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The Final Frontiersman : Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness / James Campbell. - Wydanie 2. - New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydnej : Atria Books, 2005. - VIII, [6], 303 strony : ilustracje, mapa ; 20 cm.

Author

Campbell, James. Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Podróżnicy i podróżniczki Trudne sytuacje życiowe Rodzina Sztuka przetrwania Alaska (Stany Zjednoczone ; stan)

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Biografia

Na okładce: The autobiography.

Hundreds of hardy people have tried to carve a living in the Alaskan bush, but few have succeeded as consistently as Heimo Korth. Originally from Wisconsin, Heimo traveled to the Arctic wilderness in his twenties. Now, more than three decades later, Heimo lives with his wife and two daughters approximately 200 miles from civilization—a sustainable, nomadic life bounded by the migrating caribou, the dangers of swollen rivers, and by the very exigencies of daily existence. In The Final Frontiersman, Heimo’s cousin James Campbell chronicles the Korth family’s amazing experience, their adventures, and the tragedy that continues to shape their lives. With a deft voice and in spectacular, at times unimaginable detail, Campbell invites us into Heimo’s heartland and home. The Korths wait patiently for a small plane to deliver their provisions, listen to distant chatter on the radio, and go sledding at 44 degrees below zero—all the while cultivating the hard-learned survival skills that stand between them and a terrible fate. . .

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The Thieves of Darkness : A Thriller / Richard Doetsch. - New York : Atria Books, 2012. - 471 s. ; 24 cm.

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Doetsch, Richard.

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Michael St. Pierre / Richard Doetsch ; 3

Michael St. Pierre, a reformed master thief, thinks he has left his criminal days far behind him, when he receives word that his best friend, Simon, has been locked up and sentenced to die in a brutal desert prison. Breaking into jail for the first time in his checkered career, Michael is stunned to discover that his new girlfriend, KC, is connected to Simon's case. With a madman on their heels, the three adventurers make their way to Istanbul in search of the mysterious artifact that landed Simon behind bars in the first place: a map containing the location of a holy place lost to the mists of time, a repository of knowledge and treasure predating Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Testing their courage and wits, Michael and his team are forced to plot a series of daring thefts that take them inside some of the city's most celebrated (and heavily guarded) sanctums, from the imperial harem of Topkapi Palace to the tombs of the Hagia Sophia itself. More than priceless artifacts are at stake - the lives of loved ones and perhaps the fate of humanity itself hang in the balance. A globe-trotting adventure that wings from the glittering banks of the Bosporus to the highest peaks of the Himalayas, The Thieves of Darkness confirms Richard Doetsch's place as the modern-day master of pulse-pounding suspense.

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Dembowskiego 12 (W131)

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Liz : An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor / C. David Heymann. - New York : Atria Paperback, 2011. - [4], 535 stron ; 20 cm.

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Heymann, C. David. Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Literatura amerykańska

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Taylor, Elizabeth (1932-2011) Język angielski Aktorzy amerykańscy

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Biografia

Elizabeth Taylor's own story was more dramatic than any part she ever played on the screen. C. David Heymann brings her magnificently to life in this acclaimed biography--updated with a new chapter covering her final years. She was an icon, one of the most watched, photographed, and gossiped-about personalities of our time. Child star, daughter of a controlling stage mother, Oscar-winning actress, seductress and eight-time wife, mother of four children and grandmother of ten, champion of funding for AIDS research, purveyor of perfumes and jewelry, close friend of celebrities and tycoons - Elizabeth Taylor, for almost eight decades, played most completely, beautifully, cunningly, flamboyantly, and scandalously her greatest role of all: herself.

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Heaven's Keep : A Novel / William Kent Krueger. - New York : Atria Books, 2009. - 362 s. ; 24 cm.

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Krueger, William Kent (1950- ).

