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Film, hudba 
História 
Osobnosti 
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Umenie 
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Biznis 
Mafia, podsvetie 
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Believe: The Autobiography
The remarkable story of the footballer who battled against the odds to achieve his dreams - only to see his country having to fight to survive after the shocking invasion of Ukraine.
A fan favourite at Arsenal and previously at Manchester City, Oleksandr Zinchenko has been lighting up the Premier League with his fearless performances for many years. But his success has not come without its challenges. Having begun his career as a teenager at Shakhtar Donetsk, Zinchenko played amateur football when no club would sign him. But after he joined Manchester City in 2016 he would go on to experience exhilarating career highs, with four league titles in six years, before moving to Arsenal where he has played an integral part in their challenge for honours.
He has shown heroism of a very different kind through his extraordinary campaigning in support of his homeland during the ongoing war. After the invasion of Ukraine, he decided he could make the greatest difference by using his platform to spread awareness and raise money to support his country.
Written with candour and bravery, Believe is no ordinary tale of success on the pitch, but one of unwavering strength and integrity, tempered by sadness and anger. It provides unique insights into the methods of Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and the machinations of elite football teams. It is the story of a selfless man who cares deeply for his homeland's welfare, and always tries to deliver his best on and off the field.
Už neplavu tam, kde jsou krokodýli
Sabine Kueglerová, "dítě džungle", rozpolcená mezi dvěma kulturami, se v průběhu života často vrací do Papue v Nové Guinei – tam, kde vyrostla. Při jedné z těchto cest těžce onemocní, je považována za nevyléčitelnou, a tak se odhodlá k zoufalému pokusu ke své záchraně. Opustí znovu Německo a odjede zpátky do džungle, aby našla své uzdravení. Po dlouhých pěti letech plných neuvěřitelných dobrodružství se rozhodne vyprávět o svém hledání léku, ale i své identity mezi dvěma kulturami. Protože její jedinečný život jí poskytl šanci stát se ambasadorkou dvou rozdílných světů.
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Umění vítězit, 2. vydání
Autor je zakladatelem společnosti Nike, Inc. a jedním z nejvýznamnějších představitelů mezinárodního obchodu. Jako čerstvý absolvent obchodní školy si od svého otce půjčil padesát dolarů a založil firmu s jediným prostým cílem: dovážet z Japonska vysoce kvalitní a zároveň levnou běžeckou obuv. V prvním roce, 1963, prodával boty z kufru svého vozu a vydělal osm tisíc dolarů. V současnosti každoroční obrat společnosti Nike dosahuje miliardy dolarů a její „fajfka“ je víc než pouhé logo. Je to symbol elegance a úspěchu, známý i v nejzapadlejších koutech světa.
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Chantal: Život na laně, 2. vydání
Tato knížka není životopis, ale příběh o cestě česko-francouzské divadelní a filmové herečky, šansoniérky, prezidentky Nadace Archa Chantal, paní Chantal Poullain. Neřeší vlastně svůj život, mluví spíš o výsledcích své dosavadní cesty s mnoha křižovatkami. Označuje ji za život na laně. Má odvahu riskovat jako provazochodec. Neohlíží se na to, jak je lano tenké, nebojí se balancování nebo nejistoty. A přitom dobře ví, že rovnováha je vzácná…
The Boy Who Lived
THE INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR FROM HARRY POTTER STUNTMAN DAVID HOLMES, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE: PERFECT FOR HARRY POTTER FANS
As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes helped to move J.K. Rowling's era-defining story from the page to the big screen. His work as a real-life Fall Guy enabled him to create some of the most memorable action sequences in the Wizarding World, as he became the first person ever to play Quidditch. In living his own hero's journey, David was also one of only a handful of people to have worn the iconic wizard's cape, glasses and scar in front of the cameras.
That is, until an accident changed his life forever.
During the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, David broke his neck in a stunt rehearsal and was instantly paralysed. From talented junior gymnast and stunt prodigy to fully qualified Hollywood stuntman, his story is a brutally honest portrait of a man who lost everything but found different ways to reimagine new possibilities with love, friendship and optimism - and he later co-created a BAFTA-nominated documentary about his life. David's behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest film series of all time is both jaw-dropping and hilarious.
