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David Halberstam ve své rozsáhlé práci dokazuje, že na první pohled nevýrazná etapa padesátých let je pro Ameriku i pro svět mnohem důležitější. Právě v padesátých letech se rodila americká moderní politika: tehdy se diskutovalo o tom, zda vyrábět stále mocnější zbraně hromadného ničení, tehdy se hledaly cesty, jak čelit komunismu. Nešlo jen o ideové nebo morální a politické otázky: v padesátých letech se masově rozšířila televize, která zásadně změnila způsob vedení politického boje a především životy průměrných Američanů. Ve stejné dekádě začaly pronikat do lidského života počítače. Halberstam rozvážně, ale přesvědčivě dokazuje, že v amerických padesátých letech je třeba hledat kořeny mnoha jevů a věcí, které se posléze rozšířily do celého světa, dopomohly Americe, ale například i západní Evropě k současnému bohatství a v důsledku předznamenaly i globalizaci se všemi problémy, které jsou s ní spojeny. Ve svém vyprávění načrtává mnoho portrétů slavných i méně známých postav amerického politického, vojenského, kulturního i obchodního života.

Tells the story of eight young people who, inspired by workshops on nonviolence, decided to become involved in the fight against segregation during the 1960s, beginning with staged sit-ins at Nashville lunch counters, and progressing to ever more dangerous actions on behalf of the civil rights movements.

New York Times Bestseller: “A historical overview of the auto industry in the United States and Japan [and] the gradual decline of U.S. manufacturing” (Library Journal). After generations of creating high-quality automotive products, American industrialists began losing ground to the Japanese auto industry in the decades after World War II. David Halberstam, with his signature precision and absorbing narrative style, traces this power shift by delving into the boardrooms and onto the factory floors of the America’s Ford Motor Company and Japan’s Nissan. Different in every way—from their reactions to labor problems to their philosophies and leadership styles—the two companies stand as singular testaments to the challenges brought by the rise of the global economy. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Fifties and The Coldest Winter, and filled with intriguing vignettes about Henry Ford, Lee Iacocca, and other visionary industrial leaders, The Reckoning remains a powerful and enlightening story about manufacturing in the modern age, and how America fell woefully behind.

The most arresting photographic images in our history-all the way up to the World Trade Center tragedy and the 2002 war in Afghanistan-come to life in this complete compilation of Pulitzer Prize-winning news and feature photos, along with the stories behind them

During the 1990s basketball star Michael Jordan became famous as the world's most compelling and charismatic sportsman. During Jordan's reign the game transformed itself into an industry. The money was huge, and the players became celebrities. This is the story of Michael Jordan.

Up until now, the Korean War has been the black-hole of modern American history. This book changes that, giving readers a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. It tells the individual stories of the soldiers on the front, who were left to deal with the consequences of such judgements.

Gives an account of power at work in America. schovat popis

Highlighting the finest sports journalism of the twentieth century, this collection features renowned writers such as A. J. Liebling, Hunter S. Thompson, and Frank Deford. It includes iconic pieces like Richard Ben Cramer's "What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?" and Bob Considine's "Louis Knocks Out Schmeling," capturing significant moments in various sports including baseball and boxing. Edited by David Halberstam, this anthology not only showcases remarkable sports writing but also reflects the cultural significance of sports throughout the century.

The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979–80) in the life of the Bill Walton–led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions. As Halberstam follows this collection of men through the months, through the losing streaks and occasional victories, the endless trips and the brutal schedules, we come to know them and their world--the other players, coaches, and owners; the competition, drafts, trades, and traditions; the wives, the fans, the media connections--a world of grand dreams, impossible expectations, and bracing realities. The tactile authenticity of Halberstam's knowledge of the basketball world is unrivaled. Yet he is writing here about far more than just basketball. This is a story about a place in our society where power, money, and talent collide and sometimes corrupt, a place where both national obsessions and naked greed are exposed. It's about the influence of big media, the fans and the hype they subsist on, the clash of ethics, the terrible physical demands of modern sports (from drugs to body size), the unreal salaries, the conflicts of race and class, and the consequences of sport converted into mass entertainment and athletes transformed into superstars--all presented in a way that puts the reader in the room and on the court, and The Breaks of the Game in a league of its own.

"The date, September 11, 2001, now has a certain permanence, graven on ourcollective memory, like a very few others December 7, 1941, and November 22, 1963, dates which seem to separate yesterday from today, and then from now. They become the rarest of moments; ordinary people will forever be able to tell you where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the news, as if the terrible deed had happened to them, which in some ways it did." — from the introduction by David Halberstam By now, the story of September 11 has been burned into our collective memory, but few have seen New York from the perspective of Magnum photographers. Eleven members of the legendary photo agency immediately dispersed from their monthly meeting in New York as the events unfolded to document the incomprehensible. Their photographs, by turns haunting, surreal, and breathtaking, are collected together in 'New York September 11, by Magnum Photographers', compellingly presented in this high-quality edition from powerHouse Books. From their various vantage points we are transported to Ground Zero to witness the destruction of the World Trade Centre, the buildings’ implosion which sent thousands fleeing through the streets from debris, only to return to the scene in quiet observation and respect for the rescue workers whose jobs had only begun—and of the mourners who had been gathering struck with grief.