Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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Colour Bar(2007) WILLIAMS, SUSANSir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mistress Of Charlecote(2002) FAIRFAX-LUCY, A.A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Bookseller Of Kabul(2004) SEIERSTAD, ASNE* The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other ... a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMESVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys: A Selection (Penguin Classics)(2003) PEPYS, SAMUELThe 1660s represent a turning point in English history, and for the main events - the Restoration, the Dutch War, the Great Plague, the Fire of London. This book offers an eyewitness account along with lively descriptions of the author's socializing, hisVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Jane Austen(2012) TOMALIN, CLAIREA title that involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader. It presents Austen as remarkably clever; sensitive, but sentimental; tough, yet observant; guarded; and a woman with the devil of a gVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Sea Room(2002) NICOLSON, ADAMHave you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands? Thirty years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Black by Design(2012) BLACK, PAULINEBorn in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. ThisVezava: Mehka16,81 € -
African Love Story(2013) SHELDRICK, DAME DAPHNETells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poacVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Catherine of Aragon(2011) TREMLETT, GILESCatherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir - providing Jane Seymour or the eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty with a passion she had inherited from her parents, IsabellaVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Praeterita(2012) RUSKIN, JOHNPraeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels aVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cypress Tree(2012) MOHAMMADI, KAMINThe story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century IranVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Chinese Cinderella(2004) MAH, ADELINEWhen Adeline Yen Mah's mother dies giving birth to her, the family rejects Adeline. In this vivid autobiography, the author describes her, life, struggles and how she comes to be accepted by her family at the time of the Cultural Revolution in China.Vezava: Trda34,33 €
