Picasso

Hamburg, 1947, a headless body is found in the ruins of a bombed out building. No evidence or identifying clues are left behind. Inspector Frank Stave, a man traumatized by the war, does not have high hopes of solving this case. When another victim is located, Stave knows he has a serial killer on his hands. The investigation that he launches puts his personal safety at risk.

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...

El 13 de mayo de 1994, casualmente cuando la República de Sudáfrica festejaba la histórica victoria de Nelson Mandela en las elecciones presidenciales, Hernán Luis Biasotti arribó al puerto de Ciudad del Cabo. Realizó el viaje navegando completamente solo a través del Atlántico Sur desde Buenos Aires, sin escalas y sin apoyo ni ayuda externa de ningún tipo. El Eos II, su velero de ocho metros de eslora, carecía voluntariamente de motor auxiliar, piloto automático, medios de comunicación, instrumental satelital y otras facilidades que ya eran de uso habitual. Sin pretender emular a ...

Illustrated by an extraordinary artist and written with a close and intimate tone, El libro de los colores is an emotional journey. Teaching the practical use of paints to achieve desired tones, this book is an imaginative resource for artists of all ages.