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Hoolifan ist nicht nur die persönliche Lebens- und Leidensgeschichte von Martin King, einem passionierten Fan des englischen Fußballvereins Chelsea FC, es ist vor allem eine Chronik von nunmehr über dreißig Jahren Fußballgewalt. Chelsea gehörte immer zu den Vereinen mit einem gewaltbereiten Publikum, und King selbst war für eine lange Zeit Teil des harten Kerns der Fans. Ehrlich und ohne Beschönigungen berichtet er in Hoolifan von seiner Karriere, die als rasselschwingender Teenager begann, sich im Shed, der berüchtigten Stehtribüne der Stamford Bridge, fortsetzte, um schließlich in jener Gruppe ihren Höhepunkt zu finden, die von den Medien allgemein die Chelsea Headhunters genannt wird. Dies ist nicht etwa ein weiteres Buch in der langen Reihe der Abhandlungen über Fußballgewalt. King unternimmt keinen Versuch, sich von den gewalttätigen Geschehnissen zu distanzieren - der Leser muss sich sein Urteil selbst bilden. Nicht selten provokativ, oft humorvoll und immer ehrlich, ist Hoolifan geeigneter als alle vorherigen Publikationen zum Thema, das Phänomen der Hooligans in seinem tatsächlichen gesellschaftlichen Kontext zu erklären.

Na konci 60. let rodiče v Británii s údivem sledovali, jak se jejich dlouhovlasé děti vracejí domů s vyholenými hlavami, v džínách Levi's a vojenských botách, žádající o peníze na bundy Harrington. Zrodili se skinheadi a vznikla kultura mládeže, která neměla obdobu. Marting King, jeden z nich, popisuje, jak chlapci a dívky přijali novou dělnickou módu a hudbu, zejména západoindické reggae Blue Beat, a jak v nich tato kultura vyvolávala silný pocit identity. Média často psala o tom, jak Anglii zaplavili mladí skinheadi, kteří se promenádovali po plážích a navštěvovali fotbalové zápasy. King, fanoušek FC Chelsea, vtipně a živě zachycuje radosti života teenagera v dělnickém jižním Londýně. Jeho příběh je fascinující pohled na britské teenagery z dělnické třídy, kteří se zapletli do kultu skinheadů. King detailně popisuje hudbu, módu a teenagerské eskapády, což činí jeho vyprávění autentickým a poutavým. Pokud vás zajímá skutečný život dělnické mládeže té doby, tato kniha je pro vás.

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words, "I have a dream . . ." It was a speech that changed the course of history.This fortieth-anniversary edition honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s courageous dream and his immeasurable contribution by presenting his most memorable words in a concise and convenient edition. As Coretta Scott King says in her foreword, "This collection includes many of what I consider to be my husband's most important writings and orations." In addition to the famed keynote address of the 1963 march on Washington, the renowned civil rights leader's most influential words included here are the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," the essay "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," and his last sermon, "I See the Promised Land," preached the day before he was assassinated.

Incredible stories epitomise what it was to be a GI in one of the toughest divisions in WWII.

From the author of Triage and Searching for Augusta, comes a history of love, hate, jealousy, and revenge between brothers and sisters during times of war through the ages.

It is a story of sacrifice, dedication to duty and honor in the face of terrible adversity, but more importantly it’s a human story, one that encapsulates the finest attributes of humankind in the absolute direst of circumstances.

Battlefield Medics provides an enthralling and informative account of the history of the men and women who risked their lives to save others on the frontline. Featuring a diverse cast of characters, such as John Bradmore, the man who saved Prince Henry in the War of the Roses, the 16-year-old Tillie Pierce, a young woman who tended soldiers from both sides during the American Civil War, and Mary Seacole, the first black nurse, Battlefield Medics demonstrates the courage and compassion of the healers who worked on the battlefield. Ranging from the battles of ancient Rome to the Vietnam War, Martin King takes you on a journey through the history of medicine as seen through the lens of warfare. Told with his usual flair and penchant for engaging narrative, it provides a testament to these remarkable men and women

As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum, and books like Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me and Claudia Rankine's Citizen swing national attention toward the racism and violence that continue to poison our communities, it's as urgent now as ever to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr., whose insistence on equality and peace defined the Civil Rights Movement and forever changed the course of American history. This collection ranges from an early 1961 interview in which King describes his reasons for joining the ministry (after considering medicine), to a 1964 conversation with Robert Penn Warren, to his last interview, which was conducted on stage at the convention of the Rabbinical Assembly, just ten days before King's assassination. Timely, poignant, and inspiring, Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Last Interview is an essential addition to the Last Interview series.