Eat a peach : a memoir - david chang

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious--an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure. "David puts words to so many of the things we all feel, sharing generously of his own journey so we can all benefit in the process."--Chrissy Teigen NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - Fortune - Parade - The New York Public Library - Garden & Gun In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny, stark space in Manhattan's East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant noodles in Styrofoam cups. It would have been impossible to know it at the time--and certainly Chang would have bet against himself--but he, who had failed at almost every endeavor in his life, was about to become one of the most influential chefs of his generation, driven by the question, "What if the underground could become the mainstream?" Chang grew up the youngest son of a deeply religious Korean American family in Virginia. Graduating college aimless and depressed, he fled the States for Japan, hoping to find some sense of belonging. While teaching English in a backwater town, he experienced the highs of his first full-blown manic episode, and began to think that the cooking and sharing of food could give him both purpose and agency in his life. Full of grace, candor, grit, and humor, Eat a Peach chronicles Chang's switchback path. He lays bare his mistakes and wonders about his extraordinary luck as he recounts the improbable series of events that led him to the top of his profession. He wrestles with his lifelong feelings of otherness and inadequacy, explores the mental illness that almost killed him, and finds hope in the shared value of deliciousness. Along the way, Chang gives us a penetrating look at restaurant life, in which he balances his deep love for the kitchen with unflinching honesty about the industry's history of brutishness and its uncertain future. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The celebrated chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his New York Times bestselling memoir.In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in Manhattan's East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, served ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant noodles in Styrofoam cups. Eat a Peach chronicles Chang's journey to becoming one of the most influential chefs of his generation. Laying bare his mistakes and feelings of otherness and inadequacy, Chang gives us a penetrating look at restaurant life...'Full of humour and honesty, it provides nourishment and a sense of solidarity' New York TimesFor fans of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential and Nigel Slater's Toast (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth."Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.With Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare.As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do, until enough was enough. Full of behind the scenes details and intimate interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink. But at its core, this beautifully written, winding journey of what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others is an ode to stepping into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Here's a partial list of things I don't believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Vampires. Zombies. Homeopathy. Note that "witches" and "witchcraft" are absent from this list. When really they should be right there at the top. The thing is, I wouldn't believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch.' - From Toil & TroubleFor as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the Pendle witches of Lancashire, England. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own. From the hilarious to the terrifying, Toil & Trouble is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few coincidences, as you will learn. Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of Satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Jeannette Walls, 342 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná While Jeannette Walls was living on Park Avenue, covering the Academy Awards as a journalist, her parents were squatting in an abandoned building on the Lower East Side. An almost incredible story of a nomadic, impoverished childhood. (alza.cz)

Kniha - 384 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

orn in Czechoslovakia, Mark Slouka's parents survived the Nazis only to have to escape the Communist purges after the war. Smuggled out of their own country, the newlyweds joined a tide of refugees moving from Innsbruck to Sydney to New York, dragging with them a history of blood and betrayal that their son would be born into. From World War I to the present, Slouka pieces together a remarkable story of refugees and war, displacement and denial-admitting into evidence memories, dreams, stories, the lies we inherit, and the lies we tell-in an attempt to reach his mother, the enigmatic figure at the center of the labyrinth. Her story, the revelation of her life-long burden and the forty-year love affair that might have saved her, shows the way out of the maze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ivan Klíma, “a writer of enormous power and originality” (The New York Times Book Review), has penned an intimate autobiography that explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes. More than a memoir, My Crazy Century explores the ways in which the epoch and its dominating totalitarian ideologies impacted the lives, character, and morality of Klíma’s generation.Klíma’s story begins in the 1930s, in the Terezin concentration camp outside of Prague, where he was forced to spend almost four years of his childhood. He reveals how the postwar atmosphere supported and encouraged the spread of Communist principles over the next few decades and how an informal movement to change the system developed inside the Party. These political events form the backdrop to Klíma’s personal experiences, with the arrest and trial of his father; the early revolt of young writers against socialist realism; his first literary successes; and his travels to the free part of Europe, which strengthened his awareness of living as part of a colossal lie. Klíma also captures the brief period of liberation during 1968’s Prague Spring, in which he played an active role; the Soviet invasion that crushed its political reforms; the rise of the dissident movement; and the collapse of the Communist regime in the middle of the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Including insightful essays on topics related to social history, political thinking, love, and freedom, My Crazy Century provides a profoundly rich and moving personal history of national evolution. Ivan Klíma’s first autobiography and perhaps his most significant work, it encapsulates a remarkable life largely lived under occupation. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, MAKING IT SO, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life-from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim-proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown's Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed by the New Yorker as "the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days," world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he's not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he's producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today's most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master's artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability.From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest television franchises, RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breath taking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history. Here in RuPaul's singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living-a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.If we're all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, MAKING IT SO, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life-from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim-proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

