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La contravida habla de las personas que para hacer reales sus sueños de renovación y huida, concentran sus vidas, e incluso las arriesgan, en cambiar un destino que parece irreversible. Donde quiera que se encuentren, los personajes de esta novela están permanentemente tentados por la posibilidad de una existencia alternativa que podría dar un giro a su futuro. Iluminando estas vidas en transición y guiándolas a través de paisajes familiares o ajenos está la mente del novelista Nathan Zuckerman, escéptica y envolvente. Ella calcula cuál es el precio que hay que pagar por querer moldear la historia, tanto en la consulta de un dentista de New Jersey como en un pueblo de Gloucestershire, en una iglesia del West End londinense o en un asentamiento judío de Cisjordania.

Tras huir de Alemania, Nellie y Maria por fin encuentran en Nueva Zelanda un lugar seguro en el que establecerse con sus familias y abren una consulta veterinaria en un criadero de caballos. Pero su buena fortuna no dura mucho. Las consecuencias de la crisis económica mundial también afectan a su país de acogida y las dos amigas pronto deben emprender caminos separados. Además, la felicidad de Nellie y Walter comenzará a tambalearse cuando la Segunda Guerra Mundial irrumpa en sus vidas. Su hija, Grit, que colabora con las tropas estacionadas en la isla de Creta, corre un enorme peligro...

Florencia, 1510. En el lecho de muerte, el gran maestro Sandro Botticelli le pide a su confesor que entregue un mensaje y un cuadro inédito al hijo de su musa, la hermosa Simonetta Vespucci. Pero el sacerdote no cumplirá su promesa y el lienzo jamás llegará a su destino. Barcelona, 2023. Carla, una joven licenciada en Bellas Artes que trabaja como restauradora, recibe una propuesta para ser subcomisaria en una exposición sobre Botticelli en la galería de los Uffizi. Después de sufrir un desengaño amoroso decide marcharse a Florencia, la tierra de su abuela materna, donde conocerá a un venerable conde italiano y terminará envuelta en la búsqueda del cuadro perdido. La aventura la llevará a descubrir su verdadera esencia y un secreto que ha permanecido oculto durante siglos.

Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibilitywhether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting the laws of nature by sleight of hand. Long before science fiction, virtual realities, video games, and the Internet, the craft of magic was the most powerful fantasy world man had ever known. As the pioneers of special effects throughout history, magicians have never ceased to mystify us by making the impossible possible. This book celebrates more than 500 years of the stunning visual culture of the worlds greatest magicians. Featuring more than 750 rarely seen vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings as well as paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Bruegel among others, The Magic Book traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1400s to the 1950s. Combining sensational images with incisive text, the book explores the evolution of the magicians craft, from medieval street performers to the brilliant stage magicians who gave rise to cinematic special effects; from the 19th centurys golden age of magic to groundbreaking daredevils like Houdini and the early 20th centurys vaudevillians.

A lo largo de los años, la evolución del mercado ha comprobado lo sabias que han sido las estrategias enseñadas por Graham. A la vez que conserva la integridad del texto original, esta edición revisada incluye comentarios actualizados del famoso periodista financiero Jason Zweig, cuya perspectiva incorpora las realidades del mercado presente, traza paralelismos entre los ejemplos de Graham y los titulares financieros actuales, y brinda a los lectores una comprensión más plena de cómo hacer para aplicar dichos principios.

This book tracks the career of the artist over six decades, revealing his retained interest in lighthearted subjects while casting them in traditional modes of painting. It celebrates the artist’s regard for the delights of the quintessentially American summer experience, from its sweet ice creams and chilled soda pops to beach games and barbecues, melting a gray winter into a fading memory. The catalogue features paintings from the 1960s through the 2000s of beach scenes, hot dogs, ice creams, beach balls, and bathing suits.

The Wrigley represents the high-water mark of Beaux Arts Classicism in the city, a gleaming white palazzo at the head of Chicago’s grandest boulevard, Michigan Avenue. With lavish terra-cotta ornamentation, it was Chicago’s tallest building when it opened in 1921. The book focuses on the intertwined stories of William Wrigley Jr., the larger-than-life founder of the chewing gum empire, and Charles Gerhard Beersman, the relatively unknown architect who, mentored by architect Julia Morgan, brought the building to life.

A mix of high plant/horticultural knowledge and a love of artistically repurposed everyday materials creating unique features will strike a chord with all those who dream of perking up their own gardens. Doreen sought out the most original gardens to feature those that use cleverly repurposed industrial and found materials: handmade archways of gnarled branches or hand-welded fences, mixed with unique sculptures and structures. Text and deep captions full of plant IDs highlight unusual or remarkable collections of flora and foliage that will inspire readers to re-create or come up with their own planting designs and combinations.

Since the launch of his first book and hit TV Show Million Dollar Decorators, Jeffrey Alan Marks has married and become a father. His growing family grounds his new book, a celebration of the idea of home as represented in ten houses, bookended by his own on the West and East Coasts. Marks believes a home must reflect the way its inhabitants want to live, their unique perspective, and how they approach their lives. Trained in England, Marks has long had a deep and profound architectural crush on the British vernacular, which creates a pleasing interplay with his Southern California roots. The result: homes that feel layered and dramatic, but always comfortable.