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The Everest Mystery
There is no mystery more compelling than the disappearance of British mountaineer George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, last seen ‘going strong for the top’ of Mount Everest on 8 June 1924. Mallory was a renowned climber; Irvine was a daring young sportsman embarking on the greatest adventure of his life . . . The question of exactly what happened to them on that fateful day has fascinated people for more than a century. Now, Irvine’s great-niece Julie Summers and mountaineering historian Jochen Hemmleb have written a gripping account of the 1924 expedition from Sandy’s perspective, challenging misconceptions regarding his role and the skills and knowledge of the two men. The narrative brings to life all the remarkable characters involved in the attempt and describes the extraordinary feats of endurance and planning needed to survive the extreme conditions on Everest. The authors also examine whether the two men reached the summit – becoming the first to do so – or died on the ascent. Were their bodies seen by Chinese expeditions in 1960 and 1975? What can we learn from the discoveries of Mallory’s remains in 1999 and Sandy’s boot and foot in September 2024?An intriguing detective story, The Everest Mystery is also a moving account of men pushing themselves to their limits in an attempt to make history.
A harcos
Lebilincselő, bensőséges portré minden idők egyik legnagyobb teniszezőjéről, Rafael Nadalról, és arról, hogyan lett a mallorcai kisfiúból a teniszpályák királya.
A harcos középpontjában Nadal páratlan teljesítménye áll, hiszen tizennégy Roland Garros-győzelme minden idők egyik legnagyobb egyéni sportsikere. Bár Nadal két wimbledoni és négy US Open-címével bebizonyította, hogy bármilyen pályán megállja a helyét, igazi birodalma a salak maradt - az a közeg, ahol pörgős tenyerese, kivételes taktikai érzéke és rendíthetetlen mentális ereje szinte legyőzhetetlenné tette.
Clarey több évtizedes riporteri tapasztalatára és Nadallal, a csapatával, valamint a legnagyobb riválisaival - köztük Roger Federerrel - készített interjúkra támaszkodva tárja fel, mi rejlik a sikerek mögött. A könyv egy kivételes sportoló portréja és betekintés egy valódi harcos bajnoki gondolkodásmódjába is.
A színes képmellékletekkel illusztrált kötet a modern sport egyik legnagyobb történetének hiteles és inspiráló krónikája.
The Jackfruit Chronicles
From award-winning food writer and novelist Shahnaz Ahsan comes a heartfelt memoir: The Jackfruit Chronicles. With insight and love, Ahsan guides us through the vibrant flavours and captivating story of Bengali food and its place in Britain. Beginning with the arrival of her grandfather, Habib, in Manchester in the 1950s, this is a spellbinding journey not just through one family story, but also the broader tale of the Bangladeshi diaspora’s quest for a new life in Britain. Ahsan beautifully weaves together this narrative of migration and hope with treasured family recipes, including dishes like sour tomato broth, jackfruit kofta curry, lentil fritters, fish with clementine peels and much more. The Jackfruit Chronicles is a moving exploration of family, food and what it means to belong.
A Way Home
From Cinelle Barnes, author of Monsoon Mansion, comes a hopeful and heart-wrenching memoir about remembering and rebuilding a life after everything she knows disappears in a flash. In 2023, Cinelle Barnes is writing a travelogue about journeying home to the Philippines after a twenty-year separation when she suffers a traumatic brain injury. Cinelle’s story of her adoption and immigration to America as a child is not an easy one to tell to begin with. Suddenly, it seems impossible. Her memories and her connection to her husband and daughter in the Carolinas, to her own sense of self, and to her past are all erased in the blink of an eye. Cinelle has to not only piece together who she used to be but struggle to learn who she is here and now. In this memoir of resilience and recovery, Cinelle charts her way back to life. Through her unfinished manuscript, she sees a creative and vibrant former self she longs to remember and to know all over again. With the everlasting support of family and friends, Cinelle discovers that nobody heals or journeys home alone.
