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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.
Chanel: Her Intimate World
This illustrated biography offers unprecedented insight into Coco Chanel’s complex and enigmatic life through new research and analysis of the designer by an expert historian.
Chanel expert Isabelle Fiemeyer offers a rare, deeply personal look into the life of the iconic designer Coco Chanel. This biography draws from exclusive interviews with Chanel’s closest family members and extensive archival research to reveal the designer’s most private world—her love for symbolism and poetry, her romantic relationships, and her enduring bond with her nephew, André Palasse, whom she raised as her own son. His daughter, Gabrielle Palasse-Labrunie—Chanel’s goddaughter and only direct descendant—shares intimate memories and access to her great-aunt’s cherished collection of fashion, jewelry, and art.
Divided into five chronological sections, the book immerses readers in Chanel’s life, unveiling rarely seen personal artifacts: gifts from her great love, Boy Capel, as well as her furniture, favorite jewelry, talismans, garments, family photos, and correspondence. This new text expands upon Fiemeyer’s research from her previous books on the designer and includes the compelling chapter “Alias Coco,” which explores newly uncovered documents from French Secret Service archives, shedding light on Chanel’s clandestine activities during World War II and her connections to the Resistance.
Isabelle Fiemeyer’s sensitive literary style along with the insights and recollections of Palasse-Labrunie reveal the hidden depths of Chanel’s character, exploring a side of “Auntie Coco” far removed from her public image. This handsome book—with three-quarter binding and cloth spine—is an essential read for those who seek to understand the complex and enigmatic woman behind the legendary brand.
Raise Your Soul
A captivating portrait of Yanis Varoufakis's political awakening, told through the history of his family, from 1924 to the present.
'A gripping book, written with compassion and wit, by a uniquely gifted and multi-faceted writer. It's a history of modern Greece, it's a biography of an extraordinary family, and sometimes it reads like a thriller' BRIAN ENO
When Yanis Varoufakis was eight years old, his uncle made him a model airplane out of matchsticks and cigarette papers; all he could find in his cell. Yet, to his dismay, his mother Eleni broke open the fragile gift, revealing a hidden message: instructions for fellow dissidents ahead of their forthcoming court martial. It was 1969 and Uncle Panayis was a political prisoner, captured and tortured for resisting the military dictatorship.
Dramatic in scope and deep in feeling, Raise Your Soul is an intimate portrait of three generations caught up in the whirlwind of history. It is also a remarkable narrative spanning one hundred years, beginning in post-colonial Egypt in the 1920s, and then tracing Greece's tumultuous century through Nazi occupation, communist resistance, civil war, Cold War fracture, fascist dictatorship, socialist revival and present-day economic crisis.
At its heart are the women whose resilience, defiance and courage inspired the visionary economist most: Eleni, Anna, Trisevgeni, Georgia and Danaë. Through their lives, Varoufakis not only lays bare his own political soul, but confronts the dark forces of authoritarianism that still haunt Europe and beyond, reigniting hope in all of us that we can rise once more.
We All Shine On
'It's hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family. But I ultimately think the best word to describe him is: friend. Perhaps our closest friend. The reason I wanted Elliot to write a book, first and foremost, is because he is a good storyteller. The fact that he was there in the lives of John and Yoko (and mine), is really just icing on the cake. I like hearing him talk, and I'm sure you will, too' Sean Ono Lennon
From the moment he interviewed Yoko Ono on his late night radio show in September 1971, Elliot Mintz's life would never the same again. That phone call would lead him to an intense and revealing friendship with Yoko and her husband, John Lennon, until John's untimely death in 1980, and beyond, to the present day.
In 1971, then the talk host on American airwaves, Elliot Mintz was talking to all of the major figures in the burgeoning West Coast music scene when he was asked whether he would interview Yoko about her new album. Their talk quickly lead to other private calls and then to John Lennon, with whom he quickly formed a firm bond. Those conversations became hours-long epics, to the extent that Elliot had another phone line put in, for which only two people had the number - John and Yoko.
