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A Lie About My Father
John Burnside recalls the failed relationship with his father, in the first of his trilogy of exquisite memoirsWith a new introduction by Megan Nolan‘A master of language’ Hilary MantelHe had his final heart attack in the Silver Band Club in Corby, somewhere between the bar and the cigarette machine. A foundling; a fantasist; a morose, threatening drinker who was quick with his hands, he hadn’t seen his son for years. John Burnside’s extraordinary story of this failed relationship is a beautifully written evocation of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father’s world: men defined by the drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. A Lie About My Father is about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made and how they fall apart, and about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father. ‘Memoir this good illuminates something larger than itself. It is an exercise in understanding, compassion and forgiveness’ Sunday TelegraphSaltire Scottish Book of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Stronger Than You Think
Beforethey purchased Wrexham AFC, Hollywood stars Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynoldswere told to contact two people: footballing legend Dixie McNeil and KerryEvans. When Kerry received that call from California, something inside hersparked at the words 'Would you like to come on a journey with us?'Bornwith cerebral palsy, Kerry battled indifferent doctors, relentless bullies and crushinganxiety to establish the life she'd dreamed of. At thirty, she suffered a near-fatalbrain bleed, leaving her without feeling on her right side and unable to walk. From rock bottom, Kerry fought to get her life back. Everything changed when shebecame Wrexham's disability liaison officer... and then Hollywood came calling. StrongerThan You Think offersa unique insider perspective on Wrexham's star-studded takeover, withfirst-hand insights into how two famous actors altered the fortunes of the cluband the community surrounding it. But this isn't just the story of Wrexham AFC. This is the story of how one woman's indomitable spirit enabled her to overcomethe odds stacked firmly against her and make an immeasurable impact on thelives of football fans with disabilities and their families.
I Put a Spell on You
The last of John Burnside’s three memoirs, I Put a Spell on You is an enthralling ode to love and wonder in all its forms With a new introduction by Seán Hewitt'A master of language' Hilary MantelThe first time he was played ‘I Put a Spell on You’, John Burnside thought he had never heard a more beautiful song – it was an enchantment, a fascination that would turn to obsession. Implicit in the song were all the ambiguities that intrigued him – love, possession, and danger. In this exquisite and haunting book, John Burnside evokes his coming of age from the industrial misery of Cowdenbeath and Corby to the new world of Cambridge, and follows his drifting thoughts and memories along the way: from uncanny encounters with ‘lost girls’ to digressions on voodoo, acid, and insomnia, alongside a cast that includes Kafka, Narcissus, Diane Arbus and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. The last of John Burnside’s three memoirs, I Put a Spell on You is a memoir of romance – of lost love and the love of being lost – darkened by threat, illuminated by glamour. 'Astonishing… Not just brilliant, but essential reading' Independent'Exact and enthralling' Tessa Hadley
Drystone
Kristie De Garis spent years running – from places, people and parts of herself. But chaos always followed.When she moved to rural Scotland, she hoped to find peace. Instead, in the space and silence, she was forced to confront everything she had tried to escape: racism, trauma, undiagnosed ADHD, addiction and the stark realities of motherhood.Then, in the land around her – and in the slow, stubborn craft of drystone walling – she began to see a different life. One that was quiet, deliberate, and her own.Drystone: A Life Rebuilt is unflinchingly honest and unexpectedly funny. A story about the weight of the past, resilience and the hard work of living on your own terms.Some things may never change. What matters is the life you build anyway.
