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Michael Jackson

    27. marec 1942 – 30. august 2007

    Michael Joseph Jackson, známy aj ako Michael Jackson (* 29. august 1958, Gary, Indiana, USA – † 25. jún 2009, Los Angeles Kalifornia, USA ) bol americký popový, soulový, a rockový spevák, skladateľ, tanečník a herec. Verejnými predstaviteľmi hudobného priemyslu bol označený za „Kráľa popu“. Vo svojej kariére mal veľký vplyv na vývoj populárnej hudby a moderného tanečného štýlu. Spolu s jeho publikovaným osobným životným štýlom sa vo viac ako v štyroch dekádach stala z neho jedna z globálne najvýznamnejších postáv populárnej kultúry.

    Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch
    Moonwalker The Storybook
    Thriller 25th Anniversary
    The Essential Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson: Dancing the dream
    Moonwalk
    • Moonwalk

      • 260 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Nevídane brilantná kariéra a prísne strážené súkromie megahviezdy Michaela Jacksona vyvolali priam posadnutosť miliónov fanúšikov rocku a paparacov po celom svete. Michael Jackson spolu s Jackson 5 predal vyše dvesto miliónov albumov. Vo svojej autobiografii rozpráva o šťastných roztopašných časoch mladosti, cestách s bratmi a o svojich neraz zložitých vzťahoch s rodinou. Zdôveruje so svojimi vzťahmi k niektorým zo svojich najznámejších priateľov, otvorene hovorí o zdrvujúcej izolácii zavinenej slávou, o svojej prvej láske, o plastickej operácii, o výnimočnej kariére i neférových klebetách, ktoré s ňou súviseli. Kniha je ilustrovaná vzácnymi fotografiami z rodinných albumov Jacksonovcov, Michaelových osobných archívov a kresbou, ktorú Michael nakreslil exkluzívne do tejto knihy – predstavuje pozoruhodnú cestu do samotného srdca a duše moderného hudobného génia.

      Moonwalk
      4,4
    • The Essential Michael Jackson

      • 268 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      Rock music from the 2005 album of the same title; for voice and piano, with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams.

      The Essential Michael Jackson
      4,9
    • Thriller 25th Anniversary

      The Book, Celebrating the Biggest Selling Album of All Time

      • 141 stránok
      • 5 hodin čítania

      MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 25TH ANNIVERSARY! The party ain't over yet! Michael Jackson celebrates the 25th anniversary of "Thriller", the world's largest selling album of all time, and the biggest milestone in pop music ever. THRILLER - the music, the videos, the looks and the dance moves that changed music forever.February 12th, 2008 saw the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller album in a special 25th anniversary edition featuring all classic "Thriller" hits digitally remastered, a bonus DVD with Jackson's electrifying appearances and dance moves from the Thriller era PLUS brand-new tracks and remixes of Thriller's biggest hits with guest stars such as Akon, Kanye West, Fergie, and will.i.am.Now, the party THRILLER 25th Anniversary - The Book celebrates the iconic King of Pop featuring more than 180 exclusive, high quality, digitally remastered and high glossy photographs and artworks making this book a visual journey back to the iconic times of Behind the scenes in the studio recording THRILLER, making the revolutionary short films, being on a "victorious" tour, Grammy's most glorious night, and much more.FEAT. EXCLUSIVE Quincy Jones (Executive Producer, Thriller); Rod Temperton (Songwriter, Thriller); John Landis (Director, Thriller - The Short Film); Tamara Conniff (Editiorial Director, BILLBOARD); Matt Forger (Sound Engineer, Thriller); Bruce Swedien (Sound Engineer, Thriller); and many more.

      Thriller 25th Anniversary
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    • Moonwalker The Storybook

      • 80 stránok
      • 3 hodiny čítania

      This story of the movie by the same name features superstar Michael Jackson and some young friends as they battle the evil Mr. Big in his plan to enslave all the children in the world with drugs.

      Moonwalker The Storybook
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    • Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch

      A Connoisseur's Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland - Third Edition

      • 272 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      The "Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch," now a classic reference, was the first book to give single malt scotch the systematic, in-depth treatment reserved for wine. This new edition will help you to discover the differences between the "lightly earthy, nutty" palate of the 10-year-old Fettercairn; the "elegant, dry" 10-year-old Glenfarclas; the "full, smooth" body of the 1971 Millburn; and the "sweetish, gingery, warming" finish of the 12-year-old Oban malts.

      Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch
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    • The Genealogical Imagination

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Michael Jackson juxtaposes ethnographic and imaginative writing to explore intergenerational trauma and temporality, showing how genealogy becomes a powerful model for understanding our experience of being in the world.

