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The son of one of the greatest writers of our time - Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel García Márquez - remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss.

In Albert & the Whale, Philip Hoare sets out to discover why Dürer's art endures. He encounters medieval alchemists and modernist poets, eccentric emperors and queer soul rebels, ambassadorial whales and enigmatic pop artists. He witnesses the miraculous birth of Dürer's fantastical rhinoceros and his hermaphroditic hare, and he traces the fate of the star-crossed leviathan that the artist pursued. And as the author swims from Europe to America and beyond, these prophetic artists and downed angels provoke awkward questions.

Bacon concealed many important aspects of his life. He described himself as an asthmatic child in Ireland with foxhunting parents and a tyrannical father, but he was also rescued by a series of formidable women—women who in this biography emerge in their own right. He was never just a dissolute young man but was also a passionate reader, largely self-taught. Early on, influenced by Eileen Gray, he became a hard-working and ambitious designer, a brief career explored here in detail for the first time. He dreamed of remaking the modern room.

Der Biograf und Designhistoriker Bernd Polsters enthüllt die wahre Geschichte des Bauhaus-Gründers und der Architekten-Legende Walter Gropius. Walter Grophius zählt zu den ganz Großen der modernen Architektur: Was aber hat er wirklich gebaut? Nicht viel. Und das ist auch nicht wirklich erstaunlich, denn nach zwei Jahren Studium war klar, dass ihm jedes Talent zum Architekten fehlte. Doch er gründete ein Architekturbüro, wo andere dann jene Bauten entwarfen, die heute als Ikonen der Moderne gelten.

The year is 1957. Four-year-old Paul Ecke sits timidly at a foreign kitchen table, eating the first inferior meal of many in a foster home. Longing for his beloved mother, he sees her only on short weekend visits that grow more infrequent over time, as she tries unsuccessfully to hide a nervous breakdown along with yet another growing pregnancy. Despite - or perhaps because of - the emotional angst, complicated sexual identity issues, and deep loss he experiences, Paul cultivates a profound gift of creative genius.

Lucelle Raad is an artist whose original paintings and prints decorate countless walls of homes in the United States and Europe, as well as in other locations throughout the world. The majority of her subjects are children, as well they should be, for children are the most innocent, unassuming people there are to paint. She wasn’t always an artist, however. In fact, she never intended to be anything but a happy, well-adjusted adult - the goal of all children, whether they realize it or not. How she came to be an artist is quite another story altogether.

Linde wrote this book to help others besides herself. Being an abstract artist dealing with neurosis, searching for fame and fortune was her claim to success. Travel through Linde's childhood in Germany during the Second World War to get a view of the obstacles she endured. This is a heart wrenching story of a woman artist in a man's world.

Les Goolrick étaient des princes. Et tout le monde voulait leur ressembler. C'étaient les années 50, les femmes se faisaient des coiffures sophistiquées, elles portaient des robes de taffetas ou de soie, des gants et des chapeaux, et elles avaient de l'esprit. Les hommes préparaient des cocktails, des Gimlet, des Manhattan, des Gibson, des Singapore Sling, c'était la seule chose qu'ils prenaient au sérieux. Dans cette petite ville de Virginie, on avait vraiment de la classe, d'ailleurs on trouvait son style en lisant le New Yorker.

The problem is that nobody pictures a beastly memoir about Malibu. Everyone wants to live in Malibu, but I found that people often wouldn’t stay there for long. Friends would suddenly leave without a goodbye, and it was as if the wind had blown them away. Sometimes, the ocean gales were almost strong enough to sweep people off their feet. High costs of living and eccentric movie personalities added to the sense of instability.

In this remarkable autobiography, Joshua Holmes paints a stellar picture. He recounts a life of trial, accomplishment, survival, and blessing. Introspective, informative, fast-paced, and filled with irony, Painting the Whole Picture is a harrowing tale you won’t want to put down.

In this book, Joey will take you on his journey to becoming a professional DJ and music producer. You will hear about his experiences in the music industry, the challenges along the way, and the story about him ending his music career after his burnout in 2014. 

Unlike most artists, Van Gogh developed very slowly, beginning with work as an art dealer that exposed him to many great works. He undertook this work for several years, after which he spent time as a missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church. After that, he drifted for several years before re-turning home to his parents’ house, where he took up painting, largely self-taught with books on anatomy and painting. His great works all date from the later years of his life.

Unlike most artists, Van Gogh developed very slowly, beginning with work as an art dealer that exposed him to many great works. He undertook this work for several years, after which he spent time as a missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church. Thereafter, he drifted for several years before returning home to his parents’ house, where he took up painting, largely self-taught with books on anatomy and painting. His great works all date from the later years of his life.

Am 28. Februar 1986 wird der schwedische Premierminister Olof Palme in Stockholm auf offener Straße erschossen. Der künftige Autor der "Millennium-Trilogie", Stieg Larsson, zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch Illustrator bei der antifaschistischen Zeitung Expo, beginnt intensive Recherchen zu dem Attentat aufzunehmen, das bis heute unaufgeklärt ist. Seine Ermittlungen setzt er über Jahre hinweg fort - bis zu seinem frühen Tod im Jahr 2004. Erst 2014 stößt der Journalist und Dokumentarfilmer Jan Stocklassa auf das persönliche Archiv von Larsson.

From Life tells the story of the greatest portrait photographer of the Victorian age, Julia Margaret Cameron. Born in Calcutta in 1815, she married and settled down to the life of a typical Victorian colonial matron; but, beneath this conventional exterior, she was increasingly interested in photography. After moving to England, Cameron acquired her first camera in 1863, ultimately emerging as the leading portrait photographer of the Victorian art world.

In der Biografie berichtet Elisabeth Plessen über die deutsche Schriftstellerin und Frauenrechtlerin Hedwig Dohm, eigentlich Marianne Adelaide Hedwig Dohm (geborene Schlesinger; 1831-1919). Sie war eine der ersten feministischen Theoretikerinnen. Sie forderte die gleiche Bildung für Jungen und Mädchen und eine ökonomische Unabhängigkeit der Frau. Elisabeth Plessen (eigentlich Elisabeth Charlotte Marguerite Auguste Gräfin von Plessen; geb. 1944) ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin und Übersetzerin, die auch für den Rundfunk gearbeitet hat.

The ingenious artist we know as Michelangelo lived during the Renaissance in Northern Italy, and you could say that he was indeed a Renaissance man - he was a painter, sculptor, poet, and engineer all rolled up into one. Even though it has been some 450 years since his passing, his legacy remains one of the strongest on record. If the burgeoning art student of today wishes to learn from the best, he takes his notes directly from Michelangelo.

What would you do for a dream? How much would you be willing to sacrifice to make it come true? Your friends? Career? Family? Chuck Linton, 32, has been asking himself these questions over the past few months, as his local music group, a recorder trio named “Adventure”, has taken its toll on Chuck’s professional and family life.

One of the finest screen and television character actors of his generation, Patrick Kilpatrick has played against a broad spectrum of superstars including Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Pam Grier, and Naomi Watts, to name a few. With an entertainment career spanning more than 170 credits as lead actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and global entertainment teacher, Kilpatrick is now sharing his life in his much-anticipated two-volume memoir. 

Ted Hughes og Sylvia Platt er et af den moderne litteraturs mest berømte par. Efter hendes selvmord i 1963 er der blevet skrevet utallige biografier om hende, hvor hun fremstår som et offer og han som forræder og morder. Han er blevet dømt af fremmede og anklaget af mennesker, han anså for venner.