Powerful and emotional, his is a story of hope and vulnerability and paints a picture of what it truly takes to rebuild a life and become The Boy Who Lived.
Kylian Mbappe - The Definitive Biography
'Only the second teenager to have scored a goal in a World Cup Final! Welcome to the club - it's great to have some company!' Pelé
This was the praise lauded upon Kylian Mbappé who, at just 19 years of age, led France to triumph at the 2018 World Cup. As golden confetti rained down, millions across the globe watched as the young man kissed the iconic trophy; the heir to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best footballer in the world had announced himself. It was his crowning moment.
In Kylian Mbappé: The Definitive Biography, Julien Laurens, the world's leading French football journalist, paints a vivid portrait of Mbappé's meteoric rise to global stardom. After a decade covering Kylian's career, Julien has had unprecedented access to the player's friends, coaches and teammates past and present. Exploring Mbappé's humble upbringing in the suburbs of Paris and schooling at the famed Clairefontaine academy, his peerless rise with AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as his dream move to Real Madrid where his career has reached new heights, this extensive biography crafts an intimate account of Kylian's life.
Julien takes us into the inner workings of Mbappé's psyche, as we witness how becoming a world superstar at just 19 affected the young Parisian. From the complex relationship he had with his boyhood club and its hierarchy to valiantly losing against Lionel Messi's Argentina in the 2022 World Cup Final, and becoming the new face of Real Madrid's galácticos, Julien shows us how the Mbappé that stars for club and country today is unrecognisable from the one who won the World Cup with France in 2018.
The Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. Their triumph over Hitler ensured their achievements will never be forgotten. But their story is far richer than victory alone.
De Gaulle - tall, awkward and incorruptible - had traits often associated with the English. Churchill - short, witty and charming - was a true French-style politician. Their working relationship was rarely smooth, but mutual respect ran deep despite their differences.
In this brilliantly absorbing account, prize-winning historian Richard Vinen casts new light on these exceptional men and the nations they led. By weaving their two stories into one, The Last Titans offers a fresh and exhilarating exploration into who they were, what they accomplished and the legacies they left behind.
Navzdory. Příběh příslušníka speciálních sil
Kniha Navzdory je příběhem válečného veterána, účastníka řady zahraničních misí, bývalého bojovníka 601. skupiny speciálních sil, výsadkáře a později vojenského poradce ministrů obrany i premiéra. Jedinečný, syrový pohled vojáka a patriota na život operátorů nejelitnější jednotky Armády České republiky.
Ve druhém vydání autor přepracoval a doplnil stávající kapitoly a na téměř šedesáti dalších stranách rozšířil svůj příběh o zkušenosti ze svého působení u 43. výsadkového pluku v Chrudimi a z galavečera CZ Fighters For Veterans, kde vojáci i profesionální zápasníci vzdali hold válečným veteránům bojem v kleci.
První vydání bylo beznadějně vyprodané Druhé rozšířené vydání přináší téměř 60 stran nového materiálu.
Téma obrany a bezpečnosti je dnes aktuálnější než kdy dřív. Autor je aktivní důstojník s reálným publikem a kniha má podporu z nejvyšších míst české armády a bezpečnostní komunity.
Jeviště v mé prasklé hlavě
Toto je autobiografie Břetislava Rychlíka. Mozaika vzpomínek, historek a setkání, v nichž se osobní příběh setkává s dějinami českého divadla.
Cesta Josefa Guttmanna
Životní cestu českého novináře a politika Josefa Guttmanna (1902–1956) výrazným způsobem spoluurčovaly především jeho politické názory a původ. Coby výrazný a vlivný levicový intelektuál byl několik let v hledáčku prvorepublikové policie. V roce 1933, kdy prokázal odvahu kriticky vystoupit proti moskevské politice vůči aktuálnímu nebezpečí nástupu fašismu v Německu – a neomluvitelně tak porušit stranickou disciplínu –, si vysloužil nenávist svých komunistických soudruhů. Po vypuknutí druhé světové války se mu podařilo před zcela jistým transportem do koncentračního tábora uprchnout z Československa a po dvou letech putování požádat o azyl v USA. Stejně jako dříve v Československu si i zde nepřestával chránit svou identitu, a tak úvahy a analýzy o mezinárodní politice, Evropě a SSSR opět otiskoval pod pseudonymy. Jen Jana Buchara a Václava Kováře vyměnil za Václava Buška, Petera Mayera, Josepha Gordona. A právě jako Joseph Gordon byl v New Yorku pochován...
