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The Racket
The Racket is the story of pro tennis's 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog's memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world.
Naked Portrait
Nothing had been discussed, I just assumed I would be naked. I got undressed and asked him what he would like me to do. He said it was up to me.
In Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and which she found five years after his death. Enthralled by his genius, she remembered as uncontentious and amusing all the extraordinary stories he told her to keep her entertained in the studio, but the shock of the truth is profound when she looks back. What emerges is her compassion and love not just for herself as a vulnerable young woman but for the man himself, in all his brilliant complexity.
The Last American Road Trip
The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part history, and wholly unique. It is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to have it hit your homeland -- and yet another to raise children as it happens. The Last American Road Trip is one family?s journey to the most beautiful, fascinating, and bizarre places in the US during one of its most tumultuous eras. As Kendzior works as a journalist chronicling political turmoil, she becomes determined that her young children see America before it?s too late. So Kendzior, her husband, and the kids hit the road -- again and again.Starting from Missouri, the family drives across America in every direction as cataclysmic events ?- the rise of autocracy, political and technological chaos, and the pandemic ?- reshape American life. They explore Route 66, national parks, historical sites, and Americana icons as Kendzior contemplates love for country in a broken heartland. Together, the family watches the landscape of the United States -- physical, environmental, social, political -- transform through the car window.Part memoir, part political history, The Last American Road Trip is one mother?s promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future ?- even though at times she struggles to believe it herself.
Stories of Surrender
An updated and abridged edition of Bono's bestselling memoir, including a new introduction by the author, Stories of Surrender is an unforgettable love story, a tribute to fatherhood, friendship, faith and music. Honest, irreverent, and intimate, it's a backstage pass to a frontman's remarkable life, from Bono's childhood in Dublin to the rise of U2. A companion to the Apple Original Film of his critically acclaimed solo theatre show, Stories of Surrender is a luminous autobiography of one of the great voices of our time.
Bono: Stories of Surrender, An Apple Original Film is streaming on Apple TV+ this May.
'Bono - the guy that wants to save the world. One of the Dubliners. Rock star poet. Lovable rogue. You have to appreciate his commitment to social causes - always pushing for change, always trying to fix things. Good for him. Most people don't even bother. Trying to change the world and maybe transcend it. Singing for a world too obsessed with noise to listen. Searching for redemption like all of us are - and he seems to be aware of the depths of that search. He knows the distance between the soul and the public square. He's got guts that guy. Bravo Bono.' Bob Dylan
'A brilliant, very funny, very revealing, autobiography-through-music. Maybe the best book ever written about being a rockstar.' Caitlin Moran
'Surrender is a rich and honest book, rich because of its honesty. If you want to know the man behind the shades, read this book. He's worth getting to know.' Salman Rushdie
No Mission Impossible
No Mission Impossible is not just another military autobiography. It offers a riveting, deeply personal account of the extraordinary career of Lt. Gen. J.B.S. Yadava, a decorated general, who has seen and shaped some of India`s most defining military moments. This gripping memoir stands apart by diving into the heart of what it takes to become a military leader in the face of adversity, uncertainty, and often hostile environments. Spanning nearly seven decades, the book provides a rare and vivid perspective on India`s military history from 1950 to 2018.
Alone in the Ring
When General N.C. Vij was the Chief of Army Staff from 2003 to 2005, he made decisions that have continued to influence national security. In Alone in the Ring he looks back at the choices he made under difficult conditions and their consequences.
A bold one, with great impact, was the visionary decision to construct a fence of 740 kilometres along the Line of Control from the river Chenab to Zozila Pass. Erected in just about a year, it has since changed the security dynamics of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state. ‘Operation Khukri’ gives a gripping account of the rescue of 222 Indian peacekeepers in Sierra Leone. He also examines in detail different perspectives of Operation Parakram. As the author of the cold start doctrine, General Vij masterfully discusses doctrinal issues such as jointness, integration and theaterisation, all of which are of major concern today. These reflect the ability of the Indian armed forces to learn from good and bad experiences and emerge even stronger.
Alone in the Ring is a timely and significant book in a world of uncertainty with an ever-changing geopolitical landscape, where understanding the dynamics of decision-making is crucial for policy makers, military leaders, civil society and academics alike.
