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Yo soy EspartacoRodar una película, acabar con las listas negras
Más de cincuenta años después de la filmación de su epopeya Spartacus, Kirk Douglas revela el fascinante drama que tuvo lugar durante la realización de la legendaria película del gladiador. En una era políticamente convulsa, cuando los magnates de Hollywood rechazaban contratar mediante acusaciones de simpatías comunistas, Douglas escogió para escribir el guión a Dalton Trumbo, un gui…
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The Power of IdeasFive People Who Changed the Urban Landscape
This book profiles five fascinating visionaries who exemplify outstanding leadership, a passion for their work, cutting-edge ideas, and a commitment to quality. All winners of the prestigious J. C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, they include Joseph Riley, mayor of Charleston, South Carolina; Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; Gerald Hines; Vincent Scully Jr.; and Richard D. B…
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TattooBodies, Art and Exchange in the Pacific and the West
The popularity of tattoos today is a revival of a practice begun in the late eighteenth century, when Westerners first made contact with the native peoples of the Pacific. The term 'tattoo' entered Europe with the publication of Captain Cook's voyages in the 1770s, and Pacific tattoos became fashionable in the West as sailors, whalers and explorers brought home tattoos from Tahiti, the Marquesa…
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Life Drawing in Charcoal
"The guidance to be found within these covers reflects the author's inspired ability as a teacher and artist of the highest magnitude. It is probably the finest book on the subject of drawing the human form that I have ever seen." Irving Shapiro, A.W.S., Director, American Academy of Art This unique guide offers a bold, innovative approach to drawing from life. Instead of teaching the traditio…
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Butterfly in the quantum world :the story of the most fascinating quantum fra…
"Version: 20160801"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Summary -- Preface -- Prologue -- Prelude -- part I. The butterfly fractal -- 0. Kiss precise -- 0.1. Apollonian gaskets and integer wonderlands -- Appendix. An Apollonian sand painting--the world's largest artwork1. The fractal family -- 1…
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Creative thinking in university physics education /
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Creative thinking in physics -- 1.1. The relevance of creative thinking -- 1.2. Physics : cold comfort farm or possibility place? -- 1.3. Creative students? -- 1.4. Creative thinking doesn't come with a guarantee -- 1.5. Variety, the spice of physics teaching -- 1.6. Does it matter? -- 1.7. Something to reflect on2. Th…
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William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture
“William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architectureis a significant contribution to the professional career of William Strickland and the history of architecture in the United States. Very little has been written about Strickland, one of the most important proponents of the Greek Revival style of architecture in the U.S. His work primarily in Philadelphia, but also elsewhere,…
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Urbanidades.
"Urbanidade" é uma propriedade que endereça o coração da vida urbana e suas condições. Parece tão elusiva e difícil de entender quanto a própria cidade (e como poderia ser diferente?). Por seu poder evocativo, parece convidar à construção de conceitos que correspondam às qualidades e aspectos que reconhecemos na cidade, ao mesmo tempo em que parece resistir tenazmente a esforços d…
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Managing Growth in America's CommunitiesSecond Edition
In this thoroughly revised edition of Managing Growth in America's Communities, readers will learn the principles that guide intelligent planning for communities of any size, grasp the major issues in successfully managing growth, and discover what has actually worked in practice (and where and why). This clearly written book details how American communities have grappled with the challen…
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Managing Growth in America's Communities
Communities across the country are turning to the concept of "growth management" to help plan for the future, as they seek to control the location, impact, character and timing of development in order to balance environmental and economic needs and concerns. Managing Growth in America's Communities presents practical information about proven strategies, programs and techniques of growth managem…
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