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Embracing the wonders that surround us
ISBN: 9781956688214 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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194,50 zł |
Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis
ISBN: 9780060754006 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forgotten New York is your passport to more than 300 years of history, architecture, and memories hidden in plain sight. Houses dating to the first Dutch settlers on Staten Island; yellow brick roads in Brooklyn; clocks embedded in the sidewalk in Manhattan; bishop's crook lampposts in Queens; and a white elephant in the Bronx--this is New York and this is your guide to seeing it all. Forgotten New York covers all five boroughs with easy-to-use maps and suggested routes to hundreds of out-of-the way places, antiquated monuments, streets to nowhere, and buildings... Forgotten New York is your passport to more than 300 years of history, architecture, and memories hidden in plain sight. Houses dati... |
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86,90 zł |
Great Eastern RV Trips: A Year-Round Guide to the Best RVing in the East
ISBN: 9780071349291 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Guaranteed to stir wanderlust, these 20 enticing seasonal adventures steer travelers from apple butter festivals in autumnal New England to candlelit caroling for Charistmas in Colonial Willaimsburg, and more. The Groenes, longtime, fulltime Rvers, have written a guide with the comfort, needs, and concerns of RVers in mind.
Guaranteed to stir wanderlust, these 20 enticing seasonal adventures steer travelers from apple butter festivals in autumnal New England to candlelit ...
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86,94 zł |
Hiking New Jersey: A Guide To 50 Of The Garden State's Greatest Hiking Adventures, First Edition
ISBN: 9780762711192 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Jersey s stereotype as overpopulated and industrial notwithstanding, there s another New Jersey worth seeing and this guide goes there. This is the aptly nicknamed Garden State of preserved forests and farmland, of streams and waterfalls, of clean beaches and vast wetlands, of endless green mountains. This comprehensive, informative, user-friendly guide describes fifty hikes for all abilities."
New Jersey s stereotype as overpopulated and industrial notwithstanding, there s another New Jersey worth seeing and this guide goes there. This is th...
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86,72 zł |
Road Biking Washington, D.C.
ISBN: 9780762723058 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This completely revised, redesigned, and updated edition of Short Bike Rides Washington, D.C. presents over 30 great rides in and around the nation's capital. Includes maps and detailed route descriptions for each ride.
This completely revised, redesigned, and updated edition of Short Bike Rides Washington, D.C. presents over 30 great rides in and around the nation's ...
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64,98 zł |
River of Mountains: A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson (Revised)
ISBN: 9780815603160 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first-person narrative documents one man's adventure down the Hudson River by canoe - from its source at the peak of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks to Battery Park.
This first-person narrative documents one man's adventure down the Hudson River by canoe - from its source at the peak of Mount Marcy in the Adirondac...
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86,72 zł |
Atlantic Coast Beaches: A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore
ISBN: 9780878425341 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape meant only for swimming, snoozing, or working on your tan. Upon closer inspection, though, the beach reveals that it has myriad treasures for the curious to locate, such as ephemeral beach ripples decorating the sand, traces of miniature organisms inscribed on dunes, and armored mudballs. Atlantic Coast beaches, from Maine to Florida, are full of amazing features formed by the interactions between tides, currents, bedrock, weather, beach critters, and much more. Written for a general audience, Atlantic Coast...
At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape meant only for swimming, snoozing, or working on your tan. Upon close...
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86,94 zł |
Manhattan on Film 1: Walking Tours of Hollywood's Fabled Front Lot
ISBN: 9780879102838 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Limelight). Key sites for over 100 movies that were shot in the most fabulous city in the world, New York City.
(Limelight). Key sites for over 100 movies that were shot in the most fabulous city in the world, New York City.
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64,98 zł |
Manhattan on Film 2: More Walking Tours of Location Sites in the Big Apple
ISBN: 9780879109752 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Limelight). Another 13 walking tours, illustrated as before with movie stills and photographs of the actual sites. Chuck Katz ends his book with a walking tour of Lower Manhattan and Ground Zero, which he calls "America's heart."
(Limelight). Another 13 walking tours, illustrated as before with movie stills and photographs of the actual sites. Chuck Katz ends his book with a wa...
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69,33 zł |
The Colossus of New York
ISBN: 9781400031245 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning, bestselling author of The Underground Railroadrecreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in or spent time in the greatest of American cities.
A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city s inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings... In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning, bestselling author of The Underground Railroadrecreates the exuberance, the cha...
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73,90 zł |
Pine Creek Villages
ISBN: 9780738556635 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pioneer settlers began arriving in Pine Creek Valley after the Revolutionary War, drawn to the pristine wilderness filled with towering white pines and hemlocks. In the 1880s, descendants of those settlers began extensive lumbering operations aided greatly by the arrival of the railroad through the valley. Additional logging railroads were rapidly constructed up the tributary runs to the great stands of trees. Pine Creek s villages flourished, with both large and small sawmills buzzing. Around 1910, when the great lumbering days ended, many of the village populations plummeted. Throughout the...
