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William Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement - was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still with us today: but his wife Jane is too often relegated to a footnote, an artist's model given no history or...

From Alec Nevala-Lee, the author of the Hugo and Locus Award finalist Astounding, comes a revelatory biography of the visionary designer who defined the rules of startup culture and shaped America’s idea of the future. During his lifetime, Buckminster Fuller was hailed as one of the greatest...

A riveting story of how dueling ambitions and the power of prodigy made America the cultural center of the world—and Picasso the most famous artist alive—in the shadow of World War II “[Eakin] has mastered this material. . . . The book soars.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’...

The stylish, wild story of the marriage of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward—a tale of love, art, Hollywood, and heartbreak “Those years in the sixties when I was married to Dennis were the most wonderful and awful of my life.” —Brooke Hayward Los Angeles in the 1960s: riots in Watts and...

For nearly a decade, Palley has been on the frontline of fire. He has witnessed homeowners on the worst day of their lives. He’s seen puddles of aluminum where cars were once parked. He’s watched as 150-foot walls of flame cascaded down mountainsides and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. And he’s captured, time and again, the tireless commitment of firefighters as they work to save lives and homes, in terrain where fire always seems to have the upper hand.

In seiner Autobiografie gewährt Udo Lindenberg seiner riesigen Fangemeinde einen äußerst persönlichen Einblick in sein Leben als Rockstar.

The life of one of Western art's most admired and misunderstood painters J.M.W. Turner is one of the most important figures in Western art, and his visionary work paved the way for a revolution in landscape painting. Over the course of his lifetime, Turner strove to liberate painting from an...

Unverfälscht temperamentvoll präsentiert Marcel Reich-Ranicki Aufsätze und Kritiken zu den großen amerikanischen Schriftstellern, z. B. Hemingway, Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike und Philip Roth aber auch zu bedeutenden Autorinnen wie Joyce Carol Oates. Wie kein anderer Literaturkritiker bleibt er dabei der unbefangene Leser - immer auf der Suche nach Qualität...

Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards 2020 The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days’...

"How could I have known then with no maps acquired and my bags not yet packed that my journey had already begun? ...The tools of a traveler are compass and map. They calculate distances covered and destinations sought but cannot measure the consequences of experiences on a human heart," writes...

This is a combo of 16 topics, and unique artists, composers, writers, and actors, compiled into a comprehensive biography guide. Listen to the struggles, the background, the poverty and wealth, and genius brains from the16th to the 20th century - all of which have brought certain insights, and understandings in artistic, literature, musical, or dramatic movements, to the next level. You will understand the motivation and circumstances of these great artists better. It will help you rethink your own life, your own legacy, and your plans for the future.

Picasso’s work is famous. His art is intricate, yet bizarre. His personal life was filled with struggles, and his children weren’t any better off, creating substance abuse and suicidal headlines. Despite the dysfunctionality in his personal and family life, his artwork reflected something new and fresh. And in a variety of paintings, an underlying rebel message against totalitarian regimes. Having lived through many horrors of the Spanish war, as well as other 20th-century conflicts, the painter showed both style and morale in his works, and left a legacy studied by the masses.

En busca de un reemplazo para la agenda Hermès que ha perdido su marido, Brigitte Benkemoun compra una antigua en eBay. Casi idéntica a la original, con «el mismo cuero liso, pero más rojo, más suave, y con una pátina brillante», esconde en su interior una libreta de direcciones que data de 1951. Al hojearla, descubre con gran fascinación que los nombres que aparecen en sus veinte páginas (en la B, Breton, Braque y Balthus.

Le lettere sono un altro spazio in cui trovare Cesare Pavese. Insieme alle traduzioni, alle poesie, ai romanzi e ai racconti, l’epistolario di Cesare Pavese rappresenta un ulteriore specchio in cui scoprire riflessa l’immagine dell’uomo, di quella costruzione di sé che ha caratterizzato tutto il percorso intellettuale dello scrittore. Uomo e scrittore.

Taccuino, diario di viaggio, raccolta di idee, stream of consciousness. Comunque lo si voglia definire, questo libro racconta Silvia Bisconti - anima creatrice di @raptusandrose - e la sua personale ricerca della bellezza: gira il mondo alla ricerca di tessuti a cui dare nuova vita e ne crea vestiti che non sono solo indumenti, ma - esattamente come queste pagine - ci sussurrano storie di luoghi, persone ed emozioni.

Quali peripezie deve superare un ragazzo di Monteverde, nella Roma degli anni '60 e '70, per diventare l'uomo che sogna di essere? E come trasformare le passioni di un teenager in un mestiere concreto? Sono queste le domande che si pone un giovanissimo Pino Insegno, quando il sogno di diventare calciatore della Nazionale va in frantumi. Sono anni in cui lavorare con la voce significa doppiare film porno, anni precari, spesi alla ricerca di un equilibrio fra il senso della realtà e il bisogno di vertigine. Ma Pino sente che può e che deve arrivare lontano.

Fast zwei Jahrzehnte lang pflegte Christian Simon freundschaftlichen Kontakt zu Paul McCartney. Nun gibt der Moderator und Journalist erstmals Gelegenheit, die spannendsten Passagen aus den Exklusivinterviews nachzulesen, die er mit dem großen Musiker und seiner Frau Linda geführt hat...

Claude Monet has been the icon for the impressionist movement. His family life wasn’t perfect, but despite all obstacles, the French genius painter has left us a legacy and a new perspective on realism and technique in their purest forms. In this guide, we’ll go over his youth, his style, his methods, his most famous paintings, and many of the reasons why he made the decisions he made.

Sometimes, a little nudge from the universe pushes one to find his raison d'etre in life. If actor Sonu Sood had given in to the celebrity syndrome of sitting in his ivory tower and expressing his generosity by remote control, he would have never come face to face with the trauma of India's...

John Lennon is often known as the rebellious, troubled Beatle - as if his disposition was just a bit gloomier than the rest. Lennon did indeed have his struggles in life. He was raised by an austere and controlling aunt, and he barely knew his own mother and father. As a result, Lennon grew up with a serious need for love, affection, and attention. It was this desire for recognition that would drive Lennon to reach for the stars. Come along as we explore the life and legend of John Lennon, from his troubled childhood, to his superstardom and eventual assassination in 1980.