Dagbøger og erindringer

For nearly ten years, Ben Rhodes was at the centre of the Obama Administration - first as a speechwriter, then a policymaker, and finally a multi-purpose aide and close collaborator. Rhodes puts us in the room at the most tense and poignant moments in recent history: starting every morning with Obama in the Daily Briefing;

An incendiary debut taking the world by storm, Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.

In 2013, the filmmaker Chantal Akerman's mother was dying. My Mother Laughs is both the textual distillation of the themes Akerman pursued throughout her creative life, and a version of the simplest and most complicated love story of all: that between a mother and a daughter.

I "Mine unge år" deler Winston S. Churchill ud af sine ungdomserindringer, der bl.a. strækker sig over hans opvækst på Blenheim Palace, årene på kostskole og officersskolen Sandhurst, samt adskillige andre eventyrlige oplevelser i bl.a. Indien, Sudan of Sydafrika. "Mine unge år" er en spændende historisk bog, der med Churchill som forfatter, sikrer læseren en god oplevelse. Kunne du god tænke dig at vide, hvordan en af de største og mest markante skikkelser i det 20. århundrede, beretter om sin ungdom? Så er "Mine unge år" lige noget for dig. Winston S. Churchill var ikke kun politikker, men også forfatter, hvilket kan ses på kvaliteten af hans beretninger. I sin levetid udgav han hele 37 bøger og modtog endda, som den eneste britiske premiereminister nogensinde, Nobelprisen i litteratur i 1953. "Mine unge år" er blevet kaldt "Måske århundredets bedste bog" og det er der en grund til! Churchill´s beretninger er både tankevækkende og handlingsrige. De beretter om et ungt menneske med store drømme. De rummer budskaber som alle mennesker og alle tider, vil kunne forstå. "Mine unge år" giver læseren en indsigt i hvordan det hele begyndte og er en unik mulighed for at dyrke længere ned i historien. Kunne du tænke dig at vide, hvordan det tyvende århundredes største statsmand, blev formet? Så læs "Mine unge år", bliv underholdt af spændende beretninger og se om du kan finde ud af, hvad der gjorde Winston S. Churchill, til den mand vi kender i dag.

Femte og sjette bind i Agnes Henningsens (1868-1962) erindringsserie i otte bind. I Dødsfjende-Hjertenskær befinder vi os i det 20. århundredes første årti. I centrum for begivenhederne står beretningen om kærlighedens forviklinger mellem to alt for forskellige mennesker.I Jeg er levemand indledes fortællingen med Holger Drachmanns sagnomspundne 60-årsfest i 1906 og fortsætter med en lang række portrætter af datidens teaterfolk og forfattere.

Romantic, poetic and heartfelt, Nick Cave's Sick Bag Song is a contemporary epic, somewhere between Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Wasteland

A vivid first-person account based on a wartime diary and field-post letters to his parents

Searching for the book of love letters from the Sex in the City movie? This book contains those letters as well as some of the most passionate and romantic poems and love letters ever written. Explore the private longings and passions of the greatest men in history and the women they loved. Find yourself in the middle of torrid love affairs, undying devotion, and scandalous betrayal as you uncover long-lost correspondences between lovers.From great Kings to War Heroes to Philosophers, spanning a period of five centuries, this collection illustrates that the human desires of sex and love were as powerful then as they are now.

Lambda Literary Award Finalist - LGBTQ Anthology2019 Over the Rainbow Recommended Book ListDedicated to trans women everywhere, this inspirational collection of letters written by successful trans women shares the lessons they learnt on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements and empowering the next generation to become who they truly are.Written by politicians, scientists, models, athletes, authors, actors, and activists from around the world, these letters capture the diversity of the trans experience and offer advice from make-up and dating through to fighting dysphoria and transphobia.By turns honest and heartfelt, funny and furious or beautiful and brave, these letters send a clear message of hope to their sisters: each of these women have gone through the struggles of transition and emerged the other side as accomplished, confident women; and if we made it sister, so can you!

Barack Obama's memoir, written long before his political career began, is a remarkable story of one man's search for his identity.

A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history

Henry David Thoreau is considered one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book. It recounts the author's experiences living in a small house in the woods around Walden Pond near Concord in Massachusetts. Thoreau constructed the house himself, with the help of a few friends, to see if he could live 'deliberately' - independently and apart from society. The result is an intriguing work which blends natural history with philosophical insights, and includes many illuminating quotations from other authors. Thoreau's wooden shack has won a place for itself in the collective American psyche, a remarkable achievement for a book with such modest and rustic beginnings.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation.