Pioneer settlers began arriving in Pine Creek Valley after the Revolutionary War, drawn to the pristine wilderness filled with towering white pines an...
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108,63 zł |
A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9780271034614 / Angielski / Miękka / 523 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guidebook to the art, architecture, and historic interests of Pennsylvania was compiled before World War I by Anna Margaretta Archambault in association with the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women. Arranged by county, the guide begins with a lengthy section on Philadelphia and its many historical and cultural attractions; it then offers discussions of each county's history, culture, art, and architecture. The book is illustrated with regional maps as well as photographs of famous landmarks and monuments. This guidebook to the art, architecture, and historic interests of Pennsylvania was compiled before World War I by Anna Margaretta Archambault in a... |
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261,60 zł |
The Almanac of New York City
ISBN: 9780231140638 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptroller (Selah Strong) and Staten Island's most recently designated historic district (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto) next to the city's best-attended cultural institution (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with five million visitors annually) and its lowest recorded temperature (15 degrees below zero in February 1934). The Almanac identifies the borough with the most residents who relocate to Palm Beach (Queens) and the borough with the...
The Almanac of New York City is an innovative companion for urban enthusiasts. Nowhere else will you find the name of the city's first comptrol...
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92,05 zł |
Canoeing & Kayaking New York
ISBN: 9780897326681 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canoeing and Kayaking New York includes descriptions of 50 of the best trips on New York's dozens of rivers. Along with runs for both experienced paddlers and novices and profiles for both over-nighters and short, round-trip day paddles, this book contains all the information necessary for a safe, enjoyable trip. Kevin Stiegelmaier combines information about tides, river gauges, GPS waypoints, and maps with personal anecdotes, historical trivia, and descriptions of local plants and animals, sprinkled with a touch of humor.
Canoeing and Kayaking New York includes descriptions of 50 of the best trips on New York's dozens of rivers. Along with runs for both experienc...
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78,03 zł |
The Municipal Art Society of New York: 10 Architectural Walks in Manhattan
ISBN: 9780393732573 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Highlights of architecture, preservation, urban planning, and public art described by two experienced guides, with pictures, route maps, and transit information.
Highlights of architecture, preservation, urban planning, and public art described by two experienced guides, with pictures, route maps, and transit i...
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108,31 zł |
Riding the Dog: A Look Back at America
ISBN: 9780981780214 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kennedy will win your heart and beguile your mind as he proves once again that everyone has an interesting story to tell. Kennedy's synesthesia allows him to listen with his eyes and give us an artist's brilliantly tuned nuance for the harmonious sound of words.--Duff Brenna.
Kennedy will win your heart and beguile your mind as he proves once again that everyone has an interesting story to tell. Kennedy's synesthesia allows...
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64,98 zł |
Great Graves of Upstate New York
ISBN: 9781935278306 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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86,72 zł |
Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9781596297319 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oppaymolleah's curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The Original Man of Steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania. Thomas White spins a beguiling yarn with tales that reach from the misty hollows of the Alleghenies to the lost islands of Pittsburgh. White invites readers to learn the truth behind the urban legend of the Green Man, speculate on the conspiracy surrounding the lost B-25 bomber of Monongahela and shiver over the ghostly lore of Western Pennsylvania.
Oppaymolleah's curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The Original Man of Steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore o...
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104,29 zł |
Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans
ISBN: 9780271036458 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans is a follow-up and companion volume to Edwin Miller Fogel's 1915 publication Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans. This volume focuses on the proverb in its broadest sense, including adages, aphorisms, and some appropriate idiomatic expressions. This "spontaneous expression of experience," so widely used in the Germanic linguistic tradition, is in Fogel's words "the very bone and sinew of the Pennsylvania German] dialect." This collection is the result of the author's years of field research in Pennsylvania and... Proverbs of the Pennsylvania Germans is a follow-up and companion volume to Edwin Miller Fogel's 1915 publication Beliefs and Supersti... |
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133,80 zł |
Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans
ISBN: 9780271036441 / Angielski / Miękka / 402 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since its publication in 1915, Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans has been not only a valuable addition to the catalogue of American folklore but also a vital resource in preserving a linguistic culture and traditions that were already fading from the American consciousness. Edwin Miller Fogel's years of research in both Pennsylvania and Germany led to this collection, the most complete of its time, of more than two thousand Pennsylvania German aphorisms. This work displays a panorama of beliefs reflecting every aspect of Pennsylvania German life, from... Since its publication in 1915, Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans has been not only a valuable addition to the catalogu... |
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194,66 zł |