Zbirka: Biografije: zgodovina, politika in vojaštvo
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Joe Gould's Secret(2019) MITCHELL, JOSEPH‘It's a masterpiece, of course, but more than that it shows that there is some such thing as being a simple observer’ Nicci French, IndependentIt was 1932 when Joseph Mitchell first came across Joe Gould, a Harvard-educated vagrant of Greenwich Village.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Pepita(2016) SACKVILLE-WEST, VITAWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JULIET NICOLSONVita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women – this book tells their stories.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
'Cherry' Ingram(2020) ABE, NAOKOThe irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman'This is not just a tale of trees, but of .Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Lost War Horses of Cairo(2018) HAYTER-MENZIES, GRANTThe first biography of a Scottish socialite who in 1930s Cairo founded a charity to rescue British war horses which lives on to this day as the Brooke Animal Charity.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
In The Red Corner(2019) GONZALEZ, MIKEThe first English-language biography of one of Latin America’s most important, innovative, and enduringly relevant, Marxist thinkers.Vezava: Mehka30,88 € -
Are You With Me?(2020) CHINOY, MIKEKevin Boyle was central in founding human rights law centres at universities from Ireland to Japan. Though a towering figure, his personal story is not well known. Now, based on years of research, thousands of documents, and scores of interviews, former CVezava: Mehka27,80 € -
Imperial Brothers(2022) HUGHES, IANOriginal dual biography of the brothers Valentinian and Valens allows comparison of their achievements and contrasting reputations.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
Martin Bormann(2020) KOOP, VOLKERBormann joined the Nazi Party in 1927 and quickly rose through its ranks. In July 1933 he became the Chief of Cabinet in the Office of the Deputy Fuhrer.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Hannah Arendt(2021) HILL, DR SAMANTHA ROSEOne of the 20th-century's most influential political thinkers, Hannah Arendt.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Elizabethan Adventurer(2021) DAN, O'SULLIVAN,This book shines a light on the long-overlooked Sir Anthony Sherley.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Charles(2018) KNAPPETT, GILLThe expertly written text offers an insight into the private and public life of the heir to the throne of England, from his early years, his education at Gordonstoun and Trinity College, Cambridge, and his time in the Royal Navy, to his humanitarian workVezava: Mehka11,20 € -
Agent Twister(2022) AUGAR, PHILIP,WINSTONE, KEELYThe remarkable true story of the disgraced politician John StonehouseVezava: Trda28,04 € -
Confessions of a Maverick MP(2018) MITCHELL, AUSTINBursting with revealing and often hilarious anecdotes, these are the political memoirs of a true parliamentary rebel. Strong broadcast and print media interest, serialisation under negotiation. Previous title Revenge of the Rich (ISBN: 9781785902819) BiteVezava: Trda28,04 € -
John B. Denton Volume 6(2021) COCHRAN, MIKEDenton County and the City of Denton are named for preacher, lawyer, and Indian fighter John B. Denton, but little has been known about him. This biography separates the truth from the myth, which also contains a detailed discussion of the controversy surVezava: Trda50,80 € -
Chiang Kai-shek’s Politics of Shame(2021) HUANG, GRACE C.Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek’s leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his response to imperialism to those of Mao, Yuan Shikai, and Mahatma Gandhi, Huang widens the implications of herVezava: Mehka39,72 € -
Last Cambridge Spy(2022) SMITH, CHRISThe first biography of John Cairncross, the fifth member of the Cambridge spy ring and colleague of Alan TuringVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
