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Las descarnadas, inspiradoras y emocionantes memorias del icono y legendario ganador de varios premios Oscar, Sylvester Stallone, sobre su increíble camino al estrellato y la mejor historia jamás contada de un ganador contra todo pronostico.En los cincuenta años transcurridos desde que Sylvester Stallone subio corriendo los escalones del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia, el mismo y esos escalones se han convertido en simbolos de resiliencia y determinacion, y han inspirado a millones de personas de todo el mundo para perseguir sus sueños. En Los escalones, Stallone relata como persiguio sus propios sueños. Culminando un proceso de reflexion de decadas, Sly cuenta sus origenes -un nacimiento dificil, una infancia aun mas dificil, años de problemas en el colegio por no ser comprendido- y explica como la historia real de una vida exitosa se construye afrontando, asumiendo y, en ultimo termino, superando nuestras dificultades. La clave esta en la distancia que estamos dispuestos a recorrer y en los pasos que debemos dar para pasar de donde estamos a donde queremos llegar.En una narracion enmarcada entre su llegada a Nueva York en 1969 y el triunfo de Rocky en los Oscar de 1977, Sly teje un vivido y apasionante relato de lucha, subsistencia y, finalmente, exito. Escribe sobre sus inicios y tambien sobre los años posteriores, asi como sobre la persistencia, creatividad y resiliencia que lo llevaron no solamente a crear Rocky, sino a labrarse una carrera repleta de papeles iconicos. Los escalones constituye un testimonio de la extraordinaria vida de Stallone y una profunda meditacion sobre la importancia de la fuerza de voluntad, la vision y el trabajo duro.

Nick Hornby conecta la vida y obra de dos genios a los que adora.¿Qué diantre tienen que ver Charles Dickens y Prince, un escritor británico del siglo XIX y un músico estadounidense del XX? De entrada, que Nick Hornby siente pasion por ambos. Pero hay mas. Coincidencias tal vez curiosas, acaso significativas que los conectan.Por ejemplo: antes de cumplir los treinta ambos tenian ya una solida carrera, habian dado a luz unas cuantas obras maestras y eran muy influyentes. Por ejemplo: ambos vivieron una infancia marcada por la pobreza, mostraron un decidido sentido del negocio y en algun momento se sintieron estafados. Por ejemplo: ambos murieron a los cincuenta y ocho años. Por ejemplo: ambos estaban obsesionados con el trabajo y eran hiperproductivosNacidos en dos continentes distintos con mas de un siglo de diferencia Dickens en Portsmouth en 1812, Prince en Mineapolis en 1958, estos dos genios comparten mas puntos de conexion de lo que pueda parecer a simple vista. Hay en sus vidas y sus carreras paralelismos que le permiten al autor trazar un sugestivo, apasionante doble retrato.Con el dinamismo y el entusiasmo habituales en Nick Hornby, este es un ensayo a un tiempo ameno y enjundioso, divertido y profundo, ludico y serio. Y sobre todo: una lectura apasionante.

La historia detrás de cámaras de una de las películas más famosas y queridas por el público, Regreso al futuro, de Michael J. Fox, que nos hace partícipe de la complejidad al compaginar grabaciones y del duro trabajo y todo el cariño con el que todo el equipo se hizo cargo de esta enorme produccion.Un libro de memorias conmovedor, sincero y divertido sobre como, en 1985, Michael J. Fox dio vida a un papel iconico e inolvidable, el de Marty McFly en Regreso al futuro, una increible e inolvidable historia de una pelicula y de los secretos de su rodaje, que solo Michael J. Fox puede contar.A principios de 1985, Michael J. Fox era una de las mayores estrellas de la television. Su mundo estaba a punto de dar la vuelta, pero solo si lograba sobrevivir a un tipo de pluriempleo inaudito en Hollywood. Los dias de Fox ya estaban dedicados a ensayar y grabar la exitosa comedia Enredos de familia, pero entonces se le presento la oportunidad de su vida. Pronto dedico sus noches a una nueva pelicula de aventuras y viajes en el tiempo dirigida por Robert Zemeckis y producida por Steven Spielberg: Regresoalfuturo. Comedia durante el dia, pelicula por la noche, dia tras dia, durante meses.Los desplazamientos nocturnos de Fox desde el estudio de grabacion de Paramount hasta la parte trasera de los estudios Universal, de un trabajo de ensueño a otro, se convertirian en su propio viaje continuo en el espacio-tiempo. Fue en este portal del tiempo donde Alex P. Keaton cedio el testigo a Marty McFly, mientras Michael J. Fox intentaba conciliar el sueño. La valentia de Alex, el talento de Marty y el virtuosismo comico de Fox se unieron para crear algo realmente especial.En Future Boy, Fox cuenta la extraordinaria historia de interpretar dos papeles historicos al mismo tiempo, una parte de la historia del entretenimiento que nunca se ha contado. A partir de nuevas entrevistas con el reparto y el equipo de ambos proyectos, el resultado es una historia vivida y reveladora de los logros creativos de un icono entrañable y de una pelicula, convertida en mito, que ha traspasado generaciones y que nos sigue fascinando.

