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Greetings from New Orleans: A History in Postcards
ISBN: 9780764323713 / Angielski / Postcard book or pack / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore New Orleans in over 230 colorful postcards published during the first half of the 20th Century. These hand-tinted photographs and the accompanying text help illuminate this fascinating city, from its early agricultural and trade port origins, through its elaborate religious and riotous cultural heritage. Wonderful imagery of popular and historically significant sites accompanies interesting essays and trivia tidbits that shed light on one of North America's most colorful cities. Visit charming gardens, private courtyards, and balconies dripping in iron lacework. Tour scenic parks and...
Explore New Orleans in over 230 colorful postcards published during the first half of the 20th Century. These hand-tinted photographs and the accompan...
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103,69 zł |
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Famous Texas Women: Paper Dolls
ISBN: 9780764329524 / Angielski / Twarda / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Paper doll artist Tom Tierney turns his attention to his home state, dishing up a dose of history along with his fashionably accurate dolls. Texas is loaded with women whove achieved stardom, including Mary Martin, Ann Sheridan, Jayne Mansfield, Carol Burnett, Renee Zellweger, Salina, and Beyonce Knowles, as well as powerhouse politicoes, including Ima Hogg, "Ma" Ferguson, Ann Richards, and Barbara Jordan. In all, eleven Texas women are represented in full color, each with three carefully researched costumes.
Paper doll artist Tom Tierney turns his attention to his home state, dishing up a dose of history along with his fashionably accurate dolls. Texas is ...
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54,55 zł |
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Texas Wineries
ISBN: 9780875653969 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texas wine-making is really agriculture-based tourism - a billion dollar industry - Texas big business at its best. This title presents the history of Texas winemaking, talks about the process, the business, and explores some of the author's favorite wineries.
Texas wine-making is really agriculture-based tourism - a billion dollar industry - Texas big business at its best. This title presents the history of...
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43,14 zł |
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Monsters of Texas
ISBN: 9781905723577 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texas - or the Lone Star State, as it is affectionately and widely known - is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, and contains both colorful and majestic landscapes that range from desert to plains, and forest to wild canyons. But that is not all: all across Texas there lurks a wide array of monsters, mysterious beasts and diabolical creatures that science tells us do not exist - but that a significant percentage of the good folk of Texas certainly know otherwise.
Texas - or the Lone Star State, as it is affectionately and widely known - is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, and contains ...
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92,83 zł |
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Spare Parts
ISBN: 9780980168440 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These poems, acting as spare parts in themselves, go into the making of one smooth-running, powerful engine. --Diane Glancy, author of Pushing the Bear In these poignant poems, Hada probes the natural and human worlds with equal candor, forcefulness, and literary artistry. His canvas is broad, and he paints it with rare compassion, grit, and unblinking emotional honesty. This is a book to read and return to, again and again, for the little triumphs necessary to sustain us through the tragedies of our lives. --Larry D. Thomas 2008 Texas Poet Laureate & Member, Texas Institute of Letters
These poems, acting as spare parts in themselves, go into the making of one smooth-running, powerful engine. --Diane Glancy, author of Pushing the Bea...
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65,05 zł |
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Greetings from Dallas
ISBN: 9780764328053 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Take a magical journey back in time to view historically rich Dallas, Texas. This lone-star city's history comes alive, displayed in over 140 precious views of hand-tinted postcards from the late 1800s through the 1940s. See the old City Hall (the setting for the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald) and the famous Fair Park, with its magnificent gardens, buildings and parks. See the John Neely Bryan cabin, Southern Methodist University, and the Tower Petroleum Building. Gape at the red flying horse atop the Magnolia Building, drawing visitors from afar. Look down beautiful State Park Boulevard...
Take a magical journey back in time to view historically rich Dallas, Texas. This lone-star city's history comes alive, displayed in over 140 precious...
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103,69 zł |
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Entertain Like a Gentleman Texas Edition
ISBN: 9781935547204 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knowing how to entertain for that special date or for a large crowd is the epitome of being a gentleman. There is no stronger way to impress someone than by showcasing your culinary skills. Bachelor Chef and culinary instructor David Harap has created a series of menus that any man can make his own. This book helps men create unforgettable meals for their guests without stress or needing years of cooking school. In addition to many exciting recipes for every occasion, that are tons of tips and secrets on how to become the ultimate host. Memorable meals made easy. The Texas edition included...
Knowing how to entertain for that special date or for a large crowd is the epitome of being a gentleman. There is no stronger way to impress someone t...
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111,47 zł |
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Historic Houston: How to See It: One Hundred Years and One Hundred Miles of Day Trips
ISBN: 9781450275095 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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112,53 zł |
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Historic Houston: How to See It: One Hundred Years and One Hundred Miles of Day Trips
ISBN: 9781450275118 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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155,89 zł |
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Ain't Nobody That Can Sing Like Me: New Oklahoma Writing
ISBN: 9780980168495 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Way over yonder in the minor key There ain't nobody that can sing like me --Woody Guthrie Originally published as issue #35 of Sugar Mule: A Literary Magazine (www.sugarmule.com), this groundbreaking anthology includes 188 selections of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual art by 78 writers and 2 visual artists who currently live in Oklahoma. A powerful gathering of voices, singing hymns, telling stories, making truth from a powerful place. --Rilla Askew, author of Fire in Beulah and Harpsong
Way over yonder in the minor key There ain't nobody that can sing like me --Woody Guthrie Originally published as issue #35 of Sugar Mule: A Literary ...
