Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Lost In Translation(2008) HOFFMAN, EVAA memoir that evokes with deep feeling the sense of uprootendess and exile created by this disruption, something which has been the experience of tens of thousands of people this century. It tells the story of Jewish post-war experience and the tragediesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Still Me(1999) REEVE, CHRISTOPHERThrough his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Alfred(2013) VAN DER KISTE, JOHNAlfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. HiVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Country Of My Skull(1999) KROG, ANTJIEAntije Krog's full account of the Commission's work using the testimonies of the oppressed and oppressors alike is a harrowing and haunting book in which the voices of ordinary people shape the course of history. WINNER OF SOUTH AFRICA'S SUNDAY TIMES ALVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Frozen in Time(2004) GEIGER, JOHN,BEATTIE, OWENThe Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Sky Burial(2005) XINRANAs a young girl in China Xinran heard a rumour about a soldier in Tibet who had been brutally fed to the vultures in a ritual known as a sky burial: the tale frightened and fascinated her.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Rose For Winter(2003) LEE, LAURIEHe found a country broken by the Civil War, but the totems of indestructible Spain survive: the Christ in agony, the thrilling flamenco cry-the pride in poverty, the gypsy intensity in vivid whitewashed slums, the cult of the bullfight, the exultation inVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
George Eliot(2008) UGLOW, JENNY* A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writingsVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Straight Flush(2014) MEZRICH, BENStraight Flush is the true story of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local bar into one of the largest online poker companies in the world. At its height, the group's online empire was brVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Along the Enchanted Way: A Story of Love and Life in Romania(2010) WILLIAM BLACKERVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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In Search Of Shakespeare(2005) WOOD, MICHAELAlmost 400 years after his death, William Shakespeare is still acclaimed as the world's greatest writer, and yet the man himself remains shrouded in mystery.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Rockhopper Copper(2011)The life and times of the people of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island on Earth.Vezava: Mehka16,55 € -
Princess Margaret(2008) HEALD, TIMElegant and sophisticated biography of Princess Margaret, the controversial sister of Queen Elizabeth II, the Princess Diana of her day'A fascinating insight into the life of the party girl who became an icon in postwar Britain' DAILY EXPRESSVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
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Perfect Victim(1991) NORTON, CARLA,MCGUIRE, CHRISTINEColleen Stan was a sweet-natured 20-year-old when she set out to hitchhike from her home in Washington to southern California. Seven years later, she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and chilling crime.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €
