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Gaston Bachelard
This is the first English biography of Gaston Bachelard, a philosopher who bridged the worlds of science and imagination. Raised in rural France, Bachelard served in the First World War, worked for the post office and pursued degrees in science and philosophy while teaching in his local school. His journey led to a professorship at the Sorbonne, where he influenced many prominent postwar French thinkers. Known as both a philosopher of science and author of works on the imagination inspired by the elements – earth, air, fire and water – Bachelard needed to negotiate a constant tension between science and poetry, calculation and dream. This biography provides a complete portrait of Bachelard, illuminating his struggles with the nature of knowledge itself.
Roland Penrose: The Friendly Surrealist
"Penrose" wrote Andre Breton "est Surrealiste dans l''amitie" and ''The Friendly Surrealist'' is an apt description for the man who more than any other nurtured friendships and connections which introduced European Surrealism to the British art world. Roland Penrose embraced the fantasies and rebellions of the Surrealist movement through his friendships with artists such as Picasso, Man Ray, Miro, Ernst and Tapies. His own works, which often reveal the true emotions behind his relationships with his wives, Valentine Boue and Lee Miller, constitute an important contribution to British Surrealist art.
R.E.M. - Kapela, ktorá nechcela byť slávna
Na jar v roku 1980 sa zišla skupina hudobných exotov, aby odohrala svoj úplne prvý koncert na študentskej párty v Athens v štáte Georgia. V priebehu nasledujúcich rokov ovládli svet s albumami ako Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster a Green. Expresívna hudba, tajomné texty a osobitý hudobný štýl R.E.M. nemali obdobu a séria obrovských úspechov vyústila do získania roly hovorcov celej generácie.
Nechceli mať nič spoločné s tým, čo od nich chceli iní alebo čo od nich očakávali, prípadne do čoho ich tlačili. Niežeby nedokázali meniť názory. No svojím tempom, svojím spôsobom, keď boli na to pripravení. Odmietali písať skladby s tradičnou štruktúrou či texty, v ktorých by bolo možné rozoberať doslovný význam. Odmietali pracovať s producentom, ktorý požadoval, aby upravili piesne pre rádiá. Napriek, alebo azda vďaka veciam, ktoré by nikdy nespravili, ich publikum počas osemdesiatych rokov neustále narastalo. Keď držali v rukách nástroje, stačilo len vypiecť zosilňovače, odpočítať ďalšiu skladbu a urobiť trochu hluku. Všetci pripravení? Ako by povedal Michael Stipe na začiatku každého živého koncertu: „Táto skupina sa volá R.E.M. a robíme toto.“
Americký spisovateľ Peter Ames Carlin prináša strhujúcu hudobnú biografiu americkej rockovej skupiny R.E.M. a opisuje cestu štyroch priateľov – Michaela Stipea, Petra Bucka, Mikea Millsa a Billa Berryho úskaliami hudobného sveta. Pozoruhodne poetickým štýlom na stránkach presiaknutých nostalgiou vykresľuje históriu hudby 90. rokov až k takmer úplnému kolapsu veľkej hudobnej éry a zachytáva generáciu, ktorá prispela k etablovaniu rocku na svetovej scéne.
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All The Worst Humans
The man who used to pull the strings of the global media is now pulling back the curtain: a bridge-burning, riotous confession by a top PR operative who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media.
After nearly two decades in the PR business, Phil Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry that's made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what he's been up to for the past twenty years - and it isn't pretty.
From helping win the Qatar World Cup bid, to a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictator's son, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictator's wife a glowing profile in Vogue at the same time the Arab Spring broke out, Elwood reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and cover for politicians, dictators and spies.
But as Phil moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all - and his role in it - until he received a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Phil his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, he has decided to tell the full truth about who is the worst human.
