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Comstock Phantoms: Ghost Stories of Virginia City
ISBN: 9780974521718 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. True Ghost Stories of Virginia City, NV. America's Largest Historical Landmark is also America's most haunted This Old West ghost town refuses to die. Literally. Includes narrative and first-hand accounts of ghosts, maps and diagrams of the haunts, and includes the author's hilarious ghost-hunting mishaps.
True Ghost Stories of Virginia City, NV. America's Largest Historical Landmark is also America's most haunted This Old West ghost town refuses to die...
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69,06 zł |
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The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up
ISBN: 9781578594771 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Secrets and Suppressed Evidence. Coincidences or Lies?
Sifting through hundreds of historical and government documents, interviewing multitudes of participants, and tracking countless number of leads, a former army officer, trained as an intelligence officer, presents a case for government incompetence and, potentially, malfeasance. Shining a harsh light on the government and its secrets, The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up investigates what the government knows about encounters with UFOs, alien life, and mysterious activities. The government has... Secrets and Suppressed Evidence. Coincidences or Lies?
Sifting through hundreds of historical and government documents, interviewing multit... |
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175,76 zł |
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Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania: True Stories Of The Unsolved And Unexplained, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762772292 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Part of the Myths and Mysteriesseries, Myths and Mysteries ofPennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries inPennsylvaniaAEs history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book i"
Part of the Myths and Mysteriesseries, Myths and Mysteries ofPennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries inPennsylvaniaAEs ...
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65,34 zł |
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Myths and Mysteries of Alaska: True Stories Of The Unsolved And Unexplained, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762772223 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Myths & Mysteries ofAlaska explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries inthe Last Frontier'shistory. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general aud"
Myths & Mysteries ofAlaska explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries inthe Last Frontier'shistory. Each episode included in the book i...
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65,34 zł |
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Myths and Mysteries of Florida: True Stories Of The Unsolved And Unexplained, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762769674 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hoversover the Sunshine State.This book offersresidents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Flor"
Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hoversover the Sunshine State.This book offersresidents,...
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65,34 zł |
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Electrified Sheep: Glass-Eating Scientists, Nuking the Moon, and More Bizarre Experiments
ISBN: 9781250031709 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pig Who Survived an Atomic Bomb The Psychologist Who Hid Beneath Beds The Founding Father Who Delivered Mouth-to-Mouth . . . to a Chicken Welcome to some of the most weird and wonderful experiments ever conducted in the name of science. Alex Boese's Electrified Sheep is packed with eccentric characters, irrational obsessions, and extreme experiments. Watch as scientists attempt to nuke the moon, wince at the doctor who performs a self-appendectomy, and catch the faint whiff of singed wool from an electrified sheep. The Pig Who Survived an Atomic Bomb The Psychologist Who Hid Beneath Beds The Founding Father Who Delivered Mouth-to-Mouth . . . to a C... |
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101,15 zł |
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The Right Way to Do Wrong: An Expose of Successful Criminals
ISBN: 9781602060784 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The legendary Harry Houdini started the tradition of magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade that continues today through the likes Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi. But Houdini went even further here, in this delightful 1906 novelty: he revealed the working secrets of thieves, swindlers, and con artists.
Culled from his conversations with "the chiefs of police and the most famous detectives in the world," Houdinis tales of the tricks of the trade of beggars, pickpockets, and burglars are instructive and amusing. The master showman was also a... The legendary Harry Houdini started the tradition of magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade that continues today through th...
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49,22 zł |
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Curiosities of Literature : A Book-lover's Anthology of Literary Erudition
ISBN: 9780099519294 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How much heavier was Thackeray's brain than Walt Whitman's? Which novels do American soldiers read? When did cigarettes first make an appearance in English literature? And, while we're about it, who wrote the first Western? In this book, the author contemplates questions such as these.
How much heavier was Thackeray's brain than Walt Whitman's? Which novels do American soldiers read? When did cigarettes first make an appearance in En...
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87,14 zł |
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Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders
ISBN: 9780596526856 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the ideal book to get you started. The Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders offers you a guide to the equipment you need, and shows you how and where to find hundreds of spectacular objects in the deep sky -- double and multiple stars as well as spectacular star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and this is the id... |
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130,74 zł |
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The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World's Most Fascinating Flora
ISBN: 9780062282750 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A wild ride through the plant world."--The American Gardener An entertaining and enlightening compendium of the world's most amazing and bizarre plants, revealing their secrets, history, and lore What happens when you give a plant a polygraph test? Can a flower really turn a human into a zombie? What gives the gingko tree its stink? The Big, Bad Book of Botany holds the incredible answers to all of these questions and more. From absinthe to zubrowka (a popular ingredient in Polish vodkas), award-winning author Michael Largo takes you... "A wild ride through the plant world."--The American Gardener An entertaining and enlightening compendium of th... |
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96,75 zł |
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Oregon Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History's Mysteries
ISBN: 9781493028269 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past explores some of the Beaver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. Read about the mysterious disappearances of several people over the years around Mount Emily, relive the gruesome discovery of three murdered trappers near the Deschutes River, and learn why many people believe an eleven-ton meteorite might be hidden in the mountains of southwestern Oregon.
From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past explo...
