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The Life of Me
ISBN: 9781479339815 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The life of me is and inspirational thriller that covers the story of a teen who grew up fighting for his survival through foster homes and crack houses. But everything changes after Anthony loses the closest thing to him... Lisa. Now 16 Anthony meets Ashley, but her father is a mystery, who is he? What secrets will Anthony uncover, and will he make it through this last hell in his life alive.
The life of me is and inspirational thriller that covers the story of a teen who grew up fighting for his survival through foster homes and crack hous...
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The Magic of Ordinary Times: Childhood in the 1950s Without Electronics
ISBN: 9781480083585 / Angielski / Miękka / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of stories of a family of seven children, growing up in the 1950s, shows "the way it was" in everyday life in bygone days. Kids today do not know what they don't know. Masterly they use today's electronics and modern conveniences with no idea what it would be not to have them, nor how they came to be. A note from the author: Inspired by watching my teen-granddaughter texting with her cell phone, I told her how amazing today's technology was and that when I was her age our telephone was on a party line. She wanted to know if I went to the party. Her non-understanding of what I...
This collection of stories of a family of seven children, growing up in the 1950s, shows "the way it was" in everyday life in bygone days. Kids today ...
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Goodnight, Brian
ISBN: 9781611880618 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fate was working against little Brian Mauretti. The food that was meant to nourish him was poisoning him instead, and the doctors said the damage was devastating and absolute. Fate had written off Brian. But fate didn t count on a woman as determined as Brian s grandmother, Angela DiMartino who everyone knew as Mama. Loving her grandson with everything she had, Mama endeavored to battle fate. Fate had no idea what it was in for.
An emotional tale about the strength of family bonds, unconditional love, and the perseverance to do our best with the challenging gifts we receive, GOODNIGHT,... Fate was working against little Brian Mauretti. The food that was meant to nourish him was poisoning him instead, and the doctors said the damage was ...
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Lunch with Buddha
ISBN: 9780984834563 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Cactus on My Forehead
ISBN: 9781466277793 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These fiction stories are about families and how history shaped their ethnicities, lives, and culture. The characters are my actual ancestors who spread out throughout Mexico, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and other parts of the USA. Covering a span of 425 years, family histories come alive along with the historical events of their time. The ethnic groups in these stories are: Native Americans, Spanish, African, French, and Mexican mestisos who lived in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. The "cactus on the forehead' is mostly used as a condescending identity. I chose to use this...
These fiction stories are about families and how history shaped their ethnicities, lives, and culture. The characters are my actual ancestors who spre...
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My Name Is SOS
ISBN: 9781479361946 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once he had acquired a respectable nickname, Sos was sure he was destined for great things, but he did not expect them to happen in the way they did. Sitting in the classroom, during an English test, he suddenly found himself on his feet shouting, "Isn't anybody listening.' It was his voice, but he hadn't said it. And so began an exciting adventure for him and his friend Sandy as they attempt to free Will Naylor from the clutches of the strange Dr Maxwell.
Once he had acquired a respectable nickname, Sos was sure he was destined for great things, but he did not expect them to happen in the way they did. ...
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Beignet and Grandpa Au Lait
ISBN: 9781479382934 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young adult/adult novel about two dogs, Beignet and Grandpa Au Lait, who live in New Orleans in two different eras with "Auntie" and "Darlene May." Beignet gets lost during Hurricane Katrina while searching for his Auntie. One thing that helps him find his way home are stories his grandfather told him from days gone by. Told in first person by these two Southern dogs, we discover their heartfelt worlds of loyalty, lessons learned, good food, and true friendship.
A young adult/adult novel about two dogs, Beignet and Grandpa Au Lait, who live in New Orleans in two different eras with "Auntie" and "Darlene May." ...
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Fotostory T.2 Dokładki nie będzie
ISBN: 9788363963002 / Polski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fotostory to komiks o życiu. O problemach mieszkaniowych, pracy w urzędzie, miłości i kapiącym kranie. O ledwie dorosłych ludziach, o tyraniu w Londynie oraz o polskim Ridżu Forresterze. Zabawny i wzruszający zarazem.
