Stephen Fry Boeken

Losbandigheid, lust en liefde, moord en doodslag, triomfen en tragedies; de Griekse mythen en sagen zijn wilder en woester dan het leven zelf. Deze verhalen bieden alles wat een lezer zich kan wensen. De oude Grieken inspireerden onder anderen Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce en Walt Disney. In de handen van Stephen Fry komen de verhalen opnieuw tot leven. We worden verliefd op Zeus, we aanschouwen de geboorte van Athena, we zien hoe Kronos en Gaia wraak nemen op Ouranos, we huilen met koning Midas en we jagen met de even beeldschone als meedogenloze Artemis. Stephen Fry haalt deze verhalen op uit de oudheid en geeft ze hun welverdiende plek in onze moderne tijd.

Adviezen om meer greep op je leven te krijgen en je geest en manier van denken te veranderen op basis van mindfulness en cognitieve gedragstherapie.

Ruby Wax’ eigen ervaringen met depressiviteit deden haar besluiten om haar tv-carrière op een laag pitje te zetten. Ze ging de menselijke geest bestuderen en behaalde een master in mindfulness aan de Universiteit van Oxford. In Tem je geest laat Wax op haar eigenzinnige manier zien hoe onze constant doorjakkerende en zelfkritische gedachten ons gestrest en angstig kunnen maken. Daarnaast legt ze uit hoe we deze cirkel kunnen doorbreken. We moeten verbindingen in onze gedachten opnieuw aanleggen en zo rust vinden in deze hectische wereld. Door het boek heen vertelt Wax bovendien op pregnante, ontroerende en vaak hilarische wijze haar eigen verhaal en hoe mindfulness haar op de been houdt.

Een mislukte Engelse dichter weet de bovennatuurlijke gaven van zijn 15-jarige petekind uit Norfolk te analyseren en tot hun juiste proportie terug te brengen.

Step into Stephen Fry's richly colourful world of magic, mayhem, monsters and maniacal gods in MYTHOS: THE ILLUSTRATED STORYNo one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds.Mythos: The Illustrated Story captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age in striking colour - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance.

The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies. In Troy you will find heroism and hatred, love and loss, revenge and regret, desire and despair. It is these human passions, written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore, that still speak to us today.

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling Mythos, Stephen Fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera. Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.

Whether you are single, married, or simply Fry-curious, Mrs Stephen Fry, the world's almost leading relationship expert, leads you gently but firmly though the marital process from proposal to divorce, dispensing invaluable and unique advice alongside spectacular recipes, incomparable poetry and candid personal accounts of her first meeting with Stephen and their almost perfect wedding day. You will learn where to find Mr or Miss Right without the aid of night vision goggles, how to marry them as cheaply as possible and, if you wish, how to stay married to them. As well as revealing how to keep the magic alive in a relationship and how to cope with Christmas and the in-laws, Edna shares her childcare secrets, household management tips (including how best to sweep things under the carpet) and talks frankly and explicitly about you-know-what. You may never be able to have a marriage as perfect as Mrs Fry's but if you read this book, follow her advice and ignore page 162, you may just have an Almost Perfect Marriage. 'A good husband is like a good wine - smooth, full bodied and best kept in the cellar' Edna Fry

A twenty-six-chapter journey through the history and working of the English alphabet by linguistic guru Danny Bate.

Pre-order the final installment of Stephen Fry's bestselling Greek myths series, focusing on The Odyssey. Follow Odysseus as he faces monsters, divine temptations, and Poseidon's curse in his ten-year journey home to Penelope on Ithaca. Celebrated for its storytelling, Fry's work has garnered widespread acclaim.