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White House Years

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Kissinger’s invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time. One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, the New York Times bestselling White House Years covers Henry Kissinger’s first four years (1969–1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.Among the momentous events recounted in this first volume of Kissinger’s timeless memoirs are his secret negotiations with the North Vietnamese in Paris to end the Vietnam War, the Jordan crisis of 1970, the India-Pakistan war of 1971, his back-channel and face-to-face negotiations with Soviet leaders to limit the nuclear arms race, his secret journey to China, and the historic summit meetings in Moscow and Beijing in 1972. He covers major controversies of the period, including events in Laos and Cambodia, his “peace is at hand” press conference and the breakdown of talks with the North Vietnamese that led to the Christmas bombing in 1972. Throughout, Kissinger presents candid portraits of world leaders, including Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Golda Meir, Jordan’s King Hussein, Leonid Brezhnev, Chairman Mao and Chou En-lai, Willy Brandt, Charles de Gaulle, and many others.White House Years is Henry Kissinger’s invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time.

Autobiography of a Yogi

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Regarded as one of the most spiritual books of all time “Autobiography of a Yogi” is the story of Paramahansa Yogananda told in his own words. As Walter Y. Evans-Wentz remarks in his preface to the book “The value of Yogananda’s ‘Autobiography’ is greatly enhanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English about the wise men of India which has been written, not by a journalist or foreigner, but by one of their own race and training—in short, a book about yogis by a yogi.” This work takes the reader along on Yogananda’s spiritual journey from his upbringing in Gorakhpur, India, to his search for his spiritual guru, Yukteswar Giri, and ultimately to the founding of the Self-Realization Fellowship in the United States. Not only a great chronicle of a deeply spiritual life, “Autobiography of a Yogi” has also been hugely influential in disseminating the spiritual ideas of yoga and meditation in the Western world. Cited as an influence for such luminaries as Steve Jobs and George Harrison, “Autobiography of a Yogi”, will surely inspire readers for years to come. This edition reproduces the original 1946 edition.

FAME: Bad Bunny

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A QUICK BACKGROUND, FOR THE UNINITIATED: Bad Bunny is, without a doubt, the most popular entertainer in the world. In 2020, Spotify revealed that Bad Bunny was the most popular artist on their service— and that’s BEFORE the release of his THIRD album of that year, “El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo.” In the month of December, fans streamed Bad Bunny's songs more than 600 million times on Spotify, and another 500 million times on YouTube. Bad Bunny is currently a featured character in the WWE universe, who is currently UNDEFEATED at Wrestlemania-- the franchise's most-watched event. This biographical graphic novel explores how a nerdy grocery store clerk from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico became a cross-cultural sensation.

Mary Magdalene

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After 2,000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms—witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant new biography, Bruce Chilton, a renowned biblical scholar, offers the first complete and authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through groundbreaking interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus’ ministry and was a seminal figure in the creation of Christianity.Chilton traces the evolving images of Mary Magdalene and the legends surrounding her. He explains why, despite her prominence, the Gospels actually say so little about her and why the Catholic Church for thousands of years has sought to marginalize her importance. In a probing look at the Church’s attitudes toward women, he investigates Christian misogyny in the ancient world, including the suppression of women priests who patterned their activities on Mary’s; explores the impact of Gnostic ambivalence toward women on its depictions of Mary; and shows that these traditions still influence modern portrayals of her. Chilton’s descriptions of who Mary Magdalene was and what she did challenge the male-dominated history of Christianity familiar to most readers. Placing Mary within the traditions of Jewish female savants, Chilton presents a visionary figure who was fully immersed in the mystical teachings that shaped Jesus’ own teachings and a woman who was a religious master in her own right.

