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"Ich denke, ich hatte ein wunderschönes Leben. Ich hatte keine Wünsche, die ich mir nicht erfüllen konnte, und ich habe nahezu alles erreicht, weil ich dafür hart gearbeitet habe." So beschreibt Louis Armstrong kurz vor seinem Tod im Alter von 69 Jahren seinen Lebensweg. Das Lebenswerk des "Satchmo", wie er liebevoll genannt wurde, hinterlässt bis heute seine Spuren. In einem der ärmsten Viertel in New Orleans aufgewachsen, steigt der junge Louis Armstrong zu Weltruhm auf, wie es bis dato kein anderer Jazzmusiker vor ihm erlebt hatte.

Hugo Vickers's life took a dramatic turn in 1979 when the legendary Sir Cecil Beaton invited him to be his authorised biographer. The excitement of working with the famous photographer was dashed only days later when Cecil Beaton died. But the journey had begun - Vickers was entrusted with Beaton's papers, diaries and, most importantly, access to his friends and contemporaries. The resulting book, first published in 1985, was a best seller. In Malice in Wonderland, Vickers shares excerpts from his personal diaries kept during this period.

Claire Dederer's youth was wild, an endless cascade of beer and rock and acid and sex that left her benumbed and adrift. But then, after two decades of disciplined transformation, she'd become a successful writer, a faithful wife, and a mother - a real adult. That is, until one morning at 44, she found herself overcome by the same sexual cravings and ineffable sadness of her younger years.

Take a tour of some of the most extraordinary thinkers in history with ‘500 Quotes from Great Minds´. Packed with cherry-picked thoughts, reflections, and observations, it offers inspiring insights into almost every aspect of life, from love and death to art and politics. A superb addition to any coffee table, ‘500 Quotes from Great Minds´ is ideal for those who need a bit of extra motivation. Born in Paris, Charles Baudelaire (1821 – 1867) was one of the most highly-regarded poets of the 19th century.

Un long séjour à Florence entraîne Alexandre Dumas à la découverte de l'art italien. Armé d'une quantité importante de sources constituées d'ouvrages d'historiens et de théoriciens de l'art allant de la Renaissance au XVIIIème siècle, Dumas présente les biographies de ces artistes remarquables de la Renaissance, réalisant avec une combinaison parfaite de données et d'anecdotes, les différentes facettes de ces vrais maîtres.

“A powerful memoir of one man’s struggle for freedom, 15 to Life tells in vivid prose the story of Anthony Papa, a painter and a casualty of the War on Drugs. This journey of a soul shows the power of art to transcend the violence of prison, and all that is possible when the human spirit refuses to be contained. Papa’s account should be required reading for New York lawmakers and all Americans who care about civil liberties.” (Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking)

Albert Speer fu l'architetto di Hitler. Venne accusato per la deportazione e lo sfruttamento dei civili europei. Nominato da Hitler nel febbraio del 1942 ministro degli Armamenti, si servì dei prigionieri di guerra anche nell'industria bellica. Ascoltato a Norimberga nell'udienza del 19 giugno 1946, riconobbe tuttavia che Hitler aveva tradito il popolo tedesco "gettandolo nell'abisso". Questo ritratto ripercorrerà la vita del genio dell'estetica del terzo Reich. Luigi Romolo Carrino (napoletano, classe 1968) nel suo percorso letterario ha affrontato tematiche sociali di vario tipo.

Celia Paul has felt a lifelong connection to the artist Gwen John. There are extraordinary parallels in their lives and work. Both have always made art on their own terms. Both were involved with older male artists. Both worked hard to keep themselves and the sacred flame of their creativity from being extinguished by others. Letters to Gwen John is Paul's imagined correspondence with Gwen John, whose life and work have loomed so large in hers.

Warning: This book makes jokes about the Third Reich, the Reign of Terror, World War I, cancer, Millard Fillmore, and Chernobyl. When advertising legend Jim Riswold is stricken with leukemia and prostate cancer, he quits the business that made him famous to become a "fake artist", creating a controversial body of work with a controversial cast of characters, from Hitler to Mao to Kim Jong-Il. It was a decision that would save his life.

