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Now a major motion picture starring Hugh Jackman.When politics went tabloid…In May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hart seemed like a no-brainer for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. He was articulate, dashing, refreshingly progressive and led George H. W. Bush by double digits in the polls. However, he was also a deeply private man, uneasy when attention moved away from his political views to his personal life. Then, in one tumultuous week, it all came crashing down. Rumours of marital infidelity, a photo of Hart and a model snapped near a fatefully-named yacht, and a newspaper’s stakeout of Hart’s home resulted in a media frenzy the likes of which had never been seen before.Through the spellbindingly reported story of the Senator’s fall from grace, Matt Bai, Yahoo News columnist and former chief political correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, revisits the Gary Hart affair and unpicks how one man’s tragedy forever changed the nature of political media and, by extension, politics itself. This was the moment when the paradigm shifted – private lives became public; news became entertainment; and politics became tabloid.

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Дима Власов, Петя Кулик и Федя Ронжин – три безбашенных друга и студента МГТУ им. Баумана – провернули самую неожиданную и сомнительную авантюру в своей жизни. Летом 2019 года ребята рванули из Москвы навстречу неповторимым эмоциям и приключениям. Исколесив половину Европы и Ближнего Востока, им удалось доехать до Дубая на старой девятке Ромы Свечникова. За время поездки ребята несколько раз чинили напрочь сломанную машину, преодолели 50-градусную жару и дикую влажность в Иране, снимали гипс Феди в Албании, ночевали в самых необычных местах Европы и продолжили авантюру даже несмотря на то, что у них украли практически все деньги в Грузии! Держись крепче, пристегни ремень и поехали! В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги.

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‘Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.’In December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French ‘Elle’ and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralysed and speechless, but entirely conscious, trapped by what doctors call ‘locked-in syndrome’. Using his only functioning muscle – his left eyelid – he began dictating this remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter.His book offers a haunting, harrowing look inside the cruel prison of locked-in syndrome, but it is also a triumph of the human spirit. The acclaimed 2007 film adaptation, directed by Julian Schnabel, won Best Director at Cannes and was nominated for the Palme d’Or.

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A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Personal, political, powerful and about so much more than race and sport.’ Bernadine Evaristo In the eighties, black footballers emerged from the dressing room to find bananas being hurled from the stands. But the abuse didn’t stop at the full-time whistle – racial harassment in sport mirrored the experience of many in society. As a kid from the East End, Derek Bardowell found solace in the success of black athletes. It is what bonded three generations of his family. Yet even now, success on the field seldom converts to power or justice away from it. No Win Race is Bardowell‘s deeply personal exploration into the complexities and biases implicit in being black in Britain, told through the prism of sport. Covering the period between the Brixton ‘riots’ and Brexit, this visceral, powerful book is for those who want an honest insight into UK race relations, and for anyone who understands that sport is more than just a game.‘This searching exploration uses sports to examine questions of race and identity … Bardowell does an excellent and passionate job of refracting the issues within sport – the dearth of black football managers, the lack of activism from black athletes who have made it into the spotlight – into wider society.’ Financial Times‘A painful reflection of racism in British sport … Bardowell ably demonstrates the power of the media to determine the narratives around these sporting lives. He flags up the false binaries often promoted between good (patriotic) and bad (self-centred) black sportswomen and men … it’s a valuable act of remembrance of sporting stars who put their careers on the line in pursuit of a moral right.’ Observer

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‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive …”’Hunter S. Thompson is roaring down the desert highway to Las Vegas with his attorney, the Samoan, to find the dark side of the American Dream. Armed with a drug arsenal of stupendous proportions, the duo engage in a surreal succession of chemically enhanced confrontations with casino operators, police officers and assorted Middle Americans.This ebook edition of Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic masterpiece, a controversial bestseller when it appeared in 1971, features the brilliant Ralph Steadman illustrations of the original. It brings to a new generation the hallucinatory humour and nightmare terror of Hunter S. Thompson’s musings on the collapse of the American Dream.

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Daily Mail Book of the Year. A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year.Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight – or the headlines.Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years – all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress – and, always, if she was simply good enough.As much as her story is about adversity, it is also about tremendous resilience. In this deeply candid and reflective memoir, Demi pulls back the curtain and opens up about her career and personal life – laying bare her tumultuous relationship with her mother, her marriages, her struggles balancing stardom with raising a family, and her journey toward open heartedness. Inside Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender – a wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman’s at once ordinary and iconic life.

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In der Reihe „Alltag aus christlicher Weltsicht“ gehe ich Tätigkeiten nach, die bedeutenden Raum einnehmen. Wir sollen Gott mit unserem ganzen Verstand lieben. Ein wichtiger Kanal, unser Denken zu seiner Ehre einzusetzen, geschieht durch das Lesen.
Als begeisterter Leser schildere ich, woher diese Leidenschaft stammt. Dabei habe ich keine schöngeistige Kost aufbereitet. Diese Abhandlung bietet eine geballte Fülle von Denkanstößen: Wie ein Buch erobert werden kann und wie man in einem Buch „lebt“; Wege den Inhalt eines Buches zu erfassen; über Bücher schreiben; ein Gesamtwerk lesen; eine Bibliothek aufbauen; die Bibel lesen; in der Familie eine Lesekultur etablieren. Schließlich enthält es meine persönlichen Tipps für Bücher in verschiedenen Lebensphasen. Wie ein Leser meiner Bücher es formuliert hat: „Deine Bücher kann man nicht snacken, man muss sie kauen.“ Lesen, verdauen, priorisieren, umsetzen. Hanniel Strebel

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В новой книге из серии «Новые источники по истории России. Rossica Inedita» публикуются «Сибирские заметки» Ипполита Канарского, представляющие собой написанные в жанре литературного сочинения эпохи сентиментализма воспоминания автора о его службе в Иркутской губернии в 1811–1813 гг. Воспоминания содержат как ценные черты чиновничьего быта, так и описания этнографического характера. В них реальные события в биографии автора – чиновника средней руки, близкого к масонским кругам, – соседствуют с вымышленными, что придает «Сибирским заметкам» характер литературной мистификации. Книга адресована историкам и культурологам, а также широкому кругу читателей.

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В новой повести «Лиля» автор исследует вечную тему любви, счастья и справедливости. Хрупкое счастье и представление главного героя о справедливости разбиваются о невидимые барьеры реальной действительности эпохи «застоя». Но настоящая любовь не умирает, она навсегда остаётся в памяти героя, как вечная и незатухающая боль. Повесть «Лиля» хронологически является продолжением романа «Остров на болоте». Книга издаётся в авторской редакции.

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