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Adele - Druhá strana
Caroline Sulivan je redaktorkou pro britský deník The Guardian, kde píše o popové a rockové hudbě. Ve své knize vypráví příběhy písní zpěvačky Adele ve spojitosti s životem této hudební ikony. Prostřednictvím sesbíraných střípků rozhovorů v médiích, veřejných vystoupení i vzpomínek jejích blízkých dává autorka nahlédnout do soukromí Adele. Čtenář se dozvídá o postupu její úspěšné kariéry, o rodině a přátelích, ale také o trápení a strastech, kterými během posledních let procházela. Všechno dohromady nejen že formovalo její osobnost, ale zároveň ji přineslo inspiraci k hudebním hitům, které dnes zná celý svět. Kromě toho se v knize dočteme mnoho zajímavostí z prostředí hudebního průmyslu. Nechybí ani nástin spolupráce mezi hudebními producenty a umělci při vzniku tak zásadních desek, jaké vytvořila právě Adele. Dozvíte se mnohé o jejím osobitém přístupu i schopnosti zůstat přes veškerou slávu „holkou od vedle“, která díky své bezprostřednosti a otevřenosti dokáže svou hudbou promlouvat k nám všem.
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AC/DC - Ať žije rock!
Pro miliony fanoušků bude AC/DC navždy představovat nejlepší hardrockovou skupinu všech dob.
Kapelu AC/DC založili bratři Angus a Malcolm Youngové v roce 1973 v australském Sydney. Srdce mnoha svých fanoušků si získala svým rytmickým, ale zároveň živelným pojetím rockové hudby, které je pro její skladby dodnes typické. O jejím úspěchu svědčí i více než 200 milionů prodaných alb a koncerty, které jsou vyprodané dlouho dopředu. Za více než čtyřicet let trvající úspěšnou kariéru zažila však kapela i pády – to když v roce 1980 předčasně zemřel její zpěvák Bon Scott. Bratři Youngové však vytrvali a s novým zpěvákem Brianem Johnsonem ve svých řadách pokračovali v úžasné rockové jízdě, jejíž plody dodnes uchvacují posluchače napříč generacemi.
Uznávaný hudební publicista Paul Elliott vzdává prostřednictvím této knihy, obsahující více než 250 raritních fotografií, hold jedné z nejpopulárnějších hudebních formací rockové historie.
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Che Guevara
Fifty years after Ernesto Guevara’s death, Che Guevara tú y Todos (the title tú y Todos , is taken from a poem written for his wife before leaving for Bolivia) aims to redeem his figure from the oblivion of the pop icon fuelled by posters and T-shirts, and to restore it to its more human, vital, and historical dimension.
The book develops philologically in three levels, which have different multi-media solutions, all captivating and with considerable communication effectiveness. Using a journalistic style of narration, the first level talks about the geopolitical context. The second level is biographical. With numerous and original archived materials, it goes through the character’s private and public experiences, such as his official speeches, his considerations on education, foreign policy and economics, the sense of the revolution and hope in “New Man”. Lastly, there is an a-temporal level with an intimist tone. It focuses on texts of a more personal nature, such as his diaries and letters to friends and family, and includes recordings of poems dedicated to his wife Aleida, in which doubts, contradictions and reflections take shape.
Hundreds of jotted down thoughts, diaries and letters intimately reveal one of the characters that most deeply marked an age. It is Ernesto Guevara, El Che, talking about himself.
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Sorsfordítók a magyar történelemben - Hunyadi Mátyás
A Kossuth Kiadó új történelmi sorozata a magyar államiság ezeréves történetéből tizennyolc olyan személyt mutat be, akik uralkodóként, politikusként vagy "szürke eminenciásként" Magyarország és a magyarság sorsát meghatározó módon irányították - olykor kedvezőbb, máskor szerencsétlenebb irányba. A Romsics Ignác főszerkesztő nevével fémjelzett sorozat szerzői az adott korszak, illetve személyiség elismert történész szakértői. A kötetek gazdag képanyaggal, korabeli dokumentumokkal illusztrálva állítják az olvasó elé ezeket a sorsfordító egyéniségeket.