BTS - A Graphic Biography
During the course of their 10-year career, BTS have managed to do something no other K-Pop band have done - break the west. They've topped the Billboard Charts, won almost every music award and were named TIME's entertainer of the year. But at the heart of this world-dominating phenomenon, is a message of kindness, community, and values. It's this message that resonates with their millions of fans, their ARMY. This vivid graphic biography is a celebration of the motivations at the heart of this band.
Each chapter is dedicated to a band member and a cause that inspires them - from ending violence against children to helping people access healthcare, from supporting education to ending child poverty: their activist achievements are genuinely inspiring and courageous. Interwoven throughout are entertaining stories about their tours and performances, but the heart of this book looks beyond the music to the values they represent, values that inspire us.
This graphic celebration of the impressive philanthropic achievements of this K-Pop supergroup, will cut right to the heart of any BTS fan. Discover how BTS have changed something you care about, and be inspired to join them in making the world a better place.
The Invention of Nature
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist - more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid - even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon.
His colourful adventures read like something out of a Boy's Own story: Humboldt explored deep into the rainforest, climbed the world's highest volcanoes and inspired princes and presidents, scientists and poets alike. Napoleon was jealous of him; Simon Bolívar's revolution was fuelled by his ideas; Darwin set sail on the Beagle because of Humboldt; and Jules Verne's Captain Nemo owned all his many books. He simply was, as one contemporary put it, 'the greatest man since the Deluge'.
Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps - racing across anthrax-infected Russia or mapping tropical rivers alive with crocodiles - Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change as early as 1800, and The Invention of Nature traces his ideas as they go on to revolutionize and shape science, conservation, nature writing, politics, art and the theory of evolution. He wanted to know and understand everything and his way of thinking was so far ahead of his time that it's only coming into its own now. Alexander von Humboldt really did invent the way we see nature.
Shameless
Andrea McLean is SHAMELESS.‘What if I fall? What if I fly?’ When Andrea McLean said this to millions of people when quitting her high-profile TV job she didn’t know she’d soon fall flat on her face in front of them too.Leaving her role as the longest-serving host on the award-winning Loose Women to follow her dreams, Andrea soon learnt that failure happens to the best of us - and when it arrives, shame won’t be far behind. But it doesn’t have to define us.In this unflinchingly honest and brilliantly enlightening book, Andrea lays everything bare, from financial ruin and broken marriages to cancel culture and toxic TV. Tracing the collapse of her business, she confesses the failures that once filled her with stomach-clenching shame and the lessons they have taught her about finding the resilience to get up again.Shameless is your guide to breaking free from shame and finding the courage to keep going through life’s toughest moments.
Ataturk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was one of the most significant political leaders of the twentieth century –how should we understand Atatürk and his legac? n this book, George Gawrych studies Atatürk’s career in detail, showing how Atatürk's military background and subsequent political ideology combined with wider social forces to set Turkey on a path of secular nationalism and modernization. Hislegacy can be seen everywhere in Turkey today, from the role and rights of women in society to the after effects of Kemalism on the Republic’s political landscape. Gawrych addresses the significant costs of Atatürk’s policies, including the suppression of minorities and the imposition of a cult of personality and authoritarian rule in the name of ‘Turkification’. The book presents a nuanced analysis of a complex figure who still casts a shadow over Turkey’s political and intellectual discourse.
