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La artista de performance Marina Abramovic, ha pasado toda su vida derribando barreras, dolor, resistencia, miedo, en una exhaustiva búsqueda de transformación emocional y espiritual tanto en la vida como en el arte. En estas extraordinarias memorias relata su conmovedora y épica historia, desde su difícil y abusiva infancia en la Yugoslavia de la posguerra, pasando por la convulsa relación artística y amorosa con el fotógrafo y artista Ulay,...
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Discover the story of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard-a long-ignored artist and feminist of eighteenth-century France-in this imaginative and illuminating biography from an award-winning writer.
Born in Paris in 1749, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard rose from shopkeeper's daughter to an official portraitist of the royal court-only to have her achievements reduced to ash by the French Revolution. While she defied societal barriers to become a member of the exclusive...
3) The Astors
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The Astors is a comprehensive biography of one of the most prominent and influential families in American history. The Astors were a wealthy and powerful family who made their fortune in the fur trade and real estate, and went on to become one of the most influential families in New York City and beyond. This book traces the history of the Astor family from its humble beginnings in Germany to its rise to prominence in America and explores the lives...
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