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Liz Fraser... and Other Characters(2012) FRASER, LIZLiz Fraser was one of British cinema's favourite leading ladies for three decades. Instantly recognisable as the star of five "Carry On" productions, she also appeared in the "Confessions" and "Adventures" films, as well as regularly appearing alongside sVezava: Trda26,62 € -
Harold(2010) WALKER, IAN W.King Harold Godwineson is one of history's shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings. Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King sets out to correct this distorted image by presenting Harold's life in its proper context, offeVezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Diaries of Lady Anne Clifford(2003)Clifford here presents in one volume the full range of Lady Anne's life: her active role at court as the Countess of Dorset (residing at Knole in Kent), her turbulent second marriage to the 4th Earl of Pembroke at Wilton Wiltshire, and her final, long-disVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Great Stink of London(2001) HALLIDAY, STEPHENA vivid account of the life and work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who designed and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that cleaned up Victorian London.Vezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Life of Samuel Johnson(2008) BOSWELL, JAMESA biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature.Vezava: Mehka35,05 € -
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)(1996) SHIKIBU, MURASAKIThis is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendouVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Charles Kennedy(2015) HURST, GREGThis biography is a frank account of Charles Kennedy's political career that began in triumph and ended in tragedy.Vezava: Mehka26,24 € -
Minor Characters(2012) JOHNSON, JOYCEA Beat Memoir. Astonishing insider account of the Beat generation by Jack Kerouacs lover and probably the best book ever written about the Beats.Vezava: Mehka16,98 € -
Second Jim Corbett Omnibus(2001) CORBETT, JIMThis set of three volumes, written by a famous big game hunter, relates his adventures in India and Africa. Corbett depicts the savage beauty of Kenya's wildlife as well as his encounters with the villages of the Kumaon Hills, and the customs and lifestylVezava: Trda15,41 € -
This Is a Call(2021) BRANNIGAN, PAULFULLY UPDATED AND REVISED, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAPTERS TO BRING THE STORY UP TO DATEVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Memoirs of My Life(1984) GIBBON, EDWARDEdward Gibbon was one of the world's greatest historians and a towering figure of his age. When he died in 1794 he left behind the unfinished drafts of his memoirs, which were posthumously edited by his friend Lord Sheffield. Recounting Gibbon's sickly chVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Sea Journal(2019) LEWIS-JONES, HUWA captivating compendium of rare and exquisite first-hand records of ocean voyages around the world and in different ages, providing a fascinating insight into exploration and adventure at sea.Vezava: Trda41,99 € -
Dig If You Will The Picture(2017) GREENMAN, BENA year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art withVezava: Trda25,22 € -
Importance of Music to Girls(2017) GREENLAW, LAVINIAIf I had not kissed anyone, or danced with anyone, or had a reason to cry, the music made me feel as if I had gone through all that anyway. This book tells the story of the adventures that music leads us into: getting drunk, falling in love, dying of boreVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
James Joyce(1984) ELLMANN, RICHARDThis acclaimed biography has won both the James Tait Black and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prizes, and is considered by many to be the definitive account of Joyce's life and work.Vezava: Mehka47,65 € -
Drawn from Life(2002) SHEPARD, E. H.This is the second volume of memoirs by the artist of "Winnie the Pooh" and "The Wind in the Willows". It describes Shepard's experiences through school, his student days and his marriage and ends on his wedding day, facing married life with #70 in the baVezava: Mehka16,98 € -
Drawn from Memory(2000) SHEPARD, E. H.An evocative childhood memoir by the much-loved illustrator of "Winnie the Pooh" and "The Wind in the Willows". In this autobiography, E.H. Shepard describes a classic Victorian childhood. Recalling this time with charm and humour, Shepard illustrates theVezava: Mehka16,98 € -
Rise of the Rocket Girls(2017) HOLT, NATHALIA"Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret RescueVezava: Mehka22,80 €
