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Ban Ki-moon: United Nations Secretary-General
ISBN: 9781604130706 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the US, he met President John F Kennedy. From then, Ban desired to work for peace. This title discusses how his further success in these areas attempts to keep the UN relevant in the complex world.
As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later i...
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120,90 |
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Nancy Pelosi: Politician
ISBN: 9781604130751 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This biography details the life of Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the legislator who has earned a reputation as one of Washington's most liberal lawmakers.
This biography details the life of Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the legislator...
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120,90 |
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Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady
ISBN: 9781604130768 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eleanor Roosevelt overcame many hardships throughout her life. Considered homely, Roosevelt grew up at the end of the Victorian era in an aristocratic family, where, as far as women were concerned, looks mattered more than intelligence. She lost both of her parents before she was 10 years old. This title explains the America's most notable women.
Eleanor Roosevelt overcame many hardships throughout her life. Considered homely, Roosevelt grew up at the end of the Victorian era in an aristocratic...
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120,90 |
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Gordon Brown
ISBN: 9781604130805 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work tells how, for a decade, Gordon Brown was Prime Minister Tony Blair's right-hand man - the 'Iron Chancellor' who piloted the British economy through years of growth. But behind the scenes, a bitter power struggle between the two men was rocking the foundations of the Labour Party.
This work tells how, for a decade, Gordon Brown was Prime Minister Tony Blair's right-hand man - the 'Iron Chancellor' who piloted the British economy...
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140,25 |
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Susan B. Anthony: Activist
ISBN: 9781604130874 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Susan B. Anthony spent her life working to bring equality to women and African Americans. She wanted both groups to have the same educational opportunities, the same working options, and the same voting rights as white males. Read about this pioneer for equality in this book.
Susan B. Anthony spent her life working to bring equality to women and African Americans. She wanted both groups to have the same educational opportun...
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120,90 |
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Environmental Regulations and Global Warming
ISBN: 9781604133325 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most scientists agree that global warming is a serious threat, and that human beings contribute to it by burning carbon-containing fuels such as oil and coal; and the international community has moved to limit carbon emissions. This book discusses the debate about whether and how our government should act to protect the Earth's climate.
Most scientists agree that global warming is a serious threat, and that human beings contribute to it by burning carbon-containing fuels such as oil a...
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140,25 |
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Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire
ISBN: 9781604133899 / Angielski / Twarda / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in 1947, "A Streetcar Named Desire" garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Considered a lyrical masterpiece, the drama reveals the destructive impact that ensues when romantic impulse encounters animal vitalism. This new volume in the acclaimed Blooms Modern Critical Interpretations series offers fresh insight into one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century. Master scholar Harold Bloom introduces the novel in this study guide, which also features a chronology, a bibliography, an index, and notes on the contributors.
Published in 1947, "A Streetcar Named Desire" garnered Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Considered a...
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183,84 |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
ISBN: 9781604133905 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Produced after the death of Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night is generally considered the author's masterpiece and a seminal drama of the 20th century. The play explores the contradictory nature of family and the deep, yet tenuous, bonds uniting the Tyrones. O'Neill added autobiographical resonance to his portrait of four flawed dreamers struggling to accept the limitations and vulnerabilities with which they have been burdened. This new edition in the Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series offers a selection of full-length critical essays that explore the restrictive,... Produced after the death of Eugene O'Neill, Long Day's Journey into Night is generally considered the author's masterpiece and a seminal drama of t... |
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183,84 |
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Marie Curie: Scientist
ISBN: 9781604130867 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marie Curie's life was a story of passion, obsession, ambition, and dreams. After earning her doctorate in physics, she rose to the ranks of her male peers, becoming the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in science. This book tells of her life and career.
Marie Curie's life was a story of passion, obsession, ambition, and dreams. After earning her doctorate in physics, she rose to the ranks of her male ...
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120,90 |
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Jefferson Davis
ISBN: 9781604132977 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A biography of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Following an early military career, he became senator for Mississippi and a strong advocate of slavery. He eventually resigned from the Senate on Mississippi's secession from the Union and became President of the Confederacy in 1861.
A biography of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Following an early military career, he became senator for ...
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120,90 |
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Abraham Lincoln
ISBN: 9781604132984 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work explores the life and career of Abraham Lincoln who was born to two uneducated farmers. It tells how he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to US Congressman to the 16th US president.
This work explores the life and career of Abraham Lincoln who was born to two uneducated farmers. It tells how he worked himself up from farmer to res...
