An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American ...
From the bestselling author of The Everything Store, an unvarnished picture of Amazon''s unprecedented growth and its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time. With the publication of The Everything Store in 2013, Bloomberg journalist Brad Stone revealed ...
''What surprised me was how entirely serene I felt. I was weightless, no forces exerting themselves on my body. To my left was the Space Station. Below me, gradually going into shadow, was the Earth. And over my right shoulder was the universe.'' In fascinating and personal detail, and drawing on exclusive ...
There is only one Arsene Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-renowned, revolutionary football manager discusses his life and career, sharing his leadership principles for success on and off the field. At Arsenal, Wenger ...
The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet and shares photos of his extensive unique personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public. This is the ultimate gift for Murakami fans. Haruki Murakami''s books have galvanized millions ...
"Hokej mi predĺžil detstvo takmer do štyridsiatky" - veta z úst Miroslava Šatana, ktorá asi najlepšie vystihuje, čo znamenalo naháňať sa za pukom pre jednu z ikon slovenského hokeja. A nielen pre ňu.Pre všetkých hráčov, ktorých mnohokrát nevšedné príbehy spoznáte v knihe Hokejoví hrdinovia.Název: Hokejoví ...
Kniha Srdcem baťovec představuje celkem devatenáct poutavých příběhů ze zahraničí, které mají jeden hlavní společný znak – nikdy by se nestaly, pokud by jejich hlavní hrdinové nespojili svůj život s firmou Baťa a nestali se tzv. baťovci. Baťovec – neboli člověk pracující pro firmu Baťa a ctící principy ...
The prints of darkness The art, theory, and woodcut print revolution of Albrecht Durer A polymath of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Durer (1471 1528) was a prolific artist, theorist, and writer whose works explored everything from religion to art theory to philosophy. His vast body of work includes ...
Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (June 1599 – August 6, 1660) is not only a leading light of the Spanish Golden Age, but among the most celebrated masters in all Western art history. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí all hailed his influence. ...
Svätý Charbel Makluf (1828 - 1898) bol kňaz, mních a pustovník Rádu libanonských maronitov. Pochádzal z rodiny skromných roľníkov, vytrvalých v modlitbe a v úcte k Panne Márii. Vo veku dvadsaťtri rokov odišiel z rodnej dediny i od svojej rodiny, aby sa tam už nikdy nevrátil. V noviciáte prešiel prísnou ...
