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26 Marathons
Meb Keflezighi   Scott Douglas A world-class runner and four-time Olympian shares the life lessons he’s learned from each of the twenty-six marathons he’s run in his storied career. viac

A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining gui viac

After Auschwitz
Eva Schloss A story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her fifteenth birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother Fritzi, who was depo viac

Alan Turing: The Enigma
Andrew Hodges This is the official book that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Ala viac

And Away...
Bob Mortimer The long-awaited first autobiography by national treasure Bob Mortimer. Bob Mortimer's life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerve viac

And I don't want to live this life
Deborah Spungen For most of us, it was just another horrible headline. But for Deborah Spungen, the mother of Nancy, who was stabbed to death at the Chelsea Hotel, it was both a relief and a tragedy. Here is the incredible story of an infant who never stopped screaming, a toddler who attacked pe viac

Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
Myeongseok Kang Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information. After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th an viac

Beyond the Wand
Tom Felton viac

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his par viac

Bruce Lee
Matthew Polly Biografie filmové legendy Bruce Lee, který z bojového umění učinil globální fenomén, překlenul propast mezi východní a západní kulturou a rozbil zažité stereotypy Asiatů a Asijců-Američanů. Obsahuje desítky zřídka viděných fotografií filmové legendy Bruce Lee, viac

Christian Dior
Oriole Cullen Capturing the highlights of the major Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, this stunning souvenir celebrates the House of Dior from its foundation in 1947 to the present day. Haute-couture gowns by Christian Dior and the illustrious creative viac

Clint Eastwood
Jeffery Ryder A portrait of the man behind the myth details Clint Eastwood's personal life, his career as an actor, director, producer, and screen idol, and his new role as Mayor of Carmel viac

Confessions Of A Heretic: The Sacred And The Profane
Mark Eglinton   Adam Nergal Darski   Piotr Weltrowski "Rebellion is a part of youth. Sometimes it's dangerous. Instead of a sword, I hold a guitar in my hands. I'm in the same, rigid world but instead of Molotov cocktails, I've got a computer. It's a much more powerful weapon." Confessions Of A Heretic is the forthright and erudi viac

Conversations with J.K. Rowling
Lindsey Fraser The name J.K. Rowling is one that is on the lips of millions of readers worldwide, but before 1997 few people knew the brilliant woman behind the phenomenally successful Harry Potter books. And now, four books into the series, few yet know the real story of Ms. Rowling's childhoo viac

Danielle Steel - The Glamour, The Myth, The Woman
Nicole Hoyt A portrait of Danielle Steele, the world's most popular author--beautiful, talented, and wealthy--profiles her pampered childhood, four marriages, a grueling work schedule, nine children, a glittering social agenda, and a life rivaling her fictional heroines viac

Dare to Dream
One Direction It's hard to believe how much has changed for us in just a few months. From five guys who didn't even know each other to making it to The X Factor final, heading off on our first tour, recording our first album, and releasing our own music, we've written this book so you can get viac

David Suzuki
David Suzuki David Suzuki's autobiography limns a life dedicated to making the world a better place. The book expands on the early years covered in "Metamorphosis" and continues to the present, when, at age 70, Suzuki reflects on his entire life -- and his hopes for the future. The book begin viac

Diary of a Provincial Lady
E. M. Delafield E. M. Delafield's largely autobiographical novel takes the form of a journal written by an upper-middle-class lady living in a Devonshire village. Written with humour, this charming novel is full of the peculiarities of daily life. The Provincial Lady of the title attempts to viac

Dior
Jérôme Gautier Published to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s greatest couture houses, this gorgeous book combines Christian Dior’s classics with the newest creations. Christian Dior achieved immortality with his first collection in 1947. His ‘New Look’ amazed the world as it e viac

Doppelganger
Naomi Klein What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you’d devoted your life to fighting again viac

Everything to Live For
Turia Pitt V září 2011 se Turia Pitt, krásná 25-letá těžební inženýrka z Austrálie, rozhodla zúčastnit běžeckého závodu na 100km napříč nehostinou australskou krajinou, ktreý ji navždy změnil život. Pořadatelé závodu podcenili přípravy a několik účastníků ultramarathonu, včetně Turie, byl viac

Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8
Naoki Higashida Naoki Higashida met international success with THE REASON I JUMP, a revelatory account of life as a thirteen-year-old with non-verbal autism. Now he offers an equally illuminating insight into autism from his perspective as a young adult. In concise, engaging pieces, he shares hi viac

Fancy Party Gowns
Deborah Blumenthal As soon as Ann Cole Lowe could walk, her momma and grandma taught her to sew. When her mom died, Ann continued sewing dresses. It wasn't easy, especially when she went to design school and had to learn alone, segregated from the rest of the class. But the work she did set her spi viac

