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These Envoys of Beauty
Nature has not been my cure. It has been my inspiration, teacher and companion. I am not better, but I have never been alone.These Envoys of Beauty is a carefully crafted compendium of essays in which Dr Anna Vaught explores her relationship with the natural world, how it feeds her imagination and has given her hope.Growing up in a rural setting, and at times in extremis, nature was a centring power on Anna’s early years – wishing trees, talking streams – and she explores how an enduring love of foraging, a sensual consideration of how things smell, licking the rain from leaves, drinking, growing and cooking, has shaped her life.Over the course of twelve essays, as herbs spill out and roots dig in, Anna’s relationship with the natural world becomes a lens for exploring themes of loneliness, depression and trauma, and she discusses how these great systems of healing and sustenance continue to exert their power decades later.
Neuchopitelná/-ý Čepelka 90
Dne 23. září 2026 se Miloň Čepelka dožívá devadesáti let. Nakladatelství ČAS a Radek Žitný pro něj – a také pro početnou obec těch, kteří ho mají rádi – připravili bilanční publikaci. Ta mapuje životní a uměleckou dráhu této výjimečné osobnosti, která je v dobrém slova smyslu nenápadná snad jen díky své příslovečné skromnosti. Za plachým úsměvem se skrývá muž, který dokáže ovládnout jeviště stejně dobře jako rozhlasové vlny, je doma v říši hudby, divadla, rozhlasu, televize i filmu a z jeho pera vycházejí skvosty poetické, prozaické i dramatické. Tato kniha představuje Miloně Čepelku zdaleka nejen jako cimrmanologa, což je jeho role nejznámější. Stojí před Vámi rovněž výsostný textař, prozaik, básník, scénárista a dramatik, celoživotní herec divadelní a občas i filmový, moderátor, publicista – a dokonce výborný zpěvák, byť to on sám popírá. Hovořit k Vám nebude jen oslavenec, ale také rodinní příslušníci a celá plejáda kolegů a přátel. Vše doplňuje fotografická výbava, a tak věříme, že jsme nejen oslavenci, ale hlavně jeho ctitelům společně vytvořili krásný a důstojný dárek.
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Have I Said Too Much?
Award-winning broadcaster IainDale has led a life full of incident and success but also some very publicfailures. In this refreshingly honest account of his life and careers inbusiness, politics and media, he tells all for the first time. With the same raw candour thatearns him 750,000 weekly listeners, he recounts his journey from driving acombine harvester at age eight to driving the national conversation on LBC,taking in his encounters with a host of household names, including HM QueenElizabeth II, Sir Cliff Richard, Kylie Minogue, Joan Rivers, Jeremy Paxman,Olivia Newton-John, Dame Joan Collins, David Dimbleby, Miranda Hart and twelveof our Prime Ministers. Along the way, Iain reflects movingly on coming out atage forty, coming to terms with his thwarted political aspirations and theheartbreaking phone-ins that have made him 'the friend they've never met' tomillions. This is the ultimate insider'sguide to the corridors of power and the pressures of the studio. Whether he'snearly throwing up on Margaret Thatcher, coming to blows with senior MPs oraccidentally calling the Archbishop of Canterbury something less than pious onlive radio, this is Iain Dale off-air and unfiltered.
Karlík a reportáž Mileny Jesenské
Příběh nás přenese do druhé poloviny 30. let mezi žižkovské pavlače a vinohradské dvorky. Malý kamelot Karlík se nakazí novinářským zápalem Mileny Jesenské a během jednoho podzimního dne se stane jejím nečekaným pomocníkem.
Objevte dílo české novinářky Mileny Jesenské, která je důležitou postavou české historie.