A sorozat történelmünk kezdeteitől a rendszerváltásig bemutatja a kiemelkedő, sorsfordító történelmi személyiségeket. Kitűnő segítség diákoknak, tartalmas és színes olvasmány a magyar történelem iránt érdeklődőknek.
A szöveget rendkívül színes illusztrációs anyag teszi még szemléletesebbé és érdekesebbé.
A neves szerzők a sorozat anyagát a legújabb kutatási eredmények felhasználásával állították össze.
A kötetek különlegesen gazdag forrásanyagból merítve, eredeti dokumentumok felhasználásával készültek.
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George - A Memory of George Michael
George is the story of two extraordinary lives - the private man and the public legend.
Georgios Panayiotou was just eighteen when he decided to adopt the stage name of George Michael. Sometimes his two worlds would collide with shattering consequences.
Bestselling biographer Sean Smith has gone back to the neighbourhoods of North London to trace the astonishing journey of a sensitive but determined boy who grew up to be one of the biggest British pop stars of all time.
Along the way, he talks to those close to George, revealing the real man - funny, articulate, intelligent and generous spirited - who hid behind the powerful image he created.
He reveals the complex relationship with his high-achieving Greek-Cypriot father; the unconditional love of his mother; his teenage relationships with girls; and his first tragic love affair with another man.
George's career began falteringly with a schoolboy band, exploded with Wham! before he became a solo phenomenon. But at the height of his fame, the world seemed to turn against him. Smith describes his despair at losing the two people who mattered most, how he sought consolation in drugs, his notorious `coming out' and how he ended up in jail.
His health failed him and he died heartbreakingly alone on Christmas Day, 2016.
Affectionate yet honest and moving, George is both a celebration of George Michael's music and a lasting tribute to a decent and much-loved man.
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Můj manžel a já
Biografie Alžběty II. a prince Philipa – autorka se věnuje téměř výhradně osobnímu a rodinnému životu britského královského páru, neřeší tedy politické události. Zachycuje zákulisí britského dvora, přináší řadu zajímavostí, drobných detailů a historek, vysvětluje otázky protokolu a britských zvyklostí. Kniha je napsána čtivě, kvalitně a historicky věrohodně, živě vykresluje prostředí paláců, banketů i rodinných vztahů.
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BTS Icons of K Pop
BTS is the breakthrough K-pop band. For the first time, this unofficial biography tells the story of the Korean boy band with a global army of fans, who have propelled their heroes to the top of the charts all over the world.
Seven good-looking boys - RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook - who can dance as well as they can rap and sing, are tearing up the global music charts. Nothing new? Think again. BTS, who rose to fame in their native South Korea in 2013 and who sing almost entirely in Korean, are now a sensation in the US, the UK and the rest of the world.
K-pop is a growing phenomenon in the West, and over the last few years, it has steadily gathered a huge global following. With their talent, dedication, good looks, fabulous choreography, and catchy blend of pop, hip hop and RnB, BTS are leading the advance.
- BTS's latest album `Love Yourself: Answer' went straight to #1 in the US charts, following the success of their previous album, 'Love Yourself: Tear', which was the first ever Korean album to achieve this
- Over 17 million followers on Twitter
- They have been profiled in US Vogue - the first K-pop band to be granted such an honour
- The music video for IDOL broke YouTube streaming records, being viewed 46 million times in the first 24 hours; the view count is now in the hundreds of millions
- They won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for 'Top Social Artist' for the second year in a row
- Listed by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016 - and their fanbase has ballooned since then
- Named in Time magazine's 'Top 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2017' list
- Their 2018-2019 world tour sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale
Extensively researched, and written in an upbeat and accessible style, this book interweaves the success stories of each of the boys with how the band got together, while documenting their amazing rise to fame in Southeast Asia, and then the world. It includes 16 pages of full colour photographs of the band playing live, posing and having fun.