orn in Czechoslovakia, Mark Slouka's parents survived the Nazis only to have to escape the Communist purges after the war. Smuggled out of their own country, the newlyweds joined a tide of refugees moving from Innsbruck to Sydney to New York, dragging with them a history of blood and betrayal that their son would be born into. From World War I to the present, Slouka pieces together a remarkable story of refugees and war, displacement and denial-admitting into evidence memories, dreams, stories, the lies we inherit, and the lies we tell-in an attempt to reach his mother, the enigmatic figure at the center of the labyrinth. Her story, the revelation of her life-long burden and the forty-year love affair that might have saved her, shows the way out of the maze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Stephen King, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Reissue. (alza.cz)

‘Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back,’ says Geena Davis’s Thelma to Susan Sarandon’s Louise. The path to empowerment never did run smooth … From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, Dying of Politeness is the candid, surprising tale of her journey from her epically polite childhood to the roles that put her in the spotlight and gave her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood. At three years old, Geena announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under her belt, she has surpassed her childhood dream, but her journey has been one of fits and starts, with a pothole or two along the way. In this hilarious memoir, Geena regales us with tales of a career playing everything from an amnesiac assassin to the parent of a rodent in Stuart Little; a soap star in her underwear to a housewife turned road warrior in Thelma & Louise; a baseball phenomenon in A League of Their Own to the first female President of the United States in Commander in Chief, and more. She is frank about her eccentric childhood; her many relationships, including her spontaneous Las Vegas wedding to Jeff Goldblum; her archery exploits which led her to the Olympic trials; and how she became a tireless advocate for women and girls, founding her own institute which engages film and TV creators to better represent women and actors from diverse backgrounds. Dying of Politeness is a touching account of one woman’s journey to fight for herself, and ultimately fighting for women all around the globe. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering an intimate account of this giant of science.The two met in 2003, when Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him, the follow up to the bestselling A Brief History of Time. As they spent years working on a second book, The Grand Design, they forged a deep connection and Leonard gained a much better understanding of Stephen's daily life and struggles - as well as his compassion and good humour. Together they obsessed over the perfect sentence, debated the physics, and occasionally punted on Cambridge's waterways with champagne and strawberries. In time, Leonard was able to finish Stephen's jokes, chide his sporadic mischief, and learn how the hardships of his illness helped forge that unique perspective on the universe.By weaving together their shared story with a clear-sighted portrayal of Hawking's scientific achievements, Mlodinow creates a beautiful portrait of Stephen Hawking as a brilliant, impish and generous man whose life was not only exceptional but also genuinely inspiring. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 386 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the boot of his Plymouth, Knight grossed $8000 in his first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of start-ups, Nike is the ne plus ultra of all start-ups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognisable symbols in the world today. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, he tells his story. Candid, humble, wry and gutsy, he begins with his crossroads moment when at 24 he decided to start his own business. He details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dream - along with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls how his first band of... (alza.cz)

