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Lush!
From a small village on the outskirts of Swansea to the sets of some of the all-time greatest movies and TV shows - like Love Actually and Gavin & Stacey - Joanna Page''s journey to stardom has been extraordinary.In this funny, candid and endlessly surprising memoir, Joanna shares her story in full for the first time. Inside, she takes readers behind the scenes of her most iconic roles and introduces them to a colourful cast including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Richard E. Grant, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson.Joanna also details her early life growing up on the glorious Welsh coastline - a life (not unlike Stacey Shipman''s) filled with family and friendly neighbours - to the sudden shock of moving to London at 18 (totally alone) to take her place at RADA, one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the world.Whether she''s navigating early awkward auditions and other uncomfortable incidents, chasing her big break, riding success (sometimes literally), falling in love, or discovering the magic and madness of life as a mum-of-four, Joanna speaks openly about what it really takes to make it in the acting world while staying true to yourself.An unforgettable read that makes you laugh and cry, Lush! is a celebration of finding your voice, holding your ground and learning to laugh at the messiest, most beautiful moments life has to offer.
If Only You Knew
Pop legend Lulu looks back over her astonishing life with fresh eyes, reflecting on all she has learnt. From the tenements of Glasgow to the Royal Albert Hall and the glittering lights of Hollywood: Lulu''s journey to fame and fortune is like no other British pop star. When she was 14 years old, she was invited down to London to sing, and the rest is history. She stepped into a part she played for the next 40 years. A part she played so well that she gradually lost who she was, becoming the version of herself she thought others wanted to see.The book charts the highs and the lows of one of the longest running shows in British rock and roll history. It is the story of one woman''s determination to stay real, relevant and happy, and one which ultimately reveals a woman who is far stronger and far braver than anyone knew.This is a pop memoir like no other.
Najtvrdší týpek: Myseľ silnejšia ako kilometre
16 000 kilometrov. 16 krajín. 352 dní
Najtvrdší týpek Russ Cook je prvým človekom, ktorý prebehol pozdĺžne celú Afriku - od najjužnejšieho mysu Agulhas v Južnej Afrike až po tuniský Ras Angela. Počas svojej dlhej cesty čelil púštnym búrkam, dažďovým pralesom, horským masívom a nekonečným cestám, chodníkom a cestičkám bez jedinej živej duše. Kým o päťdesiat týždňov neskôr prebehol cieľovou čiarou v Tunisku, zdolal trasu zodpovedajúcu 386 maratónom.
Napriek niekoľkým pokusom o únos, ozbrojenému prepadnutiu a mnohým ďalším prekážkam, Russ ani raz nezvažoval, že by to vzdal. A kým dobehol do cieľa v Ras Angela, sledoval ho už celý svet.
Najtvrdší týpek: Myseľ silnejšia ako kilometre je inšpiratívnym príbehom plným odhodlania a neuveriteľnej vnútornej sily. Je príbehom obyčajného Angličana, ktorý sa rozhodol prekonať svoje vlastné hranice.
Najťažšia cesta, ktorú musíš v živote prejsť, nie je na mape – je v tvojej hlave.
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107 Days
You are the first woman in history to be elected vice president of the United States.
On July 21, 2024, your running mate, Joe Biden, announces that he will not be seeking reelection.
The presidential election will occur on November 5, 2024.
You have 107 days.
Written with candor, a unique perspective, and the pace of a page-turning novel, 107 Days takes you inside the race for the presidency as no one has ever done before.
KAMALA D. HARRIS served as the forty-ninth vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025—the first woman in American history to hold the office. She began her career in the Alameda County district attorney’s office before being elected district attorney of San Francisco, where her Back on Track program became a national model for reducing recidivism. As California’s attorney general, Harris prosecuted transnational gangs, big banks that defrauded homeowners, and for-profit colleges that targeted students and veterans. She defended the Affordable Care Act, fought for marriage equality, and pioneered the nation’s first open-data initiative in the criminal justice system. In the United States Senate, Harris fought for civil, immigrant, and voting rights, and gained national recognition for her incisive questioning in committee hearings. As vice president, she led efforts to strengthen global alliances and address child poverty, gun violence, student debt, maternal health, economic opportunity, and reproductive rights—casting more tiebreaking votes than any vice president in history, including for pandemic relief and the largest climate investment ever. Throughout her career, she has always fought for the only client she has ever had: the people.