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74,57 zł |
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Electricity of the Mind: The Anomalist 14
ISBN: 9781933665399 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With this issue, The Anomalist seeks to provide sudden jolts of illumination to spark the imagination. "Electricity of the Mind" is instant CPR for the head.
Theo Paijmans mines the rich seam of digital newspaper archives to look at anomalies in a whole new way. Ulrich Magin ventures into a previously neglected corner of Earth Mysteries, taking us on a tour of out-of-place volcanoes across Europe. Dwight Whalen explores a forgotten tale of bizarre visions that brought vivid omens of World War I to the skies of Pennsylvania in 1914. Cameron Blount examines the implications of... With this issue, The Anomalist seeks to provide sudden jolts of illumination to spark the imagination. "Electricity of the Mind" is instant CPR for th...
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68,99 zł |
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Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World
ISBN: 9781612122311 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. See the world in a whole new way Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structure, function, and personality of the natural world. Explore the anatomy of a jellyfish, the inside of a volcano, monarch butterfly migration, how sunsets work, and much more. Rothman's whimsical illustrations are paired with interactive activities that encourage curiosity and inspire you to look more closely at the world all around you. See the world in a whole new way Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the struct... |
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81,61 zł |
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Santa Claus's Christmas Trivia Challenge: 100 Questions about the secular and sacred customs of Christmas
ISBN: 9781493778911 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. See how much you really know about the history of Christmas. Have fun and be challenged by 100 far-ranging trivia questions about Christmas. The questions are loosely organized into three subjective categories of easy, medium, and hard. The advantage to this loose organization is that the questions move back and forth from topic to topic, so seldom are there very many questions about the same subject in a row. Although the book does not further organize the questions, here is some further categorization, to give you an idea of the nature of the questions: *10 questions about the modern Santa...
See how much you really know about the history of Christmas. Have fun and be challenged by 100 far-ranging trivia questions about Christmas. The quest...
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36,91 zł |
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Taking Back Your Holidays: A Whimsical Guide to a Lighter, Brighter Christmas
ISBN: 9780999464304 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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109,95 zł |
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Beauty's Beast (B&W): The Journey Chosen for Her
ISBN: 9781500123659 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Ernestine retired she had no insight that she would receive the diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. But she did. We are not heavenly angels but earthen vessels. God chooses vessels and prepares and shapes them over time by reproof and correction. Beauty's Beast is a story of the journey chosen for Ernestine. God chooses our test. He chooses and He decides without our permission. He is God; the Author and Finisher of our faith Ernestine was God's chosen vessel. There wasn't a multiple choice or true and false questionnaire involved. She wasn't given the opportunity to refuse the test or to...
When Ernestine retired she had no insight that she would receive the diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. But she did. We are not heavenly angels but earthen...
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36,91 zł |
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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court
ISBN: 9780810872486 / Angielski / Twarda / 686 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look at the justices, procedures, cases, and issues over the institution's more than 200-year history. The Court is a legal institution born from a highly politicized process. Modern justices time their departures to coincide with favorable administrations and the confirmation process has become a highly-charged political spectacle played out on television and in the national press. Throughout its history, the Court has been at the center of the...
The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look...
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861,02 zł |
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Historia, tradiciones y leyendas de calles de Mexico. Tomo I: Prologo de Jerman Argueta
ISBN: 9781505825565 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Este es un libro clasico que se nutre de episodios que forman parte de la memoria colectiva de la que fuera la Ciudad de los Palacios, pero que el arte de Valle-Arizpe ha convertido en textos cuya riqueza radica no solo en el profundo conocimiento de la vida colonial sino tambien en la belleza expresiva."
Este es un libro clasico que se nutre de episodios que forman parte de la memoria colectiva de la que fuera la Ciudad de los Palacios, pero que el art...
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73,87 zł |
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Historia, tradiciones y leyendas de calles de Mexico. Tomo II: Prologo de Eduardo Antonio Parra
ISBN: 9781505825572 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inmersos en vidas ajenas, envueltos en un atuendo que no es el nuestro y viviendo la vida de otros, los lectores de este libro poco a poco nos adentramos en los arcanos de la urbe. Aprendamos, en un paseo a la vez geografico y temporal, que el origen del nombre antiguo de ciertas calles pueden hallarse en una historia de amor o en una disposicion testamentaria, o en una tragedia; atestiguamos los afanes de hombres y mujeres por acrecentar sus virtudes y ganarse la gloria despues de la muerte; somos participes de los sufrimientos de quienes, al igual que el Job biblico, son puestos a prueba...
Inmersos en vidas ajenas, envueltos en un atuendo que no es el nuestro y viviendo la vida de otros, los lectores de este libro poco a poco nos adentra...
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73,87 zł |
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I Never Knew That About Wales
ISBN: 9781785031021 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A wonderful miscellany of hundreds of interesting facts about Wales.
The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain, this is a spellbinding journey around Wales by bestselling author Christopher Winn. Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, "I Never Knew That About Wales "visits the thirteen traditional Welsh counties and unearths the hidden gems that they each hold. Discover where history and legends happened; where people, ideas and inventions began; where dreams took flight; where famous figures were born and now rest. A glittering... A wonderful miscellany of hundreds of interesting facts about Wales.
The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain, this is a spel... |
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70,79 zł |
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