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Fires Which Burned Brightly
‘The only dividend of the years’ vanishing, as far as I can see, is that it makes aspects of the past appear more interesting or humorous than they felt at the time.’In Fires Which Burned Brightly, Faulks, a reluctant memoirist, offers readers a series of detailed snapshots from a life in progress. They include a post-war rural childhood – ‘cold mutton and wet washing on a rack over the range’ – the booze-sodden heyday of Fleet Street and a career as one of the country’s most acclaimed novelists.There are not one, but two daring escapes from boarding school; the delirium of a jetlagged American book tour; the writing of Birdsong in his brother’s house in 1992; and memorable trips across the channel to France. Politics, psychiatry and frustrated ventures into the world of entertainment are analysed with patience and rueful humour.The book is driven by a desire ‘to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.’ It ends with a tribute to Faulks’s parents and a sense of how his own generation was shaped by the disruptive power of war and its aftermath. Sharply perceptive and alive with a generous wit, Fires Which Burned Brightly is a work of subtle yet profound intelligence and warmth.
Fathomless Riches
''The best vicar ever'' Caitlin Moran ''Sex, drugs, death, religion, more sex... it has got it all'' GuardianFATHOMLESS RICHES is the Reverend Richard Coles'' warm, witty and wise memoir in which he divulges with searing honesty and intimacy his pilgrimage from a rock-and-roll life of sex and drugs in the Communards to one devoted to God and Christianity. ''All the humour, quirky characters and incidents that life - and death- serve up'' Mail on Sunday''One of the most immensely readable - and redeemable - memoirs of the year'' Sunday Times''A frank, worldly-wise, bleakly comic memoir'' The Times
Maurice Ravel
One of Financial Times’s Best Books of 2025: Classical and Pop MusicMaurice Ravel is one of the twentieth century’s most intriguing and contradictory composers. This timely new biography – published for the 150th anniversary of his birth – describes Ravel’s journey from Parisian apprentice to global musical icon. Drawing on fresh research, Emily Kilpatrick reveals Ravel as both a daring provocateur and a reflective elder, his lifelong quest for originality driven by his deep love of history and literature. Set against a background of profound cultural and political upheaval, Ravel’s story unfolds through his battles with the artistic establishment, his creative resilience after wartime losses and the tragic incapacitation of his final years. The result is an intimate portrait of a composer whose music continues to enchant and challenge audiences worldwide.
Street Hearts
A heartwarming tale of abandoned dogs and their savioursAmong the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs. These animals are abandoned and neglected, and sometimes in danger, until Street Hearts step in to provide them with a second chance.In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, we meet the remarkable dogs they rescue and learn how an army of volunteers goes about it. Each with their own unique story of resilience and yearning for affection, a cast of characters including Tipsy, Big Lad, Mr Wiggles and Roshy the Wonder Dog will steal your heart and challenge your preconceptions about what it means to love and be loved.Through the eyes of these resilient canines and their heroic rescuers this book reveals the profound bond that develops between them and it follows the stories of those who have given the dogs new lives in Britain and elsewhere.Get ready to be inspired, to laugh, to cry, and to fall in love with the indomitable spirit of these street dogs and the heroes who fight for them.
Shakespeare’s House
''[A] page-turning story'' - Laurie Maguire, Times Literary Supplement ''A terrific addition to the Shakespeare library ... eye-opening.'' - Michael Billington, Country LifeNow available in paperback, Richard''s Schoch''s compelling history of Shakespeare''s birthplace reveals the value we place on the building and on the man himself.In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the ‘Birthplace’ – remains the chief shrine. It’s not as romantic as Anne Hathaway’s thatched cottage, it’s not where he wrote any of his plays, and there’s nothing inside the house that once belonged to Shakespeare himself. So why, for centuries, have people kept turning up on the doorstep? Richard Schoch answers that question by examining the history of the Birthplace and by exploring how its changing fortunes over four centuries perfectly mirror the changing attitudes toward Shakespeare himself.Based on original research in the archives of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, and featuring two black and white illustrated plate sections, this book traces the history of Shakespeare’s birthplace over four centuries. Beginning in the 1560s, when Shakespeare was born there, it ends in the 1890s, when the house was rescued from private purchase and turned into the Shakespeare monument that it remains today.
