Peter Conradi Knihy

Neuvěřitelný příběh jediné osoby, která přímo pracovala pro Hitlera a Franklina D. Roosevelta - příjemného absolventa Harvardu Ernsta Hanfstaengla, který pomáhal vytvořit stvůru nacismu a později pracoval na jejím zničení. Byl to muž, který se těšil důvěře "vůdce" i F. D. Roosevelta, muž s jedinečným celosvětovým rozhledem po katastrofických událostech počátku dvacátého století. Ernst Hanfstaengl (známý jako Putzi) byl domýšlivý Hitlerův dvorní šašek, pianista, který ho dovedl uklidňovat, a mazaný šéf Hitlerova odboru pro zahraniční tisk v období jeho vzestupu; později hrál roli v Rooseveltově nanejvýš tajném projektu, zaměřeném na propagandu proti Třetí říši. Kniha Hitlerův pianista, která odhaluje mnoho skutečností z Hitlerova osobního života a popisuje americkou psychologickou válku, vypráví příběh muže, rozpolceného svou loajalitou vůči dvěma nesmiřitelným odpůrcům.

THE BESTSELLING BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR AND BAFTA AWARD-WINNING FILM One man saved the British Royal Family in the first decades of the 20th century - amazingly he was an almost unknown, and certainly unqualified, speech therapist called Lionel Logue. Logue wasn't a British aristocrat or even an Englishman - he was a commoner and an Australian to boot. Nevertheless it was the outgoing, amiable Logue who single-handedly turned the famously nervous, tongue-tied, Duke of York into the man who was capable of becoming King. Had Logue not saved Bertie (as the man who was to become King George VI was always known) from his debilitating stammer, and pathological nervousness in front of a crowd or microphone, then it is almost certain that the House of Windsor would have collapsed. The King's Speech is the previously untold story of the extraordinary relationship between Logue and the haunted young man who became King George VI, drawn from Logue's unpublished personal diaries. They throw extraordinary light on the intimacy of the two men - and the vital role the King's wife, the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, played in bringing them together to save her husband's reputation and his career as King. The King's Speech is an intimate portrait of the British monarchy at a time of its greatest crisis, seen through the eyes of an Australian commoner who was proud to serve, and save, his King.

A survey of English poetry, fiction, and drama ranges from the 8th century Beowulf to the present

How did we get from the end of the Cold War to Trump and Putin?

Through newly declassified documents, interviews with surviving family members and original writing by Hanfstaengl himself, Peter Conradi recounts a remarkable life.

A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a wonderful and witty homage to man's most faithful friend.

In this riveting and extensively researched account, Peter Conradi - the celebrated author of The King's Speech - offers an uncompromising portrayal of Europe's royals and reveals the scandals, excesses, conflicts and interests hidden behind the pomp of the ceremonial garb and the grandeur of official functions.

The broadcast that George VI made to the nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939 - which formed the climax of the multi Oscar-winning film The King's Speech - was the product of years of hard work with Lionel Logue, his iconoclastic Australian-born speech therapist. Yet the relationship between the two men did not end there. Far from it: in the years that followed, Logue was to play an even more important role at the monarch's side. The King's War follows this relationship through the dark days of Dunkirk and the drama of D-Day to eventual victory in 1945 - and beyond. The King's War is a fascinating portrait of two men and their respective families - the Windsors and the Logues - as they together faced up to the greatest challenge in Britain's history

Focusing on John Fowles' literary contributions, this comprehensive study by Peter Conradi examines the interplay between the author's life, his philosophical ideas, and his significance in contemporary English fiction. Originally published in 1982, the analysis provides insights into Fowles' popularity and the themes that permeate his work, offering a deeper understanding of his influence on literature during that era.

A collection of thoughts and reflections on how to face the enormity of death from the world's greatest writers, poets and thinkers, from Seneca to Tolstoy.