Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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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 € -
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 € -
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: Mehka13,58 € -
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 € -
William Wilberforce(2007) BELMONTE, KEVINHere is the true story of how British statesman and reformer William Wilberforce overcame great obstacles to help end the slave trade in England two centuries ago. The movie Amazing Grace brings this story to life, and this book is the inspiring, definitiVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mum's List(2012) GREENE, ST JOHNA list created by Kate Greene, mother of two little boys, Reef and Finn, while she was terminally ill. This list was intended to help her husband, Singe, create the best life for their boys after she was gone.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
I Am The Secret Footballer(2013) ANONThis updated edition of the bestselling and wildly popular I Am the Secret Footballer features a new introduction and an additional chapter.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Carspotting(2011) MACNAIR, SANDYSandy Macnair and Irvine Welsh were friends long before fame and fortune arrived by train, and their adventures and Welsh's novels have obvious parallels. Their adventures were certainly extraordinary. This title presents a portrayal of their adventures tVezava: Mehka16,81 €
