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Breaking the Taboo
Inan emotional debate in the House of Commons in October 2023, then MP TheoClarke broke down in tears as she described being rushed into emergency surgeryafter the birth of her daughter, terrified she was going to die. Amazed at thepublic response, she quickly realised that although birth trauma is a hugeissue, there is still a real taboo around speaking about it. In the UK alone,it's estimated that up to 30,000 women a year suffer bad experiences during thedelivery of their babies, with one in twenty developing post-traumatic stressdisorder as a result. Despite this, substandard maternity and postnatal care istoo often tolerated as normal. InBreaking the Taboo, as well as telling her own story, Theo presents theexperiences of mothers and fathers from different backgrounds that show theundiscussed realities of birth trauma. She also shines a light on what it islike to combine motherhood with a career as an MP, revealing the shocking way newmothers are treated by our political system - something that has serious implicationsfor our democracy. Agripping memoir of a new mother's experience combined with a powerful call toarms for change, this urgent book will start a conversation that is asessential as it is overdue.
African Memoirs and Cultural Representations
Traditions and cultures represent a set of persisting or prevailing beliefs, social practices, oral, linguistic, and values that define an individual’s way of life. In other words, in memoir writing, the emphasis is often to propagate a unilateral need or embrace of self-identity. However, the dominant narrative and method of analysis in this study holds the notion and privileges that tradition and cultures imbibed by memoirists are sometimes subverted, refashioned, or reworked due to the strand of experiences or realities they encounter in different spaces as their narration develops. Thus, memoirists embrace indifference and open-mindedness, which is also greatly explored in the context of autobiography.
Mrs Dalloway
The first book in the ‘Biography of a novel’ series offers a compelling account of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece. The fourth and best-known of Virginia Woolf’s novels, Mrs Dalloway is a modernist masterpiece that has remained popular since its publication in 1925. Its dual narratives follow a day in the life of wealthy housewife Clarissa Dalloway and shell-shocked war veteran Septimus Warren Smith, capturing their inner worlds with a vividness that has rarely been equalled. Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a novel offers new readers a lively introduction to this enduring classic, while providing Woolf lovers with a wealth of information about the novel’s writing, publication and reception. It follows Woolf’s process from the first stirrings in her diary through her struggles to create what was quickly recognised as a major advance in prose fiction. It then traces the novel’s remarkable legacy to the present day. Woolf wrote in her diary that she wanted her novel ‘to give life & death, sanity & insanity… to criticise the social system, & to show it at work, at its most intense.’ Mrs Dalloway: Biography of a novel reveals how she achieved this ambition, creating a book that will be read by generations to come. -- .
26 Seconds
On a stormy late May morning in 2008, TACA Airlines Flight 390 crashes at one of the most dangerous airports in the world, Honduras''s Toncontin International Airport. Five people die in the crash - among them Rossana D Antonio''s brother, pilot Cesare D''Antonio. Suspecting Cesare will be made a scapegoat for the accident, as so often happens to pilots, Rossana decides to leverage her decades of experience as an engineer and set out in search of the truth. Part memoir, part expose, 26 SECONDS interweaves Rossana''s research regarding other parallel accidents with her own story. Six months after the TACA crash, Captain ''Sully'' Sullenberger lands his plane on the Hudson River. Although authorities call his landing a miracle, they also blame him for its necessity. One year after the TACA 390 tragedy, Air France 447 falls from the sky. Again, pilot error. As Rossana digs deeper, she exposes a culture that is too quick to conclude pilot error and an industry that experiences systemic weaknesses, chooses profits over safety, lies to its customers, and is willing to risk lives to get its planes back up in the sky. Ultimately, she uncovers the smoking gun she''s been looking for - revealing the truth about TACA 390, exposing aviation cover-ups, and challenging us all to question the very systems we''ve been told we can trust with our lives.