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg is famous as the inventor of Europe’s first typographic printing method, and his life and legacy have long fascinated a wide audience. Due to scant and vague fifteenth-century documentation, however, Gutenberg’s career has long been obscured by derivative storytelling, competing agendas and scholarly guesswork. This new biography removes these barriers to retell his story directly, through his pioneering work: schoolbooks, pamphlets, indulgences, broadsides and, notably, the first printed Bible. The book also describes Gutenberg’s posthumous fortunes, and his eventual recognition as ‘Man of the Millennium’. This much-needed corrective to the old legends and conjectures brings Gutenberg to life through the books that remain his lasting monument.
I Regret Almost Everything
'Jaw-dropping' Times and Sunday Times Books of the Year 2025'Intensely readable' FT'A magical, tender, revealing, rude, honest, very funny and very vulnerable book . . . will be read and talked about for a long time' BILL BUFORD'Engrossing, fearless and ultimately very moving' JAY McINERNEY'Moving and poignant' ANNA WINTOURThe entertaining, irreverent, and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New York institutions as Balthazar and Pastis. A memoir by the legendary proprietor of Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi, taking us from his gritty London childhood to his serendipitous arrival in New York, where he founded the era-defining establishments Odeon, Cafe Luxembourg, and Nell’s. Eloquent and opinionated, Keith McNally writes about his stint as a child actor, his travels along the hippie trail, his wives and children, his devastating stroke, and his Instagram notoriety. 'An incredible life, recounted with wit, humility and a surprising amount of vulnerability' PADMA LAKSHMI'In this heartfelt memoir, he does his best to atone for his misdeeds while recounting remarkable tales of romance, adventure and survival’ GRIFFIN DUNNE
From the Mountain’s Edge
A True Story Of Risk, Resilience and SurvivalAfter a life-changing neck injury left him paralysed, Ed Jackson defied the odds to walk again. Driven by a renewed perspective on life and determination to push his limits, Ed set out to climb Himlung Himal—a 7,126-meter peak deep in Nepal’s Himalayas. But as the climb unfolded, what began as a daring expedition quickly became a test of survival.Joined by fellow climbers Ben, Beetle, Arron, and their guide Bigraj, Ed faced extreme conditions—treacherous glaciers, near-misses, and snowstorms that prevented the team from summiting. When altitude sickness forced Ben to turn back, Ed made a fateful decision just meters from the top, realising that success wasn’t about reaching the summit but knowing when to stop. As they descended, the true danger revealed itself.Stranded on the side of the mountain with no shelter, minimal food and water, and fading hope, the team endured a harrowing night, unsure if rescue would ever come. Isolated in the freezing wilderness, they confronted not only the unforgiving elements but their own fears, doubts, and vulnerabilities. With Bigraj’s courageous efforts and a helicopter rescue arriving the next day, the climbers narrowly escaped with their lives.From the Mountain’s Edge is more than a tale of adventure. It’s a powerful story of resilience in the face of overwhelming adversity, the bonds forged through teamwork, and the courage it takes to recognise when a goal has stopped serving you. As Ed reflects on the perilous journey and the emotional toll it took, this book becomes a profound meditation on the strength it takes to walk away—and the lessons that come from facing life’s greatest challenges head-on.Lucky was a Sunday Times bestseller in the w/b August 9th 2021
The Life of Eva Peron
Tragedy and triumph often intertwine to create legends, and no figure embodies this more than María Eva Duarte de Perón, known to the world as Evita. From her humble beginnings in rural Argentina to her meteoric rise as First Lady, Eva Perón''s life is steeped in myths of ambition, power, and transformation. In just six years, she became a symbol of Argentina''s working class, a polarising figure who defied societal norms — and a fashion icon whose image remains influential today.This captivating exploration of Evita’s life uncovers the vital role of fashion in her rise to power. Eva’s style wasn’t just about appearances — it was a weapon in her political arsenal, a means of challenging Argentina’s elite while solidifying her image as a champion of the descamisados. Through her carefully curated wardrobe, Eva transcended the boundaries of class and gender, reshaping herself from a small-town girl into a symbol of Peronism and national pride.This book delves into the intersection of politics, society, and fashion, revealing how Eva’s choices in dress and image-making contributed to her lasting myth. Whether adored or reviled, her ability to craft and control her image set a high standard for future First Ladies and continues to spark debate long after her tragic death. To understand Evita’s myth, we must first understand the image she so masterfully created.
Demetrius: Sacker of Cities
A portrait of one of the ancient world’s first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again
“This colorful biography of Demetrius . . . explores his rich inner life and reveals an ancient world of violence and intrigue.”?New York Times Book Review
The life of Demetrius (337–283 BCE) serves as a through-line to the forty years following the death of Alexander the Great (323–282 BCE), a time of unparalleled turbulence and instability in the ancient world. With no monarch able to take Alexander’s place, his empire fragmented into five pieces.
