Zbirka: Avtobiografije: splošno
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Original Gangster(2012) LUCAS, FRANKCriminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer was born. This title tVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Sort of Life(1999) GREENE, GRAHAMGraham Greene's 'long journey through time' began in 1904, when he was born into a tribe of Greenes based in Berkhamstead at the public school where his father was headmaster.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Moments Of Being(2002) WOOLF, VIRGINIAVirginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five unpublished pieces. In 'Reminiscences' Virginia Woolf focuses on the death of her mother, 'the greatest disaster that could happen', and its effect on her father, theVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Memoirs(2004) AMIS, KINGSLEYElegant, provocative and hugely entertaining, Kingsley Amis's memoirs are filled with anecdotes, experiences and portraits of famous friends, family, acquaintances (and a few eminent foes).Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
My Forbidden Face(2002) LATIFA* Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the Taliban* Like Desert Flower, this simple human story is a powerful way to tell readers around the world of the plight of a people, and this book couldn't be more timelyVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Moon's a Balloon(1994) NIVEN, DAVIDTakes readers back to the author's childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. This book shows how after the war he returned to America and there came his Hollywood success in films such as "Wuthering HVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Oleander, Jacaranda(2006) LIVELY, PENELOPEAn autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Egypt up to, and including, World War II fVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
In My Skin(2007) HOLDEN, KATEHolden's journey leads her from a sheltered life in her loving family home to a world of sex for money - a seedy netherworld of back lanes, backseats and brothels. More than just a fearless and compelling narrative, In My Skin is a triumphant announcemeVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Beautiful(2011) PIPER, KATIEYoung and beautiful, she was well on her way to fulfilling her dream of becoming a model. But then she met Daniel Lynch on Facebook and her world quickly turned into a nightmare ... After being held captive and brutally raped by her new boyfriend, KatVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Call Of The Litany Bird(2011) GIBBS, SUSANA compelling personal account of living through the atrocities as Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, whilst bringing up a family on a farm amidst the chaos.Vezava: Trda29,93 € -
Road Past Mandalay(2012) MASTERS, JOHNThe second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world warVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Summing Up(2001) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETAutobiographical without being an autobiography, confessional without disclosing his private self, The Summing Up, written when Maugham was sixty-four, is an inimitable expression of a personal credo.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Little Wilson and Big God(2002) BURGESS, ANTHONYThese are Anthony Burgess's candid confessions: he was seduced at the age of nine by an older woman; Little Wilson and Big God moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling Burgess's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage,Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Night(2006) WIESEL, ELIE,WIESEL, MARIONElie Wiesel was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the distinguished French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Nazi Officer's Wife(2001) HAHN BEER, EDITH,DWORKIN, SUSANHow one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
