Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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Jurassic Mary(2014) PIERCE, PATRICIASpinster Mary Anning, uneducated and poor, was of the wrong sex, wrong class and wrong religion, but fate decreed that she was exactly the right person in the right place and time to pioneer the emerging science of palaeontology, the study of fossils.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Independent Man(2008) JORDAN, EDDIEThe hugely entertaining, and extremely candid, autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor sportVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
World of Christopher Marlowe(2005) RIGGS, PROFESSOR DAVIDDavid Riggs evokes the atmosphere and texture of Marlowe's life, from the stench and poverty of a childhood spent near Canterbury's abattoirs to the fanatical pursuit of classical learning at school.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Bearback(2013) GARROD, DR. PATImagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that, downing stethoscopes to take off on a motorcycle to see the world. For anyone who has considered escapinVezava: Mehka19,56 € -
Our Kate(1993) COOKSON, CATHERINEAn autobiography which presents a story that revolves around the author's mother. It offers an account of living with hardship and poverty as seen through the eyes of a sensitive child and woman.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Silent Gesture(2008) SMITH, TOMMIE,SMITH, DELOIS,STEELE, DAVIDAt the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith came in first in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, he and bronze winner John Carlos each raised a black-gloved fist, creating an indelible image of courage and protest that still resonates forty years laVezava: Mehka39,90 € -
Scandalous Life(1996) LOVELL, MARY S.The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and QueenVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Yves Klein(2014) BANAI, NUITA new critical biography of iconoclastic and scandalous French artist Yves Klein.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Georgette Heyer Biography(2013) KLOESTER, JENNIFERGeorgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her coVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Fisher's Face(2007) MORRIS, JANAdmiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. This book offer an evocation that is both biography and a love letter, an expression of the author's passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, iVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Daughter Of Persia(1993) FARMAN-FARMAIAN, SATTAREHSattareh Farman Farmaian, the daughter of a once-powerful and wealthy Iranian prince, was raised and educated in the 1920s and 1930s in a Persian harem compound, along with numerous mothers and more than 30 brothers and sisters.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Changeling(2008) OLDFIELD, MIKEBorn without social instincts many people take for granted, brought up in a troubled environment and possessed with an extraordinary musical talent, Mike Oldfield was thrust into the spotlight at the tender age of nineteen.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
On Royalty(2007) PAXMAN, JEREMYWhat is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them? This title looks at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Carra: My Autobiography(2009) CARRAGHER, JAMIEIn his typically down-to-earth style, Carra reveals what made him discard his blue Evertonian roots to become a fully fledged Red, how he mended his wild ways to become a true professional and a multiple trophy-winner, and the truth about a succession ofVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Be Careful What You Wish For(2013) JORDAN, SIMONThe author made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for GBP75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administrationVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Life of Milarepa(2011) HERUKA, TSANGNYONTells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
