Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Emma and I(2011) HOCKEN, SHEILAAs a girl, Sheila never let her gradual descent into blindness prevent her from trying to do everything a sighted person could do. Then at 17, unable to see to find her way around the house she grew up in, she found herself dreading her future in an 'everVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Business Stripped Bare(2009) BRANSON, RICHARDFeatures an entrepreneur's inside track on his life in business. This book lets you discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, and how Virgin Mobile USA holds the record as one of the fastest company in history to generatVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Historical Figure of Jesus(1995) SANDERS, E.A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, distinguishing the certain from the improbable, and assessing the historical and religious context of Christ's time. The spread of ChristianVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Shakespeare(2006) ACKROYD, PETEROffers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare inhabited.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Law, Life and Laughter(2012) SMITH, IRVINE, QCLegendary Sheriff Irvine Smith QC is one of the most formidable criminal lawyers of his generation. He also defended five capital murder trials before the abolition of the death penalty and knew the full responsibility of trying to keep defendants from thVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Fiva(2012) STAINFORTH, GORDONIn the summer of 1969, as Apollo 11 was blasting off to the moon, two teenage twin brothers, with only three years' mountaineering experience, set off to climb one of the highest rock faces in Europe. This title offers a true account from Gordon StainfortVezava: Mehka15,37 € -
Not a Number(2011) BOOTH, RUPERTThe only up-to-date biography of Patrick McGoohan that gets behind the real motivations of a character whose refusal to play by the rules of his profession earned him a worldwide followingVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
French Revolutions(2012) MOORE, TIM‘Bill Bryson on two wheels’ IndependentSelf-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the Tour de France.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Desert Queen(2005) WALLACH, JANETThe untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Harold Pinter(2007) BILLINGTON, MICHAELHarold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for LiteratVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Twelve Years a Slave(2012) NORTHUP, SOLOMONBorn a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In thVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Angel At My Table(2010) FRAME, JANETThe acclaimed autobiography of one of New Zealand's best-loved writers. Introduced by Jane Campion, who made it into a prize-winning film.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Testimony(2005) SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI'A terrifying and unhappy book...' The GuardianThis astounding self-portrait covering the whole of Shostakovich's life (1906-1975) was prepared in collaboration with the distinguished Soviet musicologist Solomon Volkov.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Art of Political Murder(2010) GOLDMAN, FRANCISCOA true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop, with the plot twists and colourful characters of a Graham Greene novel. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. 'A multi-layered real-lVezava: Mehka14,01 €
