Биографии и Мемуары
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‘Our incredible story under a supreme manager shared in all its glory.’ Jordan HendersonThe definitive account of Jürgen Klopp’s astonishing revival of Liverpool Football Club.Liverpool Football Club’s stunning 2020 Premier League title victory deserves a place in the official record of great sporting achievements. The Reds became the first team in British history to hold the European Cup, Super Cup, World Club Cup and domestic league title simultaneously in a masterclass of free-scoring, full...
| Автор | Melissa Reddy |
A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour102 Boulevard Haussmann, an elegant address in Paris’s eighth arrondissement.Upstairs lives Madame Williams, with her second husband and her harp. Downstairs lives Marcel Proust, trying to write In Search of Lost Time, but all too often distracted by the noise from upstairs.Written by Proust to Madame Williams between the years 1909 and 1919, this precious discovery of letters reveals the...
| Автор | Marcel Proust |
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.Through the story of three generations of women in her own family – the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself – Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.Breathtaking in its...
| Автор | Jung Chang |
Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology – and explores the questions raised by premature birth. ‘A definitive history of neonatology, written with urgency and clarity, beauty and compassion. DiGregorio is at once a clear-eyed reporter and a mother who has lived through the reality of neonatal intensive care, and her balance of the two...
| Автор | Sarah DiGregorio |
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARIn the vein of the Costa-winning Dadland, with the biographical elements of H is for Hawk, The Fragments of my Father is a powerful and poignant memoir about parents and children, freedom and responsibility, madness and creativity and what it means to be a carer.SHORTLISTED FOR THE BARBELLION PRIZEMy life had been suspended, as though I had inhaled and was still waiting to let out that gasp of breath. I set aside my dreams for a future time when life might be...
| Автор | Sam Mills |
Книга посвящена деятельности сотрудников органов военной контрразведки в последние годы существования Советского Союза, предательски уничтоженного партийными функционерами. Автор описывает реальные исторические события: борьба с коммунизмом и фашизмом, Вторая мировая война, а позднее и холодная война. В лице армейского чекиста Николая Стороженко автор попытался создать обобщенный образ военных контрразведчиков эпохи СССР 70-80-х годов ХХ века, которые разгадывали и расстраивали планы противника,...
| Автор | Анатолий Терещенко |
Обычный офисный работник Виктор решается исполнить свою давнюю мечту – подняться на вершину горы Килиманджаро. Вторая волна коронавируса создает кучу препятствий – самолёты летают редко, билеты стоят дорого. А ещё прививки, документы, снаряжение… Но любитель приключений не сдаётся и на свой страх и риск летит в Африку, где никогда прежде не бывал. Что это – сценарий остросюжетного фильма? Нет, личный дневник москвича Виктора Александрова, сумевшего «сказку сделать былью»! Впрочем, дневник – не...
| Автор | Виктор Александров |
Настоящая книга знакомит читателя с историей и этнографией Средней Азии. В ней можно найти уникальные сведения о повседневной жизни этого региона, обычаях и нравах его населения, о тех социальных трансформациях, которые переживало среднеазиатское общество в конце XIX и начале XX в. В книге также рассказывается о том, каким образом Россия взаимодействовала со Средней Азией, какое она оказала влияние на ее развитие, кем были те люди, которые приехали в отдаленный регион сначала завоевывать его, а...
| Автор | Коллектив авторов |
В сборник памяти заслуженного тренера РСФСР по боксу Николая Петровича Исаева (1956–2019) вошли материалы из его личного архива и воспоминания о нем его родных, друзей, коллег и учеников.
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| Автор | Сборник |
Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson shares the shocking true story of Tyler, an abused eleven-year-old who, after stabbing his step-mother, had nowhere else to go.Knowing a little of Tyler’s past – his biological mother, a heroin addict, died of an overdose when he was three – Casey feels bound to do her best for him. It isn’t easy; Tyler continuously lashes out, even trying to attack Casey herself. Investigation into his earlier childhood reveals why: forced to watch his mother die...
| Автор | Casey Watson |
Foreword by Levison Wood, bestselling author of Walking the NileA comprehensive, fascinating and inspiring gallery of the great adventures that changed our world.Throughout history there have been brave men and women who dared to go where few had gone before. They broke new ground by drawing on incredible reserves of courage, fortitude and intelligence in the face of terrible adversity. Their endeavours changed the world and inspired generations.Spanning several centuries and united by the...
| Автор | Levison Wood |
First published in 2005 and now available as an ebook. Des Lynam’s autobiography gives a frank and opinionated insight into the man behind the myth.Des Lynam is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful personalities.Famously guarded about his private life, Des will attempt to set the record straight and talk about the ladies in his life, his childhood days in Ireland, as well as his early marriage and life in 70s London.Des takes us through his 30 years at the BBC from a reporter on local...