El arte como bálsamo para el alma Ver arte no es solo una experiencia estética, también es una poderosa herramienta para comprender nuestras emociones. Si sabemos cómo mirarlo, un cuadro puede convertirse en una guia para atravesar momentos dificiles. Pablo Ortiz de Zarate lo sabe bien, porque ademas de ser un periodista especializado en arte, sufrio una depresion. Durante su proceso de recuperacion se dio cuenta de que los tres pilares fundamentales de la salud mental vivir el presente, desarrollar empatia y afrontar la ansiedad pueden trabajarse a traves del arte.Este libro nos revela como contemplar las obras de arte para extraer su poder terapeutico y por que algunos cuadros son considerados autenticas obras maestras y otros, mas espectaculares, no. A partir de una metodologia sencilla descubriremos el mensaje oculto de las imagenes centrandonos en los objetos, las personas sus ojos y manos y los elementos intangibles. Aqui se esconden los secretos para cultivar una mente mas sana y una vida emocional plena.Una inyeccion directa de bienestar en nuestra mente.

¿A quién pertenecen los mármoles del Partenón o el busto de Nefertiti? La historia de cómo el imperialismo y el colonialismo llenaron nuestros museos.Detrás de muchas de las obras que admiramos cuando visitamos el Louvre, el Museo Britanico o el Met de Nueva York se oculta un pasado incomodo. Son piezas que desaparecieron de su lugar de origen, arrancadas de templos, tumbas o palacios, y que hoy se siguen reclamando.Durante siglos, los grandes museos reunieron objetos procedentes de todos los rincones del planeta convencidos de estar preservando el patrimonio de la humanidad. Pero tras esa apariencia de universalidad se esconde una historia de conquistas, expolios y apropiaciones que todavia proyecta su sombra sobre nuestras instituciones culturales.Este libro sigue el rastro de seis piezas emblematicas de los marmoles del Partenon al penacho de Moctezuma, los bronces de Benin y el busto de Nefertiti para contar, con rigor y claridad, como llegaron a las salas de exposicion en las que reposan y para abrir el debate sobre su restitucion.

Las memorias de la leyenda del heavy metal, concluidas poco antes de su muerte. Últimos ritos narra las historias de los últimos y premonitorios encuentros de Ozzy con la muerte, con su voz impávida y humor negro que tanto le caracterizaba.La gente me dice: Si pudieras volver a empezar, sabiendo lo que sabes ahora, ¿cambiarias algo? Y yo les digo: Ni hablar. Si hubiera estado sobrio y limpio, no seria Ozzy. Si hubiera hecho cosas normales y sensatas, no seria Ozzy. Mira, si se acaba mañana, no me puedo quejar. He viajado por todo el mundo. He visto un monton de cosas. He conocido a gente fenomenal. Me ha ido bien. Me ha ido mal. Pero ahora mismo, no estoy listo para ir a ningun lado. He perdido muchas cosas, pero aun conservo la cordura... o la que alguna vez tuve. Es bueno estar vivo. Me gusta. Quiero estar aqui con mi familia. Y mas que nada en el mundo, estoy feliz de haber regresado a donde todo empezo: Aston, Birmingham. Pero nunca engañas a la muerte, no realmente. Siempre lleva la cuenta. Y tarde o temprano, cobrara su deuda final...A los sesenta y nueve años, Ozzy Osbourne estaba en una triunfal gira de despedida, tocando en estadios llenos y recibiendo excelentes criticas por todo el mundo. Y entonces, el desastre. En cuestion de pocas semanas, paso de estar hospitalizado por una infeccion en un dedo a tener que abandonar su gira y toda vida publica al enfrentarse a una paralisis casi total del cuello para abajo.Ultimos ritos supone la impactante, amargamente hilarante e inedita historia del descenso de Osbourne a los infiernos. A lo largo del camino, reflexiona sobre su extraordinaria vida y carrera, incluyendo su turbulento matrimonio con su esposa Sharon, sus arrepentimientos por la reunion de Black Sabbath, sus amistades con Slash y Zakk Wylde y los desgarradores momentos finales que paso con Lemmy Kilmister de Motorhead.Valiente. audaz, y sorprendentemente inspirador, Ultimos ritos demuestra una vez mas por que Ozzy ha trascendido su condicion de Padrino del Metal y Principe de las Tinieblas para convertirse en un heroe popular y un tesoro internacional para la eternidad.