Jakub Jankowski napisał o nim: Fotostory atakuje czytelnika humorem, żywym dialogiem i wciąga w świat opowieści wieloma trikami, które pozwalają nam się z bohaterami zidentyfikować, a bliskość doświadczeń sprawia, że łatwo w świecie opowieści się odnaleźć. Błazenada miesza się z liryką. Życie jest komiksem. Fotostory to komiks o życiu. O problemach mieszkaniowych, pracy w urzędzie, miłości i kapiącym kranie. O ledwie dorosłych ludziach, o tyraniu w ...
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Silver Orphan
ISBN: 9781481018074 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An endearing tale of unlikely friendship and compassion between two diametrically opposed individuals - a vibrant young woman and an elderly frail man - Silver Orphan illustrates that giving of yourself reaps untold benefits. The subject matter covered in Silver Orphan is disturbing from a collective point of view. How we treat our elders, how we discard them - both in life and death - mirrors how we fare as a society. The old will soon outnumber the young - a chilling prospect treated with compassion in Silver Orphan. Interwoven in the stark reality of our superficial ethos is a story of...
An endearing tale of unlikely friendship and compassion between two diametrically opposed individuals - a vibrant young woman and an elderly frail man...
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Good Intentions
ISBN: 9781481032292 / Angielski / Miękka / 578 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman's efforts to help a teenage mother. Megan, fourteen and pregnant, needed a mom. Tracy, thirty-nine and already raising a large family, gave her a home. Neither was ready for what happened next. Tracy Reynolds' life is not her own. She works the night shift at the hospital and has three boys, two girls and a husband who works the opposite shift along with a menagerie of rescued pets. Somehow, she and her husband, Tim, have made it work with love, faith, and impeccable ethics. Adding fourteen-year-old Megan and her newborn son to the mix was...
Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman's efforts to help a teenage mother. Megan, fourteen and pregnant, needed a mom. Tracy, thirty-nine an...
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Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
ISBN: 9781594631825 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick
-At once a delicious depiction of Hollywood's golden age and a sweet, fulfilling story about one woman's journey through fame, love, and loss.---Boston Globe In 1920, Elsa Emerson is born to the owners of the Cherry County Playhouse in Door County, Wisconsin. Elsa relishes appearing onstage, where she soaks up the approval of her father and the embrace of the audience. But when tragedy strikes her family, her acting becomes more than a child's game of pretend. While still in her teens, Elsa marries and flees to Los Angeles.... A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick
-At once a delicious depiction of Hollywood's golden age and a sweet, fulfilling story about one woma... |
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One Last Thing Before I Go
ISBN: 9780142196816 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You returns with a hilarious and heart-rending tale about one familiy's struggle to reconnect.
Mistakes have been made. Drew Silver has begun to accept that life isn t going to turn out as he expected. His fleeting fame as the drummer for a one-hit wonder rock band is nearly a decade behind him. His ex-wife is about to marry a terrific guy. And his Princeton-bound teenage daughter Casey has just confided in him that she s pregnant because Silver is the one she cares least about letting down. So when Silver... The bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You returns with a hilarious and heart-rending tale about one familiy's strugg...
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Hoeism: Born To Do It
ISBN: 9780615694276 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lies, lies, lies? Oh, my Shanae Alexander is not your average lady?far from it. Just ask her string of lovers, including former boyfriend Tremaine, who learned the toughest lesson of all. Interested in only one thing, she meanders her way in and out of lust-filled sex, until greed takes hold?and the unflappable Shanae finds herself in over her head. But what she doesn't realize is an unsuspecting admirer is about to play her at her own game, and the stakes have just been raised. Hard-working Lowell Washington loves girlfriend Giselle and the life they share; yet Giselle wants more. His last...
Lies, lies, lies? Oh, my Shanae Alexander is not your average lady?far from it. Just ask her string of lovers, including former boyfriend Tremaine, w...
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Ivvi: A Middle Child's Journey
ISBN: 9781468176339 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a story of a middle child's journey in search of her own identity and happiness. Even at such a young age, Ivvi loved adventures and she knew that if she could keep up with her older brother she would be heading into one. The streetlights were on, but there was a much brighter light shining down on them as they made their way to their hills. It was their world, their time.
This is a story of a middle child's journey in search of her own identity and happiness. Even at such a young age, Ivvi loved adventures and she knew ...
