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Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
The long-awaited, candid memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees. The Elvis legacy seen from the inside ...Priscilla Presley''s divorce from Elvis left his fans incredulous. How could she leave the man every woman wanted? From the outside, life in Elvis''s mansion looked glamorous and enviable, and in many respects, it was. But inside the mansion, her husband was constantly surrounded by a male entourage while at the gates, lines of beautiful women waited hopefully for an audience with the King. From the time she was seventeen years old, that life was all Priscilla had known. During her ten years with Elvis, it became painfully apparent that she had no idea who she was outside Elvis''s world. The only way to find herself was to leave that world and seek a new life of her own, because leaving was the only way to survive, for herself and for her daughter.Softly, As I Leave You, is the deeply personal story of what Priscilla lost and what she found when she walked away from the man she loved. Despite the legal separation, their love for one another transformed into a touching and tender dynamic that endured until Elvis''s untimely death four years later. Shattered by Elvis''s passing, she had to reinvent herself a second time as the single mother of a talented, often headstrong daughter who never really recovered from her father''s death. Priscilla''s dedication to motherhood was enriched by the birth of her second child, and she gradually found her footing as a businesswoman, actress, designer, and legislative advocate. She transformed Graceland into an international destination and helped guide the development of Elvis Presley Enterprises. But the unexpected, shattering loss of three immediate family members years later brought Priscilla to her knees. She shares her journey with a quiet dignity that will comfort and reassure anyone who has suffered - and survived - seemingly unbearable loss.A passionate, compassionate, and inspiring story of finding your place in the world, Softly, As I Leave You, is a sweet Southern melody that will take the reader with Priscilla on her long road home.
In the Realm of the Last Man
In 1989, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Francis Fukuyama - then an early-career academic who had cut his teeth conducting research for Ronald Reagan during his years as California governor - delivered a conference paper that would go on to become one of the most celebrated -and controversial - works of political theory of our time: The End of History. By 2009, he had broken with his neoconservative mentors, from Allan Bloom to Paul Wolfowitz, after recanting his support for the 'disastrous' invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the laissez-faire economics that produced the financial crash of 2008. But why did he change his mind? In this powerful political memoir, encompassing his father's involvement in the civil rights movement and his own work on CIA contracts in the 1980s, Fukuyama analyses his life alongside the seismic political shifts of the last thirty years - from Bush to Obama to Trump, from the War on Terror to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Profound and provocative, this is an intimate portrait of one of the twenty-first century's most important thinkers, an urgent study of contemporary politics - and a treatise on how the West can claw democracy back from the brink.
Ženy z fary
Ženy z fary - životné príbehy štyroch žien z fary spracované do knižnej podoby. Boli ste niekedy v situácii, že ste sa museli rozhodovať medzi svojou rodinou a partnerom? Čo všetko by ste boli schopní pre neho obetovať? Dokázali by ste sa vzdať pracovnej kariéry či dokonca aj vojej vlasti? Kde až siahajú hranice toho, keď raz niekomu poviete "Áno!? A dá sa prispôsobovať a zároveň nestratiť samého seba? Ženy z fary odpovedia nielen na tieto otázky, ale priblížia aj svoje výnimočné životné príbehy, ktoré sú nezvratným dôkazom toho, že cesty Božie sú naozaj nevyspytateľné...
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Chlapec z fary
Výber zo spomienok Milana Nosála z obdobia detstva a mladosti. O spracovanie textov do knižnej podoby sa pričinila spisovateľka Soňa Bulbeck ako osoba na to najpovolanejšia - Chlapec z fary Milan Nosál bol jej starším bratom...
Viete si predstaviť, že sa narodíte do milujúcej rodiny, ale do sveta, kde je váš otec považovaný takmer za "vyvrheľa spoločnosti"? Okrem toho od útleho detstva musíte všetky svoje aktivity podriaďovať faktu možnej straty zraku a keď sa tento katastrofický scenár vyplní, musíte sa učiť, aké je to žiť v tme? "Chlapec z fary", o ktorom je táto kniha, sa to naučil.
