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Filling notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) not only stands as one of the most exceptional draftsmen of art history, but also as a mastermind and innovator who anticipated some of the greatest discoveries of human progress, sometimes centuries before their material realization. From the smallest arteries in the human heart to the far-flung constellations of the universe, Leonardo saw nature and science as being unequivocally connected. His points of inquiry and invention spanned philosophy, anatomy, geology, and mathematics, from the laws of optics, gravitation, heat, and light to the building of a flying machine. In his painting, Leonardo steered art out of the Middle Ages with works such as The Last Supper and the world-famous La Gioconda or Mona Lisa depicting not only physical appearances, but a compelling psychological intrigue and depth which continues to draw crowds of mesmerized visitors to masterpieces in Paris, Milan, Washington, London, and Rome. This book brings together some of Leonardo’s most outstanding work to introduce a figure of infinite curiosity, feverish imagination, and sublime artistic ability, often described as having “not enough worlds for to conquer, and not enough lives for to live” (Alan Woods).

Uno de los seres humanos más brillantes jamás conocidos, Leonardo sigue siendo el genio del Renacimiento por excelencia. Compañero perfecto de la edición Leonardo da Vinci. Obra gráfica, este libro es un catálogo razonado de todas las obras maestras pictóricas del artista, tanto supervivientes como perdidas, desde la Mona Lisa a La última cena.

The American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) sparked an artistic renewal in his country when he burst onto the scene dominated by Abstract Expressionism in New York in the late 1950s, defining a new creative language for a new era. With his innovative use of industrial production techniques and mundane, everyday imagery, such as cartoons, comic strips, and advertising, Lichtenstein joined contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist in portraying and satirizing American media and consumer culture.

Samuel Johnson famously said that: “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” London’s remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. From Victorian London to the Swinging ’60s; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from the power to glory: this book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history.

La década de los 80 fue una época de exploración audaz, creatividad deslumbrante, inspiración colectiva y un desafío en casi todos los aspectos de la sociedad: tecnología, medios de comunicación, roles de género, racismo, sexualidad, geopolítica, clima y cultura. Este libro es una historia visual de los años 80 a través de sus momentos más importantes: del breakdance a Wall Street, de la cultura gay emergente a las consolas de videojuegos, de los trajes de Armani a la lucha contra el apartheid, pasando por momentos en la memoria de todos: la caída del muro de Berlín, el concierto Live Aid, el primer episodio de Los Simpson, la Perestroika soviética o la revolución de Almodóvar y de la Movida madrileña.

Los 90 fueron una época caótica, descarnada y tremendamente mágica para la música. Grandes estrellas, nuevas maneras de crear, estilos diversos: del grunge al hiphop, del suntuoso rythm and blues al disonante ska, de Britney Spears a Radiohead, de las Spice Girls a Sinéad O'Connor o de Blur a Nirvana. Mezclando los ritmos como si nos lanzase a una enorme pista de baile, en Los 90 en 90 canciones (o más) el periodista musical Rob Harvilla revisita los empalagosos, pegadizos e icónicos hits de la generación X, en un relato que combina la solidez narrativa y el análisis agudo a un ritmo vertiginoso.