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A Truce That Is Not Peace
''The best memoir you will read all year'' NICK HORNBY''This is memoir perfection … I adored it'' CARIAD LLOYD''An affirmation of Life in all its richness and variety … remarkable’ CELIA PAUL‘I would have read another thousand chapters’ CATHERINE NEWMANThe internationally bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews, returns with a singular memoir celebrating disobedient memory, wit, writing and life. ‘Why do you write?’ the organiser of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews – all of them unsatisfactory to the organiser – surfaces new layers of grief, guilt and futility connected to her sister’s suicide. She has been keeping up, she realises, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or a tragedy.A Truce That Is Not Peace is the first time Toews has written about her own life in nonfiction. Wildly inventive yet masterfully controlled; wrenching and joyful – this is Miriam Toews at her dazzling best, remaking her world and inventing an astonishing new literary form to contain it.‘Tragi-comic, and incredibly moving … essential reading for turbulent times’ LAURA VAN DEN BERG‘A Truce That Is Not Peace is a stunner’ HANNAH PITTARD
Unbroken
‘Kat is a warrior, both on the track and off it. This book is a stunning testimony to the power of believing in yourself’ – Sir Chris Hoy‘An extraordinary story of resilience and determination, from an incredible athlete’ – Dame Jessica Ennis-HillThe inspirational and powerful memoir from double world heptathlon champion and Team GB Olympian Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has never had it easy. Born a child of two worlds – her mother’s working-class Liverpool and her father’s idyllic Bahamas – she wasn’t supposed to be a champion. Her early childhood was challenging. Raised by a single mother, at times it was a struggle for her to keep up with other athletes who had more funding around them. But she persevered. Now, in her intimate, heartfelt autobiography, she tells her story as she never has before. She opens up about the pressures of representing Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, aged just nineteen, and about her complex relationship with mentor-turned-rival Jessica Ennis-Hill. Unbroken is a rare insight into the inner workings of a champion’s mind: the rigorous discipline, the undying passion for sport and the unshakable belief in one’s self despite the odds. Johnson-Thompson’s journey has been a remarkable one. Her upbringing and career, both rich with challenges overcome and dreams pursued with relentless determination, serve as a powerful reminder that the human spirit is capable of extraordinary feats. But this is more than a story of triumph against the odds. It’s a testament to the sweat, tears and laughter that pave the road to success, and to the unyielding spirit of a true champion. ‘Katarina's determination is incredible. She is a true champion’ – Sir Mo Farah‘A shining example of someone who has succeeded against the odds’ – John Bishop ‘Kat is one of the strongest women I know; this book is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when you believe in yourself’ – Alex Scott‘One of the most inspiring women I have met. This book is a brilliant insight into what it takes to become a champion’ – Gabby Logan
Dancing in the Rain
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStrictly Come Dancing professional and breast cancer and Crohn's awareness advocate Amy Dowden shares her journey from growing up in the Welsh Valleys to dancing on the glittering stage of prime-time television. Through her debilitating illness as a teen and her recent chemotherapy treatment for stage 3 breast cancer, Amy's is a story of an unbreakable spirit with an irrepressible joy for life and dance; she is living proof that our darkest times do not define us. From her first dance lesson, Amy never wanted to be off the dance floor; when the music is on, nothing else matters, and it has been what has kept her going in the toughest of times. Despite facing the relentless challenges of undiagnosed Crohn's disease through her teens, Amy's love for dance remained unwavering. Her passion led her to win the British Championships with her partner and become the first Welsh professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing. However, Amy's journey took an unexpected turn when she discovered a lump in her breast just before her honeymoon. Despite undergoing a mastectomy and enduring gruelling chemotherapy, her journey was far from over. Complications arose, and she faced the harsh reality of reduced chances of having children. Yet, through it all, Amy's spirit remained unbroken, fuelled by her love for dance and the unwavering support of her family, friends and supporters. In Dancing in the Rain, Amy Dowden shares her poignant and deeply personal story, offering solace and inspiration to anyone navigating life's storms. With courage and vulnerability, she reminds us that no matter the challenge, the human spirit can prevail, and that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope.