In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman’s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices—from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston—that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman’s often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward—their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, Tom Cruise and many others. As seen in The Last Movie Stars documentary.In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years.The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston - that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling.Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually.THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Masáž se vždy těšila značnému zájmu a v současné době její obliba stále stoupá. Je jednou z účinných metod, jak nepříjemné pocity provázející nejrůznější poruchy odstranit, či zmírnit. Tato kniha vám umožní se seznámit se všemi známými západními a východními technikami masáže. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A searingly honest memoir of life, policing and falling apart 'Every contact leaves a trace' John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, and compelled by the opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, he worked across the capital, experiencing first-hand the enormous satisfaction as well as the endless trauma that a life in blue can bring. There were remarkable, career-defining moments: commanding armed sieges, saving lives and helping to take dangerous people off the streets. But for every case with a happy ending, there were others that ended in desperate sadness. In early 2013, John suffered a major breakdown and consequent battle with crippling depression. After a career spent racing to be the first at the scene of crimes and catastrophes, he found himself in pieces, unable to put one foot in front of the other. Blue is a memoir of crime and calamity, of adventure and achievement, of friendship and failure, of laughter and loss, of the best and the worst of humanity, of serious illness and slow recovery. With searing honesty, it offers an immensely moving and personal insight into what it is to be a police officer in Britain today. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ruzickova, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. Zuzana Ruzickova grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was torn apart when, in 1939, the Nazis invaded. Uprooted from her home, transported from Auschwitz to Hamburg to Bergen-Belsen, bereaved, starved, and afflicted with crippling injuries to her musician's hands, the teenage Zuzana faced a series of devastating defeats. Yet with every truck and train ride, a small slip of paper printed with her favourite piece of Bach's music became her talisman. Armed with this `proof that beauty still existed', Zuzana's fierce bravery and passion ensured her survival of the greatest human atrocities of all time, and would continue to sustain her through the brutalities of post-war Communist rule. Harnessing her talent and dedication, and fortified by the love of her husband, the Czech composer Viktor Kalabis, Zuzana went on to become one of the twentieth century's most renowned musicians and the first harpsichordist to record the entirety of Bach's keyboard works. Zuzana's story, told here in her own words before her death in 2017, is a profound and powerful testimony of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a testament in itself to the importance of amplifying the voices of its survivors today. It is also a joyful celebration of art and resistance that defined the life of the `first lady of the harpsichord'- a woman who spent her life being ceaselessly reborn through her music. Like the music of her beloved Bach, Zuzana's life is the story of the tragic transmuted through art into the state of the sublime. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father's past: years spent hiding in plain sight in wartorn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews. He was transported to Auschwitz. Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book.Of thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One of the survivors was Hans Neumann, who, to escape the German death net, travelled to Berlin and hid in plain sight under the Gestapo's eyes. What Hans experienced was so unspeakable that, when he built an industrial empire in Venezuela, he couldn't bring himself to talk about it. All his daughter Ariana knew was that something terrible had happened.When Hans died, he left Ariana a small box filled with letters, diary entries and other memorabilia. Ten years later Ariana finally summoned the courage to have the letters translated and she began reading. What she discovered launched her on a worldwide search that would deliver indelible portraits of a family loving, finding meaning, and trying to survive amid the worst that can be imagined.When Time Stopped is an unputdownable detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life. In uncovering her father's story after all these years, she discovers nuance and depth to her own history and liberates poignant and thought-provoking truths about the threads of humanity that connect us all. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Masáže znamenají nejen uvolnění, požitek a dobrý pocit, ale při správném použití pomáhají i při četných potížích. Tato kniha představuje nejdůležitější západní a východní masážní techniky pro autoprocedury, např. tibetskou masáž či energetickou masáž čaker. V jiné části se popisují masážní postupy pomáhající např. při akné, kašli, nachlazení, revma, průjmu či klimakterických potížích a dokážou mírnit nejrůznější bolesti. Přitom je zde přesně vysvětleno, při kterých poruchách kterou metodu správně použít. Kniha je vybavena názornými ilustracemi a přesnými pokyny. (patro.cz)