From Hackney, With Love
For so many decades, Hackney wasthe pinnacle of the dynamic multicultural spirit of modern Britain,demonstrated by the borough's vibrant and energetic streets and oftencontroversial political, cultural and socio-economic character. But today, theHackney that long-standing residents once treasured seems to be disappearing. The borough's diverse working-class communities - who survived the run-downcouncil estates, the overwhelming deprivation and the postcode wars - areincreasingly being pushed out by the middle classes who buy up their homes,rename their shops and reshape their neighbourhoods. How did Hackney go from being oneof the poorest and most uninviting places in the country to being one of themost sought-after locations? In these pages, lifelong resident Richard Yeboahuncovers the borough's lively history, revealing the uncomfortable story of howgentrification has transformed Hackney, for better or for worse. Examining some of the mostcontested issues facing the borough today - including housing and regeneration,politics, class, race, education, youth violence, culture and gender identity -Yeboah amplifies the voices of Hackney's new, existing and former communitiesand explores the relationship between gentrification and feelings of belongingand loss. From Hackney, With Love isboth a unique love letter to one of the most vibrant parts of London and awarning that its very existence is in jeopardy.
Sorsválasztások
Kötetünkben Horváth Ádám televíziós rendező életútinterjúja olvasható, akinek sok családtagja játszott szerepet a 20. század kulturális és politikai életében: Molnár Ferenc és Sárközi György mellett felbukkan Illyés Gyula, Erdei Ferenc, Benedek Marcell, Déry Tibor és mások a baráti körből, akikkel Sárközi Márta a város legizgalmasabb irodalmi szalonját hozta létre. Horváth Ádám gyerekként jól ismerte ezeket az embereket, így talán nem véletlen, hogy kortársainál érzékenyebben szemlélte a világot. 1944-ben bujkálása közben emberpróbáló feladatokat kellett végrehajtania; később Sztehlo Gábor ifjúsági államának, a Gaudiopolisnak lett az első kulturális minisztere. Másfelől egyfajta sodródás is jellemezte, amiről a legnagyobb őszinteséggel, nemegyszer öniróniával beszél az interjúkészítő Lévai Júliának. Felnőve alapvetően önerőből építette fel magát, s vált a magyar televíziózás műfajteremtő művészévé, akinek egyik legismertebb rendezése az első magyar teleregény, a Szomszédok. A kötetet számos fényképritkaság illusztrálja.
Serve
Anne Marie Allen was fifteen when she was accepted onto a cookery school course that promised real qualifications and a future in the career of her dreams. Seeking a better life, she moved to the calm and peaceful countryside of the west of Ireland. Her happiness was short-lived as it became clear she had been tricked instead into a life of domestic servitude to the members of Opus Dei.Before long she was whisked away to Rome where she signed her life away with vows to serve. What followed were years of misery in slavery, forced celibacy and traumatic physical suffering under an ambitious and tyrannical institution that demanded perfection, humiliation and pain.Her family eventually managed to coerce a visit home where they refused to let her return to the Order, and where they began the long process of deprogramming Anne Marie – a task that has been a life-long struggle. Serve is Anne Marie’s remarkable story of strength and resilience in the face of religious zealotry.
Coming Home
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the nine-time women's basketball icon and three-time Olympic gold medallist - a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On 17 February 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basketball team where she had been the centrepiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested for mistakenly carrying under one gram of medically prescribed hash oil. Brittney's world was violently upended in a crisis she has never spoken in detail about publicly - until now. In Coming Home, Brittney finally shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest days before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system amid her trial and sentencing; her emotional and physical anguish as the first American woman ever to endure a Russian penal colony while the #WeAreBG movement rallied for her release; the chilling prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; and her remarkable rise from hostage to global spokesperson on behalf of America's forgotten. In haunting and vivid detail, Brittney takes readers inside the horrors of a geopolitical nightmare spanning ten months. And yet Coming Home is more than Brittney's journey from captivity to freedom. In an account as gripping as it is poignant, she shares how her deep love for Cherelle, her wife of six years, anchored her during their greatest storm; how her family's support pulled her back from the brink; and how hundreds of letters from friends and neighbours lent her resolve to keep fighting. Coming Home is both a story of survival and a testament to love - the bonds that brought Brittney home to her family, and at last, to herself.
