Convirtiéndome en el Sr. Octubre

Edición aumentada y corregida de la primera en español de 1966. Con una poderosa narrativa a la que acompaña 53 forografías tomadas a lo largo de casi 30 años, Brassaï crea un revelador perfil de Picasso y, al mismo tiempo, construye una emocionante crónica del arte en la que se desfilan extraordinarios personajes como Dalí, Matisse, Camus, Sartre y Cocteau. "Si alguien quiere entenderme -dice Picasso-, debe leer este libro".

This is the story and background of how an orphan Chinese boy, with Gods blessing, created the world-renowned Jade Pagoda and its priceless companion collection and how it was lost to not only 1.4 billion Chinese but also to the people of the United States and the world. The centerpiece of this jade collection is the Jade Pagoda that took the blood and sweat of 150 Chinese jade artisans over ten years to complete. It was carved from the largest jadeite boulder ever mined from a quarry in Northern Burma (Myanmar). These jade workers labored between 1922 and 1933 by hand-and-foot power, using...

Through his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked the world. Superman was not superhuman. It is also why he is now the world's most recognisable person in a wheelchair. In true superhero style, Christopher Reeve refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic, and is actively campaigning to raise the profile of spinal-cord injury victims and research. ...

El libro que el lector tiene en sus manos puede ser calificado de libro de arte, ya que pretende exponer las actividades de patrocinio y mecenazgo del rey consorte Francisco de Asís de Borbón (1822-1902) durante sus veintidós años de reinado (1846-1868), en arquitectura, pintura, escultura y artes suntuarias. El lector quedará sorprendido por el elevado número de artistas que tuvieron vinculación con el rey consorte. No obstante, en ocasiones será inevitable, para una mejor comprensión del contexto en el que nos movemos, hacer alusión a acontecimientos de índole política, incluso...