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The House Martin
ISBN: 9780979998928 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ben is learning to keep secrets. No one must know about his mother and her addiction to sherry. No one must know about the bedwetting that so bewilders him. And no one must ever know about the blue folder that he'd stumbled across in Stuart England's car at the end of the previous term. Stuart England is the charismatic young master-not long down from Oxford-who makes life possible for Ben in the emotionally sterile environment of his prep school in Gloucestershire. This is the story of Ben's long struggle to be free of the demons that have chased him since childhood. Will he ever find the...
Ben is learning to keep secrets. No one must know about his mother and her addiction to sherry. No one must know about the bedwetting that so bewilder...
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Raggedy Ann Heart
ISBN: 9781419686276 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1970s rural West Texas, 12-year-old Lindy Logan has big dreams. She wants to become the next Karen Carpenter. She strives to acclimate to a new 7th grade class. And she fantasizes about killing her little sister, Jo. But all of these desires lead to her biggest dream of all - acquiring her momma's unconditional love. Because Momma was once second runner-up in the Miss Texas pageant and twice named Most Beautiful of Turnip High School, Lindy is certain the path to becoming Momma's favorite child is for Lindy to become famous herself. The only obstacle is 8-year-old Jo, a dead-ringer for the...
In 1970s rural West Texas, 12-year-old Lindy Logan has big dreams. She wants to become the next Karen Carpenter. She strives to acclimate to a new 7th...
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55,88 |
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One Civic Nation
ISBN: 9781438237398 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is only so far you can run away from your own Shadow before you have to turn around and face it. Join Minor Meadows as he chases the Spirit of America with empty coffee cups in hand through state lines while he contemplates his position in the universe and learns to cope with circumstances of his youth. The story of a young man and the lengths he will travel in order to overcome a conflicted relationship with his father.
There is only so far you can run away from your own Shadow before you have to turn around and face it. Join Minor Meadows as he chases the Spirit of A...
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48,91 |
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The Autobiography of Anita Analiza
ISBN: 9781439265109 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Filled with the fruits of greed, lust, and uncertainty, The Autobiography of Anita Analiza by new author T. D. James is a candid and erotic portrait of one girl as she comes of age. A vivid illustration of a new genre of writing the author describes as "urban realism," the main character, Anita, endures the harsh realities of life without the quick fixes that are sometimes included in coming-of-age reads.
Filled with the fruits of greed, lust, and uncertainty, The Autobiography of Anita Analiza by new author T. D. James is a candid and erotic portrait o...
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52,99 |
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Girl Band
ISBN: 9781448677009 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Celine finds her father's guitar in the basement, she has a vague notion of learning to play, but no conviction. Her mother's doubts, though, prod her to action and once she gets a taste of the power of a girl and her guitar, just playing it won't do. Start a band and take over the world? Well, anything's possible. A young-adult novel that be enjoyed by all ages. Come for the humor, stay for the comedy.
When Celine finds her father's guitar in the basement, she has a vague notion of learning to play, but no conviction. Her mother's doubts, though, pro...
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? Choices
ISBN: 9781452824949 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Choose the novel that outperformed John Grisham's Bleachers, Stephen King's Wolves of the Calla and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. On a hazy summer day, during a treasure hunt on a coastal beach, each brother makes his own choice. For Terry Polson, it's a conch shell that magically mimics the sound of the ocean when held to the ear. For his brother Billy, it's a pocketful of silver change, the kind that shines flawlessly and jingles unmistakably all the way to the bank. As the boys mature into their teens, peer pressure, parental influences and the desire for acceptance cause them to question...
Choose the novel that outperformed John Grisham's Bleachers, Stephen King's Wolves of the Calla and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. On a hazy summer day, d...
