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Extraordinary Boston, Hardcover - Steve Dunwell

223,99 RON 239,99 RON

Reducere. ``Framed by its historic harbor and rivers, poised between old and new, Boston is a special place with a dynamic story. This up-to-date photographi...

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Power Wars: The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy, Paperback - Charlie Savage

214,99 RON 230,99 RON

Reducere. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie Savage's penetrating investigation of the Obama presidency and the national security state. Barack Obama ...

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Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey, Paperback - William Least Heat Moon

183,99 RON 196,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William Least Heat MoonAbout a quarter century ago, a largely unknown wanderer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book c...

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Jung: A Biography, Paperback - Deirdre Bair

181,99 RON 253,99 RON

Reducere. This authoritative biography reveals the untold truth about Jung's secret work for the Allies during World War II, his controversial affair with on...

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They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators, Paperback - Harold Evans

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The America...

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The David Foster Wallace Reader, Paperback - David Foster Wallace

174,99 RON 187,99 RON

Reducere. Where do you begin with a writer as original and brilliant as David Foster Wallace? Here--with a carefully considered selection of his extraordinar...

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The Arms of Krupp 1587-1968: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War, Paperback - William Manchester

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. The Krupp family were the premier German arms manufacturers from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War II, producing artillery ...

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American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation, Paperback - Adam Cohen

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. Now in paperback comes the story of Richard J. Daley, the last of the big city bosses, the patriarch of a political dynasty, and a major national f...

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The Death of a President: November 20 - November 25, 1963, Paperback - William Manchester

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination -- now restored to print in a new paperback edition. ...

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Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers 1967 to the Present, Paperback - Gloria Naylor

155,99 RON 166,99 RON

Reducere. In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African...

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Age of Jackson, Paperback - Jr. Schlesinger, Arthur Meier

154,99 RON 165,99 RON

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Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, Paperback - Joe Nick Patoski

147,99 RON 158,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joe Nick PatoskiWillie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things ...

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Flashback, Paperback - ***

145,99 RON 156,99 RON

Reducere. A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and vers...

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The Best Short Stories by Black Writers: 1899 - 1967, Paperback - Langston Hughes

141,99 RON 151,99 RON

Reducere. A classic anthology of short stories by Black writers including James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright -- edited and with an introdu...

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The Forgotten Plague: How The Battle Against Tuberculosis Was Won - And Lost, Paperback - M. D. Frank Ryan

140,99 RON 150,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionRyan, a physician, offers a history of the cure for tuberculosis, including accounts of the people and scientists involved. The final ch...

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The Love Object: Selected Stories, Paperback - Edna O'Brien

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. Collected here for the first time are stories spanning five decades of writing by the "short story master." (Harold Bloom) As John Banville writes ...

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A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight, Paperback - Robert J. Mrazek

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts...

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Downtown: My Manhattan, Paperback - Pete Hamill

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. In Downtown, Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to Times Square, combining ...

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Infinite Jest, Paperback - David Foster Wallace

138,99 RON 148,99 RON

Reducere. A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring t...

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Exile, Paperback - Denise Mina

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. "Stunning. . . . The danger reaches a frightening pitch."--Rocky Mountain News"Mina offers us a complex plot with a shocking ending, all told in an...

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The Second World War, Paperback - Antony Beevor

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. A masterful and comprehensive new chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Ant...

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Resolution, Paperback - Denise Mina

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. Irresistibly blending suspense, mystery, compassion, raw instinct, and grim wit, Resolution provides a wrenching conclusion to Denise Mina's univer...

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Evelyn Waugh: The Complete Stories, Paperback - Evelyn Waugh

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Evelyn Waugh's short fiction reveals in miniaturized perfection the elements that made him the greatest satirist of the twentieth century. The stor...

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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, Paperback - Peter Guralnick

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. The author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who s...

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La Hija de la Chuparrosa, Paperback - Luis Alberto Urrea

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Los milagros y las pasiones abundan en esta novela fascinante que ha sido aclamada como obra maestra. Es la historia de una joven Mexicana cuyas fa...

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Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth', Paperback - Alan Weisman

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In his bestselling book The...

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The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris, Paperback - Alicia Drake

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Alicia Drake"Deliciously dramatic... The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement."-New York Times Book Review In the 1970s,...

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Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe, Paperback - Dennis Overbye

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe, Paperback

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Virus X: Tracking the New Killer Plagues, Paperback - Frank Ryan

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. AIDS, Ebola, "mad cow disease, " "flesh-eating" viruses...Today's newspapers are full of articles about new plagues & viruses. Where do these new v...

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Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke, Paperback - Peter Guralnick

130,99 RON 140,99 RON

Reducere. One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes--the early ...

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Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor, Paperback - Brad Gooch

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Bl...

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The Outpost: The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War, Paperback - Jake Tapper

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. The basis of the film starring Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, The Outpost is the heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of America's deadliest...

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Inside, Outside, Paperback - Herman Wouk

126,99 RON 135,99 RON

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, Paperback - Nelson Mandela

125,99 RON 134,99 RON

Reducere. The book that inspired the major new motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of...

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Reflections of Eden: My Years with the Orangutans of Borneo, Paperback - Birute M. F. Galdikas

125,99 RON 134,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Birute M. F. GaldikasEver since Jane Goodall unlocked the mysteries of wild chimpanzees, and Dian Fossey lived among mounta...

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The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball, Paperback - John Feinstein

123,99 RON 132,99 RON

Reducere. Like millions who love college basketball, John Feinstein was first drawn to the game because of its intensity, speed and intelligence. Like many o...