Return to the Place I Never Left
A personal testament in poetry to survival, resilience, and the complex legacy of the Holocaust.In this harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust, survivor Tobias Schiff displays the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact of starvation on the human mind. Schiff was a teenager when Nazis deported his family to Auschwitz from Antwerp, Belgium, and he spent the next thirty-three agonizing months in numerous concentration camps. This deeply personal memoir-in-verse explores personal faith, identity, memory, and trauma across a lifetime interrupted by suffering. Through his eyes, readers witness the atrocities and struggles that defined his daily existence, feel his tenacity while beaten and starved, and learn what enabled him and others to cling to life while surrounded by death. Schiff's verse challenges dehumanizing narratives and provides an intimate view of the realities of life in Nazi death camps and the long-lasting impact of trauma. As racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia resurge and continue to pollute the modern era, his pain—imparted through concise, rhythmic verse—serves as a reminder of our collective humanity and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
The Real T E Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence, soldier and writer, the co-leader with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia of the Arab Campaign during the First World War, became a legend in his own lifetime. And yet to this day there is much about him which remains a mystery: two aspects of his character being of particular interest.This first is why, having become a famous figure with the world at his feet, did he choose, subsequently, to live a life of obscurity in the lower ranks of the armed service? he second concerns Lawrence’s sexuality. Some of his biographers have been accused of bringing ‘sex’ into their volumes, for reasons of sensationalism and publicity. To be fair, however, it was Lawrence himself who first raised the subject, by including in his book Seven Pillars of Wisdom (an account of the Desert Campaign), details of how he was captured and raped by the Turks. Lawrence, who never married, is known to have engaged in masochistic rituals. So, what was the true nature of, and explanation for his sexualit? his is the challenge of The Real T. E. Lawrence.
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
Come to Paris, August 2021, when the City of Lights was still empty of tourists and a thirst for long-overdue pleasure gripped those who wandered its streets.
After New York City emptied out in March 2020, Glynnis MacNicol, aged forty-six, unmarried with no children, spent sixteen months alone in her tiny Manhattan apartment. The isolation was punishing. A year without touch. Women are warned of invisibility as they age, but this was an extreme loneliness no one can prepare you for. When the opportunity to sublet a friend's apartment in Paris arose, MacNicol jumped on it. Leaving felt less like a risk than a necessity.
What follows is a decadent, joyful, unexpected journey into one woman's pursuit of radical enjoyment.
The weeks in Paris are filled with friendship and food and sex. There is dancing on the Seine; a plethora of gooey cheese; midnight bike rides through empty Paris; handsome men; afternoons wandering through the empty Louvre; nighttime swimming in the ocean off a French island. And yes, plenty of nudity.
In the spirit of Nora Ephron and Deborah Levy (think Colette . . . if she'd had access to dating apps), I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself is an intimate, insightful, powerful, and endlessly pleasurable memoir of an intensely lived experience whose meaning and insight expand far beyond the personal narrative. MacNicol is determined to document the beauty, excess, and triumph of a life that does not require permission.
The pursuit of enjoyment is a political act, both a right and a responsibility. Enjoying yourself-as you are-is not something the world tells you is possible, but it is.
Here's the proof.
Zendaya
Zjistěte, jak Zendaya dobyla svět filmu, televize a módy a stala se tváří celé generace. Autorka knihy, novinářka Alison James, popisuje každý aspekt hereččina dosavadního života a kariéry. Zachycuje jak její dětství a začátky herectví na platformě Disney Channel, tak i její doposud nejdůležitější role v celovečerních filmech jako jsou Největší Showman, Duna, trilogie Spider-Man z produkce Marvelu nebo slavný seriál Euforie. Samozřejmě není opomenuta její hudební tvorba, fenomenální vzestup coby módní ikony ani její romantický vztah s hercem Tomem Hollandem, představitelem Petera Parkera z filmu Spider-Man. Text je navíc doplněný o barevné fotografie ze života Zendayi.