Tvářenka s broskvovým nádechem a s obsahem přírodních olejů pro zdravě vypadající pleť. PopisVlastnosti: s obsahem přírodních ingrediencí a výtažku z broskve, osvěžuje a zvýrazňuje tvář, lehce rozjasňuje, zajišťuje zdravě vypadající vzhled pleti, příjemně voní. Jak používatAplikujte pomocí štětce na tvář. (patro.cz)

L’Oréal Paris Wake Up & Glow Life’s a Peach, 9 g, Tvářenky a bronzery pro ženy, Tvářenka L’Oréal Paris Wake Up & Glow Life’s a Peach dodá vaší pleti zdravý, svěží a přirozený vzhled. Vlastnosti: dodá tvářím zdravou barvu rozjasňuje snadno se používá Jak používat: Nanášejte na tváře pomocí širokého štětce a rozetřete do ztracena. (notino.cz)

*Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest. During Sarah Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country and examine the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities, and she explores this idea as lived experience, metaphor, and level of consciousness. Smarsh was born a fifth generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side and the product of generations of teen mothers on her maternal side. Through her experiences growing up as the daughter of a dissatisfied young mother and raised predominantly by her grandmother on a farm thirty miles west of Wichita, we are given a unique and essential look into the lives of poor and working class Americans living in the heartland. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, Heartland is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess. "Sarah Smarsh--tough-minded and rough-hewn--draws us into the real lives of her family, barely making it out there on the American plains. There's not a false note. Smarsh, as a writer, is Authentic with a capital A...This is just what the world needs to hear" (George Hodgman, author of Bettyville). (knihydobrovsky.cz)

L'Oréal Paris Wake Up & Glow Life´s a Peach Tvářenka pro ženy 9 ml Odstín 01 Peach Addict (parfemy-elnino.cz)

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Loréal Paris Wake Up Glow Life’s a Peach Blush 01 tvářenka dodává líčkům odpočatý vzhled a osvěžuje ji příjemnou vůní vodního melounu. (drmax.cz)

