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Film, hudba 
História 
Osobnosti 
Šport 
Literatúra 
Umenie 
Politika 
Náboženstvo 
Veda, vynálezy 
Biznis 
Mafia, podsvetie 
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Burn Book
Oceňovaná novinářka Kara Swisher nám v Burn Book předkládá příběh ze zákulisí, na který jsme všichni čekali. Nemilosrdné a sžíravé, ale každopádně spravedlivé zúčtování s technologickým průmyslem a jeho zakladateli, kteří chtěli změnit svět, ale podařilo se jim ho jenom rozbít. Během tří desetiletí své novinářské kariéry vyzpovídala každého, kdo v technologickém světě něco znamená. Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Larry Page a Sergej Brin, Meg Whitman, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman a Mark Zuckerberg – ti všichni a ještě mnozí další se při rozhovorech s Karou Swisher pěkně zapotili (a někteří doslova). Burn Book je kronikou vzestupů a pádů, bláznivých nápadů, hamižnosti a zhýralých večírků… ale především jedné dlouhé a nekompromisní novinářské kariéry. Navzdory škodám na společenské soudržnosti, které bratři z technologické čtvrti napáchali, zůstává Swisher optimistická ohledně potenciálu technologií problémy nejen vytvářet, ale i řešit. Vyzývá všechny, o kterých píše, aby činili lepší a promyšlenější rozhodnutí, a to i v době, kdy se nová sada mocných nástrojů umělé inteligence chystá znovu změnit svět.
Lenka Dedinská. Osobnosť slovenskej pedagogiky a literatúry
Unikátna kniha venujúca sa životu a dielu neprávom zabudnutej osobnosti - pedagogičky a vedeckej pracovníčky Lenky Dedinskej (1916 - 2008), autorky mnohých čítaniek pre základné školy, metodických príručiek, redaktorky mnohých literárnych časopisov, osvetovej a kultúrnej pracovníčky, ktorá vychovala a vzdelala mnoho žiakov. Kniha vznikla po niekoľkoročnom pátraní a zbieraní informácií, údajov, dokumentov a záznamov o živote a tvorbe jednej z popredných predstaviteliek slovenskej – pôvodne aj československej pedagogiky a kultúry. Lenka Dedinská akoby upadla do zabudnutia v našej národnej histórii, napriek tomu, že zanechala nesmierny kus záslužnej práce v oblasti vedeckej, umeleckej, ba dokonca i sociálnej. Vlastnou zásluhou a plným právom bola po rokoch tvorivej a plodnej práce ocenená štátnym vyznamenaním Zaslúžilá školská pracovníčka v roku 1966 a v roku 2017 jej bola udelená Cena mesta Lučenec in memoriam za
významné celoživotné pôsobenie.
Élet Elvis után
Amikor Priscilla Presley hat év házasság után elhagyta Elvis Presley-t, a világ értetlenkedve figyelte az eseményeket. Miféle nő ne akarna a rock and roll királyának felesége lenni? Rajongók milliói keresték a választ a megmagyarázhatatlan kérdésre, aminek megfejtését egyedül Priscilla tudta: nem akart többé Elvis árnyékában élni. Az elmúlt évek sikerfilmjei (Elvis, 2022; Priscilla, 2023) után az egykori világsztár volt felesége most saját szemszögéből, saját szavaival meséli el a történetüket - a saját történetét. Ez a könyv egy különleges útkeresés lebilincselő meséje. Elbeszélője nem hétköznapi, mégis ismerős: nem az Elvis Presley feleségeként vagy a filmvászonról ismert díva, hanem egy sokat tapasztalt, bölcs nő, aki szimpatikus nyíltsággal osztja meg az olvasóval, hogyan haladt végig életének sokszor kanyargós ösvényein. Nem törekszik az objektivitásra, de őszintén, szépelgés nélkül beszél a nyilvánosság figyelme által kísért, szövevényes, tragédiákkal szegélyezett életútról. Megrendítően ír unokája, Benjamin, és egyetlen lánya, Lisa Marie haláláról - az könyv méltó emléket állít nekik. Soha nem hallott történeteket oszt meg, amelyekből nem csupán Elvis Presley, a szupersztár emberi oldalát ismerhetjük meg, de azt is, hogyan lelt rá saját hangjára Priscilla Presley, az a fiatal nő, aki elég bátor volt ahhoz, hogy kilépjen a világsztár árnyékából, és maga is maradandót alkosson.
