Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Vita and Harold(2007) NICOLSON, NIGEL, MBEThe classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group. 'Vita and Harold have become part of our literature' OBSERVERVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Confessions Of An Irish Rebel(1990) BEHAN, BRENDANThe immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. Not only is it the last instalment of a unique and unorthodox autobiography, but of a unique and unorthodox life that was as touched with genius as it was with doom.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Grumpy Old Rock Star(2009) WAKEMAN, RICKAround about August 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Film Freak(2014) FOWLER, CHRISTOPHERIt’s the late 1970s and 20-something Christopher Fowler is a film freak, obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapit cinemas.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Speaking For Themselves(1999) SOAMES, MARYWinston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the 57 years of their life together. Written solely for each others eyes, their letters serve as a revealing portrait of their characters and their relationship, and as a unique poVezava: Mehka35,05 € -
Sussex Women(2007) KRAMER, ANNEverybody knows about Virginia and Vanessa, but did you realise that Sussex is the birthplace, home or workplace for many inspiring, intriguing and formidable women; from royal mistresses to pioneering women doctors and from educators and philanthropistsVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Education of a British-Protected Child(2011) ACHEBE, CHINUAGives us a portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its 'middle ground', interrogating both the author's happy memories of reading English adventure stories in secondary school and also the harsher truths of colonial rule.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Coleridge(2005) HOLMES, RICHARDTimely reissue of the second volume of Holmes’s classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets.Vezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Daddy's Little Secret(2011) DAVIS, TINA'I hated the thought of his child growing inside me...but at least I'd soon have somebody to love and, finally, somebody to love me back.'Tina has never had a stable upbringing.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cupboard Under the Stairs(2013) MASON, PAULHe would keep Paul locked up and naked in a tiny cupboard under the stairs of their home before sexually abusing him. The cupboard became a horrific prison where fear and terror filled his every moment. The Cupboard Under the Stairs is a story of abuseVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Second Chance(2013) TODD, MARKThe London 2012 Olympic medalist on his stunning comeback - fully updated for the paperback.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
For the Love of a Son(2011) SASSON, JEANFrom the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Other Side of the Dale(2009) PHINN, GERVASEAs the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, the author reveals in this warm and humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job - and what an education it was! He quickly learns that he must slow his pace and apprVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Road to Valour(2013) MCCONNON, AILI,MCCONNON, ANDRESAn Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian Resistance during the Second World War.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lodger(2008) NICHOLL, CHARLESIn 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist'Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Even on Days when it Rains(2008) O'DONNELL, JULIAIrish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as as child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. The hard work continued through her teenage years asVezava: Mehka22,42 €
