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.
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 ...
A tour de force of storytelling years in the making: a dual biography of two of the greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, that is also a murder mystery and a history of labor relations and socialism, big business and greed in twentieth-century America—woven together in one epic saga that ...
It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them―and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, America, Asia, and Australia, available for the first ...
As heard on BBC Radio Four - Book of the Week... A memoir of love, death and jazz chickens, Eddie Izzard''s fabulous Believe Me is his one and only autobiography...''I know why I''m doing all this,'' I said. ''Everything I do in life is trying to get her back. I think if I do enough things... that maybe ...
Zborník z vedeckej konferencie k 140. výročiu narodenia Spišská Kapitula 14. 15. november 2017 Kniha obsahuje 19 štúdií, ktoré prinášajú výsledky najnovšieho vedeckého výskumu k rôznym aspektom života J. Vojtaššáka: rodinné zázemie, príchod do biskupskej služby, pastoračné aktivity, zástoj pri budovaní ...
Why is F1 the perfect example for leadership, motivation and strategy? And what can we learn from it? How does a pit crew change four wheels in 1.9 seconds? And what does that mean for a company like Blackberry? What is Ron Dennis'' secret to good time management? And how can that help TV producers? ...
''In my world, the word inspirational gets bandied around a lot, but Jonny Benjamin is truly deserving of that adjective.'' - HRH The Duke of Cambridge''Jonny Benj….
People can’t stop talking about Stormy Daniels. She''s a world-famous, award-winning adult film star and director – and a proud woman who dared to take on the President of the United States. In Full Disclosure, Stormy tells the unvarnished truth about her extraordinary life. She describes her tough childhood ...
The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien\''s 125th Anniversary. In more than 40 years since Tolkien\''s death in September 1973, millions have read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and become ...