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A vibrantly illustrated chain of entanglements (romantic and otherwise) between some of our best-loved writers and artists of the twentieth century--fascinating, scandalous, and surprising. Poet Robert Lowell died of a heart attack, clutching a portrait of his lover, Caroline Blackwood, painted...

People to See is an irreverent and revealing portrait of the merchant princes and magnates Marshall Field, William Randolph Hearst, P.K. Wrigley, George Pullman; crime kings Roger Plant, Al Capone, Arnold Rothestein, who fixed the 1919 World Series and "Shoeless Hoe" Jackson who played it...

'The Alan Clark diaries of cultural politics' Sunday Times 'At every word a reputation dies' A. N. Wilson Roy Strong is best known as the flamboyant former director of two great cultural institutions - the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum. In his first volume of...

Thomas Blaikie, botaniste et jardinier écossais, entreprend la rédaction de son Journal en 1775, lorsqu'il quitte Londres pour étudier la flore des Alpes françaises et suisses. Dans un style naïf et plein de verve, il note les péripéties de son voyage, puis ses herborisations dans les montagnes,...

Deux météorites nommés RC68 et GH48, n'avaient aucune chance de se croiser. Mais les lois cosmiques sont hasardeuses. Collision : ils se rencontrèrent dans un salon du livre, ça ne s'invente pas ! Collusion : ils se découvrirent des atomes crochus, se trouvèrent...

ABOUT THE BOOK It is quite possible I could do that is the most frequent statement uttered about Jackson Pollocks art work. His most famous pieces, those with large canvases splattered with paint have delighted and confounded art lovers and critics since the 1940s. Pollocks fame was...

François Porché démêle dans ce livre l'écheveau des amours compliquées de Charles Baudelaire et de « La Présidente ». Celle-ci, la célèbre Madame Sabatier, Apollonie Sabatier, de son véritable nom Aglaé Savatier,...

Ce livre est à la fois une biographie (la vie) mais aussi une étude critique de l’œuvre du peintre. Gustave Geffroy a replacé et commenté les tableaux réalisés par Velázquez à la place qu’ils occupent au sein de sa vie. Cela nous permet d’avoir une vue d’ensemble de son œuvre et...

Cos’è OSÉ? Quaderni con annotazioni e corpi, una collezione privata di liberi pensieri e foto pruriginose, uno scandaloso memoriale privato di quelle che potrebbero essere le nostre nonne, casalinghe felici della metà del Novecento. NOBOOK presenta questa preziosa raccolta inedita di ritratti...

  Nicole Aniston made her first entrance on the adult industry act in 2010 when she was 23 years old. Although mature than most babes, Nicole didn’t hold back anything and introduced in a number of adult niches including: gonzo, hardcore oral and cum shots.   Nicole...

Marlayna Glynn became an unlikely voice for childhood suffering when she burst onto the literary scene with OVERLAY, the Next Generation prize winning memoir of her early childhood in 1970s Las Vegas. Then came ANGELES, the author's account of her dedication to construct the life of her dreams.  Now...

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner.   With five number-one singles, six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and six number one albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful...

Biographie de Théophile Gautier par Maxime Du Camp, de l'Académie française. Du Camp était un ami de jeunesse de Gustave Flaubert. Il était également l'ami de nombreux écrivains de cette époque, notamment de Théophile Gautier, le bon Théo....

*Includes pictures of more than 25 of Picasso's most famous works, including an explanation of his techniques and influences.*Includes pictures of Picasso and important people in his life. .*Explains the artistic influences and legacy of Picasso's life and art. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...