Both Sides Now
The story of a national treasure we won't soon forget – by the woman who knew him best. I mention you’ve been smoking. ‘He mustn’t!’ she says, alarmed. ‘There’s so much oxygen in your house he’d explode.’ There is a funny side to this — a cartoonish end: Johnnie Walker DJ Explodes! Just try not to take the house with you. In Johnnie Walker – Both Sides Now, his devoted wife Tiggy shares the final chapter of their life together: the slow, painful goodbye to the man she adored. She reflects on the soaring highs of Johnnie’s legendary Radio 2 career, as they navigate the heartbreak, frustration, and strange intimacy of anticipatory grief. This is an honest, deeply personal portrait of love and loss — a raw, life-affirming tribute to a remarkable life well-lived. With wit and unflinching clarity, Tiggy lays bare the emotional toll of caring for someone at the end of life, and the impossible task of letting go while still holding on. Not just for those who loved Johnnie Walker — this is for anyone who’s known the tangled, messy grace of caring, grieving and loving, all the way to the final breath.
Her Play
Forget polished playbooks and sanitized lessons. This is a business memoir and career journey rooted in lived experience, not theory. It's the raw, unfiltered story of a woman who began as a casino dealer and went on to sell her startup in one of the fastest exits in the industry. What if the greatest gambles are not on the cards, but on the life you dare to build? Karolina Pelc wasn't born into boardrooms. Her story started on the casino floor in post-communist Poland, launching a non-linear career that took her across countries and continents through the global gaming, entertainment, and technology industries — before she founded, scaled, and sold her disruptive startup to FanDuel, the number-one gaming brand in the U.S., in under three years. But Her Play: Make Your Own Luck is not a startup manual or a how-to guide. In this fiercely honest leadership memoir, Karolina plunges readers into the realities of career and chaos, power dynamics and personal pivots, bold decisions, and private reckonings that shaped an unconventional path. From gritty encounters and psychedelic insights to building a career while navigating profound personal challenges, she shares raw stories from high-pressure environments in a male-dominated industry. Before she built and exited her company, Karolina navigated a world of sustained pressure, uncertainty, and scrutiny. From casino floors where every decision was visible to the complex dynamics of international business, gaming, and technology, her career unfolded far from predictable paths. Alongside the visible hustle ran the private battles: doubt after public setbacks, heartbreak behind closed doors, ambition, and the audacity required to keep moving forward when outcomes were anything but guaranteed. As this business memoir and career journey unfolds, Karolina reflects on inherited beliefs, broken assumptions, and the risks she took before knowing whether they would cost her everything. From sailing the globe on cruise ships to taking early leaps into the emerging world of online gaming and tech, Her Play lays bare the experiences that forged her leadership mindset. More than a chronicle of professional milestones, Her Play explores the internal mechanics of risk, confidence, and decision-making under pressure. Drawing on Karolina Pelc's original mindset framework, the book offers a reflective lens on how setbacks can be reframed and how opportunities are often created long before they appear. It is an inspirational leadership memoir about learning to trust your instincts, rewrite the rules on your own terms, and practise the art of engineered serendipity — making your own luck, one bold decision at a time. This book is for readers who:? Are building ambitious careers without a clear or linear map — and feeling the cost of it? Have taken risks that came without guarantees, applause, or safety nets? Are navigating leadership, identity, and pressure at the same time, often in silence? Want insight, not instruction — and lived experience, not templates
Bezohľadní ľudia
V zákulisí technologického gigantu Facebook sa odohráva príbeh, ktorý je šokujúci, miestami temne vtipný a až znepokojivo skutočný. Vitajte vo svete, kde má moc globálny dosah a kde následky často prichádzajú príliš neskoro. Kniha Bezohľadní ľudia od Sarah Wynn-Williams ponúka prenikavý pohľad do sveta spoločností Facebook a Meta, kde sa rozhoduje rýchlo, pod tlakom a často bez ohľadu na to, čo to spôsobí. Autorka čerpá z vlastných skúseností a s pozoruhodnou otvorenosťou odhaľuje, ako funguje prostredie, v ktorom sa stretávajú ambície, vplyv a ľudské slabosti.
V pútavom a často absurdnom rozprávaní sa stretáva s osobnosťami ako Mark Zuckerberg a odhaľuje, čo sa skutočne deje medzi globálnymi elitami a ako to ovplyvňuje nás všetkých. Nie je to len príbeh o veľkých rozhodnutiach, ale aj o drobných zlyhaniach, ktoré sa postupne nabaľujú a nadobúdajú nečakané rozmery. Kniha Bezohľadní ľudia je úprimnou, strhujúcou výpoveďou o moci, technológiách a svete, ktorý sa mení rýchlejšie, než ho dokážeme pochopiť. Zároveň prináša výzvu zamyslieť sa nad tým, čo znamená niesť zodpovednosť v dnešnom prepojenom svete.
