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.
Dvojjazyčná (česká, německá) kniha retrospektivních rozhovorů vedených v letech 2006-2011 Franziskou Lesák historičkou umění narozenou ve Vídni a žijící v Berlíně se spisovatelem a překladatelem Ivanem Binarem (*1942), s vydavatelem a knihovníkem Jiř ím Gruntorádem (*1952), s historičkou umění a básnířkou ...
Tretia časť fenomenálnej fantasy série Smrteľné stroje! Motory povesťami opradeného mesta Anchorage sa zastavili v nekonečnom tichu Mŕtveho kontinentu, kde sa kedysi rozkladala prosperujúca veľmoc menom Amerika. Tom Natsworthy a Hester Shawová si po dobrodružstvách vo vzduchu, pod hladinou i na rozheganých ...
Z pera významné brněnské klavíristky vzniklo mistrné dilo o práci operního režisera, který je již jak více třicetpětlet věrný městu Brnu. Jeho tvorba byla oceněna mnoha cenami a to jak na našem území tak v zahraničí. Kniha je doplněna fotografickou p řílohou.
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 ...
Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. Achieving eleven Top 10 albums ...
This is the first of two volumes that make up what is arguably the definitive Elvis biography. Rich in documentary and interview material, this volume charts Elvis\'' early years and his rise to fame, taking us up to his departure for Germany in 1958. Of all the biographies of Elvis - this is the one ...
Grunge, also known as the \''Seattle sound\'', is the sludgy fusion of punk rock and heavy metal that emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the early part of the 1980s. But it was the unexpected, seemingly overnight success of Nirvana\''s single \''Smells Like Teen Spirit,\'' in the fall of 1991, that ...
Cena:14.09€ | Autor:Gessen, Masha | Rok vydania:2012 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:2-3 týždne | ISBN:9781847084231 | Vydavateľ:Granta
This dazzling, unconventional biography shows us why, more than three centuries after his death, Rembrandt continues to exert such a hold on our imagination. De…
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 ...
Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Greenlights, Autoři : Matthew McConaughey, Rok vydania : 2020,.
Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Ribbentrop, Autoři : Michael Bloch, Rok vydania : 2007,
Čitateľovi sa po prvý raz dostáva do rúk ucelený a obsiahly životopis, so zmyslom pre mnohé detaily, dvoch teológov tak rozmanitých prístupov: "špekulatívneho" Karla a "vecne triezveho" Huga, napísaný innsbruckým riaditeľom Karl-Rahner-Archiv, prof. Neufeldom. Život bratov Rahnerovcov je príkladom plodného ...
Paul Poiret (1879–1944) led the fashion world in the first decades of the 20th century. His autobiography tells the story of the meteoric rise of a draper’s son to the King of Fashion. From his humble Parisian childhood, to his debut as a couturier, to his experiences during World War I, Poiret reveals ...
Autobiografie autora, známého českým čtenářům především jako překladatele knihy Hagakure (česky Moudrost samurajů, životní stezka samuraje z kraje Saga. Trigon, 1998). Nakladatelství Trigon publikovalo i jeho anglicky psané knihy Nensokan: moon in a dewdrop (2007), Hagakure: tricentennial anniversary ...
The world would be a better place if everyone continued to draw past their teens. But we''re told from an early age that art, especially drawing, won''t pay bills. You need to do something with your life, become a doctor, or a mechanic, or a. Teacher? If you really want to draw for a living, that''s ...
In the Limelight is the official Why Don''t We autobiography, full of never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes info about one of today''s hottest bands. When five guys decided to form a band, they never imagined that they would go from playing music online to playing tours across the world so quickly. ...
Druh sortimentu : Kniha, Fronta na smrt, Autoři : Michelle Lyons, Rok vydania : 2019,.