Fifty Years with the Golden Rule
James Cash Penney James Cash Penney was born in 1875 and died in 1971 at age 95. His father was a farmer and preacher, never financially successful, but a role model that inspired his son throughout his life. He taught his son to work hard, giving 110% to whatever job he was doing. He also taught viac

First Man
James Hansen In First Man, Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over 50 hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this “magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twenti viac

FORD
Robert Lacey Spanning more than one hundred years and four generations, this biography of Henry Ford, the automobile company he created, and the dynasty he founded, reflects the rise of industrial America and the American dream viac

Forrest Gump
Winston Groom Laugh, cry, stand up and cheer: Forrest Gump is everyman's story, everyman's dream. A wonderfully warm, savagely barbed, and hilariously funny 'tale told by an idiot', from the razor-sharp pen of a contemporary wizard. No one is spared and everyone is included. If you've ever viac

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. 'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. M viac

Harpers Ferry
Tracy Barrett Examines the personal background of abolitionist John Brown and the events surrounding the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859. viac

HWPO
Mat Fraser   Spenser Mestel Transform your body and mind with the definitive guide to building peak strength, endurance, and speed, from the five-time CrossFit Games champion and Fittest Man on EarthNo matter your level of fitness, no matter if you’ve never attempted CrossFit before, this book is your total viac

Insatiable: Porn - A Love Story
Asa Akira Asa Akira (28) has already had an extremely unusual life. Educated at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, she soon was earning a good living by stripping and working as a dominatrix at a sex dungeon. Akira has now built up a reputation for being of the most popu viac

Janet Evanovich
Donna Birdsell ABOUT THE BOOK What is a Jersey girl? "A love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair - and enjoying it all. She's got a mouth on her. She says what she mean viac

Just Add Water
Katie Ledecky "I never imagined I would make it to the Olympics, or be at this level, or write a book about this unlikely career that I've had. But I've really enjoyed the ride, this journey." Katie Ledecky is one of the best swimmers ever to compete. She has won more individual Olympic races viac

Le Corbusier Le Grand
Jean-Louis Cohen   Tim Benton A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier – one of the twentieth century's most influential architects. A decade after its first publication, the bestselling monograph Le Corbusier Le Grand is finally available in a new paperback edition. Documenting th viac

Myths and Legends of China
Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner The British diplomat, E. T. C. Werner, was an enthusiastic sinologist, too. That's why he stayed there after end of his carrier at British Consulate and worked futher on as Profesor and historian in China. This bibliografy is full of inspirative myths and legends and bring its re viac

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass In this, first and most frequently read of his autobiographies, Douglass provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying experiences as a slave as well as a harrowing record of his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom. viac

Nat Turner and the Slave Revolt
Tracy Barrett A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831. viac

Nine Inch Nails
Martin Huxley Sound, throb, and a long low wail of pure, hard pain...Nine Inch Nails. The world's most disturbing rock band is in effect one man singer and songwriter Trent Reznor. Since stealing the show during the original Lollapalooza tour in 1991, NIN has limned the hard edge of the techno viac

Not Fade Away
Rebecca Alexander Autobiografický příběh psychoterapeutky, extrémní atletky a aktivistky za práva handicapovaných osob, která se narodila se vzácnou genetickou vadou způsobující postupnou nezvratnou ztrátu zraku a sluchu. V knize popisuje, jak se s touto nepříznivou diagnózou vyrovnávala (vyrovnáv viac

Nothing Stands in Our Way
Lacuna Coil The full 20-year story of the Italian Gothfathers as told by the band in their own words. Illustrated throughout with rare and candid photographs, memorabilia and personal artefacts, here is the Lacuna Coil story in all its dark glory. Founder members Andrea Ferro, Marco Coti viac

One Direction
Marie Morreale  Together, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Liam Payne are One Direction, the British pop group that has taken the entire world by storm. Readers will discover how each of the fab five starting singing, how the group got together and kicked off its mu viac

Orlando
Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young noblema viac

Queen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother
William Shawcross Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August, 1900. Few could have imagined the profound effect she would have on Britain and its people. This official biography tells not only her story but, through it, that of the viac

Room to Dream
Collective of Authors NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An unprecedented look into the personal and creative life of the visionary auteur David Lynch, through his own words and those of his closest colleagues, friends, and family viac

Rosa Parks: My Story
Rosa Parks In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks writes candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet viac

Scars and Stripes
Tim Kennedy   Nick Palmisciano From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feel viac

Set the Night on Fire
Robby Krieger Set the Night on Fire is packed with never-before-told stories from The Doors' most vital years, and offers a fresh perspective on the most infamous moments of the band's career. viac

Somebody to Love
Matt Richards For the first time, the final years of one of the world's most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury's closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the viac

The Boys
Ron Howard   Clint Howard Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the ’60s and ’70s. Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviv viac

The Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien
Orange Hippo! A renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre. Drawing on his knowledge of languages, mythology and legend, he created an entire alternative reality, Middle Earth, and populated it with hobbits, orcs, ents, dragons viac