Soon and Very Soon
The first biography of arguably the most influential gospel artist of the 20th century, brought to life through interviews with his collaborators, friends, and familyGospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His compositions—"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," "Through It All," "Jesus is the Answer," "Soon and Very Soon," and others—set the gold standard for gospel music and remain staples in modern hymnals today. He is often spoken of in the same "genius" pantheon as Mahalia Jackson, Thomas Dorsey, and the Rev. James Cleveland and was lauded as "the foremost gospel singer of his generation" by former President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama upon his death in 2015.In Soon and Very Soon,authors Robert Darden and Stephen Newby celebrate the countless ways that Crouch indelibly changed the course of gospel and popular music. Not least among them was Crouch''s progressive pursuit to address the sociopolitical issues of his time, including AIDS, prejudice, abuse, housing insecurity, and addiction. With his twin sister Sandra, Crouch served as minister of the church their father founded and ministered to individuals experiencing these issues despite ongoing criticism from some church members. Crouch''s group "The Disciples" were the first bi-racial musical ensemble in gospel music and performed in a range of venues from mega-churches to Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, in addition to network television programs ranging from Soul Train to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to Saturday Night Live. In doing so, Crouch and his Disciples introduced jazz, funk, classical, calypso, Latin and other musical elements into gospel. By the peak of his career, Crouch''s influence was so pervasive that he recorded, performed with, and composed for some of the most powerful names in popular music, including Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna.To illuminate the vivid world in which Crouch lived, Darden and Newby include interviews with surviving musicians, collaborators, friends, and family members, complete with musical analysis of Crouch''s compositions and lyrics. As a major intervention in gospel and popular music studies, Soon and Very Soon tells the fascinating and dynamic story of one of the true giants in American popular music.
Amid the Alien Corn
Amid the Alien Corn is a vivid, stylishly written memoir that takes its narrator from the bewilderment of childhood and youth towards the unfolding of a mother’s secrets, long suspected from a pervasive sense of something missing at the heart of his family. The book charts the journey from personal and political disorientation in apartheid Cape Town to professional fulfilment in Britain, where the discovery of an identity framed by the author’s commitment to literary study prompts a quest to explore the relationship between the individual and their times. To understand the roots of his mother Ruth’s emotional detachment, the writer pursues the truth about a family entwined within the systems of oppression that devastated the lives of Black Africans and European Jews throughout the 20th century.
The Infallible Fortune Teller
The best stories are true stories Tehran, 1969. An Assyrian fortune teller, who is well-known for her accurate predictions, informs a young woman, Mahin, that she would soon meet a young man with blond hair and blue eyes and travel the world. John, a British Engineer, is posted on a temporary assignment to Iran to estimate the costs of one of the Shah’s most prestigious construction projects. Following his arrival, he receives an unexpected invitation to the races where he catches sight of a breathtakingly beautiful young woman sitting with her friends. To his utter astonishment she appears to be pointing at him! Stunned by her appearance, and bewildered by her attention, his heart is in his mouth. What follows is a remarkable true story of love, passion… and good fortune, set in pre-revolution Iran – a country of cosmopolitan glamour that could not be further from the Iran of today.
This Writing Business
This Writing Business is a captivating memoir detailing Susan Elkin’s unexpected journey from secondary school English teacher to accomplished, wide-ranging journalist and author.When she encountered a promotional glass ceiling in teaching, Susan ventured into writing, beginning with opinion pieces for national newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph and The Times. From there, she quickly expanded her repertoire to cover topics as varied as woodwork, vegetarian cookery, theatre, classical music, and even the English wine industry. Her writing career soon became so diverse and successful that she transitioned to part-time teaching before fully committing to her newfound path.Over the years, Susan has authored 54 books, including English textbooks, study guides, and books on theatre, while contributing to a wide array of publications. With warmth, wit, and humility, This Writing Business recounts her inspiring transformation and reveals the joys and challenges of a life dedicated to the written word.
The Einstein of Sex
More than a century ago, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld first argued that gender and sexuality were fluid. Dubbed “the Einstein of Sex,” Hirschfeld grew famous (and infamous) for his liberating theory of sexual relativity. Today, he’s been largely forgotten. Journalist Daniel Brook reinvigorates Hirschfeld’s legacy, recovering one of the great visionaries of the twentieth century. As an advocate for trans acceptance and the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Hirschfeld served as intellectual impresario to Weimar Berlin’s libertine cabaret culture. Driven from his homeland by fascists, he embarked on a global survey of human sexuality and witnessed the diversity of gay life, as well as the impacts of imperialism and racism firsthand. Hirschfeld spent his final years in exile, working to debunk Nazi race science and warn the world of the genocidal dangers of racism. Rich in passion and intellect, The Einstein of Sex at last brings together this unsung icon’s work on sexuality, gender, and race and recovers the globe-trotting visionary who first saw beyond the binaries.
