Zbirka: Biografije: splošno
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James Joyce(2021) MACCABE, COLIN (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND FILM, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH)James Joyce was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. This book explores his novels and short stories, and analyses the literary traditions and social factors influencing his distinctive complex style. Interweaving Joyce's life andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Between Worlds(2018) UMBERGER, LESLIEA major new look at the work of one of America's foremost self-taught artistsBill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949) came to art-making on his own and found his creative voice without guidance; today he is remembered as a renowned American artist. Traylor was born iVezava: Trda111,56 € -
Beyond Bakelite(2020) MERCELIS, JORIS (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Mehka77,35 € -
John Maclean(2018) BELL, HENRYA literary biography of one of the early heroes of radical Scottish Independence.Vezava: Mehka27,79 € -
Sara(2018) CANSIZ, SAKINEAn iconic memoir by one of the first female fighters of the PKKVezava: Mehka44,54 € -
Certain Amount of Madness(2018)Celebrating and critiquing the life of one of Africa’s most important anti-imperialist leadersVezava: Mehka57,03 € -
Bobby Sands(2016) O'HEARN, DENISPublished on the 35th anniversary of Sands' death, this powerful biography illuminates his life and political impact.Vezava: Mehka30,88 € -
Hope in a Ballet Shoe(2015) DEPRINCE, MICHAELA (AUTHOR),DEPRINCE, ELAINEHope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to takVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Tom Stoppard(2021) LEE, PROFESSOR DAME HERMIONEThe key book for all time on Tom Stoppard: the biography of our greatest living playwright, by one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, a star in her own right, Hermione Lee.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Tom Stoppard(2020) LEE, PROFESSOR DAME HERMIONEDrawing on several years of long, exploratory conversations with Stoppard himself, it tracks his Czech origins and childhood in India to every school and home he's ever lived in, every piece of writing he's ever done, and every play and film he's ever worVezava: Trda49,90 € -
Broken Vows(2016) BOWER, TOMThe political thriller of the year - UPDATED WITH A DEVASTATING NEW CHAPTER ON THE CHILCOT INQUIRY'Excellent' Sunday Times'Devastating' Daily MailWhen Tony Blair became prime minister in 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest to hold that office sinceVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Soldier(2021) MORTON, JAYWith four years in the Parachute Regiment, ten years in the SAS and two Everest summits to his name, no one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
This Rare Spirit(2021) COPUS, JULIAThe first comprehensive biography of this undervalued writer, who was considered 'far and away the best living woman poet' in her day.Vezava: Trda41,58 € -
This Rare Spirit(2022) COPUS, JULIAThe first comprehensive biography of this undervalued writer, who was considered 'far and away the best living woman poet' in her day.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Beethoven(2015) SWAFFORD, JANJan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life.Vezava: Mehka42,06 € -
Eamon de Valera(2016) FANNING, RONANÉamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland. Much as Churchill personified British resistance to Hitler and de Gaulle personified the freedom of France, de Valera personified Irish independence.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Disappearance of Emile Zola(2018) ROSEN, MICHAELPronounced guilty of libel and sentenced to a year in prison, novelist Émile Zola went on the run. Michael Rosen brings to life the sleepy world of late Victorian suburbia, Zola's turbulent politics and his tangled private life.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Original Rockers(2016) KING, MR RICHARDA Times, Rough Trade and Uncut Book of the Year, shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2015. Original Rockers is a clear-eyed yet romantic account of the several years that Richard King spent working behind the counter at Bristol's Revolver Records -- aVezava: Mehka18,21 €
