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Phantom Trail: Discovering Ancient America
ISBN: 9780595349319 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traveling cross continent, the author explores several prominent, and many virtually "secret" sites of American antiquity. All relate to civilizations and cultures which preceded the arrival of the European--some, by many 1000s of years.
While the focus is on the Great Valley of the Mississippi and the stupendous and mysterious Moundbuilders, the working context is modern America. And it is knowledgeable Americans whom the author encounters along the Trail who provide support and guidance. In the latter part of the book, attention shifts to the startling land formations of the... Traveling cross continent, the author explores several prominent, and many virtually "secret" sites of American antiquity. All relate to civilizations...
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88,20 zł |
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Between Innings: A Father, a Son and Baseball
ISBN: 9780595356492 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During August of 2001 and 2002, a father and son took a baseball trip to the Midwest and West Coast, respectively. As they traveled, they wrote of baseball, the country and its people. While visits to the major league ballparks created the roadmap for the trips, the journey described in Between Innings was always about their time together. They traveled by plane, train, bus, and automobile, logged about 10,000 miles, met a few old friends, and made some new ones. Their travels took them to places as diverse as the ravines of West Virginia, the Midwest industrial belt, and the vast terrain of...
During August of 2001 and 2002, a father and son took a baseball trip to the Midwest and West Coast, respectively. As they traveled, they wrote of bas...
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42,08 zł |
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Sunday Drives: Nostalgic Reminiscing with the Best of Burma-Shave
ISBN: 9780595393244 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Burma-Shave craze reached its zenith during the 1950s, with more than 7,000 signs posted across the United States.
To market Burma-Shave, Allen Odell, an advertising wordsmith, devised the concept of sequential signs to sell his shaving cream. Typically, six signs were erected, with each of the first five containing a line of verse, and the sixth trumpeting the brand name. Burma-Shave signs appeared in every state except Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. The creative people at Burma-Shave, as well as customers who sent in jingles of their own, ultimately created more than 600 of the... The Burma-Shave craze reached its zenith during the 1950s, with more than 7,000 signs posted across the United States.
To market Burma-Shave, Allen... |
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49,77 zł |
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Welcome To Branson: A Visitor Guide to the Branson Area
ISBN: 9780595405732 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When I moved here to Branson the summer of 2005, I fell in love with this great town and all the great people here who I have met. I got inspired to write my books from various places here in the Branson area. I would go out and sit at Table Rock State Park and write, I would go on a hike in the Lakeside Wilderness and sit at the picnic area and think about writing.
What a beautiful town Branson is and the people here are so nice, it is great to see a town that honors the Veterans. With all the Stars here who perform day after day, and all the workers whom both work so hard to make you... When I moved here to Branson the summer of 2005, I fell in love with this great town and all the great people here who I have met. I got inspired to w...
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65,14 zł |
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Tales from the Gringa
ISBN: 9780595442744 / Angielski / Miękka / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is nothing extraordinarily special about author Ruth Tolerton and her husband, aside from their individual talents as human beings. They'd traveled to parts of the world and felt comfortable on foreign soil for a week or even a month at a time. They diligently and competently performed middle-class jobs and lead middle-class lives with middle-class frustrations and successes. But in 2001, the couple finds themselves quickly approaching a crossroads, and with it, the age-old question: Is this all there is?
Seeking fulfillment, adventure, and passion, the Tolertons leave behind the... There is nothing extraordinarily special about author Ruth Tolerton and her husband, aside from their individual talents as human beings. They'd trave...
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76,67 zł |
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Notes from the Element: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780595444571 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,83 zł |
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Into The Blue Far Distance: Memories and Musing from America's Roads
ISBN: 9780595651115 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 26,2001, Michael Burns left his home in California. In July, after a journey that took him across the United States, he returned home. Michael is a paraplegic. He cannot walk or stand. He has used a wheelchair since 1967. His van was his only constant companion.
On April 26,2001, Michael Burns left his home in California. In July, after a journey that took him across the United States, he returned home. Michae...
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95,89 zł |
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Sunday Drives: Nostalgic Reminiscing with the Best of Burma-Shave
ISBN: 9780595676941 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Burma-Shave craze reached its zenith during the 1950s, withmore than 7,000 signs posted across the United States.
To market Burma-Shave, Allen Odell, an advertising wordsmith, devised the concept of sequential signs to sell his shaving cream.Typically, six signs were erected, with each of the first fivecontaining a line of verse, and the sixth trumpeting the brand name. Burma-Shave signs appeared in every state except Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. The creative people at Burma-Shave, aswell as customers who sent in jingles of their own, ultimatelycreated more than 600 of the... The Burma-Shave craze reached its zenith during the 1950s, withmore than 7,000 signs posted across the United States.
To market Burma-Shave, Allen O... |
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88,20 zł |
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Tales from the Gringa
ISBN: 9780595685967 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is nothing extraordinarily special about author Ruth Tolerton and her husband, aside from their individual talents as human beings. They'd traveled to parts of the world and felt comfortable on foreign soil for a week or even a month at a time. They diligently and competently performed middle-class jobs and lead middle-class lives with middle-class frustrations and successes. But in 2001, the couple finds themselves quickly approaching a crossroads, and with it, the age-old question: Is this all there is?
Seeking fulfillment, adventure, and passion, the Tolertons leave behind the... There is nothing extraordinarily special about author Ruth Tolerton and her husband, aside from their individual talents as human beings. They'd trave...
