- A catastrophic fire in a super-luxury hotel in Las Vegas - The flood destroys the Renaissance treasure - Mysterious suffocation of all passengers in a crowded train - A deadly heat wave is sweeping America
Original title
The world' s worst disasters of the twentieth century
Josip Cvenić's book "Reflections from the End of the Century" (1997) is a collection of essays and reflections in which the author considers social, cultural, and political changes at the turn of the 20th to the 21st century.
The author, journalist and editor, follows the events of the second half of the 1980s, the breakup of Yugoslavia and the fight for Croatian independence in his diary entries.
Naklada Ljevak, 2007.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.50 €
Economy • Political journalism • Popular Science
A book by our distinguished economist and Olympian in which he deals with the economic aspect of the Olympic Games, in which he himself participated several times as an athlete and as a member of the official Croatian Olympic Committee delegation.
Mate d.o.o, 2012.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
11.00 €
Demographics • Culturology • Sociology • Political journalism
A non-fiction book about forced marriages, the position of Muslim women, and the conflict between tradition and freedom. Necla Kelek combines social criticism, personal experiences, and women's testimonies.
Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, 2006.
German. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.26 €
Autobiographies and Memoirs • Documents and records • Croatian history • History of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Political journalism
Zoran Kupreškić's memoir "Post-Hague Story" is a sequel to "Hague Story." It brings personal testimonies about the injustice of the Hague Tribunal, life after liberation, and the fight for truth.
The book is balanced but critical of the nuclear industry — highlighting the technical, economic and political weaknesses of the programs in different countries (USA, UK, France, etc.).