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Catch the Sparrow(2022) REAR, RACHELThe gripping story of a young woman's murder, unsolved for over two decades, brilliantly investigated and reconstructed by her stepsister.Vezava: Trda26,62 € -
Oh, What a Lovely Century(2022) OWEN, RODERIC FENWICKWritten by an upper class travel writer who was born in 1921, this stranger-than-fiction memoir about love, sex, war, tragedy and adventure traverses the whole of 20th century planet earth and features countless celebrities, politicians and royalty.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Oh, What a Lovely Century(2021) OWEN, RODERIC FENWICKWritten by an upper class travel writer who was born in 1921, this stranger-than-fiction memoir about love, sex, war, tragedy and adventure traverses the whole of 20th century planet earth and features countless celebrities, politicians and royalty.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
My Bondage and My Freedom(2019) DOUGLASS, FREDERICKMy Bondage and My Freedom is the second of Frederick Douglass's full-length autobiographies. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Charles I's Killers in America(2019) JENKINSON, MATTHEW (MEMBER OF THE SENIOR COMMON ROOM, NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD)After the Restoration the men who signed Charles I's death warrant fled to New England, becoming folk heroes for America's earliest historians and novelists. This is the story of the lives and afterlives of these regicides, and the truth behind the attempVezava: Trda38,54 € -
Hallelujah Junction(2016) ADAMS, JOHNPart memoir and part description of the creative process, this is an absorbing journey through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most admired and frequently performed composers.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Allegorizings(2022) MORRIS, JANPublished one year on from her death, at the age of ninety-four, Jan Morris' Allegorizings is the final despatch from one of the greatest chroniclers of the Twentieth Century.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Illuminating History(2021) BAILYN, BERNARDThe brilliance of a master historian shines through this personal account of a lifetime’s work.Vezava: Mehka16,03 € -
Most I Could Be(2021) KENT, DALEIn the 1960s Dale Kent embarked on a lifelong struggle to fulfil the desire of many women of her generation - to be the most she could be. Her story, both poignant and darkly comical, traces a counterpoint between increasing professional success, a desperVezava: Mehka46,22 € -
History of Water(2022) WILSON-LEE, EDWARDA Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMESVezava: Trda35,05 € -
Book of Queer Prophets(2021)‘A fascinating and thoughtful exploration of faith in the modern world. If you’re wondering why it matters and how to make sense of it, read on.’ Clare BaldingVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Anecdotes and Antidotes(2020) USAYBI'AH, IBN ABIIbn Abi Usaybi'ah was a Syrian Arab physician of the 13th century who compiled a biographical encyclopedia of notable physicians, and scholars from the Greeks, Romans, Syriacs and Indians including Galen and Avicenna.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Bite of the Apple(2020) GOODINGS, LENNIE (PUBLISHER, PUBLISHER, VIRAGO PRESS)In this insightful memoir Lennie Goodings takes the reader behind the scenes at Virago, the feminist press that she has led for twenty years. Moving from Virago's early days of independence, through its various commercial incarnations, the author reflectsVezava: Trda29,43 € -
Rooms of Their Own(2022) JOHNSON, ALEXRooms of Their Own travels around the world, examining the unique spaces in which famous writers created their most notable work.Vezava: Trda28,03 € -
What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion(2021) YOUNG, CAROLINELaunching a new series, What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Coco Channel's life, work and legacy into 36 highly visual lessons. Covering the iconic looks, Chanel's inspiration and the details that define her sartorial tastes.Vezava: Trda18,21 € -
What Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion(2021) FINEL HONIGMAN, ANAWhat Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Alexander McQueen’s life, work and legacy into 36 highly visual lessons. Covering the iconic looks, McQueen's inspiration and the details that define his sartorial tastes.Vezava: Trda18,21 €