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The Strangers
LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2025Richly imaginative and powerfully empathetic, an intimate portrait of five remarkable Black men, and a meditation on race, estrangement and the search for home.''Thrilling and ingenious, propulsive and genre-defying: The Strangers is an outstanding book'' Bernardine Evaristo''Luminous and extraordinary... This book will be referenced for years to come'' Lemn SissayIn the western imagination, a Black man is always a stranger. Outsider, foreigner, intruder, alien. One who remains associated with their origins irrespective of how far they have travelled from them. One who is not an individual in their own right but the representative of a type.What kind of performance is required for a person to survive this condition? And what happens beneath the mask?In answer, Ekow Eshun conjures the voices of five very different men. Ira Aldridge: nineteenth century actor and playwright. Matthew Henson: polar explorer. Frantz Fanon: psychiatrist and political philosopher. Malcolm X: activist leader. Justin Fashanu: million-pound footballer. Each a trailblazer in his field. Each haunted by a sense of isolation and exile. Each reaching for a better future.Ekow Eshun tells their stories with breathtaking lyricism and empathy, capturing both the hostility and the beauty they experienced in the world. And he locates them within a wider landscape of Black art, culture, history and politics which stretches from Africa to Europe to North America and the Caribbean. As he moves through this landscape, he maps its thematic contours and fault lines, uncovering traces of the monstrous and the fantastic, of exile and escape, of conflict and vulnerability, and of the totemic central figure of the stranger.
Příběhy domů slavných i zapomenutých, 2. vydání
Autorka opět mapuje domy slavných osobností i těch neprávem pozapomenutých. V knížce vedle sebe defilují herci Dana Medřická, Jan Tříska, Milena Dvorská, Irena Kačírková, Jana Rybářová, Jaroslava Tvrzníková, Truda Grosslichtová, Eva Gerová, Světla Svozilová, Jiřina Šejbalová, Leoš Suchařípa či Jiří Lábus, zpěváci a hudebníci Petr Novák, Judita Čeřovská, Rudolf Rokl, Václav Talich, krasobruslařka Hana Mašková, režiséři Jiří Krejčík, Alfréd Radok, Zdeněk Svěrák, spisovatel Ladislav Fuks a mnoho dalších. Všechny je spojují neviditelné nitky osudů, jejichž vzájemné vazby jsou někdy až fascinující.
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No Woman Left Behind
After a decade manically scaling a Madison Avenue career ladder, Kate Grant jumped off in search of work that spoke to her heart. On a visit to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, in the Ethiopian capital, she finds her way. Bed after bed contains young women suffering from obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury that when untreated left women incontinent and too often relegated to life as modern-day lepers. The only cure: surgery. In NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND, Grant chronicles her journey, growing Fistula Foundation from a small start-up to global leader in fistula treatment, becoming ''The Smile Train of Vaginas,'' helping more than 100,000 women in 30 countries get the priceless gift of health. Inspired by doctors like DR Congo''s Dr. Denis Mukwege, Grant focuses on empowering African and Asian doctors, gaining vital support from an empathetic army of donors in nearly 70 countries. NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND is a call to action. Grant invites readers to join a growing global community committed to enabling some of the world''s most vulnerable women to control their bodies and their destinies. 100% of the net proceeds from NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND will go to Fistula Foundation''s Love-a-Sister program to fund free surgeries for women with childbirth injuries.
Risk
Alternating between two time periods, Risk is about Sue Norman''s journey as a pioneer in international whitewater kayaking and rafting competition. Outdoor adventure helped the author cope with the trauma of her mother''s diagnosis of acute multiple sclerosis when she was five, which rapidly forced her family into poverty and separation. As an adult, Sue was thrust into becoming a first-time parent after menopause to her four-year-old nephew. Her nephew''s early years were spent with biological parents who struggled with addiction and mental illness. Does Sue have what it takes to parent a child considered to be at risk? Risk explores how pursuing ''good risk'' through adventure can help one escape, and face, their fears.
Druhá šance: Jak mě pouliční psi naučili žít
Když Niall Harbison prodal svoji úspěšnou reklamní agenturu a odstěhoval se do Thajska, málem ho přemohly závislosti na alkoholu a drogách. Jednoho dne se probudil v nemocnici, na pokraji smrti, a uvědomil si, že musí něco změnit. Teď je z něj hrdina všech thajských pouličních psů. Pečuje o ně, krmí je a zachraňuje od různých nemocí a zranění, zkrátka – dává jim druhou šanci. Toto je výjimečný příběh Nialla i jeho chlupatých svěřenců.