Capitalizing on good looks, youth, and sexual prowess, Demetrius sought to weld those pieces together and recover the dream of a single world state, with a new Alexander?himself?at its head. He succeeded temporarily, but in crucial, colossal engagements?a massive invasion of Egypt, a siege of Rhodes that went on for a full year, and the Battle of Ipsus?he came up just short. He ended his career in a rash invasion of Asia and became the target of a desperate manhunt, only to be captured and destroyed by his own son-in-law.
James Romm tells the story of Demetrius the Besieger’s rise and spectacular fall but also explores his vibrant inner life and family relationships to depict a real, complex, and recognizable figure.
Crassus: The First Tycoon
The story of Rome’s richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
“A perfectly paced biography.”?Tom Holland, Times Literary Supplement
Marcus Licinius Crassus (115–53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer disrupter of finance and politics, and the richest man of the last years of the Roman republic. Without his catastrophic ambition, this trailblazing tycoon might have quietly entered history as Rome’s first modern political financier. Instead, Crassus and his son led an army on an unprovoked campaign against Parthia into what are now the borderlands of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, losing a battle at Carrhae which scarred Roman minds for generations.
After Crassus was killed, historians told many stories of his demise. Some said that his open mouth, shriveled by desert air, had been filled with molten gold as testament to his lifetime of greed. His story, skillfully told by Peter Stothard, poses both immediate and lasting questions about the intertwining of money, ambition, and power.
Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture.
When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never before been told...until now. In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian.
He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Explosive, revelatory, and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th Century.
Seven Sisters
Others make war; you, happy Austria, marry.' For three centuries, the astute positioning of their many princesses and princes had kept the Habsburgs at the peak of European power. By 1764, after a generation of costly war, confronted by shaken alliances, immense debts, and restive subjects, the Empress Maria Theresia was seeking once again to assert the dynasty's power through strategic marriages. Her arsenal was full: her seven daughters were to serve as her pawns in the ruthless game of eighteenth-century dynastic politicking. Delivered to the grandest or dingiest courts in Europe, they made their difficult and even dangerous ways: Marianna the seeker; the grande dame Marie Christine; Elisabeth, the malicious, disfigured beauty; fractious and wayward Amalie of Parma; the tragic bride Josepha; Carolina of Naples, Napoleon's relentless enemy; and Antonia, youngest of the seven, sacrificial offering to the gods of revolution, better known to history as Marie Antoinette. Meticulously researched and animated by the sisters' own diaries and the almost daily letters traversing the continent, Seven Sisters reveals the drama, tragedy and comedy of these exceptional yet all too human lives. It is a vivid portrait of a brilliant world collapsing in a fearful time.
NEPELA. Najlepší slovenský športovec 20. storočia
Životný príbeh Ondreja Nepelu a jeho trénerky Hildy Múdrej je strhujúci. Osud najúspešnejšieho športovca Slovenska dvadsiateho storočia má veľa vrstiev a zákrut. Niektoré sú chronicky známe, mnohé však spoznáte až vďaka tejto knižke, ktorá odhalí Ondreja Nepelu tak, ako ho vnímali len najbližší. Zbaveného vavrínov zakrývajúcich podstatu problémov, s ktorými sa musel vyrovnávať v socialistickom Československu.
O to isté sa pokúsili aj tvorcovia filmu s názvom Nepela (2025), pričom inšpiráciou im bola práve táto kniha.
Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams
Tato velkolepá obrazová kniha oslavující padesáté výročí založení Iron Maiden obsahuje komentáře bývalých i stávajících členů kapely a dříve nepublikované fotografie z jejího archivu. Zároveň zachycuje vývoj jedné z nejprestižnějších heavymetalových kapel všech dob.
Iron Maiden je instituce. Kapela, která se stala průkopníkem nové vlny britského heavy metalu osmdesátých let, ztělesňuje ducha neohrožené tvůrčí nezávislosti i bezbřehé oddanosti fanouškům a získala si bezpočet příznivců po celém světě.
Kniha Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams sleduje umělecký vývoj jedné z nejvlivnějších a nejúžasnějších heavymetalových skupin mezi lety 1975 a 2025.
Tato publikace předkládá čtenářům výtvarnou podobu jednotlivých alb a singlů, fotografie nástrojů minulých i současných členů kapely, pódiové rekvizity, ručně psané texty, archivní předměty i kousky z osobních sbírek hudebníků. Krom toho obsahuje také slavné snímky od fotografů Rosse Halfina a Johna McMurtrieho.