The Vinyl Diaries
Pete Crighton came of age in the early/mid 1980s in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Growing up in Toronto, he was terrified that his friends and schoolmates would find out that he was ''different'' at a time when being gay felt like a death sentence. His only comfort was music, the songs a balm to his painful adolescence. Struggling to make sense of his sexuality and fear of the disease stifled Crighton as a sexual being. Instead of exploring sex, he began curating a massive music library. He then took what he thought was a safepath and entered into two long-term monogamous relationships, both doomed to fail. Finally, in his 40s, Crighton decided to ignore his fear and live his queer life to the fullest. The Vinyl Diaries is the story of Crighton''s mid-life sexual awakening. From one-night trysts to friendships resulting from app-based hookups, Crighton is honest and unapologetic as he chronicles the pursuit of his erotic desires. Each new connection and lover is linked to an artist, song, or album from his vast collection and backdrops the stories Crighton tells about his life, interconnected with the artists'' work and histories. Kate Bush, the B-52s, Prince, The Smiths, Yoko Ono, and Stevie Nicks are just a few of the artists who provide an extraordinary soundtrack to Crighton''s adventures. Big-hearted, funny, thoughtful, and wildly entertaining, The Vinyl Diaries is a celebration of sex, music and the discovery of our true selves.
Outside the Lanes
Becca Mann was born to swim. With a fierce determination and a passion for the water, she chased her dreams from the chlorine-soaked pools of her hometown to the elite ranks of the USA National Team. But after she poured her heart into the sport for decades, Becca’s dreams came crashing down when she narrowly missed the Olympics three times. In Outside the Lanes, Becca shares the highs and lows of her swimming career with unflinching honesty and a splash of humour. But this isn't just a story about swimming. It's a story about a girl who refused to be defined by the expectations of others and had the courage to chart her own course. As Becca navigates self-doubt, injury, and the nagging question of "is it all worth it?" she discovers that true success isn't measured by the medals around her neck, but by the strength of her spirit and the depth of her resilience. Determined to push her limits even further, Becca sets her sights on becoming the first person to complete the grueling 40-mile Maui Nui Tri-Channel Crossing. As she trains, Becca must confront her deepest fears and prove she has what it takes to make history. Becca’s story is a splash-of-cold-water wake-up call for anyone who's chased a dream or felt lost in the pursuit of perfection. With heart, humour, and saltwater-scented wisdom, Becca shows us that life's greatest adventures happen when we dare to swim outside the lanes.
Patriot
Silné a dojemné pamäti odvážneho lídra politickej opozície v Rusku, ktorý za svoje presvedčenie zaplatil najvyššiu cenu.
Knihu Patriot začal Alexej Navaľnyj písať krátko po takmer smrteľnej otrave v roku 2020. Rozpráva v nej príbeh svojho života – svojej mladosti, manželstva a založenia rodiny, ale aj aktivizmu a oduševneného vzdoru proti svetovej veľmoci, ktorá bola odhodlaná umlčať ho. Navaľnyj bol presvedčený, že zmena sa nedá zastaviť a raz musí prísť. Rozpráva o svojej politickej kariére aj o útokoch na seba a svoju rodinu, o živote najbližších či neúnavnej kampani, ktorú so svojím tímom viedol proti diktátorskému režimu v Rusku.
Kniha Patriot, napísaná s vášňou, vtipom, úprimnosťou a statočnosťou, je Navaľného posledným listom svetu, v ktorom opisuje aj roky strávené v brutálnom ruskom väzení. Zároveň pripomína, prečo stoja princípy individuálnej slobody na prvom mieste v občianskom živote, a vyzýva na pokračovanie v práci, ktorej obetoval život.
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Flutter
Flutter is a memoir about how the author fell in love with a secret gambler, and their journey to be free of this addiction. Dianne has recreated Tony’s voice from her memories of him, supplemented by his diaries and notes, so the story is told from two points of view. For Tony, gambling was more than a flutter, it was his life. But they sought help and learned how important other people are on the road to recovery. Dianne and Tony were happily married for thirty-four years. Theirs is just one story, but compulsive gambling affects thousands of people every day. It’s a puzzling problem to pin down, as it has no obvious physical symptoms. It’s horrible living with an addict and not having a clue what’s going on. This book could help someone, perhaps you or maybe someone you know, identify the problem of addiction and be able to seek help. This book is not just about gambling. Dianne and Tony face challenges and joys that may be just like some of yours. No one can escape loss and grief, and that is written about too. However, it’s written with a light touch, so there is fun and love and laughter included too.