Robert Křesťan - Psát texty mě bolí
Mnoho lidí si myslí, že hudební texty vznikají snadno. Jako by básně a písně spadly z nebe. Ale Robert Křesťan by vám řekl pravý opak: „Psát texty mě bolí.“ Ta věta odzbrojuje. Skrývá se za ní desítky let trvající cesta, úctyhodné dílo – a rovněž kniha Tomáše Hrubého, která je mnohem víc než obyčejnou sbírkou vzpomínek.
Co z ní dělá něco výjimečného? Robertova úspornost ve slovech je pověstná, stejně jako jeho neochota odhalovat svůj vnitřní svět médiím. Právě proto je kniha Tomáše Hrubého tak cenná – nabízí nesamozřejmý pohled na člověka, jehož textové obrazy jdou daleko za hranici logiky a rezonují v každém, kdo je opravdu poslouchá. Nečekejte magického čaroděje odtrženého od reality. Dostanete civilního, přemýšlivého muže s hlubokými kořeny v hudbě i literatuře – a s jasným vědomím vlastních limitů i silných stránek. Tahle kniha nesbírá jen fakta. Je to kronika jedné linie české kultury, která obstála i v americké konkurenci. Najdete v ní příběhy, trefné postřehy a také připomínku, že všechny naše cesty – ty hudební, životní i tvůrčí – jsou často bolestné, ale právě proto mají smysl.
Objevte fascinující svět jedinečného hudebníka, jehož texty překračují hranice běžné imaginace. V tomto bilančním rozhovoru s Tomášem Hrubým můžete sledovat cestu Roberta Křesťana od jeho hudebních začátků až do roku 2018, kdy začala příprava natáčení mimořádných alb Díl první a Díl druhý. Navíc zde najdete 135 originálních písňových textů i překladů, pečlivě sestavenou diskografii a bibliografii a také nezapomenutelné příspěvky a vzpomínky přátel a kolegů Roberta Křesťana.
Pokud vás zajímá, co se děje v hlavě těch, kdo skládají písně pro celé generace, přečtěte si tuto knihu o Robertu Křesťanovi. A pusťte si znovu jeho písně. Najednou v nich uslyšíte víc, než jste kdy slyšeli.
Just One More Goal
DavidPleat has lived a life at the heart of football. From his debut as an England Schoolboyinternational in 1960 to his time as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur up to 2024,his is a story that touches every facet of the professional game. In1986, Pleat was given his shot at the big-time at Tottenham. But for afabricated tabloid scandal, his sole season as manager - which featured athird-placed finish, an FA Cup final and a League Cup semi-final - might havebeen the start of a transformation at White Hart Lane. After spells atLeicester City and Sheffield Wednesday, Pleat twice returned to Tottenham. Here, he gives his frank assessment of his chairmen, Irving Scholar, Alan Sugarand Daniel Levy, and an insider's account of the rise and fall of managers fromGlenn Hoddle to Ange Postecoglou. However,Just One More Goal is not just an account of one man's lifelongobsession with football. It is the story of an evolving game, one that movedaway from instinct and spontaneity towards something colder and more technical. David Pleat's memoir is the perfect answer to the question of how modernfootball became what it is today.
Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
The long-awaited, candid memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees. The Elvis legacy seen from the inside ...Priscilla Presley''s divorce from Elvis left his fans incredulous. How could she leave the man every woman wanted? From the outside, life in Elvis''s mansion looked glamorous and enviable, and in many respects, it was. But inside the mansion, her husband was constantly surrounded by a male entourage while at the gates, lines of beautiful women waited hopefully for an audience with the King. From the time she was seventeen years old, that life was all Priscilla had known. During her ten years with Elvis, it became painfully apparent that she had no idea who she was outside Elvis''s world. The only way to find herself was to leave that world and seek a new life of her own, because leaving was the only way to survive, for herself and for her daughter.Softly, As I Leave You, is the deeply personal story of what Priscilla lost and what she found when she walked away from the man she loved. Despite the legal separation, their love for one another transformed into a touching and tender dynamic that endured until Elvis''s untimely death four years later. Shattered by Elvis''s passing, she had to reinvent herself a second time as the single mother of a talented, often headstrong daughter who never really recovered from her father''s death. Priscilla''s dedication to motherhood was enriched by the birth of her second child, and she gradually found her footing as a businesswoman, actress, designer, and legislative advocate. She transformed Graceland into an international destination and helped guide the development of Elvis Presley Enterprises. But the unexpected, shattering loss of three immediate family members years later brought Priscilla to her knees. She shares her journey with a quiet dignity that will comfort and reassure anyone who has suffered - and survived - seemingly unbearable loss.A passionate, compassionate, and inspiring story of finding your place in the world, Softly, As I Leave You, is a sweet Southern melody that will take the reader with Priscilla on her long road home.
Majdnem Esterházy - Porból a csillagokig, 2., javított kiadás
"Ó, nekünk rangunk volt! Nővérem és én régi, előkelő, nemesi család sarjai vagyunk. Igaz, a családi birtok idővel eltűnt, de egy darabig megmaradt a név, amely annak idején a legcsillogóbb nevek közé tartozott. Apámat Esterházy Ferencnek hívták, aztán ahogy a vagyon és az ég lábát érintő hegyek orma, úgy a neve is elkopott; számomra máig is kideríthetetlen okból - talán valahol valakik rossz helyre írták a 'z' betűt - Eszterhaivá változott. Így lettem én már csak majdnem Esterházy."
"Azt mondják, a múlt nem azért fontos, mert szép vagy jó, hanem mert a miénk, mert bennünket húz le a sárba, vagy emel az égig. Múltunk határozza meg, kik is vagyunk, honnan jöttünk, és a múltunk adhat szárnyakat vágyainknak, érzelmeinknek."
Eszterhai Katalin olyan, mint a csillagok: valósággal beragyogja környezetét. S akár az égboltot járó csillagképek, ő is nagy utat tett meg, míg a szabolcsi nincstelenségből egészen Kanadáig jutott. Memoárját olvasva mi is elkísérhetjük ezen a hosszú, fájdalmas és örömteli fordulatokban egyaránt bővelkedő úton, mely a sparhelt sütőjének melegéből - ahol a hat hónapra született Katalint kisbabaként melengették - a rideg pécsi bányásztelepen, majd a ragyogó Rómán keresztül végül a hűs Niagarához vezet.
Mindannyian nap mint nap tapasztaljuk, hogy az élet válaszutak sokasága: döntenünk kell, mit kezdünk a rajtunk kívülálló adottságokkal, tehetségünkkel, gyengeségeinkkel; merünk-e kockáztatni, feladni a kényelmes életet a kalandosabb és jobb élet reményében. Eszterhai Katalin szívhez és lélekhez szólóan vall arról, ő miként küzdött meg ezekkel a kihívásokkal és saját démonaival. Történetének ereje abban rejlik, hogy miközben az ő egészen különleges emlékei között járunk-kelünk, saját életünk kérdéseire is megtalálhatjuk a választ.
