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Marilisa Santarone

    Rafa
    Conversations with myself
    • Rafa

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Ústredným motívom knihy, ktorá sa ako niť vinie celým jej obsahom, je wimbledonské finále 2008 medzi Rafom a Rogerom Federerom, o ktorom John McEnroe vyhlásil, že to bola ,,najväčšia dvojhra v tenisovej histórii". Pravda, nie je to iba o jednom súboji. Rafa odhaľuje tajomstvá svojich úspechov od detstva, keď sa bolestivo rozhodoval, akú športovú kariéru si zvoliť. Či dať prednosť kolektívnemu futbalu, alebo individuálnemu tenisu. Je to až nečakane úprimná spoveď nevídaného bojovníka na dvorci a nesmierne priateľského, rodinne založeného džentlmena v súkromí, ktorý doposiaľ vládol 102 týždňov svetovému tenisu a má na celom svete tisícky obdivovateľov. Je to príbeh ostrovana z Malorky, ktorý svojím tenisom ohúril svet a zaujímavo o tom rozpráva.

      Rafa2011
      4,0
    • Conversations with myself

      • 454 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      This moving collection of letters, diary entries, and other writings offers a rare glimpse into Nelson Mandela's life through his own direct and private voice. An international bestseller, it serves as an intensely personal complement to his autobiography. In the foreword, President Barack Obama notes that this work provides an extraordinary insight into Mandela as a man. Readers are taken through the darkest hours of Mandela's twenty-seven years of imprisonment, including his troubled dreams on Robben Island. The collection features a draft of an unfinished sequel to his autobiography, notes from his famous speeches, and even doodles made during meetings. It includes photos from his life, journals written while he was on the run during the early 1960s anti-apartheid struggles, and nearly 70 hours of recorded conversations with friends. This intimate journey captures the evolution of Mandela's political conscience and his significant role on the world stage. Critics have praised it as more revealing and moving than his autobiography, describing it as a heart-wrenching yet uplifting read that blends the mundane with the monumental, providing the fullest picture yet of Mandela.

      Conversations with myself2010
      4,1