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120,90 |
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Stonewall Jackson
ISBN: 9781604132991 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson was the great-grandson of indentured servants from Ireland who were sentenced to serve time in America for larceny. This book explores his life and career.
Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson was the great-grandson of indentured servants from Ireland who were sentenced to serve time in America for larceny...
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120,90 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman
ISBN: 9781604133004 / Angielski / Twarda / 149 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This biography looks at the military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he joined the Union Army, eventually becoming supreme commander of the armies in the West. His 'March to the Sea' campaign through Georgia was an inetgral reason for the surrender of the Confederate armies in 1865.
This biography looks at the military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he joined the Union Army, eventuall...
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120,90 |
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Ulysses S. Grant
ISBN: 9781604133011 / Angielski / Twarda / 119 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ulysses S. Grant is a puzzling figure in American history. The 18th president of the US had corruption associated with his administration, but he was a decorated war hero famous for turing attacks by the Confederate Army into victories for the Union. This book explores his life and career.
Ulysses S. Grant is a puzzling figure in American history. The 18th president of the US had corruption associated with his administration, but he was ...
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120,90 |
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John Brown
ISBN: 9781604133059 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the vastly contrasting views held on the controversial anti-slavery campaigner, John Brown, who famously led the unsuccessful raid on the federal armoury at Harper's Ferry. Many regard him as a heroic martyr and visionary, while others see him as a madman and American terrorist.
This book examines the vastly contrasting views held on the controversial anti-slavery campaigner, John Brown, who famously led the unsuccessful raid ...
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120,90 |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
ISBN: 9781604133028 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family where the boys were seen as assets and the girls as second-class citizens. The lack of power for women in the 1800s fueled her outrage against slavery, and she began to write religious periodicals to support her family. This book explores his life and career.
Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family where the boys were seen as assets and the girls as second-class citizens. The lack of power for women in th...
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120,90 |
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DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISBN: 9780816067848 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between September 2006 and May 2007, the online networking site Facebook doubled its number of visitors to 26 million. Today, it has more than 300 million active users worldwide. Though Facebook is just one tool people use to connect with each other, the myriad of other Web sites such as MySpace and the estimated 2 billion cellphones in use worldwide mean that more people than ever are using digital communication. Digital Communications: From E-mail to the Cyber Community looks at the digital tools used during interpersonal communication, such as cell phones, electronic mail, chat rooms, and...
Between September 2006 and May 2007, the online networking site Facebook doubled its number of visitors to 26 million. Today, it has more than 300 mil...
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164,49 |
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Digital Music: Computers That Make Music
ISBN: 9780816067879 / Angielski / Twarda / 135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today there are talking toasters, cars that start themselves using voice recognition, and telephones that use voice commands. But those are not the only examples of digital sound. The ubiquitous earbuds and tiny MP3 players show how common it is to listen to digital music. Digital Music: Computers That Make Music examines digital sound's basic principles, history, physics, and different formats and how it became so prevalent in the digital world. Because the Internet has made it so easy to share digital files, this volume includes a discussion of the legal implications of sharing music and...
Today there are talking toasters, cars that start themselves using voice recognition, and telephones that use voice commands. But those are not the on...
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164,49 |
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DIGITAL RESEARCH
ISBN: 9780816067909 / Angielski / Twarda / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Engineers, scientists, and computer programmers use digital systems for many purposes, from inventing a better car to landing spacecrafts on Mars. But they are not the only ones who create this way. Every day the average person uses digital tools to research and develop new applications used in healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, communications, and e-commerce to make our lives easier. Nevertheless, in the era of cleaning robots and voice-activated cars, some question whether the gadgets revolution will usher in a techno utopia or enslave its users to technology. Digital Research:...
Engineers, scientists, and computer programmers use digital systems for many purposes, from inventing a better car to landing spacecrafts on Mars. But...
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164,49 |
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Digital Security: Cyber Terror and Cyber Security
ISBN: 9780816067916 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the advent of widespread Internet use, digital technology has been used for criminal intent. From computer viruses capable of shutting down and destroying infected computers to recruiting members online for hate groups, the ways the Internet can be used for nefarious purposes is practically limitless. But there is hope. Those in the digital industry are working to increase safeguards from cyber terrorists, such as heading off viruses before they can infect computers, and increasing cyber security. Digital Security: Cyber Terror and Cyber Security describes how computers are used both... Since the advent of widespread Internet use, digital technology has been used for criminal intent. From computer viruses capable of shutting down a... |
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162,96 |
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