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95,40 zł |
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The James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection: Selected Works
ISBN: 9780806142999 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important collections of modern Native American art assembled by one individual, the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection is an encyclopedic compilation of easel paintings and three-dimensional works. Showcased in this stunning catalogue, the collection comprises nearly four thousand items, including drawings, sculptures, prints, kachinas, jewelry, ceramics, rattles, baskets, and textiles.
James T. Bialac began collecting art in the 1950s, when he was a student at the University of Arizona School of Law. It was then that he purchased the first of what would... One of the most important collections of modern Native American art assembled by one individual, the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection is...
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309,55 zł |
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The James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection: Selected Works
ISBN: 9780806143040 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important collections of modern Native American art assembled by one individual, the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection is an encyclopedic compilation of easel paintings and three-dimensional works. Showcased in this stunning catalogue, the collection comprises nearly four thousand items, including drawings, sculptures, prints, kachinas, jewelry, ceramics, rattles, baskets, and textiles.
James T. Bialac began collecting art in the 1950s, when he was a student at the University of Arizona School of Law. It was then that he purchased the first of what would... One of the most important collections of modern Native American art assembled by one individual, the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection is...
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188,13 zł |
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Portrait of Houston
ISBN: 9781560375272 / Angielski / Twarda / 119 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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116,87 zł |
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New Orleans Map
ISBN: 9781597754149 / Angielski / Folded / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. - Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map
In addition to the easy-to-read map on the front, the back includes: - Regional map - Points of interest - Airport diagram - Information on transportation, tipping, climate, and more - Map and information about the Louisiana Plantations - Multi-language legend
- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map
In addition to the easy-to-read map on the front, the back includes: - Regional map - Points of i... |
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43,14 zł |
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New Orleans on Parade: Tourism and the Transformation of the Crescent City (Revised)
ISBN: 9780807154410 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Orleans on Parade tells the story of the Big Easy in the twentieth century. In this urban biography, J. Mark Souther explores the Crescent City's architecture, music, food and alcohol, folklore and spiritualism, Mardi Gras festivities, and illicit sex commerce in revealing how New Orleans became a city that parades itself to visitors and residents alike. Stagnant between the Civil War and World War II -- a period of great expansion nationally -- New Orleans unintentionally preserved its distinctive physical appearance and culture. Though business, civic, and government leaders tried... New Orleans on Parade tells the story of the Big Easy in the twentieth century. In this urban biography, J. Mark Souther explores the Crescent City... |
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151,56 zł |
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Texas People, Texas Places: More Musings of the Rambling Boy
ISBN: 9780875655819 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following up Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy with a second collection of essays, Lonn Taylor's Texas People, Texas Places again explores the very best of Texas geography, Texas history, and Texas personalities. In a state so famous for its pride, Taylor manages to write an exceptionally honest, witty, and wise book about Texas past and Texas present.
Texas People, Texas Places is a story of men and women and places that have made this state great. From a small-town radio host to tight-fisted West Texas ranchers, and even to Taylor's own family... Following up Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy with a second collection of essays, Lonn Taylor's Texas People, Texas Places
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99,52 zł |
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Hey Mister, Throw Me Some Beads!
ISBN: 9783868286083 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Hey Mister, throw me some beads " is a phrase that is iconic in New Orleans' Mardi Gras street argot. Strings of beads, doubloons, and other trinkets are passed out or thrown from the floats in the Mardi Gras parades to spectators lining the streets. In 1974, Bruce Gilden was a young photographer when he first went down to Mardi Gras to shoot his first personal essay away from his home city New York. But when Gilden first stepped foot in New Orleans, he found himself in "a pagan dream where you can be what you want to be." So Gilden became a regular, making seven trips down to the mayhem... "Hey Mister, throw me some beads " is a phrase that is iconic in New Orleans' Mardi Gras street argot. Strings of beads, doubloons, and other trink... |
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196,56 zł |
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On the Border: Portraits of America's Southwestern Frontier
ISBN: 9781504029476 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tom Miller's On the Border frames the land between the United States and Mexico as a Third Country, one 2,000 miles long and twenty miles wide. This Third Country has its own laws and its own outlaws. Its music, language, and food are unique. On the Border, a first-person travel narrative, portrays this bi-national culture, "unforgettable to every reader lucky enough to discover this gem of southwestern Americana." (San Diego Union-Tribune) It's a "deftly written book," said the New Times Book Review. "Mr. Miller has drawn a lively sketch of this unruly,...
Tom Miller's On the Border frames the land between the United States and Mexico as a Third Country, one 2,000 miles long and twenty miles wide....
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56,33 zł |
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Paddling the Ozarks: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Paddling Adventures
ISBN: 9781493025428 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide details 40 of the very best paddles throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides routes for every type of paddler.
This guide details 40 of the very best paddles throughout the Ozarks. Spanning Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri, the guide provides routes f...
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81,85 zł |
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Best Easy Day Hikes Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
ISBN: 9781493030163 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Best Easy Day Hikes Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks includes concise descriptions and detailed maps to the best short hikes in two of the southwest's most beautiful and popular national parks.
Best Easy Day Hikes Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks includes concise descriptions and detailed maps to the best short hikes in...
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56,15 zł |
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