Notes From A Big Country. Journey into the American Dream, Paperback - Bill Bryson

The author has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. Whether discussing t...

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before leaving his much-loved home in...

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. This book...

Reducere. It's a time of transition for the American Right. The old ideas are failing. The conservative movement is disintegrating. And the European American...

Reducere. Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship!The Thea Sisters are taking a road trip across America al...

Reducere. WHAT IS JESUS WORTH TO YOU?It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle w...

Reducere. Volumul Despre toate, pe scurt a fost distins cu Aventis Prize si Descartes Science Communication Prize. O istorie ingenioasa si antrenanta a unive...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. From Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to the Jolly Green Giant and Ronald McDonald, corporate icons sell billions of dollars' worth of products. But only ...

Reducere. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most ...

Reducere. This book lays out a new paradigm for developing minority businesses so that they can fully contribute to our national competitive advantage and pr...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling investigation into white-collar unemployment from ``our premier reporter of the underside of capitalism``--The New Y...

Reducere. Why do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? Bill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to The Best American Travel Writing 2016, and ...

A new edition of an irreverent homage to the '95 travel classic, from the author of The Gran Tour.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Ben AitkenNumber ...

Reducere. "DON'T believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, you'll make it--is alive and well."--N...

Reducere. Winner of the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction Brave, clear-eyed, and passionate, Stakes Is High is the book we need to guide us past crisis mode a...

Reducere. Multi dintre noi traiesc in confortul propriilor locuinte fara sa stie cum au ajuns sa arate si sa fie organizate asa cum sunt astazi, cu tot ceea ...

Contributor(s): Author: Nicholas DawidoffIn a series of indelible portraits of country music stars, Dawidoff reveals, among others, Jimmie Rodgers,...

Reducere. At fifteen, Linda Darnell left her Texas home and normal adolescence to live the Hollywood dream promoted by fan magazine and studio publicity offi...

Reducere. America was the place Smith had dreamed of his whole life.There, his character, determination, and ambition had propelled him to the top of society...

`Thompson's best work of the past three decades' New York Times Book Review

How the optimism gap between rich and poor is creating an increasingly divided societyThe Declaration of Independence states that all people are en...

Reducere. In vara anului 1927, America avea o bursa prospera, un presedinte care lucra doar patru ore pe zi (si dormea cam tot restul timpului), un sculptor ...

Reducere. DescriptionConventional financial mindsets are failing too many people. We save, invest, and borrow the way Wall Street, banks, and the financial m...

Reducere. The steady immigration of black populations from Africa and the Caribbean over the past few decades has fundamentally changed the racial, ethnic, a...

Reducere. DescriptionA brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an o...

The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the pa...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Michael SaymanNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 131 x 202 x 21Cover type: Paperback /...

Reducere. „Bryson este tovarasul de calatorie perfect.” ( The Times ) Desi este un continent arid, cu o clima adesea greu de suportat, Australia e plina de v...

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Despre toate, pe scurt. De la Big Bang la ADN - Bill Bryson

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Reducere. "On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate educational facilities for blacks and whites are inherently ""unequal"" and,...

Reducere. O istorie ingenioasa si antrenanta a universului, Pamantului, vietii si omului, o poveste care merge de la Big Bang, cand nu eram nimic, pana la ap...

Reducere. Shakespeare este un nume atat de cunoscut, incat avem impresia ca stim deja totul despre el. In realitate, in ciuda secolelor de legende, jumatati ...

Reducere. In this thrilling panorama of real-life events, Patrick Radden Keefe investigates a secret world run by a surprising criminal: a charismatic middle...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Dupa ce a petrecut zece ani in Anglia, Bill Bryson vrea sa-si rememoreze copilaria, asa ca pleaca din locul in care s-a nascut, Des Moines, Iowa, i...

Reducere. Insemnari dintr-o tara mare. Visul american vazut de aproape Bill Bryson are un adevarat talent de a fi depasit de situatie oriunde se duce – chiar...

Reducere. Bill Bryson are un adevarat talent de a fi depasit de situatie oriunde se duce - chiar si (sau mai ales) in locul unde s-a nascut. Revenind in SUA ...

Insemnari dintr-o tara mare. Visul american vazut de aproape - Bill Bryson

Reducere. Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeFour undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a...