Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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Smoke In The Lanes(2011) REEVE, DOMINICSmoke in the Lanes is the fascinating firsthand account of a bygone age of the Romani traveller way of life in 1950s England.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Josiah the Great(2011) MACINTYRE, BENThe amazing tale of a resourceful and unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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 € -
Winter on the Nile(2011) SATTIN, ANTHONYTakes a key moment in the lives of Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, two extraordinary figures on the brink of international fame, and provides an insight into the early days of travel to Egypt, one of the greatest tourist destinations on the plaVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Jeremy and Amy: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man and His Orang-Utan(2011) KEELING, JEREMYJeremy & Amy is the first book to tell the story behind internationally famous Monkey World.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mallowan’s Memoirs(2010) MALLOWAN, MAXAgatha Christie’s widower’s recollections of his archaeological triumphs and life with Agatha.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
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 € -
Gypsy Boy(2010) WALSH, MIKEYGypsy Boy is the first commercial memoir written by someone on the inside of the notoriously secretive culture of the Romany Gypsies.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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 € -
Letters written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark(2009) WOLLSTONECRAFT, MARYLetters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796) is both an arresting travel book and a personal memoir. In it Wollstonecraft describes the sublime landscape and the events and people she encounters. This edition includes revVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Cleopatra(2009) TYLDESLEY, JOYCEThe Romans regarded Cleopatra as 'fatale monstrum', a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was CleopatraVezava: 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 € -
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Gambling Man(2010) UGLOW, JENNYCharles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature thVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Malcolm X for Beginners Malcom X for Beginners(2007) DOCTOR, BERNARD AQUINA (BERNARD AQUINA DOCTOR)Vezava: Mehka23,27 € -
Exile on Main Street(2008) GREENFIELD, ROBERTThe shocking, decadent, true story behind the making of the Rolling Stones' beloved double album Exile on Main StreetVezava: Mehka32,30 € -
Bit Of A Blur(2008) JAMES, ALEX* The charming, witty and slightly disreputable memoirs of Alex James - artist, musician, bass player with Blur, and the perfect chronicler of the Britpop generationVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
My Life(2007) TROTSKY, LEONThis priceless historical document features firsthand accounts from top levels of leadership in the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, chronicling the struggle to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat.Vezava: Mehka29,43 € -
William and Mary(2008) KISTE, JOHN VAN DERMary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both thVezava: Mehka25,22 €
