An impressive historical novel about one of the greatest engineering feats in the history of mankind - the construction of the Suez Canal, about the vision, suffering and genius of Ferdinand de Lesseps who connected peoples and seas in the middle of the d
Petar Grgec depicts the life of Ban Ivan Karlović (Kurjaković), known as the "Croatian Job" for his suffering in the battles against the Turks. A popular historical monograph published by the Croatian Academy of Sciences of St. Jerome.
Hrvatsko književno društvo Sv. Jeronima, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
12.42 €
World War II • Croatian history • Yugoslavia • Communism and fascism • Biography • Slavonia, Baranja & Srijem
Biography of revolutionary Erno Kiš (1909–1941), a prominent communist and anti-fascist from Baranja-Bačka. An account of his life, political struggle and suffering on the eve and at the beginning of World War II.
Peter Maas' biographical novel about Frank Serpico, a brave New York police officer who refused to take bribes and fearlessly exposed deep-rooted corruption within his own ranks.
BIGZ, 1977.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.98 €
Romance Novels • German literature • Historical novel • Biography
Sixteen-year-old Ottilie von Faber inherits the A. W. Faber pencil factory in 1893. Obedient to her grandfather's will, she marries without love, and after five births and twenty years, she leaves the marriage for a secret love - at a high price.
The biography of Petar Barbarić depicts the life of a young man from a Herzegovinian family who became a model of piety, discipline, and self-sacrifice in the Travnik seminary, and died early with a reputation for holiness.
Andrea Tornielli’s biographical account of the life, spiritual journey, and election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, highlighting his humility, work with the poor, and vision of a renewed Church.