Most Popular Books by Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty''s is the last of the great rock ''n'' roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyle and aesthetic. Since The Libertines rose to international fame, Doherty has proved endlessly fascinating. A whirlwind of controversy and scandal has tailed him ever since the early 2000s, so much so that all too often his talents as a songwriter and performer have been overlooked; for every award and accolade, there is a scathing review. Hard drugs, tiny gigs on the hoof, huge stadium shows, collaborations, obliterations, gangsters and groupies - Doherty has led a life of huge highs and incredible lows. With his wildest days behind him, Doherty candidly explores - with sober and sometimes painful insight - some of his greatest and darkest moments, taking us inside the creative process, decadent parties, substance-fuelled nights, his time in prison and tendency for self-destruction. With his trademark wit and humour, Doherty also details his childhood years, key influences, pre-fame London shenanigans, and reflects on his era-defining relationship with Libertines co-founder Carl Barât and other significant people in his life. There is humour, warmth, insight, baleful reflection and a defiant sense of triumph. A Likely Lad is Doherty''s version of the story - the genuine man behind the fame and infamy. This is a rock memoir like no other.

La biografía de Peter Doherty es la última de las grandes historias del rock and roll: líder de The Libertines y los Babyshambles, compositor excepcional, blanco de la prensa amarilla, siempre metido en líos, arrastrando problemas con las drogas, antisocial y encantador al mismo tiempo. Para sus devotos seguidores, Doherty es un héroe de culto; para sus detractores, un chaval prometedor que terminó malogrado. Una vez superados sus años más salvajes, y con la sensación de haber sobrevivido de manera milagrosa, Peter Doherty expone con franqueza, de manera sobria y a veces muy emotiva, los momentos más importantes y oscuros de su vida y de su carrera musical, mostrando las claves de su creatividad, repasando la historia de The Libertines y los Babyshambles, bandas que han definido los últimos veinte años de indie rock con su sonido, sus canciones y su estilo provocador. Con ingenio y desenvoltura, Doherty detalla sus influencias musicales (The Smiths, The Clash, The Stooges, Sex Pistols...), su infancia errante y las travesuras juveniles en Londres antes de alcanzar la fama, las fiestas decadentes con drogas duras y groupies, sus relaciones con Kate Moss y Amy Winehouse, los pequeños conciertos y los espectáculos en grandes estadios, los escándalos con gánsteres, las condenas en diversas cárceles británicas, la ruptura de sus bandas a causa de las drogas, su relación con Carl Barât, su tendencia a la autodestrucción... Peter Doherty. Un chaval prometedor es la versión del propio músico de toda aquella historia, una autobiografía sorprendente que, con humor y lucidez, muestra a la persona y al músico que hay detrás de la fama y la infamia y que a más de uno le hará preguntarse: «¿Cómo es posible que todavía siga vivo?».

'' ''''Poet, young and busy, seeks cheap spacious rooms somewhere. Excellent references available . . .'''' so reads a self-penned ad, a very early entry from Pete Doherty''s journals. From the early books a fascinating and very entertaining picture emerges of the young poet, broke in London, serving popcorn at the Prince Charles Cinema, ruminating on Britpop, listening to Scott Walker, but dreaming of creating a band infused with ''the spirit of Albion''. The later books reflect Pete''s rise to fame, his changing world, and are full of artwork, photographs, notes and thoughts. It is intimate, honest stuff, very readable and very funny in places; pretty dark in others. All in all it''s the work of a serious artist, a complete antidote to most things written about Doherty. These twenty-odd books - edited and condensed into one volume - are filled with poems, drawings, personal reflections, lyrics and collages, and is a powerfully compelling collection.

Is it possible to be passionate about politics, football or R&B and still be a creative scientist? In this entertaining and inspiring account, Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty offers readers an insider''s guide into discovery science and the individuals who work in it. Starting with the story of his own career and its improbable origins in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, and its progression to a breakthrough discovery about how human immunity works. Doherty explores the realities of a life in science. How research projects are selected; how discovery science is resourced and organised; the big problems it is trying to solve; and the rewards and pitfalls of a career in scientific research: all these are explored in The Beginner''s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize. Doherty gives readers an insight into the issues that make him tick including his belief that the mission of science is to help make the world a better place to live in. He also essays answers to some of the great questions of our age. Are Nobel Prize winners exceptional human beings or just lucky? Are GMO crops really dangerous? And why can''t scientists and born-again Christians get along?

