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Film, hudba 
História 
Osobnosti 
Šport 
Literatúra 
Umenie 
Politika 
Náboženstvo 
Veda, vynálezy 
Biznis 
Mafia, podsvetie 
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Karol Plank: Dielo a doba
Profesor Ján Svák a doktor Martin Gregor z Právnickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského si uctili odkaz významného vysokoškolského pedagóga, civilistu a prvého predsedu Najvyššieho súdu SR prof. JUDr. Karola Planka, DrSc. výberom z jeho najzaujímavejších monografií a článkov. Texty profesora Planka boli starostlivo vybrané tak, aby mali čo najväčšiu relevanciu pre súčasnú právnu teóriu a najmä prax. Publikácia sa skladá z kapitol o dedičskom práve, rodinnom práve, vecnom práve, záväzkovom práve a napokon aj z viacerých úvah o postavení a poslaní súdnictva. Nejde však len o obyčajný výber z diela Karola Planka. V monografii sa nachádza rozsiahla štúdia o životných osudoch profesora Planka vrátane retrospektívneho pohľadu na vedu občianskeho práva v druhej polovici 20. storočia. Každú z kapitol autori tiež doplnili o rozsiahly bibliografický aparát a svoj vlastný historicko-právny komentár. Úlohu recenzenta monografie prijal rektor Univerzity Komenského Marek Števček a predseda Najvyššieho súdu SR Ján Šikuta.
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Zatopek
Emil Zatopek is arguably the greatest Olympic champion of all time. The Czech runner's three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, for the 5,000 meter, 10,000 meter, and marathon is an achievement that has never been matched. His success as a runner made him a national hero, but as a public figure, outspoken and unafraid to take a stand, he was equally impressive. Even before the Helsinki Games, Zatopek had scored a remarkable victory, successfully pressuring the Communist regime to allow his colleague Stanislav Jungwirth, who until then had been excluded on political grounds, to compete. In Zatopek, Jan Novak and Jaromir 99 trace the extraordinary life and times of the great Olympian, from his first meeting with Dana, the love of his life, to the victories that would ensure his lasting legacy.
Putování za Františkem Vélem
Vzpomínková knížka na doc. MUDr. Františka Véleho, CSc., významného ceského neurologa, kineziologa, pedagoga, spoluzakladatele tzv. Pražské rehabilitacní školy.
Luděk Sobota: Paraziti mezi námi
Mám syndrom zakuklení. To prý teď mají hlavně děti, protože nechodily přes rok do školy. Já už jsem taky trochu jako dítě, a tak jsem se uchýlil k pasivitě – a to až takové, že si za to sice nadávám, ale stejně u toho polehávám. A přemýšlím.
U psaní se vracím sám k sobě. Nejsem žádný hrdina ani výjimečný člověk, ale chci zdokumentovat cestu, kterou jsem ušel.
A protože je důležité být upřímný, v téhle knížce na sebe tedy vykecám všechno.
We Could Be
With consultant editor Tony Visconti.
David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this.
Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together paint a portrait of humour, humility, compassion, tragedy and more besides.
He embarrasses himself in front of Lennon and Warhol. He saves the life of Nina Simone. He is hated by Bob Dylan. He teaches Michael Jackson the moonwalk. Individually astonishing, together these stories - including details never before revealed - build a new picture of Bowie, one which shows his vulnerability, his sense of humour, his inner diva.
Exhaustively researched from thousands of sources by BBC reporter and Bowie obsessive Tom Hagler - with the guidance and memories of Bowie's long-time producer Tony Visconti - We Could Be is fascinating, comic, compelling, and a history of Bowie unlike any that has come before.
Charlie, buď vďačný
Vtipne napísaná kniha o životných zážitkoch obyčajného Bratislavčana, ktorý túžil poctivo žiť, nekompromisne sa zabávať a napísať knihu. Viac ako stovka strán zachytáva to najlepšie z jeho detstva, dospievania aj dospelosti, až do momentu, keď pochopil, že aj keď jeho život nie je dokonalý a výnimočný, má mu byť za čo vďačný. Autor nespisovateľ si svoje spomienky pôvodne zapisoval, lebo nimi chcel pobaviť ľudí. Podarilo sa mu však zachytiť aj život generácie takzvaných Husákových detí, ktoré vyrastali v Bratislave.