Now in a new board-book format: a whimsical word book of rhyming things that can – or can't – be eaten! Can you eat... A pea? A pear? A bee? A bear? In this spin-off board book to the bestselling picture-book companion, food critic (and dad) Joshua David Stein asks the question, "Can you eat...?" followed by a lyrical list of illustrated items. From familiar items like apple pie and pineapple to the more nonsensical, like underpants and elephants, this read-aloud twist on a first book of food offers plenty of giggles, with simple yet sophisticated hand-drawings by Julia Rothman that provide authenticity and a balance of seriousness to the silliness at hand. Ages 1–3 "Toddlers will love shouting out whether they can eat such delicacies as "Pinecone / Telephone / Panettone / Pony" as they page through the witty pictures."—The Wall Street Journal Online "A delightfully fun board book that asks you what sorts of things can be eaten, told in rhyme. I also adore the illustrations in Can You Eat - they are gorgeous. This is board book as art kind of stuff."—Baby Librarians "A delightfully whimsical look at what is food and what isn't: 'A pea, a pear? A bee, a bear?' The artwork is gorgeous enough to be reproduced as a print to be hung in a kitchen. A little silly, a lot fun, and very, very pretty."—Book Riot "Lovely illustrations and whimsical wordplay."—Kirkus Reviews "Whimsical wordplay will enchant older toddlers as they ponder whether they can eat a moose, chocolate mousse, or a mouse. Rothman's sophisticated illustrations will be a hit with adults, too."—School Library Journal e-newsletter "Presents an excellent array of vocabulary words and international foods in a format that makes an enjoyable point-and-say book for the very young. Older readers will appreciate the wordplay and humor too. The gouache artwork is light and bright (imagine key lime, prickly pear, and orange sherbet), and the objects are clear and appealing."—The Reading Chair "A simple and fun exploration of what can - and cannot - be eaten. Through laughter and smiles, children will see how fun it is to have variety in their diet and explore the abundance of biodiversity in the edible world."—Food Tank "Super fun."—A Fuse Eight Production / SLJ.com Joshua David Stein (@fakejoshstein) is an acclaimed food critic, and film and culture columnist. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons. Julia Rothman is an artist and designer, a part of the design studio ALSO, runs the blog Book By Its Cover, and launched Women Who Draw, a directory of female illustrators. She lives and works in Brooklyn. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this blazing debut of one family's queer desires, violent impulses and buried secrets. One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. Her name was Hu Gu Po, and she hungered to eat children, especially their toes. Soon afterwards, Daughter awakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: Holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her estranged grandmother; a visiting aunt leaves red on everything she touches; a ghost bird shimmers in an ancient birdcage. All the while, Daughter is falling for a neighbourhood girl named Ben with mysterious stories of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother's letters, Daughter begins to understand that each woman in her family embodies an old Taiwanese myth, and fears the power of the tiger spirit bristling within her to cause pain. She will have to bring her family's secrets to light in order to derail their destiny. With a poetic voice of crackling electricity, K Ming Chang is an explosive young writer who combines the wit and fabulism of Helen Oyeyemi with the magical realist aesthetic of Maxine Hong Kingston. Tracing one family's history from Taiwan to Arkansas to California, Bestiary is a novel of migration, queer lineages and girlhood. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Není divu, že nesmírně poutavá autobiografická kniha čínské autorky, žijící od roku 1978 ve Velké Británii, se po vydání v její nové vlasti a v USA okamžitě stala bestsellerem — v díle se totiž velmi šťastně snoubí solidní, věcné vylíčení historie Číny 20. století, plné neuvěřitelných zvratů, se střízlivě a skromně popsanou, avšak pohnutou osobní historií žen tří generací autorčiny rodiny. Příběh začíná vyprávěním o osudu babičky, narozené v r. 1909, nejkrásnější dívky na malém městě, kterou její otec „provdal" jako konkubínu za starého generála, aby zvýšil svoji prestiž a domohl se bohatství; pokračuje matkou, která se stala komunistickou funkcionářkou, a vrcholí autorkou, narozenou v roce 1952, jež podobně jako ostatní členové rodiny prošla všemi hrůzami a krutostmi tzv. kulturní revoluce, posléze studovala na univerzitě angličtinu, vyhrála konkurs na stipendium do Británie a stala se první Číňankou, která zde získala univerzitní titul PhD. Nyní je úspěšnou autorkou několika bestsellerových titulů. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Není divu, že nesmírně poutavá autobiografická kniha čínské autorky, žijící od roku 1978 ve Velké Británii, se po vydání v její nové vlasti a v USA okamžitě stala bestsellerem — v díle se totiž velmi šťastně snoubí solidní, věcné vylíčení historie Číny 20. století, plné neuvěřitelných zvratů, se střízlivě a skromně popsanou, avšak pohnutou osobní historií žen tří generací autorčiny rodiny. Příběh začíná vyprávěním o osudu babičky, narozené v r. 1909, nejkrásnější dívky na malém městě, kterou její otec „provdal" jako konkubínu za starého generála, aby zvýšil svoji prestiž a domohl se bohatství; pokračuje matkou, která se stala komunistickou funkcionářkou, a vrcholí autorkou, narozenou v roce 1952, jež podobně jako ostatní členové rodiny prošla všemi hrůzami a krutostmi tzv. kulturní revoluce, posléze studovala na univerzitě angličtinu, vyhrála konkurs na stipendium do Británie a stala se první Číňankou, která zde získala univerzitní titul PhD. Nyní je úspěšnou autorkou několika bestsellerových titulů. (patro.cz)