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The Unseen Sir Alf
The Unseen Sir Alf tears up the traditional narrative of Sir Alf Ramsey’s life and career. Using new evidence to tell Alf’s story afresh, it changes everything we thought we knew about the World Cup-winning manager. Rooting around in an archive several years ago, the author uncovered a secret chapter in Alf’s story. More digging showed history had got Ramsey wrong. Saddled with a racist nickname, rumoured to be a ‘gypsy’ and forced to play banned ‘Sunday football’, Alf only turned professional aged 26. His learning about football was obsessive. He thought of little else, and may have hidden his neurodiversity. As a player with Spurs, then a manager at Ipswich and England, Ramsey won trophies through relentless practice, observation and planning. He despised most journalists, was kind to fans, often rude to his FA employer and loved his players. Ramsey looked conformist but was really a radical. This odd, complex character became a national hero after England’s 1966 World Cup win. So, who really was Alf Ramsey, and what might modern England learn from him? This book holds all the answers.
Echoes from a God
Echoes from a God is the untold story of Diego Maradona’s post-playing life and turbulent years as a manager, explored through vivid storytelling, deep research and an unflinching emotional lens. It captures the tactical chaos, the moments of tenderness, the defiant press conferences, the collapses and recoveries, and the health scares that paralysed a nation each time his name appeared beside the word ‘emergency’. This was a man who could no longer conjure miracles with his left foot, but could still command devotion with a glance, a hug or a whispered word to a young player who’d grown up idolising him. This is not a story of trophies – there were none – but one of survival; of a man who needed football as oxygen; of a global icon who found meaning, family and purpose not in winning titles, but in remaining on the grass, in front of the people who adored him. Echoes from a God offers an intimate, moving and often breathtaking portrait of Maradona’s final act – flawed, fragile, ferocious and unforgettable. It is the Diego story the world has not yet heard.
Nekonečná přátelství
Strhující a zároveň hluboce lidský portrét Lenky Reinerové (1916–2008), poslední německy píšící spisovatelky židovského původu z Prahy, jejíž životní osud se proplétá s velkými dějinami Evropy. Germanistka Viera Glosíková čtenáře vtahuje do doby meziválečné Prahy, francouzského a mexického exilu, reflektuje nevyzpytatelná padesátá léta i turbulentní druhou polovinu století. Cituje z díla autorky a propojuje poutavou literární interpretaci s osobními vzpomínkami, drobnými příběhy i silnými momenty z jejího života.
Součástí publikace je bohatý obrazový doprovod – archivní fotografie, unikátní osobní dokumenty a faksimilie dobových materiálů –, který umožní čtenáři vstoupit přímo do atmosféry doby. Kniha o paměti, odvaze a vztazích, které přetrvávají i v těch nejtěžších časech.
Anička
Anička Slováčková byla inspirací pro miliony lidí po celém Česku a Slovensku. Její obrovský talent propojený s bojovností dojímal v posledních letech nejednu domácnost napříč oběma státy. Její tatínek Felix Slováček o velké síle své dcery promlouval s novinářem a svým blízkým přítelem Lubošem Procházkou. Byl to právě on, komu 6. dubna 2025 také potvrdil její úmrtí a požádal ho, aby veřejnosti oznámil, že Anička odešla. Kniha Anička přináší také unikátní fotogalerii talentované zpěvačky a herečky.
Ke knize je přibaleno CD Aničky Slováčkové Osudová, které vyšlo v roce 2023.
Szívdobbanások
Sunday Times bestseller
Ikon. Legenda. Rejtély.
Senki sem teniszezett úgy, mint Björn Borg.
A svéd klasszis hihetetlen atletikusságával, brutális ütőerejével és ikonikus stílusával tizenöt évesen robbant be a tenisz élvonalába, és néhány év alatt örökre megváltoztatta a sportágat. Tizenegy Grand Slam-trófeát nyert, köztük öt egymást követő wimbledoni címet, és minden idők egyik legnagyobb játékosaként vált legendává. Aztán mindössze huszonhat évesen váratlanul bejelentette visszavonulását – és eltűnt a tenisz világából.
Az évtizedeken át hallgató sztár most először töri meg a csendet.
Szívdobbanások című memoárjában kendőzetlen őszinteséggel mesél pályafutásának sorsfordító pillanatairól, a John McEnroe-val vívott legendás rivalizálásról és az 1980-as wimbledoni döntő kulisszatitkairól. Beszél gyerekkoráról, a világhírnévhez való viszonyáról, és a mélypontokról, amelyekről a nyilvánosság egészen eddig semmit nem tudott.