Киноспекуляции

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Тарантино-литератор так же легко ускользает от определений, как Тарантино-режиссер. Мемуары, история Голливуда, теория кино, зрительский дневник, палп-нон-фикшн или запротоколированный стендап, все это – «Киноспекуляции». Первую документальную книгу Тарантино посвятил фильмам своей юности, определившим его вкус и интуиции: от «Грязного Гарри» и «Рокки» до «Побега из Алькатраса». Автор наводит порядок на режиссерских кухнях своих предшественников, неизменно задаваясь вопросом: а как бы выглядела история кино, случись все иначе? Это полная искренней любви и азарта книга режиссера, чьи огромные познания, профессиональный опыт и связи в Голливуде позволяют быть убедительным даже в самых фантастических и спекулятивных построениях. Вы можете представить, как Брайан Де Пальма снял бы «Таксиста»? Квентин вам расскажет.В формате PDF A4 сохранён издательский дизайн.

A General History of the Pirates

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During the Golden Age of Piracy, a writer calling himself “Captain” Charles Johnson introduced London readers to the denizens of a savage world just beyond their shores. These pirates took up residence in readers’ imaginations, where they’ve been a mainstay of popular culture ever since.Pirate history especially resonates for American readers, as what would become the wild frontier of the American west began in the piratical eastern seaboard of Colonial times. When revolutionaries gathered in Philadelphia to found a continental republic, it was with a memory of the Pirate Republic founded eighty years earlier in Nassau and its attempt at self-government, ship-board democracy, and defiance of empire. When Grant arrived in Virginia to restore thirteen breakaway states to that republic, he came with a memory of Woodes Rogers’ arrival in the Bahamas to reclaim those islands for the Empire. The legacy of triangular trade, on which these pirates preyed and depended, has continued to play out across the nation’s history.For its contemporary readers piracy was serious business, and this book describes their exploits with a journalistic spirit. Johnson writes history, but history in the present tense. He editorializes, shares his personal knowledge of seamanship, and offers practical advice both to maritime merchants and to powerful policymakers. He draws stories from interviews with living pirates, draws from public and legal records, and develops historical context, bringing his own social analysis to bear. In some parts, he presents human interest stories as tabloid journalism with “a little the air of a novel,” recounted mostly because they’re interesting.And they are interesting: the bored gentleman and inept pirate Stede Bonnet as he arrives unarmed to a battle of wits with the experienced, savage, and polygamous Edward Teach; Teach, who said of this crew that “if he did not now and then kill one of them, they would forget who he was”; the scandalous pirate-thruple of Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and “Calico” Jack Rackham. To the present day, in countless works, across media, Johnson’s pirates and the world they inhabit live on.

More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2

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This is the 2nd volume of More letters of Charles Darwin and contains further extended studies of Darwin and his work , as well as brief notes of his biography.

The Return (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The acclaimed memoir about fathers and sons, a legacy of loss, and, ultimately, healing—one of The New York Times Book Review’s ten best books of the year, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century When Hisham Matar was a nineteen-year-old university student in England, his father went missing under mysterious circumstances. Hisham would never see him again, but he never gave up hope that his father might still be alive. Twenty-two years later, he returned to his native Libya in search of the truth behind his father’s disappearance. The Return is the story of what he found there. The Pulitzer Prize citation hailed The Return as “a first-person elegy for home and father.” Transforming his personal quest for answers into a brilliantly told universal tale of hope and resilience, Matar has given us an unforgettable work with a powerful human question at its core: How does one go on living in the face of unthinkable loss?NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Guardian • Financial Times“A tale of mighty love, loyalty and courage. It simply must be read.”—The Spectator (U.K.) “Wise and agonizing and thrilling to read.”—Zadie Smith “[An] eloquent memoir . . . at once a suspenseful detective story about a writer investigating his father’s fate . . . and a son’s efforts to come to terms with his father’s ghost, who has haunted more than half his life by his absence.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “This outstanding book . . . roves back and forth in time with a freedom that conceals the intricate precision of its art.”—The Wall Street Journal “Truly remarkable . . . a book with a profound faith in the consolations of storytelling . . . a testament to [Matar’s] father, his family and his country.”—The Daily Telegraph (U.K.) “The Return is a riveting book about love and hope, but it is also a moving meditation on grief and loss. . . . Likely to become a classic.”—Colm Tóibín “Matar’s evocative writing and his early traumas call to mind Vladimir Nabokov.”—The Washington Post “Utterly riveting.”—The Boston Globe “A moving, unflinching memoir of a family torn apart.”—Kazuo Ishiguro, The Guardian “Beautiful . . . The Return, for all the questions it cannot answer, leaves a deep emotional imprint.”—Newsday “A masterful memoir, a searing meditation on loss, exile, grief, guilt, belonging, and above all, family. It is, as well, a study of the shaping—and breaking—of the bonds between fathers and sons. . . . This is writing of the highest quality.”—The Sunday Times (U.K.)