At age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother.Heartbreakingly clear-eyed and tender, Memorial Drive is a daughter's act of love - and an unflinching excavation of the wounds that never heal. For as Trethewey tells her story, and reclaims her mother's, she lays bare the indelible scars of slavery and racism on the soul of a troubled nation. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a more interesting and balanced diet, so too is it essential we listen to a variety of economic perspectives.In Edible Economics, Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses histories behind familiar food items - where they come from, how they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures - to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a life-long addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into post-industrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes Southern gumbo heart-meltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalism's entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom.Explaining everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, Ha-Joon Chang serves up an easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas. Myth-busting, witty and thought-provoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand it, we can change it - and, with it, the world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAMEHeiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created.The labels attached to Paris Hilton.Founder. Entrepreneur. Pop Culture Maker. Innovator. Survivor. Activist. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother.The roles Paris embraces as a fully realized woman.Paris rose to prominence as an heiress to the Hilton hotel empire but cultivated her fame and fortune as the IT Girl of the aughts, a time marked by the burgeoning 24-hour entertainment news cycle and the advent of the celebrity blog. Using her celebrity brand, Paris set in motion her innovative business ventures, while being the constant target of tabloid culture that dismissively wrote her off as "famous for being famous." With tenacity, sharp business acumen and grit, she built a global empire and, in the process, became a truly modern icon beloved around the world.Now, with courage, honesty, and humour, Paris Hilton is ready to take stock, place it all in context and share her story with the world. Separating the creation from the creator, the brand from the ambassador, Paris: The Memoir strips away all we thought we knew about a celebrity icon, taking us back to a privileged childhood lived through the lens of undiagnosed ADHD, a teenage rebellion that triggered a panicked - and perilous - decision by her parents. Led to believe they were saving their child's life, Paris's mother and father had her kidnapped and saw her sent to a series of 'emotional growth boarding schools', where she survived almost two years of verbal, physical and sexual abuse. In the midst of a hell we now call the 'troubled teen industry', Paris created a beautiful inner world where the ugliness couldn't touch her. She came out, resolving to trust no-one but herself as she transformed that fantasy world into a multibillion-dollar reality.Recounting her perilous journey through pre-#MeToo sexual politics with grace, dignity and just the right amount of sass. Paris: The Memoir tracks the evolution of celebrity culture through the story of the figure at its leading edge, full of defining moments and marquee names. Most important, Paris shows us her path to peace while she challenges us to question our role in her story and in our own.Welcome to Paris. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Každý bradavický kouzelník má svou kouzelnickou hůlku. Vyber si hůlku Harryho, Hermiony, Rona, Lenky, nebo Brumbála a začni se i ty učit novým kouzlům. Vhodné od 6 let. (bambule.cz)