Waking Up in Toytown
With wit, precision and grace, John Burnside's second memoir traces the aftershocks of a troubled childhood into troubled adulthood. With a new introduction by Sarah Perry‘Among the best writers of his generation, fully voiced and perfectly pitched’ Andrew O’HaganIn the early 80s, after a decade of drug abuse and borderline mental illness, John Burnside resolved to escape his addictive personality and find calm in a ‘Surbiton of the mind.’ But the suburbs are not quite as normal as he had imagined, and he relapses into chaos. He encounters a homicidal office worker who is obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock and Petula Clark, an old lover, with whom he reprises a troubled, masochistic relationship and, finally, the seemingly flesh-and-blood embodiments of all his private phantoms, as he drifts further into unreality. The second of John Burnside’s extraordinary trilogy of memoirs, Waking Up in Toytown is the story of one man’s search for sanity – but also the story of love that outgrows its restraints and a scorching enquiry into the soul, from one of our greatest contemporary writers. ‘Burnside’s memoir deserves to become a classic. Has anyone written about the direct experience of mental illness with such scrupulous observation and wit?’ Daily Express
The Republic of Parenthood
?If you are reading this, it means that I have just become a mother'' Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett began writing The Republic of Parenthood in the final weeks of her pregnancy. The plan was to document, in real time, what it means to be a parent in Britain today. But when her son was born five weeks early, she found herself catapulted into parenthood: a world of crushing love, and fear, and hope.Drawn from Cosslett?s agenda-setting Guardian column and beautifully illustrated by Pia Bramley, The Republic of Parenthood is a fearless account of the first years of this new life. From Rachel Cusk to Anne Enright, many seminal writers have tackled the subject but, as a new generation become parents, Cosslett uses razor-sharp honesty and great humour to explore the unique challenges they face. The Republic of Parenthood wrestles with the entire joyful, overwhelming, messy experience, whether writing about the impact of Britain?s catastrophic childcare system, or the quest for the pair of socks that can withstand a persistent toddler''s best efforts. At its heart is the understanding that something so entirely personal is also political; a paeon to love and pain, and one that will resonate with weary parents everywhere.
Molnár Ferenc és a „konvencionális hazugságok”
Molnár Ferenc életműve több mint egy évszázada „torkán akadt” a magyar irodalomtörténészeknek és esztétáknak. Ennek oka, hogy nagy terjedelmű munkásságát, de különösen a színműveit hiába próbálták különböző ideológiai sémákba szorítani és értelmezni.
Kortársai nem tették fel a kérdést: hogyan kelthettek művei olyan hihetetlenül nagy visszhangot? Központi témájával – a zsidó asszimiláció lehetőségei, bizonytalan perspektívái Európában – a kor égető problémáját vetette fel. Ez tette őt a huszadik század második évtizedében a világ egyik legnépszerűbb szerzőjévé, akit Nobel-díjra is felterjesztettek. Molnárt mindvégig foglalkoztatta az identitás átalakításának, a környezet és a jellem egymásra hatásának problémája.
Jobboldali kritikusai kétségbe vonták, hogy egyáltalán művészet-e, amit létrehozott. Szemére vetették, hogy Trianonra ügyet sem vet, „tudatosan elhanyagolja a nemzeti problematikát”, és az „erkölcstelen zsidó-kozmopolita Budapestet” jeleníti meg az irodalomban. 1918 decemberétől a kommunisták támadták azzal, hogy kiszolgálja a nagypolgárság ízlését, figyelmen kívül hagyja a társadalmi konfliktusokat, és nem képes megmutatni a polgári romlottság világából kivezető utat. 1948 és 1956 között színdarabjait egyáltalán nem játszották, de A Pál utcai fiúk című regényét, a kétségbevonhatatlan klasszikust még ekkor is kiadták.
Molnár mindmáig a legismertebb magyar író, napjainkban is sikeres színpadi szerző, akinek magánéletéről több könyv is megjelent. Ideje, hogy az életművét új megvilágításban is szemügyre vegyük.