Escapar para vivir

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Yeonmi Park no soñaba con la libertad cuando escapó de Corea del Norte. Ni siquiera sabía qué significaba ser libre. Lo único que sabía era que huía para salvar la vida, que si su familia y ella seguían allí morirían: por el hambre, las enfermedades o incluso ejecutados. "Escapar para vivir" es el relato de la lucha de Park por subsistir en el país más enigmático y represivo del mundo; su angustiosa huida hacia Corea del Sur a través del submundo de contrabandistas y tratantes de seres humanos de China; y su transformación en una destacada activista pro derechos humanos… todo ello antes de cumplir veintiún años. Hoy en día, Park es una líder influyente para las generaciones más jóvenes de disidentes coreanos y ha obtenido reconocimiento internacionalmente como defensora de los derechos humanos en todo el mundo. En resumidas cuentas, "Escapar para vivir" trata de la resiliencia del espíritu humano y el extraordinario poder del amor para vencer los horrores más espantosos y las circunstancias más desesperadas. "Tuve que aprender a amar a los demás", dice Yeonmi Park. "Y ahora estoy dispuesta a morir por ellos."

Вспомнить все: Моя невероятно правдивая история

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История его жизни уникальна.Он родился в голодные годы в маленьком австрийском городке, в семье полицейского, не имея особых перспектив на будущее. А в возрасте двадцати одного года он уже жил в Лос-Анджелесе и носил титул «Мистер Вселенная».За пять лет он выучил английский язык и завоевал статус величайшего бодибилдера мира.За десять лет он получил университетское образование и стал миллионером как бизнесмен и спортсмен.За двадцать лет он вошел в число кинозвезд первой величины и породнился с семьей Кеннеди.А через тридцать шесть лет после приезда в Америку он занял пост губернатора Калифорнии…Этот человек – легендарный Арнольд Шварценеггер. И в этой книге он вспомнит действительно все…

Radio Moments

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In the 1970s, '80s and '90s Britain witnessed what many in the business saw as the second great age of radio. It was a period when FM radio blossomed and local stations opened and broadcast across the land. It was a step away from the output of the national broadcaster, the BBC, which had held a monopoly on the airways since its inception. Broadcaster, station manager and regulator for over forty years David Lloyd was very much a part of this revolution and is, amongst his peers, well placed to tell that story.Lloyd describes the period as one of innovation, his aim to create a timeline of radio of this era through to the present day, to capture those heady days, the characters, the fun and heartache, life on the air, life off the air. And to revisit those station launches, company consolidations, the successes and the failures. Told with the insight of an insider, with his characteristic wit and a huge dollop of nostalgia, David Lloyd brings to life a unique age in broadcasting in this fascinating account.David Lloyd has spent a lifetime in radio and has worked with some of the UK's biggest names. An award-winning broadcaster, he was part of the first wave of commercial radio in the 1980s. He later joined the Radio Authority, where he was given responsibility for overseeing compliance across the commercial radio industry. A Fellow of the Radio Academy, he has been MD and Programme Director of LBC, a programmer for Virgin Radio and a BBC manager and broadcaster. He was, until recently, Group Editorial Director at Orion Media.

