Martin King Books

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words, "I have a dream . . ." It was a speech that changed the course of history.This fortieth-anniversary edition honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s courageous dream and his immeasurable contribution by presenting his most memorable words in a concise and convenient edition. As Coretta Scott King says in her foreword, "This collection includes many of what I consider to be my husband's most important writings and orations." In addition to the famed keynote address of the 1963 march on Washington, the renowned civil rights leader's most influential words included here are the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," the essay "Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," and his last sermon, "I See the Promised Land," preached the day before he was assassinated.

A gripping account of the Allied liberation of Western Europe, masterfully told by Emmy-award winning writer and historian Martin King. Through the autumn of 1944, Allied troops made their way across Nazi-occupied Europe, liberating towns and villages as they went. Driving Back the Nazis explores this process of liberation, from the arrival of Allied forces in Paris through the emancipation of Belgium to the closing down of Nazi prison camps. But there was a darker side to liberation too - collaborators were harshly punished, and in some cases the liberating forces brought their own troubles with them.Martin King tells the story of liberation from all sides - we hear the voices of Allied high command, ordinary American and British soldiers, local civilians, and even the defeated German forces.

This is the story of Martin King and his 30 years of involvement with football hooliganism, particularly as a member of the notorious Chelsea Headhunters. He describes the leading characters, famous fights, and planned ambushes, and sets hooliganism in its social context.

As the 1960s drew to a close, the skinhead was born and a youth culture took Britain by storm. Boys and girls alike embraced this new working-class fashion and music—the West Indian reggae sounds of Blue Beat. King describes the heady mix of pleasures which were all part of life as a teenager.

Na konci 60. let rodiče v Británii s údivem sledovali, jak se jejich dlouhovlasé děti vracejí domů s vyholenými hlavami, v džínách Levi's a vojenských botách, žádající o peníze na bundy Harrington. Zrodili se skinheadi a vznikla kultura mládeže, která neměla obdobu. Marting King, jeden z nich, popisuje, jak chlapci a dívky přijali novou dělnickou módu a hudbu, zejména západoindické reggae Blue Beat, a jak v nich tato kultura vyvolávala silný pocit identity. Média často psala o tom, jak Anglii zaplavili mladí skinheadi, kteří se promenádovali po plážích a navštěvovali fotbalové zápasy. King, fanoušek FC Chelsea, vtipně a živě zachycuje radosti života teenagera v dělnickém jižním Londýně. Jeho příběh je fascinující pohled na britské teenagery z dělnické třídy, kteří se zapletli do kultu skinheadů. King detailně popisuje hudbu, módu a teenagerské eskapády, což činí jeho vyprávění autentickým a poutavým. Pokud vás zajímá skutečný život dělnické mládeže té doby, tato kniha je pro vás.