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Shackleton(2015) SMITH, MICHAELErnest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, who became a leading figure in Antarctic discovery. This first comprehensive biography in a generation brings a fresh perspective to the heroic age of Polar exploration dominated by Shackleton's complVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Their Promised Land(2017) BURUMA, IANIan Buruma's moving and powerful story of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world wars.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Attlee and Churchill(2020) MCKINSTRY, LEOA groundbreaking and revealing portrait of two of the greatest British political leaders by a prize-winning historian.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Where Men Win Glory(2010) KRAKAUER, JON (AUTHOR)Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, to fight for his country with the US Army in Afghanistan: only to be killed by one of his ownVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Chief(2022) ROBERTS, ANDREWThe official biography of Lord Northcliffe, the founding father of the Daily Mail and the modern British pressVezava: Trda35,05 € -
Valhalla(2020) CLARK, ALAN ROBERTFrom the author of The Prince of Mirrors comes this gripping account of the life of Queen Mary, one of the most formidable queens of Britain.Vezava: Trda21,02 € -
Prince of Mirrors(2019) CLARK, ALAN ROBERTPrince Albert Victor is heir presumptive to the British throne. Handsome and good-hearted, he is regarded as disastrously inadequate to be king. By contrast, Jem Stephen is a renowned intellectual and a golden boy worshipped by all. He is appointed as PriVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Snow over Surabaya(2017) BARLEY, NIGELNot many British schoolgirls have grown up to become revolutionary heroes of distant nations but Muriel Stewart Walker did just that. As 'Surabaya Sue', she joined in the struggle for Indonesian independence and broadcast its revolutionary message to theVezava: Mehka12,82 € -
In the Footsteps of Florence Nightingale(2020) THOMAS, MARGARETIn this heartfelt memoir, spanning the 1950s and ’60s, Major Margaret Thomas ARRC rises through the ranks of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps (the QAs), the nursing branch of the British Army, healing injured soldiers far from home as well aVezava: Mehka12,82 € -
Lethal: 340 Goals in One Season(2022) MOULDEN, PAUL,CLAYTON, DAVIDPaul Moulden was a schoolboy phenomenon. As star striker of the renowned Bolton Lads' Club, he smashed every goalscoring record as he netted 340 times in one incredible season. Moulden signed for Manchester City but was cursed by a succession of devastatiVezava: Trda27,32 € -
Cocker Hoop(2022) ENDEACOTT, ROBERT,COCKER, DAVECocker Hoop is the authorised biography of Les Cocker, renowned trainer and coach for Leeds United and England, working with Don Revie and Alf Ramsey respectively. Co-written with Dave Cocker, eldest of Les's three sons, the book takes us through Les's foVezava: Trda23,75 € -
Inheritance: The tragedy of Mary Davies(2021) HOLLIS, LEOThe reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own LondonVezava: Trda33,27 € -
Tudors in Love(2021) GRISTWOOD, SARAHThe bestselling historian finds a new way to look at the most famous English royal dynastyVezava: Trda33,27 € -
Synthetic Medals(2022) TUDOR, JOSEPHEast German athletes were hailed as the product of a miracle machine. However, its engine hid a dark secret - a vicious doping system set up by the government itself. Young athletes took the 'blue pill', ignoring its real content. Today they are paying thVezava: Trda20,19 € -
Swallows and Hawke(2022) PARRY, RICHARD,ODENDAAL, ANDRESwallows and Hawke is the compelling story of cricket's second-oldest rivalry, exploring 15 English cricket tours to South Africa. It juxtaposes sensational action on the pitch with a kaleidoscope of player experiences - in jail or chased by rhinos - allVezava: Trda27,32 €