Alexandre Kojeve - An Intellectual Biography
Unravelling the mystery of Alexandre Kojeve
In this intellectual biography, critic and philosopher Boris Groys turns to the Arthur Rimbaud of modern bureaucracy, Alexandre Kojeve, a philosopher of little-known writings and profound influence. Koj?ve was fascinated with Hegel’s dialectics and with communism and envisioned a universal empire as the end of history. Kojeve drew on Buddhism and also proclaimed himself a Stalinist. At the same time, he was one of the creators of a nascent European Union. His concept of the human as something defined by negation and unique among animals in being separated from nature is highly political. It explains why humans can never be fully satisfied by a political system based on their allegedly ‘natural’ rights.
Groys reveals a Kojeve with a unique perspective on our political capacities and human condition.
Notes on Being a Man
Businessman, author, professor, and podcaster Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys.
The lack of attention to the growing masculinity crisis has created a void which is now being dangerously filled by the Manosphere and misogyny. Male suicide rates are sky high; employment rates are low and mental health and relationship issues are impossible to ignore. This is not just a male issue: it is affecting society as a whole.
Scott Galloway has been sounding the alarm on this issue for years. In Notes on Being a Man, Galloway explores what it means to be a man today, and provides a roadmap for healthy masculinity and mental strength. He shares his own story from boyhood to manhood. In exploring issues like childhood, depression, anger, pressure, money and relationships, he shares the sometimes funny, often painful, lessons he learned along the way.
With unflinching honesty, Scott Galloway maps out an enriching, inspiring operator's manual for being a man today.
BOYS AND MEN ARE IN CRISIS. SCOTT GALLOWAY HAS A PATH FORWARD.
NOTES FOR BEING A MAN:
Being a good dad means being good to women.
Action absorbs anxiety.
Find what you're good at and follow your talent.
Get out of the house.
Take risk and be willing to feel like an imposter. This is a key to professional success, and masculinity.
Acknowledge your blessings, and create opportunities for others.
Be of surplus value.
Be kind.
Dianarama
The death of Princess Diana in August 1997 was one of the most shocking events in recent history.
Many events surrounding the tragedy have been shrouded in mystery, in particular the BBC Panorama interview Diana gave to journalist Martin Bashir less than two years before she died.
However, the true extent of the deception the princess experienced as well as the cover-up which ensued has never before been revealed - until now.
Dianarama is the story of one of the biggest scandals in public life and broadcasting history and of the cover-up that followed to hide what happened, leaving the damaged princess to her fate.
Andy Webb is the writer and award-winning filmmaker who obtained the secret files that first broke the story of Princess Diana's betrayal.
Here he offers unrivalled insider access to the key players in the drama in a thrilling first-hand narrative, putting the reader inside the room where each key decision was taken.
The story takes us from the moment BBC reporter Martin Bashir first contrived his dossier of forged bank statements in 1995 to the 2024 courtroom where Webb faced the BBC's elite legal squad to demand the release of 10,000 pages of highly contested documents relating to the scandal.
A story for the ages, the fate of Princess Diana will be debated by scholars and gossips centuries from now.
This book, filled with revelations which have not yet entered the public record, will become a key part in the first draft of history.
I Talk Too Much
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'THE ROCK 'N' ROLL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Essential for fans and great reading for anyone else' Classic Rock
Break-ups, make-ups, groupies, band politics, court battles, the tragic death of Rick Parfitt . . . This is Francis Rossi as you have never seen him before.
Status Quo have sold over 100 million records worldwide, including 65 hit singles and 32 hit albums. The legendary band's career has mirrored the evolution of rock music. From the struggles of the flower-power '60s, the highs of the denim-clad '70s, the coke- and tequila-induced blur of the '80s, to fighting for musical integrity in the '90s and '00s and a fresh lease of life from new band members in recent years, Rossi has been there for the entirety of Quo's turbulent history.
In I Talk Too Much, Rossi will reveal the truth behind one of the biggest rock bands of all time, as well as the personal highs and lows of a career spanning over 50 years. He lifts the lid on the man behind the music - from humble beginnings in Forest Hill and being labelled a has-been by the press in his twenties to opening Live Aid in 1985 - and why he's still going strong at seventy. Along the way he has fathered eight children with three mothers and beaten both alcoholism and cocaine addiction. Rossi comes clean about the time he almost left the band, what he really thinks about the music industry today and the complexities of his fifty-year friendship with Rick Parfitt.
Painfully honest, riotously funny and frequently outrageous, I Talk Too Much covers the glory years, the dark days and the real stories behind the creation of some of the greatest rock music of all time.
Mercedes Petr Švancara, 2. vydání
Šoumen, bavič, ale především skvělý fotbalista – to je Petr Švancara. Pro všechny příznivce sepsal Petr, společně s Monikou Čuhelovou - Býmovou svou první biografii. Kniha sleduje všechny vzlety i pády Petra Švancary. Jedná se o příběh cesty fotbalového bohéma od narození až na konec fotbalové kariéry. Vše co se odehrálo po ní zachycuje druhý díl s názvem Já su já.