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Jimmy Page - The Definitive Biography
Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has nevertheless remained an enigma. In this definitive and comprehensive biography of his life so far, Chris Salewicz draws on his own interviews with Page and those closest around him to unravel the man behind the mystery.
Having sold over 300 million copies worldwide, Led Zeppelin was the biggest band of the '70s and has been loved by the legions ever since. From his own conversations with Jimmy, the rest of Led Zeppelin, old girlfriends, tour managers and session musicians to name but a few, Salewicz reveals the many trials and tribulations which transformed the middle class boy from the Surrey suburbs into one of rock's most enigmatic frontmen.
Detailed, thrilling and expertly researched, Salewicz discovers a man who was prepared to die for his art; who justified heroin use so he could harness its narcotic focus whilst making albums, and who overcame numerous death threats during this time. A warrior magician, Salewicz delves into the many skeletons and eccentricities in Page's closet, contextualising him against a background of London gangsters, deaths, and power struggles which Page has continued to rail against to this day, even within his own band.
As entertaining as it is insightful, and from a writer who experienced first-hand the Led Zeppelin furore, this promises to be as close to a Jimmy Page autobiography as fans can get.
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The Winning Formula
*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*
Why is F1 the perfect example for leadership, motivation and strategy?
And what can we learn from it?
How does a pit crew change four wheels in 1.9 seconds?
And what does that mean for a company like Blackberry?
What is Ron Dennis' secret to good time management?
And how can that help TV producers?
In The Winning Formula, driver, commentator and entrepreneur David Coulthard opens the doors to the secretive world of F1 and reveals in simple, entertaining and utterly compelling terms how he has been able to master this mind-boggling variety of disciplines by applying the skills honed from his years at the top of the world's most demanding motorsport.
By recounting his own stories, and combining them with first-hand experience of stellar individuals such as Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis, Sir Frank Williams, Christian Horner and Sebastian Vettel, Coulthard provides a fascinating fly-on-the-wall insight into F1 but at the same time offers an invaluable guide to the business of sport and the sport of business.
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Leoš Janáček, svazek I: Osiřelý kos (1854-1914)
První svazek dosud nejpodrobnější monografie o Janáčkovi představuje originálního hudebního tvůrce v širokých i překvapivých souvislostech.
Tyrrell čtivě mapuje skladatelův život a tvorbu až do jeho šedesátých narozenin, tedy do roku 1914. Detailně se věnuje Janáčkovu soukromému životu, jeho studiu, kariéře učitele, klavíristy a sbormistra a sleduje také jeho kulturní snahy v převážně německém Brně. Zabývá se Janáčkovými skladatelskými počátky a jeho kompozičním vývojem a také podrobnou genezí řady jeho děl. Do textu jsou vřazeny oddíly zaměřené na různá témata, například Janáčkův poměr k panslavismu, Janáček jako hudební etnograf či učitel nebo kapitoly mapující skladatelův vztah k různým osobnostem, jako je Pavel Křížkovský, Antonín Dvořák či Zdeněk Nejedlý. Kniha obsahuje rovněž kapitoly z pera Stephena Locka a Jiřího Zahrádky
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Beneath The Underdog
Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated, wild, funny, demonic, anguished, shocking and profoundly moving memoir, is the greatest autobiography ever written by a jazz musician.
It tells of his God-haunted childhood in Watts during the 1920s and 1930s; his outcast adolescent years; his apprenticeship, not only with jazzmen but also with pimps, hookers, junkies, and hoodlums; and his golden years in New York City with such legendary figures as Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. Here is Mingus in his own words, from shabby roadhouses to fabulous estates, from the psychiatric wards of Bellevue to worlds of mysticism and solitude, but for all his travels never straying too far, always returning to music.
