Jonathan Eig Bücher

WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY and a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award, this work has been recognized as one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Time, among others. It has achieved bestseller status and is noted as one of Barack Obama’s favorite reads of the year. Described as “supple, penetrating, heartstring-pulling and compulsively readable” by The New York Times, this biography presents a compelling account of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, blending new research with accessible storytelling. It is the first major biography in decades to incorporate recently declassified FBI files, offering an intimate view of King as a courageous yet emotionally troubled figure. The narrative explores King’s family origins and his complex relationships with his wife, father, and fellow activists. It portrays him as a minister grappling with his own frailties, a citizen pursued by his government, and a man unwavering in his commitment to justice. Following his journey from the classroom to pivotal moments in Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, the biography captures the essence of a leader who reshaped American race relations and became a martyr for the cause. This landmark work presents a profound understanding of King as a deep thinker and committed radical whose calls for justice remain urgent today. Includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.

The first truly definitive biography of Muhammad Ali, the most iconic and significant sporting figure of the twentieth century

Another Lola Jones escapade with our book-loving third grader! Lola and her twenty-nine classmates don't understand the words to a traditional song they're meant to sing at the upcoming Winter Concert, so they make up their own, very silly (and very funny) words. Lola's mother and her Grampa get involved too, and we all learn not only the words to the song, but something about global warming, by the time of the concert.

Lola, with help from Grampa Ed and neighbor Gabriel, figures out a way to show the boys at school that they should be letting girls play soccer with them at recess.

Lola is back! Fresh from her escapades at her school when the principal is not exactly impressed with her very unusual pigtails, and straight from her hard-pressed victory with the boys who don't want to let the girls play soccer, Lola now has to convince her mother that having a dog is a good idea.

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John Kobler's Capone is the definitive biography of this most brutal and flamboyant of the underground kings—an intimate and dramatic book that presents a complete view of Al Capone and his gaudy era. Here is Capone's story: his violent childhood in Brooklyn, his lieutenancy to Johnny Torrio, his rise in the ranks of the underworld, the notorious St. Valentine Massacre, his eventual control of the entire city of Chicago, and his decline during his imprisonment in Alcatraz. Capone was the ultimate gangster, and Capone is the ultimate in gangster biographies—a classic in the literature of crime.

Úplná biografie americké ikony z pera oceňovaného životopisce Jonathana Eiga. Když na LOH v Atlantě v roce 1996 zapalovala slabá, třesoucí se postava Muhammada Aliho olympijský oheň, vyvolala nejslavnější americká sportovní ikona ve třech miliardách televizních diváků novou vlnu zájmu. Muž, jenž kdysi odmítl bojovat za svou zem a neváhal své protivníky zaplavit přívalem urážek, se stal zbožňovaným po téměř celém světě. Z tohoto průlomového Aliho životopisu se čtenář dozví množství zcela nových informací, které autor Jonathan Eig získal na základě detailního bádání, které posledních několik let vedl. Vzniká tak ohromující portrét jednoho z nejvýraznějších sportovců druhé poloviny dvacátého století. Během četby nezavítáme jen do ringu, ale dozvíme se mnohé také o Aliho osobním životě, finanční situaci, víře, ale také o prvních projevech jeho nemoci a zhoršujícím se zdravotním stavu. Ali představoval a dodnes představuje pro mnoho lidí symbol svobody, odvahy a nezlomného ducha.