The aftermath of The Beatles' breakup ushered in a tumultuous decade. Elliot witnessed it, or heard all about it, at close hand including the unbearable cost of such fame when John and Yoko separated for what became known as his 'lost weekend'. There was joy when their son Sean was born and the creative rebirth that was the multi-platinum selling triumph, Double Fantasy. But then there was unimaginable tragedy too when John was brutally murdered in December 1980.
Icons of Cinema: Wes Anderson
Icons of Cinema: Wes Anderson explores the career of one of the world's most eccentric movie directors.
Discover what makes a Wes Anderson film, from textures and palettes to compositional tendencies and the people he chooses to collaborate with time and again. Take an in-depth look at his creative process for each major film, the themes he revisits, how his work has developed over four decades - collecting many awards along the way - and examine his influence on contemporary cinema.
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 The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Asteroid City and more!
Also available in this series:
Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann
Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig
Ozzy & Black Sabbath – Kompletní příběh
Pocta Ozzymu a Black Sabbath z archivů britského rockového magazínu Classic Rock a Metal Hammer.
Black Sabbath toho pro rockovou a metalovou muziku udělali víc než většina jejich souputníků. Jejich první a nejslavnější sestava připravila půdu pro vznik snad všech metalových žánrů, na jaké si vzpomenete. Riffy Tonyho Iommiho se vlomily do nového kytarového vesmíru, texty baskytaristy Geezera Butlera naučily posluchače vnímat závažnější autorská sdělení a bubeník Bill Ward přispíval místy až jazzovou dynamikou.
Během více než půlstoletí, které čtveřice protagonistů tohoto velkého příběhu strávila v hudebním světě, samozřejmě došlo k mnoha odchodům a návratům, k rozkolům i usmířením. Zpěvák Ozzy Osbourne po svém neslavném vyhazovu rozjel veleúspěšnou sólovou kariéru, s níž svého času zastínil i svou domovskou skupinu, v novém tisíciletí se pak Black Sabbath hned několikrát vrátili do světel reflektorů v původní sestavě. Naposledy se tak stalo v červenci 2025 v jejich rodném Birminghamu, kde megakoncert Back to the Beginning napsal za hudební dráhou legendárního kvarteta definitivní tečku.
Smrt Ozzyho Osbournea o tři týdny později šokovala rockové fanoušky po celém světě, ale hudba, již tu po sobě on sám i Black Sabbath zanechali, bude dál žít svým vlastním životem. Je totiž jedinečná.
Paranoid, Blizzard of Ozz, 13
Příběhy alb, která změnila rockový svět
Nejlepší Ozzyho skladby
Očima členů Metalliky, Slayer a Guns N? Roses
Rozhovor na rozloučenou
Jak Black Sabbath vnímali svůj poslední koncert
Autor
Mick Wall, Henry Yates, Paul Elliott, Johnny Black, Paul Brannigan, Stephen Dalton, Dave Everley, Ian Fortnam, Perran Helyes, Stephen Hill, Rich Hobson, Chris Chantler
Lenka Dedinská. Osobnosť slovenskej pedagogiky a literatúry
Unikátna kniha venujúca sa životu a dielu neprávom zabudnutej osobnosti - pedagogičky a vedeckej pracovníčky Lenky Dedinskej (1916 - 2008), autorky mnohých čítaniek pre základné školy, metodických príručiek, redaktorky mnohých literárnych časopisov, osvetovej a kultúrnej pracovníčky, ktorá vychovala a vzdelala mnoho žiakov. Kniha vznikla po niekoľkoročnom pátraní a zbieraní informácií, údajov, dokumentov a záznamov o živote a tvorbe jednej z popredných predstaviteliek slovenskej – pôvodne aj československej pedagogiky a kultúry. Lenka Dedinská akoby upadla do zabudnutia v našej národnej histórii, napriek tomu, že zanechala nesmierny kus záslužnej práce v oblasti vedeckej, umeleckej, ba dokonca i sociálnej. Vlastnou zásluhou a plným právom bola po rokoch tvorivej a plodnej práce ocenená štátnym vyznamenaním Zaslúžilá školská pracovníčka v roku 1966 a v roku 2017 jej bola udelená Cena mesta Lučenec in memoriam za
významné celoživotné pôsobenie.