Ez a könyv egyszerre bepillantás egy rejtélyes sportikon életébe, illetve felemelő történet küzdelemről, bukásról és újrakezdésről.
„...tudtam, hogy életem legnagyobb meccse vár rám, amiben a legmakacsabb ellenfelemmel, vagyis saját magammal és a drogokkal kell megküzdenem. Az ikrek jegyében születtem, és mindig is éreztem, hogy két személyiség lakozik bennem, körülbelül úgy, mint Dr. Jekyll és Mr. Hyde. Egy kisördög ül a vállamon, és makacsul próbál magával rántani a mélybe.”
Flamboyance
Flamboyance ignites every aspect of our lives, from art and entertainment to ritual and protest. The word conjures exuberance and unashamed passion; in thought, expression and dress. Yet historically the term 'flamboyant' has been reserved for the over-the-top and the outré, invoked at times as a pejorative innuendo or worse. In his fascinating new book, Jack Parlett argues for its value as an empowering and creative force, illuminating the ways in which flamboyance is a fundamental aspect of human conduct that both marks and transcends difference. Taking in an eclectic array of examples, from Gothic architecture to the orange flowers of Dungeness, and populated by figures such as Oscar Wilde, James Baldwin, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Lil Nas X and Chappell Roan, this is a book about flamboyant art and the art of flamboyance. And having both aspired to it and rejected it, Jack recounts his personal relationship to flamboyance while also finding new meanings of the word, exploring its surprises and contradictions, and reconnecting with its radical power.
The Tremolo Diaries
A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2026The Herald Music Book of the YearA Guardian Top 5 Music Book of the YearA Classic Pop Music Book of the YearA Mojo Top 5 Book of the Year 2025An Uncut Top 3 Book of the Year 2025‘A Latter-day Lear. A truly remarkable book’ John Niven, The Spectator‘Might just be the finest music memoir of recent years’ Independent‘A minor masterpiece’ Classic Pop‘Full of life and joy and copious swearing’The HeraldDel Amitri frontman Justin Currie reflects on life as a touring musician in the shadow of his life changing Parkinson’s diagnosis. It’s 2022 and we join Justin at the doctor’s office, looking down the barrel of a Parkinson’s diagnosis. After concerned fans noticed a tremor in his hand, Currie sought the medical advice which led him to the discovery that would throw his future into uncertainty. The immediate fallout of his diagnosis is laid bare in Currie’s candid, stream of consciousness voice. A voice that is also by turns poetic, self-deprecating and darkly humorous across a series of diary entries that capture Justin’s innermost feelings — part travelogue, part confessional. Following a coming to terms with the situation whilst on tour in the U.S, the second half of the story joins Currie in 2024, supporting Simple Minds on tour with Del Amitri. Anger, heartbreak and a looming sense of finality concoct a terse relationship between what once was and what may never be. Yet, page after page, what prevails is the achingly perfect timing of his acerbic wit. The Tremolo Diaries is a beautiful and unique meditation on illness and aging. It is a twilight years reflection on band life in the 21st Century. It’s a travelogue around the world’s art galleries, parks, bars and sites of natural beauty. And most importantly, it is about love and friendship, adversity and courage, life and loss. In a first-of-its-kind exploration of Parkinson’s by a multi-platinum selling musician, The Tremolo Diaries looks the dramatic irony of Currie’s affliction in the eye, puts down the guitar, and returns the needle to the start of the song.