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Sir Lewis
Hamiltonova cesta po sedemnásobného majstra sveta a globálnu superhviezdu je nepochybne dráhou športovej legendy. Napriek tomu, že od začiatku narážal na rasové bariéry a odpor, dosiahol na trati bezkonkurenčné výkony a svoju platformu využil na obhajobu sociálnej spravodlivosti a rozmanitosti. Celú generáciu športovcov inšpiroval k tomu, aby si plnili svoje sny. Kniha Sir Lewis skúma Hamiltonov trvalý odkaz a vrcholí jeho pôsobením za volantom ikonického tímu Ferrari a honbou za ďalšími titulmi.
Sonny Boy - Paměti
K fanouškům filmu se dostává exkluzivní autobiografie jedné z největších hereckých ikon minulého století. Al Pacino v knize popisuje svoje začátky v chudinských čtvrtích, temné dny trávené v ghettech a následnou lásku k hraní, která mu vydržela po celý život a udělala z něj filmovou a divadelní legendu. V knize samozřejmě nechybí detaily z natáčení nejslavnějších filmů, v nichž účinkoval, a také jeho názory na život a dobu, ve které vyrůstal.
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Cesta do Istanbulu
Gizela Munková patrila do židovsko-kresťanskej rodiny. Na jar roku 1945, na sklonku druhej svetovej vojny, zahynula ako zajatkyňa nemecky?ch koncentračny?ch táborov. Rovnako ako jej syn Juraj, manžel František a starší syn Tomáš, ktory? bol jezuitsky?m novicom. Mala štyridsaťštyri rokov. Túto mimoriadne ušľachtilú ženu autenticky približuje text jej zápiskov z cesty do Istanbulu. Z Bratislavy, kde jej rodina vtedy žila, sa tam vydala loďou po Dunaji a vlakom v roku 1933. Niekoľko strán svojho takpovediac reportážneho textu, ktory? pretkáva krátkymi úvahami, napísala zrejme predovšetky?m pre svojho manžela Františka. Odhaľuje sa v ňom nezvyčajny? pozorovací talent, hlbokpoznanie ľudsky?ch charakterov, spoločenská bezprostrednosť a náboženská úprimnosť tejto inšpiratívnej Židovky, matky a manželky, ktorá sa stala horlivou kresťankou.
Soukromí básníkovo
Paměti devadesátiletého básníka, autora dvanácti sbírek, který začal publikovat až ve velmi zralém věku. Soukromé i veřejné dějiny od druhé světové války po součast nost. Historie všedního dne pražského intelektuála na pozadí velkých dějinných zvratů.
Audrey Hepburn - An Illustrated Biography
A graphic novel biography of actor, humanitarian, and style icon Audrey Hepburn-best known for Breakfast at Tiffany's and one of the most enduring and beloved celebrities of the 20th century
Author Eileen Hofer and illustrator Christopher Longé peel back the myth of Audrey Hepburn in this graphic novel exploring the life behind her legacy.
From the trauma of abandonment and war to her dizzying rise to stardom and her commitment to charity work in her retirement, Hofer and Christopher show Hepburn as she was-and how she came by the strength and grace that made her so much more than a movie star.
Born into privilege, Audrey Hepburn lived an incredible riches-to-rags-to-riches life as her childhood was swiftly upended by World War II. During the course of her incredible career, she was a muse of Givenchy, only the third woman to win the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award), and an activist whose work for UNICEF earned her a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992.
Her inimitable charisma, deep empathy, and dedication to her craft built a lasting legacy-one that stands out among her peers during Hollywood's golden era.
Decades later, a cottage industry of books about how best to emulate her, a robot named Sophia that is based on her, and even a digital likeness (which was featured in an ad for Galaxy chocolate), all speak to her enduring legacy. Hepburn's skill as a performer and her magnetism won her generations of fans worldwide.
Her name is synonymous with elegance and a certain kind of movie stardom given the impeccable image she so carefully curated during her lifetime-an image which hid incredible resilience and strength.