eBook: Není divu, že nesmírně poutavá autobiografická kniha čínské autorky, žijící od roku 1978 ve Velké Británii, se po vydání v její nové vlasti a v USA okamžitě stala bestsellerem — v díle se totiž velmi šťastně snoubí solidní, věcné vylíčení historie Číny 20. století, plné neuvěřitelných zvratů, se střízlivě a skromně popsanou, avšak pohnutou osobní historií žen tří generací autorčiny rodiny. Příběh začíná vyprávěním o osudu babičky, narozené v r. 1909, nejkrásnější dívky na malém městě, kterou její otec „provdal" jako konkubínu za starého generála, aby zvýšil svoji prestiž a domohl se bohatství; pokračuje matkou, která se stala komunistickou funkcionářkou, a vrcholí autorkou, narozenou v roce 1952, jež podobně jako ostatní členové rodiny prošla všemi hrůzami a krutostmi tzv. kulturní revoluce, posléze studovala na univerzitě angličtinu, vyhrála konkurs na stipendium do Británie a stala se první Číňankou, která zde získala univerzitní titul PhD. Nyní je úspěšnou autorkou několika bestsellerových titulů. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nabízí se nám romantický baladický příběh, provázený vzrušujícím napětím. Na pozadí obrazu básníka, píšícího své verše v altánku nad vodou Západního jezera a v objetí opakujícího se dětského snu, se odehrává setkání dvou mladých lidí různých kultur.Mladý muž, třicátník, Marek Veselý, je manažér v úspěšné kulturní agentuře a jeho cesty vedou často do Číny. Méně úspěšný je ve svých partnerských vztazích a my ho potkáváme právě v okamžiku, kdy jeho poslední vztah končí. Je to pro něho velká rána, protože si nebyl vědom krize a přišlo to nečekaně. Snaží se překonat pocit prázdnoty a shodou šťastných náhod se v kritickém okamžiku setkává s mimořádně nadanou houslistkou Liou Jian a zařídí její stáž v Praze. Jejich vztah je zvláštní, oba se vzájemně přitahují, ale nejsou dlouho schopni to vyjádřit. Situaci navíc komplikuje fakt, že Liou byla záludně využita přítelkyní a jejím partnerem k propašování cenného uloupeného předmětu do Evropy, o čemž Liu neměla tušení. Důvěřivá Liou se dostává do velkého nebezpečí. Díky Markovi a jeho přátelům se podaří kritickou situaci vyřešit, Liou dokončí vytouženou stáž u svého velkého vzoru a vrací se šťastná a zamilovaná zpět do Číny. Tam ji však čeká studená sprcha - její rodina se postaví zásadně proti jejímu sňatku s Markem. A Liou jejich citovému nátlaku podlehne, slíbí, že se s Markem rozejde a slib splní. Odjíždí do jihočínského města Hangzhou, aby tam začala znovu jako houslistka v symfonickém orchestru. Zoufalý Marek se snaží vypátrat a pochopit, co se stalo. Zdá se, že Liou zmizela z povrchu světa…Podaří se, aby se znovu sešli? Aby se láska zachránila? A pomůže v tom starý pergamen, na němž jsou uchovány kaligrafické znaky veršů starého tangského básníka Tu Fu?Poeticky laděný příběh se bude číst jedním dechem, protože přibližuje křehkost vztahů ve dvou vzdálených světech a zároveň oslavuje upřímný lidský cit, který nemůže vymizet ani v našem století. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hlava: bazalka,máta,pelyněk pravýSrdce: kadidlo,levandule,růžeZáklad: guajakové dřevo,jantar,kůže,větvičník slívový,pižmo,santalové dřevo,tabák,vanilka,vetiver (patro.cz)

Parfémovaná voda - pánská, kožená vůně, objem 100 ml Měli byste zájem opatřit si parfémovanou vodu,, díky níž zaujmete své okolí? AMOUAGE Memoir Man EdP 100 ml disponuje vůni perfektní pro muže. V této parfémované vodě je hlavní složkou kožená příměs, ve které se perfektně doplňují tóny kůže a koření. Tato parfémovaná voda se ujme během společenských událostí ale i k dennímu nošení. Hlavní vlastnosti pánské parfémované vody AMOUAGE Memoir Man EdP 100 ml Parfémovaná voda vytvořená pro muže Hlavním aroma je kožená vůně Balení s objemem 100 ml (alza.cz)

Kniha - 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Chcete vedieť, prečo ježibaba používa metlu ako dopravný prostriedok? Čo je také odlišné na Margarétkinej metličke Grétke? A čo zábavné sa stane, keď malá ježibaba Margarétka vyrazí do mesta na prax? Ste pripravení na jazdu na metle s malou ježibabou? Príďte sa pozrieť na túto nádhernú kúzelnú šou! (patro.cz)

Pan Benjamin je filozof, který přišel na spoustu neobyčejných myšlenek. Ale jednoho dne byl donucen uprchnout ze svého domova a na svoji cestu si vzal těžký kufr. Nikdo neví, co v něm je… Každý čtenář, malý i velký, bude žasnout nad unikátním výtvarným zpracováním knížky od autorky Pei-Yu Changové, které doprovází nadčasově zpracovaný příběh o dramatickém osudu několika lidí, jejichž životy by neměly zůstat zapomenuty. Podle pravdivého příběhu o Walteru Benjaminovi. (patro.cz)

