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Babbitt
ISBN: 9781446088326 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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154,72 |
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They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
ISBN: 9781455513475 / Angielski / Twarda / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama.
Meanwhile in China, mild-mannered President Fa Mengyao and his devoted aide Gang are maneuvering desperately against sinister party hard-liners Minister Lo and... In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist "Bird" McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon...
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173,71 |
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My Life on Craigslist: Finalist of USA Book Awards
ISBN: 9781460985823 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Craigslist can be a real sharkfest But it's a mirror of who we are. Alexandra Ares takes these two statements to their darkest and funniest place in this page turner satire of today's wildest mores shamelessly unleashed on America's largest free online dating website. A zany and original New Yorker trolls Craigslist for fun, love, sex, relationships and everything else, but she's doomed to run from trouble to trouble. Meet Emily Thompson, 25, quirky, wholesome, with a keen eye for contemporary art. One year after she moves from Buffalo to the trendy East Village, where she lands a job in an...
Craigslist can be a real sharkfest But it's a mirror of who we are. Alexandra Ares takes these two statements to their darkest and funniest place in ...
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57,99 |
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Bonk & Hedz: a cave man ... and woman ... story
ISBN: 9781461175131 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bonk and his mate Hedz are an ordinary caveman and cavewoman struggling with the everyday existence that comes when one's place in the food chain isn't all that clear. If creating fire, dodging volcano eruptions and outrunning saber tooth tigers isn't stressing enough, their efforts at daily survival are interrupted when a strange little caveman named Lob arrives in the village. Lob convinces their leader, Chief Wug, that a neighboring tribe is amassing weapons of mass destruction in preparation for an assault on their village. As Lob gains more influence on their chief, the tiny community of...
Bonk and his mate Hedz are an ordinary caveman and cavewoman struggling with the everyday existence that comes when one's place in the food chain isn'...
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41,41 |
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Six of One: A Tudor Riff
ISBN: 9781466324381 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Six of One" is the ultimate 'girls' night in'-with the six wives of Henry VIII. It's the most fun you can have with your nightdress on Join Dolly, the Tudor-obsessed heroine of "Six of One," on a Yellow Brick Road journey to the alternate reality of an all-girl Tudor court. It all begins when Dolly loses consciousness on the eve of her marriage to the six-times-divorced Harry. She awakens in the company of the Tudor women she's studied all of her life. Team Tudor has a mission to accomplish, and Dolly may be just the girl who can help them do it. Dolly warms up for her interview with the...
"Six of One" is the ultimate 'girls' night in'-with the six wives of Henry VIII. It's the most fun you can have with your nightdress on Join Dolly, t...
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61,97 |
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A Rapturous Occasion
ISBN: 9781467997515 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The end of the world was just the start of their problems... A Rapturous Occasion is a novel about The Lyons, a wealthy middle-aged couple who believe the end is nigh. To ensure their loved ones are taken care of after The Rapture, they write three letters, each containing $1,000 and notes of condolence. The letters are addressed to: Sarah, their daughter who married a Marxist; Leah, their goddaughter who was cut off for enrolling in a class on evolution; and Carl, their former housekeeper who was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. This is a book that will keep you laughing as you...
The end of the world was just the start of their problems... A Rapturous Occasion is a novel about The Lyons, a wealthy middle-aged couple who believe...
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37,26 |
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The Book of Harold: The Illegitimate Son of God
ISBN: 9781593764388 / Angielski / Miękka / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Book of Harold is as profound and deeply respectful a novel as it is irreverent in its wild, often hilarious take on a modern messianic movement in suburbia. The titular and sometimes exasperating hero of this masterful satire is Harold Peeks, a middle-aged suburbanite living a lonely if typical modern life in the outskirts of Houston, Texas. His world feels bland and pointless until one evening at a mundane office party he announces to his stunned co-workers that he is the Second Coming of Christ. Oddly enough, people start to believe him. Blake Waterson, Harold's closest friend and...
The Book of Harold is as profound and deeply respectful a novel as it is irreverent in its wild, often hilarious take on a modern messianic movement i...
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66,92 |
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Rameau's Nephew
ISBN: 9781849023573 / Angielski / Twarda / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 18th Century Frenchman Diderot uses a fictional conversation between two men to criticize those who argued against the Enlightenment. As his prior works of political opinion had caused his imprisonment, Diderot was especially careful to craft -Rameau's Nephew- in such a way to not face further trouble.
18th Century Frenchman Diderot uses a fictional conversation between two men to criticize those who argued against the Enlightenment. As his prior wor...
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110,22 |
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Babbitt
ISBN: 9781781390849 / Angielski / Twarda / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a critique of American culture, society, and behaviour, it challenges conformity and -the American Dream-. Middle-aged George F. Babbitt, a property developer is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, with whom he has three children. Despite all his professional success and nice family, Babbitt believes he is living a dull, staid, middle-class life. He starts searching for a greater purpose but his life is poised on a slippery slope. His journey raises thought-provoking...
Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a critique of American culture, society, and behaviour, it challenge...
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167,98 |
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The Skelmerdale Effect
ISBN: 9781902878768 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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61,69 |
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Back by Popular Demand: For A Limited Engagement
ISBN: 9781466370791 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who would think that the road to political power runs through Hollywood? These rich guys do. They plot to make a movie about the life of Jesus that will ignite the latent evangelical fervor of the masses and turn it into a potent electoral tool. The only hitch? Their chosen leading man may prove to be more than they bargained for. Stay tuned.
Who would think that the road to political power runs through Hollywood? These rich guys do. They plot to make a movie about the life of Jesus that wi...