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60,98 |
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Of Cause & Consequence
ISBN: 9781438296098 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sarah Jacobson is her very own social network. Athletic, blond, successful, and cruel, one can dial 1-800 Sarah Jacobson for information, sports advice, effectual gossip, the latest dating trends, and news about the school's geek-freak plain Jayne. Jayne Plaine, her polar opposite, mistakenly thinks becoming "Goth' will lessen her social woes. When tragedy strikes and Jayne finally gets her chance to rid herself of Sarah, will she take it? Or will they stand on common ground? This book is a Teen Angst, diary-ish novel about finding one's true purpose in life. Themes: outcasts and overcomers,...
Sarah Jacobson is her very own social network. Athletic, blond, successful, and cruel, one can dial 1-800 Sarah Jacobson for information, sports advic...
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A Hero For Our Time
ISBN: 9781434874528 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jamie Tarnowski, a sweet bright kid returns to Amherst, the town of his birth, to attend college. Here's what it's like at an elite school encountering its egos, structures, and plans for the future. He finds himself caught between two worlds, one overseen by his father, a professor, that represents the true meaning of a liberal arts education, the other guided by fitting in to the professional world of lawyers, doctors and bankers. In a class taught by his mentor about Hamlet, Jamie is informed that certain people can 'see ghosts.' And he meets a girl. Jamie, a maverick, Quixotic, intends to...
Jamie Tarnowski, a sweet bright kid returns to Amherst, the town of his birth, to attend college. Here's what it's like at an elite school encounterin...
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41,40 |
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The Bus Stop Philosopher
ISBN: 9781453622414 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kayto Daman's first book about 5 people and their every day struggles.
Kayto Daman's first book about 5 people and their every day struggles.
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30,60 |
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Source of Endurance
ISBN: 9781453639061 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A story following an inner-city college student from a middle class working family in Brooklyn, through his journey to manhood. The book follows Peter Sassi through the trials and tribulations of all four years of his college experience. He is a computer science major at an engineering school. It explores romantic encounters and deep dividing family issues facing a young adult, as well as the peaks and valleys of adventures brought by his new found freedom. It delves into the importance of friendship and companionship and the dark side of emotions as Peter struggles through depression,...
A story following an inner-city college student from a middle class working family in Brooklyn, through his journey to manhood. The book follows Peter...
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61,15 |
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Swimming Naked with Jellyfish: The coming-of-age story of a girl who hates semicolons, loves extremes, and lives her life exposed.
ISBN: 9780971831711 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The well-reviewed autobiographical novel "Swimming Naked with Jellyfish" won the international 2009 Eric Hoffer Awards-Montaigne Medal Finalist Award for Thought Provoking Books and for Excellence in Independent Publishing. IRIS ANDREA confronts her grief over multiple loss of family by writing her memoir. In her struggle to know herself and her self-worth, she flashes back to growing up in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn in the 1960s. She digs up intense childhood anger for her beloved tyrant father, passive mother, jealous sister but she also finds love. Iris powerfully narrates her encounters...
The well-reviewed autobiographical novel "Swimming Naked with Jellyfish" won the international 2009 Eric Hoffer Awards-Montaigne Medal Finalist Award ...
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45,90 |
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Poor Memory
ISBN: 9781452842424 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The old folks say Memory is quair. A young preacher boy discovers that the eccentric old woman is that and a whole lot more. Uncovering the mystery of Memory is the only way he will resolve his own crisis of calling. Praise for Poor Memory: Dear Stan, The best I can say is that your book reads like Will Cambell's-with its absurdities, its celebrations of the red-necks, and its exposure of organized religion. -G.McLeod Bryan, author Dear Stan, We drove to Asheville and I took five manuscripts to respond to, intending to skim each one. I began with yours and didn't skim. Read every word. . . It...
The old folks say Memory is quair. A young preacher boy discovers that the eccentric old woman is that and a whole lot more. Uncovering the mystery of...