Mussolini élete
Margherita Grassini Sarfatti 1924-ben írt, magyarul 1927-ben, Kosztolányi Dezső fordításában megjelent Mussolini élete című, esszéisztikus biográfiája a szocialista szolidaritás eszményét fasiszta diktatúrára felcserélő, később Hitler-barát népvezér útját kívánja bemutatni születésétől a hatalom megragadásáig - egyoldalú, szimpátiát keltő és egyértelműen propagandisztikus célokkal. Az életrajz - s Kosztolányinak a fordítása által ebben való részvétele - majd egy évszázaddal később is rossz érzést keltő, ugyanakkor a mára nézve nagyon is tanulságos kordokumentum. A kiadó az újramegjelentetéssel éppen ezekre a tanulságokra kíván rámutatni!
Az Európa Könyvkiadó gondozásában most újra napvilágot látó életrajzhoz Bíró-Balogh Tamás irodalomtörténész írt kísérőtanulmányt, a fordítás és az első kiadás körülményeit alaposan körüljárva - egy korában soha nem publikált, 1927-es Kosztolányi-levelet is magában foglalva.
Z mého života (Báseň i pravda)
J. W. Goethe, obecně známý hlavně jako autor Fausta, byl nejenom dramatik, ale i básník, romanopisec, přírodovědec a rovněž politik – poradce tehdejší vrchnosti. Jeho autobiografie proto daleko přesahuje hranice životopisného textu. Jejím jádrem je jakási osobitá interakce soukromé osoby J. W. Goetha a prostředí, situace a doby. Referování o tomto vzájemném působení je velice podrobné – proto je text tak rozsáhlý. Jeho poutavost spočívá hlavně v dramatičnosti všeho, co se tu děje jaksi pod hladinou zdánlivě neutrálního referování. Má se všeobecně za to, že podobná „autobiografie“ ve světovém písemnictví vlastně neexistuje. Je jedinečná z jakéhokoli hlediska.
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Aerosmith - A bostoni rosszfiúk részletes, illusztrált története
Miután ötven éven keresztül teljes erőbedobással, padlóig nyomott gázpedállal játszották bluesalapú rockzenéjüket, az Aerosmith ma már a világ egyik legnagyobb - és legszeszélyesebb - rock 'n' roll bandája. Ebben a vaskos, képekkel teli ünnepi kötetben első alkalommal nézhetjük végig a bostoni rosszfiúk teljes pályafutását. Feltárja, hogyan ismerte meg őket egész Amerika az 1970-es években, és olvashatunk arról is, hogyan verekedték vissza magukat a csúcsra az 1980-as évek vége felé, miközben egész idő alatt egymással marakodtak. Richard Bienstock zenei szakújságíró lendületesen mutatja be a banda felemelkedését, bukását és újjászületését. A könyvet közel 400 fénykép, ritkaság, koncertplakát, backstage-belépő, koncertjegy, lemezborítók és klasszikus pólók képe illusztrálja. Jut benne hely az átfogó diszkográfiának, és olyan híres rockszakértők méltatják a csapat stúdiólemezeit, mint Daniel Bukszpan, Neil Daniels, Chuck Eddy, Bill Holdship, Greg Kot, Martin Popoff, Bud Scoppa, Phil Sutcliffe és Jaan Uhelszki. A végeredmény a sokak által az Amerika legnagyobb rock 'n' roll zenekarának tartott együttes lenyűgöző portréja lett.
Group
'Every page of this incredible memoir by Christie Tate had me thinking, "I wish I had read this book when I was 25. It would have helped me so much!"'
Reese Witherspoon
'This unrestrained memoir is a transporting experience and one of the most startlingly hopeful books I have ever read. It will make you want to get better, whatever better means for you.'
Lisa Taddeo, New York Times bestselling author of Three Women
For fans of Three Women and Everything I Know About Love comes arefreshingly original memoir about self-discovery, loneliness and love. A guarded young lawyer reluctantly joins a psychotherapy group where she has to share her innermost thoughts with six complete strangers. In turn she finds human connection, and herself.
"What's going to happen to me when I start group?"
"All of your secrets are going to come out."
Christie Tate has just been named the top student in her law school class and seems to finally have got her eating disorder under control. So why is she driving through Chicago fantasising about her own death?