Michael Jackson: Kouzlo, šílenství, život 1958-2009
Michael Jackson – kluk z Gary v Indianě, který navždy změnil svět hudby. Poznejte jeho cestu od Jackson 5 až k renomé největší popové ikony planety, jejíž Thriller se stal nejprodávanější deskou všech dob. Tato publikace zachycuje osud plný radosti, neuvěřitelného talentu i bolestných pádů v unikátních fotografiích a vzpomínkách. Čekají vás dosud neviděné snímky i příběhy plné lidskosti. Michaelův odkaz žije dál. V hudbě, v tanci... i v našich srdcích.
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ATEEZ - Neautorizovaný průvodce
Objev sílu osmičlenné bouře jménem ATEEZ! Tahle kniha mapuje vzestup nejžhavější k-popové skupiny současnosti. Dozvíš se, jak probíhaly jejich začátky, jak tvrdě dřeli a dosáhli triumfů, které jim vydobyly srdce fanoušků k-popu po celém světě. Ideální pro každého ATINY, který chce své bias poznat opravdu do hloubky.
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Heartbeats
Idol. Legend. Enigma. For the first time, one of the all-time greatest sportsmen is finally ready to share his astonishing story: the long-awaited tell-all memoir from Björn Borg.No one had ever played tennis quite like Björn Borg. With his incredible athleticism, powerful shot-making and distinctive style, he became a sensation after he burst onto the scene aged just 15. As he ascended to the pinnacle of men''s tennis, Borg experienced unprecedented stardom and success that changed the game forever.Hailed as one of the most talented players to ever step onto a tennis court, Borg collected the game''s highest honours, including eleven Grand Slam titles - with five consecutive Wimbledon titles - establishing himself as one of the greatest of all time. Then he stunned the sporting world by announcing his retirement at the age of 26 and disappeared from tennis.After all these years of silence, Borg is ready to share everything. In this candid memoir, Borg takes us through all the major moments in his career, shares insights into his rivalry with John McEnroe - considered one of the best in the sport''s history - and their legendary 1980 Wimbledon final, and explains his shock retirement. Borg writes candidly about his personal life - for so long kept under wraps - including his childhood, his early stardom and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, alongside all the highs and lows of his unmatched career. For the first time, readers will get Borg''s own account of his career, his choices, and the experiences that shaped him as a person, from his childhood right up to today. This look behind the curtain at an enigmatic player who has fascinated generations of tennis fans, is ultimately a fascinating look at the making of sporting legend and, for readers who know nothing about tennis, a rare glimpse into an extraordinary, compelling life.
Eve Muirhead: Ice Queen
Eve Muirhead got her fairy tale career conclusion – an Olympic gold medal to complete the set.The Perthshire farmer’s daughter, multi-talented in sport, inherited her father’s love of, and talent for, the ‘roaring game’ of curling. The road from child prodigy to best in the world wasn’t a straight line, however. This is the story of hidden adversity, sporting escapism, inner doubt and external pressure.Teammates and coaches changed but the resolve of Britain’s Ice Queen to fight for her golden ending at a fourth and final Winter Olympics refused to melt. Eve Muirhead changed her sport and will now change perceptions of what it took to become a leader, a role model and a national icon as one of Scotland’s most successful ever athletes.This is her story.
The Bass Player
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Biography of the YearStephen Travers has lived two lives. His first was as a young bass player, immersed in music, friendship, and the thrill of gigs on the road with The Miami Showband. But on July 31, 1975, that life shattered on the A1 road at Buskhill in County Down when a Loyalist gang ambushed the band, murdering three of his friends in an attack that would become one of the darkest moments of The Troubles. In the quiet aftermath, in a nearby field, Stephen awoke to his second life—as a survivor. This second life led him down unexpected paths: as an author, composer, producer, and international speaker on peace and reconciliation. Over decades, he worked to support other survivors, challenge suspected state collusion, and seek justice in a landmark case against the British Ministry of Defence. Yet, despite these achievements, Stephen found himself drawn back to that field, revisiting the young man he had been moments before the massacre—searching for closure, a reunion with his former self. Now, fifty years later, he has written The Bass Player, a love letter and eulogy for that first life. This book is both a deeply personal reckoning and a song for all those silenced by conflict, offering a path toward healing and, finally, peace.