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The Way of the Samurai Women
When Rimika Tanaka's mother Akemi died in 2021, Rimika decided to embark on an exploration of her maternal family's Samurai heritage, and what it could teach her about how to live more fully today. In recent decades, the Samurai have been made famous by ongoing movies, comics, computer games, and even fashion - and also in the hands of businessmen looking for a skillset for productivity, resilience and other macho ideals. But some Samurai, indeed the Samurai left behind to defend the homestead, were always women. In this book, Rimika explores how we, today, can reclaim this ancient wisdom, much of it held in the great and popular philosophical tradition of Zen Buddhism, for our times and in a more inclusive and holistic way. Readers will discover the inspirational example of historical Samurai Women, alongside contemporary women who possess the Samurai spirit. The book delves into concepts which allowed Samurai to survive: for example, Zen meditation, nature worship, and mindful movement. Along the way, the book offers exercises to help us channel the wisdom of Samurai. The Way of the Samurai Women offers:· Lessons on how to live with vitality and to see beauty in the inevitable passage of time.· Understanding the power of friendship, community and support from others through the Samurai concepts of loyalty and honour. · How to develop your courage, sense of empowerment, and knowing to trust yourself through Samurai wisdom.· How creativity flows through us, like a warrior or an artist, and how this way of being allows us to live life fully.
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Abandoning a Cat
A moving reflection on the author's father - plus a cat! - this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers. Originally published in the New Yorker in 2019, and now presented in a full, unabridged form, Abandoning a Cat is a poignant, self-reflective work by Haruki Murakami. Here he writes about his father, the son of a priest who might have become a priest himself had a clerical error not sent him into the second world war.Murakami's father wrote accomplished haiku and eventually became a teacher. As Haruki grew older and became an adult and then a writer, he and his father found they had little in common. They were later estranged for twenty years, only reconciling on his father's deathbed.This haunting personal essay is a reflection on what it means to be a father and what it means to be a son - on what it means to be loved and to be abandoned - and also on a particular moment of Japanese history, through the aftermath of the second world war on into the present. Murakami fans may find common themes from beloved novels such as Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - but will also be surprised by the raw honesty of this beautiful autobiographical piece. 'Haunting' New York Times
Threads
From a Nottingham alleyway to a global empire, Threads is the story of a truly unique British fashion icon.‘I always say that you can find inspiration in everything. And if you can't, look again’ – Sir Paul SmithSir Paul’s journey has been anything but conventional: from leaving school at fifteen with a dream of being a professional racing cyclist to a life-altering accident that would change everything. After meeting the love of his life and immersing himself in the exciting new world of the 1960s London art and fashion scene, he would go on to build a global fashion empire that started off as a tiny shop tucked behind a dark, damp corridor in Nottingham.For the first time, and with his signature wit, Paul shares candid memories of a life in style, including what it was like to dress legends including David Bowie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Giorgio Armani and Sir Alex Ferguson; how he fought to keep his brand independent in a world of globalized homogeneity; and why, after five decades of success, you can still find him on the shopfloor every Saturday meeting his customers.Guided by his father’s advice of working hard and repairing everything by hand, Threads is more than a fashion memoir. It is a masterclass in how to stay curious, stay independent and always look for the extraordinary in the everyday.
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Awake
‘I cannot think of a single person who wouldn’t find hope and inspiration in these pages.’ – Mel Robbins, author of The Let Them TheoryThe brutally honest New York Times bestseller.Perfect for fans of Untamed, Awake is a powerful memoir of self-discovery, authenticity and finding the courage to rethink and rebuild your life after heartbreak. A truly brilliant read, it’s also a fascinating account of a woman learning to question the rules of the oppressively patriarchal US church in which she grew up.At 2.30 am on July 11, 2020, author and mother-of-five Jen Hatmaker woke up to her husband of 26 years voice texting his girlfriend in bed next to her. Life as she knew it was over. In Awake, she scrutinises the toxic systems that led to the end of her marriage, sharing intimate, sometimes hilariously hard moments along the way.Beautifully written and shot through with deep emotion, this is a story of hope and resilience, of unpicking the past and challenging limitations around the kind of person you can be. It’s a love letter to friendship, family and the power of community, and a roadmap showing how to cope, survive, and even thrive when all seems lost.‘This book doesn’t just speak to your heart, it revives it.’ – Jenna Kutcher, author of How Are You, Really?