Still Bobbi
''Feeling stuck? You need to read this book'' MEL ROBBINS''This is a personal and national story you will want to read'' GLORIA STEINEM''A brilliant, raw, unfiltered look at the life and career of a total icon'' HANNAH WADDINGHAMLegendary entrepreneur Bobbi Brown shares her personal story of inventionand reinvention in her captivating first memoir.In the 1980s, Bobbi Brown had a crazy thought: real faces were beautiful. When cosmetic trends were about covering, contouring and transforming, Bobbi blazed her own path, creating make-up that accentuated natural beauty. In doing so, she revolutionised an industry.Bobbi came by this philosophy honestly. It reflected who she is and the way she lives her life. Real is better than fake. Simple is better than complicated. Family comes first. When life throws obstacles in your path, don’t wallow; figure it out. And this hard-earned, deceptively simple wisdom is at the heart of Still Bobbi.For the first time, Bobbi shares where she comes from, how she navigated childhood, formed her concept of beauty, built her namesake company into a billion-dollar worldwide business, left her brand, built another one in her sixties – and more. In sharing a lifetime of wisdom, tips and business savvy, Bobbi’s memoir provides the tools to embrace your potential and pursue your dreams with clarity and confidence.
The Extra Mile
The Extra Mile is an inspiring true story of Evan Craft’s life-changing cycling journey across South America, blending adventure, faith, and personal transformation, while challenging readers to discover God’s purpose and serve others.A group of friends and strangers, one big idea. What started as a pursuit of something meaningful turned into the challenge of a lifetime that would shape their lives forever. Have you ever felt like your life lacked purpose or meaning? Or struggled to feel closer to God? The Extra Mile is the real-life story of Evan Craft’s incredible journey as he and a group of friends cycled from the Pacific coast of Chile to the Atlantic coast of Argentina. Through beautiful storytelling and recollection of this life-changing experience, you too will feel like you are on the ride of a lifetime. Visit some of the most scenic places on earth, travel dangerous, busy roads, face unexpected hardships, and cheer them on to the finish line—all while experiencing the energy, emotions, frustrations, teamwork, and faith of these determined riders. A travel adventure full of setbacks to overcome, friendships that will last forever, and true personal transformation, this book will challenge you personally to look at the places where God is leading you. It will inspire you to think of who you can serve in your own spheres of influence. And it will make you think hard about how you can live in ways that leave people hungry for more of God’s love. So, dive in. Hold on. Get ready for the ride of a lifetime—and get ready to go the extra mile.
A Most Extraordinary Ride
On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle and reaching a speed of 28,000 km/hour, he became the first Canadian to fly to outer space. That monumental achievement inspired a nation and ushered in a new era of space exploration for Canada. Twenty-four years later, Garneau made history yet again, becoming the first astronaut to be elected as a Member of Parliament. In the years that followed his historic first voyage to space, Garneau returned to space two more times, becoming the first Canadian to log three trips into orbit, and led the Canadian Space Agency through its most dynamic years. In the House of Commons, Garneau would ultimately serve in two cabinet posts during some of the biggest events of the past decade. It was no surprise that when Garneau announced his retirement after fourteen years in government, many Canadians lamented the loss of an upstanding parliamentarian who was not afraid to speak up for causes he believed in. In A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream, Garneau chronicles his once-improbable ascent from a mischievous teenager and rebellious naval midshipman to a decorated astronaut and statesman who represented Canada on the world stage - both on and off the planet. With candour and humour, Garneau describes the highs and lows of his life and career, including the awe he experienced first seeing the earth from space, the tragic loss of his first wife to mental illness and suicide, sailing across the Atlantic and back in a sailboat called ''the Pickle,'' and witnessing the tragedy of the doomed shuttle Challenger. Honest and illuminating, A Most Extraordinary Ride is a rare journey into the early years of Canada''s space program and an inside account of the joys and challenges of governing from one of Canada''s most distinguished citizens.
