Zbirka: Biografije in resnične zgodbe
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Looking for Mrs Livingstone(2013) DAVIDSON, JULIEThe enthralling story of the courageous and stoical wife of the world-renowned explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. In the history books, Mary Livingstone is a shadow in the blaze of her husband’s sun, a whisper in the thunderclap of his reputationVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Out of My Life and Thought(2009) SCHWEITZER, ALBERTPresident Jimmy Carter, this edition features a new foreword by Lachlan Forrow, president of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.Vezava: Mehka47,23 € -
Ever the Diplomat(2013) COWPER-COLES, SHERARDIn this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Dressmaker of Khair Khana(2011) LEMMON, GAYLE TZEMACHThe remarkable story of an unlikley entrepreneur who, against all odds, saved her family and inspired her community in AfghanistanVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe(2010) ROGERS, DOUGLASIn The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Looking for Adventure(2012) BACKSHALL, STEVEA Childhood Dream. A Lost Land. The Journey of a Lifetime.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
From the Great Blasket to America(2013) CARNEY, MICHAEL,HAYES, GERALDA first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of boVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Nick Drake(1998) HUMPHRIES, PATRICKA biography of the British singer songwriter who died aged twenty six, having made three albums, all now recognised as classicsVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Slave(2007) NAZER, MENDE,LEWIS, DAMIENThe extraordinary story of a young Sudanese girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery and how she finally escaped to freedom.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Bolter(2008) OSBORNE, FRANCES* 'This is a truly astonishing book. Frances Osborne has not just brought to life a dizzyingly rich and scandalous slice of social history, she has produced a tragic and deeply moving tale as well. It is far more gripping than any novel I have read for yeVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light(2008) KOLODIEJCHUK, BRIAN,TERESA, MOTHERDuring her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions, and none.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Strictly Ann(2014) WIDDECOMBE, ANNForthright memoirs of a singular personality - former MP and Strictly Come Dancing star, Ann Widdecombe.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Ivory, Apes & Peacocks(2013) ROOT, ALANIn this extraordinary memoir we look at Africa’s wonders through the eyes of a visionary, live through hair-raising adventure and personal sorrow, and also bear witness to a natural world now largely lost from view.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Sold(2010) MUHSEN, ZANA,CROFTS, ANDREWA moving and harrowing story of British girl forced into marriage in Yemen.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Fantastic Mr Dahl(2012) ROSEN, MICHAELJust how did Roald Dahl get into writing? Where did he get his ideas from? What ingredients in his life turned him into the kind of writer he was? This title provides answers to these questions. It includes stories and anecdotes from Roald Dahl's school dVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Fatal Passage(2002) MCGOOGAN, KENThe true story of the remarkable John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson's Bay Company doctor - FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
