Historické osobnosti dokážu aj v dnešnej dobe vplývať na ľudí. Či už svojimi múdrymi výrokmi, vynálezmi, objavmi, úspechmi, ba dokonca aj neúspechmi. Všetko to, čo v živote dosiahli, aké mali detstvo, ako mysleli, žili alebo ako trpeli či zomreli, vám ponúkajú práve biografie. Biografia je teda v podstate akýsi životopis danej osobnosti. Rôzne knihy o slávnych vám ponúkajú aj mnohé kníhkupectvá. Azda najkontroverznejšou autobiografiou je Hitlerova kniha Mein Kampf, mapujúca jeho život a názory, ktoré sú podľa mnohých odborníkov zvrátené. V mnohých krajinách bola táto kniha dokonca zakázaná.
First advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de…
What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you''ve been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. This book ...
Kniha je zložená z doteraz nepublikovanej korešpondencie Ivana Kadlečíka a Albína Bagina. „Hypotetické otázky nemajú veľký zmysel, predsa sa však dnes neviem jednej vyhnúť, totiž akú rolu by v súčasnom negatívnom chaose a dezorientovanosti literárnej a spoločenskej zastával spisovateľ a literárny vedec ...
A stunning new authorized biography of Socrates—the iconic 1982 captain of Brazil’s greatest national soccer team to never win the World Cup. Socrates was always special. With his 6’4” frame and incredible skill, the attacking midfielder stood out. He was a hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine, ...
Kniha je o profesorovi Viliamovi Fischerovi, známom kardiochirurgovi, ktorý sa zapísal do histórie slovenskej medicíny 1. úspešnou transplantáciou srdca v SR (pacient žil plnohodnotným životom 9,5 roka). Realizoval tisíce srdcových operácií s výbornými výsledkami, porovnateľnými so špičkovými európskymi ...
Diego Armando Maradona: hero or villain? One thing is certain: he was the greatest footballer of his generation - and perhaps of all time. A poor boy from a Buenos Aires shanty-town, his genius with a ball took him to the heights of European and world football, and his struggle with the pressures of ...
Vydání autobiografie Josefa Hoffmanna připravila Moravská galerie v Brně společně s MAK - Rakouským muzeem užitého a současného umění. Kniha vychází nejen v česko-německé verzi, ale také v německo-anglické. Zájemci se v ní dočtou, jaké názory má tento proslulý secesní architekt a designér na svou tvorbu, ...
If ever there were Satanic Majesties of rock their name was Led Zeppelin. The band that out-sold the Rolling Stones and made Robert Johnson\''s deals with the devil look like a playground game of conkers were as high, inflated and glorified as their namesake. In Stephen Davis\''s scorching account of ...
The Wu-Tang Clan is American hip-hop royalty. Rolling Stone called them the 'best rap group ever' and their debut album is considered one of the greatest of all time. Since 1992, they have released seven gold and platinum studio albums with sales of more than 40 million copies. So how did nine kids from ...
The world-famous chef Rene Redzepi\''s intimate first-hand account of a year in the life of his renowned restaurant, Noma A Journal is a highly personal document of the creative processes at Noma and the challenges faced by its chefs over a twelve-month period in an unspecified year of the restaurant\''s ...
Už v druhé polovině roku 2014 vstupujeme do roku Dona Boska, v jehož rámci si roku 2015 připomeneme 200 let od jeho narození. Při té příležitosti vychází malý ilustrovaný životopis tohoto světce, určený především pro mladé čtenáře. Ti se v krátkých kapitolkách seznámí s mládím Giovannina, jeho slavnými ...
Historicky nejvýznamnější český panovník, římský císař a také největší Čech je tentokrát předmětem neobvyklého pohledu autorky na soukromí Karla IV. Čtenář se dozví, jak probíhalo panovníkovo mládí, jaké byly jeho lásky, kdo všechno patřil k jeho manželkám, že pojal za manželku "vdovu" po vlastním synovi, ...
In this breathtakingly inventive autobiographical novel, Eileen Myles transforms their life into a work of art. Suffused with alcohol, drugs, and sex; evocative in its depictions of the hardscrabble realities of a young queer artist''s life; with raw, flickering stories of awkward love, laughter, and ...
Pitch perfect From Funny Girl to A Star Is Born, the meteoric rise of Barbra Streisand In 1970 Barbra Streisand published a story in Life magazine titled Who Am I Anyway? It was the very question two leading photojournalists of the day Steve Schapiro and Lawrence Schiller were also asking as they photographed ...
Billionaire Boy: Mark Zuckerburg in his own words is a revealing insight into the mind and vision of the world's youngest billionaire and founder and CEO of Facebook.
In this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected cha
The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from the greatest tennis player of his generation No tennis player since Andre Agassi has captivated the world like Rafael Nadal. He's a rarity in today's sporting arena - a true sportsman who chooses to let his raw talent, dedication and humility define him. ...
Autor George Beahm Obálka Emil Křižka Preklad Dana Chodilová Vydavateľ Baronet Formát 16 x 23,5 cm, viazaná s prebaľom Počet strán 632 Rok vydania 2017
