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Kinky Friedman

    31. říjen 1944 – 27. červen 2024

    Richard S. Friedman, známý jako Kinky Friedman, je americký umělec, který si svébytně osvojuje styl velkých amerických satiriků. Ve svém psaní se zaměřuje na humor a ironii, často s prvky detektivního žánru a hlubším zkoumáním lidské povahy. Jeho díla jsou známá svou nezaměnitelnou, lehce provokativní a přitom vtipnou dikcí, která odhaluje absurdity moderního života. Friedmanův jedinečný hlas rezonuje napříč jeho tvorbou, čímž čtenářům nabízí nejen zábavu, ale i podnět k zamyšlení.

    Kinky Friedman
    The Billy Bob Tapes
    More Kinky Friedman
    FREQUENT FLYER
    What Would Kinky Do?. How to Unscrew a Screwed-up World
    Billy Bob Tapes, The
    Dylan & já
    • Dylan & já

      • 243 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení
      4,5(2)Ohodnotit

      Poprvé jsem Bobbyho Zimmermana z Hibbingu potkal v roce 1953 na prázdninovém táboře v severním Wisconsinu. Bylo mu dvanáct a měl vlastní kytaru. Všem na potkání vykládal, že z něj jednou bude rokenrolová hvězda. Bylo mi jedenáct a věřil jsem mu to. Tak začíná svou knihu Louie Kemp. Z Bobbyho Zimmermana se stal Bob Dylan a z Louieho velkoobchodník s rybami. Zůstali přátelé po celý život. Oba úspěšní, každý v tom svém. Na společné příhody, dobrodružství a cesty nyní Louie Kemp poprvé vzpomíná. V knize vystupuje Marlon Brando, Allen Ginsberg, Joni Mitchellová, Joan Baezová, Dennis Hopper a mnoho dalších známých i neznámých osob a osobností. Louie Kemp, producent Rolling Thunder Revue, živě popisuje, jak tato nezapomenutelná koncertní šňůra valícího se hromu vznikala a jak byla zakončena lyžařskými radovánkami. Dozvíme se také, jak proběhlo turné v Japonsku, proč Warholova Dvojitého Elvise vyměnil Bob Dylan za pohovku, co zahrál na sederové večeři o největším židovském svátku a s kolika rabíny se postupně on a Louie Kemp vlastně setkali. Knížka není zbytečně dlouhá, skvěle se čte a vtáhne nás do děje hned na prvních stránkách. Je to příběh pravého přátelství rámovaný dobře zvolenou muzikou.

      Dylan & já
    • Billy Bob Tapes, The

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      4,2(9)Ohodnotit

      Set against the backdrop of Arkansas's storytelling tradition, the book captures the essence of Southern life through Billy Bob Thornton's late-night conversations. These narratives reveal authentic characters and experiences that inspired his Oscar®-winning film Sling Blade. The collection offers a glimpse into Thornton's creative process, showcasing the rich tapestry of memories and ghosts that shape his storytelling.

      Billy Bob Tapes, The
    • FREQUENT FLYER

      • 160 stránek
      • 6 hodin čtení
      3,8(4)Ohodnotit

      A novel featuring the sharp-tongued private eye Kinky Friedman, who, upon attending a friend's funeral, discovers the body in the coffin is a stranger. This story was originally published in the 1989 anthology "More Kinky Friedman."

      FREQUENT FLYER
    • More Kinky Friedman

      • 512 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení
      4,1(145)Ohodnotit

      Kinky Friedman, the poet of country music, the misogynist of mystery, the writer, musician and all-rounder, is the author of this collection of tales of murder, mystery and general screwing around. The three novels included in this volume are Musical Chairs, Frequent Flyer, and Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola.

      More Kinky Friedman
    • There is - and could only ever be - one Billy Bob Thornton: actor, musician, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and accidental Hollywood badass. In this book, he spins colourful tales of his dirt-poor Southern upbringing, his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, his life, his loves, and, of course, his movie career.

      The Billy Bob Tapes
    • The Kinky Friedman Crime Club

      • 468 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení
      4,0(215)Ohodnotit

      This collection of three stories includes A Case of Lone Star, Greenwich Killing Time, and When the Cat's Away. All of the stories feature the same wise-cracking, cigar-smoking, cat-loving reluctant hero-detective and are based in New York.

      The Kinky Friedman Crime Club
    • The Christmas Pig

      A Fable

      • 176 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      3,0(3)Ohodnotit

      Set against the backdrop of Christmas, this unique tale unfolds through the eyes of a character named Kinky, who brings a distinctive and unconventional perspective to the holiday season. The narrative promises humor, heart, and unexpected twists, showcasing Kinky's adventures and the lessons he learns along the way. It's a story that redefines traditional holiday themes, inviting readers to embrace the quirks of life during this festive time.

      The Christmas Pig
    • It's More Than Just Making Them Sweat

      • 120 stránek
      • 5 hodin čtení
      3,7(11)Ohodnotit

      It's More Than Just Making Them Sweat carves out a unique niche in the field of fitness publishing. No other book in this genre addresses more thoroughly the psychological factors of motivating clients and the how-to aspects of starting up and promoting a personal training business. No longer are personal trainers to be seen as glorified spotters just biding their time until the next career move. They are qualified health professionals who design and monitor the exercise programs that improve peoples' lives and health. The goal of this book is to promote a more reverent view of personal trainers.

      It's More Than Just Making Them Sweat
    • Even More Kinky Friedman

      • 528 stránek
      • 19 hodin čtení
      3,9(36)Ohodnotit

      The Kinkster is at his best in a third bumper volume collecting the 7th, 8th and 9th of his outrageously good cult detective novels together. In Armadillos and Old Lace the Kinkster decides to take a break from big-city murder and mayhem but has scarcely arrived in Texas before his friend, Judge Knox, turns up at his ranch wanting to talk about four dead little old ladies. God Bless John Wayne sees Kinky once again ensconced in his Lower Manhattan loft, having taken on the deceptively tame assignment of helping his pal Ratso find his true birth mother. In The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover the Kinkster is hired to find a missing husband, but soon figures out that he may be in a lot more trouble than he's bargained for - the FBI is after him!Even More Kinky Friedman allows readers once again to benefit from a triple dose of Kinky's irreverent wit and hilarious wisdom.

      Even More Kinky Friedman