Amnesiac
THE LADY BEST BOOKS OF 2024A haunted record of a life devoted to the visual art of the cinema and the written word, by Ireland''s greatest director and one of her finest novelists.In this vivid, moving and strange memoir, Neil Jordan – the author of classic fiction like The Past, Sunrise with Sea Monster and Night in Tunisia, and the creator of celebrated movies like Angel, Mona Lisa, The Crying Game and Interview with the Vampire – reaches deep into his own past and that of his family.His mother was a painter, his father an inspector of schools who was visited by ghosts, and Jordan grew up on the edge of an abandoned aristocratic estate in north Dublin whose mysterious ruins fed his imagination. Passionate about music, he played in bands and theatre groups and met, at University College Dublin, a young radical called Jim Sheridan. Together they staged unforgettable dramatic productions that hinted at their future careers. His first collection of stories and first novel, Night in Tunisia and The Past, were met with acclaim, but Jordan was also drawn to the freedom and visual richness of film, and worked with the great English director John Boorman on his Arthurian epic Excalibur. His own first movie with Stephen Rea, Angel, was a brilliant angular take on the horrific violence of the Troubles, and in the years since then his films have combined in a unique way, intense supernatural elements with reflections on violence and sexuality. Jordan describes his work with Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Bob Hoskins, Tom Cruise and many others, but this is not a conventional story of life in the movies. The book is an eerie meditation on loss, love and creativity, on inspiration and influence, by one of the most unusual artists Ireland has produced.
The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp
''A wonderful book, I don''t expect to read a better memoir for a very long time.'' ROBERT WEBB, author of How Not To Be A Boy''Funny and heart breaking in equal measure'' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character''The guiltiest of literary pleasures: a memoir that you open with trepidation and stay up til 6am to finish'' KATE SPICER, author of Lost Dog.''Compelling, edgy and always hilarious. Absolutely essential reading.'' JOSIE LONGWhen Krystal Evans was 14, the house that she shared with her mother and little sister burned down. Narrowly escaping by breaking a window and jumping out head-first Krystal suffered burns, smoke inhalation, and the unimaginable tragedy of losing her sister. That Evans has written such a warm and disarmingly funny memoir about what led the family to that fatal night, and how they coped with its aftermath, is nothing less than astonishing.This is a spellbinding story of growing up poor in America, living with a mentally ill mother, and having a wolf for a pet (really). From the indignities of being rejected from a summer camp for burn victims, to putting up with a succession of her mom''s increasingly shady friends and partners, Krystal and Katie''s childhoods were marked by adult chaos, inappropriate behaviour, and never knowing what the next day would bring.But, writing with joy, skill and candour, we witness Krystal growing as a person from the ashes of disaster into the confident, funny, and (reasonably) well-hinged adult, mother and comedian that she is today.At the same time, funny, tragic and inspiring, it is the story of a family dangerously close to the edge, and of a girl struggling to make her way into adulthood, once the smoke clears.
Down With The System
„Mi voltunk a modern zenetörténelem legvalószínűtlenebb listavezetői. Örmény-amerikai zenekar. Vad és agresszív metálriffek, mindenféle konvencióra fittyet hányó, tempóváltogatós ritmusok és örmény népi dallamok elegyéből álló, gyakorlatilag beskatulyázhatatlan zene, az egésznek a tetejébe pedig én, amint hol hörgök, hol üvöltök, hol lágyan énekelek. Meg persze a szövegek, ahol avantgárd bolondságoktól habzó szájú társadalompolitikai kirohanásokig terjedt a skála, akár egyetlen soron belül is. Nem volt könnyű hallgatnivaló.” Ennek ellenére a System zenéje világszerte hallgatók millióinak szívébe lopta be magát, mióta a kilencvenes évek közepén berobbantak a zenei életbe. Közel 40 millió eladott albummal, három Billboard-listát vezető lemezzel és hűséges rajongók hatalmas táborával a zenekar uralta az alt-rock és a metalszínteret, és újrafogalmazta, hogy a rocksztárok miről beszélhetnek és miről nem, mit tehetnek és mit nem, mit képviselhetnek és mit nem. Serj története sokkal több, mint rock 'n' roll mese: egy bevándorló története és egy aktivista ébredése is benne van. A Down With The System nyomon követi a főhőst Bejrúttól Los Angelesig, Örményországtól Új-Zélandig, és feltárja, hogy mindeközben mit tanult a zenéről, a művészetről, az aktivizmusról és önmagáról.
Mania
<p><b>*FEATURING A FOREWORD BY ROD STEWART*</b><br><br>Stuart Wood's love of music was ignited at fourteen when he, along with three schoolmates, formed a band. By the time he turned fifteen, he had left school to pursue a career as an electrician, blissfully unaware of the whirlwind that awaited him. Suddenly, he found himself living the life of a superstar, whisked away in limousines, pursued by frenzied fans on every continent, and thrust into the ranks of one of the bestselling groups in history.<br><br>Between 1971 and 1977, Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers achieved ten top-ten hit singles, four top-ten albums, two number-one singles and two number-one albums. For five years, they were the biggest pop teen sensation since the Beatles.<br><br>But the music industry was not all glitz and glamour. Stuart had no inkling of the ruthless machinery behind the scenes, exploiting his talent and dreams.<br><br>Rollermania swept the globe, the Bay City Rollers conquered hearts and charts, selling a staggering 300 million records. While many claim to know the full Rollermania story, for the first time, Stuart - one of the few people who lived it - tells his story. <i>Mania</i> is a celebration of one of the world's biggest bands and their enduring legacy, a rollercoaster ride through fame, fortune and the unforgettable music that defined an era.</p>
Patriot
Patriot is the unforgettable life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time.