El manifiesto de uno de los urbanistas más influyentes del mundo para humanizar y hacer más habitables las ciudades.El poder de la proximidad invita a repensar la vida urbana desde una mirada más humana y transformadora. Carlos Moreno propone una autentica revolucion urbanistica: habitar la ciudad -no solo alojarse en ella- redescubriendo el valor de la cercania. Defiende una ciudad compacta, accesible y vivible, donde la proximidad mejore la calidad de vida y fortaleczca los lazos sociales, culturales y ambientales.--------------La coleccion Endebate es el hogar de aquellos textos breves que presentan una opinion, defienden una actitud o cuentan una historia, pero son mas un aperitivo que un banquete, estimulan la conversacion mas que saciarla e inician un festin (que no clausuran). Como los mejores bocados, entran por los ojos y dejan un largo poso en el paladar.La critica ha dicho: En un mundo donde las ciudades crecen sin pausa y el tiempo de las personas se disuelve entre desplazamientos y distancias, Moreno propone una revolucion silenciosa pero profunda: reorganizar la vida urbana en torno a la proximidad, la equidad y el bienestar cotidiano. Union de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas

Memorias de una vida al límite: la cara humana detrás del rugido de Motörhead.Motörhead, In & Out es el viaje sin frenos de Lucas Fox, batería original de la banda y compañero de Lemmy en los año

THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothee Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, and Owen Wilson.

Harness the beauty of the natural world to create unique textile art pieces.Learn how to create beautiful textile art inspired by details in nature in this practical and inspirational guide. Acclaimed textile artist Marian Jazmik shows how to use unusual recycled and repurposed materials combined with traditional fabric and thread.Marian reveals the secrets of her lushly textured and sculptural embroidered pieces, from initial photograph to finished object. Exploring nature as a constant source of inspiration, she shows how to turn a chance spotting of lichen on a tree trunk or a scattering of autumn leaves into glorious textile or mixed-media art. Marian goes on to explore the myriad of techniques she uses in her work, including: How to begin with photography, homing in on details in nature. How to manipulate images to create microscopic and surprising detail. How to translate the images into 3-D work, using an eclectic mix of natural and man-made textiles, as well as unusual recycled materials otherwise be destined for landfill (packaging, plastics and household DIY products). Hand and machine embroidery. Dyeing, printing and painting. Using heat gun and soldering iron to create heavily textured surfaces. Packed with practical tips, inspiration and illustrated throughout with glorious examples of Marians work, this book will provide you with endless imaginative ideas for distilling the wonders of nature into your own textile art.

The events of your life, from local walks to exotic trips, can provide endless inspiration for textile art. This inspiring book shows you how to record your experiences, using sketchbooks, journals and photography, to create personal narratives that can form a starting point for more finished stitched-textile pieces.Acclaimed textile artist and teacher Cas Holmes, whose work is often inspired by her life and the journeys she makes, helps you find inspiration through your own life and explains how to record what you see in sketchbooks and journals, which can often become beautiful objects in themselves. She explains how you can use photography, both as documentation and as inspiration, and sometimes incorporate it into the work itself, along with found objects and ephemera.Throughout the book are useful techniques that can be harnessed to add extra interest to your work, such as methods for making layered collages, how to sketch with stitch, and advice on design and colour. If you want to create beautiful, unique work inspired by your life and travels, this is the perfect book for you.

