Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Gaudi(2002) HENSBERGEN, GIJS VANThe first critical biography of one of the twentieth century’s greatest architectsVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands(2005) SEACOLE, MARYWritten in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with raVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Franz Liszt(1988) WALKER, ALANThe first volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt.Vezava: Mehka40,97 € -
Alfred the Great(2006) POLLARD, JUSTINIn an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Early Days(2007) READ, MISSThe enchanting childhood memoirs of bestselling author Miss Read.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Somewhere To Lay My Head(2007) DOUGLAS, ROBERTThe next chapter in Robert Douglas's remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling NIGHT SONG OF THE LAST TRAM but can be read on its ownVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
William and Mary(2008) KISTE, JOHN VAN DERMary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both thVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Gambling Man(2010) UGLOW, JENNYCharles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature thVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Two Lives(2008) MALCOLM, JANET'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'workeVezava: Mehka22,80 € -
Man Who Outshone The Sun King(2009) DRAZIN, CHARLES*In 1664, the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Nicolas Foucquet to internal exile and life imprisonment in the fortress of Pignerol.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Circuit(2009) SHEPHERD, BOBThe Sunday Times top-ten bestseller – a passionate page-turner by a soldier with something to sayVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Fangio(2009) DONALDSON, GERALDJuan Manuel Fangio's name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Why Socrates Died(2010) WATERFIELD, ROBINThe picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian democracy.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
