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Visions of Persia: Mapping the Travels of Adam Olearius
ISBN: 9780674012547 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from Northern Germany, through Muscovy, to the court of Shah Safi in Isfahan. German-speaking public; his frank appraisal of Persian customs foreshadows the enlightened spirit of the eighteenth century (influencing Montesquieu's Persian Letters as well as Goethe's West-Eastern Divan) and prepares the way for German Romanticism's infatuation with Persian poetry. text with the numerous engravings that supplement the book. The emphasis falls on contextualized readings of Olearius's decorative...
This work examines the travel account of a German baroque author who journeyed in search of silk from Northern Germany, through Muscovy, to the court ...
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Carefree on the European Canals
ISBN: 9780991955640 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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118,69 |
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Tachtig: Elke kilometer telt. Later begint nu
ISBN: 9789083624501 / Holenderski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Adventurer Richard Katz: Some Early Twentieth-Century Travel Stories
ISBN: 9781664133112 / Angielski / Twarda / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,19 |
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In The Shadow of The Sun: Travels and Adventures in the World of Hotels
ISBN: 9780595672219 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "In the Shadow of the Sun," the fast-moving and humorous memoir of author Peter Venison, takes us back and forth across the Atlantic, from Europe to Africa, in fascinating detail:
"At about the time of my graduation a new hotel was opening in London's Knightsbridge. It was to be called the Carlton Tower and to be operated by Hotel Corporation of America, the first new hotel to be built in London after the war and the first belonging to an American operator. Completely against the advice of my college professors, I applied for, and was offered, a position as a front desk clerk. 'How can you... "In the Shadow of the Sun," the fast-moving and humorous memoir of author Peter Venison, takes us back and forth across the Atlantic, from Europe to A...
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Solo: Challenges, Disabilities and the Greatest of Losses
ISBN: 9780595399598 / Angielski / Miękka / 495 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1996, 60-year-old Bob Kelly temporarily lost the use of his legs. That disability was hard to bear for someone who had always been physically active. The following year, while looking for a way to use his upper body strength, he had an idea- to travel solo by kayak from Ottawa to the Atlantic.
In 1998, after completing that journey, Kelly faced another loss with the death of Shirley, his beloved wife of 34 years. He decided to continue the kayak trip across Canada as a memorial to her. It was an odyssey that took him some 9,000 kilometres through the most challenging waterways of... In 1996, 60-year-old Bob Kelly temporarily lost the use of his legs. That disability was hard to bear for someone who had always been physically activ...
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A Short Stint in Tibet: Captured by Chinese Horse Soldiers, A Couple is Taken on a Wild Journey of Body and Mind
ISBN: 9780595671458 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain crossing at the source of the Brahmaputra River, the two lost explorers find themselves destitute with no map and meager supplies. Suddenly, they are captured by a bedraggled patrol of outcasts from the Chinese Army. Their trip turns into a wild odyssey as they become 'prisoners" of this ragtag group of wacky characters. "Dripping wet and shivering, we found refuge in a shack adjoining the collection of drowning huts from which we had escaped. It...
Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain cros...
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119,27 |
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Lost in Venice: And Other Places
ISBN: 9781440170393 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,27 |
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Our Island: A Fourteen-Month Journal of Life on Swan's Island, Maine, in the Seventies
ISBN: 9781491777435 / Angielski / Miękka / 510 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Into the Carpathians: A Journey Through the Heart and History of East Central Europe (Part 2: The Western Mountains)
ISBN: 9780578705705 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
119,27 |
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The Balloonatics: Memoir of a Professional Hot Air Balloon Pilot
ISBN: 9781965278734 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,27 |
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Tadschikistan entdecken: Reiseführer übers Dach der Welt
ISBN: 9783749446186 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,36 |
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Cruisin" Route 66: color photos of CRUISIN' ROUTE 66
ISBN: 9781522866435 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Take this cool ride WITH COLOR PHOTOS Explore Route 66 in a variety of classic cars on this classic road. Hundreds of color photos and great Route 66 stories makes this a wonderful coffee table book and a working guide for the Route 66 armchair explorer
Take this cool ride WITH COLOR PHOTOS Explore Route 66 in a variety of classic cars on this classic road. Hundreds of color photos and great Route 66...
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119,36 |
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Around the World in Eighty Years
ISBN: 9781638674528 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,46 |
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Twenty Years at Sea: The World as my Classroom
ISBN: 9781525575679 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,62 |
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Mysteries, Myths, and Marvels of the World's Most Popular Landmarks
ISBN: 9781400251469 / Angielski / 14-04-2026 Książka dostępna od: 14-04-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 14-04-2026
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114,27 |
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The Complete Guide to the UK National Parks
ISBN: 9781844867387 / Angielski / 09-06-2026 Książka dostępna od: 09-06-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 09-06-2026
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From the Mountain’s Edge
ISBN: 9780008735364 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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120,33 |
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Access Adventure: The ultimate book of trails and adventures by wheelchair and on foot
ISBN: 9781844867240 / Angielski / 09-06-2026 Książka dostępna od: 09-06-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 09-06-2026
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The Royal Road to Romance
ISBN: 9781635610833 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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120,63 |