ilość książek w kategorii: 38749
Livingstone's Tribe
ISBN: 9780006550693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa's past. 'The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.' Daily Mail. '"Livingstone's Tribe" is excellent...Taylor is an intelligent and stimulating companion.' Financial Times 'At the book's heart is a riveting examination of Livingstone's tribe...the whites of post-independence Africa.' Independent on Sunday 'Taylor's expedition into the interior of the continent's colonial past has got everything that such a book should have.' Guardian 'Stephen Taylor, a third-generation emigre of British... An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa's past. 'The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.' Daily Mail. '"L... |
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41,64 zł |
The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland
ISBN: 9780007162130 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Pete McCarthy established one cardinal rule of travel in hisbestselling debut, McCarthy's Bar "Never pass a bar withyour name on it." In this equally wry and insightful follow-up, his characteristic good humor, curiosity, and thirst for adventuretake him on a fantastic jaunt around the world in search of hisIrish roots -- from Morocco, where he tracks down the unlikelychief of the McCarthy clan, to New York, and finally to remote Mc-Carthy, Alaska. The Road to McCarthy is a quixotic and anything-but-typical Irish odyssey that confirms Pete McCarthy's... Pete McCarthy established one cardinal rule of travel in hisbestselling debut, McCarthy's Bar "Never pass a bar withyour name on i... |
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74,99 zł |
A Thousand Bells at Noon: A Roman Reveals the Secrets and Pleasures of His Native City
ISBN: 9780060519209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. G. Franco Romagnoli was a mere youth when he left Rome for America, where he made a name for himself as a cookbook author, television personality, and restaurateur. But the love of his native city brought him back to Rome for an extended stay, allowing him to rediscover the sights, smells, and sounds of this urban paradise. In A Thousand Bells at Noon, Romagnoli shares with readers his visceral and emotional experiences in Rome: its ancient streets and modern shops; it parks; cafes, and hidden gardens; its grand public squares and sacred spaces. As he relives moments from... G. Franco Romagnoli was a mere youth when he left Rome for America, where he made a name for himself as a cookbook author, television personality, ... |
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62,49 zł |
Seasons In Basilicata: A Year In A Southern Italian Hill Village
ISBN: 9780060531119 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Award-winning travel writer and illustrator, David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne on an exploration of the -lost word- of Basilicata, in the arch of Italy's boot. What is intended as a brief sojourn turns into an intriguing residency in the ancient hill village of Aliano, where Carlo Levi, author of the world-renowned memoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, was imprisoned by Mussolini for anti-Fascist activities. As the Yeadons become immersed in Aliano's rich tapestry of people, traditions, and festivals, reveling in the rituals and rhythms of the grape and olive harvests, the culinary... Award-winning travel writer and illustrator, David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne on an exploration of the -lost word- of Basilicata, in the ar... |
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79,16 zł |
Seasons on Harris: A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides
ISBN: 9780060741839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tiny island formed from the oldest rocks on earth, a breathtaking landscape of soaring mountains, wild lunarlike moors, and vast Caribbean-hued beaches. This is where local crofters weave the legendary Harris Tweed--a hardy cloth reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of the life there. In Seasons on Harris, David Yeadon, -one of our best travel writers- (The Bloomsbury Review), captures, through elegant words... The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tin... |
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66,65 zł |
Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
ISBN: 9780060750442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea -- from its southern tip to the North Korean border -- in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land. Fascinating for its vivid presentation of historical and geographic detail, Korea is that rare book that actually defines a nation and its people. Winchester's gift for capturing engaging characters in true, compelling stories provides us with a treasury of enchanting and informed insight on the culture, language, history, and... In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea -- from its southe... |
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79,16 zł |
Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets, and Gatemouth's Gator: Essays
ISBN: 9780060755508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global. Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and Go... |
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62,49 zł |
The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha
ISBN: 9780060834500 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Buddhism, Booze, and the Four Noble Truths Buddhism, Booze, and the Four Noble Truths |
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62,49 zł |
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
ISBN: 9780060855024 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his... A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hi... |
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83,33 zł |
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
ISBN: 9780060920081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. |
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79,16 zł |
Of Swedish Ways
ISBN: 9780060923846 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here is a book filled with the sights and sounds of a people steeped in a background of fine old traditions. It is a charming account of Swedish customs that goes beyond their democratic monarchy, their progressive social-welfare programs, their avant-garde movies, and their excellence of design. For Swedish-Americans this book will have special meaning: the joy of reminiscing about those traditions (some possibly forgotten) that enriched and helped shape their lives. For their children it is a journey to a world they may not know of first hand. And for the tourist it affords a... Here is a book filled with the sights and sounds of a people steeped in a background of fine old traditions. It is a charming account of Swedish cu... |
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70,82 zł |
A Valley in Italy
ISBN: 9780060926199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magnificent Villa Orsola deep in the Umbrian hills. Only after eagerly signing the ownership papers did she and her husband, painter Robbie Duff-Scott, discover they were the owners of a vast ruin lacking windowpanes, parts of the roof, and other essentials. A Valley in Italy recounts its restoration in the grand style of impossible house and the charms of bohemian family life. It also offers a rare portrait of the life of a. Italian... Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magni... |