Desperate, she joins Dr Rosen's psychotherapy group, and through his unconventional methods, he challenges everything she thought she knew, about herself and others. In group, secrets are not allowed. This means telling a group of strangers everything - about her struggle with bulimia, her failed sex life, her overwhelming sense of loneliness and acute longing for a relationship. And as she keeps sharing her thoughts and feelings and listens to the others doing the same, her life slowly begins to change.
This is a deliciously compelling read, and an intimate journey through the daring, exhilarating, painful, and hilarious journey that is group therapy - a process that breaks you down, and then reassembles you so that all the pieces finally fit.
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'This book will remind you how to come back to yourself even when you want to give up, make you laugh, make you cry, help you breathe. This book will save lives' Lidia Yuknavitch
'Real transformation is not for the faint of heart, and in these pages Christie Tate captures her evolution in all its misery and hilarity, along with the beauty of bearing witness to one another as we grow.' Sarah Hepola
Tomáš Baťa - Železní tovaryši
Kniha autora Stanislava Jandíka s názvem Železní tovaryši, patří mezi nejvýznamnější díla primární baťovské literatury. Poprvé byla publikována v roce 1938. Obsahuje první objektivní a velmi zajímavé mapování počátků zlínských Baťových podniků i přehledný životopis jejich zakladatele Tomáše Bati. Zahrnuje množství dokumentů, osvětlujících celou řadu průvodních jevů průmyslové revoluce a racionalizace výroby. Dvou skutečností, které byly příčinou i následkem enormního rozvoje výroby bot, poprvé organizované právě Tomášem Baťou. Stanislav Jandík se ve své publikaci vyhnul všemu, co by z ní dělalo pouhý popis výroby a hospodářství. Vložil do ní podstatné a významné informace o racionalizaci práce, fordismu, fayolismu i batismu, a nezapomněl ani na aspekty duševního, filozofického či mravního rázu. Z textu je zřetelná i lidská stránka Tomáše Bati, neboť právě Baťova osobnost je osou celého díla. Knihou Železní tovaryši se naší literatuře dostalo prvního souborného, kritického a objektivního díla o vývoji baťovského fenoménu.
Trejo My Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood
And you'd never guess that the baddest of the bad-me-would make it out of the prison system and instead of dying in the street as a stone-cold junkie and killer, I'd end up being shot, stabbed, decapitated, blown up, hanged, flattened by an elevator, and disintegrated into a pool table until my eyeballs rolled into the pockets . . .
On screen, Danny Trejo is the most recognisable anti-hero in Hollywood - killed at least a hundred times, he steals every scene he's in. But off screen, he is so much more. The ultimate hard-knock-lifer, and a true man of the world, he has all the stories, and all the scars.
Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled from an early age with heroin addiction and doing time in some of the country's most notorious state prison, including Folsom and San Quentin - where he met Charles Manson - before starring in such modern classics as Heat, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Machete. Now, Danny takes us over the peaks and through the valleys of his life, includ ing meeting one of the world's most infamous serial killers and working with icons like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro.
In raw detail, Danny recounts how he managed the horrors of incarceration, rebuilt his life, and drew inspiration from the adrenaline-fueled robbing heists of his past for the film roles that forged his legend.
Redemptive, poignant, and raw, Trejo is a portrait of a magnificent life and an unforgettable journey through tragedy, pain, and, finally, success. Told with cowboy appeal, gritty rebel wisdom, and total honesty,these are outlaw stories from the frontiers: the frontiers of prison, of Hollywood, and of life
How I Learned to Understand the World
The moving, playful memoir of Hans Rosling - Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness.
This is a book that contains very few numbers. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes.
It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. But it was curiosity and commitment that made the late Hans Rosling, author of worldwide bestseller Factfulness, the most popular researcher of our time.
How I Learned to Understand the World is Hans Rosling's own story of how a young scientist learned became a revolutionary thinker, and takes us from the swelter of an emergency clinic in Mozambique, to the World Economic Forum at Davos.
In collaboration with Swedish journalist Fanny Hargestam, Hans Rosling wrote his memoir with the same joy of storytelling that made a whole world listen when he spoke.