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A Christmas of Grace
ISBN: 9781481098168 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 11 year old Grace Gillian overhears the landlord evicting her mother from their mobile home in Little Rock, Arkansas. She fears her mother will relapse into alcohol abuse and she will again have to care for herself and her 5 year old brother Henry James. Grace develops a plan to keep herself and her brother safe but it depends upon her brother's cooperation. In the past, James has appeared highly anxious and clingy and Grace fears he will undermine her plan. When the children are discovered living in the local library, they instantly realize that their lives are about to change forever. It is...
11 year old Grace Gillian overhears the landlord evicting her mother from their mobile home in Little Rock, Arkansas. She fears her mother will relaps...
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The Elephant Keepers' Children: A Novel by the Author of Smilla's Sense of Snow
ISBN: 9781590516355 / Angielski / Miękka / 499 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow, an epic novel about faith and the magic of everyday life. Told from the precocious perspective of fourteen-year-old Peter, The Elephant Keepers' Children is about three siblings and how they deal with life alongside their eccentric parents. Peter's father is a vicar, his mother is an artisan, and both are equally and profoundly devout. The family lives on the (fictional) island of Fino, where people of all religious faiths coexist peacefully. Yet, nothing is at it seems.
When Peter's parents suddenly go missing, Peter... From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow, an epic novel about faith and the magic of everyday life. Told from the precocious perspe...
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Przedwiośnie z oprac. GREG
ISBN: 9788373271951 / Polski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cezary Baryka szuka swojej tożsamości. Nie wie czy jest Polakiem czy Rosjaninem. Wypadki krwawej rewolucji w Baku, wojna z Rosją 1920 roku, pobyt w szlacheckim majątku w Nawłoci, współpraca z Szymonem Gajowcem i rozmowy z komunistą Antonim Lulkiem mają pomóc bohaterowi w osiągnięciu dojrzałości.
Cezary Baryka szuka swojej tożsamości. Nie wie czy jest Polakiem czy Rosjaninem. Wypadki krwawej rewolucji w Baku, wojna z Rosją 1920 roku, pobyt w...
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Lalka z oprac. GREG
ISBN: 9788373271869 / Polski / Miękka / 668 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wydanie z opracowaniem.
Do Warszawy powraca Stanisław Wokulski. Jego plenipotent, Ignacy Rzecki, bacznie śledzi wszystkie plotki krążące wokół jego przyjaciela. Nie ma pojęcia o wielkim i jeszcze skrywanym uczuciu Wokulskiego do pięknej i próżnej Izabeli Łęckiej. Czy głęboka miłość galanteryjnego kupca do szlachcianki może zakończyć się szczęśliwie? Wydanie z opracowaniem.
Do Warszawy powraca Stanisław Wokulski. Jego plenipotent, Ignacy Rzecki, bacznie śledzi wszystkie plotki krążące... |
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Wybór nowel Prusa z oprac. GREG
ISBN: 9788373271944 / Polski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wybór nowel Bolesława Prusa wraz z opracowaniami m.in. "Antek", "Nawrócony", "Michałko", "Katarynka", "Kamizelka", "Na Wakacjach", "Przygoda Stasia", "Powracająca fala"
Wybór nowel Bolesława Prusa wraz z opracowaniami m.in. "Antek", "Nawrócony", "Michałko", "Katarynka", "Kamizelka", "Na Wakacjach", "Przygoda Stasi...
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Frutti di mare
ISBN: 9788385713579 / Polski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Frutti di mare" to opowieść o narodzinach Rewolucji i eksplozji Solidarności. W legendarnych miejscach Wybrzeża jesteśmy świadkami przeistoczenia się bohaterów powieści w dorodne owoce morza. Pachnący egzotyką tytuł kojarzy się z dosłownymi owocami. Owoce Solidarności, jak wiadomo, nie wszystkie przetrwały, wielu bohaterów jednak, co istotne, ciągle broni ideałów z tamtych lat.
Zbigniew Skrzypiec, bohater wydarzeń na Wybrzeżu 1970 i "Frutti di mare" "Frutti di mare" to opowieść o narodzinach Rewolucji i eksplozji Solidarności. W legendarnych miejscach Wybrzeża jesteśmy świadkami przeistoczen...
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