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Alexander the Great(1996) BRIANT, PIERREDefeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebraVezava: Mehka11,15 € -
Becoming a Lion(2014) SEXTON, JOHNNYAs of May 2009, the author was the little-known backup fly-half for Leinster, the chronically underachieving Irish province. Four years, three Heineken Cups later and one British and Irish Lions tour victory later, he is by some distance the leading fly-hVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Crazy From The Heat(2000) ROTH, DAVID LEENOBODY NOTICED, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE G-STRING CAME UNDONE -- WELL, I NOTICED -- NOBODY NOTICED THE MONEY, LIKE, FLOATING AROUND. I WOKE UP AT SOME POINT AROUND DAWN, THE TWO OF THEM WERE ASLEEP, AND ALL THREE OF US WERE COVERED WITH MONEY, EVERY SQUARE INCHVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Chanel(2012) CHANEY, LISACoco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing bothVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Samurai(2012) MAN, JOHNFrom Kurosawa's epic Seven Samurai to the figure of Darth Vader in Star Wars, to Manga comics and video games, the figure of the fighting samurai still inspires us today.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Sulla(2005) KEAVENEY, ARTHURIn this completely rewritten and updated second edition of his classic biography, the leading authority on the classical world introduces a fresh generation of student, scholars and readers to a pivotal figure of Rome.Vezava: Mehka73,49 € -
Six Wives Of Henry VIII(2009) FRASER, LADY ANTONIAAntonia Fraser s bestselling biography of Henry VIII s six wives a subject of enduring fascination.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Bend for Home(2016) HEALY, DERMOTOne day, years after he's moved away from his childhood home in rural Ireland, Dermot Healy returns to care for his ailing mother. his mother, whose stories young Dermot has heard so often that he believes they are his own;Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Down and Out in Paris and London(2013) ORWELL, GEORGETo be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book giVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Surgeon of Crowthorne(1999) WINCHESTER, SIMONThe making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end,Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Britten(2013) MATTHEWS, DAVID, BSC MB CHB FRCP (LONDON UNIVERSITY)Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in theVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14(2012) RICHARDSON, J. S. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history.Vezava: Mehka50,95 € -
Strands(2013) SPRACKLAND, JEANStrands describes a year's worth of walking on the ultimate beach: inter-tidal and constantly turning up revelations: mermaid's purses, lugworms, sea potatoes, messages in bottles, buried cars, beached whales and a perfect cup from a Cunard liner.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Charles Darwin: Voyaging(2003) BROWNE, JANETFew lives of great men offer so much interest - and so many mysteries - as the life of Charles Darwin, the greatest figure of nineteenth-century science, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than 100 years after his death.Vezava: Mehka39,24 € -
Memoir(2006) MCGAHERN, JOHNA family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild floVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Tolkien and the Great War(2004) GARTH, JOHN* TOLKIEN * Now a major motion picture Acclaimed as ‘the best book about Tolkien’, this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Flame Trees Of Thika(2014) HUXLEY, ELSPETHWhen Elspeth Huxley’s pioneer father buys a remote plot of land in Kenya, the family sets off to discover their new home: five hundred acres of Kenyan scrubland, infested with ticks and white ants, and quavering with heat.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