O tigre

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É dezembro de 1997, e um tigre devorador de gente espreita um vilarejo afastado no Extremo Oriente russo. A fera não apenas mata pessoas, ela as aniquila, devora por inteiro.Por isso um grupo de homens com cães de caça é enviado para persegui-la pela floresta densa e gélida. À medida que analisam os parcos restos mortais das vítimas do tigre, os rastreadores percebem algo impensável: os ataques não são aleatórios; fazem parte de uma vingança. Machucada, faminta e perigosíssima, a fera precisa ser detida antes que mais uma tragédia aconteça.Escrito com maestria e muito bem embasado, O tigre recria os eventos acima descritos ao mesmo tempo em que traça um impressionante panorama de uma paisagem inóspita e gelada e de seus habitantes, que, assolados pela pobreza do pós-perestroika, recorrem à caça ilegal para sobreviver, quebrando o equilíbrio natural que por milênios, antes da colonização europeia, do desflorestamento e da matança sistemática dos animais, permitiu que humanos e tigres coexistissem no mesmo território.A destreza e o talento de John Vaillant ao descrever o ameaçador tigre-siberiano, superpredador inteligentíssimo capaz de percorrer vastas extensões de florestas e montanhas, são magnetizantes. Uma narrativa envolvente sobre o embate homem versus natureza, com um desfecho apavorante no cenário extremo da taiga siberiana.“O equivalente de Moby Dick para a floresta.” Le Monde“Poucos escritores se esforçaram tanto para compreender seus monstros, e pouquíssimos os descreveram em uma prosa tão envolvente.” The New York Times Book Review

The Memory Chalet

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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year“[A] tremendously moving memorial to a first-class historian and essayist . . . humane, fearless, unsparingly honest.” —The Financial Times“[A] memorable collection from a memorable man.” —BookPage"It might be thought the height of poor taste to ascribe good fortune to a healthy man with a young family struck down at the age of sixty by an incurable degenerative disorder from which he must shortly die. But there is more than one sort of luck. To fall prey to a motor neuron disease is surely to have offended the Gods at some point, and there is nothing more to be said. But if you must suffer thus, better to have a well-stocked head." —Tony Judt The Memory Chalet is a memoir unlike any you have ever read before. Each essay charts some experience or remembrance of the past through the sieve of Tony Judt's prodigious mind. His youthful love of a particular London bus route evolves into a reflection on public civility and interwar urban planning. Memories of the 1968 student riots of Paris meander through the divergent sex politics of Europe, before concluding that his generation "was a revolutionary generation, but missed the revolution." A series of road trips across America lead not just to an appreciation of American history, but to an eventual acquisition of citizenship. Foods and trains and long-lost smells all compete for Judt's attention; but for us, he has forged his reflections into an elegant arc of analysis. All as simply and beautifully arranged as a Swiss chalet-a reassuring refuge deep in the mountains of memory.

Called Out of Darkness

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The first memoir from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Interview with a Vampire—a "very affecting story of a well-known prodigal’s return ... [a] vivid, engaging tale of the journey of a soul into light” (Chicago Sun-Times).Anne Rice was raised in New Orleans as the devout child in a deeply religious Irish Catholic family. Here, she describes how, as she grew up, she lost her belief in God, but not her desire for a meaningful life. She used her novels—beginning with Interview with a Vampire—to wrestle with otherworldly themes while in her own life, she experienced both loss (the death of her daughter and, later, her beloved husband, Stan Rice) and joys (the birth of her son, Christopher). And she writes about how, finally, after years of questioning, she experienced the intense conversion and re-embracing of her faith that lie behind her most recent novels about the life of Christ.

L'amie

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Le récit exceptionnel d'une amitié de trente ans entre deux écrivains. " Marguerite assise comme d'habitude, toute petite, à la grande table dans la pièce centrale qui donne sur le parc. On voit juste sa tête et ses épaules qui dépassent. Elle parle à voix haute, mais comme pour elle seule :? Il n'y a pas de roman sans amour. Dans mes livres, l'amour est là d'emblée, mais ce n'est pas en tant qu'amour qu'il est écrit, c'est en tant que scandale, dans sa portée dans la société qui est phénoménale comme la peste, comme le feu.Elle alterne le ton complice et le ton magistral.? Les désabusés, je ne les aime pas. Tu peux être désespérée mais pas désabusée. " L'amie, c'est Marguerite Duras, que l'on découvre ici à la fois dans son intimité et plus profondément dans son œuvre.

