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Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build. Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport terminal in Beijing. By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among architecture’s finest elite, working on projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States. She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects.

Positioned precariously between the uptight ’50s and the freewheeling ’70s, the 1960s marked a transitional decade in the film industry. As art, mass market, and pop culture merged and collided in true pop art style, cinema swirled with psychedelic energy. This handbook gathers the best films of the era, exploring the making and the mastery of such cinematic star turns as The Leopard, The Birds, Belle de Jour, A Fistful of Dollars, and Doctor Zhivago. With audiences ever more glued to their TV sets and the loosened rules about what was “permissible” in cinema with the abolition of the Production Code, filmmakers embraced the freedom to explore the possibilities of film as an art form. As was often the case, the Europeans led the way, the French with Nouvelle Vague directors like Godard and Truffaut, and the Italians with such innovative films as Fellini’s 8 1/2 and Antonioni’s Eclipse.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole. “Kind,” said the boy. Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, a heartwarming tale following a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.

En un mundo de brujas, ella solo tiene dos opciones: cazar o ser cazada. Desde que su madre los abandonó, Vic ha trabajado día y noche como camarera para sacar a su hermano Henry adelante. Sin embargo, su mundo se vuelve a venir abajo cuando Nathaniel, un mago de la Orden de Archeon, se presenta en el bar diciendo saber quién era su madre realmente. Desde ese momento, todas las piezas del puzle de su vida comienzan a encajar. Ahora es el turno de Henry, que debe seguir los pasos de su madre y convertirse en mago. Pero Vic no permitirá que lo haga solo, y ambos se embarcan en una aventura llena de magia y peligros.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were powerful men who all faced difficult circumstances during their terms. This box set shares the stories of these extraordinary United States presidents. With black-and-white illustrations and an easy-to-read narrative in each book, readers will enjoy discovering more about the lives and times of these historic leaders.

Las historias de esta antología, que abarca los géneros de la fantasía y la ciencia ficción, están ambientadas más allá de los confines del Cosmere. Además de la nueva novela corta, Momento Cero, Realidades a medida incluye nueve obras de ficción breve: Instantánea, Estado perfecto, La defensa del Elíseo (del universo de Escuadrón), Primogénito, Mitosis (del mundo de Reckoners) y otras cuatro historias. También se incluyen las notas del autor y una espectacular ilustración en blanco y negro para cada historia. Esta visionaria colección es de lectura obligatoria tanto para los nuevos lectores de Brandon Sanderson como para los fans más acérrimos.