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Always Home, Always Homesick
‘Immediate, intimate and never less than captivating’ – The GuardianFrom the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an inspirational memoir about her travels in Iceland, an extraordinary country that has forged a nation of storytellers.When she was seventeen years old, Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia. She’d never seen snow before, didn’t speak a word of Icelandic. All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience – to soak up something of the world.Soon she found herself isolated in a remote part of Iceland in a dark winter. It was a gruelling experience, but she quickly fell in love with the country: with its brutally beautiful landscapes and with its people. On returning home, with images of Iceland’s towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams, Hannah began to write.Now, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland.Praise for Burial Rites:‘Outstanding’ – Madeline Miller‘Gripping, intriguing and unique’ – Kate Mosse‘One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I’ve read’ – Independent‘Remarkable’ – The Sunday Times‘A must-read’ – Grazia
This Is for Everyone
A Waterstones and Financial Times Book of the Year 2025The instant Sunday Times bestseller‘Charming, clever, self-effacing, interesting and thoughtful’ – The Observer‘Visionary . . . Full of warmth and humanity’ – Kate Bush‘A remarkable book by a remarkable man’ – The Mail on SundayThe groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. This is the story of our modern age.The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of visionary. Born in the same year as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Berners-Lee famously shared his invention, the World Wide Web, for no commercial reward. Its widespread adoption changed everything, transforming humanity into the first digital species. Through the web, we live, work, dream and connect.In this intimate memoir, Berners-Lee tells the story of his iconic invention, exploring how it launched a new era of creativity and collaboration while unleashing a commercial race that today imperils democracies and polarizes public debate. As the rapid development of artificial intelligence heralds a new era of innovation, Berners-Lee provides the perfect guide to the crucial decisions ahead – and a gripping, in-the-room account of the rise of the online world.Filled with Sir Tim’s characteristic optimism, technical insight and wry humour, this is a book about the power of technology – both to fuel our worst instincts and to profoundly shape our lives for the better. This Is for Everyone is an essential read for understanding our times and a bold manifesto for advancing humanity’s future.‘Who is the greatest living Englishman? It would be hard to argue against the merits of Tim Berners-Lee’ – Stephen Fry
Deep House
A New Yorker, Time Out, NPR, Electric Lit and Publishers Weekly Book of the Year, and Lambda Literary Award Finalist ‘A fabulously riveting hybrid memoir and queer history lesson’ –The New York TimesIt’s 1996, and Jeremy, a young American, has met the British boy of his dreams ? just as, amid a media frenzy, US Congress prepares the Defense of Marriage Act, denying same-sex couples rights including immigration. The pair snatch time in forests and deserts, London fashion shows, and East Village hotel rooms; eventually, finding no other way to stay together, they shack up illicitly among unlikely allies in San Francisco.What emerges is an unexpected romantic comedy haunted by centuries of gay ghosts. Deep House moves through the couple’s various domiciles while unlocking doors to a lineage of outsiders who came before them: hapless criminals, sexpot bartenders, friars, pirates, government workers who subvert the system and activists who go all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for their freedoms.Combining cultural history with radically intimate memoir, Deep House is at once a romp through the queer archives and the innermost tale of two boyfriends who made a home in the shadows of a turbulent civil rights battle.
Life in Fragments
A powerful and personal memoir that tells the real story behind the headlines of how two people got caught up in a struggle against Putin's regime - one that continues today.The photo of Alexander Litvinenko lying on his deathbed in November 2006, poisoned by polonium, caused shockwaves around the world. But how did it come to this? And why are the lessons he provided still important now, twenty years on? In Marina Litvinenko's compelling new memoir, A Life in Fragments, we find out exactly why and discover the inspirational personal story behind the public tragedy.Marina met the man who would change her life on her thirty-first birthday; she was a dancer while he was an agent in the Russian security services. They fell in love and soon had a son, Anatoly. But Russia in the 1990s was a difficult place in which to live a happy family life; soon, Alexander was uncovering corruption at the heart of the state in the aftermath of the communist era. His fearless investigations led to his arrest and imprisonment on false charges; eventually the Litvinenkos had to escape the country, seeking political asylum in the UK.Litvinenko remained an outspoken critic of Putin's regime, which could not be tolerated. His murder left Marina seeking justice for her husband, but she was obstructed every step of the way by Russia. Even the British government appeared reluctant to hold Russia to account, and it wasn't until 2016 that a public inquiry finally confirmed it had been a 'state sponsored murder'. Marina had won her battle, providing hope to all those who continue to fight to reveal the crimes of Putin's regime and to deliver justice for the victims.