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Cork O'Connor / William Kent Krueger ; 9

Every married couple knows you don't go to bed angry. The corollary, Cork O'Connor realizes, is that you also don't say goodbye when you're mad. When the charter plane Jo O'Connor is on crashes over the mountains in Wyoming in an early winter storm, Cork deeply regrets the heated argument he had with his wife just before she left. An intense search is launched, but bad weather and the steep terrain hinder the efforts and soon the search is abandoned. Several months later, still grieving, Cork is contacted by the wife of the man who owned and flew the charter plane. An unlawful death suit has been filed against the pilot's estate alleging that he had been drinking the night before the flight disappeared and his ability to fly the plane was impaired. But credible evidence suggests he was not flying the plane that crashed. And if he didn't fly the plane into the storm, then who did?

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Rumours and Whiskey / Victoria Wilder. - Wydanie 3. - New York ; Amsterdam/Antwerpen ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney/Melbourne ; New Delhi : Atria Books, 2026. - [4], 351 stron : ilustracje ; 20 cm.

(The Whiskey Women / Victoria Wilder ; 1)

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Wilder, Victoria Autor Wilder, Victoria. The Whiskey Women

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Miłość Zabójstwo Śledztwo i dochodzenie Tajemnica Trauma Plotka Rodzina, relacje międzyludzkie

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Romans Thriller

I survived a living nightmare. Forced to stay away from my sisters, I’ve been sworn to secrecy about who I am. Somehow, though, I started over again. But all it takes to mess everything up is a sexy stranger—a charming jeweler with a sinful smile, deliciously dirty promises, and far too many questions. Now, I’m back in my small town, craving routine, hiding my past, and trying not to drown in the pressure to be the old me. I never expected to see him again. Especially once I discover that the gossip and rumors swirling around my family aren’t the work of bored townies, but of hidden truths. Between a dead body, a missing cop, and a job that’s connected him to my family, Julian Colton insists on staying here. I should keep my distance—not provoke and flirt with him at every turn. But even with layers of secrets between us, he soothes my anxious thoughts and feeds my touch-starved, broken body. When his past catches up with him, and mine threatens to repeat itself, it’s my family, their rumors, and our whiskey that’ll save us.

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The River We Remember : A Novel / William Kent Kruger. - Wydanie 1. - New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi : ATRIA Paperback, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2024. - [4], 421 stron ; 21 cm.

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Kruger, William Kent Autor

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On Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. Caught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn’s death threatens to expose.

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This Tender Land : A Novel / William Kent Kruger. - Wydanie 1. - New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi : ATRIA Paperback, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019. - [4], 450 stron ; 21 cm.

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Kruger, William Kent Autor

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1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own.

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Z ziemi obcej do Polski : losy żołnierzy Polskich Sił Zbrojnych, którzy powrócili do kraju po II wojnie światowej. T. 1 / Krzysztof A. Tochman. - Zwierzyniec [etc.] : na zlec. Obywatelskiego Stowarzyszenia "Ostoja" : AWR Atrium 2006. - 488 s. : il., err. ; 24 cm.

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Tochman, Krzysztof A. (1959- ).

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Polskie Siły Zbrojne na Zachodzie Wojna 1939-1945 r Wojsko Polska

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Lachmana 5 (Czytelnia Naukowa do wypożyczania)

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...a my ostali w Kazachstanie / Andrzej Józef Madera, Mariusz Kapica. - Rzeszów : Atrium ; Brzozów : przy współpracy Muzeum Regionalnego PTTK [Polskiego Towarzystwa Turystyczno-Krajoznawczego] im. A. Fastnachta, copyright 1994. - 111, [1], [16] stron tablic : ilustracje ; 21 cm.

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Madera, Andrzej Józef (1969- ). Autor Kapica, Mariusz. Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Literatura polska

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Polacy za granicą Wysiedlanie Kazachstan ZSRR

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Reportaż

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Historia

Z okładki: "...a wiecie co w tym wszystkim najgorsze? Najgorsze jest to, że Polska się nas wyparła. My nie mogli wstępować do armii Andersa, bo my wtedy nie byli Polaki. Jak zaczęto tworzyć Dywizję Kościuszkowską, to my już byli Polaki. A jak się skończyła wojna to my znowu nie byli Polaki. Sam już nie wiem kto ja, chociaż w paszporcie zawsze wpisane - nacja Polak..."

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Braci Wagów 1 ("Czytelnia 9")

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