Tell Me Everything
In her highly anticipated memoir Tell Me Everything, Minka Kelly shares a story as powerful as it is page-turning.
Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit Euphoria. But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly's life has been anything but easy.
Raised by a single mother who worked as a stripper and struggled with addiction, Minka spent years waking up in strange apartments as she and her mom bounced around the country, relying on friends and relatives to take them in. At times they even lived in storage units. She reconnected with her father, Aerosmith's Rick Dufay, and eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she landed the role of a lifetime on Friday Night Lights.
Now an established actress and philanthropist, Minka takes this next step in her career as a writer. She has poured her soul into the pages of this book, which ultimately tells a story of triumph over adversity, and how resilience and love are all we have in the end.
Curepedia
A Rough Trade Book of the Year
A Guardian Music Book of the Year
'Beautifully written and meticulously researched' Classic Pop
'[An] all-encompassing repository of Cure wisdom' Record Collector
The Cure are indisputable titans of alternative rock. Recognisable as much for their iconic aesthetic, videos and artwork as for the lyrical and musical genius of Robert Smith, The Cure's work remains hugely influential on contemporary pop culture. It reverberates through fans of all generations worldwide and through genres ranging from emo to goth, industrial to indie rock.
In this fully updated edition of Curepedia, Simon Price sifts through the facts, the myths and the tall tales around The Cure, their recording history and epic tours, to deliver a uniquely kaleidoscopic portrait of the legendary band and a book that has been praised as the definitive document and account of their remarkable career.
'An extraordinary piece of work' Elis James
'A pleasure to study and absorb - highly recommended' Tim Burgess
The Anthony Bourdain Reader
'This compilation shows he was so much more than the sum of his television work' Spectator
The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, including unpublished and never-before-seen material, with an Introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people - and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him than that of a writer; it was one of the central ways he saw himself. Revealing Anthony Bourdain's observant, curious and hungry mind, The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a collection of Bourdain's best writing and touches on his many pursuits and passions, from restaurant life to family life to the 'low life', from TV to travel through places like Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Paris and Shanghai.
With pointed opinions on the specific use of brioche buns, the devastation of Western foreign policy and the pain and pleasure of hot pot, this new collection encapsulates the unique brilliance of a once-in-a-generation mind and one of our most distinctive writers. After Bourdain's years of travelling the globe in search of the very best of cuisine and culture, The Anthony Bourdain Reader is a testament to the enduring and singular voice he crafted, with eclectic and curated chapters, including visceral graphic novel excerpts, some of his most well-loved recipes and never-before-published pieces.
Edited by Bourdain's long-time agent and friend Kimberly Witherspoon, and with a new Foreword by Patrick Radden Keefe, this is an essential reader for any Bourdain fan as well as a vivid and moving recollection of his life and legacy.
Nedělní odpoledne s Tomášem Baťou
Kniha doktora Zdeňka Pokludy Nedělní odpoledne s Tomášem Baťou nabízí čtenáři odlehčenou formou návod, jak poznat jeho filozofii, myšlení i činy. Kniha představuje 52 krátkých příběhů ze života Tomáše Bati. Součástí každého příběhu je jedno poselství. Jedná se o životní moudro, které je aplikovatelné jak v běžném životě, tak i podnikatelské strategii. Kniha je rozdělena do 52 kapitol a ideální představou je, aby vás kniha provedla celým rokem. Tím, že se kniha stane součástí vašeho nedělního odpoledne, se každý týden seznámíte s jednou myšlenkou či životním postojem Tomáše Bati, které můžete následující týden využívat a aplikovat. Vnímání odkazu Tomáše Bati tak pro vás nebude pouhou instantní informací, ale celoročním budováním sebe sama.
Kniha je vhodným dárkem pro každého, kdo se s odkazem a osobností Tomáše Bati teprve seznamuje, nebo má zájem jej poznat z lidského hlediska.
Markéta Marie Španělská
Předkládaná publikace představuje fascinující pohled na život Markéty Marie Španělské (1651–1673), španělské infantky a první manželky císaře Leopolda I. Její veřejný obraz, který byl začleněn do pomyslné galerie habsburské monarchie, se utvářel nejen prostřednictvím textů, jež autor analyzuje, ale také četnými perfomativními akty spojenými s životními cykly panovnické rodiny a světskými i církevními festivitami, jakými byly bohoslužby či představení, ohňostroje nebo jízda na saních, porod i přípravy na smrt. Autor tyto rozličné prostředky sleduje a ukazuje jejich vývoj v čase a v závislosti na proměňujících se rolích a situacích císařovny, a to doslova od kolébky až po hrob.
Attention Seeker
From neurodivergent comedian Darcy Michael, a hilarious memoir with a message about living with adult ADHD.
