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                     Arcimboldo, Caravaggio, Botticelli, Leonardo,                         Michelangelo, Il Perugino, Il...

TOTA LA RIQUESA D’UN HOME POLIFÒNIC QUE VA TRASCENDIR LA SEVA ÈPOCA PER CONVERTIR-SE EN UN REFERENT CULTURAL IMMORTAL. L’arquitecte Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1849-1923) ha estat qualificat, amb raó, d’home universal. Figura fonamental de la Catalunya del tombant del segle XIX i començaments...

Arising is the autobiography of Kevin Locke--a member of the Lakota tribe and a renowned hoop dancer, flutist, and storyteller--who has traveled the world as a performer and a promoter of principles such as the oneness of humankind. Locke's early life was distinguished by a quest for meaning, and...

Este libro camina por callejones y sendas que se entrecruzan; nos desgarra y nos resarce, nos sorprende y nos encanta. Dieciséis relatos biográficos de diecinueve grandes mujeres que se abren la piel para que atisbemos sentimientos, pasiones, verdades y apariencias. Índira Ghandi, Ana Bolena, Violeta...

The year is 1957. Four-year-old Paul Ecke sits timidly at a foreign kitchen table, eating the first inferior meal of many in a foster home. Longing for his beloved mother, he sees her only on short weekend visits that grow more infrequent over time, as she tries unsuccessfully to hide a nervous breakdown,...

Take a wonderful adventure into the world of handmade woodcarving! ABOUT THE ARTIST Born on December 22, 1962, in Romania, Florin Cristea studied Physics and Mathematics in Highschool, and worked as an economist for a while. After the violent events of 1989, he started paving a new path...

"Alter ist irrelevant, es sei denn, du bist eine Flasche Wein." Und Joan Collins muss es wissen, denn die berühmte Exfrau aus "Der Denver-Clan" hat in ihrem Leben zahlreiche Höhen und Tiefen erlebt. In Joan und wie sie die Welt sieht offenbart sie nun ihre Lebenserfahrungen in...

"Am Anfang Dunkelheit. Aus unvorstellbarer Ferne klang Musik. Die Töne verwehten hinter dem Mond. Sie sammelten sich zur Melodie. Da waren sie schließlich hinter der Mauer und es war nicht mehr schwer, auch dieses Bollwerk quadrophonisch im Radio zu überwinden. Vier junge Männer mit Pilzköpfen...

Wilde Partys mit Helmut Dietl und Bernd Eichinger im München der goldenen Achtziger Jahre; Champagner mit Thomas Gottschalk im Garten seiner Mühle in Malibu, abends dann zur Verleihung der Oscars nach Los Angeles – Marie Waldburg, ehemalige Redakteurin der legendären Boulevardblätter Abendzeitung...

L'autobiografia di uno dei protagonisti più contestati, amati e detestati della letteratura italiana del Novecento. Dannunziana è la nuova collana di studi nata con l'intento di analizzare a 360°, a ottant'anni dalla sua scomparsa, la figura, il pensiero e le opere di una delle icone imprescindibili...

Whether you are moving to Copenhagen as a student, employee, or are simply curious about Danish life (from a foreigner’s perspective), this book is for you. One Year in Copenhagen outlines my personal experience moving to Copenhagen as a full time, international student. The book is organized by...

Caetano Veloso dispensa apresentações, porém sua história e suas facetas ainda foram pouco exploradas. Existem livros que que abordam quase que exclusivamente a sua fase Tropicalista, porém, os longos trechos ainda desconhecidos de sua história não podem permanecer sem registro. Por isso, torna-se...

Bruce Dickinson é o vocalista do Iron Maiden, uma das mais importantes bandas de heavy metal de todos os tempos. Junto com ela, faz enorme sucesso há mais de três décadas. Fora da banda também teve uma trajetória marcante. Antes de juntar-se ao Maiden, fez parte do Samson, e no período em que...

In the fickle world of cinema, there are very few names you can splash across a billboard to ensure a film's financial success. Harrison Ford, perhaps, or Julia Roberts. George Lucas, if it's a Star Wars movie.   Tom Cruise seemed a cert till Eyes Wide Shut. These names will probably...