'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Antony BeevorEvery line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies.A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons.

Why do French children happily eat what is put in front of them?How can French mothers chat to their friends while their children play quietly?Why are French mothers more likely to be seen in skinny jeans than tracksuit bottoms?_______'Fascinating...gripping...extremely funny...I loved it.

Physical Strength Can Only Take You So Far Reigning CrossFit World Champion Rich Froning is ΓÇ£The Fittest Man on Earth.ΓÇ¥ HeΓÇÖs fast. HeΓÇÖs strong. And heΓÇÖs incredibly disciplined. But it takes more than physical strength to compete and win at an elite level. It takes incredible mental and spiritual toughness as well. And it is the precise balance of all three that makes Rich Froning a champion. In First, readers come alongside Rich as he trains for and competes in back-to-back-to-back CrossFit World Championships. Along the way, Rich shares invaluable training tips, motivational techniques, and spiritual insights that, in keeping with the CrossFit philosophy, will prepare you to respond to any real-life physical, mental and spiritual challenge.

'My first serious blackout marked the line between sanity and insanity. Though I would have moments of lucidity over the coming days and weeks, I would never again be the same person ...' Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Within weeks, she would be transformed into someone unrecognizable, descending into a state of acute psychosis, undergoing rages and convulsions, hallucinating that her father had murdered his wife; that she could control time with her mind. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out.Brain on Fire is Susannah's story of her terrifying descent into madness and the desperate hunt for a diagnosis, as, after dozens of tests and scans, baffled doctors concluded she should be confined in a psychiatric ward. It is also the story of how one brilliant man, Syria-born Dr Najar, finally proved - using a simple pen and paper - that Susannah's psychotic behaviour was caused by a rare autoimmune disease attacking her brain. His diagnosis of this little-known condition, thought to have been the real cause of devil-possessions through history, saved her life, and possibly the lives of many others. Cahalan takes readers inside this newly-discovered disease through the progress of her own harrowing journey, piecing it together using memories, journals, hospital videos and records. Written with passionate honesty and intelligence, Brain on Fire is a searingly personal yet universal book, which asks what happens when your identity is suddenly destroyed, and how you get it back.'With eagle-eye precision and brutal honesty, Susannah Cahalan turns her journalistic gaze on herself as she bravely looks back on one of the most harrowing and unimaginable experiences one could ever face: the loss of mind, body and self. Brain on Fire is a mesmerizing story'-Mira Bart k, New York Times bestselling author of The Memory PalaceSusannah Cahalan is a reporter on the New York Post, and the recipient of the 2010 Silurian Award of Excellence in Journalism for Feature Writing. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, and is frequently picked up by the Daily Mail, Gawker, Gothamist, AOL and Yahoo among other news aggregrator sites.

Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.In his first season in F1, Lewis Hamilton has thrilled the world of motor racing. With victories in Canada, America and Hungary and Japan he led the World Drivers' Championship, right up to the last race of the season. But bare statistics alone do scant justice to the amazing impact Lewis Hamilton has had on the sporting landscape this year. My Story gives the real account from Lewis himself, as he sets the record straight about his colourful life on and off the track.Given a grounded upbringing by his dedicated father in unremarkable Stevenage, Lewis tells about how he first tried out go-karting while on a cut-price family holiday in Ibiza. In his book he gives the real version of events at a motor sport dinner where, as a nine-year-old wearing a borrowed suit, he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis with the immortal words that were to change his life forever.He rose rapidly through the Junior and Formula ranks, dominating every series with his raw speed and canny race craft. Here Lewis candidly recalls those key moments that shaped his career and went some way towards compensating for the sacrifices made by his father Anthony in getting his son to the top.Lewis also charts how he got into the sport and was signed up by Ron Dennis, what motivates him, who are his closest friends, how he copes with the constant travelling, and the physical and mental challenges of driving a state-of-the-art Formula 1 car. He looks back in detail at the 2007 World Championship - his four race wins, the frightening crash in Germany, his rivalry with team-mate Fernando Alonso, his special relationship with Ron Dennis, and what it's like living under the spotlight of the paparazzi - right up to the last race of the season in Brazil.

Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world.