High Hopes
At the age of fifty-nine, Anne has never been to a concert. Then, she reluctantly goes to a Bruce Springsteen concert - a man she knows nothing about - to spend time with her son and daughter-in-law. For three-plus hours Bruce Springsteen''s energy, humanity, and enthusiasm lift her out of her lifelong depression and makes her feel alive. A year later, due to increasing classroom violence where she taught, Anne walks out the door thinking, I''m never coming back. But, getting into her car to go home, she realizes that because she suffers with severe recurrent depression, without the structure and focus of teaching she will be at risk for falling into a deep depression. She''s been inpatient twice at a psychiatric hospital, had three regimens of electroconvulsive shock therapy, and tried over twenty medications. Anne needs a new and different plan. Then she remembers: in four months Bruce Springsteen will be touring in Australia. So even though Anne hates to travel and be alone, she books the trip. Eight concerts, five cities, twenty-six days. She hopes that harnessing some of Bruce Springsteen''s energy will keep her out of the abyss. Anne doesn''t go on this trip to change. But much to her surprise, she returns home a different person.
Ethel Marie
In this book, a longtime academician recalls his life and the shaping influence of his mother, a woman of plain origins who gave him insight, by her example, into the timeless wisdom of the world?s great spiritual traditions. This story, in part, is a memoir of Kelly Nicholson?s youth and subsequent adventures. Beneath its surface lies the enduring question of how we might acquire a sense, amid a world of competing influences, of what life means and where we are ultimately headed. Its thesis is that we gain insight not merely from analytical scholarship but also from our daily flesh and blood encounters with those around us.
Fearful Symmetry
The landmark book that situates Blake’s poetry within the intellectual movements of his day and unlocks his symbolism for modern readersSince it was first published, Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry has established itself as the defining commentary on the poetic vision of William Blake. Frye gives a complete solution to the riddles of Blake’s longer poems—the so-called “Prophecies”—and demonstrates how Blake’s works form a coherent mythical pattern that broadens our conception of literature. He explains how Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, life, and art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry. With an incisive foreword by scholar and literary critic Nicholas Halmi, this Princeton Classics edition shows how Blake reflects the literary and the intellectual atmosphere of his time while holding renewed meaning for us today.
Könyvesbolt a világ végén
Új-Zéland délnyugati sarkában, a festői szépségű Manapouriban áll a Három Kicsiny Könyvesbolt. A környék mára híres látványosságát a legkülönfélébb emberek keresik fel, hogy választ kapjanak legkülönfélébb kérdéseikre, a tulajdonos, Ruth pedig páratlan érzékkel választja ki számukra a könyveket, és miközben meghallgatja élettörténeteiket, saját különleges életútja is feltárul.
Miért hagyja hátra valaki a biztonságot jelentő családot, az otthon melegét, miért keres kalandokat ismeretlen, veszélyes vizeken? Hogyan válik egy született világutazó könyvesbolt-tulajdonossá a világ végén? Hogyan lesz belőle segítő gyakran megrázó tapasztalatait követően? Miféle emberekkel találkozik hihetetlen utazásai során?
Ruth Shaw első könyve magával ragadó, szórakoztató, néha szívet tépő memoár; egy kalandos, nem szokványos élettörténet fordulatos elbeszélése: igaz történet útkeresésről és hazatalálásról.
Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig
Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig explores the career of one of the world's most celebrated movie directors.
Gerwig's storytelling is legendary, as is her ability to make women feel seen, but it was her directorial work on Barbie that made her a household name. Discover how Gerwig embraced her interest in theatre before turning her attention to Hollywood, explore her mumblecore films, understand why she focuses on key themes such as coming of age and female relationships, and take an in-depth look at her creative process for each major film.
Fully illustrated throughout with stunning photographs and movie stills, you'll find a chapter dedicated to each major motion picture. It's time to relive the stories of Lady Bird, Little Women and Barbieand discover what awaits with Gerwig's upcoming Narnia films.