Last Words
Richard Holloway has been the archetypal ''turbulent priest''. Having risen to be the Primus (Head) of the Scottish Episcopal Church, he abandoned religion and ecclesiastical office to fight for the rights of minorities and to write a string of best selling books, most famously Farewell to Alexandria. He also became Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council.In this, his last book, he reflects deeply on his life, most especially as a child of desperately poor parents in Dumbartonshire in Scotland. He tells the story of how he found faith but then abandoned Christian orthodoxy after leaving office as Head of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and discovered a new life as a writer, broadcaster, journalist and public intellectual.This book opens and ends with chapters of a philosophical kind in which he explains how he lost belief in a loving God and became true to himself.
Crossing The White Line, A Life Sentence
A memoir of a professional football dream that became reality. The book is a fascinating first hand account of disappointment, drive, ambition and resilience. Andy Leaning reveals a unique insight into the emotional and mental qualities required to survive in professional sport. This true story follows a young man's obsession to become a professional footballer. Set in the north of England in the late 1970s early 1980s Andy works his way through school with no real academic aspirations. He'll follow many of his classmates into an industrial working environment unless he can use his only real talent of goalkeeping. This looks like becoming a reality when he is offered apprentice terms at his local club York City. His elation is cut short when his dad insists he learns a trade and secures him a job as a joiner at British rail. Andy reluctantly agrees but dwells on a missed childhood ambition. After six long years, fate intervenes and the opportunity to become a footballer at York City presents itself once again. He accepts a one-year contract but initially struggles to adapt to his new working environment. However, things begin to click into place as the Club progress to the FA Cup fifth round drawing the mighty Liverpool with Andy featuring heroically at Anfield in a dramatic replay. The book looks at the insecurities of youth and sport, recounting his inner thoughts and motivation. He's quite an introvert character but ironically feels at home in front of a crowd. The story is as much about life as it is football and should inspire anyone to follow their dream.
The Secret Painter
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the crowd and yet one of a kind. The astonishing story of 'The Secret Lowry'. Joe Tucker's Uncle Eric was a beloved yet unconventional figure throughout his life. A shambolically dressed man who lived with his mother for almost eighty years, he appeared to exist only for daily trips to the bookie - and yet had also quietly amassed over five hundred of his own remarkable paintings without anyone ever realising his achievements. In this touching, funny and thoughtful investigation into the nature of expression, the ownership of art and the secret life of those nearest to us, Joe Tucker brings us into his uncle's world - and brings Eric Tucker's life's work into ours.
Zápotocký: Příliš mnoho životů
Kompletní portrét druhého dělnického prezidenta Antonína Zápotockého
Antonín Zápotocký byl jednou z nejvýraznějších postav komunistického hnutí. Se stranou byl svázán už od jejích počátků a v nejvyšších patrech KSČ setrval až do své smrti v roce 1957. Veřejnost zná mnoho jeho tváří. Spisovatel budující vlastní obraz v budovatelském románu Rudá záře nad Kladnem. Vězeň v Sachsenhausenu, který v 50. letech sám posílal jiné za mříže. Funkcionář, jenž se pokusil vyměnit Ježíška za Dědu Mráze v beranici a kožichu. Československý prezident, který se stal symbolem měnové reformy roku 1953.
Co se skrývá za přežívajícím mýtem „hodného tatíčka pracujících“ a jaký je skutečný odkaz a dílo člověka spjatého s emancipací dělnictva, založením KSČ, její bolševizací na konci 20. let, převzetím moci a následnou diktaturou? Zápotocký: Příliš mnoho životů je komplexní portrét osobnosti plné rozporů z pera historika Michala Stehlíka.