What if ADHD isn't a disorder to overcome, but a superpower that makes you funnier, more creative, and more resilient? In Attention Seeker, comedian and card-carrying adult with ADHD Darcy Michael offers a fresh perspective on getting through the daily struggles that confront those on the neurofabulous end of the spectrum.
Darcy takes readers on a humorous-yet-heartfelt journey as he relates stories of growing up gay, getting married, and finding a career in comedy, all while navigating life with an attention-addled brain. From his early acting days on Spun Out to finding fame (and love) on the internet, Darcy shares all the dirty details (it’s NSFW, folks!) of how ADHD has shaped his identity, his relationships, and his work.
Peppered with asides from Darcy’s long-suffering husband Jer, advice for ADHDers both silly and serious, and words of wisdom from Yuma Dog herself, this laugh-out-loud guide is essential reading for anyone unpacking what ADHD means for them?or anyone who just wants to giggle.
Wings - The Story of a Band on the Run
This is the story, in their own words, of a band that came to define a generation. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap history of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of interviews with McCartney, family and band members, and other key participants, Wings recounts the musical odyssey taken by a man searching for his identity in the aftermath of The Beatles’ breakup. Soon joined by his wife – American photographer Linda McCartney – on keyboard and vocals, drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney sowed the seeds for a new band that would provide the soundtrack to the decade.
Organised chronologically around McCartney, RAM and nine Wings albums, the narrative begins when a twenty-seven-year-old superstar, rumoured to be dead, fled with his new wife to a remote sheep farm in Scotland amid a sea of legal and personal rows. Being there gave McCartney time to create and was where this new band emerged. Wings then follows the group as they play unannounced shows at university halls, tour in a sheared-off double-decker bus with their children, survive a robbery on the streets of Nigeria, and eventually perform blockbuster stadium shows on their world tour, all while producing some of the most enduring music of the time.
With extraordinary recollections collected by Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville and edited into a genre-defining oral history by Ted Widmer, Wings transports the reader to the grit and glamour of the 1970s. Introduced with a heartfelt foreword by McCartney, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run contains 150 black-and-white and colour photographs, many previously unseen, as well as timelines, a gigography and a full discography, in an art form all its own.
This is For Everyone
The 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.
A Good Life
You are a wonder of creation. This represents Pope Francis' story for you.
Even when your face is lined with worries or fatigue, remember that you are always a light that shines through the night. This is the greatest gift you've ever received, and no one can take it away from you. Never stop dreaming. Believe in even greater and more beautiful truths. Let yourself be surprised by love. This is what it means to Live Well. This is the greatest and most beautiful wish we can extend to each other.
Joy - the wholesome and concrete kind, the joy we have all been searching for since birth - will be the natural outcome. It won't be an easy path; life's difficulties and the pervasive pessimism and cynicism of our era will periodically make it difficult to recognize and welcome grace into our life.
But the late pope guarantees us that it is precisely when we open our hearts to providence and allow tenderness and mercy to enter that life becomes beautiful. We can always begin again. God can rebuild a story within us from the fragments.
Let yourself be inspired by Pope Francis' 15 Rules for a Good Life, revel in the wondrous creation that you are, and savour the experience of what it means to live authentically.
Starman
The definitive biography of Yuri Gagarin, re-published with new material to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his momentous flight into space.
On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave the Earth's atmosphere and venture into space. An icon of the 20th century, he also became a danger to himself and a threat to the Soviet state. At the age of 34, he was killed in a plane crash. Based on KGB files, restricted documents from Russian space authorities, and interviews with his friends and colleagues, this biography of the Russian cosmonaut reveals a man in turmoil: torn apart by powerful political pressures, fighting a losing battle against alcoholism and rebelling against the cruelties of a corrupt totalitarian regime.
2011 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Gagarin's flight. This new edition of Starman includes a new afterword that celebrates the importance of that momentous expedition and reflects on Gagarin's legacy.
David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God
The story of how David Bowie's search for meaning inspired him to write the music that defined a generation.
In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Bowie's genre-expanding, era-crossing genius had an extraordinary impact on popular culture but his life-long search for spiritual truth and enlightenment has been overlooked.
From Bowie's first musical encounters as a choirboy, this book traces his spiritual obsessions over the years. As a young musician at the start of his career, he was enraptured by Tibetan Buddhism.
It was the first step in a spiritual journey that would generate his most profound lyrics and music. From the Kabbalah-influenced tracks of Station to Station to Ziggy Stardust's messiah complex and the profound affinity between Heroes and Christian thought, Ormerod sheds new light on the spiritual traditions behind Bowie's genius.
Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world.
Whether experiencing a dark night of the soul in LA during his occult phase or reciting the Lord's prayer in front of thousands of concertgoers, Bowie was always searching for that universal truth that lies beyond everyday reality.
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.