This Happened to Me
<p><b>'A brilliant and moving account of a journey of healing ... Thank you Kate, for sharing your courage and your hard-earned wisdom.' - Bessel van der Kolk, author of <i>The Body Keeps the Score</i></b><br><b><br>'Price not only rises above the hurt and hate, she uses her hard-won insights to shine a light for others.' -Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author of <i>The Glass Castle</i></b><br><br>For readers of <i>Educated</i>, <i>The Glass Castle</i>, and <i>Know My Name</i> comes a powerful memoir that is a remarkable testament of survival and resilience. At once harrowing and inspiring, Kate Price's story is testament to the power to heal.<br><br>Kate Price grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania with her sister and parents. In leaving, she broke one of many, unwritten rules when it came to cycles of poverty, violence, addiction, mental illness, and abuse. She started a new life in Boston where she began to experience a series of hazy, horrifying flashbacks.<br><br>Through work with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, a trauma specialist and author of <i>The Body Keeps the Score,</i> Price discovered that her father had abused and trafficked her as a child. So began a 10-year quest with a journalist from the Boston Globe. Revisiting the hometown she thought she had left forever, the two found the proof Price had been searching for. <br><br>In her transformative memoir, Price describes how she broke free of that which had defined her childhood, to create a life and family on her own terms. From victim to advocate, from fearful child to empowered adult, <i>This Happened to Me</i> is a story of astonishing resilience and breathtaking determination.</p>
96: What The Queen meant to Us
280,000 people were determined to queue no matter the conditions. 280,000 people were there to witness and take part in a historical moment. 280,000 people felt they had to be there. These numbers comprise the people who queued for as many as 24 hours to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history. At its peak the queue stretched for 10 miles though London. In addition to the many thousands that formed ‘The Queue' there are millions of others with a story to tell about how this monarch had touched their own lives.This book includes 96 individual moments, memories and stories about what The Queen meant to us alongside hand-drawn illustrations.
Eyes of the Ocean
Syaman Rapongan—one of the Indigenous Tao people of Orchid Island near Taiwan—calls himself an “ocean writer.” His works blend Tao folklore and accounts of maritime life with keen critique of the social, psychological, and ecological harms of colonialism. Eyes of the Ocean is his literary autobiography, both a powerful story of survival in a settler state and a masterful portrait of the Indigenous artist as a young man. In colloquial and vivid prose, Syaman Rapongan depicts Tao beliefs in ghosts, practices of exorcism, and the parallel worlds that exist alongside the human realm. He recounts his difficulties speaking Mandarin in school, his experiences of racial discrimination and exploitation in Taipei, and his decision to return to Orchid Island to rediscover his cultural heritage, as well as his travels to visit other Indigenous artists in places such as Greenland. Eyes of the Ocean also tells the story of Syaman Rapongan’s formation as a writer, a practitioner of a genre of his own creation: colonial ocean island literature. Introducing English-language readers to one of the leading Indigenous writers in Taiwan, this book shares a profound and deeply humane vision of Oceanic art and identity.
And Then Came The Blues
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, in the United States, an average of twenty-four people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, and one in three women have experienced some form of domestic violence. One of those women was Katrina Brownlee, who as a twenty-two-year-old mother of two experienced hell at the hands of her then-fiance. He was a law enforcement officer - a group two to four times more likely than the general population to be abusive, and who are known for protecting their own. During his dangerous outbursts, Brownlee would call the police for help, only to see the cops turn their backs on her when her abuser flashed his badge. On a cold January morning in 1993, her fiance shot her ten times and left her for dead. Brownlee could have been just one more of the eleven women/girls killed per minute worldwide by a loved one. Instead, miraculously, she survived. Through hard work, faith, and perseverance, she recovered from her injuries and found a path through her trauma. She decided to become a police officer to help others in her situation, to be the ''good cop'' who had not been there for her when she had needed saving. In 2021, she retired from a highly decorated twenty-year career with the NYPD. As the founder of a support group for at-risk young women, Young Ladies of Our Future, Brownlee decided that the time had come to tell her story - the whole story - a story of self-empowerment, of healing generational trauma, and of turning pain into hope for herself and her community.