Chcete vedieť, prečo ježibaba používa metlu ako dopravný prostriedok? Čo je také odlišné na Margarétkinej metličke Grétke? A čo zábavné sa stane, keď malá ježibaba Margarétka vyrazí do mesta na prax? Ste pripravení na jazdu na metle s malou ježibabou? Príďte sa pozrieť na túto nádhernú kúzelnú šou! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Pestrý jídelníček prospívá každému — lidem i ekonomikám. Chod státu, společnosti i našich životů do velké míry určuje ekonomika: hladina inflace, úrokové sazby, měnová politika a tak dále. Čím se však řídí samotné hospodářství a všechny jeho dimenze? Obyčejný člověk se často může cítit zavalen koncepty, čísly a ukazateli a někdy mu nezbývá než důvěřovat expertům. Odborníci jsou však také jenom lidé. A tak v návaznosti na politický vývoj posledních desetiletí možná došlo k nevyhnutelnému — světové ekonomiky se v současnosti převážně řídí dominantní ekonomickou doktrínou volného a neregulovaného trhu. Ale stejně jako člověku, i hospodářství jednotvárnost škodí. Ekonom Ha-Joon Chang se pokouší ukázat, že přemýšlení o ekonomice nemusí být pouze záležitostí pro pár zasvěcených a že je příliš důležitá na to, aby ji obestřel laikům nepřístupný expertní jazyk. Ve své čtivé knize Stravitelná ekonomie vysvětluje ty nejzásadnější ekonomické koncepty na příkladu něčeho, co je blízké každému — na jídle a jeho příběhu. Dozvíte se leccos o čokoládě, kimčchi nebo ančovičkách a zároveň o produktivitě práce, nesamozřejmé volnosti trhů nebo automatizaci. Ha-Joon Chang tak zábavně boří mnohé ekonomické mýty, aniž zabředá do odborné hantýrky. A taky vám dělá chutě… ––– Chang má jedinečný dar srozumitelně vysvětlit komplexní myšlenky. A ať už pojednává o jídle, nebo o ekonomii, vždy píše opravdu s chutí.— The Sunday Times (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Pan Benjamin je filozof, který přišel na spoustu neobyčejných myšlenek. Ale jednoho dne byl donucen uprchnout ze svého domova a na svoji cestu si vzal těžký kufr. Nikdo neví, co v něm je… Každý čtenář, malý i velký, bude žasnout nad unikátním výtvarným zpracováním knížky od autorky Pei-Yu Changové, které doprovází nadčasově zpracovaný příběh o dramatickém osudu několika lidí, jejichž životy by neměly zůstat zapomenuty. Podle pravdivého příběhu o Walteru Benjaminovi. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cesta bílým terorem je autobiografie Kang -i Sun Chang (*1944), profesorky čínské literatury na Yaleově univerzitě a světoznámé sinoložky. Zaznamenává autorčino dětství a dospívání na Tchaj-wanu během tzv. bílého teroru (1947-1987) a také její emigraci do Spojených států amerických, kam ji postupně následovala celá rodina. Jádro vyprávění leží v období deseti let mezi roky 1950-1960, kdy byl autorčin otec Paul Sun z politických důvodů ve vězení. Kniha v sobě pojí v evropském prostředí málo známá historická fakta o raném politickém vývoji Čínské republiky na Tchaj -wanu a zároveň živý a poutavý popis životního zápasu jedné rodiny ve specifické době. Čtenáři může přinést nejen hlubší porozumění historickým okolnostem poválečné doby, které charakteristickým způsobem formovaly Tchaj -wan jakožto nezávislý stát, ale také rozšířit jeho pochopení osudu celé Číny v druhé polovině 20. století. Vzhledem k lehkému vyprávěcímu stylu však Cesta bílým terorem nepřipraví čtenáře ani o čistě literárně estetický zážitek. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Autor představuje původní taoistické učení a z něho vycházející účinnou metodu, která je založená na duševních i fyzických ozdravujících cvicích, jenž posilují a uzdravují zejména vnitřní tělesné orgány a dodávaji jim energii. Cviky jsou ilustrovány obrázky. Hlavní zásadou je, že když se věnujete vnějším cvikům, musíte zároveň dělat i cviky vnitřní. Jestliže se však věnujete vnitřním cvikům, můžete zapomenout na cviky vnější. (knihydobrovsky.cz)