Trembling, Still
"Turbulently brilliant; tuneful and mournful, poignant and funny, heart-rending and mind-grabbing, skillfully improvisational, eloquent and compelling."—Gabor Maté, MD, author of The Myth of Normal From the award-winning author of Die Wise comes a raw and poignant account of the indiscriminate nature of illness—and what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a diagnosis.Stephen Jenkinson is perhaps best known for his extensive work helping people navigate grief, death, and dying, both as the former director of palliative care at a major Canadian hospital and afterward, through his Orphan Wisdom School, which seeks to cultivate deep life skills in an age of cultural fragmentation and amnesia.Now, the unimaginable has descended upon the “Griefwalker” himself. In Trembling, Still, Stephen takes to the page in the wake of his diagnosis with Parkinson''s disease - "the Beast," as he comes to know it.Written as a series of journal entries, Trembling, Still is a lyrical and meditative journey of reckoning that will resonate with anyone who has experienced or witnessed any radical undoing. In illness, there is pain, confusion, grace, dissolution, joy, heart-wrenching grief, light. There’s sorrow. Then there’s the soul’s work."Never, once, does the book lose its mesmeric hold. This is not a domestic document. If you seek the unexpected, seek this."—Martin Shaw, author of Liturgies of the Wild
Wrong Passport
‘This country is like a little island, where the people live so happily, as if nothing was wrong with the world...’ When Ralph Brewster wrote those lines, in the summer of 1943, Hungary’s involvement in WWII was still barely felt in Budapest. Less than a year later the Nazis took over. Born an American but given Italian nationality as a child (the ‘Wrong Passport’ of the title) Brewster refused to return ‘home’ to Italy to fight for Mussolini. Instead, he went into hiding in Budapest and his story of life in a country at war, resorting to ever more desperate measures to dodge detection, makes fascinating reading. As Fascists tighten their grip and the Soviets begin their advance, the once-carefree city of coffee houses, concert halls and thermal baths is torn apart and Brewster’s world disintegrates, together with that of his extraordinary cast of characters: the Archimandrite, the art-dealer spy, the cinema impresario, the Jewish philosophy student who refuses to wear the yellow star and the real-life ‘English Patient’.
Paměti
Příběh císařovny, manželky posledního íránského šáha. Příběh, který začal jako romantická pohádka…
Jedenadvacetiletá Farah Díba se provdá za Muhammada Rezu Pahlavího a život mladé dívky se v průběhu několika málo měsíců od základu změní. Píše o ní světový tisk, je považována za módní ikonu a jednu z nejkrásnějších žen planety, později je mladá královna korunována na íránskou císařovnu. Přivede na svět čtyři děti a přitom plní úkoly, které se od panovnice očekávají: věnuje se kultuře, charitě, setkává se s obyvateli své země, reprezentuje ji v cizině... O dvacet let později se sláva mění v noční můru: demonstrace, krvavé bouře, spěšný odjezd již vážně nemocného šáha, exil bez možnosti najít trvalé útočiště, protože s novým íránským režimem, s režimem ajatolláhů, chtějí zůstat zadobře všechny státy světa. USA šáha přijmou kvůli nutné operaci, ale islamisté si chtějí vynutit jeho vydání do Íránu a zajmou diplomaty amerického velvyslanectví v Teheránu. Rodina se přesouvá do Panamy, ovšem ani tam nejsou v bezpečí, nakonec najdou útočiště v Egyptě, kde šáh záhy zemře. Život pokračuje dál, děti dospívají, svět se proměňuje – a jméno Rezá Pahlaví se opět objevuje v titulcích světových médií.
Farah Pahlaví doplnila nové vydání svých Pamětí o aktuální úvod a doslov. Jak tyto doplňující texty, tak vlastní kniha jsou ryze osobní výpovědí ženy, která byla svého času v centru dění v zemi, jež má dodnes potenciál změnit celý svět. Paměti nikdy nemůžou už ze své podstaty být objektivní, jsou ale důležitou součástí celého obrazu a mnohdy i základem hlubšího poznání regionu nebo doby.