Alexei Navalny's poisoning in 2020 by the Russian security services was a global news event. In 2024 he was killed in a brutal Arctic prison. He began writing Patriot whilst recovering from his poisoning; it ends with his secret prison diaries.
HUSBAND: He was a beacon to millions and became the sole political threat to Vladimir Putin. This is his life in his own words: his political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total commitment to taking on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and its people.
PRISONER: We witness his message of hope gain nationwide support, his many arrests and harassment, and the incredible attempt on his life. We understand why he felt he had to return to Russia. In prison, we feel the power of his unbreakable spirit and sense of humour.
PATRIOT: Patriot is as dramatic as Navalny's life - and full of the passionate belief that good and freedom will prevail. It is an astonishingly positive account of a heroic life.
One Sinha Lifetime
''That night, I''d survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact. Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble.... But what a gamble.''Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But for much of his life none of these seemed remotely imaginable.As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn''t quite fit. Who was he? An over-achieving schoolkid with the world''s knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he never once craved? A young gay man yearning to breathe freely? Or was he yet another flawed human being on a self-destruct mission?Amid life''s mayhem, it was frequently Paul''s love of facts in which he found solace, whether funding his lifestyle through quiz machines or simply trying to show off to his mates. Stumbling serendipitously into both a career in stand-up and a clandestine network of competitive quizzers introduced him to a new sense of purpose, a new identity, and, eventually, new love...A hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir of one man''s search for fulfilment, One Sinha Lifetime is an unconventional odyssey through love, family, and the joy of general knowledge.
Ambition Monster
An “intimate, intensely resonant memoir about workaholism, unresolved trauma, and the ‘addictive nature of ambition’” (Harper’s Bazaar), this is an anti-girlboss tale for our times for readers of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley.After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow. Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to be perfect, no matter the cost. “If you find yourself on the other end of burnout, trying desperately to figure out a new way forward—wow, is this book for you” (Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even).
The Post Office Scandal and Me
<p><b>WITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR ALAN BATES</b><br><br><b><i>'Jo is an inspiration', </i>Monica Dolan, who played Jo in the ITV drama, <i>Mr Bates vs The Post Office</i></b><br><br><i>'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2,000 into £4,000 within three minutes on that cold December night in 2003.'</i><br><br>Jo Hamilton was one of more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 based on information from the Post Office's faulty Horizon accounting system. She was told to put right a wrong she hadn't committed and pushed to the very brink of her existence - remortgaging her house, borrowing from anyone she could in order to repay money that she hadn't taken, and questioning her own sanity.<br><br>Immortalised in ITV smash hit drama, <i>Mr Bates v The Post Office</i>, this is Jo Hamilton's extraordinary first-hand account of how she built a Post Office that was at the very heart of her community and lost it all through no fault of her own. For the first time, beyond the headlines and the corridors of the High Court and the UK's political institutions, we will finally hear Jo's full story and the human side of this scandal as well as the untold struggle she faced during the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern history. Ultimately, this is a story of hope and the strength of community and the ability of a few to fight back against the odds.</p>
Men Have Called Her Crazy
<p><b>'A stunning self-portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism she has faced throughout her life.' - TIME Magazine</b><br><br>In early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression and self-harm. Over two weeks, she underwent myriad psychological tests, participated in numerous therapy sessions, connected with fellow patients and experienced profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor noted, "There is a you inside that feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside."<br><br>In <i>Men Have Called Her Crazy</i>, Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and followed. This is a memoir that speaks to every woman who has been made to question her own sanity, doubt herself and her worth. Anna Marie Tendler's powerful writing, insight and clarity enabled her to find a way out of the narratives that had been foisted on her since girlhood and create her own, new story. This beautiful and heartfelt book invites us to do the same.<br><br>This stunning literary self-portrait examines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. Yet overwhelming and despairing as that can feel, Tendler ultimately offers a message of hope. Early in her stay in the hospital, she says, "My wish for myself is that one day I'll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself." By the end of the book, she fulfils that wish.</p>
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.