Hrdinovia v Žiline
Kniha, ktorá z nového pohľadu opisuje svetoznámy príbeh dvoch utečencov z Osvienčimu, R. Vrbu a A. Wetzlera. Dielo približuje čitateľovi útek dvoch mladých mužov, pričom pri podrobnom výskume v archívoch narazil autor na niektoré doteraz nepublikované informácie o ich úteku.
Na konci diela je opísaný vznik Pamätnej izby Vrbu a Wetzlera v bývalom židovskom starobinci na Hollého ul. 9 v Žiline. Práve v suteréne tejto budovy vznikol dokument o vyhladzovacom tábore Auschwitz - Birkenau, ktorý bol prezentovaný aj na norimberskom procese s pohlavármi nacistického Nemecka.
Sir Lewis (maďarský jazyk)
"...megálmodta magának a lehetetlent, majd túlszárnyalta saját legmerészebb álmait is."
Lewis Hamilton valódi sportlegenda és stílusikon, akinek útja a távirányítós autók iránti rajongástól vezetett a hétszeres világbajnoki címig, számos megdönthetetlennek hitt rekord megdöntéséig, a lovagi rangig és a felfoghatatlan népszerűségig. Hogyan vált az egyszerű angol srácból minden idők legnagyobb Forma-1-es pilótája, amikor sokáig az is kérdés volt, lehet-e egyáltalán a világ "legfehérebb" és legelitebb sportágának első fekete versenyzője?
Lewis győzelme a nehézségek felett azért is inspiráló, mert úttörő szerepet játszott abban, hogy a Forma-1 elérhetőbbé váljon a hátrányos helyzetű fiatalok számára. Hírnevét arra használja, hogy kiálljon az egyenlőség és a sokszínűség mellett, és a mai napig azért dolgozik, hogy a Forma-1-et és a nemzetközi sportéletet a pozitív változás motorjává tegye, új generációkat biztatva álmaik követésére.
Michael Sawyer hiteles és érzékeny életrajza végigköveti Lewis útját a helyi gokartpályáktól a Forma-1 csillogó, ám kemény világáig, különös figyelmet szentelve apjához - egyben menedzseréhez - fűződő bonyolult viszonyának. Megmutatja, hogyan tört Lewis rendíthetetlen elszántsággal a csúcs felé, miközben rasszizmussal és számtalan más akadállyal kellett szembenéznie minden lépésnél.
XIV. Leó - A béke apostola
"Veletek együtt vagyok keresztény; értetek pedig püspök." (Szent Ágoston)
"Habemus papam!" (Van pápánk!)
Az Egyesült Államokban született, multikulturális családban nőtt fel, Peruban volt misszionárius mielőtt püspök, majd Rómában a Püspöki Kongregáció prefektusa lett. Egy mondatban így foglalható össze egy életút, amelynek következő állomása új lapot nyitott a pápaság történetében.
Ki is valójában XIV. Leó?
Hogyan érthetjük meg ennek a kedves és szerény embernek az életét, az őt ihlető Szent Ágoston lelkiségét és Szent Péter székébe való beiktatásának körülményeit? Vajon az, aki kezdettől fogva a béke és a szeretet apostolaként mutatkozott be, képes lesz-e válaszolni azokra a hatalmas kihívásokra, amelyekkel az Egyháznak a mai zűrzavaros világban szembe kell néznie? A misszió és az evangélium jövője múlhat rajta.
Tizenhárom év a cári udvarban - A Romanovok utolsó házitanítója
A svájci származású Pierre Gilliard (1879-1962) az 1905-ös forradalom kellős közepén érkezett Oroszországba, és a polgárháború idején tért haza. Éveken keresztül élt a cári családban, és közelről látta II. Miklós, Alexandra cárné, négy lányuk és vérzékenységben szenvedő fiúk mindennapjait.