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Štúrovci - najkrajšie básne, prózy a články 2. vydanie
Štúrovci zavedú čitateľa do obdobia pre slovenský národ obzvlášť ťažkého, často plného beznádeje a skepsy, do rakúsko-uhorskej monarchie. Kniha ponúka okrem životopisov aj výber diel najlepších osobností štúrovskej generácie.
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Jurgen Klopp
Updated to include the Champions League Final 2018
"It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world. It is not a normal club, it is a special club." Jurgen Klopp
As innovative as Arsene Wenger and as crowd-pleasing as Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp is the charismatic German manager who single-handedly overthrew the accepted order in German football, taking Borussia Dortmund from nowhere to back-to-back Bundesliga titles and the Champions League final. He had long been admired in the Premiership and was finally wooed by Liverpool in the belief he could bring back the glory days to the Kop.
Klopp is revered as a master tactician with his own unique playing philosophies like counter pressing and spatial geometry. He is loved by his players for his passion and man-management skills, and adored by the media and fans alike for his disarming wit and charm and exciting football on the pitch. Here is the definitive story of Jurgen Klopp - the normal one - and his footballing genius.
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Madonna
Who is the real Madonna? At the age of sixty, she is still one of the richest and most successful pop stars in the world. Her provocative behaviour continues to generate headlines yet she remains an enigma. Until now.
In Madonna, J. Randy Taraborrelli has crafted a brilliant biography full of vivid detail, insight and humour. From the driven, ambitious young woman struggling to get a break in New York to the outrageous pop diva and more spiritual mother, the changing faces of Madonna are revealed. We see her relationships with men like Basquiat, Tupac, Prince and Warren Beatty, and what happened in her marriages to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie. We see her embracing motherhood. And we see her today with five children, still recording and touring, finding happiness with much younger boyfriends, defiantly living life on her own terms.
Madonna is based on decades of research and exclusive interviews with people speaking of her publicly for the first time - including friends, business associates and family members. Taraborrelli has also interviewed the star herself on numerous occasions, and he draws on first-hand experiences to bring Madonna to life as not merely a sensational tabloid delight, but as a flesh-and-blood woman with human foibles and weaknesses, as well as great strengths.
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Od jarmulky ke kříži
Jean-Marie Élie Setbon vyrostl v židovské rodině, stal se dokonce rabínem, ale v dospělosti objevil Ježíše Krista a moc jeho kříže. V roce 2008 byl pokřtěn, po smrti své manželky se znovu oženil a má osm dětí.
Ukřižovaný jej zvláštně přitahoval už od chlapeckých let, ale cesta za Kristem byla dlouhá a spletitá. Jeho typicky židovský způsob vnímání se nepřestal srážet s tím křesťanským ani během přípravy na křest. Později autor napsal: Po dlouhém putování Bůh konečně sňal závoj z mých očí. Najednou se všechno vyjasnilo, Bůh mi dal nové smýšlení a já jsem vše uviděl v novém světle. Tato kniha vypráví o obrácení. Je to ale hlavně příběh člověka, který velmi dlouho bojoval s Bohem Ježíše Krista, jenž ho očekával a dával mu znamení.
Neobyčejný příběh, jenž dokazuje, jak nevyzpytatelné jsou cesty Boží.
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The Prisoner Letters of Nelson Mandela
An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa’s apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future leader of South Africa wrote a multitude of letters to unyielding prison authorities, fellow activists, government officials, and, most memorably, to his courageous wife, Winnie, and his five children. Now, 255 of these letters, many of which have never been published, provide exceptional insight into how Mandela maintained his inner spirits while living in almost complete isolation, and how he engaged with an outside world that became increasingly outraged by his plight. Organized chronologically and divided by the four venues in which he was held as a sentenced prisoner, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela begins in Pretoria Local Prison, where Mandela was held following his 1962 trial. In 1964, Mandela was taken to Robben Island Prison, where a stark existence was lightened only by visits and letters from family. After eighteen years, Mandela was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison, a large complex outside of Cape Town with beds and better food, but where he and four of his comrades were confined to a rooftop cell, apart from the rest of the prison population. Finally, Mandela was taken to Victor Verster Prison in 1988, where he was held until his release on February 11, 1990.
