One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America, Hardcover - Gene Weingarten

DescriptionOn New Year's Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year...

DescriptionAncient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted...

Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contr...

Reducere. Amanda will have you seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary things around you! Amanda's day begins like any other . . . but in Amanda's imaginati...

Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things th...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Dan HuddlestonIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 270Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 2...

Reducere. Malalai Joya was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2010. An extraordinary young woman raised in the refugee camps of Iran...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Follow as a text message travels at near light speed around the world in this illuminating picture book about how our messages get from one phone t...

If asked, who among us wouldn't say we were kind people? But kindness is often manifested in feelings of pity or sympathy--especially when others a...

Reducere. Thank You for the Shoes the story of an extraordinary ordinary man This story is based on the life of a man named Michelangelo Rizzo, known as Mich...

DescriptionThe problem by most lights is overwhelming: at least 5, 000 children live on the streets of Uganda's capital city of Kampala. Some forge...

Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Becoming Nicole is the sometimes heartbreaking, always inspiring true story of a transgender girl, ...

DescriptionThe story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evide...

A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future.Publisher: HarperColl...

Get to know the real Rome during a compelling 24 hours in the lives of the people who lived there.

Reducere. This endearing friendship story about a boy and his dog from a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer gently explores a timeless question: who's really in c...

Reducere. Feeling quite ordinary, a plain gray moth sadly compares itself to its more exotic kin, such as the Luna Moth, the Spider Moth, and the Hummingbird...

A sweeping story of twenty real worlds orbiting other stars.

Reducere. Discover the real secrets behind the Law Of Attraction and how you can tap into the power 24 hours a day. A proven system for maximizing the powers...

Reducere. A beautiful adaptation of the best-selling meditation book, Twenty-Four Hours a Day, just for teens. Twenty-Four Hours a Day for Teens was created ...

During a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their com...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the ancient world? Spend a day with 24 Egyptians to...

239How can we convey the love of God to our neighbours in a post-Christian world that has largely forgotten the gospel of Jesus Christ?The Archbish...

Reducere. In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases as ...

Reducere. A National Geographic Best Book of the Year National Bestseller Many people dream of escaping modern life. Most will never act on it--but in 1986, ...

Join a young cave-dweller for a day, as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of li...

Reducere. What is the philosophy of sweat? Reality TV? Domestic warfare? Making up and having sex? Take a sparkling ride through an ordinary day with hilario...

DescriptionThe remarkable story of a T-shirt company that sparked a global movement to aid people living in poverty. All his life, Derek Evans felt...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert S. JohnsonAuthor: Martin CaidinThunderbolt , first published in 1958, is the memoir of Robert S. Johnson, one of the...

In 1938, Eric Knight wrote a magazine story about a collie dog, Lassie, which established her as 'the world's favourite dog'; and went on to inspir...

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. "Fascinating, rich, and probing . . . a beguiling and endlessly interesting portrait"--The Wall Street Journal For fans of John le Carré and Ben Ma...

Reducere. Former professional boxer Wayne Barker fought every man who ever challenged him. This brutally honest account of his eventful life recounts how he ...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Lisa NapoliNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 141 x 223 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescop...

Publisher: Onwards and UpwardsAuthor(s): Elizabeth LoynesNumber of pages: 107Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 232 x 13Cover type: Paperback ...

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day has helped millions manage their lives and their time by making the most of "the daily miracle"-the fresh allotment o...

All Together Now is the extraordinary story of how a group of football fans refused to accept a wrong decision and rebuilt their club from scratch ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jim DutcherAuthor: Jamie DutcherWith: James ManfullFor centuries, wolves have haunted the human imagination. It has been ac...

The inspirational story of a female pilot who led the way for women in space, written by an award-winning British journalist.

* A fascinating book about an otherwise neglected aspect of the Second World WarPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Tim ClaytonIllustrati...

The extraordinary memoir of a childhood spent in the 'Children of God' cult.

The extraordinary memoir of a childhood spent in the 'Children of God' cult.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Faith MorganNumber of pages: 36...

Reducere. At the age of 13, Charla Davis made a bold claim: "I want to do great things for God." "What makes you think you can do anything for the God of the...

Description"Reminiscent of Louis Sachar's Holes with its quirky characters and unique desert setting, this is a middle-grade read that will easily ...

Modern Cuba comes alive in a vibrant portrait of a group of families's varied journeys in one community over the last twenty years. Cubans today, m...

Reducere. The Gift of an Ordinary Day is an intimate memoir of a family in transition-boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an att...