315 results for '"Goldoni, Carlo'

Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who began his career under the censorship of Franco's regime, has forged an international reputation for his unique cinematic treatment of emotional and spiritual...

Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian“Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place where science comes to life.” ―Neil...

A Financial Times Book of the Year: An intimate exploration of Yves Saint Laurent's creative world, captured by photographer - and son of the couturier's right-hand woman, Anne-Marie Muñoz - Carlos...

In The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories, Julio Ortega and Carlos Fuentes present the most compelling short fiction from Mexico to Chile. Surreal, poetic, naturalistic, urbane, peasant-born: All...

Imagined by one of the world's leading experts on Einstein, this fictionalized conversation presents the essential biography of history's most famous mathematicianBy power of thought alone, Albert...

On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The...

An award-winning historian's examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance "Historically rich and superbly written."--David J. Davis, Wall Street...

This volume documents the golden period of Latin American architecture that was inaugurated in September 1929, when Le Corbusier was invited to lecture in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. These...

Fascinant à son époque et jusqu'aujourd'hui (prince violent et tourmenté, assassin de sa femme...), Gesualdo a laissé une œuvre énigmatique, dont l'écoute surprend l'auditeur contemporain par son...

Kokopelli The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol Dennis Slifer foreword by R. Carlos Nakai Kokopelli, ancient humpbacked flute player, is the Southwest's most popular icon. Presented...

"Conosci Te stesso". Ma qual è il mio Io? O qual è il mio "vero Io"? Giacché «noi siamo molte cose», come dice Plotino: l'unione di corpo e anima, l'anima con i suoi desideri, le sue passioni e i...

Collecting new short fiction by the master Latin American writer, this assortment of tales includes stories of mannequin-swiping youths and a bullfighter at the time of Goya

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes a riveting masterpiece about love, literature, and betrayal. • “[Zafón's] visionary storytelling...

A global journey showing how philosophy can transform our biggest disagreementsTeaching Plato in Palestine is part intellectual travelogue, part plea for integrating philosophy into our personal and...

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The Cipher of Genesis unlocks the key to the lost traditions of the Book of Genesis, offering profound implications for faiths rooted in the Hebrew Testament--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Jesus...