Zbirka: Biografije: zgodovina, politika in vojaštvo
1955 rezultatov
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Dancing to the Precipice(2010) MOOREHEAD, CAROLINECaroline Moorehead's richly novelistic biography sets Lucy and her dairies in their wider context, illuminating a remarkable period of history. Dancing to the Precipice was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2009.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Great Philosophers(2013) LAW, STEPHENAvoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy, Law brings the thoughts of these great thinkers, from Confucius and Buddha to Wittgenstein and Sartre, to life.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Desert Queen(2005) WALLACH, JANETThe untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Amelia Earhart(2009) LOVELL, MARY S.* Reissue of the acclaimed biography of aviator Amelia EarhartVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Portrait of a Turkish Family(2002) ORGA, IFRANA story of Irfan Orga's family's survival.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Sussex Women(2007) KRAMER, ANNEverybody knows about Virginia and Vanessa, but did you realise that Sussex is the birthplace, home or workplace for many inspiring, intriguing and formidable women; from royal mistresses to pioneering women doctors and from educators and philanthropistsVezava: Trda12,61 € -
Speaking For Themselves(1999) SOAMES, MARYWinston and Clementine Churchill wrote to each other constantly throughout the 57 years of their life together. Written solely for each others eyes, their letters serve as a revealing portrait of their characters and their relationship, and as a unique poVezava: Mehka35,05 € -
Bare Feet and Tackety Boots(1988) CAMERON, ARCHIEThe last survivor of those who were born and raised on the isle of Rhum before World War I presents a social history and personal anecdote of a way of life gone not long ago but already almost forgotten.Vezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Simon Bolivar (Simon Bolivar)(2007) LYNCH, JOHNSimon Bolivar was a revolutionary who freed six countries, an intellectual who argued the principles of national liberation, and a general who fought a cruel colonial war. This book illuminates the inner world of Bolivar, the dynamics of his leadership,Vezava: Mehka47,52 € -
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown(2012) BROWN, JANELancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green.Vezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Hitler's Priestess(2000) GOODRICK-CLARKE, NICHOLASA study of the ideology of Savitri Devi, whose beliefs combined Aryan supremacism and anti-semitism with Hinduism, social Darwinism and a fundamentally biocentric view of life. This book examines how Devi has been lionized by the fringe radical right as aVezava: Mehka46,56 € -
Scandalous Life(1996) LOVELL, MARY S.The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and QueenVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Daughter Of Persia(1993) FARMAN-FARMAIAN, SATTAREHSattareh Farman Farmaian, the daughter of a once-powerful and wealthy Iranian prince, was raised and educated in the 1920s and 1930s in a Persian harem compound, along with numerous mothers and more than 30 brothers and sisters.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Fisher's Face(2007) MORRIS, JANAdmiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. This book offer an evocation that is both biography and a love letter, an expression of the author's passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, iVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
My Feudal Lord(1996) DURRANI, TEHMINABorn into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. She was expected to marry a wealthy Muslim, bear him children and lead a sheltered life of leisure. This is the story of TehVezava: Mehka15,41 €
