Биографии и Мемуары
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"„Tõde Trumpist“ annab vastuse kõigile neile, kes küsivad: „Kes ikkagi on Donald Trump?“ „Hoolikalt koostatud ja õiglane ülevaade.“USA Today„Ergutav ja põnev lugemine, mis põhineb intervjuudel ja dokumentidel ning võtab kokku kümneid aastaid meediakajastust, et rääkida lugu Trumpi lapsepõlvest, perekonnast, äritehingutest ja kõrvalepõigetest poliitikasse.“The Washington Post„Tasakaalukas, heade allikatega ja täiuslikult ajastatud.“Financial Times (UK)Eksklusiivsetel intervjuudel ja põhjalikul...
| Автор | Michael D’Antonio |
Vanameister meenutab oma lapse- ja nooruspõlve kuni 1965. aastani, kui ilmus «Monument», mis tõi talle ainsa hetkega kirjanikuna suure tuntuse. Raamatus on palju juttu kirjaniku kohtumistest maa-naabrimeestega Raikkülast, Uku Masingu ja Evald Saagiga, seiku ja pildikesi keemia- ja kompositsiooniõpingutest, aga ka meenutusi oma perest, koolikaaslastest, sõpradest ning Eesti elu-olust üldse. Mõistagi ei püsi Vetemaa rangelt kuiva eluloo formaadis, vaid elustab aeg-ajalt värvikaid juhtumisi ja...
| Автор | Enn Vetemaa |
Taasiseseisvumisaja ühe mõjukama ajakirjandustegelase, Postimehe kauaaegse juhi Mart Kadastiku raamatus „Nüüd ma siis kirjutan“ rullub lahti neli aastakümmet Eesti ajakirjanduse ajalugu, teljeks Eesti suurima ajalehe Postimees ja suurima meediaettevõtte Eesti Meedia ülesehitamine. Siin põrkuvad ning põimuvad isiksused ja ideed, lootused ja pettumised, siirus ja silmakirjalikkus. „Nüüd ma siis kirjutan“ on ajatruu dokument, aga ka tundlik mõtisklus ajakirjanduse olemusest ja ajakirjanikuks...
| Автор | Mart Kadastik |
1917. aastaks tundus, et sõda Euroopas kestab igavesti. Mõlemad vaenupooled võtsid kasutusele uusi relvi ja taktikaid ja ideid, et lõpetada patiseis, mis Euroopat hävitas. Saksa valitsuses torkas väikesele grupile pähe hiilgav mõte: miks mitte külvata veel enam segadust juba niigi kaootilisel Venemaal, saates Vladimir Iljitš Lenini, tol hetkel turvaliselt Šveitsis redutava kurikuulsa äärmuslase, kodumaale tagasi. Catherine Merridale'i «Lenin rongis» taaselustab Lenini ebatavalise rongireisi...
| Автор | Catherine Merridale |
Polina Žerebtsova sündis ja kasvas Groznõis. Tema päevikud katavad ta lapsepõlve ja noorukiiga, mille sisse jäid kolm Tšetšeeni sõda. Õpingud, esimene armumine, tülid vanematega – kõik see, mis on tuttav igale noorele – olid Polina elus kõrvuti varjendites redutamise, nälja, hävingu ja viletsusega. Vene nimega tüdruk moslemi kombel seotud pearätiga elas pidevalt kahe tule vahel. Ta nägi surma, võitles elu ja endaksjäämise eest. Pärast Groznõist lahkumist lõpetas Polina kõrgkooli ning sai...
| Автор | Polina Žerebtsova |
Follow a pioneer's journey from factory floor to CEO Road to Power is the story of how Mary Barra drove herself to the pinnacle of a company that steers the nation's wealth. Beginning as a rare female electrical engineer and daughter of a General Motors die maker, Barra spent more than thirty years building her career before becoming the first woman to ever lead a global automaker. With $155 billion in sales and 200,000 employees, GM is widely considered to be a proxy for the U.S. economy,...
| Автор | Laura Colby |
An expert on North Korea sheds new light on the enigmatic tyrant From his goose-stepping military parades to his clownish macho swagger, North Korea's Kim Jong-il is an odd amalgam of political cartoon and global menace. In charge of a nuclear arsenal he's threatened to use against the U.S. and Japan, the man, his motives, and the mechanisms of his absolute control over a country of twenty-three million people remains shrouded in mystery. In this second edition of his bestselling Kim Jong-il,...
| Автор | Michael Breen |
Inspiring life wisdom from people of all ages—based on the This I Believe radio program The popular This I Believe series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. This book brings together treasured life lessons of people from all walks of life. Whether it's learning the power of saying hello or how courage comes with practice, their intimate reflections will...
| Автор | John Gregory |
The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a «warrior woman for our times,» reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become the controversial face of school reform. She has appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, and is currently featured as a hero in the documentary «Waiting for Superman.» This is the story of her journey from good-girl daughter of Korean immigrants...
| Автор | Richard Whitmire |
Acclaim for Denis Brian's Einstein: A Life «The best account.... Superb insight.» –The Times (London) «Denis Brian's convincing picture…only makes our wonder grow at Einstein's sublime achievements.» –The Washington Post «Does much to reveal the man behind the image.... Brian's intimate work proves that in literature, as in science, taking a careful look can be a rewarding endeavor.» –Detroit Free Press «A fascinating, vastly enjoyable, deeply researched and fair account of Einstein the man.»...