Beneath the Surface
'Beautiful and compelling ... a manual for life' Ryan Tubridy This book provides unique insights into the life and work of one of Ireland's most influential doctors.' SR STAN KENNEDY'More than the story of one man's life - it is an invitation to pause, reflect, and find deeper meaning in our own.' DR SABINA BRENNANDR HARRY BARRY's life and career has been shaped by defining events: a solitary childhood with chronic illness, a traumatic experience in school, and family tragedies that set him on a course of dedicating his life to medicine and healing. Beneath the Surface tells that remarkable story. From the halls of University College Dublin in the 1970s, to a remote hospital in Tanzania where he would meet someone who was to have a transformative effect on his approach to health, and on through decades on the front line of Irish general practice, culminating in a life-altering realisation that would see him change the course of his career. This thought-provoking and inspiring memoir shows us how, by embracing compassion and love, we can transform not only our own lives but the world around us.
Revenge of the Wolf
In 1982, at a sacred place marked by a massive black rock next to a waterfall overlooking a secret lake in the wilds of northern Canada, a Cree fishing guide shares the harrowing legend of his grandfather’s desperate battle against a giant wolf leading a deadly pack, about the courage shown by his sled dogs in the face of the brutal attack, and about the prophetic dreams that finally helped his grandfather to accept the similar natures of both wolf and man.For readers of The Call of the Wild.
From Bournville to Broadway
It's no exaggeration to say Laurie Mansfield has been one of the main architects of modern showbusiness. He has been talent manager and agent to some of the biggest names in UK entertainment - Ronnie Corbett, Cilla Black, Michael Crawford, Shirley Bassey, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Davidson, Cannon & Ball, Cleo Laine, Peters & Lee, Basil Brush, Tommy Steele, Mike Yarwood - the list goes on and on. He has also been responsible for some hugely successful West End musicals, most notably Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Dreamboats & Petticoats, and Jolson. His astonishing career spans six decades during a time when entertainment has gone through more changes than at any other time in showbusiness history. He mentored other young talent managers who worked for him, allowing his company, International Artists, to keep up with an ever-changing industry, by representing the next generation of comedians, like Paul Merton, Alan Davies, Julian Clary, Shane Ritchie and Brian Conley. Laurie, as Life President of the Royal Variety Charity, has regularly played host to senior members of the Royal Family at the annual Royal Variety Performance, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and King Charles. As you can imagine he has a wealth of great stories about his glittering career in showbusiness, and the sometimes tricky stars he has had to deal with. He has had to be a showbiz chameleon, rubbing shoulders with the highbrow musical elite and Royalty one minute, and painting the town red with Jim Davidson the next. And along the way smoothing the ruffled feathers of countless temperamental artists, not to mention Rod Hull's Emu!He started his career as a junior office boy for Cadbury in Bournville, Birmingham, and ended up as one of the chief architects of entertainment in the UK for sixty years. The pinnacle of his success, he says, was the day his personal brainchild Buddy (the musical) opened on Broadway. Hence the title of this book. It tells the incredible story of an ordinary unambitious boy from the Midlands, with no showbusiness background whatsoever, conquering the world of entertainment on a global scale. This is Laurie Mansfield's story, and the inside stories of the many stars he has looked after.
