ilość książek w kategorii: 1132
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Worktowners at Blackpool : Mass-Observation and Popular Leisure in the 1930s
ISBN: 9780415040716 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. In 1937, the Mass-Observation organization was founded to record the everyday life of ordinary people for a popular audience. The mass-observers followed labourers, from the routine of work and home life in the Lancashire town of Bolton, to Blackpool. They recorded what they saw, hoping to discover what attracted workers to this crowded temple of Victorian culture and also to transcend class prejudice and sociological theory. The annual pilgrimage to Blackpool was at the centre of the annual cycle of renewal and release in working-class life.
In 1937, the Mass-Observation organization was founded to record the everyday life of ordinary people for a popular audience. The mass-observers follo...
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582,59 zł |
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The National Trust Guide to Savannah
ISBN: 9780471155683 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The definitive guide to the architectural treasures of one of North America s urban masterpieces "Savannah s twenty-two squares are its treasures the other main attraction: its architectural gems. The sheer number of distinguished buildings is astonishing for a city of Savannah s size." John Berendt, from the Foreword
The National Trust Guide to Savannah takes you on an illustrated walking tour through the breathtakingly gorgeous squares and neighborhoods of one of North America s most beautiful cities. Pausing along the way to linger over this or that point of architectural... The definitive guide to the architectural treasures of one of North America s urban masterpieces "Savannah s twenty-two squares are its treasures the ...
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142,71 zł |
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Florida Warbird Survivors 2002 : A Handbook on Where to Find Them
ISBN: 9780595205042 / Angielski / Miękka / 293 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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111,74 zł |
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Where to Date in D.C. : One Hundred Places to Eat and Play in the Capital City
ISBN: 9780595395958 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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63,50 zł |
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Sailing the Carolina Sounds : Historical Places and My Favorite People
ISBN: 9780595446384 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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53,87 zł |
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So ... You're Going to Disney World : How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Planning Process
ISBN: 9780595466900 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Steve Russo's book advises those who are planning a visit to Disney World to savor the small moments-at Disney, a series of little moments can stream together to make one great memory. And those memories will last a lifetime.
Unfortunately, planning a Disney World vacation can be quite involved and probably more than a little overwhelming. The tact taken in this book is a bit different than most; by offering experience and wisdom it will make planning your next Disney vacation a bit less stressful and, hopefully, will entertain you in the process. As Russo says, the months of planning... Steve Russo's book advises those who are planning a visit to Disney World to savor the small moments-at Disney, a series of little moments can stream ...
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68,33 zł |
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Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg
ISBN: 9780700607853 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1862-63, were remarkable in several respects. Both revealed the problems of mounting a serious attack at night and provided the first examples of the now-familiar trench warfare. Fredericksburg featured street fighting and river crossings under fire. Chancellorsville was marked by Stonewall Jackson's death and the rare instance of mounted cavalry attacking infantry. In addition, the latter battle also demonstrated in striking fashion the profound influence of the commander on the battle. The Union committed more soldiers, supplies, money,...
The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1862-63, were remarkable in several respects. Both revealed the problems of mounting a serious att...
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162,50 zł |
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Georgetown and Waccamaw Neck in Vintage Postcards
ISBN: 9780738514970 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck in South Carolina are steeped in historic and folkloric literature, reflective of the area's rich cultural past. This volume brings that treasury to bear in a collection of vintage postcards from the region compiled for the first time. You will see how the area's aristocratic past ties to present-day Georgetown and the nearby resorts of Pawleys Island and Murrells Inlet and the renowned Brookgreen Gardens. Also included are nostalgic views of life on plantations along the Santee Rivers, which relied upon Georgetown for economic trade, then and now. The...
Georgetown and the Waccamaw Neck in South Carolina are steeped in historic and folkloric literature, reflective of the area's rich cultural past. This...
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90,17 zł |
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R & R with Florida Attractions : Reading & Readiness with Florida Attractions--A Florida Attraction Guide Which Includes a Children's Educati
ISBN: 9780759668546 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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131,03 zł |
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Road Biking Virginia
ISBN: 9780762711949 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Forty of the best road rides in the state, from the Eastern Shore to the mountainous west. Virginia offers an amazing variety of landscapes and terrain, and author Jim Homerosky's selection of routes will satisfy any cyclist. Pick a morning jaunt in picturesque farm country or a muscle-burning hill climb--and get riding.
Forty of the best road rides in the state, from the Eastern Shore to the mountainous west. Virginia offers an amazing variety of landscapes and terrai...