      The Genealogical Imagination
      5,0
    • Covers the career of a popular music legend from the child star whose infectious lead vocals catapulted the Jackson 5 into the spotlight, to the feeding frenzy that surrounded the announcement of a new tour in Summer 2009. Michael Jackson had charisma. He was a flamboyant, a dazzling performer who owned the stage. His death rang down the curtain on a turbulent life, but did not end his reign as the King of Pop. He lives on through his extraordinary catalogue, which will ensure that his regal status is maintained.

      Michael Jackson
      4,5
    • Ultimate Beer

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Ultimate Beer is a complete guide to every aspect of beer. Just as any wine can be consumed at any time, so can any beer, but like the grape, the grain has its favored moods and moments, including the right beer for every occasion.

      Ultimate Beer
      4,3
    • Michael Jackson

      For the Record

      • 401 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania

      Michael Jackson first entered a recording studio in November 1967, just three months after his ninth birthday. Two years later he and his older brothers scored their first hit, 'I Want You Back' - and, despite set-backs that would have ended the career of a lesser man, Michael's legion of fans remain as loyal today as they have ever been. This is the story of the man and his music...

      Michael Jackson
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    • Politics of Storytelling

      • 312 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Hannah Arendt argued that the “political” is best understood as a power relation between private and public realms, and that storytelling is a vital bridge between these realms—a site where individualized passions and shared perspectives are contested and interwoven. Jackson explores and expands Arendt’s ideas through a cross-cultural analysis of storytelling that includes Kuranko stories from Sierra Leone, Aboriginal stories of the stolen generation, stories recounted before the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and stories of refugees, renegades, and war veterans. Focusing on the violent and volatile conditions under which stories are and are not told, and exploring the various ways in which narrative reworkings of reality enable people to symbolically alter subject-object relations, Jackson shows how storytelling may restore existential viability to the intersubjective fields of self and other, self and state, self and situation.

      Politics of Storytelling
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    • Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      Do you know your Mortlach from your Miltonduff? A Glenfiddich from a Glenlugie? Find out the differences in Michael Jackson's guide to single malts. This guide includes over 800 malts.

      Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion
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    • A Strange Loop

      • 88 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      A blistering original musical about a young artist at war with a host of demons. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards.

      A Strange Loop
      4,2
    • Beyond the Battle

      • 194 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Four years ago, author Michael Jackson was diagnosed with and cured of cancer. The treatment and aftermath of something no larger than the size of an egg would change his life forever. Jackson had spent so much time on his own pleasures that he never really focused on what God wanted him to be. Sometimes when we ignore God, He allows things to happen to get our attention. For the author, being diagnosed with cancer was his wake-up call. In Beyond The Battle, Jackson gives you a look at his lifestyle before and after he allowed God to take control of his life. He shares how the Lord used a hopeless situation and turned it into a blessing. When life gives you lemons, God can turn them into eternal peace and joy, but only if one is open to what God is doing to see where He wants to take you. The author hopes to inspire others who are going through difficult situations to trust in the heavenly father and find beauty in their life.

      Beyond the Battle
    • Playing the Hand We Are Dealt

      The Counterpoint of Fate and Freewill in Literature and Life

      • 288 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Exploring the interplay of fate and freewill, this book delves into how literature shapes our lives and influences our writing. It posits that fate transcends mere circumstances of birth, advocating for writing as a means to reclaim agency amid life's challenges. By contrasting factuality with fiction, the author presents a radically empirical perspective on human experience, emphasizing the transformative power of literature in navigating our realities.

      Playing the Hand We Are Dealt
    • Coincidences

      • 224 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      Most people have a story to tell about a remarkable coincidence that in some instances changed the course of their lives. These uncanny occurrences have been variously interpreted as evidence of divine influence, fate, or the collective unconscious. Less common are explanations that explore the social situations and personal preoccupations of the individuals who place the most weight on coincidences. Drawing on a variety of coincidence stories, renowned anthropologist Michael Jackson builds a case for seeing them as allegories of separation and loss—revealing the hope of repairing sundered lives, reconnecting estranged friends, reuniting distant kin, closing the gap between people and their gods, and achieving a sense of emotional and social connectedness with others in a fragmented world.

      Coincidences
    • Quandaries of Belonging

      • 198 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Quandaries of Belonging is both a personal meditation on the author's relationship with Aotearoa New Zealand and a critical exploration of coexistence in a postcolonial society.

      Quandaries of Belonging
    • Friendship

      • 224 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      Exploring the multifaceted nature of friendship, Michael Jackson weaves together philosophy, biography, and ethnography. He begins with classical perspectives from Aristotle and Montaigne, then delves into the political and personal dimensions of friendship through the works of Hannah Arendt and the stories of Kuranko storyteller Keti Ferenke Koroma. Jackson reflects on various forms of friendship, including those from childhood and with animals, while addressing the complexities faced by anthropologists in balancing egalitarian ideals with inherent power dynamics in fieldwork.

