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6 produkter
6 produkter
The Deals That Made the World
Reckless Ambition, Backroom Negotiations, and the Hidden Truths of Business
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
272 kr
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Go behind the scenes of the most shocking, hilarious, controversial genre of entertainment: reality television.Reality TV's influence is seismic: twenty-five years ago, the concept didn't exist. Yet today, it is one of the most powerful cultural forces on earth; a multi-billion-dollar machine. Despite that, it is often derided as "trash"; a cultural McDonalds not worthy of examination. The truth is that reality TV offers a profound insight into who we are as human beings, questioning the very nature of what we deem to be entertaining.Writer, broadcaster and reality TV-obsessive Jacques Peretti goes behind the scenes of a world that has entranced and consumed him for two decades. Meeting with people at every level of the reality TV machine, from those responsible for coming up with ever-more extreme formats, to the contestants and participants at the heart of some of the most iconic moments in television, who felt that their lives and their vulnerabilities were being exploited in the name of entertainment. This is reality TV as you've never seen it before.
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'The book to read' GQ'A revelatory book' John Lewis-StempelWhile the laws that guide our lives are written by the politicians we elect, much of the world around us - from the food we eat to the products we buy to the medications we take - is shaped by private negotiations and business deals few of us know about.For twenty years, Peretti has interviewed the people behind the decisions that have altered our world, from CEOs of multinational corporations to politicians, economists, and scientists. In The Deals that Made the World, Peretti draws on his vast knowledge to reveal a host of fascinating and startling connections, from how Wall Street's actions on food commodities helped spark the Arab Spring to the link between the AIDS epidemic in 1980s San Francisco and the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008. He proves a sure guide, combining both eye-opening on-the-ground reporting and a narrative flair that makes esoteric financial and business concepts clear and understandable.Like Steven Levitt, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Brad Stone, Michael Lewis, and Malcolm Gladwell, Peretti takes the ordinary and turns it inside out to give us a compelling new perspective on our lives and our world.
Little Bird of Auschwitz
The breathtaking true story of how one man's mother survived the Holocaust - and what she did next
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
148 kr
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Jacques Peretti's mother Alina escaped death at Auschwitz as a young teenager, and rarely spoke of the horrors she experienced there. Now, with Alina aged 90, mother and son embark on a moving journey to piece together her astonishing story - and preserve it while they still can.'That nickname . . . "Little bird." It wasn't mine. I found out later he gave it to every little girl that came in to be injected. "Little Bird" didn't mean anything. It was a trick. There were thousands of "little birds", just like me, all thinking they were the only one . . .''One of the best books I have ever read. A story told with such emotion. Now that I've finished it, I feel sad - like I have lost friends.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A true, inspiring, heartbreaking, motivating, courageous, and loving story of a woman growing up in war-torn Poland . . . Despite the traumatic backdrop this book is heartwarming, well-written, and a joy to read. I will treasure this story and share with my family.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As a reporter, Jacques Peretti has spent his life investigating important stories. But there was one story, heard in scattered fragments throughout his childhood, that he never thought to investigate. The story of how his mother survived Auschwitz.In the few last months of the Second World War, thirteen-year-old Alina Peretti, along with her mother and sister, was one of thirteen thousand non-Jewish Poles sent to Auschwitz. Her experiences there cast a shadow over the rest of her life.Now ninety, Alina has been diagnosed with dementia. Together, mother and son begin a race against time to record her memories and preserve her family's story. Along the way, Jacques learns long-hidden secrets about his mother's family. He gains an understanding of his mother through retracing her past, learning more about the woman who would never let him call her 'Mum'.
Little Bird of Auschwitz
The breathtaking true story of how one man's mother survived the Holocaust - and what she did next
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
223 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Jacques Peretti's mother Alina escaped death at Auschwitz as a young teenager, and rarely spoke of the horrors she experienced there. Now, with Alina aged 90, mother and son embark on a moving journey to piece together her astonishing story - and preserve it while they still can.'That nickname . . . "Little bird." It wasn't mine. I found out later he gave it to every little girl that came in to be injected. "Little Bird" didn't mean anything. It was a trick. There were thousands of "little birds", just like me, all thinking they were the only one . . .''One of the best books I have ever read. A story told with such emotion. Now that I've finished it, I feel sad - like I have lost friends.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A true, inspiring, heartbreaking, motivating, courageous, and loving story of a woman growing up in war-torn Poland . . . Despite the traumatic backdrop this book is heartwarming, well-written, and a joy to read. I will treasure this story and share with my family.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As a reporter, Jacques Peretti has spent his life investigating important stories. But there was one story, heard in scattered fragments throughout his childhood, that he never thought to investigate. The story of how his mother survived Auschwitz.In the few last months of the Second World War, thirteen-year-old Alina Peretti, along with her mother and sister, was one of thirteen thousand non-Jewish Poles sent to Auschwitz. Her experiences there cast a shadow over the rest of her life.Now ninety, Alina has been diagnosed with dementia. Together, mother and son begin a race against time to record her memories and preserve her family's story. Along the way, Jacques learns long-hidden secrets about his mother's family. He gains an understanding of his mother through retracing her past, learning more about the woman who would never let him call her 'Mum'.
Little Bird of Auschwitz
The breathtaking true story of how one man's mother survived the Holocaust - and what she did next
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
169 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
'My son Jacques is telling my story. I always wanted to tell it myself but never could. Maybe my English wasn't good enough. I never had the courage. I never imagined for a second it would be written down.'As a reporter, Jacques Peretti has spent his life investigating important stories. But there was one story, heard in scattered fragments throughout his childhood, that he never thought to investigate. The story of how his mother survived Auschwitz.In the few last months of the War, thirteen-year-old Alina Peretti, along with her mother and sister, was one of thirteen thousand non-Jewish Poles sent to Auschwitz, in the wake of the Warsaw Uprising. Her experiences there, which she rarely discussed, cast a shadow over the rest of her life.Now ninety, Alina has been diagnosed with dementia. Together, mother and son begin a race against time to record her memories and preserve her family's story. For the first time, Alina recalls her experiences as a child during the Second World War, the horrors that she witnessed in Auschwitz and the miraculous story of how she survived a firing squad.Along the way, Jacques learns long-hidden secrets about his mother's family; his mysterious grandfather who lived a double-life, his grandmother who read tarot cards in a Soviet labour camp, and his aunt and uncles, whose fate he never knew. He also gains an understanding of his mother through retracing her past, learning more about the woman who would never let him call her 'Mum'.