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115,10 zł |
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Notes from the Element: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780595687367 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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111,26 zł |
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Braving Home: Dispatches from the Underwater Town, the Lava-Side Inn, and Other Extreme Locales
ISBN: 9780618446629 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Part travelogue . . . part meditation on the meaning of home" ("Wall Street Journal"), "Braving Home" introduces readers to some of modern America's most unusual, unforgettable pioneers.
"Part travelogue . . . part meditation on the meaning of home" ("Wall Street Journal"), "Braving Home" introduces readers to some of modern America's ...
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72,98 zł |
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Unholy Hymnal
ISBN: 9780671211196 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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65,29 zł |
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Haunted Houses U.S.A.
ISBN: 9780671662585 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now readers can discover the best places to encounter ghosts. From restaurants to mansions to graveyards, this chilling book is a fascinating guide to incredible haunting sites.
Now readers can discover the best places to encounter ghosts. From restaurants to mansions to graveyards, this chilling book is a fascinating guide to...
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88,20 zł |
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Living on the Edge of the World: New Jersey Writers Take on the Garden State
ISBN: 9780743291606 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mobsters. Big hair. The smelly Turnpike. The poor cousin of its glittering neighbor Manhattan. Could that really be all there is to New Jersey? In Living on the Edge of the World, the best and brightest young writers from the much maligned state answer back with edgy, irreverent pieces of nonfiction paying tribute to New Jersey's unique place in the cultural consciousness. Like a drive along the Garden State Parkway, their stories travel to just about every corner of the state, from Princeton and Hillside to Camden and Hoboken. In "Straight Outta Garwood," Tom Perrotta...
Mobsters. Big hair. The smelly Turnpike. The poor cousin of its glittering neighbor Manhattan. Could that really be all there is to New Jersey?...
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65,29 zł |
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Great Tours!: Thematic Tours and Guide Training for Historic Sites
ISBN: 9780759100992 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Creating tours that are interesting and educational for visitors (and guides ) is a challenge every historic site faces. Great Tours helps you focus clearly on the material culture and significance of your site and then shows you how to use that focus to train and energize your guides. You will be able to move your tours to a fresh new level that is engaging and educational for visitors of all ages and abilities. Readings and workshop activities frame the process throughout and allow you to develop what is most appropriate for your site, while working to strike a realistic balance between...
Creating tours that are interesting and educational for visitors (and guides ) is a challenge every historic site faces. Great Tours helps you focus ...
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199,58 zł |
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Picturing Long Beach Island, New Jersey
ISBN: 9780764327056 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 490 nostalgic color and black and white picture postcards and vintage photographs from the 1890s to the 1980s present the history of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. The past comes alive as you stroll the Beach Haven boardwalk, watch the Pound Fishermen hauling in their nets, cross the wood-planked causeway, and walk the streets of Barnegat City. With its vast collection of vintage images, this book is the next best thing to time travel; yet it can be easily enjoyed from the comfort of a beach chair. Here is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of a popular and...
Over 490 nostalgic color and black and white picture postcards and vintage photographs from the 1890s to the 1980s present the history of Long Beach I...
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189,54 zł |
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Historic Hiking Trails: A Directory of Over 900 Routes with Awards Available to Hikers
ISBN: 9780786411962 / Angielski / Miękka / 173 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work covers routes in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, as well as some in the Panama Canal area, Korea and the Philippines. It catagorizes each as: historic; historical; natural or scenic; and recreational. Practical details are provided.
This work covers routes in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia, as well as some in the Panama Canal area, Korea and the Philippines. It cata...
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167,43 zł |
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Hudson River (Rivers in Amer)
ISBN: 9780791077276 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From pre-colonial times to the post-industrial age, rivers have shaped the course of American history and culture. Take a fascinating historical journey down the greatest rivers in the United States and learn how they have influenced the people and communities that live and work on them. The histories of these rivers include many of the notable names in American history, such as Lewis & Clark, John Colter, Zebulon Pike, and Tecumseh. The Hudson is only 315 miles long, but it is striking in many aspects. It is justly famous for its remarkable beauty, but its upper reaches also have powered...
From pre-colonial times to the post-industrial age, rivers have shaped the course of American history and culture. Take a fascinating historical journ...
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121,64 zł |
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Patterns and Coincidences: A Sequel to All Is But a Beginning
ISBN: 9780803233126 / Angielski / Twarda / 123 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a continuation of the autobiography of John G. Neihardt All Is But a Beginning offering a final glimpse into his fascinating life. Covering the years 1901-1908, he weaves a mosaic of personal fulfillment, joy and sorrow, reflecting on thesuccesses and failures he experienced during his "mature" years. As only he could, Neihardt shares a mingling of romantic anecdotes alive with names and faces he sought out or fought for along the way.
Writing with warmth and sensitivity, the late Poet Laureate of Nebraska tells of his early newspaper days, his struggle to write... This volume is a continuation of the autobiography of John G. Neihardt All Is But a Beginning offering a final glimpse into his fascinating lif...
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102,18 zł |
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High Country Empire: The High Plains and Rockies
ISBN: 9780803250086 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The first adequate history of the High Country Empire I have ever found. . . . This is vivid, vigorous history, rich with incident, solid with research, firm with informed opinion. . . . On total score this is an outstanding book."--Hal Borland, Saturday Review. "It will make excellent supplementary reading for students of the American West, complementing the work of Bernard De Voto and Carl F. Kraenzel."--Walter Prescott Webb, New York Times Book Review. "Mr. Athearn is not only a good historian, he is an exceptionally able writer. His sparkling narrative--filled with quotable anecdotes and...
"The first adequate history of the High Country Empire I have ever found. . . . This is vivid, vigorous history, rich with incident, solid with resear...
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95,89 zł |
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