We Did Ok, Kid
‘A thoughtful and unvarnished account of a storied life and career’ Guardian, Best Books of the YearAn honest, moving and long-awaited memoir from Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. Growing up in the small Welsh town of Port Talbot, Sir Anthony Hopkins struggled in school and was deemed by his peers and parents to be a failure. But on a fateful Saturday night, he came across the 1948 film adaptation of Hamlet – which changed the course of his life forever. With candour and a voice that is both arresting and vulnerable, Sir Anthony recounts his various career milestones and provides a once-in-a-lifetime look into the brilliance behind some of his most iconic roles, as well as taking a deeply honest look at his personal life and battles with addiction. We Did OK, Kid is a raw and passionate memoir from a complex, iconic man who has inspired audiences with remarkable performances for over sixty years. ‘Honest, thoughtful and surprisingly tender’ Mail on SundaySir Anthony Hopkins, Sunday Times bestseller, November 2025
Freddie Mercury
Peter Freestone was Freddie Mercury's personal assistant and closest confidante for the last twelve years of Mercury's life. Freestone lived with Mercury in London, Munich and New York and was by his side when he died. In this deeply personal book, Freestone paints a striking portrait of Mercury, revealing a sensitive, vulnerable soul hidden behind the world-conquering superstar persona. The two first met at the Biba department store in the early 1970s when Queen were still relatively unknown and remained friends throughout the journey to the band's global superstardom. Freestone witnessed the generosity, the excess and the celebrity friends who came and went. From the famous names - including Elton John, Elizabeth Taylor and Rod Stewart - to the shadowy army of lovers, fixers and hangers-on, Freestone saw them all play their part in Mercury's life. This is the ultimate insider's account of who Freddie Mercury truly was behind closed doors.
Finding Gold
A gripping tale of one man's escape from conformity to chase gold, claim freedom and redefine life on his own terms. "If anyone had ever told me how hard it is to find gold, would I have listened? I hope not. This is my story."'An uplifting book full of joyful nuggets of wisdom from a true adventurer!'- Dr Hermione Cockburn OBE, BBC TV Coast presenter and science communicator'Lyrical, magical, philosophical and inspirational' - James Ogilvie, Chair, Walking Scotland, Woodland Trust Director, Chartered Forester'This is more than a story of gold. It is a reflection of a way of life.'- Sanjay Singh , President of the World Goldpanning AssociationVincent's quest is a reminder never to give up on the most improbable dream: that is where you will find true riches.' - Annie Warburton, CEO & Clerk, The Goldsmiths' CompanyOn Friday I was middle management, employed and office-furnished. On Monday I was nobody, and it felt good. But I was not idle. I wasn't expecting to get rich, but if anyone had ever told me how hard it is to find gold, would I have listened? I hope not. I wanted to feel alive. I left the security of daily office attendance in favour of adventure, danger and chance, having decided life is too short. The reality of bills to pay reminded me I must succeed in my gold-panning mission, or my bank account would remain woefully empty, but there has not been a single minute of any day that I wished I was back at my old desk. My love affair with this enchanting and almost indestructible metal has taken me across the world, where I've rubbed shoulders with many wise and sometimes weary wanderers. From the mountains of Scotland to the rivers of Lapland, the mighty Yukon to sun-baked Australia and the sodden west coast of New Zealand, and finally, diving for treasure on the UK's richest shipwreck - I've never looked back.
Swimming with the Viking of Skye
A DAILY MAIL BEST HEALTH BOOK 2025 ‘A beautifully written book full of life lessons by an inspiring human being.’ – Christian Lewis. 'A stirring story of one man's attempts through cold swimming to stand up to Parkinson’s Disease, an illness that also has its teeth in me. And as he plunged into each freezing loch and burr, I was right there with him.' – Sir Ranulph Fiennes Discover one man’s journey to cold water swimming, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity. When Rich Waters was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s and soon after learned his young daughter faced a devastating neurological condition, his world narrowed overnight. Searching for something that could steady him, he found himself drawn to the raw landscape and icy pools of the Isle of Skye, where cold water offered a rare kind of quiet. What began as a desperate attempt to cope grew into a vital source of meaning. Each plunge helped Rich feel present again, opening a connection to the natural world that softened fear and brought him moments of clarity. The water didn’t erase the challenges he faced, but it gave him a place where his mind could settle and his spirit could rise. With the guidance of Matt Rhodes, the ‘Viking of Skye’, Rich discovered a rhythm that helped him navigate the uncertainty of illness. Swimming with the Viking of Skye follows his journey through these wild places and the steadying effect they had on his life. This memoir captures the story of a man learning to live within a changed reality, a father devoted to his daughter and the quiet power of nature to help us endure what once felt impossible – offering us a vital reminder that strength and hope can still be found, even in the hardest moments.
Dynasty
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind itThis is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Ireland's most famous businesses, Dunnes Stores, over three generations and covering nearly 80 years of retailing but going back as far as the 19th century. With drama worthy of the popular TV drama Succession, a real-life Irish family drama shows the children of a dominant founder argue as to who should run the supermarket empire after his death and take the money from it, and how they dealt or not, with addictions and ill health, including alcoholism. This is the story of excess, success and failure.
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.