| Автор | Des Lynam |
Sunday Times bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson’s first heartbreaking memoir The Boy No One Loved now combined in a single volume with her shocking title Crying for Help about a troubled 12-year-old girl.The Boy No One Loved is the true story of Justin who was taken into care at the age of 5 after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey’s home. A childhood of hurt and rejection has made him aggressive, but this is...
| Автор | Casey Watson |
The definitive guide to the origin of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, from The Hobbit to The History of Middle-earth series – includes unpublished Tolkien extracts and poetry.The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write The Hobbit and how he created a work of timeless charm for millions of readers. He discusses the contribution of...
| Автор | Tom Shippey |
The Little Book of Zlatan is a celebration of one of the most charismatic, mercurial and talismanic footballers in the game, an individual so distinct, so talented and so perfect that he must refer to himself in the third person at all times. Throughout history, there have been many, many truly outstanding sportsmen and women. These are the individuals that have pushed the boundaries of their sport, set incredible new records or driven the human body to its physiological limits. Every day we...
| Автор | Malcolm Olivers |
‘Resilience can give you strength to keep moving forwards when you are caught in the rain or a storm, and keep you continuing on your journey through life. And it is a strength which resides in everyone.’Maya Yoshida, one of Southampton FC’s most admired players, is well known for his sense of humour on the field. However, underneath the convivial public persona is a man with unrivalled ambition, resilience and strength of character.Unbeatable Mind reveals the secrets behind Maya’s success and...
| Автор | Maya Yoshida |
An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last ‘grain race’ of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.In 1939, a young Eric Newby – later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent – set sail aboard Moshulu, the largest sailing ship still employed in the transportation of grain from Australia to Europe. Every year from 1921 to 1939, the vessels involved in the grain trade would strive to find the shortest, fastest passage home – ‘the grain race’ – in the...
| Автор | Eric Newby |
The world’s greatest haulier – a rags-to-riches tale of British entrepreneurialsim.If you’ve never seen an Eddie Stobart truck, you’ve never driven down a British motorway.This is the extraordinary story of a multi-million pound business that spawned a middle-class motorway game. Of dynastic struggles that ended in a merchandising shop opposite Carlisle cathedral.A quintessentially British tale – written by the inimitable bestselling writer Hunter Davies, and with the full support of Eddie...
| Автор | Hunter Davies |
It would be hard to invent a group of personalities more extraordinary than the British Royal Family – known as 'The Firm' by Prince Philip. With an eye on the past, present and future, this book takes a look at how the family really operates and reveals how they behave behind closed doors.This ebook is made from the 2009 edition.With showbiz stars and sporting celebrities now attracting the adulation once afforded to royalty, The Firm questions what monarchy is for.Is it a hangover from the...
| Автор | Penny Junor |
Если вас внезапно остановят на улице и попросят назвать имя самого вдохновляющего и забавного актера, скорее всего, вам на ум придет именно его имя. Что заставило его в 2014 году покончить с собой? Ведь у него было все – «Оскар» за «Умницу Уилла Хантинга», 6 премий «Золотой глобус», множество наград за лучшие роли, лучшего комедийного актера, лучшего стенд-ап комика. Целый мир обязан Робину Уильямсу тем, что однажды в кромешной тьме зажегся луч радости и доброты, который пытался осветить все,...
| Автор | Дэйв Ицкофф |
The Puppet Master is back with the inside story.Written by one half of the Fluck and Law partnership, which produced Spitting Image for many years, this book will catch up with creative spirit Roger Law to investigate life at sixty through the eyes of the puppet master.Roger Law, the evil genius behind the mocking, caricature puppets of Spitting Image – which lampooned Margaret Thatcher, ridiculed the Royal Family and gave birth to 'The Chicken Song' – unburdens his tormented soul and tells the...
| Автор | Roger Law |
The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson.A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in the UK, 13,000 of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. Many remain invisible to a system that would otherwise help them. Abigail is one of those children. This is her story.Ten-year-old Abigail has never known her father. Her mother, Sarah, has multiple sclerosis, and Abigail has been her carer since she was a toddler – shopping, cooking,...
| Автор | Casey Watson |
Originally published in 2000 and now available as an ebook. The bestselling autobiography of cricketing legend Ian Botham, includes his first-hand insight into the 1999/2000 winter tour to South Africa.Ian Botham’s bestselling autobiography is an intriguing cocktail of sex and drugs allegations, personal upheavals, confrontations with his peers, and remarkable achievements both on and off the field.From his heroic deeds against the Aussies art Headingly in 1981 through to the dark clouds...
| Автор | Ian Botham |
‘My future mother-in-law burst into tears when she heard her son was to marry an actress. There’s still something disturbing, I grant you, about the word “actress”. If an MP or some other outstanding person plays fast and loose with an actress the world is unsurprised. She is certainly no better than she should be, and probably French…’As well as being a mother (to the actresses Sophie and Emma Thompson) and a devoted carer to her own mother and mother-in-law, Phyllida Law is also a...
| Автор | Phyllida Law |