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Catalina de Erauso: Příběh o jeptišce bojovnici
Kniha představuje údajně autobiografické svědectví Cataliny de Erauso (kol. 1592–1650), ženy, která se rozhodla žít jako muž, účastnit se vojenského života a jednat v rozporu s očekáváními, která na ni kladla společnost, rodina i církev. Její osud narušuje tradiční představy o ženské roli v raném novověku a dodnes zůstává jedinečným dokladem osobní odvahy, touhy po svobodě a schopnosti vytvářet si vlastní identitu navzdory rigidním normám.
Catalina pocházela z baskického San Sebastianu a byla od dětství předurčena pro klášterní život. V dospívání však z kláštera utekla a pod mužským jménem se vydala do španělských kolonií v Latinské Americe, kde se zapojila do vojenské služby, účastnila se bitev, střetávala se se zákonem a neustále měnila místa i identity. Když byla její totožnost nakonec odhalena, nesetkala se s trestem, ale s nečekanou mírou pochopení. Obdržela rozhřešení a výsadu nosit mužský oděv i nadále, a to přímo z rukou papeže Urbana VIII. Její příběh se následně stal předmětem fascinace po celé Evropě a koloval v různých jazykových a literárních verzích.
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Elected American
"Only in America can you run for office and get elected by people who can't even pronounce your name."—Lily Qi Thirty years after her solo journey to America, Chinese-born Lily Qi became a Maryland state delegate. It was a gratifying moment she did not take for granted. Qi had overcome a viral WeChat disinformation campaign from her Chinese community and was met with skepticism from the Democratic establishment before being elected.Elected American tells the inspirational story of Qi's dreams, setbacks, and achievements with candor and humility. Growing up in Mao's Shanghai, when "politics meant danger," she never imagined running for public office. However, living in America, Qi came to see political participation as a missed opportunity for immigrants. As she campaigned to energize her cultural base, Qi realized she had to teach first-time voters how to make their votes count in a system not designed for them.As the only U.S. state legislator who lived through China's Cultural Revolution, Qi brings a rare cross-system perspective to American politics and modern-day Asian American identity. Elected American is a political memoir and an immigrant story that emphasizes that democracy doesn't wait on the sidelines—it favors those who participate.
Dominik Mokoš OFM (1718 – 1776) a jeho kazateľská tvorba
Františkán Dominik Mokoš patril medzi najplodnejších a najpozoruhodnejších slovenských autorov homiletickej literatúry druhej polovice 18. storočia. V Slovenskej národnej knižnici v Martine sa zachoval rozsiahly korpus jeho rukopisných kázní i ďalších dokumentov súvisiacich s jeho kazateľskou činnosťou, ktorý odráža skutočný stav jazyka v období pred prvou, tzv. bernolákovskou kodifikáciou. Keďže však ide o dvojjazyčnú, slovensko-latinskú pamiatku, možno v nej okrem samotného slovenského jazyka sledovať aj pomer latinčiny a slovenčiny. Monografia Angely Škovierovej sa usiluje v čo najväčšej úplnosti predstaviť tohto barokového kazateľa a jeho rozsiahle kazateľské dielo. Na príkladoch vybraných kázní sa snaží ilustrovať jeho kazateľskú tvorbu, všíma si postupy, myšlienkové a estetické determinanty jeho tvorby a v neposlednom rade upriamuje pozornosť na jej zaujímavé, pozoruhodné alebo špecifické prvky.
Larry
''Highly readable and elegant'' Spectator''Wonderfully done'' GuardianLawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive, original and compelling literary figures of his age. From his childhood in India and Burma to his bohemian youth in London and Paris, from his madcap scheme to move his family to Corfu to the formative war years spent in Alexandria - this masterful and richly detailed biography is essential reading to understand the man and the writer.In Larry, Michael Haag, the world''s foremost expert on the Durrells, brought together his unrivalled knowledge and first-hand meetings with the Durrell family and associates to offer the definitive account of the young Lawrence and the real-life settings and stories that inspired his acknowledged masterpiece, The Alexandria Quartet.