Power Through
‘Inspiring and courageous’ Tim Samuels After a heavy night’s drinking in 2002, James Longley – an RAF aircraftsman from the East Midlands – got into an altercation with a taxi driver which turned nasty. He ended up in prison, serving an eight-month sentence. It felt like he had wrecked his own life. In fact, the experience would be the making of him. Upon his release, determined to pull himself together and start afresh, he borrowed some money to set up a small business. A chance meeting then led to a new venture, pioneering the practice of switching energy suppliers to get cheaper bills. Within ten years he employed seventy people and in 2018 he sold the business for an eight-figure sum. James has now embarked on a mission to help prisoners past and present learn entrepreneurship skills and break the cycle of reoffending. Telling his own story is part of that quest, showing by example that if you hit rock bottom, you can still achieve success – and pay it forward.
Intelektuál na cestě politickou krajinou
Publikace se zaměřuje na postoje intelektuálů k proměňujícím se formám politických struktur od sedmdesátých let 19. století do konce první světové války. Na příkladu výjimečných osobností své doby – politika a filozofa T. G. Masaryka a básníka J. S. Machara – sleduje úsilí intelektuálů získat veřejný vliv, a přitom si zachovat svou nezávislost vůči stranickým a dalším autoritativním strukturám. Závěrečná kapitola se zaměřuje na specifický příklad formování a udržení intelektuální nezávislosti a vlivu u novináře Bedřicha Hlaváče, jehož česko-židovský původ vyžadoval jiné strategie. Pozice těchto protagonistů byla nutně menšinová a ve svých ambicích nemohli dosáhnout okamžitého úspěchu, v užší či volnější spolupráci však rozvíjeli ve veřejném prostoru alternativní aktivity, které byly inspirativní a nakonec vedly k širšímu prosazení jejich názorů.
The Episode
''A must-read: it hits you right in the heart'' Katriona O''Sullivan, author of PoorIt could happen to anyone.One fine April day, Mary Ann Kenny’s husband died suddenly while jogging near their family home. In the months that followed, Mary Ann – who had no history of mental illness – began suffering from depression, and then from a terrifying succession of physical and psychological symptoms, including the delusion that her young children had been harmed by her medications.In this gripping memoir, Mary Ann details her descent into psychosis, her hopitalization, and her inspiring journey back to health and happiness. Drawing on her detailed medical files and on her own recollections, she has created a day-by-day account of what it is like to lose touch with reality while dealing with grief and living in the dreadful knowledge that everything you care about in life is under threat. And The Episode tells the inspiring story of how Mary Ann recovered from her illness, came to terms with her trauma, and spoke truth to the health service about the limitations of medical psychiatry. It reminds us that anyone could end up in Mary Ann’s situation, while also showing that recovery and happiness are possible even after severe mental illness.Written with the pace of a thriller and the insight of a great psychological novel, The Episode is a brilliant act of personal reclamation and an essential read for anyone who is interested in the workings of the mind.''A deeply moving, often terrifying account of grief, illness, and recovery, this vivid memoir carries the reader so close to its unfolding events that it quickens the breath.'' Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat''The Episode is a deeply insightful, clear-sighted and immersive account of grief and psychosis. It would be harrowing if not so beautifully written. I''ve never read anything quite like it.'' Patrick Freyne, author of OK, Let''s Do Your Stupid Idea
Earth to Moon
A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR''Jaw-dropping [and] intensely evocative'' SUNDAY TIMES''Moon is a sublime writer who dips her pen in Nora Ephron''s ink'' OBSERVER''Gripping, hilarious and often mesmerising'' ADELLE STRIPEFor Moon Unit Zappa, daughter of musician Frank Zappa and his ''manager'', Gail, life has always been utterly extraordinary. Born into music royalty in 1967, Moon was a child star by age 14. But what are the consequences of growing up famous, in front of the camera and on stage, in a family who spend most of their time naked, practicing white magic in a free-for-all state of nonconformist, hippy abandon?Earth to Moon is a darkly funny, unflinching exploration of celebrity culture, family relationships and the ghosts of the past: a powerful takedown of the rose-tinted popular myth of the 70s and 80s West Coast scene, from within the belly of the beast of the rock and roll world.