You Never Know

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There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck has lived every one of those miles in his own iconoclastic and joyful way. Frank, funny and open-hearted, You Never Know is an intimate memoir from one of the most beloved actors of our time, the highly personal story of a remarkable life and thoroughly accidental career. In his own voice and uniquely unpretentious style, the famed actor brings readers on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, his temptations and distractions, his misfires and mistakes and, over time, his well-earned success. Along the way, he clears up an armload of misconceptions and shares dozens of never-told stories from all corners of his personal and professional life. His rambunctious California childhood. His clueless arrival as a good-looking college jock in Hollywood (from the Dating Game to the Fox New Talent Program to co-starring with Mae West and escorting her to black-tie social functions). What it was like to emerge as a mega-star in his mid-thirties and remain so for decades to come, an actor whose authenticity and ease in front of the camera connected with audiences worldwide while embodying and also redefining the clichés of onscreen manhood.In You Never Know, Selleck recounts his personal friendships with a vivid army of A-listers, everyone from Frank Sinatra to Carol Burnett to Sam Elliott, paying special tribute to his mentor James Garner of The Rockford Files, who believed, like Selleck, that TV protagonists are far more interesting when they have rough edges. He also more than tips his hat to the American western and the scruffy band of actors, directors and other ruffians who helped define that classic genre, where Selleck has repeatedly found a happy home. Magnum fans will be fascinated to learn how Selleck put his career on the line to make Thomas Magnum a more imperfect hero and explains why he walked away from a show that could easily have gone on for years longer.Hollywood is never easy, even for stars who make it look that way. In You Never Know, Selleck explains how he’s struggled to balance his personal and professional lives, frequently adjusting his career to protect his family’s privacy and normalcy. His journey offers a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world. Beneath all the charm and talent and self-deprecating humor, Selleck’s memoir reveals an American icon who has reached remarkable heights by always insisting on being himself.

Eingekerkerte & Ausbrecher

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Heinrich Conrads 'Eingekerkerte & Ausbrecher' ist ein fesselndes Buch, das die Geschichten von Gefangenen und ihren spektakulären Ausbrüchen erzählt. Der Autor verwendet einen klaren und eindringlichen Schreibstil, der es dem Leser ermöglicht, sich in die düstere Welt hinter Gittern zu versetzen. Das Buch wirft auch einen Blick auf die sozialen und politischen Bedingungen, die zur Inhaftierung dieser Menschen geführt haben, und stellt die Frage nach Gerechtigkeit und Freiheit auf subtile Weise in den Raum. Mit zahlreichen Anekdoten und detaillierten Beschreibungen schafft Conrad eine atmosphärische Darstellung der Gefängniswelt des 19. Jahrhunderts.

Dev Saab

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A journey which resonates with millions of aspiring actors and artists. Vijay Kumar meets and shares the screen with his childhood hero The Legend Of Indian Cinema Dev Anand. Taking you on an adventure from his humble beginnings in New Delhi, India, later immigrating to London, England, before returning to Mumbai, India to pursue a career in the largest film industry on the planet. Vijay takes us on a passionate, personal & enthralling journey of perseverance. Through persistence & sheer ambition, Vijay ultimately established a trusting relationship and close personal bond with the legend Dev Anand. An insight into the life in front of & behind the camera, their friendship spans over 30 years and has endured the test of time & continues today with the Anand family. Vijay closely tell us of his accounts through an emotional journey as he documents the sacrifices it takes to make it in an unforgiving and fast paced film industry. Highlighting the ups and downs of his own journey while giving an insight into the film and media industry that claims the dreams of many each year. Profoundly moving, insightful and ultimately full of hope, Dev Saab gets to the very heart of what it means to visualize, believe and receive. A phenomenal memoir - the first of its kind. It is both a heart-rending tribute to the man Dev Anand once was, and a brave account of the passions and determinations that can take you from continent to continent to follow your dreams.