Gravity
''Gravity, which the dancer turns into art when from the ground they take flight, and to the ground they return.'' Ada d''Adamo moved to Rome to pursue her passion for dancing. But when her daughter Daria is diagnosed with a brain malformation at birth, she is grounded against her will, defined exclusively by her motherhood and caregiving role. Ada struggles to redefine her expectations for her daughter, who will never feel the pull of gravity helping her to stand tall. And when she is diagnosed with stage-four cancer before Daria is fourteen years old, their fragile future is brought into even sharper focus. Written by Ada for Daria, Gravity is an intimate glimpse into a mother''s complicated yet unwavering love for her daughter in the limited time they have together.
Guinness: A Family Succession
THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW IN PAPERBACK. 'A brilliant, entertaining read.' - Irish TimesThe head of the Guinness family tells the dramatic true story of how his ancestors created the largest brewery in the world. Growing up at Farmleigh, the country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness – Ned for short – was fascinated by the secrets and legends that surrounded the early generations of his famous family of brewers, who went from obscurity in Kildare to the pinnacle of Irish and British society. In this bestselling account, he explores the challenges faced by each generation, culminating in the dramatic events when his great-great-grandfather bought out his glamorous older brother and floated Guinness on the stock exchange. Overnight Edward Cecil Guinness became Ireland’s richest man. This is a tale in which brewing genius, sibling rivalry, bounteous philanthropy and astonishing social mobility are interwoven with historic national events, including the Act of Union, Catholic Emancipation, the Famine, the Home Rule movement, the Dublin Lockout and ultimately Irish independence. It is the inside story, as told by Ned Guinness. 'The definitive history of the Guinness brewing dynasty.' – Irish Independent'A fantastic book.' –The Business (RTÉ Radio 1)'Really, really fascinating. More than a family biography, it's a book that positions Guinness and its commercial story against the backdrop of a city.' – Donal Fallon
Q is for Garden
A bold, tender exploration of how queerness and nature entwine – and what happens when we step beyond the binaries that fence us in. There is a Q in garden, but you can’t always see it. When Jenny Chamarette faced a devastating health crisis, they found themselves unmoored from the rules of gender, sexuality and productivity. In a small South London garden, Jenny began to imagine another way of living: porous, unruly, rooted in the lessons of soil and plant life. Gardens, like identities, are usually bounded – but what if those limits can be re-drawn? Blending memoir and cultural criticism, this book asks whether the categories we inherit – colonial, patriarchal, conventions of sexuality and gender – still serve us, or whether they confine us. From illness and recovery to queer love and ecological wonder, Q is for garden invites readers to reimagine how we inhabit land, culture and each other. An eloquent work of nature writing and queer thought, Q is for garden digs into the rich history of queer gardeners, botanists, artists and agriculturalists. It offers a hopeful vision of belonging, if we are curious enough to unearth it. -- .
The Curious Mr Howard
John Howard (1726-1790) is best known as the namesake of the UK's oldest penal reform charity, the Howard League. In this extensively researched book, Tessa West reveals his legacy and complex character. Howard was history's first (self-appointed) prison inspector. Arriving at penal establishments unannounced, he recorded the realities behind closed doors, culminating in his iconic The State of the Prisons. A restless workaholic perfectionist, he travelled through the UK, Russia, Germany, and Holland pushing for systemic change. West captures a highly singular individual: benevolent, obsessive, focused and lacking social contacts. This book highlights why prisons demand constant scrutiny and shows what a truly great figure Howard was. 'A riveting account of the great penal reformer'- Guardian'Impeccably researched and fascinating'- The Howard Journal'No-one who reads this wonderful book could dispute that Howard ranks among the most interesting people of his age'- Times Literary Supplement
Freddie Flintoff: Coming Home
