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.
Kniha sprístupňuje českej a slovenskej verejnosti Polzerove Osudové obrazy ako veľkú inšpiráciu v prístupe človeka k vlastnému osudu. Ak sa ponoríme do týchto obrazov, je to, ako keby sme sa ponorili do prúdu karmických zákonitostí, spoznávame osudovosť stretnutí človeka s človekom a vidíme, ako sa autor ...
V literárnom diele Tajuplný Saint-Exupéry (Les mysteres de Saint-Exupéry, Stock 2009), za ktorý získal Jean-Claude Perrier Prix Louis Barthou 2010, sleduje autor stopy spisovateľa-letca, ktorý pred šesťdesiatimi siedmimi rokmi záhadne zmizol, v snahe vniesť svetlo do udalostí zastretých rúškom tajomstva; ...
The autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a superstar whose talent and charisma have made him one of the most famous people on the planet. Whether you know Athletics or not, and even whether you know sport or not, chances are you know Usain Bolt. The fastest man on the planet, not just now ...
In 2005 Steve Jobs gave his first and only ‘commencement address\'' – a lecture given to the graduating class at Standford University in the US, an audience of 23,000 students. This lecture was to be the most famous such address and resulted in 26 million viewers once it hit the web. This lecture was ...
"To Kill a Mockingbird "by Harper Lee is one of the best loved novels of the twentieth century. But for the last fifty years, the novel''s celebrated author, Harper Lee, has said almost nothing on the record. Journalists have trekked to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, where Harper Lee, known to ...
Victor Hugo býval katolíkem a roajalistou, ve dvaceti letech dokonce básníkem ultraroajalistické strany, ale zemřel jako republikán. Pokud se na politickou dráhu tohoto velikána podíváme v takovéto zkratce, může působit jako kariéra s násilným obratem čelem vzad, která se řídila během dějin, jako tomu ...
Cena:32.59€ | Autor:Washington, Booker T. | Rok vydania:2007 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:na sklade | ISBN:9781602068698 | Vydavateľ:Cosimo
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 ...
Hillary Rodham Clinton''s inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America''s 67th Secretary of State
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 ...
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe To Build a Fire by Jack London The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry The South by Jorge Luis Borges Good Country People by Flannery O Connor The Blind Dog by R. K. Narayan and Fifteen ...
'Riveting ... will be his masterpiece' Andrew Roberts, The New York Times No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. Hailed by…
Batman Character Encyclopedia contains more than 200 characters from the Dark Knight of Gotham City''s world. Packed with the latest Batman comic book art, stories, facts and statistics, featuring up-to-date information on DC Comics'' Batman characters, including Super Heroes and allies, such as Robin ...
“Such a privilege to have known and worked with him. A remarkable man and artist. I loved him.” — Mick Rock, 2016 A unique tribute from David Bowie's offic…
Drotárova cesta je prvou samostatnou monografiou vydanou nielen na Slovensku, ale aj vo svete, ktorá je venovaná výhradne jedinému drotárovi, resp. jeho rodine. Na pozadí príbehu Fera Húseríka, drotára pôvodom z Veľkého Rovného, publikácia zachytáva dejiny celého drotárskeho remesla. Príbeh jedného drotára ...
As the sixties dream faded, a new flamboyant movement electrified the world: GLAM! In Shock and Awe, Simon Reynolds explores this most decadent of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. Bolan, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Slade, Roxy Music, Iggy, Lou Reed, Be Bop Deluxe, David Essex ...
Nightclubs and music venues are often the source of a lifetime's music taste, best friends and vivid memories. They can define a town, a city or a generation, a…
Love music? Love illustration? Want to know more about some of the best musicians ever to record—from Bowie and the Beastie Boys to The Smiths and St. Vincent? Then Sound and Vision is for you. Featuring 100 of the coolest artists from the last five decades, Sound and Vision reveals the influencers and ...
