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.
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 ...
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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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. ...
Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-FictionA New York Times Notable Book of 2015. A painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators – her father, Josef Stalin. Born in the ...
Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life.
Zažíváme nový fenomén s popularitou příliš nevzdálenou Jaromíru Jágrovi. Ano, máme pocit, že zíráme na zcela novou sportovní divu, která nás okouzlila svou osobností a rovněž strhla sportovními výkony, a navíc jde o ženu neorenesanční! Rodačka z Jablonce píše opravdu velký příběh. Od dětství vzhlíží ...
New discoveries and a fresh perspective, with unprecedented access to Richey''s personal archive On 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers, went missing at the age of 27. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later ...
The winner of the Guardian First Book Award that reinvented the biographic form. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up.
He is one of the most controversial sportsmen in history and a legend of Open Era tennis. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? A decade after his international number-one bestseller SERIOUS, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Now the undisputed elder statesman of tennis, McEnroe ...
Founding member of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine tells a never-before-heard story of the lifetime he has spent in rock ''n'' roll. But this extraordinary tale, riddled with his own personal ups and downs, is also the inside account of two of the most influential heavy metal bands ...
Cena:11.87€ | Autor:Harden, Blaine | Rok vydania:2013 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:na sklade | ISBN:9780330519540 | Vydavateľ:Pan Macmillan
Knihu Okultní kancléř (Siegfried Hagl) si môžete pohodlne objednať na iPark.sk Nakupujte v spoľahlivom internetovom kníhkupectve iPark.sk.
These are the complete journals of Sylvia Plath. "Everything that passes before her eyes travels down from brain to pen with shattering clarity - 1950s New England, pre-co-ed Cambridge, pre-mass tourism Benidorm, where she and Hughes honeymooned, the birth of her son Nicholas in Devon in 1962. These ...
