Životopisy (11431 kníh v kategórii )
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Victoria Gotti This Family of Mine ENFor decades, scandalous rumors and sensational tabloid headlines have obscured the truth about one of the most famous and intriguing families in modern history: the real players, the real relationships, behind the closed doors of the Gotti dynasty. Until now. Here at last is the explosive memoir that captures the Gottis as they are — unvarnished, raw, and real. And who better to tell this no-holds-barred story than…
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Zdeněk Šotola Thin Lizzy StoryBiografie, mapující vzestupy a pády jedné z nejvýraznějších a nejoriginálnějších skupin v dějinách populární hudby, kapely, k jejímuž odkazu se hlásí taková slavná jména světového hard rocku a heavy metalu, jako například Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard či Metallica. Životopis volně navazuje na předchozí „Příběh rockové legendy“, ve kterém se autor zabýval osudy glam rockového kvarteta Slade.
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Leoš Janáček Thema con variazioniTitul Thema con variazioni přibližuje život rodiny Janáčkových, do něhož hluboce zasáhla nejen smrt malého synka Vladimíra, ale i velká starost o dceru Olgu, jejíž zdraví bylo chatrné. Dokud žila, byla uklidňujícím prvkem, jak ostatně dokládá i tato...
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The Rolling Stones 50 ENOn Thursday 12 July 1962 the Rolling Stones went on stage at the Marquee Club in London’s Oxford Street. In the intervening fifty years the Stones have performed live in front of more people than any band... ever. They’ve played the smallest blues clubs and some of the biggest stadium tours of all time. They’ve had No.1 singles and albums in every country that has a popular music chart and have helped define popular…
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Edward Lucas The New Cold War ENThe first book to explain how the Kremlin’s increasingly authoritarian and aggressive stance threatens Europe, America and the world. With a preface by Norman Davies, author of Europe: A History. Revised and updated following Russia's attack on Georgia. In the 1990s, Russia was the sick man of Europe, but the rise to power of former KGB officer Vladimir Putin in 1999 coincided with a huge hike in world oil and…
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George Carpozi, William Balsamo The MafiaHow did the Mob evolve from a disorganised gang of uncouth killers into the deadly 'international corporation' it is today? Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised ...
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Joanne Harris The Lollipop Shoes ENSeeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l´Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change... But this new…
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Venerable Fr. Germanus The Life of St. Gemma Galgani ENSt. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) was a mystic, stigmatist, visionary, ecstatic, victim soul, discerner of spirits, seer of hidden things, prophetess, spouse of Christ, zealot for souls and devotee of the Poor Souls in Purgatory. She died at only 25. Her mother was also saintly, and it is beautiful to see how she helped cultivate this lily of purity. See how Gemma made great sacrifices painful to human nature from her…
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Jack Samson The Flying Tiger ENA definitive biography of the legendary leader of the Flying Tigers and the U.S. Fourteenth Air Force in China.
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Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question ENJulian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular and disappointed BBC worker, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never quite lost touch with each other - or with their former teacher, Libor Sevick.Man Bookers Prize 2010!
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William J. Dobson The Dictator's Learning Curve ENIt’s not easy being a dictator these days. From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, downtown Caracas to the Forbidden City, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy. The problem is that today’s authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regime of North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with…
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Robert Lacey The CrownElizabeth Mountbatten nečekala, že její otec zemře tak náhle a tak mladý. Navíc za sebou zanechal prázdný trůn a vládu nad Britským impériem. Veškerá zodpovědnost nyní přechází na mladou Elizabeth, která má už tak co dělat...
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Barney Stinson, Matt Kuhn The Bro Code ENEveryone's life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. BUt Bros in the know call this holy grail the Bro Code...
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