In The Beginner''s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize, Doherty recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an interest in immunology and describes his award-winning, influential work with Rolf Zinkernagel on T-cells and the nature of immune defense. In prose that is at turns amusing and astute, Doherty reveals how his nonconformist upbringing, sense of being an outsider, and search for different perspectives have shaped his life and work. Doherty offers a rare, insider''s look at the realities of being a research scientist. He lucidly explains his own scientific work and how research projects are selected, funded, and organized; the major problems science is trying to solve; and the rewards and pitfalls of a career in scientific research. For Doherty, science still plays an important role in improving the world, and he argues that scientists need to do a better job of making their work more accessible to the public. Throughout the book, Doherty explores the stories of past Nobel winners and considers some of the crucial scientific debates of our time, including the safety of genetically modified foods and the tensions between science and religion. He concludes with some "tips" on how to win a Nobel Prize, including advice on being persistent, generous, and culturally aware, and he stresses the value of evidence. The Beginner''s Guide to Winning the Noble Prize is essential reading for anyone interested in a career in science.

Dieser aufwendig produzierte Bildband bildet den Katalog zu Peter Dohertys gleichnamiger Berliner Ausstellung in der Janine Bean Gallery. Auf feinstem Fotopapier in Hardcover-Bindung bildet dieses annähernd DINA4 große Buch ein Coffeetable-Book der Extraklasse. Gezeigt werden Kunstwerke des Bildenden Künstlers Peter Doherty. "Es gibt für Peter Doherty keine Strategie oder Planung bei der Erstellung seiner Werke, jedoch eine Dringlichkeit und Spontanität, die den Zuschauer in seinen Bann zieht. Der Inhalt seiner Werke ist von großer Authentizität, er öffnet sein Leben schonungslos dem Zuschauer." "For Peter Doherty there is no strategy or planning in the creation of his artworks, but an urgency and spontaneity that captivates the viewer. The content of his works is of great authenticity, he bluntly opens up his life to the viewer." www.fineBooksVerlag.com

We''ve lit big fires and gentle flames over the ages to open our minds, to warn of danger, to brighten our way through the darkness and to allow us to read in bed at nighta Nobel Prize-winner Peter Doherty''s enthusiasm and curiosity about the world around him informs this atmospheric collection of stories on illumination, hot air and burning in all their guises. Written with great style and richly intimate with personal anecdotes, A Light History of Hot Air is concerned with the world and the simple beauty of science. Doherty shines a unique, tangential light of insight that reveals his subjects in new and unexpected ways. A childhood in Queensland awakens a boy''s-own-adventure enthusiasm for trains and ships; further learning leads to admiration for such engineering marvels as the humble refrigerator and the steady march of progress that has brought us from tallow candles to electric lights. Featuring cameos from Albert Einstein, Samuel Pepys, Charles Dickens and Thomas the Tank Engine, among others, A Light History of Hot Air is an unmissable treat.

In An Insider''s Plague Year, Nobel laureate and prominent COVID-19 authority Professor Peter Doherty recounts his response to the pandemic as it developed from January 2020-February 2021. As citizens and governments around the world suddenly became acutely dependent on the capacity of scientists to understand and recommend appropriate public health policy responses to the disease, Doherty and his team were at the forefront. In his always conversational style, Doherty systematically provides a deep understanding of the virus and of the numerous areas of knowledge that have been brought together in the fight against it. Rendering complex medical and scientific issues accessible and providing a fascinating glimpse into how health experts have worked with governments to control and manage the challenge, Doherty also turns his mind to what we can hope for in the months and years ahead, considering even larger questions about the pivotal role of science in our lives.

Climate scientists have warned that we need to change our behaviour in ways that may be inconvenient and threaten the commercial status quo. The result has been a polarising division in society and a sustained attack on their research. In The Knowledge Wars, Nobel prizewinner Peter Doherty makes a passionate case for citizens to become informed so they are able to evaluate the facts of any scientific debate. It provides practical advice on how to analyse research and take meaningful action. The Knowledge Wars challenges our assumptions and encourages us to take an evidence - based view of the world. There''s something here to offend everybody!