Petőfi
"Itt-ott legendákban, szájról-szájra adott történetekben még sokáig felbukkan. Esküdtek is, hogy látták. Ha a csillag villámgyors útja végighasít az emberiség felett a mennybolton, a vakító fényesség után behunyt szem egy darabig még látja a csodálatos csillag vonalát." A magyar irodalom legnagyobb hatású költőjének lélekrajzát olvashatja ebben a regényben a kedves olvasó. Petőfi neve nem egyszerűen a népköltő vagy a forradalmár neve a magyar kultúrában, hanem a reményé: lehetséges felemelkedni a legalacsonyabb sorból is, lehetséges átalakítani a világot. Harsányi Zsolt klasszikus regényének főhőse a tehetségében bízó, és minden akadályt leküzdő ember megtestesülése, aki heroikus küzdelmet folytat önmagával és az őt körülvevő világgal. A regényből megismert Petői mitikus alak ugyan, de nagyon is emberi, messze túlnőve az irodalomtörténetből ismert merev figurán. Szerelmein, családi kötődésein keresztül megismerhetjük esendő emberi arcát, ám a Sors nagyobb célokra szemelte ki: épp magánemberi esendőségeit levetkőzve volt képes megváltoztatni a hozzá nem túl kegyes Magyarországot. Petőfi legendája máig nem vesztett erejéből. Olyan sikertörténet, amelynek még a korai vég sem szabhatott gátat, hanem a közösségi megváltás lehetőségét hozta a magyarok számára.
Ez Harsányi Petőfijének titka, és ez adja a 90 esztendő után újra kiadott könyvének újdonságát, amely a mai olvasók számára is árnyalhatja és új életre keltheti a nagy nemzeti költőről kialakult kultikus képet.
Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for eighteen years, a term of leadership second only in length to that of Stalin. He presided over the Brezhnev Doctrine, which accelerated the Cold War, and led the Soviet Union through catastrophic foreign policy decisions such as the invasion of Afghanistan. To many in the West, he is responsible for the stagnation (and to some even collapse) of the Soviet Union. But much of this history has been based on the only two English-language biographies (both published before Brezhnev's death and without access to archival sources) and Brezhnev's own astonishingly untrue memoirs - written for propaganda purposes.
Newly translated from German, Schattenberg's magisterial book systematically dismantles the stereotypical and one-dimensional view of Brezhnev as the stagnating Stalinist by drawing on a wealth of archival research and documents not previously studied in English. The Brezhnev that emerges is a complex one, from his early apolitical years, when he dreamed of becoming an actor, through his swift and surprising rise through the Party ranks. From his hitherto misunderstood role in Khrushchev's ousting and appointment as his successor, to his somewhat pro-Western foreign policy aims, deft consolidation and management of power, and ultimate descent into addiction and untimely death. For Schattenberg, this is the story of a flawed and ineffectual idealist - for the West, this biography makes a convincing case that Brezhnev should be reappraised as one of the most interesting and important political figures of the twentieth century.
On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully
A unique insight into the life and art of Sean Scully, an internationally celebrated artist and creative practitioner at the height of his powers.
Sean Scully's paintings of brushy stripes and blocks of sumptuous colour are critically acclaimed and widely admired. Less well known is what a gifted storyteller and profound commentator on the history of art he is. In this fascinating book, the record of countless hours of conversations with Scully's friend, the art critic Kelly Grovier, the painter reflects on his extraordinary journey - from homelessness on the streets of Dublin in the mid-1940s to his current position as one of the most important abstract artists working today.
In these revealing conversations, Scully recalls with poignancy and wit his rough-and-tumble childhood in London (where his family moved when he was a toddler), his tenacity in the face of rejection from nearly every art school in England, and his rise to prominence in New York in the 1980s.
Illustrated throughout with images that capture both the artist and his work, this volume explores Scully's relationship with past masters, from Rembrandt to Rothko, and delves deep into his eventual rejection in the late 1970s of minimalism - the dominant force in abstract art at the time. Punctuated throughout by passionately recounted stories of struggle and loss, perseverance and triumph, the portrait that emerges from these pages is at once intimate and surprising. The book reflects the scope of Scully's broad interests and opinions, with segments devoted not only to his attitudes towards the art world and his most significant works, but also culture, politics and philosophy. Scully communicates with a raw pugnacity that is every bit as hard-hitting as his big brushstrokes.