Raising Rhia
The powerful story of a mother fighting for her daughter in a world unprepared for her needs. Born with multiple disabilities - including vision impairment, cerebellar ataxia, hearing loss, and mitochondrial disease - Rhia''s life unfolds in a maze of medical uncertainty and bureaucratic roadblocks. In this memoir, Terena Scott lays bare the relentless battles, raw grief, and fierce love that define her journey, refusing to let the system - or fate - dictate her daughter''s future. Told in six poignant sections - Dreams, Fear, Hope, Loss, Grief, and Love - Raising Rhia captures the complexities of parenting a child with disabilities, balancing everyday joys with the weight of anticipatory grief. At its heart, it is a story of resilience, connection, and seeing a child for who she is, rather than what she has. Both a deeply personal narrative and a reflection on the broader realities of raising a child with disabilities in the United States, Scott''s candid and compassionate account offers insight, solidarity, and hope for parents and caregivers facing similar challenges - and anyone seeking joy inside the burden of grief.
Daktarin Jamini Sen
A trailblazer in her field, Jamini Sen was one of British India’s first women doctors and the first ever woman to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Driven by her ideals, she served as the physician to the Nepal Royal Family, introducing modern medicine to the kingdom. Her close friendship with King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah and her discretion in a palace rife with intrigue earned her trust and respect. Despite facing significant personal and professional challenges, including the loss of loved ones, Jamini''s resilience and dedication to her work and faith never wavered. Her legacy as a pioneering and fearless woman in medicine continues to inspire generations. This book is about her journey.
The Green Road Home
Gloriously available again, forty years after it was first published—now with a new introduction by Brad Faxon, a new afterword by the author, and a batch of newly discovered time-capsule photos—The Green Road Home is the classic account of a young caddie on the PGA Tour, and the book that launched Michael Bamberger as a bestselling author. In 1985, Michael Bamberger was a twenty-something college grad and golf nut with a daunting dream: to become a caddie on the PGA Tour. His hope was to travel widely and deeply, to see the game up close and personal, and to be accepted into the vagabond guild of professional caddies. When the great golf writer Dan Jenkins heard about Bamberger’s gig, he said, “Finally, an Ivy Leaguer carrying the bags of other people.” Bamberger had his own take. He was looking for adventure. As William Least Heat-Moon had his blue highways, Bamberger had green ones. The Green Road Home, first published in 1986, takes you inside the ropes, and inside the heads of the players Bamberger caddied for. You’ll hang with the author in New York and New Orleans and Las Vegas. You’ll get to know a wide range of golfers, legends like Al Geiberger (the first player on Tour to shoot 59) and George Archer (winner of the 1969 Masters), as well as Steve Elkington (future winner of the PGA Championship) and Bill Britton (future golf coach at Monmouth University). The author gets road and life advice from a colleague named Killer. He caddies in the US and British Opens and in the vicinity of Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. He plays in the Tour’s annual Caddie Classic golf tournament and the caddie-player softball game. The Green Road Home is a funny and heartfelt account of what it takes to make it as a touring pro—and as a touring caddie. This book is about the 1985 season on Tour. Turns out, it was a pivotal one. We now know what we didn’t then, that Bamberger was witnessing the end of the line for the Tour as a mom-and-pop operation. (In ’85, the annual tournament in Pebble Beach was still named for Bing Crosby. A year later, it became the AT&T.) Whether you’ve been following the game all your life or are new to it, The Green Road Home is a window into a magical time in the pro game. In this charming book, a young writer finds his own voice, and a young man finds his own way.
