Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater(2003) DE QUINCEY, THOMASOffers an account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. This autobiography of addiction hauntingly describes the author's surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings through London, along with the nightmares, despaVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Country Diaries(2010)A fascinating portrait of country life across the centuries, as told by the nation's greatest diarists.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Freedom In Exile(1998) LAMA, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAIThe autobiography of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest contemporary spiritual leadersVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Essex Boys, The New Generation(2008) O'MAHONEY, BERNARDIn December 1995, three key members of the infamous Essex Boys firm were executed in their Range Rover after being lured to a deserted farm track by the promise of a lucrative drug deal. This book tells the true story of the gang that destroyed everythingVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Being An Actor(2004) CALLOW, SIMONCallow discusses his occasionally ambivalent yet always passionate feelings about both film and theatre, conflicting sentiments partially resolved by his acclaimed return to the stage with his solo performances in The Importance of Being Oscar and The MysVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Rub Out the Words(2013) BURROUGHS, WILLIAM S.Features letters that cover the activities of Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in the years that gave birth to the "Beat Generation". Written mostly to Ginsberg or Kerouac, this title includes letters that provide a glimpse into Burroughs' psycVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Shamed(2013) KAUR ATHWAL, SARBJITEventually, with immense bravery, she became the first person within a murderer’s family ever to go into open court in an honour killing trial as the Prosecution’s key witness, and the first to waive her anonymity in such a trial.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Road to Woodstock(2010) LANG, MICHAELOn the afternoon of August 15, 1969, Richie Havens took the stage at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, welcoming a crowd of several hundred thousand to the green fields of Max Yasgur's farm. Havens was the first act - the legendary festival, years in theVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
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Imagine This(2008) BAIRD, JULIAThe honest and revealing story of John Lennon's childhood by his sister Julia.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Starman(2011) DORAN, JAMIE,BIZONY, PIERSThe definitive biography of Yuri Gagarin, re-published with new material to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his momentous flight into space.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Hold on to Your Dreams(2009) LAWRENCE, TIMA biography of the musician and composer Arthur Russell, one of the most important but least known contributors to the downtown New York music scene during the 1970s and 1980s. It traces Russell's odyssey from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to countercuVezava: Mehka36,58 € -
Justice Game(1999) ROBERTSON, GEOFFREY, QCGeoffrey Robertson QC has been at the centre of internationally high-profile legal cases for over three decades. From representing Princess Diana to Salman Rushdie, to his involvement in the celebrated criminal trials of Oz magazine and Gay News, RobertsoVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Blood Knots(2011) JENNINGS, LUKENow available in paperback, a dark and dramatic memoir of an angler's life, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and William Hill Sports Book of Year. 'Jennings weaves a net to mesh human struggle to the peace of the riverbank.' GuardianVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People(2012) FIENNES, RANULPHNational treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood(2006) DOUGLAS, ROBERTIf my father had been killed in North Africa or Italy during the Second World War, I know that for the rest of my life I would have looked at the few photographs of him and mourned our lost relationship. Unfortunately, he survived and came home.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
DC Confidential(2006) MEYER, SIR CHRISTOPHERRiveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestsellerVezava: Mehka15,41 €