Kiváncsiságom története
Csányi Vilmos korunk egyik legbölcsebb tudományos gondolkodója. Munkásságát a folyamatos útkeresés és a mélyebb összefüggések kutatása jellemzi. Mi az, ami ennyire kíváncsivá tette? És hogyan vált a kémiai kísérletekkel foglalatoskodó kisgyerekből világhírű tudós?A Kíváncsiságom története végigvezeti Csányi Vilmos kérdésekkel teli életén az olvasót, nem csupán tudományos pályájának, hanem gondolkodói-szellemi útjának legfőbb állomásait is érintve. Megtudhatjuk, hogyan és miért kezdett el halakkal, majd később kutyákkal foglalkozni, szerinte mire adhat választ az evolúció, és mire nem. Miért más egy közösség, mint az egyes emberek összessége, hogyan keletkezhetett a nyelv a gondolatot követően, min alapul a technológia mítosza, és milyen következményei vannak annak, hogy globális társadalomban élünk. Fejezetről fejezetre egyre jobban megismerhetjük Csányi Vilmos gondolkodását, illetve azt, hogyan változott ez a gondolkodás, ami minket, olvasókat is arra inspirál, hogy a szerzővel együtt elmélkedjünk a világról.
A szerző kilencvenedik születésnapjára meglepetésként készült jubileumi kiadást Nádasdy Ádám előszava vezeti be.
Sztálin
Mitikus történet: egy szegény cipész fia, a cári orosz birodalom egyik távoli, elnyomott tartományából származó papnövendék forradalmi fanatikusok egy csoportjának vezetőjévé küzdi fel magát. Amikor ez a társaság a világháború kaotikus napjaiban hatalomra jut, az egykori szeminarista magához ragadja a vezetést, és végül egy hatalmas és rettenetes állami apparátus abszolút urává válik. A Sztálin című műben Stephen Kotkinnak végre sikerült egy olyan életrajzot megalkotni, amely minden dimenziójában méltó ehhez a ravasz, szociopata, karizmatikus diktátorhoz.
A Sztálin pszichéjéről szóló szokásos magyarázatok taglalása helyett a szerző arra fókuszál, hogy Sztálin paranoiaközeli állapota hogyan tükrözte az aktuális politikai realitást: a túlnyomórészt kapitalista világgal körülvett kommunista rezsim szorult helyzetét. Kotkin ugyanakkor rámutat, hogy Sztálin tettei csak a birodalmi Oroszország tragikus történelmi kontextusában érthetők meg. Az egy évtizedes fáradhatatlan kutatómunka nyomán megszületett mű olyan meghatározó alkotás, amely megváltoztatja a Szovjetunióról, a 20. századról és magáról a történelemről való gondolkodásunkat.
Down with the System
The incredible first memoir by System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian
With nearly 40 million record sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, a Grammy win and a legion of fans, System Of A Down are one of the biggest metal bands on the planet. At their core has always been Serj Tankian, whose journey from the streets of Beirut to rock superstardom is as remarkable and unlikely as you'll get.
By dint of luck, circumstance, struggle, and more than a little talent, Serj has had the chance to live an extraordinary life. In Down With the System, he retraces this remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it's taught him - about music, about art, about activism, and about himself. From teaming up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, arguing with LAPD officers over the best way to quell his rioting fans, and traveling with Anthony Bourdain through Armenia one meal at a time, Down With the System is an immigrant's tale, an activist's awakening, and rock memoir unlike any other.
Mark Twain
The complex and fascinating life of Mark Twain, as told by a Pulitzer prizewinning biographer
Born in 1835, the man who would become America's first, and most influen-tial, literary celebrity spent his childhood dreaming of piloting steamboats on the Mississippi. But when the Civil War interrupted his career on the river, the young Mark Twain went west and accepted a job at the local newspaper, writing dis-patches that attracted attention for their brashness and humour. It wasn't long until the former steamboat pilot from Missouri was recognized across the country for his literary brilliance.