With the moral stamina and intellectual pose of a twentieth-century Titan, this slightly built, duitful, unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth, steadfastly to think it through, and then to render it comprehensible in lucid, unpretentious prose. He was profoundly in touch with the minutest workings of the most endearing human events and with the most contempible. What has survived in Levi's writing isn't just his memory of the unbearable, but also, in THE PERIODIC TABLE and THE WRENCH, his delight in what made the world exquisite to him. He was himself a "e;magically endearing man, the most delicately forceful enchanter I've ever known"e; - PHILIP ROTH

Helen Macdonald har altid vidst, at hun ville være falkoner, når hun blev stor. Som barn lærte hun alt, hvad der var at lære om at træne falke og læste alle de bøger, hun kunne opstøve om emnet. Da Helen Macdonalds far pludselig dør, rammes hun af en lammende sorg. Hun bliver besat af tanken om at træne sin egen duehøg. På en øde kaj i Skotland køber hun Mabel og bringer hende med sig hjem til Cambridge. Hun fylder fryseren med mad til høgen, slukker for sin mobiltelefon og isolerer sig så fuldstændigt for at koncentrere sig om det tålmodighedskrævende og mærkværdige arbejde med at tæmme og træne et vildt dyr. H for høg er en bog om dyr og mennesker, om omsorg, fortvivlelse og forvirring - men også en forbløffende beretning om om arbejdet med at tæmme en af naturens mest uregerlige skabnigner. "En bog som tager vejret fra dig." - New York Times Book Review

Den 30. april 2023 sluttede Lizette Risgaards over 40 år lange liv i den danske fagbevægelse. Det var ikke med hendes gode vilje.Enden på Lizette Risgaards formandskab i Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation kom efter historier i medierne om, at hun skulle have chikaneret en række unge mænd. Det var – og er – hun meget uenig i. Der er sagt og skrevet meget om Lizette Risgaard og hendes særprægede og til tider tumultariske karriere. Om hvordan hun kom til tops i fagbevægelsen, og hvorfor hun så brat måtte forlade den. Det her er hendes version.LIZETTE RISGAARD, født 1960 i Kalundborg, er uddannet kontorassistent og Master in Public Administration fra Copenhagen Business School. Hun er tidligere næstformand for LO (2007-2015) og formand for LO (2015-2018). Hun stod bag fusionen mellem LO og FTF og blev i 2019 den første formand for FH, Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation. En post, hun i 2023 måtte forlade efter beskyldninger om upassende opførsel.Bogen er skrevet i samarbejde med journalist Søren Baastrup.

Hvad der begyndte som et tilfældigt møde i grøntafdelingen i Kvickly i Ry, udviklede sig siden til et venskab mellem de to folkekære midtjyder, folkesangeren Lars Lilholt og tv-værten Peter Ingemann. De begyndte en samtale over rodfrugterne – en samtale, der udsprang af Lars Lilholts kræftsygdom og som siden udviklede sig til gode snakke om det nære og det almene, om den danske folkesjæl og historiens vingesus. Igennem årtier har de været i kontakt med hundredtusindvis af danskere fra musikscener landet over og gennem tv-skærmen i bedste sendetid. I denne bog vender de verdenssituationen, som de ser den fra Jyllands hjerte og taler om manderollen, provinsen, folkelighed, finkultur, tro, politik og meget andet.