Burn Book
Oceňovaná novinářka Kara Swisher nám v Burn Book předkládá příběh ze zákulisí, na který jsme všichni čekali. Nemilosrdné a sžíravé, ale každopádně spravedlivé zúčtování s technologickým průmyslem a jeho zakladateli, kteří chtěli změnit svět, ale podařilo se jim ho jenom rozbít. Během tří desetiletí své novinářské kariéry vyzpovídala každého, kdo v technologickém světě něco znamená. Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Larry Page a Sergej Brin, Meg Whitman, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman a Mark Zuckerberg – ti všichni a ještě mnozí další se při rozhovorech s Karou Swisher pěkně zapotili (a někteří doslova). Burn Book je kronikou vzestupů a pádů, bláznivých nápadů, hamižnosti a zhýralých večírků… ale především jedné dlouhé a nekompromisní novinářské kariéry. Navzdory škodám na společenské soudržnosti, které bratři z technologické čtvrti napáchali, zůstává Swisher optimistická ohledně potenciálu technologií problémy nejen vytvářet, ale i řešit. Vyzývá všechny, o kterých píše, aby činili lepší a promyšlenější rozhodnutí, a to i v době, kdy se nová sada mocných nástrojů umělé inteligence chystá znovu změnit svět.
Heartbeats
No one had ever played tennis quite like Björn Borg. With his incredible athleticism, powerful shot-making and distinctive style, he became a sensation after he burst onto the scene aged just 15. As he ascended to the pinnacle of men's tennis, Borg experienced unprecedented stardom and success that changed the game forever.
Hailed as one of the most talented players to ever step onto a tennis court, Borg collected the game's highest honours, including eleven Grand Slam titles - with five consecutive Wimbledon titles - establishing himself as one of the greatest of all time. Then he stunned the sporting world by announcing his retirement at the age of 26 and disappeared from tennis.
After all these years of silence, Borg is ready to share everything. In this candid memoir, Borg takes us through all the major moments in his career, shares insights into his rivalry with John McEnroe - considered one of the best in the sport's history - and their legendary 1980 Wimbledon final, and explains his shock retirement. Borg writes candidly about his personal life - for so long kept under wraps - including his childhood, his early stardom and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, alongside all the highs and lows of his unmatched career.
For the first time, readers will get Borg's own account of his career, his choices, and the experiences that shaped him as a person, from his childhood right up to today. This look behind the curtain at an enigmatic player who has fascinated generations of tennis fans, is ultimately a fascinating look at the making of sporting legend and, for readers who know nothing about tennis, a rare glimpse into an extraordinary, compelling life.
Living in the Present with John Prine
In the spring of 2018, Tom Piazza climbed into a cherry-red Cadillac Coupe-Deville with the great singer-songwriter John Prine. The two embarked on a road trip through Florida full of jokes and tall tales, afternoons digging around record stores and long nights playing guitar. Having forged a deep friendship, they decide to embark on a new shared project - to write Prine's memoir together. When Prine died suddenly of COVID in April 2020, that unfinished memoir evolved into an intimate narrative of the artist's final years. The result is a warm and intimate story, richly detailed with hilarious stories of his youth and family in Chicago and Kentucky, his breakthrough into the national spotlight. Piazza offers fans an unforgettable portrait of the beloved musician in the twilight of his life; as a boyish cut-up, an epic raconteur, a great American poet and most importantly, the good friend his fans have always imagined.
Prince - A Sign O' the Times
There are pop stars, and then there is Prince. In this kaleidoscopic, freewheeling biography, John McKie examines the remarkable life and career of one of the most mysterious figures in music through the prism of the record most widely considered his masterpiece, 1987's Sign o' the Times.
Drawing on more than 200 interviews with friends, ex-girlfriends, bandmates, recording engineers, bodyguards, personal assistants, wardrobe designers and hairdressers, accomplished music writer John McKie examines the life of this musical polymath with the help of many of the people who knew him best.
Family members and friends discuss his childhood when he learned to master several instruments, there is new information on how he made the soundtrack to Purple Rain, the full story about why he decided to stop using his name, the now legendary Super Bowl half-time show and that guitar solo at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame which has been viewed on YouTube 100 million times.
McKie also dives into the personality of the man: what made him laugh, the way he hired and fired colleagues, what he was like to live with, how his relentless drive to make music led to him recording for hours without sleep, how he changed his car stereo to road test his new hits and even booked his guitar and album sleeves their own seats on flights.
Prince: A Sign o' the Times is the most comprehensive book ever written about one of the most enigmatic and talented pop stars of all time.
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.