Židovské hrdinky
Seznamte se s více než stovkou židovských hrdinek, od biblických časů až po dnešek! Přečtěte si o jejich poutavých osudech i o tom, jak měnily svět a zažité představy o něm. Pocházejí z nejrůznějších koutů světa, zastávají rozmanité životní postoje a všechny dohromady nám ukazují, jak nezměrná je šíře toho, co nazýváme židovskou identitou. Inspirujte se příběhy o odvaze být sama/sám!
Centrum paměti a dialogu Bubny ( CpdB ) je příspěvková organizace Ministerstva kultury ČR, jejímž posláním je uchovávat paměť obětí šoa a být živým místem, které spojuje minulost s přítomností prostřednictvím vzdělávacích a kulturních programů. Mezioborové aktivity pro veřejnost i školy si kladou za cíl prosazovat toleranci, vzájemné porozumění a mezikulturní dialog. Hledá nové formy připomínkových akcí spojených s historickou pamětí místa a vybízí k odpovědnosti a osobnímu zapojení v boji proti všem formám antisemitismu, rasismu, nenávisti a diskriminace. Bude sídlit v rekonstruované budově nádraží Praha–Bubny, odkud bylo v letech 1941–1945 deportováno téměř padesát tisíc československých Židů a osob označovaných za Židy.
Název Centrum paměti a dialogu Bubny odráží novou vizi a hodnoty organizace, která usiluje o silnější spojení s komunitou, širokou veřejností a partnery. Odkazuje k místu paměti a zároveň vyjadřuje podstatu jeho fungování – respektuje minulost, ale evokuje živé centrum dění, zároveň má v sobě i připomínkový a vzdělávací rozměr.
Uplifted
How is a person changed by commitment to their passion, and how does their commitment change over time? These are questions that esteemed climber Sonnie Trotter asks as he reflects on the most thrilling adventures of his sport and his life.2025 is Sonnie Trotter’s 30th year climbing. He’s been at the forefront of the sport for most of that time, specializing in first ascents on rock faces most people cannot imagine scaling. In Uplifted, Sonnie recounts the most memorable moments of his career, also describing the rich relationships that are the spine of the sport. In addition, he investigates the psyche that draws one to and then evolves during years of engaging with this uniquely challenging endeavor. From learning to climb in an ancient grain silo in southern Ontario, to mastering some of the hardest, tallest rock climbs on Earth, Sonnie shares entertaining but candid tales about life on the road, living in the dirt, overcoming obstacles, and changing within his sport. He writes as if he is sharing stories around the campfire at the end of a great day, evoking that feeling of being bone-tired but loving the camaraderie so much so that you don’t want to retire to your tent. He embodies a “humble masculinity” in what is perceived as a high-adrenaline, hard-charging sport, but reveals that climbing is very much about careful consideration, insightful reflection, and balancing challenge and risk. Sonnie speaks openly about how his attitude towards the risks climbing demands has shifted as he has aged and his life’s circumstances have altered. Now married with two young children, he describes how he has reconciled these parts of his life and his identity. This is a crossroads that many – whether from commitment to a sport or through other circumstances of life – have faced and will relate to.