„Neměl jsem bejt ani předseda vlády, ani prezident. Měl jsem zůstat v odborech.“
Antonín Zápotocký
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The Traitor's Daughter
As a child, Roxana Spicer would sometimes wake to the sound of the Red Army choir. She would tip-toe downstairs to find her mother, cigarette in one hand and Black Russian in the other, singing along. Roxana would keep her company, and wonder... Everyone in their village knew Agnes Spicer was Russian, that she had been a captive of the Nazis. And that was all they knew, because Agnes kept her secrets close: how she managed to escape Germany, what the tattoo on her arm meant, even her real name. Discovering the truth about her beloved, charismatic, volatile mother became Roxana''s obsession. Throughout her career as a journalist and documentarian, she took every chance to visit the few places that she knew played a role in her mother''s story: Bad Salzuflen, Germany; notorious concentration camps; and Russia. Under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and the early years of Putin, she was able to find people, places, and documents that are now - perhaps forever - lost again. The Traitor''s Daughter is intimate and exhaustively researched, vividly conversational, and shot through with Agnes Spicer''s irrepressible, fiery personality. It is a true labour of love as well as a triumph of blending personal biography with sweeping history.
Everyone's Seen My Tits
'Funny, forthright and illuminating' Grazia'Keeley Hazell is clever, thoughtful and very, very ambitious' Mail on SundayA moving, genuine, and hilarious collection of essays about fame, glamour, infamy, and the power of writing your own story, from Page 3 model turned writer Keeley Hazell. For much of her life, Keeley Hazell has been labelled and pigeonholed. Growing up in a poor working-class family made her a certain kind of person (the kind who scrounged for chicken and chips money and once set a car on fire). Becoming a topless model after winning the Sun newspaper's 'Page 3 Idol' competition made her a certain kind of person (one with big boobs and few thoughts, to hear anyone else tell it). And as glittery as being one of the UK's most successful glamour models may seem, Keeley's fairytale success quickly turned into a nightmare. After becoming a victim of revenge porn and a particularly disastrous interview with a high brow British newspaper, Keeley began re-examining her life. She learned about feminism, objectification, and systemic misogyny on a wonderful journey of personal growth, and with a flick of her hair, quit modelling, walked away from a fat pay check, and moved thousands of miles away from everything she had come to know. Reinventing herself as an actress and writer, she starred in award-winning short films, as well as horrors, dramas, and comedies before facing her most challenging job on the massive hit series Ted Lasso - rewriting what it means to be Keeley both on-screen and in real life. Everyone's Seen My Tits is a powerful, funny, high spirited essay collection. From growing up on a council estate and her tumultuous relationship with fame to overcoming adversity, finding feminism, and finding herself, these essays chronicle one woman's coming-of-age and coming into herself. A personal journey with universal appeal as girls worldwide continue to battle how they are perceived, who they really are, and what they can be.
Culture Shock & Canapes
War-zones and witchcraft, exotic food and disastrous dinner parties, Culture Shock & Canapés explores the hidden world behind high Embassy walls. A young Australian girl from London struggles to adapt to diplomatic life among the royal courtiers of Swaziland, in post-independence Zimbabwe and in Angola amid the gunfire of the civil war. She accompanies her husband, the striding KJ, on his African postings together with two English bull terriers and a large, redoubtable African tabby cat. As each country unfolds its challenges and discoveries she shares her delight, her wry humour, and keen sense of the ridiculous. In a darker mood we follow KJ in Somalia during the famine and in Rwanda after the genocide. The book will appeal to travellers; to those who have worked overseas and coped with culture shock. The writer, a psychologist, delves into history and sociology, revels in the bizarre and includes recipes collected along the way.
Hummingbirds in My Hair
When Pamela O'Cuneen heard her diplomat husband was being transferred to Suriname, her first reaction was: ‘Suri-where?' Neither she nor anyone she spoke to had heard of the country. Having spent sixteen years in Africa – a story told in her first book, Culture Shock & Canapés – she was prepared for surprises, but Suriname, the mysterious land of seven cultures, proved to be a multi-layered experience that tested all her powers of cultural adaptation. Hummingbirds in My Hair describes Pamela's move from rainforest Suriname to carnivalesque Trinidad where, beneath the sound of steel pans and soca music, a dark and violent history of enslaved people still influences politics today. Those who read and enjoyed Culture Shock & Canapés will welcome this second episode of diplomatic travels and travails, revealing that what goes on inside embassy walls in developing countries is not just endless champagne and silver spoons. The book unrolls with humour, delighting in a lively procession of multicultural characters and animals, and includes a variety of recipes collected along the way...