Pathemata
It’s not the dream that matters, it’s the telling of the dream – the words you choose, the risks you take in externalising your mindThis is a dreamlike portrait of a body in struggle to connect with itself and others. As the narrator contends with chronic pain, and with a pandemic raging in the background, she sets out to examine the literal and symbolic role of the mouth in the life of a writer.Merging dreams and dailies, Pathemata recounts the narrator’s tragicomic search to alleviate her suffering, a search that eventually becomes a reckoning with various forms of loss – the loss of intimacy, the loss of her father and the loss of a pivotal friend and mentor. In exacting, distilled prose, her account blurs the lines between embodied, unconscious and everyday life.With characteristic precision, humour and compassion, Nelson explores the limits of language to describe experience, while also offering a portrait of an unnerving and isolating time in our shared history. A stunning, original experiment in interiority by the adored author of Bluets and The Argonauts, Pathemata is a personal and poetic reckoning with pain and loss, both physical and emotional, as well as an uncanny meditation on love, affliction and resilience.
Lifelines
AN FT BEST SUMMER BOOK Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize‘Quite magical... A book that will refresh your soul.’ Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive FarmTHE TRUE STORY OF A COURAGEOUS LEAP INTO A NEW LIFE___In 2000, burnt out by city living, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia took a bold step: they left everything behind and moved to Prespa in northern Greece – a remote landscape of vast lakes, snow-capped mountains and stone villages. Here, their seasons were punctuated by unforgettable encounters, including nesting summer pelicans, a springtime stare-down with a bear and a winter meeting with fourteen tiny birds above a frozen doorway. Lifelines is the story of beginning again – of making a home in an unfamiliar place, finding community across borders and discovering belonging in the rhythms of a new land. It is a luminous reminder to seek life at its fullest. ___‘An inspiring call to throw caution to the wind … Lifelines is not just beautiful, it is quite literally encouraging. It will make you brave.’ Observer‘This remarkable book describes Julian and Julia's odyssey as they meet others on similar quests to find home, be they bears, pelicans or humans.’ Lee Durrell, MBE‘I was enthralled and won't be the only reader making travel plans.’ Gaia Vince
Air and Love
'This is a moving memoir about how recipes are formed by migration, love and loss, even within a single family' – Bee Wilson, author of The Secret of Cooking 'A fascinating book. ‘’Food of the road’: through memory, history, recipes — and love — a family, and an era’s, complex story is movingly traced' – Judith Flanders, author of Rites of Passage A gorgeous, evocative memoir of family, food and migration. As a child, Or Rosenboim’s knowledge of her family history was based on the food her grandmothers cooked for her – round kneidlach balls in hot chicken broth, cinnamon-scented noodle kugel, deep-pink stuffed quinces and herby green rice with a squeeze of lemon juice. It was only after reading their recipe books once they had both died that she began to understand their complicated past. Taking us from Samarkand and Riga to the Middle East, Air and Love is a deeply human retelling of some of the major moments of the twentieth century, and a family story of migration and belonging, suffused with recipes of the food made along the way.
Správy o Stanislavovi Štepkovi
Monografia o legendárnej osobnosti slovenského divadla Stanislavovi Štepkovi sa zaoberá predovšetkým jeho dramatickou a divadelnou tvorbou v Radošinskom naivnom divadle od počiatkov v roku 1963 po rok 2024. Kniha pripomína aj jeho ďalšie spolupráce s inými divadlami, prípadne aj rozhlasom, televíziou a filmom a usiluje sa priblížiť čitateľovi jeho mnohovrstevnú talentovanú osobnosť. Ukazuje, ako sa Štepka vďaka svojim výnimočným schopnostiam a originálnym výsledkom vlastnej umeleckej tvorby - založenej na pevných hodnotových zásadách a na kritike i výsmechu toho, čo pravé hodnoty rozkladá - ocitol medzi najvýznamnejšími slovenskými osobnosťami. Principál radošinského divadla realizuje svoj celoživotný sen vlastného veseloherného zábavného divadla, ktoré je citlivé na prípadné neduhy, úpadok a stratu etických zásad. V knihe sa analyzuje kľúčový termín naivné divadlo a približuje sa Štepkov citový vzťah k rodnej Radošine a jej obyvateľom, odkiaľ si priniesol bohatý prameň inšpirácií pre svoju tvorbu. Jeho autorská cesta od začiatkov v malých javiskových formách a v kabarete ho doviedla k písaniu komplexnejších dramatických kompozícií, dokumentárnych kroník, osobných bilancií a autentických spomienok. V jeho rozsiahlej tvorbe sa od ochotníckych počiatkov postupne rozrástol celý diapazón autorských postupov, ktoré inšpiratívne využíva.