Timothee Chalamet Is Life
Indulge your inner Chalamaniac with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing fan book on everything there is to know and love about the modern icon that is Timothée Chalamet.From watching The Dark Knight for the first time to starring in the critically acclaimed movie Call Me By Your Name to playing the leading role in 2021’s highest-grossing film, Dune, Timothée has rocked the film scene and captured the hearts of fans around the globe. Timothée Chalamet Is Life captures his passions for film and fashion, his genuine and endearing personality, and his subsequent rise to fame. In this treasure trove of essential Timothée knowledge indulge in:A full biography capturing his early inspiration and first appearances on television and film screensA filmography of Timothée’s movies, including his highest-grossing film, Dune, and the significance of each role personally and professionallyChalamania, or Timothée A to Z, covering guilty pleasures, his hobbies, and his relationshipsOther iconic moments from Timothée, from his androgynous fashion choices to some of his favorite movies of all timeBoth a tribute to our beloved Timmy and a chic showpiece for any well-appointed bookshelf, Timothée Chalamet Is Life is a must-have for every Chalamaniac.The Modern Icons series takes you on a journey through the lives and legacies of cultural icons who have shaped our world, from fashion to music to media. With original illustrations and meticulously crafted prose, this series captivates and enlightens, offering a glimpse into the personalities whose unparalleled charm and authenticity have left an indelible mark on popular culture.The series includes: Taylor Swift Is Life, Beyoncé Is Life, Harry Styles Is Life, Rihanna Is Life, Zendaya Is Life, Lady Gaga Is Life, Adele Is Life, and Billie Eilish Is LIfe.
How to Lose Your Mother
The New York Times bestseller. Molly Jong-Fast's honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a mother you never really had – and a comfort to anyone who knows that love can be complicated. 'I was just bowled over by this book' – Nigella Lawson'A gripping memoir about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, loss and healing . . . exquisitely relatable' – Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone______Molly Jong-Fast is the daughter of acclaimed writer Erica Jong. How to Lose Your Mother is Molly’s despairing memoir about that intense mother–daughter relationship, a sometimes chaotic upbringing with a fame-hungry parent, and how that can really mess you up. But with her mother’s heartbreaking descent into dementia, and Molly’s realization that she is going to lose this remarkable woman, it is also a story of love, loss, confusion and deep grief. How to Lose Your Mother takes us behind the scenes of a fascinating and sometimes tumultuous family dynamic, revels in the gossipy details of Erica’s famous friends and enemies, and leaves us with a better understanding of our own most precious relationships. 'Conveys the mess, terror, loneliness and glory of familial love, in all its riveting complexity' – Claire Messud, author of This Strange Eventful History
Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn
By the mid-1980s, Holly Woodlawn, once lauded by George Cukor for her performance in the 1970 Warhol production and Paul Morrissey directed Trash, was washed up. Over. Kaput. She was living in a squalid Hollywood apartment with her dog and bottles of Chardonnay. A chance meeting with starry-eyed corn-fed Missouri-born Jeff Copeland, who moved to Hollywood with dreams of ''making it'' as a television writer, changed the course of BOTH of their lives forever. Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn is a story of how an unlikely friendship with a young gay writer and an, ahem, mature trans actress and performer created the bestselling autobiography of 1991, A Low Life in High Heels. This book about writing a book is a celebration of chutzpa and love as Holly, the embodiment of Auntie Mame, introduces Jeff to the glamorous (and sometimes larcenous) world of a Warhol Superstar. In turn, Jeff uses his writing (and typing) talent to give Holly the second chance at fame she craved. In turns hilarious and heartwarming, Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn is a portrait of the real Holly who loved deeply, laughed loudly, and left mayhem in her wake.
Člověk nikdy neví
Tom Selleck (*1945), americký herec, producent a scenárista, držitel Emmy a Zlatého glóbu, si v mládí přivydělával v reklamních spotech a uvažoval o dráze profesionálního hráče basketbalu, nakonec však zvítězil film. Jeho hvězdnou kariéru odstartovala role charismatického detektiva z televizního seriálu Magnum a poté následovala plejáda filmů od westernů, historických snímků přes kriminální dramata až po komedie, které stvrdily jeho herecké kvality. Nevyhýbal se ani epizodním rolím, například v seriálu Přátelé. Ve svých vzpomínkách upřímně a s vtipným nadhledem popisuje svůj osobní a profesní život, nelehké začátky v Hollywoodu i filmy, které ho vynesly až na vrchol slávy.
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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.
