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One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Graphic Work edition, this book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist’s masterful paintings. Drawn from our best-selling XXL edition, the book traces the artist’s life and work across 10 chapters, presenting all known paintings and drawing on his letters, contracts, diary entries, and writings to explore the man behind such groundbreaking artworks. From Virgin of the Rocks to Virgin and Child with St. Anne to the ever-beguiling Mona Lisa, you’ll find some of the finest treasures of the Louvre, Prado, and National Gallery, London here, as well as Leonardo works lost to time, but no less startling in their precision and poise.

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.

In November 1936, publisher Henry R. Luce launched Life as a photo-led weekly news magazine with a clear purpose: “To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events.” Before readers’ attention was consumed by television, Life served as their window to the world, and by the late 1940s, it was being viewed by 1 in 3 Americans. Jean Harlow was the first movie star to appear on a Life cover in 1937, and from then until 1972 over 200 covers featured Hollywood-related subjects, illustrating the strength of the bond between Life and the film industry.

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.

The time is right for a fresh look at this incomparable sunny city. Longtime Angeleno Tim Street-Porter chronicles today's vibrant buildings, coastline, and gardens of this glamorous global metropolis. Visit Los Angeles with a photographer who knows how to get the lighting right to highlight the spectacular architecture of the city. Stylish museums, such as the Broad, and a flourishing Arts District illustrate the explosive art scene, while Hollywood's Chateau Marmont and the historic Beverly Hills neighborhood add a chic dynamism. Across town, Culver City, home to the tech industry, features blocks of futuristic architecture by Eric Owen Moss. The modernist homes by Richard Neutra and John Lautner, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House, are shown against dramatic backdrops of sky and sea. The visual sweep of this oversize book also encompasses the Los Angeles of film and television. Los Angeles is a city of dreams, and Los Angeles Today is a glorious portrait of the city in its infinite variety.