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61,65 zł |
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Scenic Driving North Carolina
ISBN: 9780762740611 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. From the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks to the rugged mountains of the Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina offers something interesting around every turn Author Laurence Parent describes thirty drives covering the states most fascinating and beautiful
From the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks to the rugged mountains of the Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina offers something interesting around every t...
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65,70 zł |
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Delaware Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
ISBN: 9780762743353 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Laugh your way through the pages of Delaware Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Diamond State has to offer.
Laugh your way through the pages of Delaware Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things ...
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61,65 zł |
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West Virginia Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
ISBN: 9780762743810 / Angielski / Miękka / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Laugh your way through the pages of West Virginia Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer
Laugh your way through the pages of West Virginia Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and th...
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65,70 zł |
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Choose Florida for Retirement: Information for Travel, Retirement, Investment, and Affordable Living, Fourth Edition
ISBN: 9780762745401 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. This thoroughly revised guide provides retirees detailed information about settling or vacationing in the Sunshine State, from real estate and health care to cultural opportunities and cost of living.
This thoroughly revised guide provides retirees detailed information about settling or vacationing in the Sunshine State, from real estate and health ...
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61,65 zł |
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The Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot : A Park Ranger's Memoir
ISBN: 9780786431403 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. This volume relates the author's one-of-a-kind backpacking trip along the 469-mile road, along with his observations and recollections regarding the Parkway, the most visited unit of the National Park Service. Beginning with his experience as a summer college intern, the book also covers the twelve years he spent working as a ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Anecdotal history and...
One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the...
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115,13 zł |
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The North Carolina Atlas : Portrait for a New Century
ISBN: 9780807825075 / Angielski / Twarda / 461 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. As North Carolina enters a new century, perhaps no southern state faces a more intriguing combination of challenges and opportunities. Changes in the state's economy, shifts in its population, and a widening breach between urban and rural areas are just some of the forces that are reshaping North Carolina at this pivotal time in its history.
The North Carolina Atlas will be an invaluable aid in any effort to better comprehend the past, present, and future of our changing state. Using text and more than three hundred maps, charts, and photographs, the book offers an in-depth... As North Carolina enters a new century, perhaps no southern state faces a more intriguing combination of challenges and opportunities. Changes in the ...
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203,50 zł |
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A New Voyage to Carolina
ISBN: 9780807841266 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. John Lawson's amazingly detailed yet lively book is easily one of the most valuable of the early histories of the Carolinas, and it is certainly one of the best travel accounts of the early eighteenth-century colonies. An inclusive account of the manners and customs of the Indian tribes of that day, it is also a minute report of the soil, climate, trees, plants, animals, and fish in the Carolinas.
Lawson's observation is keen and thorough; his style direct and vivid. He misses nothing and recounts all -- from the storms at sea to his impressions of New York in 1700, the trip down the... John Lawson's amazingly detailed yet lively book is easily one of the most valuable of the early histories of the Carolinas, and it is certainly one o...
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215,53 zł |
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North Carolina
ISBN: 9780807842195 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history of the state for general readers. In twelve chapters this volume traces North Carolina's history from England's initial efforts to found a colony in America in the sixteenth century to uncertain and often-turbulent times as the final quarter of the twentieth century approached.
A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history...
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86,16 zł |
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Into the Sound Country: A Carolinian's Coastal Plain
ISBN: 9780807846865 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Into the Sound Country is a story of rediscovery--of two North Carolinians returning to seek their roots in the state's eastern provinces. It is an affectionate, impressionistic, and personal portrait of the coastal plain by two natives of the region, writer Bland Simpson and photographer Ann Cary Simpson.
Here Bland Simpson tours his old waterfront haunts in Elizabeth City, explores scuppernong vineyards from Hertford to Southport, tramps through Pasquotank swamps and Croatan pine savannas, and visits Roanoke River oyster bars and Core Banks fishing shanties. Ann Simpson's... Into the Sound Country is a story of rediscovery--of two North Carolinians returning to seek their roots in the state's eastern provinces. It i...
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122,64 zł |
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An Outer Banks Reader
ISBN: 9780807847268 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. For half a century, David Stick has been writing books about the fragile chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast known as the Outer Banks. Two of his earliest, Graveyard of the Atlantic and The Outer Banks of North Carolina, were published by the UNC Press in the 1950s, and continue to be best-sellers.
For half a century, David Stick has been writing books about the fragile chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast known as the Outer Bank...
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98,32 zł |