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Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians, Paperback - Peter Guralnick

123,99 RON 132,99 RON

Reducere. This masterful exploration of American roots music--country, rockabilly, and the blues--spotlights the artists who created a distinctly American so...

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The Return of Little Big Man, Paperback - Thomas Berger

123,99 RON 132,99 RON

Reducere. Jack Crabb, hero of Little Big Man and beloved chronicler of the Wild West, is back in the saddle again. This time he meets, drinks with, and rides...

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Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History, Paperback - Saul David

122,99 RON 131,99 RON

Reducere. The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.On June...

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Absolute Friends - John Le Carre

122,99 RON 131,99 RON

Reducere. An absolutely triumphant bestseller-everywhere hailed as the masterpiece toward which John le Carre has been building since the fall of communism. ...

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New York Days, Paperback - Willie Morris

120,99 RON 129,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn New York Days, the long-awaited sequel to the prize-winning North Toward Home, Willie Morris recalls his triumphant, exciting, and ul...

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A Larger Memory: A History of Our Diversity, with Voices, Paperback - Ronald T. Takaki

120,99 RON 129,99 RON

Reducere. A sweeping yet intimate history of the diverse individuals who, together, make up America. Ronald Takaki uses letters, diaries & oral histories to ...

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A Single Tear: A Family's Persecution, Love, and Endurance in Communist China, Paperback - Ningkum Wu

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

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Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of WASP Splendor, Paperback - Tad Friend

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tad FriendTad Friend's family is nothing if not illustrious: his father was president of Swarthmore College, and at Smith h...

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Drood, Paperback - Dan Simmons

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens--at the height of his powers and populari...

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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, Paperback - Peter Guralnick

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American cult...

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The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design, Paperback - Leonard Susskind

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line draw...

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Slip of the Knife, Paperback - Denise Mina

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. Paddy Meehan is no stranger to murder--as a reporter she lives at crime scenes--but nothing has prepared her for this visit from the police. Her fo...

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Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France, Paperback - Lisa Hilton

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. - As biography, as history, as a rich story superbly told, ATHENAIS will appeal to readers of Antonia Fraser, Amanda Foreman, Francine du Plessix G...

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The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years, Paperback - John Paul Stevens

119,99 RON

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times).When Justice John Paul Stevens ret...

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Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945, Paperback - Michael Harper

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. "Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep" is a rich collection of the work of post-World War II African-American poets. It brings together the voices of the mo...

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The Horse Boy: A Memoir of Healing, Paperback - Rupert Isaacson

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child.But when ...

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The Magus, Paperback - John Fowles

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. The Magus is the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching assignment on a remote Greek island. There his friendship with a...

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Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being, Paperback - John D. Barrow

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. John D. Barrow's Pi in the Sky is a profound -- and profoundly different -- exploration of the world of mathematics: where it comes from, what it i...

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Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic, Paperback - Paul Fussell

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. Hailed by critics and readers across the country for its wit, irreverence, and unflinching honesty, Doing Battle illuminates the events and experie...

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The Wooden Nickel, Paperback - William Carpenter

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionLucky Lunt is an endangered species: a third generation lobsterman who works the same Maine waters as his father and grandfather in a bo...

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Pitcairn's Island, Paperback - Charles Nordhoff

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. MEN AGAINST THE SEA is the epic story of the 19 loyal men who, with Captain Bligh at the helm, were set adrift in a 23-foot open launch. Their 3, 6...

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The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativity, Paperback - John D. Barrow

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. In this eclectic and entertaining study of the interrelationship between the arts and the sciences, Barrow explains how the landscape of the Univer...

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Show Me a Hero, Paperback - Lisa Belkin

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. Not in my backyard -- that's the refrain commonly invoked by property owners who oppose unwanted development. Such words assume a special ferocity ...

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Stork Club: America's Most Famous Nightspot and the Lost World of Cafe Society, Paperback - Ralph Blumenthal

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. The enthralling, definitive account -- with guns, diamonds, and champagne that never stops -- of the world's most storied nightspot, where starlets...

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Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England, Paperback - Juliet Barker

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. From a master historian comes an astonishing chronicle of life in medieval Europe and the battle that altered the course of an empire. Although alm...

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The Amalgamation Polka, Paperback - Stephen Wright

116,99 RON

A Civil War novel unlike any other: the story of a young man's journey through a nation blasted apart.Born in 1844, Liberty Fish is the descendant ...

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Big Sky, Paperback - Kate Atkinson

116,99 RON

Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seasid...

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Exit Music, Paperback - Ian Rankin

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends befor...

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Iron Horses, Paperback - Walter R. Borneman

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. A vivid account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad -- available for the first time in trade paperback -- by the author of the bestsell...

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The Road Home, Paperback - Rose Tremain

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. In the wake of factory closings and his beloved wife's death, Lev makes his way from Eastern Europe to London, seeking work to support his mother a...

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When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, Paperback - Gail Collins

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Gail Collins, New York Times columnist and bestselling author, recounts the astounding revolution in women's lives over the past 50 years, with her...

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Fleshmarket Alley, Paperback - Ian Rankin

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station...

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Rush Home Road, Paperback - Lori Lansens

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionWhen 5-year old Sharla Cody is dumped on the doorstep of Addy Shadd, a 70-year old woman living in a trailer park, Addy does not know ho...

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The Collector, Paperback - John Fowles

116,99 RON

Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the fron...

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