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PURSUING CHRIST. CREATING ART. is written for people who are living in the intersection of the Christian faith, and the creation of art. By their nature, artists look at a life of faith differently, and that unique journey warrants an exploration of what it means to be a Christ-follower and an artist....

El caricaturista José Trinidad Camacho “Trino” nos presenta sus “Historias desconocidas de la independencia y la revolución; libro enmarcado en los festejos nacionales del bicentenario y centenario de la independencia y la revolución. En formato electrónico puedes encontrar Yo creo...

The Swimsuit: Fashion from Poolside to Catwalk documents the modern swimsuit's trajectory from men's underwear and circus/performance wear to its unique niche in world fashion. It emphasizes the relationship between fashion, media, celebrity, sport and the cultivation of the modern body. This...

En esta nueva entrega del caricaturista Trino, nos lleva a reírnos de su retrato de la familia contemporánea. Una institución completamente disfuncional. Este retrato se sirve de las redes sociales como factor de cambio de las familias, comparándose a las familias que se constituyeron en los años...

Con su ya inconfundible sentido del humor y estética visual, el monero Trino nos presenta la visión más irreverente sobre el fin del mundo, que tanto preocupa a los supersticiosos y a los tímidos. Trino coloca a sus personajes en numerosas situaciones tragicómicas que convocarán a la risa y...

Primera antología de las viñetas de El Roto que muestran su lúcida y lacónica visión sobre la crisis. Andrés Rábago («El Roto») es Premio Leyenda 2015, un galardón concedido por el Gremio de Libreros de Madrid. «Con papel, tinta negra y algo de lucidez es posible fabricar...

Is unity of knowledge possible? Is it desirable? Two rival visions clash. One seeks a single way of explaining everything known and knowable about ourselves and the universe. The other champions diverse modes of understanding served by disparate kinds of evidence. Contrary views pit science against...

A generously illustrated examination of the boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories and how this affects scientists' work. The past decade has seen an extraordinary laboratory-building boom. This new crop of laboratories features spectacular architecture and resort-like amenities....

Interesting Information + Slick Graphics = This Infographic Book This is the super-stylish book you didn’t know you needed until you saw it. Packed with weird and wonderful visual information, it is guaranteed to entertain and help you look at things in a completely new way.

This vintage book contains a guide to the various methods employed in preparing, tanning, dressing, scenting, and renovating wool and fur pelts, as well as fine leather. With simple instructions and a wealth of timeless information, this volume is highly recommended for novice leather workers and...

This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece. Whereas many scholars have focused on individual...

The distinctive style of the Regency period is a source of endless fascination for fashion academics and historians, living historians, re-enactors and costume designers for stage and screen. Author and fashion historian Cassidy Percoco has delved into little-known museum hoards to create a stunning...

Making exhibitions is a collaborative art, producing is a multi-layered unity of ideas and objects, of invention and manifestation, of content and form. However, there is an antagonistic dimension to it, because content and form are traditionally represented by the entirely different realms of curator...

La periodista Marita Alonso nos trae este libro imprescindible, mordaz e inteligente sobre las relaciones amorosas y sexuales, acompañado de las ilustraciones de Alfonso Casas. «Todo lo que te voy a contar te puede parecer excesivo, exagerado, incómodo, incorrecto o inmoral. Incluso todas...