How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.
How an eccentric spiritualist from Trenton, New Jersey, helped create the most famous text of Tibetan BuddhismThe Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927.
Effective commercial portraiture is heavily reliant on clean, crisp lighting looks that emphasize color, contrast, contours, and texture to allow viewers of magazines, newspapers, television, and movies to view a product or model/celebrity in a precise and predetermined way that suits the overall marketing campaign and leaves viewers with a specific, conscripted feeling about the product /person being shown.
A testament to the miraculous beings that share our planet and the places that they live, The Wild in You is a deeply-felt creative collaboration between one of our times best nature photographers and a very talented and creative poet.
Carolina Christmas collects for the first time holiday stories of Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), one of the most prolific outdoor and nature writers of the twentieth century and the first poet laureate of South Carolina.
This is the story of Gandhis spiritual evolution the turning points and choices that made him not just a great political leader but also a timeless icon of nonviolence.
A "e;beautifully crafted"e; visual celebration with 150 photos and essays by Barbara Kingsolver, Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Combining two disciplinesposing and wedding portraiturethis professional resource helps photographers create flattering poses to build the best possible portraits and highest possible sales.
Take a ride-along with Sergeant Mark Tappan and his amazing K9 partner Mattis, whose heroic actions will inspire you to live courageously, serve selflessly, and love passionately because every human (and dog) has a purpose.
En un mundo cada vez más desprovisto de espacios para la pausa, los silencios y la reflexión, este libro pretende aliarse con el lector en la búsqueda de esos lugares.
Afully updated collection of the very best of Arthur's delightful color pictures and unique stories, including the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the 2012 Olympics, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new babyIn terms of royal photography, Arthur Edwards is a legend.
Con esta selección fotográfica registrada entre 2016 y 2019, Pablo Albarenga nos adentra en la vida y la lucha de los pueblos indígenas de Brasil por recuperar sus territorios.
A pena poética de Rui José Carvalho propõe-se discorrer habilmente sobre a imagem do fotógrafo António Caeiro, numa obra que explora os recantos subjetivos da primeira pessoa.
La fotografía de difuntos fue una manifestación del arte mortuorio de gran valor en algunos sectores de la sociedad de Medellín de finales del siglo XIX y comienzos del siglo XX.
The motivation for this volume arose from a desire to bridge the gap between artists and their audience, facilitating a deeper understanding of the artists purpose and process.
Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India briefly around the late eighth century and then more steadily from the thirteenth century onwards.
La chanteuse folklorique et activiste sociale argentine, Mercedes Sosa, était une interprète de classe mondiale, dont l’influence dépassait largement les frontières de la musique.
Published on the Palomares disaster's 50th anniversary, this new documentary photobook questions the legacy of the worst nuclear weapons accident in history.
This imaginative study of American visual culture reveals how the political predicaments of a few small bureaucracies once fostered pictures of an extraordinary style.
The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first published novel and the first ever publishing phenomenon with illegal copies, theatrical performances and merchandise.
Der Persische Dekameron - Franz Blei - Eine Legende läßt die Geburt der persischen Lyrik Wort, Rhythmus und Reim aus dem Echo entstehen, das zum Anlaß die Worte der Liebe hat, welche der König Behram Gor seiner Geliebten Dil Aram und diese ihm auf die Lippen flüstert in der Umarmung.
Eva Strittmatters Gedichte im Licht der Deutschen Oper BerlinDie Kombination von Lyrik und Fotografie, so lyrisch die Fotografien von Rengha Rodewill sind, so bildhaft ist Strittmatters Lyrik.
