Zbirka: Biografije: zgodovina, politika in vojaštvo
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Auschwitz and After(2014) DELBO, CHARLOTTEWritten by a mamber of the French resistance who became an important literary figure in postwar France, this memoir of life and death in Auschwitz and the post-war experiences of women survivors has become a key text for Holocaust studies classes.Vezava: Mehka32,30 € -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Penguin Classics)(2014) DOUGLASS, FREDERICKDetails the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man whoVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Better Ambition(2019) FARRON, TIMTim Farron’s account of his involvement in the turbulent politics of recent years offers a wealth of insight into life at the top of a major political party and the prospects for true liberalism in Britain today.Vezava: Trda33,63 € -
House Music(2008) KING, OONAReveals how the author chose to abandon her ambition to become Prime Minister in favour of another ambition - to have a life.Vezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Bombshells(2020) DAWS, SHARFrom Jean Harlow and Marilyn Monroe to Ruth Ellis: the stories of the strong, spirited and controversial women who created the enduring image of the Blonde BombshellVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Richard III: Classic Histories Series(2016) HICKS, PROF MICHAELA history of Richard IIIVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
King John(2016) MORRIS, MARCThe brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood — greedy, cowardly, despVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Fortunes of Francis Barber(2021) BUNDOCK, MICHAELThe story of the extraordinary relationship between a former slave and England’s most distinguished man of lettersVezava: Mehka22,80 € -
Sacred Willow(2017) ELLIOTT, MAITied in to Ken Burns' forthcoming (2017) TV series on Vietnam, to which the author is a major contributor, the reissue of a Pulitzer finalist memoir of a Vietnamese family in the 20th centuryVezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Collecting the World - The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane(2018) JAMES DELBOURGOVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Lucullus: The Life and and Campaigns of a Roman Conqueror(2017) LEE FRATANTUONOVezava: Trda28,03 € -
Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu(2021) WILLETT, JO2021 marks the 300th anniversary of Mary Wortley Montagu's successful introduction to Britain of inoculation against the smallpox. She has only to date been the subject of academic study. This will be the first popular biography.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Will Purdom(2021) GORDON, FRANCOISA fascinating story of a quiet life yet heroic endeavour. Purdom, 1880-1921, was a young working-class man who dedicated his life to plant collecting and who also rose to become a key figure in China's struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability ofVezava: Trda29,33 € -
Jane Haining(2022) MILLER, MARYThis is the first full biography of one of Scotland’s greatest daughters and the only Scot to be officially honoured for giving her life to help Jews during the Holocaust. It is based on in-depth original research in all of the book's locations, personalVezava: Mehka14,25 € -
Every Day Is Extra(2019) KERRY, JOHNJohn Kerry tells the story of his extraordinary life of public service, from decorated Vietnam veteran to five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, and Secretary of State for four years: a personal and candid memoir by a witVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