Argues that birds around the world detect dangers in the environment long before humans do, and claims that more attention should be paid to the scientific observation of birds and their behaviors to help identify threats to the health of the planet.

For those who look, and think deeply, new connections emerge. Peter Doherty, one of the world''s foremost authorities on immunology, recipient of the Nobel Prize for medicine, and an active and respected commentator on public health, reflects in this book on empire, war and tennis. Doherty identifies the origins of modern tennis within its imperial context, relating seemingly unlikely connections between the sport, its players and national militaries. He traces the fate of tennis-and its players-as a nascent force for internationalism and cultural tolerance within the context of World War II. And he personalises this account through an unsentimental but revealing depiction of his tennis-loving Queenslander uncles, at war and in captivity in the Pacific. As Doherty shows, tennis and war have threaded their way through the lives of many people since the nineteenth century, in a way intriguingly unique to this sport. This is part of Peter''s story. And, as we come to realise, it is also part of the story of our world.

''The idea of ''sentinel chickens'' seemed pretty incongruous when I first heard the phrase as a young undergraduate ... The notion of the humble chicken waiting like a trained soldier, alert and focused, for some unseen and approaching enemy just didn''t seem likely. Hens en garde!'' And yet guard they do. Not only chickens, but puffins, eagles, canaries and toucans- birds of all kinds are recruited by humans to help us interpret changes in our increasingly challenged and unpredictable world. These wonderful creatures continually sample the atmosphere, oceans, fields and forests, signalling toxic and environmental dangers that threaten all vertebrates. Through personal stories and fascinating examples, Nobel prizewinner Peter Doherty shows also how birds have contributed to cutting-edge medical research. Studying birds has helped us to understand the nature of human cancer, malaria and influenza, and contributed to the development of new vaccines and cures. In his trademark style, Peter argues that since birds pollenate, spread plant seeds and control insects, endangering their habitats through human activities is a threat to our own wellbeing. Sentinel Chickens shows why we should give our feathered friends our close, sustained and caring attention.

He is a nightmare that the Psi-Judges didn''t predict, and that even Judge Dredd cannot prevent. If his vile plan succeeds, the world will never be the same again. His name is Sabbat, he has the power to raise the dead - and he''s already here. While Mega-City One fights for survival, Dredd must find and terminate Sabbat. But help is coming from an unexpected source - the future mutant bounty hunter and "Strontium Dog" Johnny Alpha, hot on the necromancer''s trail!

Les mémoires du leader de The Libertines et The Babyshambles, l''un des derniers héros romantiques et littéraires du rock. Début des années 2000. The Libertines ravivent soudain la flamme du rock le plus pur, celui qui puise à la source des années 1960 et du punk, celui qui mise sur l''énergie vitale sans jamais négliger les mélodies. Un art dont peu connaissent la véritable valeur mais qui a le pouvoir de bouleverser des existences. Le groupe fondé par Peter Doherty et Carl Barât impose un style unique : grands morceaux, élégance britannique et frasques en tous genres. Les concerts s''enchaînent, tous imprévisibles et improbables. Le public renoue avec l''urgence de cette musique immortelle et sort vêtu de redingotes de soldats de l''Empire ou de blousons de cuir trop courts. En 2000, la vie redeviendrait donc supportable ? Mais l''appel du gouffre se fait parfois plus insistant que celui du talent. Drogues, brouilles, chaos, arrestations... The Libertines se séparent. Peter Doherty fonde alors The Babyshambles puis enregistre des albums solos et joue avec The Puta Madres. Dans Un garçon charmant, il retrace ce parcours fulgurant avec une exquise franchise : l''occasion d''une confession, notamment sur son enfance marquée par une discipline de fer. Le livre dessine aussi l''univers esthétique d''un artiste hors du temps : Peter Doherty connaît certes le rock, mais il nourrit aussi une passion pour la poésie de Baudelaire, Rimbaud et Keats ainsi que pour la littérature décadente de Huysmans ou le dandysme d''Oscar Wilde. Francophile passionné, le musicien vit aujourd''hui près de Paris. Drôle, franc, érudit mais sans prétention, Un garçon charmant rappelle quelques leçons essentielles : un grand artiste survit à toutes les modes et, parfois... le talent sauve.