Will

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Ένας από τoυς πιο διάσημους πρωταγωνιστές του κινηματογράφου στις μέρες μας ανοίγει την καρδιά του και μιλά ανοιχτά για τη ζωή του σε ένα γενναίο βιβλίο, που πηγαίνει πίσω στα πρώτα παιδικά του χρόνια, παρακολουθεί την ιλιγγιώδη πορεία ως την ασύλληπτη επιτυχία του και περιγράφει τη συνεχή προσπάθεια να επιτύχει την ουσιαστική ισορροπία μεταξύ επιτυχίας, προσωπικής ευτυχίας και ανθρώπινης επικοινωνίας. Το Will είναι η ιστορία ενός από τα πιο εκπληκτικά ταξίδια στον κόσμο της μουσικής και του κινηματογράφου. Η μεταμόρφωση του Γουίλ Σμιθ από παιδί της δυτικής Φιλαδέλφειας σ' έναν από τους μεγαλύτερους σταρ του ραπ της εποχής του και στη συνέχεια σ' έναν από τους μεγαλύτερους κινηματογραφικούς σταρ που γνώρισε ποτέ το Χόλλυγουντ είναι μια πραγματική εποποιία, αυτό είναι όμως μόνο η μισή ιστορία της ζωής του. Ο Γουίλ Σμιθ θεωρούσε, δικαίως, ότι στη ζωή ήταν νικητής: δεν ήταν μόνο η δική του, προσωπική, επιτυχία, που δεν είχε στην κυριολεξία προηγούμενο, όλα τα μέλη της οικογένειάς του βρίσκονταν στην κορυφή. Μόνο που εκείνοι δεν το έβλεπαν έτσι: αισθάνονταν περισσότερο σαν ατραξιόν στο δικό του «τσίρκο», επτά μέρες την εβδομάδα σε μια δουλειά για την οποία κανείς δεν τους ρώτησε. Η μαθητεία του Γουίλ στη ζωή είχε πολύ δρόμο ακόμα μπροστά της… Το βιβλίο αυτό, η αυτοβιογραφία του, είναι το αποτέλεσμα ενός μεγάλου ταξιδιού αυτογνωσίας, για όλα όσα μπορεί να επιτύχει η ανθρώπινη θέληση και για όλα όσα μπορεί να εγκαταλείψει. Γραμμένο σε συνεργασία με τον Μαρκ Μάνσον, συγγραφέα του The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck, το Will είναι η ιστορία ενός ανθρώπου που αγωνίζεται να κατανοήσει και να ελέγξει τα συναισθήματά του, και φιλοδοξεί να μας βοηθήσει να κάνουμε το ίδιο.

Roger Maris

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Tom Clavin and Danny Peary chronicle the life and career of baseball’s “natural home run king” in the first definitive biography of Roger Maris—including a brand-new chapter to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his record breaking season.Roger Maris may be the greatest ballplayer no one really knows. In 1961, the soft-spoken man from the frozen plains of North Dakota enjoyed one of the most amazing seasons in baseball history, when he outslugged his teammate Mickey Mantle to become the game’s natural home-run king. It was Mantle himself who said, "Roger was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was." Yet Maris was vilified by fans and the press and has never received his due from biographers—until now. Tom Clavin and Danny Peary trace the dramatic arc of Maris’s life, from his boyhood in Fargo through his early pro career in the Cleveland Indians farm program, to his World Series championship years in New York and beyond. At the center is the exciting story of the 1961 season and the ordeal Maris endured as an outsider in Yankee pinstripes, unloved by fans who compared him unfavorably to their heroes Ruth and Mantle, relentlessly attacked by an aggressive press corps who found him cold and inaccessible, and treated miserably by the organization. After the tremendous challenge of breaking Ruth’s record was behind him, Maris ultimately regained his love of baseball as a member of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. And over time, he gained redemption in the eyes of the Yankee faithful. With research drawn from more than 130 interviews with Maris’s teammates, opponents, family, and friends, as well as 16 pages of photos, some of which have never before been seen, this timely and poignant biography sheds light on an iconic figure from baseball’s golden era—and establishes the importance of his role in the game’s history.

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