Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Look Back in Hunger(2010) BRAND, JOWith hilarious, engaging, razor-sharp wit and a gift for anecdote, Jo reveals the experiences and incidents in her life that gave rise to her huge success as a comedianVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down(2011) BRAND, JOJo Brand continues her extraordinary story in the second volume of her autobiographyVezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Accidental Naturalist(2013) FOGLE, BENFor as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. This title tells the true stories of his amazing encounters with animals and how theyVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Pocketful of Holes and Dreams(2011) PEARCE, JEFFLittle Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could walk he learned to go doorVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Last Enemy(2010) HILLARY, RICHARDIn this extraordinary account, the author details his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, in which he was shot down, leading to months in hospital as part of Archibald McIndoe's 'Guinea Pig Club', undergoing pioneering plastic surgeryVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Family Romance(2008) LANCHESTER, JOHNIn this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as aVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Blood on the Altar(2013) JONES, TOBIASIt's not until 2010, when Elisa's decomposed body is found in the church where she went missing, that the two cases are linked and Restivo is finally dealt with.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Paris to the Moon(2008) GOPNIK, ADAMAdam Gopnik's memoir of five years as an American family man in ParisVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Reluctant Restaurateur(2003) SKIRVING, IMOGENThis is the story of one woman's unwitting transformation of her Nottinghamshire family home into one of the most successful private hotels in Britain today. Imogen Skirving recalls her unusual childhood and how, after inheriting Langar Hall, mounting oveVezava: Mehka21,54 € -
Out of Winter(2014) LEE, CAROLThe beautifully measured account of a woman's return to care for her ageing parents, unearthing old memories and new possibilities.Vezava: Trda4,27 € -
Empire Made Me(2004) BICKERS, ROBERTShanghai in the wake of the First World War was one of the world's most dynamic, brutal and exciting cities. Threatened from within by communist workers and governed by desperate British-dominated administration, Shanghai was mesmerising and terrible. IntVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
A Life Like Other People's(2010) BENNETT, ALAN,BENNETT, ALAN,BENNETT, ALANAlan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen andVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Real Jane Austen(2014) BYRNE, PAULAWho was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrne's landmark biography reveals the real woman behind the books.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Long Goodbye(2012) O'ROURKE, MEGHAN* A young woman's memoir of a year of grieving after her mother died, written with anger, insight, wisdom and graceVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Finding Peggy(1994) HENDERSON, MEGMeg Henderson was part of a large family, and when the tenement block in which they lived collapsed they had to move to the notorious Blackhill district where religious sectarianism and gang warfare were part of daily life.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