<p><b>THIS AUTUMN'S MUST-HAVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY</b><br><br><b>Freddie Flintoff's life in full, in his own words, through the moments that made him.</b><br><br>A look back at the moments that made Freddie Flintoff. Told in short scenes, Fred zeroes-in on the crucial instances that shaped his career and life - some highly celebrated, others less well-known, private, away from the cameras, but pivotal in shaping the man he is. <br><br>As a boy, Fred fell in love with the game of cricket, it gave him his route through life; out on the pitch he felt at home. Through his eyes we see: the very first time he picks up a bat, getting out first ball; the walk on to the pitch to face the Aussies in 2005; face-downs with rivals; run-ins with the media; the doctors telling him he can't continue to play. <br><br>After retiring, Fred thought he'd left the game behind, relaunching himself in the world of entertainment, but following the car crash that turned his life upside down, it was cricket to which he returned. This book is a reflection on a unique life, a story like no other, and a love letter to the game that made him. Honest, open, reflective and funny, like the man himself, this is Freddie Flintoff, in full, in his own words.</p>
Ida At My Table
In 2007, Simonetta and her husband made the quixotic decision to open a restaurant. Without any relevant experience IT engineer Avi and novelist Simonetta put aside their careers to throw themselves (and their three young children) into their dream. This is the story of Ida, a tiny resilient restaurant situated on an unlovely arterial road between Kilburn and Kensal Rise, a barren thoroughfare with few shops and zero passing trade. This is a book for anyone who has ever fantasised about painting a name over a door and creating a refuge of delight for their neighbourhood. And it’s for anyone who sees the beauty in serving the food you have prepared with love for the people you love – as well as the beauty in eating it.
Lessons in Hope
In this inspiring collection of interviews and portraits, over twenty Maasai women share the ways education has transformed their lives by giving them the tools to overcome poverty and empowering them to make profound differences in their communities. Through their stories, the women featured in Lessons in Hope lay bare the overwhelming challenges many Maasai women and girls continue to face. For some, hunger hovers nearby, only one bad drought away. Many must raise children without running water or electricity. Most struggle to gain a basic education, see a doctor, or earn an income. And too many Maasai girls still endure female genital mutilation, early forced marriages, and other forms of violence. Yet these remarkable women have overcome the odds. As graduates of the first school for Maasai girls in East Africa, these thriving leaders now hold positions in education, health care, nonprofits, government, and business. Their stories reveal a cadre of Maasai women working toward positive change within their own culture and offering a compelling, optimistic vision for the future. Proceeds from the sale of this book support education for Maasai girls.
I Am A Wolf Tonight
“I looked at the carpet, stained red with the blood my husband had just thrown up. In that moment I made up my mind. Ignoring Jonathan’s wishes, I called an ambulance. Even in his weakened state, he glared at me with deep annoyance as I dialled 999”In October 2019, Thelma Ainsworth’s life changed forever. Her husband, Jonathan came home early from work saying he needed to go to the hospital. Later that evening tests revealed the unthinkable: Jonathan had cancer. Three weeks later he was gone. From the moment of John’s diagnosis, Thelma’s world rapidly fell apart. The life she knew was ripped away, replaced by one she couldn’t have imagined – and definitely didn’t want. As she navigates the shockwaves of her husband’s illness and sudden, devastating loss, Thelma is forced to confront hard truths about herself, her marriage, and the people around her. Grief becomes a mirror, exposing fractures, regrets, and vulnerabilities she can no longer ignore. Can she find a way to endure the unimaginable? Does she even want t? Am A Wolf Tonight by Thelma Ainsworth is an intimate and unflinching memoir of love, loss, and the raw reality of grief. When cancer takes someone you love, it leaves behind more than sorrow – it reshapes the very core of who you are. In this powerful debut, Thelma Ainsworth lays bare the heartbreak of loss, the complexities of mourning, and the relentless struggle of rebuilding a life as a single parent that will never be the same. With searing honesty, and poetic intensity, she explores the depths of grief, the fight to reclaim herself, and the resilience it takes to keep moving forward – no matter how broken the path. The first in the Surviving Badly series, I Am A Wolf Tonight is not just a story of loss; it’s a testament to survival, self-discovery, and the fierce, untamed strength that grief awakens.
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.
