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An electrifying memoir from the pioneering cultural icon The New Yorker called “the coolest person in New York,” whose fearless creativity reshaped the worlds of art, music, and style Fab 5 Freddy doesn’t just have a great story—he is the story. Name a seismic cultural shift, and chances...

William Turner, English painter and inventor of the abstract: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist extraordinaire: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Es uno de los más célebres pintores franceses, un abanderado de las nuevas técnicas, un héroe de la pintura que perteneció a la escuela impresionista, pero que luego se separó de ella rápidamente por su nuevo interés por la pintura de cuerpos femeninos sobre los paisajes. Su legado, que perdura hasta hoy, ha hecho de él el símbolo de toda una época en la pintura contemporánea.

In this touching and humorous essay, John Philip Drury recounts coming of age during the Vietnam Era. With a low draft number and an exit from college looming, Drury faces the imminent possibility of fighting in a war that he opposes. In the meantime he tries and abandons a dream to become a songwriter, labors mightily to lose his virginity, and looks to the adult world around him for models of what he most wants to be - an artist.

In this engaging, cradle-to-grave biography, award-winning author Todd James Pierce explores the life of Ward Kimball, a lead Disney animator who worked on characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, and the Mad Hatter. Through unpublished excerpts from Kimball's personal writing, material from unpublished interviews, and new information based on interviews conducted by the author, Pierce defines the life of perhaps the most influential animator of the 20th century.

“Famous People Who’ve Met Me” narrated by the author is an outrageous collection of true stories starring oddball characters, behind the scenes gurus, scoundrels, and brilliant superstars in the music business straight out of Minnesota. The unique memoir does more than just recount tales; it’s a true in-depth character study as told through the eyes of musician, agent, concert promoter, and manager Owen Husney.

Growing up in Seale, Alabama as a Black Queer kid, then attending the Rhode Island School of Design as an undergraduate, Jon Key hungered to see himself in the fields of Art and Design. But in lectures, critiques, and in the books he read, he struggled to see and learn about people who intersected with his identity or who GOT him. So he started asking himself questions: What did it mean to be a graphic designer with his point of view? What did it mean to be a Black graphic designer?

Discover the lives of remarkable women who shaped the world – from revolutionaries and rulers to scientists, artists, and pioneers. These short audio biographies highlight courage, brilliance, and vision in just five minutes each. Included: Queen Elizabeth II, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, Harriet Beecher-Stowe, Tsarina Catherine the Great, Queen Victoria, Golda Meir, Gertrude Stein, and many more!

Leonardo takes you inside the brain of a man who painted the most famous face on Earth, sketched helicopters in the 1400s, dissected corpses to understand beauty, and wrote in mirrored code while inventing robots no one would build for centuries. He didn’t separate art and science. He didn’t follow disciplines. He followed truth. And he left behind a world forever warped by the intensity of his attention.

Un bambino come tanti: silenzioso, non bello, con grandi occhi pieni di domande. Dal momento in cui il mondo si accorge di lui, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart non avrà più pace. Per farlo dovrà però rinunciare alla spensieratezza, alle amicizie, agli amori e persino alla salute, mentre per restare nell'orbita della sua vita eccezionale coloro che lo amano, come la sorella Nannerl e la madre Anna, si sacrificheranno fino ad annullarsi.

As one of the top fashion photographers in the industry, Sante D’Orazio played a seminal role in shaping how we define what it is to be beautiful, cool, glamorous, and hot. The résumé of A-listers he has shot includes top supermodels—Helena Christensen, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, and Naomi Campbell, among others—as well as a myriad of actors, artists, and athletes including Pamela Anderson, Prince, Keith Richards, Axl Rose, Sophia Loren, Mickey Rourke, and Mike Tyson.

Goliarda Sapienza anche da bambina è una bambina che vive un suo mondo violento, senza nessuna concessione, che piange con lacrime di rabbia, che respira l’aspra bellezza siciliana, che vede i suoi genitori per quello che sono: una madre sindacalista, tenace nel distinguersi da tutte le altre «donnette», un padre siciliano dalla testa ai piedi. E per rimettere ordine tra le bugie dei ricordi, recupera dalla memoria frammenti di sé che a poco a poco si compongono nel percorso di una donna che vuole essere padrona della sua vita e della sua felicità.

You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know many of the images he shaped, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic Bambi. Yet when he came to this country as a child, Tyrus was an illegal immigrant locked up in an offshore detention center. How did he go on to a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels, storyboards, and greeting cards that shaped the American imagination?

In this deeply personal memoir, architect Leaford Leven Blevins, Jr. traces his journey from a high school drafting champion in Norman, Oklahoma, to a career that spanned continents, disciplines, and decades. An Architect’s Life is not a portfolio—it’s a portrait of a life lived with intention, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of purpose.

Uma reveladora jornada pela vida e a obra de 31 artistas geniais que compartilham uma qualidade essencial: o olhar. Frida Kahlo nos ajuda a ver através da dor. Rembrandt dá uma aula sobre autopercepção. David Hockney abre nossos olhos para a luminosidade da natureza. Jean-Michel Basquiat nos tira da inércia para que possamos ver a realidade em toda a sua complexidade selvagem.

Jean-Remy von Matt ist der kreative Kopf von Deutschland bekanntester Werbeagentur Jung von Matt. Als Werber und Texter war er immer gefordert zu verdichten. Jetzt erzählt er in originellen und erhellenden Anekdoten, wo und wie er Kreativität gelebt und erlebt hat. Das erste Hörbuch, das von Anfang bis Ende immer schlechter wird – mit Vorsatz. Wer früh abschaltet, hat also das Beste gehört. Vielleicht. Oder auch nicht. Ungekürzt gelesen von Julian Horeyseck und mit einem Vor- und Nachwort des Autors Jean-Remy von Matt.

Sobre el escenario, bajo las luces y frente a su público, Pastora Soler sintió el silencio y la sombra de la inseguridad. Sin embargo, ese oscuro momento se convirtió en el inicio de una historia de fuerza y superación inspiradora. En este conmovedor relato, Pastora Soler abre su corazón y nos lleva por aquellos momentos que han marcado su vida. Con humildad, valentía y gran honestidad, la autora comparte en estas páginas cómo, a pesar de la angustia y los miedos, aprendió a amarse a sí misma y encontró su auténtica melodía.

La pieza es analizada con exhaustividad, incluyendo todo lo conocido hasta ahora de ella y exponiendo nuevas hipótesis, valientes pero cimentadas en el amplio conocimiento que el autor tiene de la sociedad ibérica y, sobre todo, de su ritualidad y religiosidad. La escultura antropomorfa ibera supone uno de los componentes más importantes de la llamada cultura ibérica, que permite comprenderla integrada en un fenómeno mediterráneo que se desarrolló en determinados lugares de sus territorios costeros.

Scrittrice, attrice di teatro, giornalista, donna emancipata e femme fatale: la francese Colette fu una delle donne più seducenti della prima metà del XX secolo. Una biografia ne racconta il lato più intimo e segreto.