Hungry
'Soaring with compassion, intelligence and hard-won wisdom. Ireland's most important contemporary voice.'LOUISE KENNEDY, author of Trespasses'Amazing. I couldn't put it down.'ELAINE FEENEY, author of As You Were'Every woman needs to read this book. Every man needs to read this book.'EDEL COFFEY, author of In Her Place~ ~ ~Hungry is the powerful new memoir from Number One bestselling author Katriona O'Sullivan - a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance. Raised in a home marked by poverty, addiction and abuse, Katriona defied the odds: from teenage motherhood struggling with her own addictions to becoming a university professor and successful author. But beneath the achievements lay a more private struggle - with her body, her worth, and the unrelenting drive to be enough. In this fiercely honest memoir, she interrogates how trauma, class and gender shape the way women see themselves - and how society teaches them to measure their value. Told with stunning courage and vulnerability, Hungry is both a personal reckoning and a powerful reclaiming of body, voice and self. It is one woman's story - and a rallying cry for every woman who has ever felt she had to shrink to survive. MORE PRAISE FOR HUNGRY:'I tore through it.' - TANYA SWEENEY, journalist and author of Esther is Now Following You'As profound and honest as anything I have ever read' - LIZ NUGENT, author of Strange Sally Diamond'A beautiful telling of determination despite the odds' - Irish Times'Raw and remarkable' - Irish IndependentPRAISE FOR KATRIONA O'SULLIVAN:'One of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' - Guardian'Powerful - Katriona is a legend' - BARRY KEOGHAN'Raw, passionate and resolutely honest - I'll never forget it' - ANNIE MAC'Moving, uplifting, brave, heroic' - NUALA MCGOVERN, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio Four
Emmeline's Loving Comrade, Richard Marsden Pankhurst
Richard Marsden Pankhurst is an obscure figure, forgotten by history because he has been overshadowed by his dazzling wife, Emmeline, the great leader of the Suffragettes. Yet their partnership as campaigners was a critical element in her development and success. Her reaction to his death in 1898 led to her decision five years later to convene the Women's Social and Political Union, popularly known as the Suffragettes. Richard's intense character and devotion to ideals made him an object of both admiration and derision. He was widely respected as an honest man who put principle before self and party. Yet in worldly terms he was a failure. As a barrister, he should have been able to provide a comfortable home life for his family, but his political extremism hindered success in his career and the family struggled to afford the life to which they aspired. Even as a political campaigner Richard failed in several attempts to enter parliament. Nevertheless his marriage to young and beautiful Emmeline lent him a new glamour and soon resulted in a growing family. He moulded their beliefs and actions, creating a campaigning machine. Women's equality was a significant focus, but so too were the other radical causes they espoused on behalf of the poor, workers, children, and world peace. Emmeline had already begun to take the lead in political activism, due in no small measure to the support of her devoted and unconventional spouse. The startling tactics of the Suffragettes in the early 20th century owed much to the influence of Richard Pankhurst. Later overshadowed by his extraordinary wife and daughters, his memory has been erased, but his story is a vital component in understanding the remarkable Pankhurst women.
Boys Don’t Cry
'Powerful and timeless, this is a book for everyone that will kick-start honest conversations and help create real change' - Fearne Cotton'This book reminds us that being vulnerable is the very gateway to deeper friendships and richer forms of flourishing. A very necessary, highly readable and relatable voice to help us to discover more liberated and creative ways of living' - Alain de BottonAccessible and packed with helpful takeaways, this is a handbook Jamie has poured his heart into about growing up in today’s society – a handbook that you can dip into and that is split into easy-to-digest mini chapters about:dealing with panic attacks (‘A is for Anxiety’) why setbacks are a good thing (‘F is for Failure’) the meaning of true friendship (‘L is for Loneliness’) and much, much more. This is the book you need to make meaningful changes in your life. Because when it comes to being a man, Jamie is still trying to work out how to be one he’s proud of being, rather than the one society expects him to be. And now that he and wife Sophie Habboo are going to be parents, he wants to share the tools to help his child grow into a balanced, thoughtful and kind person. Above all, Jamie shows us that vulnerability is cool. And that boys do cry - after all, he's done plenty of that this year. With contributions from Sophie, this book will help men and women, boys and girls have the conversation of all conversations: how to live your happiest and most resilient life in today's world.
Lion Heart
Lion Heart is the bold and uplifting memoir of Cam Whitnall, a man whose life has been defined by extraordinary bonds with wildlife and a dramatic warzone rescue that brought five lions to safety in the UK.