In this rich and nuanced portrait of Twain, Ron Chernow brings his powers to bear on a man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune, and crafted his persona with meticulous care. After establishing himself as a jour-nalist, satirist, and performer, and a family man, Twain went on to write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He threw himself into the epicentre of American culture, emerging as the nation's most notable political pundit and the only white author of his generation to grapple so fully with the legacy of slavery. At the same time, his madcap business ventures eventually bankrupted him and led him and his family to nine years of exile between London, France, Germany and Italy. During this time, he lost his wife and two daughters - the last stage of his life marked by heartache, politi-cal crusades, and eccentric behaviour that sometimes obscured darker forces at play.
Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, includ-ing thousands of letters and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow here captures the magnificent and often maddening life of one of the most original characters in literary history, reminding us why Twain's writing continues to be read, debated and quoted over a hundred years after his passing.
Zápisky z tranzice
Jaké to je, když člověk po dvaačtyřiceti letech v mužském těle náhle dojde k prozření, že je ženou? V říjnu roku 2021 si Daniela Špinar, úspěšná divadelní režisérka a svého času umělecká ředitelka činohry Národního divadla, položila zásadní otázku ohledně své identity a ta v ní spustila lavinu netušených emocí. Po následném coming-outu k ní z jedné strany přicházela vlna podpory a lásky, z druhé nepochopení a odpor. S otevřeností sobě vlastní Daniela zveřejněním svého deníku odhaluje niterné pocity i bolestné zkušenosti se společností, hledáním partnera i sebe sama.
Soukromé zápisky Daniely Špinar ze tříletého období tranzice reflektují proměny těla i duše a zároveň nabízí vhledy do světa queer komunity.
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The Story of a Honeymoon in 1814
This book presents a social history based on archival material from three generations of the Caldcleugh, Lewis and Ancrum families and their friends’ journals, diaries, paintings and letters, from 1749 to 1898. The story unfolds with a honeymoon journal kept by Margaret, after her marriage to merchant Arthur Lewis, in Croydon, 1814. A detailed insight into travel through Regency Britain in a cramped landaulet carriage is unveiled as are their visits to historical, geological and industrial sites of interest such as Lancaster Cathedral, Peak Cavern (Devil’s Arse) and the Derby Silk Mill, revealing the places and people they meet. The couple’s family and friends are introduced in more detail and the emigration of Margaret’s father to America in 1768 is recorded, along with his two elder brothers who ended up on opposite sides in the American War of Independence. Follow Emily, Margaret’s youngest daughter, as she enters into an ‘arranged’ marriage with Dr Ancrum, surgeon superintendent of the British Naval Hospital, Valparaiso (1848–1857). Some of the events in this section are now commemorated by the issue of postage stamps by the Pitcairn Island Government of British Overseas Territories, using images from the book. In 1857 Emily returned to England with her small children on a voyage that was hazardous in the extreme. Ships that were hardly seaworthy, Yellow Fever sickness, and the possibility that she might die leaving her children in the hands of strangers – this was a harrowing story over which love ultimately triumphed. Such was the impact of Emily’s words on the author, that included in the book is an original score he composed for solo piano, to celebrate her resilience. This is a remarkable story and journey, beautifully constructed through painstaking research and which provides a wealth of supporting and fascinating information.
Naděje: autobiografie (CZ)
Jediná oficiální autobiografie papeže Františka.
Papež František se ohlíží za svým pozoruhodným životem, přibližuje své dětství i dospívání a události, které ho přivedly k volbě životního poslání. S odvahou a upřímností se věnuje i zásadním tématům současnosti, jako je válka a mír, migrace, environmentální krize, postavení žen, sexualita, technologický rozvoj či budoucnost církve.
Knihu doplňují vzácné fotografie, včetně soukromých a nepublikovaných materiálů.