1913-ban hivatalosan is kinevezték a cárevics nevelőjének. A jó szemű megfigyelő, aki szívesen fényképezte a cári család tagjait, és aki egészen eredeti pedagógiai módszert fejlesztett ki Alekszej trónörökös nevelésére, egyformán szenvedett az önkényuralom hibáitól és Raszputyin befolyásától, és attól rettegett, hogy a cárizmus bukása véres anarchiába sodorhatja az országot.
A történelem vihara következtében szoros kapcsolat alakult ki Gilliard és a Romanovok között, úgyhogy a házitanító önként maradt velük a házi őrizetben Carszkoje Szelóban, és követte őket a száműzetésben Tobolszkba. Kivégzésük előtt két hónappal szakították el tőlük, és csak rengeteg megpróbáltatás közepette tudott Svájcba hazajutni Alekszandra Teglevával, a cár lányainak nevelőnőjével. Később még segített leleplezni a berlini ál-Anasztasziját.
It's Not Where You Start
My story is no different from countless other youngsters. I could easily have fallen into a life of crime, violence, alcohol, drugs and despair. I could have chosen to follow the negative path and repeat the cycle but instead I chose to dwell on the positive moments. It really doesn’t matter where you start but where you finish.Under the smiling face of ‘Glasgow’s Miles Better’, poverty and violence still loom large. Not everyone makes it out. But Scott Kyle did.Latch-key kid from the back streets of Rutherglen to award-winning actor and producer on red carpets around the world, Scott’s story is one of hope.With unflinching honesty and heart, he shares his journey, from a boy searching for belonging to a man determined to give back.It’s Not Where You Start is more than a story of survival – it’s a testament to the transformative power of love, laughter and compassion.
Between Prison and Freedom
This thrilling memoir documents the early life of Russian journalist and human rights activist Alexander Podrabinek as he and other dissidents fearlessly fought against the Soviet Union. Between Prison and Freedom chronicles Alexander Podrabinek''s deeply personal recollections of his early life fearlessly opposing the injustices of the Soviet Union. He vividly describes his turbulent journey from silently protesting at Pushkin Square as a teenager to his exile in a brutal prison camp for publishing Punitive Medicine. Between Prison and Freedom is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents, desperately loyal to their country and to each other, as they fought for freedom and justice, all while cunningly evading the KGB''s nearly successful efforts to break—or kill—them. Through his personal experiences, the dissident reality unfolds as an onslaught of surveillance and false accusations, corrective labor camps and exile, and a consistent disregard for basic human freedoms. In this captivating story about standing against tyranny, Podrabinek captures the spirit of the dissident movement, the painful intersections between personal and political in a dissident''s life, and the solidarity that kept the resistance moving forward.
Marlene Dietrichová a její utajovaná sestra
Kniha přibližuje životní pouť filmové hvězdy Marlene Dietrichové a její starší sestry Elisabeth, která prožila druhou světovou válku i zbytek života v Německu. Na pozadí převratných dějinných událostí, které formovaly Evropu dvacátého století, se odvíjí paralelní příběhy dvou žen, které rozdělila osudová doba.
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Ian Fleming's War
In 1953, Ian Fleming’s literary sensation James Bond emerged onto the world’s stage. Nearly seven decades later, he has become a multi-billion-pound film franchise, now equipped with all the gizmos of the modern world. Yet Fleming’s creation, who battled his way through the fourteen novels from 1953 to 1966, was a maverick – a man out of place. Bond even admits it, wishing he was back in the real war… the Second World War. Indeed, the thread of the Second World War runs through the whole of the Bond series, and many were inspired by the real events and people Fleming came across during his time in Naval Intelligence.In Ian Fleming’s War, Mark Simmons explores these remarkable similarities, from Fleming’s scheme to capture a German naval codebook that appears in Thunderball as Plan Omega, to the exploits of 30 Assault Unit, the commando team he helped to create, which inspired Moonraker.
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.
