Memoarer & Biografier

<i>People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy.</i><br/><br/><i>Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can't complain. I've been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I've done good... and I've done bad. But right now, I'm not ready to go anywhere.</i><br/><br/>At the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world.<br/><br/>Then disaster.<br/><br/>In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalised with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour - and all public life - as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down.<br/><br/><i>Last Rites</i> is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Osbourne's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career - including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his regrets over Black Sabbath's reunion, his friendships with Slash and Zakk Wylde, and the harrowing final moments he spent with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister.<br/><br/>Unflinching but surprisingly life-affirming, <i>Last Rites</i> demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.

Med vårfloden i Kalixälven 1816 inträffar en olycka i den gifta husbonden Olof Brännvalls hushåll som kommer att påverka framtiden. Efter nio år blir hans då tjugoåriga och ogifta piga Anna Lisa Israelsdotter med barn och det kommer faktiskt att bli nio utomäktenskapliga barn totalt i huset. Vid det sista barnets dop när både Olofs piga och hustru är avlidna träder han fram som far. Var Olof far till alla barnen trots att han var gift med Sofia som dessutom var pigans moster? Det här är en berättelse om ett triangeldrama som utspelar sig under den första delen av 1800-talet i den idylliska byn Jock i Överkalix.

<p>The much-anticipated first book from Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler</p> <p>With over 70 million records sold, heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath are one of the most influential bands of all time. From the very beginning, Geezer Butler was at the heart of their success. He named the group, provided the bass behind their distinctive sound and wrote the lyrics that resonated so powerfully with fans around the world.</p> <p>At long last, Geezer is ready to tell his side of the Sabbath story, from early days as a scrappy blues quartet through to the many lineup changes, the record-breaking tours and the international hell-raising with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.</p> <p>Featuring Geezer's candid reflections on his working-class childhood in Luftwaffe-battered Birmingham, his almost-life as an accountant and his fascination with horror, religion and the occult,<em> Into the Void </em>reveals the softer side of the heavy-metal legend, while holding nothing back.</p> <p>Like Geezer's bass lines and the story of Black Sabbath themselves,<em> Into the Void </em>is original, dramatic and one hell of a ride.</p>

Vem var det som egentligen anlände först till platsen där Olof Palme lönnmördades den 28:e februari 1986? Den här frågan dväljas än idag i debatten då det aldrig har utretts eller klargjorts på ett tillfredsställande sätt. Det som anförts i ärendet håller inte, av flera skäl, för en kritisk granskning. Uppenbarligen existerar det avvikelser som omgående bör förtydligas.<br/><br/> I tidiga vittnesutsagor från nära vittnen återfinns en "yngling" varande bredvid den fallne personen. Den här "ynglingen" kom sedermera att utraderas i efterföljande förhör av anledningar som är okända.<br/><br/> Men år 2023 framträdde den här "ynglingen" och önskade framföra sina upplevelser. Han går under namnet Robert Barestrand och var 16 år gammal vid tiden för mordet år 1986.<br/><br/> Hans utsagor gällande de händelser han genomgick under tonåren kommer att anföras på ett obefläckat vis, skildrande hur Robert kom till insikten om vem som arrangerade och genomförde mordet, och i slutändan även varför. Robert erhöll i samband med allt även kännedom om vad som verkligen hände med M/S Estonia, fartyget som förliste på Östersjön den 28:e september 1994...<br/><br/> Det här en beskrivning av en tonårings resa och hur en ung kille blev djupt intrasslad i händelser som i modern tid utgör nationens mörkaste stunder...

<b>Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood...until now. Before her death in 2023, she'd been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.</b>

<b>A deeply personal memoir from the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office.</b><br/><br/><b>'A rare glimpse into the foundations of Jacinda's unique and unprecedented leadership style, one that values humanity above all else. An essential, inspiring read' - Natalie Portman</b><br/><br/>Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she became a global icon for her empathetic leadership that put people first. She guided her country through unprecedented challenges, from the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks to a global pandemic. She advanced visionary policies to address climate change and child poverty. And all while juggling first-time motherhood in the public eye.<br/><br/>This is the inspiring story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt changed our assumptions of what a leader can be.<br/><br/><i>A Different Kind of Power</i> is more than a political memoir. Powerfully evocative and refreshingly open, it is for anyone who has ever questioned themselves, or has wanted to make a difference. A profound insight into how it feels to lead, it asks: what if you, too, are capable of more than you ever imagined?<br/><br/><b>'Wonderful. As clear-eyed and luminous a depiction of childhood and family life as it is a brilliant insight into the making of a politician, a mother and a head of state' - Bill Bailey</b>

<strong>In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate. </strong> <br/><br/>'A remarkable memoir' <strong><em>Classic Rock</em></strong> <br/><br/>'A highly emotional read' <strong><em>Guardian</em></strong> <br/><br/>In his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers' childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother - the kind of mum who admonished her boys to "always wear a suit" no matter how famous they became - a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behaviour. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love. <br/><br/>"I was with him from day one," Alex writes. "We shared the experience of coming to America and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800 square foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming famous, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I've spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime." <br/><br/>There has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward's life and death.