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74,99 zł |
Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond
ISBN: 9780060930479 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Part political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnson essentially takes on the world. And not an obliging, easygoing world either; but rather one in which horror and beauty exist in such proximity that they might well be interchangeable. Where violence and poverty and moral transgression go unchecked, even unnoticed. A world of such wild, rocketing energy that, grasping it, anything at all is possible. Whether traveling through war-ravaged Liberia, mingling with the crowds at a Christian... Part political disquisition, part travel journal, part self-exploration, Seek is a collection of essays and articles in which Denis Johnso... |
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79,16 zł |
As the Romans Do: An American Family's Italian Odyssey
ISBN: 9780060933951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A celebration of the character and style of one of the world's most spectacular cities This vibrant insider's view of the most mature city on earth is the perfect companion for anyone who loves anything Italian. In 1995, after a twenty-year love affair with Italy, Alan Epstein fulfilled his dream to live in Rome. In As the Romans Do, he celebrates the spirit of this stylish, dramatic, ancient city that formed the hub of a far-flung empire and introduced the Mediterranean culture to the rest of the world. He also reveals today's Roman men and women in all their appealing... A celebration of the character and style of one of the world's most spectacular cities This vibrant insider's view of the most mature city on eart... |
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79,16 zł |
In Siberia
ISBN: 9780060953737 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As mysterious as its beautiful, as forbidding as it is populated with warm-hearted people, Syberia is a land few Westerners know, and even fewer will ever visit. Traveling alone, by train, boat, car, and on foot, Colin Thubron traversed this vast territory, talking to everyone he encountered about the state of the beauty, whose natural resources have been savagely exploited for decades; a terrain tainted by nuclear waste but filled with citizens who both welcomed him and fed him--despite their own tragic poverty. From Mongoloia to the Artic Circle, from Rasputin's village in the west... As mysterious as its beautiful, as forbidding as it is populated with warm-hearted people, Syberia is a land few Westerners know, and even fewer wi... |
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79,16 zł |
American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Back Roads
ISBN: 9780060957322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Crossing class and color lines, and spanning the nation (Montana has its huckleberry, Pennsylvania its shoofly, and Mississippi its sweet potato), pie -- real, homemade pie -- has meaning for all of us. But in today's treadmill, take-out world -- our fast-food nation -- does pie still have a place? As she traveled across the United States in an old Volvo named Betty, Pascale Le Draoulec discovered how merely mentioning homemade pie to strangers made faces soften, shoulders relax, and memories come wafting back. Rambling from town to town with Le Draoulec, you'll meet the famous, and... Crossing class and color lines, and spanning the nation (Montana has its huckleberry, Pennsylvania its shoofly, and Mississippi its sweet potato), ... |
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66,65 zł |
Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month Is Enchanted
ISBN: 9780060958114 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In 1983, a pale Annie Hawes and her equally pale sister leave England for the sun-drenched olive groves of a small Italian town in Liguria. With fantasies of handsome tanned men and swimming in the sea urging them on, they are hired to work for ten weeks to graft roses -- of which they have little knowledge -- along the Italian Riviera, board and lodging included.But none of the men seem to be under forty, and Ligurians have particular ideas about life, including swimming ("To go swimming in seawater outside the month of July or August is even worse for your health than drinking...
In 1983, a pale Annie Hawes and her equally pale sister leave England for the sun-drenched olive groves of a small Italian town in Liguria. With fanta...
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74,99 zł |
From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
ISBN: 9780060959203 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote corner of France untouched by the modern era. It is a story of a dying village's struggle to survive, of a dead artist whose legacy began its rebirth, and of chef Jacques Ratier and his wife, Noelle, whose bustling restaurant -- the village's sole business -- has helped ensure Les Arques's future. Sanders set out to explore the inner workings of a French restaurant kitchen but ended up stumbling into a much richer world. Through the eyes... From Here, You Can't See Paris is a sweet, leisurely exploration of the life of Les Arques (population 159), a hilltop village in a remote... |
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74,99 zł |
Among the Russians
ISBN: 9780060959296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Here is a fresh perspective on the last tumultuous years of the Soviet Union and an exquisitely poetic travelogue.With a keen grasp of Russia's history, a deep appreciation for its architecture and iconography, and an inexhaustible enthusiasm for its people and its culture, Colin Thubron is the perfect guide to a country most of us will never get to know firsthand. Here, we can walk down western Russia's country roads, rest in its villages, and explore some of the most engaging cities in the world. Beautifully written and infinitely insightful, Among the Russians is vivid,... Here is a fresh perspective on the last tumultuous years of the Soviet Union and an exquisitely poetic travelogue.With a keen grasp of Russia's his... |
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66,65 zł |
Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue: Scenes from the Non-Christian World
ISBN: 9780061137372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Their Heads are Green and their Hands are Blue is an engaging collection of eight travel essays. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with locations in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Islamic worlds. A superb and observant traveler, Paul Bowles was a born wanderer who found pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with a matter-of-fact humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles' characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to... Their Heads are Green and their Hands are Blue is an engaging collection of eight travel essays. Except for one essay on Central America, ... |
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79,16 zł |