| Автор | Denis Brian |
Vida Clandestina is the first U.S. publication of the dramatic memoir of an important Cuban revolutionary who led a dangerous double life from 1952 to1959. Educated at University of Miami, then a high-ranking manager and engineer for Shell Oil, Enrique Oltuski was also a leader in the urban guerilla 26th of July Movement in Havana and Santa Clara, risking his life to join forces with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, and working at the highest level of the Cuban government in the forty-three years...
| Автор | Enrique Oltuski |
On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors: «A well-written biography.»-New York Times On Stanwyck: The Life and Times of Barbara Stanwyck: «Madsen's admirably researched, insightful portrait of her aloof nature . . . reveals she was always torn between her wish to give of herself and her need to be in control.»-Christian Science Monitor On Chanel: A Woman of Her Own: «Fascinating . . . . Takes the reader behind the coromandel veneers of Chanel's life.»-New York Times Book...
| Автор | Axel Madsen |
In this frank, funny, and often challenging memoir about life in and out of the church, twenty-something Patton Dodd reveals his quest for an authentic experience of God. On his journey he attempts to pinpoint and justify his belief in God, first with the fervent absolutes that characterize a new believer’s faith but then with a growing awareness of the cultural complexities that define his faith and encompass his understanding of Christianity. When a spiritual awakening in his last year of high...
| Автор | Patton Dodd |
Praise for In Due Season «Paul Wilkes's memoir is a love story—and also a story of a struggle with the lover, in his case, God. The son of an immigrant, Wilkes felt that he was called to a priestly vocation, indeed a Trappist vocation. God sent him many signals that this was not his calling. So Paul had to settle for what he thought to be a second-best vocation—a very successful writer. God heaved a sigh of relief. Paul had finally 'got it.' He has written a memoir of the century.» —Andrew...
| Автор | Paul Wilkes |
"You can't beat this story for drama. . . . An omnibus of everything ever known, spoken, or written about Doc Holliday." -Publishers Weekly «An engagingly written, persuasively argued, solidly documented work of scholarship that will surely take its place in the literature of the Old West.» -Booklist In Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, the historian Gary Roberts takes aim at the most complex, perplexing, and paradoxical gunfighter of the Old West, drawing on more than twenty years of...
| Автор | Gary Roberts L. |
In 1991 Gerald Ratner was booked to make what should have been an everyday speech at the Institute of Directors. Should have been. When the words «total crap» come out of his mouth in connection with a decanter and glasses set sold by his company, H. Samuel, it all turned out slightly different. The Rise and Fall…And Rise Again tells the full story, in Gerald Ratner's own words, of what lead him to that point at the IoD, the horror of what happened in the immediate aftermath, the fallout and the...
| Автор | Gerald Ratner |
A fascinating account of a remarkable life that took the author, through hard work and determination, from rural England to the highest ranks of the United Nations Dame Margaret Anstee was born in the 1920s to a poor family in rural Essex. With the support of her parents and through her own determination, she graduated from Cambridge with first class honours, and entered the Foreign Office where she worked with the spy Donald Maclean shortly before his defection with Guy Burgess. Her career here...
| Автор | Margaret Anstee Joan |
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland «A well-written and timely book that reminds us of Grover Cleveland?s courage, commitment, and honesty at a time when these qualities seem so lacking in so much of American politics.» ?James MacGregor Burns, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1879-1898 «A handsome narrative of a crucial period in the career of one of our country?s...
| Автор | H. Paul Jeffers |
A compelling book that examines Gordon Brown's rise to power, his years as Chancellor, and his dramatic decision to give the Bank of England independence «An essential read for anyone who wants to properly understand political and economic policy developments over the past 15 years and enjoy some good insights about the future.» Neil Kinnock, Vice President of the European Commission and former leader of the Labour Party. «For twenty years one of the most sceptical and authoritative voices on...
| Автор | William Keegan |
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age «One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of America's Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business readers will be swept away.» -Publishers Weekly «Superb historical biography of one of the more colorful characters in American history . . . spirited. . . . Jeffers deftly weaves together intriguing stage-setting explanations of the age...
| Автор | H. Paul Jeffers |
Critical Acclaim for ADENAUER «A gripping narrative . . . brings to life an intriguing historical figure . . . an enthralling perspective on the processes that shaped the postwar world.» –Daily Telegraph (London) «Charts the ironies of Adenauer's complicated life. This is the story of a marathon man, but it is narrated at the pace of a sprinter and with the elegance of a hurdler.»–The Times (London) «Lucid and engaging. This is a well-researched and elegantly written volume which deserves a...
| Автор | Charles Williams |
The first in-depth look at one of the world's richest-and most secretive-businessmen Though his wealth is certainly no secret, the world's fourth richest man remains an enigma. Paul Allen made his fortune as Bill Gates's partner in Microsoft, supplemented it with questionable, though often profitable, venture capital schemes, and has since invested his wealth in a widely divergent list of interests. He owns the NBA's Portland Trailblazers and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. Among hundreds of smaller...
| Автор | Laura Rich |
An authoritative review of literary biography covering the seventeenth century to the twentieth century A Companion to Literary Biography offers a comprehensive account of literary biography spanning the history of the genre across three centuries. The editor – an esteemed literary biographer and noted expert in the field – has encouraged contributors to explore the theoretical and methodological questions raised by the writing of biographies of writers. The text examines how biographers have...
| Автор | Richard Bradford |
Michael Bloomberg rose from middle-class Medford, Massachusetts to become a pioneer of the computer age, mayor of New York, one of the world's most generous philanthropists, and one of America's most respected—and fearless—voices on gun violence, climate change, public health, and other issues. And it all happened after he got fired at the age of 39. This is his story, told in his own words and in his own candid style. After working his way through college and graduating from Harvard Business...
| Автор | Michael Bloomberg R. |