A beautifully produced book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grade II listed brutalist icon, the Barbican Estate.2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first residents moving into the Barbican Estate in London. This new book is a celebration of this unique complex looking at the design of the individual flats as well as its status as a brutalist icon. Author and designer Stefi Orazi interviews residents past and present, giving an insight into how life on the estate has changed over the decades.The complex, designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, is now Grade II listed, and is one of the worlds most well-known examples of brutalist architecture. Its three towers Cromwell, Shakespeare and Lauderdale are among Londons tallest residential spaces and the estate is a landmark of the city. This is a beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the estate, with newly commissioned photography by Christoffer Rudquist. It will show in detail each of the 140 different flat types, including newly drawn drawings of the flats as well as original plans and maps.Includes fascinating texts by leading architects and design critics, including John Allan of Avanti Architects on the unique building materials and fittings of the flats, and Charles Holland of Charles Holland Architects (and FAT co-founder) on the home and how these concrete towers have become such an integral part of Britains domestic and architectural history.

One of the attractions of painting outdoors is the challenge of capturing the spirit of a place changing light, weather and transient conditions demand particular painting skills if they are to be interpreted effectively. Leading painter David Curtis works on location, in all weathers, observing and capturing the subtle effects of light and mood. Oil paint is as good for painting on site as it is for large-scale painting in the studio; it is remarkably responsive; can be applied in many different ways; and it allows time to assess and modify work in progress. In this fascinating book, David Curtis shows how he achieves such expressive and original results using drawings, paintings and stage-by-stage examples. He gives detailed explanations of his two main working methods for plein-air paintings and for studio compositions as well as plenty of helpful guidance and advice on choosing materials, exploring techniques, selecting ideas, composition, colour and tone and associated topics. Drawing skills and interpreting the qualities of light are other key issues that he deals with, while his wonderfully evocative landscapes, coastal scenes, interiors and figure compositions provide much inspiration.

"She is the most wonderfully inventive and brilliantly talented designer" Dame Judi Dench on Clancy.Deirdre Clancy is one of the most experienced and accomplished costume designers in the business. In this book, she gives her inside knowledge of designing for stage and screen, which includes television, film, theatre and opera. She includes a brief illustrated history of costume design from the Greeks to Lady Gaga an invaluable guide for students and current designers.Part Two takes the reader through the design process: how you go about doing it, and the different strands of costume design from contemporary clothes through to period costume, how to communicate with the audience, designing on paper and with Photoshop or on an iPad and how to share and communicate your ideas and well as mood boards and collages for inspiration. Part Three is about the world of costume design what it involves and how to get into the field, who does what and the differences between working for stage and screen productions. Clancy advises on budgets and improvisation and covers all the practicalities and behind-the-scenes tips. Part Four looks at period costume from the Dark Ages up to the twentieth century, encompassing authenticity and feasibility. Finally, Part Five looks at individual case studies in depth, including opera and Shakespeare productions.Packed with great drawings and case studies, this is an essential book for any student or professional costume designer looking for additional inside advice. Whether you are a designer for the stage or screen, this book has something new for you with advice from one of the best in the business.

Stunning watercolour title new in paperback. Leading watercolourist reveals the secrets behind his atmospheric, light-filled paintings. Watercolour is ideal for capturing the transient effects of light and, with compact and lightweight materials, is the perfect medium for plein-air painting. Leading watercolour painter David Curtis is a strong advocate of working on site, observing and capturing changing conditions and effects. In this beautifully illustrated book, he explains in detail his two main methods for working on location for quick, loose studies and for more controlled and detailed paintings. He also shows how to collect reference material on the spot and develop this into resolved paintings back at the studio. He provides helpful instruction on interpreting light effects, with strong guidance on choosing materials, exploring techniques, composition, tone and colour and associated topics. This invaluable advice is complemented by a wealth of sketches, finished works and step-by-step demonstration paintings to illustrate different points and inspire further ideas. Reference Light and Mood in Watercolour hardback (9780713489552) Leading watercolourist reveals the secrets behind his light-filled paintings How to work en plein air to capture the transient effects of light How to collect reference material on location but paint in the studio Bestselling title new in paperback

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an innovator.He is undoubtedly one of Scotlands most celebrated architects. His astounding buildings creatively reinterpreted the past and opened the way for the Modern Movement. Architecture was his first love, though he was also a highly accomplished artist and designer of interiors, furniture, metalwork, glass and textiles. In addition his graphic design work, using nature and organic plant forms, made him an early exponent of Symbolism and Art Nouveau. In the later years of his life he produced watercolour paintings of intense power and subtlety. His extraordinary work is still regarded today as innovative and modern, and continues to astonish and delight art lovers everywhere.

