Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Poe(2009) ACKROYD, PETERHeralded as a genius, the forerunner of modern fantasy and credited with the invention of the psychological drama, science fiction and the detective story , Edgar Allan Poe had a life as dramatic and tragic as his art.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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 € -
Swimming In A Sea Of Death(2009) RIEFF, DAVIDAn extraordinarily open and moving account of Susan Sontag's final months, written by her son and drawing on previously unpublished letters and journals.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
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 € -
I Miss Mummy(2010) GLASS, CATHYIn her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Third Man Factor(2010) GEIGER, JOHNIncredible true stories of a life-saving presence experienced in extreme adventuring situations - backed up by weighty researchVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Howards End is on the Landing(2010) HILL, SUSANCharts the journey of the author as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
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Diplomatic Incidents(2011) DENMAN, CHERRYThe candid memoirs of an (un)diplomatic wifeVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words(2011) HAWORTH, DONWhen Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon. This title includes colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination witVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
At the Yeoman's House(2011) BLYTHE, RONALDAt the Yeoman's House centres on Bottoengoms Farm, East Anglia. The celebrated authour of Akenfield explores the building inhabited by 20th century artist John Nash. It is part of the landscape loved by Constable. Inside Bottengoms there are telling handpVezava: Trda21,03 € -
El Sicario(2012) MOLLOY, MOLLY,BOWDEN, CHARLESMEET EL SICARIO. A fugitive in the US with a $250,000 price tag on his head. He has executed hundreds of people, is an expert in torture, spent years working for the state police, and received training from the FBI.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Salaam Brick Lane(2006) HALL, TARQUINA gritty, hilarious and often touching memoir of a year spent living in the immigrant melting pot of London's East End.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Complete Surrender: Biography of Eric Liddell(2012) WILSON, JULIANDiscover the man behind the Olympic gold medal.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
One Day In My Life(2001) SANDS TRUST, THE BOBBYDocuments a day in the life of Bobby Sands while he was imprisoned in Long Kesh. Written on toilet paper with a biro refill and hidden inside Bobby Sands' body it is a gripping story of human bravery, endurance and courage against a backdrop of sufferingVezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Until Tuesday(2012) MONTALVAN, LUIS CARLOS,WITTER, BRETUntil Tuesday is Horse Boy meets Dewey (with a bit of Tuesdays with Morrie thrown in)Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
