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In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering” - and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.

Gustav Klimt, painting genius of art déco: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

As a well-known actor and a public figure, Brad Pitt has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential people in the American entertainment industry, as well as the most attractive man in the world by various media outlets. When it comes to his personal life, he also the subject of wide publicity.

The Hockneys is a never before seen insight into the lives of the family by youngest brother John, from growing up in the Second World War in Bradford through to their diverse lives across three continents. With a rare and spirited look into the lives of an ordinary family with extraordinary stories, we begin to understand the creative freedom that led to their successful careers and the launchpad for an artist’s work that has inspired and continues to inspire generations across the world. 

Goliarda Sapienza anche da bambina è una bambina che vive un suo mondo violento, senza nessuna concessione, che piange con lacrime di rabbia, che respira l’aspra bellezza siciliana, che vede i suoi genitori per quello che sono: una madre sindacalista, tenace nel distinguersi da tutte le altre «donnette», un padre siciliano dalla testa ai piedi. E per rimettere ordine tra le bugie dei ricordi, recupera dalla memoria frammenti di sé che a poco a poco si compongono nel percorso di una donna che vuole essere padrona della sua vita e della sua felicità.

A fascinating biography of the philanthropist Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America’s soul From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling new art collector biography of America’s first great collector of modern art...

Sie hat die Grenzen der Kunst gesprengt: sich gepeitscht, mit einer Glasscherbe ein Pentagramm in den Bauch geritzt, ein Messer in die Finger gerammt. Sie ist 2500 Kilometer auf der Chinesischen Mauer gegangen, zwölf Jahre in einem umgebauten Citroën-Bus durch die Welt gefahren und hat ein Jahr bei den Aborigines in Australien gelebt. Spätestens seit "The Artist is Present" - ihrer berühmten Performance 2010 im New Yorker Museum of Modern Art - gilt Marina Abramović in der ganzen Welt als Kultfigur.

When 8-year-old Lou Del Bianco finds out that his Grandpa Luigi was the Chief Carver on Mount Rushmore, his young life is instantly changed. Follow Lou’s journey as he and his Uncle Caesar make the painful discovery that Luigi is not even mentioned in the most definitive audiobook on Rushmore. Cheer them on as you discover the historic documents they unearth from the Library of Congress that not only tell Luigi’s story but also prove his great importance. Finally, ride the roller-coaster of the 25 year journey to get Luigi the recognition he deserves.

Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures. Safdie always refers to the "silent client" an architect must ultimately serve: the people who live in, work in, or experience a building. If Walls Could Speak takes listeners behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie's own experiences how an architect thinks and works.

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.

To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet's reputation has within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for the equivalent of more than $70 million. This is an incredibly staggering price, especially considering that early in his life, Monet had been so poor and debt-ridden that some of his paintings were taken from him by creditors.

Scienziato visionario, pittore eccelso, uomo eccentrico e ambizioso: Leonardo ebbe molte vite. A raccontarle, uno dei più riconosciuti esperti internazionali dell'arte del Rinascimento.

Walt Disney never wrote his memoir, but this book could be considered his autobiography. In 1955, Walt gave a series of interviews to Pete Martin to be printed in multiple articles in the Saturday Evening Post. Much of that material formed the basis of this book, which was published in 1957. Walt's daughter Diane was present during those interview sessions. She acknowledged in a later edition of the book that she is not the author. "It is Pete Martin's book, and my dad's story," she wrote, further noting this book was "one of the first biographies of my dad.

Cieli, occhi, corvi, girasoli: dovunque giri lo sguardo, Johanna vede dipinti di Van Gogh. Splendono nel buio, la svegliano all'alba; prima del canto degli uccelli, prima dei rumori di Parigi che riparte. La gente non li capisce, non li ama. Li usa come fondi d'armadio, per tappare i buchi del pollaio. Van Gogh si spara al petto e con lui se ne va il fratello Theo, inseparabile anche nella morte Johanna resta sola con un piccolino nella culla: si chiama Vincent come suo zio. Lui e i dipinti illuminano il nero che l'ha avvolta.

Coral Castle is the first audiobook to take an objective, journalistic look at one of America's most intriguing places: Coral Castle, located in Homestead, Florida. Edward Leedskalnin, an eccentric Latvian immigrant, built Coral Castle in the 1920s and 30s. Working alone with primitive tools, he quarried, carved, and set in place more than 1,100 tons of coral rock, creating what is commonly known as the American Stonehenge. How he accomplished this amazing feat remains a mystery.

Introducing Jiri Trnka: Stop Motion Animation, Puppets, and Political Change–a captivating exploration of the life and artistic brilliance of Jiří Trnka, the visionary animator who revolutionized the world of animation. Within this audiobook, listeners will embark on a mesmerizing journey through Trnka's remarkable career, discovering the magic of his stop-motion animation, the enchantment of his puppets, and the profound impact of his artistic contributions.

As America was stepping into the modern era, one great beauty became the artist's model of choice. Her perfect form became the emblem of the Gilded Age and appears on the greatest monuments of New York and the nation. Supermodel, actress, icon - her beauty paved the way for a life of glamour, passion, and ultimately tragedy. Her name is Audrey Munson.

Avec une honnêteté désarmante, le "Boss" se livre et, pour la première fois, fait le récit des combats personnels qui ont inspiré ses meilleures chansons. Le livre d'une époque, et d'un véritable écrivain. "Se raconter est une drôle d'affaire. Dans un projet comme celui-ci, l'auteur fait une promesse : laisser le lecteur entrer dans sa tête. C'est ce que j'ai essayé de faire au fil de ces pages." Bruce Springsteen, dans les pages de "Born to Run".

Paul Frigyes tes, att Jan Guillou är "larger than life", bekräftades kanske när utgivningen av boken från början stoppades på Guillous begäran. Biografin innehåller nu ett nytt kapitel som behandlar historien. Personen, yrkesmannen och fenomenet Jan Guillou skildras med rätt och fel som absoluta kategorier. Guillou rannsakade på egen hand myndigheters maktmissbruk men var samtidigt en kontroversiell skriftställare och en stor idrottstalang.

"Muss ich denn sterben, um zu leben?" Zu seinen Lebzeiten war er bereits Legende, nach seinem bis heute mit Rätseln behafteten Tod wurde er zum Mythos: Falco, bürgerlich Hans Hölzel, lebte exzessiv. Er wurde Star, Stilikone und gleichzeitig Spiegel einer Generation.