet with tears.
One afternoon, at low water, Mr. Isbister, a young artist lodging at Boscastle, walked from that place to the picturesque cove of Pentargen, desiring ...
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29,89 |
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Behind Lace Curtains
ISBN: 9780991376049 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jake Preston, successful New York photographer, had spent his life searching for something more, a magic he could never quite perceive-yet he always hid behind his camera, always let the lens see for him. Like so many of us, he hungered for a revelation, an epiphany, but was terrified at the prospect of finding one . . . until he returned home to discover his lover's body, dead on his blood-spattered bathroom floor, and on a mirror, a Cajun French message scrawled in fresh blood, the words merging with his reflection like sordid war paint. Even though he cannot translate the scarlet message,...
Jake Preston, successful New York photographer, had spent his life searching for something more, a magic he could never quite perceive-yet he always h...
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80,84 |
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Real Dragons Don't Cry
ISBN: 9781881717409 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Book One of The Microvita Tree, the intrepid Doctor Dogalogue travels to Earth in the fourteenth century to recover the last remaining seed of the microvita tree in the long-submerged ruins of Atlantis. If he can find the seed and replant it, this magical tree when it blossoms will release a flood of spiritual energy that will transform the planet, ushering in a golden age of enlightened consciousness. But the only ones who know how to find Atlantis are Nefarious, the evil wizard, and Joe, the most fearsome dragon in the universe. Dada has opened the door to a new Wonderland. - Lewis...
In Book One of The Microvita Tree, the intrepid Doctor Dogalogue travels to Earth in the fourteenth century to recover the last remaining seed of the ...
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60,82 |
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When the Sleeper Wakes
ISBN: 9781514350072 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Graham, an 1890s radical pamphleteer who is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century and all the advances it will bring, is stricken with insomnia. Finally resorting to medication, he instantly falls into a deep sleep that lasts two hundred years. Upon waking in the twenty-second century to a strange and nightmarish place, he slowly discovers he is master of the world, revered by an adoring populace who consider him their leader. Terrified, he escapes from his chamber seeking solace-only to realize that not everyone adores him, some even wish to harm him.
Graham, an 1890s radical pamphleteer who is eagerly awaiting the twentieth century and all the advances it will bring, is stricken with insomnia. Fina...
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45,02 |
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Tom O'Bedlam
ISBN: 9781504014298 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A tortured man's visions hold the key to mankind's future in Robert Silverberg's post-apocalyptic masterpiece
Life in the blasted wasteland of 2103 California is nasty, brutish, and short. If the savage "scratchers" don't kill you, the poisoned environment will. But one man wanders this desolate landscape and sees beauty: glorious visions of impossible places and majestic beings not of Earth. Scorned and mocked as a madman, Tom doubts his sanity until his visions mysteriously begin to spread to others and a returning star probe offers evidence that they are real. Now, as a... A tortured man's visions hold the key to mankind's future in Robert Silverberg's post-apocalyptic masterpiece
Life in the blasted ... |
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83,58 |
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Tales of Accidental Genius: Stories
ISBN: 9780062408976 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A master storyteller's vision reawakens us to the human experience in this diverse, haunting, and unexpectedly humorous new collection of short fiction from Simon Van Booy--his first since Love Begins in Winter, winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. "She believed it was a gift to never truly know the self. We are not who we think we are, nor how others see us. Long before death, we die a thousand times at the hands of a definition." In his first book of short stories since Love Begins in Winter, for which he won the Frank... A master storyteller's vision reawakens us to the human experience in this diverse, haunting, and unexpectedly humorous new collection of short fic... |
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68,38 |
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The Blue
ISBN: 9781935914310 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dive into THE BLUE...for an unforgettable journey of intrigue, adventure, and romance. Sheryl James is a clerk in the Intelligence Division at the American embassy in Athens, Greece. Just as she discovers that Kostas, her Greek boyfriend, is not the loyal lover she thought he was, she encounters Andre Bell, a San Francisco-based architect and self-help junkie, vacationing on a remote Greek island. Together they make a startling discovery beneath the boyfriend's villa that connects them profoundly and unpredictably.
Sheryl's magical relationship with water becomes even more compelling when... Dive into THE BLUE...for an unforgettable journey of intrigue, adventure, and romance. Sheryl James is a clerk in the Intelligence Division at the Ame...
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83,43 |
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Rise of the Walker King
ISBN: 9780990728047 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 'Walking Between Worlds' story continues... The way of the demon hunter is finally beginning to make sense to Paul, as is the art of walking between worlds. He is forced to shoulder the heavy burden of leading this mighty army of immortals if they are to continue their vital secret work. Just when he needs her most, his love has been torn from his grasp. Rather than turn to his trusted Guide and best friend in his time of need, Paul turns away from him. Kris is left to wonder if the fire burning inside the new king will drive him to victory or... The 'Walking Between Worlds' story continues... The way of the demon hunter is finally beginning to make sense to ... |
cena:
85,10 |
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Where Dreams Coincide
ISBN: 9781452523996 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the courtyard of her father's harem, Amira forebodingly awaits the arrival of her betrothed, Abu Aneza, an old sheikh of a desert tribe pivotal to the safe passage of her father's caravans through the desert. On this fateful day, Amira is saved from the dreaded marriage by the surreptitious arrival of a man from the Divan of the Sun, as predicted by her recently deceased mother in a dream. Richard, the stranger who is no stranger, echoes up from her dream, unleashing the dormant supernatural powers passed down to her through the centuries via her grandfather, Farud'd-Din Attar, and the... In the courtyard of her father's harem, Amira forebodingly awaits the arrival of her betrothed, Abu Aneza, an old sheikh of a desert tribe pivotal ... |
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75,98 |
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Where Dreams Coincide
ISBN: 9781452524016 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the courtyard of her father's harem, Amira forebodingly awaits the arrival of her betrothed, Abu Aneza, an old sheikh of a desert tribe pivotal to the safe passage of her father's caravans through the desert. On this fateful day, Amira is saved from the dreaded marriage by the surreptitious arrival of a man from the Divan of the Sun, as predicted by her recently deceased mother in a dream. Richard, the stranger who is no stranger, echoes up from her dream, unleashing the dormant supernatural powers passed down to her through the centuries via her grandfather, Farud'd-Din Attar, and the... In the courtyard of her father's harem, Amira forebodingly awaits the arrival of her betrothed, Abu Aneza, an old sheikh of a desert tribe pivotal ... |
cena:
144,40 |