“En gave til menneskeheden. En af de sjældne og evige historier, som efterlader dig for altid forandret.” – Desmond TutuI 1944 bliver Edith Eger som 16-årig deporteret til koncentrationslejren Auschwitz. Ved ankomsten bliver hun adskilt fra sine forældre, der bliver sendt direkte i døden i gaskammeret. Få timer efter kommanderer lejrlægen, Dr. Mengele, Edith til at danse for sig. På mirakuløs vis overlever hun rædslerne i lejrene og dødsmarchen til Gunskirchen. Da lejren bliver befriet, bliver Edith fundet – knap i live – i en bunke af lig.Edith Eger overlevede, men i årtier led hun i stilhed af posttraumatisk stress og skyldfølelse. Hun uddannede sig til psykolog og blev personlig ven og elev af Viktor Frankl, stærkt inspireret af hans berømte værk Psykologi og eksistens. Det blev et afgørende vendepunkt i Edith Egers liv.I Valget væver Edith Eger sin personlige historie sammen med bevægende historier om de mennesker, hun har hjulpet gennem årene i sit arbejde som psykolog. Hun viser os, at vi i livet altid har friheden til at vælge. Vi kan vælge, hvordan vi forholder os til fortiden og til tilværelsen i det hele taget. Hun illustrerer forskellige faser af heling og viser, hvordan mennesker kan vælge at undslippe det fængsel, de bygger i deres sind – låst af frygt, bekymringer eller fortiden – og finde frihed uanset omstændighederne.“Dr. Egers liv vidner om menneskets evne til at overleve selv de mest forfærdelige rædsler og bruge den lidelse til gavn for andre. Hun har fundet ægte frihed og tilgivelse og viser os, hvordan vi kan gøre det samme.” – Desmond Tutu, Nobelpristager“Jeg kan ikke forestille mig et vigtigere budskab til nutiden. Egers bog er en triumf og bør læses af alle, som er optaget af deres indre frihed og menneskehedens fremtid.” – Lori Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review"Årets vigtigste bog." – Camilla Kjems, Femina"En stærk og velskrevet bog, som alle bør læse." – Louise H. A. Trankjær"Hvis jeg kunne udskrive én eneste bog på recept, ville det være denne." ­­­­– Birgitte Sølvstein, Psykolog"Den stærkeste og mest inspirerende bog, jeg længe har læst … en af de sjældne læseoplevelser, hvor bogens personer kommer helt ind under huden på en." – Mellem Linjerne ★★★★★★"Den 90-årige Edith Eger deler i ny bog ikke kun sin egen bemærkelsesværdige livshistorie om sin tid som fange i Auschwitz, men formidler også rørende beretninger om de utallige mennesker, hun har støttet i sin rolle som psykolog gennem årene … en guldgrube." – Pia Glyngdal, Ugeskrift for Læger ♦♦♦♦♦"En gribende og bevægende fortælling, som på trods at sin dystre baggrund, er en gribende og positiv fortælling om håb." – Lektørudtalelse, DBC“Et mesterværk af holocaustlitteratur. Hendes erindringer er, ligesom hendes liv, ekstraordinært, rystende og inspirerende.” – The Times Literary Supplement“Eger er stærk i sin viden om, hvad der gør livet bedre for de af os, der er villige til at give slip på fortidens ‘fortrydelse og uforløste sorg’ og ‘nyde livet fuldt ud’ … Et gribende, indsigtsfuldt studie i intens mental heling og selvaccept via tilgivelse af lidelse og grusomheder.” – Kirkus Reviews“Valget er en påmindelse om, hvad det vil sige at være modig i de værste stunder, og at vi alle kan vælge at rette vores opmærksomhed mod det, vi har mistet, eller mod det, vi stadig har.” – Oprah“Af dette begavede menneske, denne ukuelige overlever, denne dygtige terapeut, har jeg personligt lært mere om menneskelighed, lidelse og modstandskraft end af alle mine videregående uddannelser tilsammen.” – U.S. Navy Captain Robert Koffman“Enestående … hænger ved længe efter, du har læst den.” – Bill Gates“Fænomenal … gribende … et universelt budskab om håb.” – Philip Zimbardo, Prof. emeritus i psykologi, Stanford UniversityEdith Eger (f. 1927) er en amerikansk-ungarsk psykolog og forfatter. I 1944 blev hun som 16-årig deporteret til koncentrationslejren Auschwitz. Hun overlevede holocaust og emigrerede sidenhen til USA med sin mand og opbyggede en ny tilværelse. Mange år senere uddannede hun sig til psykolog, specialiseret i behandling af posttraumatisk stress. Hun har behandlet veteraner, militært personale og ofre for fysiske og psykiske traumer. I 2017 i en alder af 90 år udgav hun denne sin første bog, som er blevet en international bestseller. Sidenhen har hun udgivet endnu en bestseller, The Gift, og har fortsat sit virke som psykolog og foredragsholder.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory..Endlessly fascinating!'Will Ferguson, author of Hokkaido Highway Blues'Carves a unique path across Japan bringing him into contact with far too many cats, heartening renewal in Tohoku, and even pizza with Ken Watanabe.'Iain Maloney, author of The Only Gaijin in the Village'Fascinating, fact-packed and very funny..An excellent and enjoyable read for the Japan-curious. I loved it and learned a lot.'Sam Baldwin, author of For Fukui's Sake: Two years in rural JapanWhen Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history?Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures.Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures, Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.Number one Sunday Times bestseller, August 2023. Cover may vary.

Det bedste man kan sige er et portræt af en lille pige, der forsøger at navigere i et ofte kaotisk barndomsliv, og den voksne kvindes forsøg på at finde sig selv. Nadia vokser op i halvfjerdsernes progressive miljø omkring kollektivet Maos Lyst, hvor hendes forældre, forfatteren Ebbe Kløvedal Reich og kunstneren Alice Møller Kristensen, ophæver kernefamilien og udlever tidens alternative livsformer mellem køns- og klassekamp, bevidsthedsudvidende stoffer og seksuel frigørelse. Under pasningen af sin døende far og i samtaler med sin mor forsøger Nadia mange år senere at forstå det eksperiment, hun var en del af. En personlig og hudløs beretning om at bearbejde en usædvanlig opvækst og om at klare sig i kraft af fællesskabet.