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Quien mas quien menos se ha sentido atrapado en algun momento de su vida por alguna saga interminable repleta de señores oscuros, magos barbudos, espadas magicas, duendes, quimeras o elfos.El exito de dos nuevas superproducciones televisivas basadas en sagas literarias La casa del dragon, precuela de Juego de tronos, y Los anillos de poder, precuela de El señor de los anillos hacen de este un momento ideal para publicar un libro que de un repaso al genero narrativo que lleva un siglo arrasando.Historias apasionantes en las que el mal se enfrenta al bien encarnado en sus mas diferentes valores: la valentia, el honor o la honradez, aderezado siempre con un tono de epica. Y que el autor de este libro ha sintetizado con manos expertas y mucho conocimiento para hacer de ello un compendio de lo mas granado del mundo de la literatura, el cine, el comic o los videojuegos.Fantasia de leyenda: De Dragones y mazmorras a El ultimo unicornio.Un mundo de fantasia medieval de la mano de George R. R. Martin: Cancion de hielo y fuego.Fantasias para todos los gustos: De Willow a El priorato del naranjo.Fantasias camp: De Krull a La leyenda del buscador.Cronicas de la carcajada: de Mundodisco a Nimona.Una fantasia epica distinta: de la Saga de la Tumba Sellada a Step by Bloody Step.Videojuegos de fantasia: De World of Warcraft a Dragon Quest.

At the dawn of the Victorian era in her open-air laboratory in Halstead, Kent, Anna Atkins embarked on a radical experiment to document botanical species using a completely new artistic medium. The inimitable cyanotype photograms of algae and ferns she created were made into the first books to feature photographic images. Striking yet ethereal, these albums are a perfect synthesis of art and science.Although the cyanotype technique was discovered by her friend John Herschel, Atkins was the first to realize both its practical purpose for own her interests in botany and taxonomy, and its intriguing artistic potential.

Este libro invita a buscar la armonía y el contraste sobre el espacio finito de una mesa. La mesa es el lugar donde se conjugan la cultura, el gusto, la educación y las costumbres y puedes reinventarla sin grandes artificios, con lo que está al alcance de tu mano y anida en tu cabeza. Más allá de la superficie del tablero, es un espacio que invita al diálogo amable y a la felicidad compartida. Te acercamos un pequeño manual de primeros auxilios que reúne todos los secretos, trucos y consejos decisivos para adentrarse sin problemas en el mundo de las mesas.

Clara y Dani, de visita al museo de la música, han hecho enfurecer al dios Pan, despertando así la magia del museo. Instrumentos que vuelan, personajes que aparecen desde los cuadros… todo se ha tornado en caos y desorden. Pan les ha retado a aprender a tocar el piano, conocer sus conceptos esenciales y descifrar una serie de sencillos códigos. Solo si superan las diferentes pruebas musicales detendrán la magia y todo volverá a la normalidad.

Passionate about designing buildings and neighborhoods that quietly transform the urban environment, Torti Gallas is committed to improving cities, towns, and distressed communities throughout the United States and around the world. This fully illustrated book shows how they have combined the disciplines of architecture, planning, and urban design into a single practice, creating housing and mixed-use buildings that bring catalytic change to urban neighborhoods: the mixed-use apartment buildings, rowhouses, and single-family homes that comprise the fabric of a city. Their work hearkens back to a tradition that, before World War II, created some of the country’s finest neighborhoods, including Forest Hill Gardens in Queens, Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, and Russian Hill in San Francisco. Featuring 60 built projects, this book shows how Torti Gallas is dedicated to raising the level of this architecture to a new high.

Dazzling, award-winning, and immensely livable homes are presented here by the world-renowned firm, famous for having played such a large role in the creation of the Miami Vice look, but whose work is so much wider ranging, and which now extends across the globe—from Miami to Singapore, London to Toronto, Luxembourg to Ho Chi Minh City. Highlights include the Ellipse, a delightful oval tower on the Jersey City, New Jersey, waterfront with prime Hudson River and Manhattan views, as well as the Aquavista, in Toronto, which boasts an extraordinary array of jutting terrace-balconies and bright interior spaces flooded with light. By seamlessly merging cutting-edge technology, sustainable practices, and bold artistic vision, Arquitectonica has redefined the possibilities of residential architecture. Their work not only elevates urban living but also affirms a commitment to creating vibrant, livable spaces that inspire communities worldwide.