Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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Boy(2011) DAHL, ROALDTells the story of unadulterated childhood - sad and funny, macabre and delightful - that inspired Britain's favourite storyteller and also speaks of an age which vanished with the coming of the Second World War.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Just For One Day(2011) WENER, LOUISETakes you on the author's musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touringVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Pol Pot(2005) SHORT, PHILIPThe definitive portrait of Pol Pot, the enigmatic man behind the most terrifying regime of modern timesVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Kafka – A Life in Prague(2011) WAGENBACH, KLAUSA biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women.Vezava: Trda17,81 € -
Lives of the Poets(2009) JOHNSON, SAMUELThe Lives of the Poets is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This is the only one-volume paperback edition to make available Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger LVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Talleyrand(2010) COOPER, DUFFDuff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Rare and the Beautiful(2005) CONNOLLY, CRESSIDAThe compelling biography of the beautiful, talented Garman sisters and the glittering, romantic era in which they lived.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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View From The Foothills(2010) MULLIN, CHRISThe author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandaloVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
You're Coming With Me Lad(2010) PANNETT, MIKEDelightful tales of rural life and crime set in the glorious Yorkshire countryside. You're Coming With Me Lad blends humour with real-life action for fans of Gervase Phinn.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
William Morris: A Life for Our Time(2010) MACCARTHY, FIONASince his death in 1896, William Morris has come to be regarded as one of the giants of the Victorian era. The author has managed to encompass all the different facets of Morris' complex character, shedding light on his immense creative powers as artist aVezava: Mehka51,62 € -
Bright Shining Lie(1998) SHEEHAN, NEILLt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and foVezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Augustus John(2011) HOLROYD, MICHAELThis 1997 revised and updated biography of the celebrated artist, using the mass of new material which has come to light since Holroyd's two-volume first edition in the mid 1970s, reveals the complete story of John and his circle, from one of our great biVezava: Mehka42,06 €