Night Divides The Day: The Doors Anthology
''We were reflecting on our own career as it was happening. It’s not that we were trend-conscious, we were doing exactly what we would have been doing anyway.'' - Jim Morrison''We didn’t sit down and have a meeting to say, ‘Hey, we want to change the minds of people.’ We didn’t say it but we enjoyed doing it.'' - John Densmore''The Doors is bigger than any of us, and that only happens once in a lifetime and not to many people. It’s an honour to be one of The Doors.'' - Robby Krieger''We were just a bunch of psychedelic guys trying to spread the word and the feel of what it was like to be high in Venice back in the mid-sixties. And boy, was it a good feeling to watch that sun set into the middle of the ocean and feel that peace, and to feel at one with the universe.'' - Ray ManzarekNight Divides the Day is the definitive chronicle of The Doors, offering an intimate and richly illustrated exploration of the band’s legendary journey. Featuring interviews with Robby Krieger and John Densmore and meticulously sourced archival text from Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek, their 50,000-word manuscript comes to life with a treasure trove of rare, unpublished photographs, original recording and production notes and exclusive memorabilia – all drawn from The Doors’ private archives.In this first-hand account, The Doors narrate the band''s story from their early days playing local clubs on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles to the iconic, and sometimes infamous, moments that defined their career. From the electrifying release of anthems like ‘Light My Fire’, ‘The End’ and ‘Riders on the Storm’, to the notorious Dinner Key Auditorium performance in Miami, Night Divides the Day captures the essence of The Doors’ meteoric rise and the reverberations they left in their wake.Featuring new and insightful contributions from a diverse array of artists, including Van Morrison, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Nancy Sinatra and more, the book is anchored by a foreword from Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and an afterword by maestro Gustavo Dudamel. These unique voices offer fresh perspectives on The Doors’ indelible cultural impact.Granted unprecedented access to the band’s archives, Night Divides the Day is a visual and narrative feast. The book showcases a stunning personal collection of historical artifacts – childhood photographs, handwritten song lyrics, poster art, movie stills and previously unseen album cover outtakes. Images of the band in the recording studio, along with work from celebrated photographers and trusted insiders, transport readers behind the scenes and on the road with The Doors. In addition, rare and invaluable items from the band’s history, including vintage instruments and recording equipment, are specially photographed to enrich this kaleidoscopic portrait of one of rock music’s most legendary bands.Night Divides the Day is the ultimate account of The Doors, capturing their incredible story and enduring legacy in a way that has never been seen before.
Čítanie o slávnych osobnostiach je mnohokrát inšpirujúce. Motivujú nás biografie slávnych umelcov, známych hercov alebo významných politikov.
Absolútne prvou biografiou všetkých čias je zrejme Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae, ktorú napísal grék Cornelius Nepos a opisoval v nej životy viacerých gréckych vojenských generálov. Neskôr mal už skoro každý významný vodca svoju biografiu, vrátane Cicera, Júliusa Cézara alebo Alexandra veľkého.
Pri čítaní životopisných kníh máme jedinečnú možnosť sledovať dlhú cestu, ktorú museli títo slávni ľudia prejsť. Uvidíme množstvo pádov a chýb, kvôli ktorým sa ale tieto osoby nevzdali a zobrali ich ako príležitosť zlepšiť sa vo všetkyćh oblastiach. Mnoho v sebe skrývajú aj úprimné rozhovory, ktoré sú často otvorenými vyznaniami a v tejto kategórii nájdete isto aj knihu o človeku, ktorého považujete za svoj vzor a je pre vás inšpiráciou.
Môžete si vybrať, či budete čítať o danej osobe z pohľadu iného človeka, alebo či siahnete po autobiografii. Obidve možnosti majú svoje čaro.
Je všeobecnou pravdou, že dobrá kniha môže ovplyvniť smerovanie nášho života. Pri biografickej literatúre to platí stonásobne, pretože v ruke držíme príbeh reálneho človeka, z ktorého môžeme čerpať mnoho inšpirácie a tipov.
Nájdete tu biografie z oblasti biznisu, filmu a hudby, histórie, literatúry, športu, mafie a podsvetia, náboženstva, politiky, osobností vedy a umenia.