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51,82 |
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Catastrophically Consequential
ISBN: 9780615566634 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This kindred spirit / doppelganger / protege of "Hideous Exuberance" incorporates non-linear plots; comical rants and disturbing inner monologues; stream of consciousness dream sequences; surrealistic scenarios and time-traveling characters. Revel in the chaotic confusion of sociopathic celebrities, suburban swingers, suicidal trust fund girls, decadent jet setters, D-list standup comics, medieval princesses, sinister passive-aggressive jokers, "Evilangelists," and a host of other lost souls and disreputable, vindictive losers, as they search in vain for metaphysical clarity. Quotes from...
This kindred spirit / doppelganger / protege of "Hideous Exuberance" incorporates non-linear plots; comical rants and disturbing inner monologues; str...
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33,16 |
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Once More, From the Beginning
ISBN: 9780986702204 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here's a new look at the Old Testament...but this time the women's voice gets the prominence it deserved all along. Always witty, often funny, and definitely never boring, the women's common sense outlook puts quite a different spin on the bible stories you think you remember. Finally, take a clear look at the outrages that have been swept under the carpet for centuries and laugh at some of the nonsense that's been hiding there as well. The men who wrote the Bible have had the field to themselves for centuries. Let's see that ancient world through a woman's eyes. You may be surprised
Here's a new look at the Old Testament...but this time the women's voice gets the prominence it deserved all along. Always witty, often funny, and def...
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53,69 |
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The Stringer: Who Killed Harry Zalenka?
ISBN: 9781469920313 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who Killed Harry Zalenka? The news is all over CNN. A dead U.S. Congressman has just washed up on the Maryland shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Which means it's time for Tommy Moon to go to work. Moon is a Baltimore-based "stringer" for People magazine. Usually, he covers stories about famous people in the news - celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump. But this time, the veteran stringer won't be filing the usual fluff. Because a mole is loose at the CIA - and the mole doesn't want Moon to find out what happened to Harry Zalenka. As the action heats up and the odds against his survival...
Who Killed Harry Zalenka? The news is all over CNN. A dead U.S. Congressman has just washed up on the Maryland shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Which mean...
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41,24 |
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The Signatory
ISBN: 9781908011411 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sebastian Sackworth is pitched together with a misanthropic anthropologist and a lusty ornithologist on a madcap search for a rare red swan, soon to be joined by an Icelandic recluse, a chimpanzee and a notorious pirate.
Sebastian Sackworth is pitched together with a misanthropic anthropologist and a lusty ornithologist on a madcap search for a rare red swan, soon to b...
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75,17 |
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Chocolate Lenin
ISBN: 9780615594033 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. RISING SHADOW said-- If you're interested in satirical speculative fiction, and want to read something different, Chocolate Lenin is a fantastic book for you. A satire set in near-future Russia. Awash with light and charm, the story involves a crazed scientist's attempt at creating a new revolution as he causes pandemonium and uproar across the world. A small, quirky, elite team must find a way to stop him.
RISING SHADOW said-- If you're interested in satirical speculative fiction, and want to read something different, Chocolate Lenin is a fantastic book ...
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62,18 |
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Chicago Time
ISBN: 9780985393625 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the Chicago City Council goes on strike and good things happen all around the city, love is the last thing on the cynical minds of Robert Grabowski and Elise Callahan. Because of a recent merger, Robert is worried about his job. In a few weeks, Elise is due to return to expat life in Paris. One sunny morning Robert and Elise meet in front of their favorite pastry shop, which has suddenly closed. The two thirtysomethings have an argument and would like to leave it at that. But thanks to the smooth-running city, fate has other things in store for them. Add a politically-corrupt father with...
When the Chicago City Council goes on strike and good things happen all around the city, love is the last thing on the cynical minds of Robert Grabows...
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41,45 |
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Vegasite
ISBN: 9781475192957 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. VEGASITE: (VEY-guh-SAHYT) Noun - A term for the status-obsessed residents of Las Vegas, known for their parasitic and delusional personalities. "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas A sunny place for shady people" ... Sets the stage for VEGASITE, the story of a young man from the City of Sin, drifting along an aggressive path of self-destruction, drunkenly stumbling into the sort of situations that only the hopelessly self-loathing find themselves. Scenarios varying from the innocent to the unbelievably nefarious. As the narrator's world suddenly begins to unravel, he is forced to face his demons...
VEGASITE: (VEY-guh-SAHYT) Noun - A term for the status-obsessed residents of Las Vegas, known for their parasitic and delusional personalities. "Welco...
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41,45 |
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Big Chicken
ISBN: 9780970115775 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reluctant corporate investigator Greta Greenberry picks her way through a minefield of body parts in tasty hot wing buckets, crooked executives, skeevy lawyers, chucklehead rednecks, oleaginous clergy, hapless workers, gun-toting federales and piles of dead bodies (not counting the chickens) to find herself hog-tied in a freezer face-to-face with a grisly truth. Watch out Hiassen, Barry and Dorsey Grease up the pompadour and press your black 501s because Sijin Belle, your prom queen from Hell has arrived - well actually Mississippi but that's close enough. Her debut novel does for Big...
Reluctant corporate investigator Greta Greenberry picks her way through a minefield of body parts in tasty hot wing buckets, crooked executives, skeev...
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41,24 |
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For Bears To Dance To: "A Stock Market Romance"
ISBN: 9781463744991 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Set on the eve of the last Great Market Crash, this is the story of Wilton X, a young stockbroker with MLPF&S, the acronym of his mentors. Fused by greed and fear, the world of securities constructs endless Walls of Worry and Slopes of Hope for their clients who grow more distracted every day. Here, Wilton pursues the most beautiful bankrupt orphan ever marketed and finds love, wealth and himself.
Set on the eve of the last Great Market Crash, this is the story of Wilton X, a young stockbroker with MLPF&S, the acronym of his mentors. Fused by gr...
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49,54 |
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