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Camarade
‘All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?’ In this masterful new work, award-winning author Theo Dorgan has written a philosophical thriller of extraordinary depth. An Irishman in Paris considers the weight and impact of a single violent act that forced him to flee Ireland forty years ago. When Vincent, a young Algerian friend, suggests Joseph should write his life story, Joseph embarks on a self-examination that will lay bare, perhaps only to himself, a singular and surprising life. Set against the evocative backdrops of Paris and Cork, Camarade explores a life shaped by one fateful moment and the quiet violence of self-reckoning. The story unfolds in a dual timeline: Joseph''s present-day existence in Paris, with its muted rhythms and introspective solitude, and his youth in 1960s Ireland, raised on his grandfather''s stories of the Flying Column and revolution. After one violent act, Joseph finds himself exiled in France during the turbulent decades of the Algerian Crisis and May ''68, where he discovers comradeship, unexpected freedom in careful neutrality. As Joseph writes, he confronts the central question of his life: did a single act of life-changing violence make him who he is, or was he always destined to become this man? Written in precise, contemplative prose, Camarade examines how we construct meaning from our past while questioning the nature of authenticity and self-awareness. At once, an intimate character study, a meditation on history, violence and the enduring impact of our choices. This novel asks us to consider the space between who we imagine we are destined to be and who we eventually become. Moving with the tension of a thriller while exploring profound philosophical questions, Camarade confirms Theo Dorgan''s place as one of our most thoughtful and elegant literary voices.
Facing Down the Furies
An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves “Remarkable, brave and compassionate.”—Rowan Williams, New Statesman In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that sufferers have chosen for themselves.” Edith Hall, whose own life and psyche have been shaped by such loss—her mother’s grandfather, mother, and first cousin all took their own lives—traces the philosophical arguments on suicide, from Plato and Aristotle to David Hume and Albert Camus. In this deeply personal story, Hall explores the psychological damage that suicide inflicts across generations, relating it to the ancient Greek idea of a family curse. She draws parallels between characters from Greek tragedy and her own relatives, including her great-grandfather, whose life and death bore similar motivations to Sophocles’ Ajax: both men were overwhelmed by shame and humiliation. Hall, haunted by her own periodic suicidal urges, shows how plays by Sophocles and other Greek dramatists helped her work through the loss of her grandmother and namesake Edith and understand her relationship with her own mother. The wisdom and solace found in the ancient tragedies, she argues, can help one choose survival over painful adversity and offer comfort to those who are tragically bereaved.
Alfred Dreyfus
An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents “An admirable introduction not only to its nominal subject but to . . . great historical events.”—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Review of Books On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus’s cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting “Death to Judas!” In this book, Maurice Samuels gives readers new insight into Dreyfus himself—the man at the center of the affair. He tells the story of Dreyfus’s early life in Paris, his promising career as a French officer, the false accusation leading to his imprisonment on Devil’s Island, the fight to prove his innocence that divided the French nation, and his life of quiet obscurity after World War I. Samuels’s striking perspective is enriched by a newly available archive of more than three thousand documents and objects donated by the Dreyfus family. Unlike many historians, Samuels argues that Dreyfus was not an “assimilated” Jew. Rather, he epitomized a new model of Jewish identity made possible by the French Revolution, when France became the first European nation to grant Jews full legal equality. This book analyzes Dreyfus’s complex relationship to Judaism and to antisemitism over the course of his life—a story that, as global antisemitism rises, echoes still. It also shows the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world.
Grounded
There was something else in the air that night which made usfeel that the flight we had just operated was somehow significant. Whether itwas anticipation of our impending doom or just a realisation that a tidal wavewas rushing towards us and we were trapped on the beach, unable to escape itsinevitability, I will never know, but ultimately, although I did not know it atthe time, this was a very significant flight for me because it turned out to bethe last flight in eleven years at my airline, in a career spanning more thanthirty years and five different bases. The fact that there are still fewer than 500 female airlinecaptains in the world today is part of the reason that I wanted to tell mystory. I have a voice, it is my responsibility to use it to benefitother people, I may be grounded, at the moment, but this isn’t necessarily theend of my flying story, it never is when you fly, because flying is notsomething you do, flying is something you are. “Emma’s journey will resonate with so many in and outside ofthe airline industry… A brilliant read.”Mandy Hickson First woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line,leading TedX speaker and bestselling author
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.