The House that Spoke
Lady Antonia Fraser has lived in the same house in Notting Hill for over sixty-six years. Here she shares memories of her home: a magical collection of vignettes featuring beloved pets, bombings, early years with Harold Pinter, children, books, parties and a whirl of literary London over the generations.
“It’s all true. I did walk into 52 Campden Hill Square in the autumn of 1957 and feel some extraordinary compulsion which my feverish imagination translated into a voice. And it was a voice that stayed with me. And at time of writing, summer 2025, still does.”
Životní příběh Jaroslava Uhlíře – Už dlouho šlapu po světě
Hudební skladatelé mají podle Jaroslava Uhlíře svého boha. Hitpánbíčka. Pokud skutečně existuje, Jaroslava si mimořádně zamiloval a obdaroval ho talentem melodičnosti. Mezi jeho přibližně šesti sty písničkami se hitů najde požehnaně: Severní vítr, Dělání, Není nutno nebo ikonický Holubí dům. Přestože většina jeho písniček vznikla původně pro dětské publikum, znají a zpívají si je beze studu i dospělí.
Tato kniha přináší obsáhlý rozhovor se skladatelem, ve které připomínáme nejen okolnosti vzniku notoricky známých hitů, ale vracíme se i do jeho dětství na pražském Žižkově. Svými vzpomínkami na spolupráci s vynikajícím skladatelem přispívá řada jeho spolupracovníků a kamarádů. A jaký by to byl celistvý pohled na Uhlíře, kdyby chyběli Svěrák a Šíp!
Ootlin
WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025Longlisted for the Women''s Prize for Non Fiction 2025''Extraordinary and uplifting'' OBSERVER''A triumphant tale of survival'' FINANCIAL TIMES''An extraordinary book'' LITERARY REVIEW''To read this book is to be reminded of the importance of kindness, of beauty and of storytelling'' iPAPER''A phenomenal memoir. I am in awe'' AMY LIPTROT''Beautiful, deep, transfixing . . . it will burn a home in your heart'' LEMN SISSAY''Essential reading, life-changing ... Beautiful, earth-shattering and unforgettable'' SAMANTHA MORTON''Mesmerising, heart-breaking. I''ll never forget it'' ANNIE MAC''Should be required reading'' CLAIRE FULLERThe government told a story about me before I was born.Jenni Fagan was property of the state before birth. She drew her first breath in care and by the age of seven, she had lived in fourteen different homes and had her name changed multiple times.Twenty years after her first attempt to write this powerful memoir, Jenni is finally ready to share her account.Ootlin is a journey through the broken UK care system – it is one of displacement and exclusion, but also of the power of storytelling. It is about the very human act of making meaning from adversity.
Loud
The empowering, inspiring, patriarchy-smashing first book by the TikTok and Spotify star Drew Afualo.
Drew Afualo is best known as the internet's 'Crusader for Women' and is at the head of a new generation of entertainment's rising stars, with more than nine million followers across her social platforms. She soon realized that men on social media were creating sexist content aimed at disparaging women, and also containing rampant fatphobia, racism, and other forms of bigotry with very real-life consequences. It didn't take long for her to step into the role of unofficial watchdog for misogyny, and her signature laugh is now recognized as a feminist call to arms.
Loud is part manual, part manifesto and part memoir. It is a summoning cry to rid the internet (and our hearts, minds, and lives) of terrible men and create a space to fight outdated patriarchal ideals. Above all, it makes it clear that behind Drew's fearsome laugh is a mission and a life philosophy, a strategy for self-confidence from the inside out, and a pathway to once and for all remove men from the centre of how women and femmes think about themselves.
