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.
Všestranná a dosud opomíjená osobnost českých dějinOsobnost Jaroslava Císaře byla dosud českým čtenářům prakticky neznámá. Kniha historika Zdeňka Pousty tento dluh napravuje. Cesta Jaroslava Císaře za poznáním vedla v roce 1912 do Spojených států, kde se hodlal věnovat studiu astronomie a matematiky. ...
Few can say they\''ve seen some of the most significant moments of the twentieth century unravel before their eyes. Marita Lorenz is one of them. Born in Germany at the outbreak of WWII, Marita was incarcerated in a Nazi concentration camp as a child. In 1959, she travelled to Cuba where she met and ...
A fascinating exploration of the life and work of one of America\''s most famous and enigmatic postwar visual artists Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his ...
Cena:12.72€ | Autor:Schulman, Michael | Rok vydania:2017 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:2-3 týždne | ISBN:9780571330997 | Vydavateľ:Faber & Faber
Artists Richard Avedon (1923-2004) and Andy Warhol (1928-1987) came to prominence in a time of profound change around the world. Amid that political and social upheaval, both men became renowned for their work, elucidating themes of portraiture, celebrity, gender, politics and religion. Avedon brought ...
From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human li
Vincent van Gogh nutzte die Kunst, um seine emotionale Reaktion auf die Welt auszudrücken. Verzückt von der Schönheit der Natur und gequält von den Sorgen der menschlichen Existenz, schuf er einige de
From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Vivienne Westwood, the flame-haired fashion designer and impresario. When Vivienne was a young woman, she wasn''t sure how a working class girl from England could make a living in the art world. But after discovering ...
So who is Louis van Gaal? An inflexible ex-PE teacher who only knows how to act like a dictator or a footballing visionary that has made him one of the greatest ever European managers? Wherever he has gone, Van Gaal has been accused of being a domineering disciplinarian and a control freak. He is certainly, ...
A comprehensive study of Nicole Kidman’s work through the lens of ten of her most iconic roles. Nicole Kidman (b.1967), internationally renowned and one of the most celebrated actors of her generation, has starred in a host of award- winning movies. She came to worldwide recognition for her roles in ...
A comprehensive study of George Clooney''s work through the lens of ten of his most iconic roles. A new title in the fascinating Anatomy of an Actor series from world-renowned cinema magazine Cahiers du cinema. This book explores the career of George Clooney (b.1961). A TV heartthrob doctor for five ...
Cena:24.99€ | Autor:Adria, Ferran | Rok vydania:2010 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:na sklade | ISBN:9780714859057 | Vydavateľ:Phaidon
A spirited portrait of the colorful, irrepressible, and iconoclastic American collector who fearlessly advanced the cause of modern art One of twentieth-century America''s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters ...
Living with Leonardo is a set of highly focused memoirs, a personal journey interwoven with historical research that encapsulates the author’s relationship with Leonardo da Vinci over more than half a century. We learn of his encounters with the vast population that surrounds Leonardo: great and lesser ...
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 ...
Minimal Film is a book on film narrated through the visual magic of graphic design or a graphic design book told through the evocative magic of cinema. The goal of Minimal Film lies in representing the emotion of cinema through extreme synthesis and simplicity of forms. Plus there’s colour, which makes ...
The bold, distinctive style of Paula Rego''s paintings has acquired for her not only an ever-increasing critical reputation but also an unusually large and enthu….
An uproariously funny essay collection from YouTube comedian and "New York Times" bestselling author of "I Hate Myselfie", Shane Dawson. Dawson gives readers a no-holds-barred look at moments both bizarre and relatable, from cult-like Christian after-school activities, dressing in drag, and losing his ...
Tough Mudder is not a race. It''s a challenge.Unlike other endurance events, Tough Mudder encourages team spirit. The course''s design forces you to seek help from others and with twenty obstacles, forty tons of ice and five hundred thousand litres of Grade-A mud set over ten to twelve miles, you''re ...