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David Remnick

    29. říjen 1958

    David Remnick je americký novinář a redaktor, známý svým pronikavým pohledem na politiku a společnost. Jeho práce často zkoumá složité společenské a historické okamžiky s mimořádnou hloubkou a nuancí. Jako redaktor The New Yorker přispěl k formování moderní žurnalistiky. Jeho reportáže a knihy se vyznačují pečlivým výzkumem a literárním stylem.

    David Remnick
    Lenin's Tomb : the Last Days of the Soviet Empire
    King of the World
    The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons I.-II.
    The January 6th Report
    The Complete New Yorker
    Král světa: vzestup a pád Muhammada Aliho
    • Když v noci roku 1964 vstupoval do ringu, aby bojoval proti Sonnymu Listonovi, byl Muhammad Ali (tehdy ještě Cassius Clay) považován za podivína, který při boxování až příliš tancuje a mluví. O šest kol později byl Ali nejen novým šampionem v těžké váze, zároveň byl i „novým typem černocha“, který brzy změní rasovou politiku Ameriky, její pop-kulturu a představy o hrdinství. I přes své kontroverzní chování a názory je Muhammad Ali stále považován za jednoho z nejlepších boxerů v historii. Vzestupy a pády jednoho z největších sportovců světa líčí David Remnick, nositel Pulitzerovy ceny za román Lenin’s Tomb (Leninova hrobka), s nesmírným osobním zaujetím. Dokáže se vcítit jak do něj, tak do jeho soupeřů i vlezlých novinářů. S lehkostí nám předkládá plastický obraz sportovce, ale i doby, ve které žil. Jeho kontroverzní život, temperament a neustálý neklid, který ho popoháněl dál.

      Král světa: vzestup a pád Muhammada Aliho
      4,3
    • The Complete New Yorker

      • 123 stránek
      • 5 hodin čtení

      Flip through full spreads of the magazine to browse headlines, art work, ads, and cartoons, or zoom in on a single page, for closer viewing. Print any pages or covers you choose, or bookmark pages with your own notes.Our powerful search environment allows you to home in on the pieces you want to see. Our entire history is catalogued by date, contributor, department, and subject.4, 109 ISSUES. HALF A MILLION PAGES. YOURS TO SEARCH AND SAVOR.

      The Complete New Yorker
      4,6
    • The January 6th Report

      • 752 stránek
      • 27 hodin čtení

      "Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials"--

      The January 6th Report
      4,5
    • This monumental, two-volume, slip-cased collection includes nearly 10 decades worth of New Yorker cartoons selected and organized by subject with insightful commentary by Bob Mankoff and a foreword by David Remnick. The is the most ingenious collection of New Yorker cartoons published in book form, The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons is a prodigious, slip-cased, two-volume, 1,600-page A-to-Z curation of cartoons from the magazine from 1924 to the present. Mankoff--for two decades the cartoon editor of the New Yorker--organizes nearly 3,000 cartoons into more than 250 categories of recurring New Yorker themes and visual tropes, including cartoons on banana peels, meeting St. Peter, being stranded on a desert island, snowmen, lion tamers, Adam and Eve, the Grim Reaper, and dogs, of course. The result is hilarious and Mankoff's commentary throughout adds both depth and whimsy. The collection also includes a foreword by New Yorker editor David Remnick. This is stunning gift for the millions of New Yorker readers and anyone looking for some humor in the evolution of social commentary.

      The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons I.-II.
      4,5
    • King of the World

      Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      This biography delves into the extraordinary life of Muhammad Ali, capturing his journey from a young boxing prodigy to a global icon. It explores his complex personality, activism, and the cultural impact he made both inside and outside the ring. The narrative is enriched by Salman Rushdie's introduction, offering insights into Ali's significance in contemporary history. Through vivid storytelling and extensive research, the book celebrates Ali's legacy as a champion not just in sports but also in social justice and human rights.

      King of the World
      4,3
    • Winner of the Pulitzer Prize One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times From the editor of The New Yorker: a riveting account of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which has become the standard book on the subject. Lenin’s Tomb combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism. Remnick takes us through the tumultuous 75-year period of Communist rule leading up to the collapse and gives us the voices of those who lived through it, from democratic activists to Party members, from anti-Semites to Holocaust survivors, from Gorbachev to Yeltsin to Sakharov. An extraordinary history of an empire undone, Lenin’s Tomb stands as essential reading for our times.

      Lenin's Tomb : the Last Days of the Soviet Empire
      4,3
    • As Cassius Clay, the boy from Louisville entered the ring, but as Muhammad Ali, he became the world's most famous man, an extraordinary athlete and entertainer. David Remnick presents a detailed and engaging portrait of the King of the World, capturing Ali's impact on sports and society during the tumultuous 1960s.

      King of the World, Engl. ed.. Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
      4,2
    • Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker

      • 496 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      David Remnick is a writer with a rare gift for making readers understand the hearts and minds of our public figures. Whether it’s the decline and fall of Mike Tyson, Al Gore’s struggle to move forward after his loss in the 2000 election, or Vladimir Putin dealing with Gorbachev’s legacy, Remnick brings his subjects to life with extraordinary clarity and depth. In Reporting, he gives us his best writing from the past fifteen years, ranging from American politics and culture to post-Soviet Russia to the Middle East conflict; from Tony Blair grappling with Iraq, to Philip Roth making sense of America’s past, to the rise of Hamas in Palestine. Both intimate and deeply informed by history, Reporting is an exciting and panoramic portrait of our times.

      Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker
      4,2
    • The Fragile Earth

      • 560 stránek
      • 20 hodin čtení

      "A collection of the New Yorker's groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of climate change-including writing from Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, Ian Frazier, Kathryn Schulz, and more"-- Provided by publisher

      The Fragile Earth
      4,2