Larry
''Highly readable and elegant'' Spectator''Wonderfully done'' GuardianLawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive, original and compelling literary figures of his age. From his childhood in India and Burma to his bohemian youth in London and Paris, from his madcap scheme to move his family to Corfu to the formative war years spent in Alexandria - this masterful and richly detailed biography is essential reading to understand the man and the writer.In Larry, Michael Haag, the world''s foremost expert on the Durrells, brought together his unrivalled knowledge and first-hand meetings with the Durrell family and associates to offer the definitive account of the young Lawrence and the real-life settings and stories that inspired his acknowledged masterpiece, The Alexandria Quartet.
Gucci - Egy sikeres dinasztia története
Patricia Gucci titokban született: szerelemgyerek volt, akinek születése könnyen romba dönthette volna édesapja karrierjét. Aldo nem engedhetett meg magának egy nyilvános botrányt, azonban nem volt képes ellenállni Patricia édesanyja iránti hatalmas szerelmének.
Szerelmét, Brunát akkor ismerte meg, amikor a fiatal lány munkát vállalt az első római Gucci-üzletben. Teherbe esése után Aldo Gucci, a problémákat elkerülendő, Londonba menekítette Brunát, hogy később újszülött gyermekével együtt diszkréten visszacsempéssze Rómába, az olasz hatóságok, a média és a Gucci család előtt teljes titokban.
Ez a könyv Patricia szüleinek elhallgatott szerelmi történetét tárja elénk a szerző személyes emlékeire, szüleinek összegyűjtött szerelmes leveleire és az édesanyjával folytatott beszélgetésekre, valamint a korábban nem publikált archív fényképekre támaszkodva. Szüleinek viharos történetét édesapjához fűződő személyes viszonyának elbeszélésével szövi át: attól kezdve, hogyan töltötte életének első évtizedét legnagyobb részt rejtőzködve, elszigetelten a világtól, majd hogyan vált a Gucci szóvivőjévé és apjának, Aldónak legfiatalabb tanítványává. Az Olaszországon, Anglián és Amerikán átívelő történet szerelemről és veszteségről, árulásról és hűségről szól, amely a Gucci családi vállalkozásként megélt hatvan évének legviharosabb időszakában játszódik.
ABBA - Skrytá melancholie
Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid. I více než půl století po vzniku svých největších hitů dokáže tato čtveřice stále roztančit a rozezpívat celý svět. Když uznávaný hudební publicista Jan Gradvall pořídil v roce 2013 první společný rozhovor se všemi členy po více než třiceti letech, podařilo se mu navázat s kapelou mimořádně blízký kontakt – a ten trval celou další dekádu. Výsledkem je exkluzivní materiál, který odhaluje tajemství mimořádného úspěchu tohoto švédského fenoménu. V knize ABBA: Skrytá melancholie mluví členové skupiny otevřeněji než kdykoli předtím. Gradvall zároveň přibližuje prostředí, z něhož jejich jedinečný zvuk vyrůstal, a ukazuje, že příběh ABBY je zároveň příběhem moderního Švédska i globalizace popkultury. Ať už se ohlédneme za celou historií skupiny, nebo připomeneme jejich nedávný triumfální návrat s albem ABBA Voyage a revoluční koncertní projekt s „abbatary“, který už přilákal více než milion diváků, je zřejmé, že ABBA nesnese v historii popu srovnání. S mimořádnou blízkostí, citlivostí a porozuměním přibližuje Gradvall čtenářům jednu z nejuzavřenějších hudebních ikon světa tak, jak ji dosud nepoznali.
Klub slovenských prozaičiek Femina v literatúre a kritike
Kniha literárnych a osobnostných profilov spisovateliek združených v Klube slovenských prozaičiek Femina je svedectvom o živote a diele autoriek, ktoré prezentujú tzv. ženskú literatúru a významným spôsobom spoluutváraju slovenskú literárnu scénu. Dielo určené širokej čitateľskej verejnosti, vrátane knižníc. Je obohatené množstvom fotodokumentov z osobného, ale aj literárneho života autoriek.
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.
