Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Dancing to the Precipice(2010) MOOREHEAD, CAROLINECaroline Moorehead's richly novelistic biography sets Lucy and her dairies in their wider context, illuminating a remarkable period of history. Dancing to the Precipice was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2009.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Commander(2013) TAYLOR, STEPHENEdward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quickVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Woodbrook(1994) THOMSON, DAVIDWoodbrook is a rare house that gives its name to a small, rural area in Ireland, not far from the old port of Sligo. He stayed for ten years. This memoir, acknowledged as a masterpiece, grew out of two great loves - for Woodbrook and for Phoebe, his pupVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Charles Bukowski(2012) CALONNE, DAVID STEPHENExamines Bukowski’s writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer’s hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski creaVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
On A Chinese Screen(2000) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETMaugham spent the winter months of 1919 travelling fifteen hundred miles up the Yangtze river. Maugham keenly observes, and gently ridicules, their dogged and oblivious persistence with the life they know.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator(2010) LEFEVRE, EDWIN,MARKMAN, JON D.With new commentary and Insights on the life and times of Jesse LivermoreReminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time-Jesse Livermore.Vezava: Trda44,86 € -
Island Nurse(2012) MACLEOD, MARY J.Life on the remote island of Papavray in the 1970s was a world away from the author's urban existence in the south of England. And this peaceful environment was just what she was looking for. This title offers an account of community life on a small islanVezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Road Of Lost Innocence(2009) MAM, SOMALYThe true story of an orphaned Cambodian girl who spent her childhood in slavery and prostitution and now combats trafficking. Somaly Mam has a strong international profile and supporters include Hillary Clinton, the Queen of Spain and Angelina Jolie.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Gweilo: Memories Of A Hong Kong Childhood(2005) BOOTH, MARTINShadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a jouVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Smile, You're Travelling(2006) ROLLINS, HENRYUsing his trademark wit, insight and verve, icon Henry Rollins shares journals from his gruelling world tours of 1997 and 1998, as well as a record of the fulfilment of his longstanding dream to journey through Africa.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Back from the Brink(2007) MCGRATH, PAULQuite apart from his all too public struggle with alcoholism, the story runs through the surreal highs and calamitous lows of a life lived habitually on the edge of chaos. It is not just a football story.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Between a Rock and a Hard Place(2005) RALSTON, ARONThe unforgettable survival story of the year -- the astonishing, day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's terrible accident, self-amputation, rescue and recovery.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Must You Go?(2011) FRASER, LADY ANTONIAA unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Joyful Voices(2007) STOKES, DORIS* An omnibus edition containing JOYFUL VOICES and VOICES OF LOVEVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Eurydice Street(2005) ZINOVIEFF, SOFKA'A beguiling blend of autobiography and travel swirled into a portrait of a city and a meditation on Greekness' Daily TelegraphVezava: Mehka15,41 €
