Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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Alfred the Great(2006) POLLARD, JUSTINIn an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Climbing the Mango Trees(2006) JAFFREY, MADHURPresents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, thVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Body Parts(2008) LEE, HERMIONECompares the relation of biography to fiction and history and explores several writers' lives in connection with their works. This book incorporates different ways in which biographies, memoirs, diaries and autobiographies can be discussed.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Margrave Of The Marshes(2006) RAVENSCROFT, ALEXANDRA,RAVENSCROFT, FLORENCE,PEEL, JOHN,RAVENSCROFT, JOHN,RAVENSCROFT, SHEILA,RAVENSCROFT, THOMAS,RAVENSCROFT, WILLIAMThrough nigh-on forty years of laconic brilliance on Radio 1, a musical taste which defined a culture and his wildly popular Radio 4 show, Home Truths, John Peel reached out to an audience that was as diverse as his record collection.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Behind Closed Doors(2006) TOMLIN, JENNYThe number one bestselling, heartbreaking childhood memoir of abuse and true story of the triumph of the human spirit.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Perfect Distance(2005) BUTCHER, PATThe definitive, fully authorised story of the record-breaking rivalry between London Olympics organiser Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, published to coincide with the 2012 games.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Nairn in Darkness and Light(1988) THOMSON, DAVIDSet in the 1920s, this marvellously sensitive autobiography recreates the varied community of Nairn, with its fishermen and townsfolk, its crofters and its prosperous upper-middle-classes.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Franz Liszt(1988) WALKER, ALANThe first volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt.Vezava: Mehka40,97 € -
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands(2005) SEACOLE, MARYWritten in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with raVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Nathaniel's Nutmeg(2000) MILTON, GILESThe extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth centuryVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Desperately Seeking Paradise(2005) SARDAR, ZIAUDDINZiauddin Sardar is one of the foremost Muslim intellectuals in Britain, and this is his account of his life as a restless believer.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Passage To Juneau(2000) RABAN, JONATHANA modern classic of travel writing, Passage to Juneau is a dual narrative, the story of Raban's own journey from Seattle to Juneau, as well as the same voyage taken by Captain George Vancouver.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Gaudi(2002) HENSBERGEN, GIJS VANThe first critical biography of one of the twentieth century’s greatest architectsVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Periodic Table(1995) LEVI, PRIMOAn extraordinary kind of autobiography in which each of the 21 chapters takes its title and its starting-point from one of the elements in the periodic table.Vezava: Trda21,02 € -
Greene On Capri(2001) HAZZARD, SHIRLEY* The subtle portrait of a great but difficult man on the legendary island of Capri by the renowned author of THE TRANSIT OF VENUSVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Fighter General(1998) TOLIVER, COL. RAYMOND F.The official biography of German Luftwaffe general and flying ace Adolf Galland who served throughout WWII in Europe, flying 705 combat missions.Vezava: Trda58,29 € -
Voices: A Doris Stokes Collection(1998) STOKES, DORISA publishing phenomena in the 1970s and 80s.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Imaginary Girlfriend(1997) IRVING, JOHNDedicated to the memory of two wrestling coaches and two writer friends, The Imaginary Girlfriend is a lucid portrait of the writers and wrestlers who played a mentor role in John Irving's development as a novelist, a wrestler and a wrestling coach.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Rules of Engagement(2006) COLLINS, TIMMemoirs of the Iraq war hero whose stirring pre-battle speech so inspired his troops - and the worldVezava: Mehka15,41 €