With 146 illustrations in colour
Do You Feel Like I Do
Do You Feel Like I Do? is the incredible story of Peter Frampton's positively resilient life and career told in his own words for the first time. His monu-mental album Frampton Comes Alive! spawned three top-twenty singles and sold eight million copies the year it was released (more than seventeen million to date), and it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in January 2020.
Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of the Herd and then as cofounder-along with Steve Marriott-of one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie. Frampton was part of a tight-knit collective of British '60s musicians with close ties to the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and the Who. This led to Frampton playing on George Harrison's solo debut, All Things Must Pass, as well as to Ringo Starr and Billy Preston appearing on Frampton's own solo debut. By age twenty-two, Frampton was touring incessantly and finding new sounds with the talk box, which would become his signature guitar effect.
Frampton remembers his enduring friendship with David Bowie. Growing up as schoolmates, crossing paths throughout their careers, and playing together on the Glass Spider Tour, the two developed an unshakable bond. Frampton also shares fascinating stories of his collaborative work with Harry Nilsson, Stevie Wonder, B. B. King, and members of Pearl Jam. He reveals both the blessing and curse of Frampton Comes Alive!, opening up about becoming the cover boy he never wanted to be, his overcoming sub-stance abuse, and how he has continued to play and pour his heart into his music despite an inflammatory muscle disease and his retirement from the road.
Peppered throughout his narrative is the story of his favorite guitar, the Phenix, which he thought he'd lost in a fiery plane crash in 1980. But in 2011, it mysteriously showed up again-saved from the wreckage. Frampton tells of that unlikely reunion here in full for the first time, and why the miraculous reappearance is emblematic of his life and career as a quintessential artist.
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Don Revie
Whenever the greatest managers the game has ever produced are mentioned, names like Busby, Shankly, Paisley and Ferguson trip off the tongue. Despite dominating the game in the late 1960s and '70s there is one name missing: Don Revie, the former Leeds United and England manager.
Revie was one of the most complex and controversial men ever to grace the game of football. As a player, he was crowned Footballer of the Year and credited with creating the modern centre-forward. As a manager, he took a Leeds United side languishing in the lower half of the second division and turned them into not only league champions, but one of the most dominant sides in the country.
As England manager, Revie lost the magic touch and became increasingly indecisive. After three years in the role and fearing the sack, Revie became the first man to walk out on England.
Then came the backlash. Revie was branded a traitor and banned from the game for 10 years, and the press declared open season on the manager. Accused of offering bribes to throw matches, his reputation was destroyed. Shunned by the football establishment, he died just 12 years after walking out on England. Revie's death, at the age of 61, robbed him of the opportunity ever to rebuild his reputation as one of the most important figures ever seen in English football. The life and times of this multifaceted, enigmatic, pioneering football man have still never been fully explored and explained in detail before.
Featuring new interviews with Johnny Giles, Kevin Keegan, Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray, Allan Clarke, Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Malcolm Macdonald and members of the Revie' family, this long-overdue biography reveals how today's football owes so much to Don Revie.
Let Love Rule
Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humour.
'My life is all about opposites,' he writes. 'Black and white. Jewish and Christian. The Jackson 5 and Led Zeppelin. I accepted my Gemini soul. I owned it. I adored it. Yins and yangs mingled in various parts of my heart and mind, giving me balance and fueling my curiosity and comfort.'
Let Love Rule covers a vast canvas stretching from Manhattan's Upper East Side, Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant, Los Angeles's Baldwin Hills, Beverly Hills, and finally to France, England and Germany. It's the story of a wildly creative kid who, despite tough struggles at school and extreme tension at home, finds salvation in music. We see him grow as a musician and ultimately a master songwriter, producer, and performer.
We also see Lenny's spiritual growth-and the powerful way in which spirit informs his music. The cast of characters surrounding Lenny is extraordinary: his father, Sy, a high-powered news executive; his mother, Roxie Roker, a television star; and Lisa Bonet, the young actress who becomes his muse.
The central character, of course, is Lenny, who, despite his great aspirational energy, turns down record deal after record deal until he finds his true voice.The creation of that voice, the same voice that is able to declare 'Let Love Rule' to an international audience, is the very heart of this story.
'Whether recording, performing, or writing a book,' says Lenny, 'my art is about listening to the inspiration inside and then sharing it with people. Art must bring the world closer together.'
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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.