With accompanying facsimiles of some of his actual letters, this landmark volume reveals how Mandela, a lawyer by training, advocated for prisoners’ human rights. It reveals him to be a loving father, who wrote to his daughter, “I sometimes wish science could invent miracles and make my daughter get her missing birthday cards and have the pleasure of knowing that her Pa loves her,” aware that photos and letters he sent had simply disappeared. More painful still are the letters written in 1969, when Mandela?forbidden from attending the funerals of his mother and his son Thembi?was reduced to consoling family members through correspondence. Yet, what emerges most powerfully is Mandela’s unfaltering optimism: “Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark & grim, who try over and & over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation & even defeat.”
Whether providing unwavering support to his also-imprisoned wife or outlining a human-rights philosophy that resonates today, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela reveals the heroism of a man who refused to compromise his moral values in the face of extraordinary punishment. Ultimately, these letters position Mandela as one of the most inspiring figures of the twentieth century.
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Pernštejnské ženy
Autor představuje pernštejnské ženy v předivu rodinných vazeb i ve vztahu k vládnoucí dynastii, a to především k jejich habsburským patronkám. Využívá přitom svědectví badateli dosud opomíjených písemností uložených v českých i zahraničních archivech.
Kniha poskytuje vyvážený pohled na poslední období dějin pernštejnského rodu. Přináší podrobné informace o životních osudech Polyxeniny matky i sester a nový pohled na samotnou Polyxenu.
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain fiercely contested. Was he an eloquent advocate of capitalism and the freedom of the individual? Or a prime mover of 'market fundamentalism' and an apologist for inequality and human selfishness? Or something else entirely? Jesse Norman's brilliantly conceived \book gives us not just Smith's economics, but his vastly wider intellectual project. Against the turbulent backdrop of Enlightenment Scotland, it lays out a succinct and highly engaging account of Smith's life and times, reviews his work as a whole and traces his influence over the past two centuries.
But this book is not only a biography. It dispels the myths and debunks the caricatures that have grown up around Adam Smith. It explores Smith's ideas in detail, from ethics to law to economics and government, and the impact of those ideas on thinkers as diverse as Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek. Far from being simply an economist, Adam Smith emerges as one of the founders of modern social psychology and behavioural theory. Far from being a doctrinaire 'libertarian' or 'neoliberal' thinker, he offers a strikingly modern evolutionary theory of political economy, which recognises the often complementary roles of markets and the state.
At a time when economics and politics are ever more polarized between left and right, this book, by offering a Smithian analysis of contemporary markets, predatory capitalism and the 2008 financial crash, returns us to first principles and shows how the lost centre of modern public debate can be recreated. Through Smith's work, it addresses crucial issues of inequality, human dignity and exploitation; and it provides a compelling explanation of why he remains central to any attempt to defend, reform or renew the market system.
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All Things Remembered
All Things Remembered is the story of the man born Clifford J. Price -- jungle's most streetwise ambassador who went on to collect an MBE from Buckingham Palace. As one of Britain's most influential DJs, producers and record-label owners, Goldie's contribution to the UK rave scene in the 1990s with Metalheadz provided the blueprint for dubstep and grime.
Here is the memoir of an extraordinary life, an explosive story of abuse, revenge, graffiti, breakdancing, gold teeth, sawn-off shotguns, car crashes, hot yoga, absent fatherhood and redemption through reality TV - all told in Goldie's unmistakeable, charismatic voice.
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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.