Survival is a Promise
An exhilarating biography of the iconic poet, essayist and activist Audre Lorde Read these chapters like a collection of poems that speak in chorus in all directions. Understand each word as an opportunity for Audre’s fierce love, which is the same love that birthed the volcanoes and split the continents, to reach you, wherever you are.Audre Lorde was a survivor: of childhood disability injustice, of her best friend’s suicide, of the atomic age. She was a college activist against nuclear arms. A mother who knew poetry could help her children survive a racist world. And, ultimately, a cancer survivor, who understood the war going on within her cells was connected to the struggle against oppression taking place all around her.This stunning new account of Lorde’s life and work illuminates how, for Lorde, survival was not simply about getting through, or about resilience. It was about how to live on, and with, a planet in transformation. Lorde’s commitment to justice was intimately connected to her deep engagement with the natural world; with the planetary dynamics of geology, meteorology, and biology. For Lorde, ecological images are not simply metaphors but rather literal guides to how to be on earth, and how to live fully as a Black feminist lesbian warrior poet.In Survival Is a Promise, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, the first researcher to explore the full depths of Lorde’s manuscript archives, illuminates the eternal life of Audre Lorde. Her life and work swell to become a cosmic force, showing us the grand possibility of life together on earth.
I’m Fine
‘Honest storytelling at its finest’ – AttitudeIn 2024 a gay youth leader was jailed for 22 years. One of his victims tells why it took him two decades to call the policeIn 1996, at the age of fourteen, Richard Hall met a man who changed his life. Two and half decades later, he called the police. As a result, the man was jailed for twenty-two years. This is the story of what came before the police: how a teenage boy who had been hounded at school because he was gay walked into a world where he thought he would be safe, but which he was too inexperienced to navigate. In his naivety, he thought what happened next was normal, or somehow his fault. In a vivid, compellingly readable account, Hall recreates with unnerving frankness – and with surprising bursts of humour – the year in his childhood when the attention of older admirers went to his head, with lasting consequences for the rest of his life. I’m Fine is not just the intensely moving story of one mixed-up boy’s private hell. It also stands as a powerful warning about predators operating with the impunity conferred on them by ‘community’ status.
A Life and a Half
‘Charming, unexpected, honest’ RORY STEWARTThe gripping, remarkably candid story of one man’s unorthodox life before politics, from Labour minister and Sunday Times-bestselling author Chris Bryant‘It is often said that the politicians of today have no hinterland, but then along comes Chris Bryant with a fascinating, frank, funny and moving account of how he became one’ REVEREND RICHARD COLESBefore he was a politician, Chris Bryant was an Anglican priest, baptising babies and holding the hands of the dying. Before that, he manned the barricades in Latin America, and before that, he was the scared son of an alcoholic mother and an estranged father. This is a no-holds-barred account of a minister’s truly unconventional life before politics – one that has left Bryant equally at home behind the altar, in sweaty gay clubs, on the hustings or the stage. With characteristic frankness, he recounts growing up in General Franco’s Spain, acting alongside some of the most talented names of the day as a teenager, and caring for his brother and mother as she descended into addiction. He ran the family home from sixteen, became ordained at twenty-four and came out as gay shortly after. And that’s just the early years.A Life and a Half tells a gripping story of bishops and actors, drag queens and pushy candidates, stuffed with moments of joy and hilarity and sorrow and abuse. All while tracking the landscape of late-twentieth-century British politics, from Thatcher to the birth of New Labour. It is a memoir like no other.
Whispers of the Mind
Fans of Oliver Sacks and Gabor Maté will be intrigued by this journey into the human brain, full of fascinating stories—both personal and professional—by a neurologist who’s dedicated her life to understanding the body’s most complex organ.Do you hear them? The whispers that tell the untold stories of the human mind? In Whispers of the Mind, neurologist Carolyn Larkin Taylor shares stories, both professional and deeply personal, about her journey through the labyrinth of neurology. Composed of essays spanning from medical school to private practice, this memoir reveals Taylor’s growth as both a healer and a human being and, through vivid and compassionate storytelling, captures the essence of neurology—a field rarely associated with joy but rich in profound rewards. Each essay in Whispers of the Mind chronicles true events that highlight the intricate connection between the brain, heart, and soul and illustrate the resilience of the human spirit, lessons learned from patients, and the beauty found in the courage of those facing neurological challenges. In sharing her stories, Taylor invites readers into the mystique of the human brain, providing a heartfelt glimpse into the life of a neurologist dedicated to understanding and healing the most complex organ of all—the mind.
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.