Toda la sensibilidad de un artista único en un audiolibro que no puede perderse. Extraordinario pintor y grabador español, su obra abarca la pintura de caballete y mural, el grabado y el dibujo, desarrollando vistosamente un estilo que inaugura el Romanticismo. El arte goyesco supone, asimismo, el comienzo de la Pintura contemporánea, y se considera precursor de las vanguardias pictóricas del siglo XX.

Pablo Picasso è indubbiamente uno degli artisti più famosi del mondo. La sua capacità tecnica, immaginativa e creativa unita alla passione, alla forza del suo carattere, alla determinazione, all'opportunismo di saper sfruttare amicizie e situazioni, insieme alle emozioni date dai grandi amori, le vicende politiche, i drammi della vita e le ingiustizie della guerra, hanno creato un connubio unico e irrefrenabile nella sua capacità espressiva, rivoluzionaria e artistica.

Leonardo da Vinci recibe en su estudio de Florencia a Mona Lisa Ghirardini para realizar un retrato por encargo de su marido. Da Vinci retiene esta pintura en su poder, nunca se la entrega al cliente y la lleva consigo en todas sus mudanzas hasta el final de su vida. Fue un largo idilio con la mujer ideal que se prolongó durante el resto de su vida a través de más de 20 años de retoques permanentes.

By the long-time art critic of The Daily Telegraph, Warhol After Warhol tells the David-and-Goliath story of collector Joe Simon and his struggles with the [Andy] Warhol Authentication Board, a tale of power, corruption and lies, a Bad Blood for the art world.

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.

William Morris 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. In truth, Jane and William's personal and creative partnership was the central collaboration of both their lives. The homes they made together were works of art in themselves, and the great labour of their lives was life itself: through their houses and the objects they filled them with, they explored how we all might live a life more focused on beauty and fulfilment.

Although he is one of the world's most popular authors who continues to thrill and chill readers and listeners of all ages, Edgar Allan Poe's life is as enigmatic as his sudden, unexplained death. In a quest for solutions to the mysteries surrounding the poet's life and work, a group of Poe devotees founded the Poe Shrine in 1922. This body included the world's most prolific Poe collector, a psychiatrist who believed Poe was clairvoyant, and the grandson of Poe's worst enemy.

L`autore dei bestseller Steve Jobs, Einstein e Benjamin Franklin ritorna con un`accattivante biografia di Leonardo da Vinci, considerato uno degli individui di talento più diversificato che abbia mai vissuto. Come descrive Walter Isaacson, il genio di Leonardo era del tipo che possiamo capire e prendere lezioni da.

Was Walt Disney a purveyor of homely patriotic values or a representative of American imperialism? He could be said to be the quintessential American. He came from a family of immigrants, he worked his way to the top, and he always had a story to tell. The main theme always running through Disney productions was that of the underdogs and misfits trying to make it against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Nel 1940, Stefan Zweig lascia l'Europa in guerra per gli Stati Uniti e poi il Brasile. Qui, nel 1941, un anno prima di uccidersi, scrive "Il mondo di ieri", un'elegia dell’Europa che è scomparsa con la Prima guerra mondiale - il composito Impero asburgico, il fermento culturale di Vienna, Berlino e Parigi - e di quella cosmopolita e in pace che si pensava in costruzione negli anni '20 ma disintegrata dal fascismo e il nazismo.

Kim była najbardziej grzeszna Madonna średniowiecza? Kto malował lubieżne służące? Czyje oczy hipnotyzowały Wiedeń? Kolejna książka z bestsellerowej serii biografii historycznych wydawnictwa Lira zabiera czytelników w krainę światowego malarstwa. Dlaczego artysta zdecydował się uwiecznić rysy tej a nie innej damy? Czy były to przypadkowe modelki? A może portretowane były żony, córki lub kochanki bogatych sponsorów zamawiających owe obrazy?