Zbirka: Biografije: zgodovina, politika in vojaštvo
1955 rezultatov
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Knife Man(2006) MOORE, WENDYWINNER OF THE MEDICAL JOURNALISTS' OPEN BOOK AWARD 2005Revered and feared in equal measure, John Hunter was the most famous surgeon of eighteenth-century London.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Colonel of Tamarkan(2006) SUMMERS, JULIEThe gripping and fascinating story of the man who was really in charge of the construction of the infamous bridge on the river Kwai, by his granddaughter.Vezava: Mehka36,44 € -
Karl Marx(2000) WHEEN, FRANCISA major biography of the man who, more than any other, made the twentieth century. Written by an author of great repute.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
England's Mistress(2007) WILLIAMS, KATEA dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become EnglVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Interventions(2013) ANNAN, KOFIProvides a view of global diplomacy during one of the most tumultuous periods in UN history. This title shows readers a world where solutions are available, if we have the will and courage to see them through.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Alexander the Great(1996) BRIANT, PIERREDefeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebraVezava: Mehka11,15 € -
Samurai(2012) MAN, JOHNFrom Kurosawa's epic Seven Samurai to the figure of Darth Vader in Star Wars, to Manga comics and video games, the figure of the fighting samurai still inspires us today.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Six Wives Of Henry VIII(2009) FRASER, LADY ANTONIAAntonia Fraser s bestselling biography of Henry VIII s six wives a subject of enduring fascination.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Bend for Home(2016) HEALY, DERMOTOne day, years after he's moved away from his childhood home in rural Ireland, Dermot Healy returns to care for his ailing mother. his mother, whose stories young Dermot has heard so often that he believes they are his own;Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Surgeon of Crowthorne(1999) WINCHESTER, SIMONThe making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end,Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14(2012) RICHARDSON, J. S. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)Centring on the reign of the emperor Augustus, volume four is pivotal to the series, tracing of the changing shape of the entity that was ancient Rome through its political, cultural and economic history.Vezava: Mehka54,04 € -
Greatest Traitor(2010) MORTIMER, IANThe first biography of the rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II. One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Iron Lady(2012) CAMPBELL, JOHNTraces the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Autobiography of Jack the Ripper(2012) CARNAC, JAMESA memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this acVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Cherry(2002) WHEELER, SARACherry undertook an epic journey in the Antarctic winter to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. 'But we kept our tempers,' Cherry wrote, 'even with God.'After serving in the First War Cherry was invalided home, and with the zealous encouragement of hVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Jane Boleyn(2009) FOX, JULIAThe story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. 'Outstanding ... fascinating and moving' Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of THE DUCHESSVezava: Mehka19,62 € -
Pirate Of Exquisite Mind(2005) PRESTON, DIANA,PRESTON, MICHAELWilliam Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his "exquisite refineVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Last Highlander(2013) FRASER, SARAHTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF OUTLANDER The true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic heroes.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
