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Back in thirteenth-century Europe, in the early years of the great universities, learning was spiced with the danger of mob violence and a terrifyingly repressive religious censorship. Roger Bacon, a humble and devout English friar, seems an unlikely figure to challenge the orthodoxy of his day -...

Singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift makes more than $50 million off album sales, touring, merchandise and endorsements every year. Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift and her family relocated outside Nashville, Tennessee when Swift showed keen interest in pursuing a career in country-pop...

The first critical biography of one of the twentieth century's towering literary figures. Stephen Spender was a minor poet, but a major cultural influence during much of the century. Literary critic, journalist, art critic, social commentator, and friendend of the best-known cultural figures...

Attraverso le annotazioni private la ricerca di sé si configura come un viaggio di duplice valenza metaforica nell'intricato tessuto delle pagine e nel labirinto della vita. I Diari 1952-1962 di Giuseppe Dessí, che si presentano adesso nell'attenta trascrizione di Franca Linari accompagnati dall'introduzione...

In this volume, African Canadian novelists and poets discuss the complexities of the writing experience. Most of the writers interviewed here are humanists; i.e., they see their work as serious depictions of the human condition, admit that their works are informed by an African Canadian ontology,...

Die vielleicht schönsten Seiten der italienischen Nachkriegsgeschichte wurden in Rom zur Zeit der Dolce Vita, der fünfziger und sechziger Jahre geschrieben. Fellini und andere drehten in Cinecittà, auf der Via Veneto drängelten sich Hollywood-Stars. Das Antlitz der Zeit aber wurde geprägt von...

Tato publikace přináší hvězdné rozhovory posbírané v posledních letech s herci a filmaři v hollywoodské „továrně na sny“. Jsou dokumentem z Hollywoodu v době, kdy se objevily nové technologie, které převratně změnily...

Ed Brubaker (b. 1966) has emerged as one of the most popular, significant figures in art comics since the 1990s. Most famous as the man who killed Captain America in 2007, Brubaker's work on company-owned properties such as Batman and Captain America and creator-owned series like Criminal and Fatale...

As Bob Hines imbued his wildlife subjects with vitality in his artwork, John D. Juriga brings life to Hiness remarkable talent and career in his captivating biography, Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist. Hines, a gifted self-taught artist, found his calling during the darkness of the Great Depression,...

Sok szempontból különleges könyvet tart most kezében a kedves Olvasó. A könyv olvasása során megismerjük Bujtor Istvánt, az embert, és Bujtor Istvánt, a színész-rendezőt is. Sokrétű és jelentős...

El libro cuenta la aventura del descubrimiento e investigación para demostrar su autoría de un cuadro de Dalí comprado por 150 eu. hace 27 años. Para después continuar el descifrado de importantes enigmas dalinianos como son: el nacimiento a partir de un huevo, su vida intrauterina, el asesinato...

Die drei deutschen Autoren mit Weltgeltung, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann und Günter Grass, sind jeweils mit ihrem epischen Erstling global auf Resonanz gestoßen und haben ihren frühen Ruhm dann wieder um die Lebensmitte mit einem weiteren Welterfolg. gekrönt. Alle drei haben sich in...

Praise for False Memories: "It was rich. Like eating a large slice of cheese cake with blueberry topping. I finished reading it today-did what it was suppose to do-kept my interest, created a deeper mystery surrounding the artist, brought up controversy, cleared a few questions, and much,...

Fregi e sfregi dell'architettura italiana. Le avventure dell'arhcitettura tra burocrazia, committenti e l'ego degli architetti.