Knihu plnou objevných příběhů a zajímavých postřehů klíčových členů kapely završuje předmluva jejího zakladatele Steva Harrise a doslov zpěváka Bruce Dickinsona.
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Open Andre Agassi (nové vydanie)
Je jedným z najobľúbenejších športovcov histórie a jedným z najtalentovanejších tenistov, ktorí kedy vyšli na kurt. V strhujúcej autobiografii rozpráva príbeh o živote plnom konfliktov, o živote balansujúcom medzi nutkaním k sebadeštrukcii a snahou o dokonalosť. Agassi nás núti prežívať stres, v ktorom ako malý, sedemročný chlapec z Vegas musel denne trénovať pod prísnym dohľadom svojho násilníckeho otca. Agassi šokuje svet aj seba, keď v roku 1992 vyhráva Wimbledon. Cez noc sa stáva miláčikom fanúšikov aj mediálnym terčom. Vďaka svižnému tempu a drsnej úprimnosti si Open vychutnajú aj tí čitatelia, ktorí o tenise nevedia celkom nič. Tak ako Agassiho hra, aj jeho biografia vymedzuje nové štandardy pôvabu, štýlu, rýchlosti a sily.
Mág Paulo Coelho
Kniha významného brazilského novináře a scenáristy pojednává o osobnosti a životní cestě Paula Coelha. Bez předsudků i bez příkras líčí klíčové zkušenosti, které budoucího spisovatele formovaly – vztahy s rodiči, pobyty v psychiatrických léčebnách, rozmanité sexuální zkušenosti, inklinaci k satanismu, střet s mocí, znovuobjevení víry i tvůrčí úspěchy, jak v oblasti hudby, tak později literatury. Stejně věcně i zasvěceně nás autor seznamuje s Coelhovým každodenním životem, pracovními i jinými návyky a vztahy se spolupracovníky i dalšími lidmi. Milovníci Coelhových knih zde najdou klíč k hlubšímu pochopení spisovatelova díla.
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Husák V odboji a SNP 1938 – 1944
Slovenské národné povstanie vynieslo mladého právnika Gustáva Husáka prvý krát do sfér vysokej politiky, v ktorej sa s prestávkami udržal až do decembra 1989. Jeho životné osudy v rokoch 1939-1945 i cesta k organizácii Povstania boli plné zvratov či splnených i nesplnených ambícii. Životný príbeh ambiciózneho advokátskeho koncipienta, ktorý sa v rokoch druhej svetovej vojny musel vyrovnávať s nástrahami ilegálnej činnosti a nepochopením vo vlastných radoch, čo viedlo až k jeho dočasnému rozchodu s komunistickým odbojom. Husákov profesijný rast i kontakty s predstaviteľmi vládnuceho režimu a návrat k ilegálnej činnosti vyvrcholili prípravami Povstania. Stal jednou kľúčových postáv SNP, čo mu prinieslo pozornosť i rešpekt predstaviteľov zahraničného odboja a po skončení vojny vysoké štátne a stranícke funkcie. Po potlačení Povstania odchádza do hôr Nízkych Tatier, kde takmer prišiel o život a len s veľkou dávkou šťastia sa dostal do kontaktu s Červenou armádou.
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Max Verstappen
Len málo pretekárov rozvírilo hladinu vo formule 1 takým spôsobom ako Max Verstappen. Stal sa najmladším pretekárom v histórii F1, kde v roku 2015 prerazil už ako sedemnásťročný. Hneď v prvých pretekoch za stajňu Red Bull si počas Veľkej ceny Španielska pripísal aj prvé kariérne víťazstvo, vďaka čomu sa stal najmladším víťazom pretekov v dejinách a vlastne aj najmladším pretekárom, ktorý dosiahol umiestnenie na stupni víťazov, alebo sa počas nich vôbec ocitol na vedúcej priečke. Max je synom legendárneho pilota F1 Josa Verstappena a špičkovej motokárovej pretekárky Sophie Kumpenovej, a tak mu pretekárska kariéra bola súdená. Od svojho veľkolepého debutu dodnes pokračuje vo výnimočných výkonoch, vďaka ktorým si získal množstvo fanúšikov aj kritikov. Športový novinár James Gray v tejto knihe zachytáva priamočiaru povahu aj agresívny jazdecký štýl, vďaka ktorému sa Max Verstappen stal neprehliadnuteľnou osobnosťou na okruhu aj mimo neho.
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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.