'If you know what to look for, a lion's face tells you everything. The eyes, the scars, the shape.
Their faces tell the truth about survival, control and what it costs to exist in a world shaped by humans.
Everything I've chosen to do with my life comes back to that.
Because once you've really learned how to look at a lion, and understood the story written across its face, walking away stops being an option.'
When Cam's grandparents bought a dilapidated zoo, once known as the worst in the UK, and brought it back to life, they also created a home for their family.
Cam grew up on the grounds, now known as Hertfordshire Zoo, in a bedroom overlooking the tiger enclosure. His childhood playground, where he and his brothers would play hide-and-seek after hours, was filled with endangered species from around the world. He built deep connections with the animals in their care, even hand-rearing a lion cub called Zara, an experience which inspired a lifelong fascination with big cats.
Over the years, the family business expanded as they also took on The Big Cat Sanctuary with Cam taking the helm as director. He and the sanctuary made global headlines for leading a high-risk rescue mission of five abandoned lions from war-torn Ukraine. The lions were found in states of shellshock and malnourishment and had likely been used for illegal breeding. After ten months of dedicated effort, Cam united Rori, Yuna, Vanda, Amani and Lira in their forever home at the sanctuary and gave them the freedom to walk on grass for the very first time. A momentous milestone in a lifetime dedicated to animal welfare, conservation and rescue.
František Josef I. (1830–1916)
Od mladého císaře k symbolu epochy – 68 let v čele habsburské monarchie.
František Josef I. patří mezi nejdéle vládnoucí panovníky evropských dějin. Jeho téměř osmašedesátiletou vládu překonali pouze „Král Slunce“ Ludvík XIV., často opomíjený Jan II. z Lichtenštejna a v nedávné době také britská královna Alžběta II. Dlouhá desetiletí, po něž stál v čele podunajské monarchie, přinesla střední Evropě obrovské proměny. Žádná jiná hlava státu v našich dějinách nebyla během své vlády konfrontována s tak zásadní společenskou transformací jako on.
Paradoxně právě panovník známý svým konzervativním založením provedl habsburskou říši obdobím průmyslové revoluce, zrodu silné dělnické třídy, vzestupu národních emancipací a nacionalismu i postupného oslabování výsadního postavení církví. Zažil vrchol moci monarchie, její přeměnu v rakousko-uherské soustátí, následný pokles mezinárodní prestiže i vypuknutí Velké války.
Možná i proto je dnes jeho osobnost vnímána překvapivě rozporuplně – často podle toho, z jakého národního pohledu daný historik vychází. Vliv jeho stylu vlády na pozdější rozpad monarchie je nepopiratelný, nelze však opomenout ani dlouhá období relativní stability, která říši zajistil. Právě tehdy vznikal hospodářský i kulturní kapitál, z něhož těžila celá střední Evropa a který se stal jedním z kořenů pozdější nostalgie po éře c. k. monarchie.
Lze se samozřejmě ptát, zda byl František Josef I. úspěšným státníkem, nebo spíše mimořádně výkonným „vrchním úředníkem“. Jeho neochota opustit konzervativní pojetí vlády a přejít k plně zastupitelskému systému nám jednoznačnou odpověď nedává. Tak jednoduché soudy ostatně dějiny obvykle neumožňují. Naše publikace se proto pokouší postihnout širší souvislosti doby, jejímž symbolem se „stařičký císař“ stal – protože jen s dostatkem informací má smysl pokoušet se historii porozumět.
Každodenní život
Během dlouhé císařovy vlády se změnila celá společnost. Jak se projevila národní emancipace či příchod ateismu?
Válka a politika
Na trůn nastoupil v revolučním roce 1848, zažil vznik Rakousko-Uherska i události vedoucí k Velké válce
Umění a architektura
Sám císař se svými aktivitami držel spíše zkrátka, přispěl ale třeba na stavbu Národního divadla
Habsburkové
Milovaná Sissi se stala obětí atentátu, dědic trůnu si vzal život a dědicové trůnu zažili konec monarchie
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.