Also available in this series:
Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann
Icons of Cinema: Wes Anderson
Fekete galamb
„Ava Fairchild első bálján fehér galambokat helyeztek el a philadelphiai Stratford Hotel báltermének szellőzőaknáiban. Talán elfogyott a levegő a szűk helyen, talán a madarak gondozásával megbízott fiúk bosszúja volt. A galambokról, mihelyt odavitték őket, szinte azonnal megfeledkeztek, nem is foglalkoztak velük, egészen addig, míg el nem jött a pillanat, hogy bevezessék Ava Fairchildot… „Ava Fairchild első bálján fehér galambokat helyeztek el a philadelphiai Stratford Hotel báltermének szellőzőaknáiban. Talán elfogyott a levegő a szűk helyen, talán a madarak gondozásával megbízott fiúk bosszúja volt. A galambokról, mihelyt odavitték őket, szinte azonnal megfeledkeztek, nem is foglalkoztak velük, egészen addig, míg el nem jött a pillanat, hogy bevezessék Ava Fairchildot… Először valami ütést hallott, a vendégek egy emberként felhördültek, aztán másodpercekig nem hallott semmi mást, csak kemény, nehézkes puffanásokat. A madarak hullottak körülötte, nem repültek, hanem kizuhantak a szellőzőnyíláson. Döglött volt mindegyik, tolluk megfeketedett holtukban, és egyenest a vacsoraasztalra potyogtak. A család valami felemelő élményt szeretett volna, valamit, ami a tisztaságot jelképezi. Ehelyett azonban döglött galambok hevertek a lányuk körül, ólmos-mereven… – Hozzád jobban illene, hogy döglött madarak potyogjanak a mennyezetről a bálodon – mondta. Ez egyfajta kihívásnak hangzott. Hadd lássam, mersz-e veszélyesen élni, ahogy én? Készen állsz arra, hogy olyan katasztrófát okozz, amiből később legenda lesz?”
Egy nő, aki minden tabut ledönt, hogy önmaga lehessen
Peggy Guggenheim egész életében csak egy dolgot akart: hogy szeressék. Rideg anyját azonban jobban érdeklik három lányánál a New York-i felső tízezer pletykái, apja pedig Párizsba menekül a kihűlt családi fészekből, hogy ott kergesse délibábos álmait.
Hiába a mesés vagyon, a francia nevelőnővel a Louvre-ban tett séták, a bálok és udvarlók, a New York-i aranykor luxusa, Peggy többre vágyik: szenvedélyre és szabadságra – s hogy megtalálja önmagát. Beleveti magát a dübörgő húszas évek forgatagába, majd a párizsi bohém művészvilágba.
Nyughatatlan lelkét azonban mindig továbbhajtja a vágy, viharos viszonyokba bonyolódik. Bár később férjhez megy, és gyermekei születnek, lelke mélyén mindvégig magányos marad.
Végül sorsdöntő választás elé kerül: továbbra is hűséges maradjon-e a családjához, vagy törjön ki a szerepből, amelyet neki szánt a sors. De vajon elég-e a művészet ereje ahhoz, hogy átalakítsa az életét, és megtalálja a boldogságot?
Dafydd Elis-Thomas
Explores why Dafydd Elis-Thomas, the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist party, didn?t believe in nationalism and how this changed Welsh politics. Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy is one of the most outstanding Welsh public figures of the last fifty years. His political career spans from his first election as MP for the Welsh Nationalist Party in 1974 at the age of 27, to May 2021 when he finally retired after twenty-years of service as a member of the Senedd. At different stages in his career, he was branded a maverick, an intellectual acrobat and political chameleon, a terrorist for his interventions in Northern Ireland, and a traitor for opposing nationalism. As the first Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales he helped stabilize the new institution and embedded devolution in its first tentative decade. His career has often been marked by controversy. This is what makes his story remarkable, just as his political life has proved to be unpredictable. Both controversial and magnetic, the life and thought of Elis-Thomas is captured in this biography.
A Thousand Feasts
From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.
For years, Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman's hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei.
These are the small moments, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. Miso soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese and homes in on the scent of freshly picked sweet peas and the sound of water breathing at night in Japan.
This funny and sharply observed collection of the good bits of life, often things that pass many of us by, is utter joy from beginning to end.
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.
