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Brought to you by Penguin. Artists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But that doesn't have to be the case. In his typical...

I, Lorna Tucker, have lived a life that most of you can't even begin to imagine... The unflinching true story of one woman's fight to survive living on the streets of London - from Britain's most exciting filmmaker 'You need to read this' MICK JAGGER 'Truly changes your perception of what the...

With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. You'll learn that Michelangelo's body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn't stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O'Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you'll never forget!

In You Are Loved, artist Alex Cook intimately relates his creative and spiritual adventures in his quest to create beauty and know God. Anyone longing to bring their own precious vision into reality will find solace and inspiration in these very human stories of a life dedicated to following inspiration. This inspiring collection of stories paints the heartfelt, personal journey of an artist who experiences and observes his inner life with unflinching honesty and strives to live his outer life just as honestly.

A self-professed "comprehensive anticipatory design scientist", the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was undoubtedly a visionary. Fuller's creations often bordered on the realm of science fiction, ranging from the freestanding geodesic dome to the three-wheel Dymaxion car to a bathroom requiring neither plumbing nor sewage. Yet in spite of his brilliant mind and lifelong devotion to serving mankind, Fuller's expansive ideas were often dismissed, and have faded from public memory since his death.

From Mark Mahoney, one of the most influential tattoo artists in American history, comes an unforgettable memoir of art, addiction, and redemption. Mark Mahoney grew up wanting to be a priest. Instead, he found his calling with a tattoo machine in his hand. You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a...

If you've walked away from your art or feel like you're about to, you're in good company. For decades, writer-director Ela Thier tried to "make it" in film. She chased greenlights, collected enough pass letters to wallpaper New York City, and waited to get discovered. Meanwhile, a sock puppet named Mr. Stop, who lives in her head, kept urging her to quit. Since accidentally writing How to Fail as an Artist, My Best Tips on a whim, she wrote and directed a feature film starring an Oscar-winning actor, and is in development on three feature films with major attachments.

Compelling and intimate, this collection of never-before-seen letters between the celebrated art critic and essayist, John Berger and his son Yves, an artist, is a moving look at their musings on art, memory, life, death, and beyond. Written between 2015-16, with color images of well-known old...

Der deutsche Weltstar mit Herz und Humor: die große Autobiografie zu Sashas 50. Geburtstag. Seit über 20 Jahren gehört Sasha zu den größten internationalen Popstars Deutschlands. Kaum jemand, der ihn und seine Hits wie If you believe nicht kennt. In diesem Buch aber erzählt Sasha erstmals seine ganze Geschichte - und lässt dabei nichts aus. Von den bescheidenen Verhältnissen seiner Jugend, der Abwesenheit seines Vaters, von Gelegenheitsjobs und dem ewigen Traum, es als Musiker zu schaffen.

 This Is Not for You tells the story of activist and photographer Richard Brown, a Black Portlander who has spent decades working to bridge the divide between police and the Black community. His memoir brings listeners with him into the streets with fellow activists, into squad cars with the rank-and-file, and to regular meetings with mayors and police chiefs. There are very few people doing the kind of work Richard Brown has done. And that, as he sees it, is a big problem. 

Can I Be Honest with You? is way more than a collection of (hilariously) entertaining dating stories. It is a poignant inner ride through one woman’s sharp mind and deep heart, a mythic journey of love, authenticity, and personal empowerment. Listeners have the opportunity to receive a very special gift: expanded clarity and excitement about living more closely to their own personal truths.This book is a fresh balm for the wounds of all people-pleasers, inspiring us to bring our biggest selves forward.