The hugely accomplished textile artist Jean Draper gives an invaluable guide to designing and working with pattern in textile art. Jean goes back to basics with simple dots and lines, demonstrating how even basic squares, circles and triangles can have a stunning impact in stitch and textiles. She provides practical and simple instructions for developing and experimenting with pattern, using grids, symmetry, rotation and repeats. Jean draws inspiration from patterns around the world, from West African Kente Cloth to the Gees Bend quilts of Alabama. There are instructions on creating bands and borders, strip patchwork and strip piecing, plus an extended study of Banjara stitched textiles. Natural patterns from plants and flowers also offer exciting opportunities for stitch, and Jean explores important design emblems such a the Tree of Life alongside other stitched flower forms. Finally, the ornamentation of the body provides many unique and striking ways to interpret the human form in stitch. Pattern is everywhere and can be used to stunning effect, taking your textile art to the next level. This fascinating and exciting guide brings together inspiration, design methods and stitching techniques to help you develop truly great textile art.

The most inspirational buildings in the world, as chosen by well-known contemporary architects.In this book, published in conjunction with the Twentieth Century Society, 50 contemporary architects choose the buildings from around the world that have inspired them and made an impact on their own work. Architectural journalist Pamela Buxton interviewed each of the architects to create these outstanding portraits of the buildings that have influenced modern architecture . The diverse selection is introduced by Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft, and illustrated throughout with photographs by Gareth Gardner and Edward Tyler. The book features a diverse range of inspirational buildings, from housing estates to castles, coal mines to cathedrals. W ork by the giants of twentieth-century architecture including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto are featured, as well as lesser-known gems. Examples include Richard Rogers (of RHSP) on Maison de Verre (Paris, France); Chris Williamson (of Weston Williamson) on the Eames House by Charles and Ray Eames (Los Angeles, USA); Takero Shimazaki (of T-SA, UK) on Hexenhaus by Alison and Peter Smithson (Bad Karlshafen, Germany); Ted Cullinan (of Cullinan Studio) on Chapel of Notre Dame Du Haut by Le Corbusier (Ronchamp, France); Michael Squire (of Squire & Partners, UK) on Grundtvigs Church by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (Copenhagen, Denmark); and Jonathan Woolf (of Jonathan Woolf Architects) on Haus Esters and Haus Lange by Mies van der Rohe (Krefeld, Germany).This beautifully produced book offers a great insight into the power of existing architecture and its immense influence on the world we build today.

Where is Charles Simonds? Throughout the 1970s, his diminutive Dwellings, tiny architectural ruins of an imaginary civilization, could be found throughout the crumbling infrastructure of downtown New York. Preoccupied with the relationship between the grown and the built, the archaeological and the urban, Simonds shared friendship and ideas with Gordon Matta-Clark and Robert Smithson. Like Lucy Lippard, with whom he lived during that decade, Simonds believed in combining art and activism, always preferring what he called the "real world" to the art world. Yet despite taking part in many of the seminal exhibitions and art events of 1970s New York, Simonds has left few traces on art history. In order to explain Simondss absence while simultaneously arguing for his central place within it, Jules Pelta Feldman reconsiders the decades self-conception, finding that Simonds exemplifies much of what has been ignored in 1970s artand much of what establishes it as a unique period of experimentation and possibility.

Where is Charles Simonds? Throughout the 1970s, his diminutive Dwellings, tiny architectural ruins of an imaginary civilization, could be found throughout the crumbling infrastructure of downtown New York. Preoccupied with the relationship between the grown and the built, the archaeological and the urban, Simonds shared friendship and ideas with Gordon Matta-Clark and Robert Smithson. Like Lucy Lippard, with whom he lived during that decade, Simonds believed in combining art and activism, always preferring what he called the "real world" to the art world. Yet despite taking part in many of the seminal exhibitions and art events of 1970s New York, Simonds has left few traces on art history. In order to explain Simondss absence while simultaneously arguing for his central place within it, Jules Pelta Feldman reconsiders the decades self-conception, finding that Simonds exemplifies much of what has been ignored in 1970s artand much of what establishes it as a unique period of experimentation and possibility.