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The Center of the Universe
ISBN: 9781448640560 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Something is not right in your world. You are fairly certain it has nothing to do with your blindly up-beat existence. Instead, your twenty-four-year-old mind is convinced a conspiracy is afoot: a conspiracy that will lead you to a foreign land. You may uncover family secrets. You may thwart international terrorists. You will lose your hearing, discover love, misplace religion, and chance upon a chicken - all the while hoping to flush out the meaning of existence. It will require the help of your sisters and a possible spy, but you think these adventures will bring order to your life, and...
Something is not right in your world. You are fairly certain it has nothing to do with your blindly up-beat existence. Instead, your twenty-four-year-...
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Linked
ISBN: 9781450575164 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born from tragedy and possessing the ability to see memories and thoughts from those around him, Snowy has chosen Tommy as his companion. With these gifts, both seek to discover the world around them. Unfortunately, their journey takes a dark turn when a killer crosses their path and begins hunting for them... and will stop at nothing in order to possess both child and cat.
Born from tragedy and possessing the ability to see memories and thoughts from those around him, Snowy has chosen Tommy as his companion. With these g...
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Trivial Pursuits
ISBN: 9781453647035 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A nostalgic teen romance set in a Gifted And Talented Education class in 1980's Kern County, California.
A nostalgic teen romance set in a Gifted And Talented Education class in 1980's Kern County, California.
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Summer at IITK: An intriguing tale spread across 75 days in IITK
ISBN: 9781453649428 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Summer at IITK is a story about friends. Friends who are a little brainy, a little stupid, a little obnoxious, a little bit out of the box and very innocent. The story is a journey of these friends across a summer semester in the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as they encounter one twist after another in their quest to redeem themselves of their failure in the spring semester. These friends are resilient but life ain't a free lunch for them as it throws love, betrayals, software watchdogs, heartbreaks at them at a breakneck pace. And all this happens in a summer. In Summer at IITK....
Summer at IITK is a story about friends. Friends who are a little brainy, a little stupid, a little obnoxious, a little bit out of the box and very in...
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Little Darlin
ISBN: 9781440428326 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a heartwarming and gut wrenching adventure. It is a story of a sixteen year old girl, Jessica (Jessie) Mills, who is pregnant. She never knew her parents and recently lost her grandparents who raised her. She boards a bus in search of her only known relative. She had met her aunt once in her life and isn't sure, but she thinks she lives in Atlanta, Ga. You will laugh and cry as you join her and her new found friend, Shelby, in her search to belong somewhere.
This is a heartwarming and gut wrenching adventure. It is a story of a sixteen year old girl, Jessica (Jessie) Mills, who is pregnant. She never knew ...
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Fortunate One
ISBN: 9781449984007 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hannibal McGuane is about to get an education in film-making from the inside of a Hollywood studio. Han is the son of famous producer who's been given a golden opportunity to make a name for himself. But Han has a problem. After growing up as Hollywood royalty with his own private fast lane, Han is burnt out and cynical, incapable of connecting to the magic that Hollywood manufactures. That is, until a script emerges that changes everything for Han and for those around him ... This is the story of film-making from inside the Hollywood factory, from Hannibal McGuane's "first person, alienated"...
Hannibal McGuane is about to get an education in film-making from the inside of a Hollywood studio. Han is the son of famous producer who's been given...
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Tadpole
ISBN: 9781453716168 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Five Golden Rings and a Diamond: Part 1 Ireland: Romance and Pain, the Curse of Cain
ISBN: 9781453745724 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the passionate romance novel Five Golden Rings and a Diamond Part 1] and focusses on Niamh's tough time in Ireland during 1968 - 1971 and her encounter and dazzling romance with a young farmer; her fateful marriage to a member of the tinker tribes; her chance encounter with an American sailor who opens his heart to hers; the brief and disasterous relationship with a young priest and her final transportation with her young child, a broken heart and an older man... The story is enhances by the inclusion of 17 original drawings by the author, Marie Seltenrych. Cover picture is also the...
This is the passionate romance novel Five Golden Rings and a Diamond Part 1] and focusses on Niamh's tough time in Ireland during 1968 - 1971 and her...
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82,40 |
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