Conque quieres ganar el premio Nobel... En estas páginas, cargadas de anécdotas y agudas reflexiones, Peter Doherty —que en 1996 mereció el de Medicina— te dice cómo hacerlo, al menos si te interesa alguna de las ciencias premiadas cada año en Estocolmo. Aquí encontrarás una lúcida exposición sobre el funcionamiento de la ciencia experimental, desde la actividad en el laboratorio hasta la redacción de artículos y la búsqueda de recursos; valiosos consejos sobre qué, dónde y con quién estudiar, o sobre cómo sacar provecho de tu pasión y tus intereses. También conocerás de primera mano la vida de los científicos, que dista de ser tan excéntrica y anómala como se suele presentar en las películas, y además sabrás cuál es la importancia de que los especialistas aporten a la sociedad sus conocimientos y sus métodos, basados siempre en la duda y la evidencia. Veterinario de origen, Doherty narra su paso de un barrio marginal en la Australia de posguerra hasta desarrollar investigaciones de vanguardia sobre el sistema inmunológico, así como su compromiso con la búsqueda de remedios al cáncer o a enfermedades infecciosas, como el sida y la influenza. Usando como eje la estirpe de los ganadores del Nobel en Medicina, el autor hace una apretada historia de cómo hemos logrado entender las defensas de nuestro cuerpo. Esta guía para principiantes es por ello una invitación a sumergirte, quizá de por vida, en el apasionante universo de la ciencia.

Provocante et sensible, voici la chronique de six années de la vie de Peter Doherty à travers des extraits de journaux intimes. L’artiste, l’un des musiciens anglais les plus doué, joue franc jeu et revient sur son « horrible » addiction, mais aussi sur ses amours, ses amitiés et son caractère, avec une poésie troublante. Des artistes comme Amy Winehouse s’invitent directement dans ces carnets de tournée, très « sex, drugs and rock’n’roll ». Peter Doherty est un auteur-compositeur-interprète majeur du rock actuel. Cofondateur des Libertines puis des Babyshambles, il sort en 2009 un excellent album solo, Grace/ Wastelands. Peter est sans doute le dernier dandy romantique de la musique pop. « Quoiqu’on puisse lui reprocher, Pete Doherty reste un (très) grand songwriter. » Les Inrocks « On savait depuis les Libertines que Doherty n’avait rien du brit rocker en série, qu’il s’inscrivait bien dans la lignée des grands auteurs et chanteurs anglais, aussi instinctifs que lettrés (Ray Davies, Joe Strummer, Morrissey...). » Hugo Cassavetti, Télérama « Ce portrait fascinant séduira amateurs de rock, sociologues passionnés par la jeunesse anglo-saxonne et fans de Pete Doherty, bien sûr. Le chanteur semble toujours animé par la recherche du grand amour, celui qu’il semble regretter toute sa vie. Une plongée au cœur du mythe Peter Doherty. » Gala

La scienza è ricerca della verità. Ma la verità non è certa, come quella che si sarebbero attesi gli antichi filosofi, perché la natura è imprevedibile. E in questo si nasconde la meraviglia della scienza. In questo affascinante viaggio nel mondo della scienza, Peter Doherty, primo veterinario a cui l’Accademia di Svezia abbia conferito il Premio Nobel per la Medicina, ci racconta con una prosa divertente e sagace le straordinarie storie dei premi Nobel passati, offrendoci al contempo le sue considerazioni su alcuni dei cruciali dibattiti scientifici del nostro tempo, tra cui la sicurezza degli alimenti geneticamente modificati e le tensioni tra scienza e filosofia e scienza e religione. E conclude con alcuni preziosi consigli ai giovani scienziati su come vincere il Premio Nobel; per ottenere il riconoscimento più ambito non basta studiare, occorre essere curiosi, persistenti, generosi, culturalmente consapevoli e ricercare continuamente prospettive differenti. Perché, come sosteneva anche Feynman, essere troppo precisi non sempre è una buona idea.