      Friendship
    • Critique of Identity Thinking

      • 216 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      Michael Jackson's response to our beleaguered age is to ask what forms of speech and action are called for in 'dark times'. He argues that experiences that fall outside the concepts and categories we habitually deploy in rendering life manageable and intelligible have both critical and redemptive power.

      Critique of Identity Thinking
    • Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch

      A Connoisseur's Guide to the Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland - 5th Edition

      • 448 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      Michael Jackson is renowned for his pithy wisdom and a remarkable ability to evoke aromas and flavors. This fully revised and expanded edition of Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch is the definitive guide to single malt whisky and its producers worldwide. The completely new introduction incorporates Jackson's most recent research on the origins and evolution of the “water of life,” the nature of aromas and flavors, and regional differences. The book's core is the comprehensive A-to-Z of single malts, arranged by distillery. Each entry offers a new introduction and key information, and features Jackson's evocative, highly regarded tasting notes and ratings. This edition features a refreshed design, specially commissioned photographs of distilleries, and more than 1,000 tasting notes.

      Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch
    • Second Helpings

      The Best of the Glenfiddich Awards

      • 208 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      A compilation of Glenfiddich Award-winning writing from the past 25 years by such writers as Claudia Roden, Jancis Robinson, Hugh Johnson, Delia Smith, Arabella Boxer. To be launched at the 1996 Glenfiddich Awards.

      Second Helpings
    • Pocket Beer Book

      96 Edition

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Beer drinking is undergoing a revolution with every style and color lining bar, restaurant, and supermarket shelves. This comprehensive guide by the world's leading expert will keep both established beer lovers and novices abreast of the best on the fast-changing beer scene. Covers lagers, wheat beers, ales, porters, stouts, fruit beers, and all other varietal styles. Includes authoritative tasting notes and ratings for more than 1,500 beers, including the latest imports. Reveals the latest brews from around the world. Advises on visiting breweries, specialist beer restaurants, inns, and bars in each country.

      Pocket Beer Book
    • Criminal Law in Hong Kong offers a clear and comprehensive account of the general principles of criminal law in Hong Kong and will be useful to students, practitioners, and all who are responsible for or interested in the administration and practice of the criminal justice system in Hong Kong. This book focuses on the general structure and principles of criminal liability, emphasizing local legislation and case law as Hong Kong’s criminal law increasingly diverges from its English origins. Where necessary, it also includes discussion of how certain areas of Hong Kong’s criminal law may develop. In addition, the book outlines a range of offences, including those commonly dealt with in undergraduate courses. Part One of the book examines the foundations of Hong Kong’s criminal law. The general principles of criminal liability are then covered in Parts Two to Four, including the elements of liability, general defences, and participation and inchoate liability. In Parts Five and Six, fatal and non-fatal offences against the person, sexual offences, and offences against the Theft Ordinance are discussed.

      Criminal Law in Hong Kong
    • In questa guida sontuosa, Michael Jackson svela i segreti degli aromi e dei sapori del whisky, le storie dietro le grandi distillerie di tutto il mondo e offre le sue note di degustazione esperte per i whisky da provare. Una copertura senza pari dei migliori whisky e bourbon del mondo è racchiusa in questa guida definitiva. Scopri una nuova sezione di 14 pagine sulle distillerie artigianali statunitensi che stanno facendo scalpore nel mondo del whisky. Impara tutto ciò che c'è da sapere su come bere whisky e su come realizzare whisky artigianali. Dalla materia prima al bicchiere, il <i>Whisky</i> di Michael Jackson esamina la bevanda più famosa del mondo in tutti i suoi affascinanti dettagli.

      Illustrati. Gastronomia: Atlante mondiale del whisky. Ediz. illustrata
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    • The Great Beers of Belgium

      • 100 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      Belgium is to beer what Burgandy and Bordeaux are to wine. With an introduction about Belgium and its traditions, Michael Jackson takes us on a tour of its ancient regions, such as Flanders and Brabant, and places the various brewing traditions in their local contexts. He describes the time honoured traditional ingredients: water; the yeasts; the hops; the varieties of barley and the various brewing techniques. He then takes the reader round the famous breweries, frequently monasteries, and the styles - lambic, gueuze, kriek, framboise, brown beers, wheat beers, fruit beers, the famous trappoist and other abbey beers, and golden ales.

      The Great Beers of Belgium
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    • London

      Reiseführer

      • 277 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania
      London
    • Bierwijzer

      • 168 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania
      Bierwijzer