Zbirka: Proza: stvarna literatura
2016 rezultatov
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Apology for a Murder(2019) DE' MEDICI, LORENZINOFamed for having killed his cousin Alessandro, the Duke of Florence, in 1537, Lorenzino de’ Medici remains one of the most enigmatic figures of Italian literature. In his masterpiece, Apology for a Murder, he reveals the inner motives behind his act.Vezava: Mehka8,40 € -
In Search of Our Mother's Gardens(2005) WALKER, ALICEThe first collection of Alice Walker's non-fiction spanning fifteen years in the career of this remarkable writer.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Vegetius(1996)The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius’ Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince’s military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory ofVezava: Mehka65,65 € -
Traces Remain(2012) NICHOLL, CHARLESFrom a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare playVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Journey to Armenia(2011) MANDELSTAM, OSIPOsip Mandelstam's meditation on eight months spent in Armenia in 1930Vezava: Trda23,15 € -
Nobody Knows My Name(1991) BALDWIN, JAMESContains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by racial segregation and presents a poignant account of the author's first journey to 'the Old Country', the Southern states.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Vagrant Mood(2001) MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSETThe Vagrant Mood is a brilliantly varied and colourful collection of essays. From Kant to Raymond Chandler; from the legend of Zurbaran to the art of the detective story; from Burke to Augustus Hare, Somerset Maugham brings his inimitable mastery of the iVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Early Writings(1992) MARX, KARLReveals the author's mind which was on the brink of one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history - the theory of Communism.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
As If(2011) MORRISON, BLAKEBlake Morrison's insightful, celebrated and genre-defining book about the Bulger case.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Georgics: A Poem of the Land(2010) VIRGIL'Georgic' means 'to work the earth'. This poetic guide to country living combines practical wisdom on tending the land with fantasy and eulogies to the rhythms of nature. It describes hills strewn with wild berries in 'vine-spread autumn', and gives guidaVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Dispatches for the New York Tribune(2007) MARX, KARLKarl Marx (1818-1883) is arguably the most famous political philosopher of all time, but he was also one of the great foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century. During his eleven years writing for the "New York Tribune", Marx tackled an abundance oVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
With the Jocks(2002) WHITE, PETERAs a 24-year-old lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Peter kept an unauthorised journal of his regiment's advance through the Low Countries and into Germany in the closing months of the war in Europe.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Hidden Agendas(1998) PILGER, JOHNIn this powerful book, journalist and film maker John Pilger strips away the layers of deception, dissembling language and omission that prevent us from understanding how the world really works.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Tell Me No Lies(2005) PILGER, JOHNThe book - a selection of articles, broadcasts and books extracts that revealed important and disturbing truths - ranges from across many of the critical events, scandals and struggles of the past fifty years.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains(1982) BIRD, ISABELLA L.'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' Dervla Murphy, Irish TimesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Murder Trials(1975) CICEROCicero's speeches "In Defence of Sextus Roscius of Amerina," "In Defence of Aulus Cluentius Habitus," "In Defence of Gaius Rabirius," "Note on the Speeches in Defence of Caelius and Milo," and "In Defence of King Deiotarus" provide insight into Roman lifeVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Unto This Last and Other Writings(1985) RUSKIN, JOHNShows the range and depth of Ruskin's work, and reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that questions of economics, art and science could not be separated from questions of morality. This volume also shows that his work "UntVezava: Mehka18,21 €
