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Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on the run. Today, he is considered one of the greatest influences in all art history.This edition offers a neat and comprehensive Caravaggio catalogue raisonné. Each of his paintings is reproduced from recent top-quality photography, allowing for a vivid encounter with the artist’s ingenious repertoire of looks and gestures, as well as numerous detail shots of his boundary-breaking naturalism. Five accompanying chapters trace the complete arc of Caravaggio’s career from his first public commissions in Rome through to his growing celebrity status and trace his tempestuous personal life, in which drama loomed as prominently as in his canvases.

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eameses’ work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the 20th century, while the couple’s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture.From the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.

“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment, close this book at once; it is too lively, too aggressive, and far too impertinent for you.”—Salvador Dalí

Food and surrealism make perfect bedfellows: sex and lobsters, collage and cannibalism, the meeting of a swan and a toothbrush on a pastry case. The opulent dinner parties thrown by Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) and his wife and muse, Gala (1894–1982) were the stuff of legend. Luckily for us, Dalí published a cookbook in 1973, Les diners de Gala, which reveals some of the sensual, imaginative, and exotic elements that made up their notorious gatherings.

This reprint features all 136 recipes over 12 chapters, specially illustrated by Dalí, and organized by meal courses, including aphrodisiacs. The illustrations and recipes are accompanied by Dalí’s extravagant musings on subjects such as dinner conversation: “The jaw is our best tool to grasp philosophical knowledge.”

All these rich recipes can be cooked at home, although some will require practiced skill and a well-stocked pantry. This is cuisine of the old school, with meals by leading French chefs from such stellar Paris restaurants as Lasserre, La Tour d’Argent, Maxim’s, and Le Train Bleu.

Good taste, however voluptuous, never goes out of fashion. In making this exceptionally rare book available to a wide audience, TASCHEN brings an artwork, a practical cookbook, and a multisensory adventure to today’s kitchens.The first English edition of Les Diners de Gala was published in 1973 by FELICIE, INC., New York

La apasionante «Serie Tú» de Alice Kellen, ahora reunida en un estuche exclusivo.

Otra vez tú:

Junto a sus dos mejores amigas, Emma deja atrás la ciudad de Nueva York y viaja a California con el firme propósito de pasar las vacaciones con un cóctel en la mano, bajo el sol, en las cálidas playas de la costa. Un plan perfecto. O al menos lo fue hasta que se encontró con Alex, el chico que no solo le rompió el corazón sino que, además, la dejó plantada una semana antes de subir al altar para darse el «sí, quiero».

Por desgracia, Alex sigue siendo irresistible. Y, aunque Emma siente debilidad por su mirada azul y su sonrisa canalla, no está dispuesta a volver a caer en sus redes. Todo quedó atrás. Él quedó atrás. Así es como deben ser las cosas. El problema es que «querer» no siempre es suficiente y a veces hay recuerdos que pesan demasiado.

«¿Existen las segundas oportunidades? Si eres de las que piensan que el amor no siempre es dos más dos, sino algo así como sesenta y tres por cuatro, divido entre ocho y multiplicado por infinito, tienes que conocer la historia de Alex y Emma».

Tal vez tú:

Tras un desengaño amoroso, Elisa está decidida a retomar las riendas de su vida e ir tachando propósitos de su lista de objetivos: seguir siendo la mejor en su empleo, casarse, formar una familia, mudarse a una bonita casa a las afueras… ¿El problema? Todavía no ha conocido al futuro padre de sus hijos. Pero ella no es de las que se rinden tras un fracaso y tiene muy claro qué tipo de hombre desea a su lado. Para empezar, uno que no se parezca en nada al abogado con el que debe competir en su trabajo, ese que está poniendo a prueba toda su paciencia.

Jack Helker es tan atractivo como borde. A pesar de su sonrisa insolente y de que es el típico hombre que debería venir con un cartel en la frente en el que pusiese «no tocar», Elisa es incapaz de ignorar el deseo que siente cada vez que él está cerca. Y, entre rocambolescas citas, Froot Loops y noches imprevistas, empezará a reconsiderar que a veces «perder el control» también tiene sus ventajas.

«Quizá la princesa no encuentre a un caballero a lomos de un corcel cuando se asome a la ventana de la torre, pero tal vez sí tropiece con un seductor chico de ojos grises el día que se atreva a dejar atrás los seguros muros del castillo».

Prepare to be dazzled by this new edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, designed and illustrated by MinaLima. With over 150 full-color illustrations and eight exclusive, interactive paper craft elements, readers will travel via the Floo Network, watch out for the Whomping Willow, reveal the spiral staircase to Dumbledore’s office, pull Mandrakes from their pots, and more.

This keepsake edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages, a beautiful addition to any collector’s bookshelf, and an enchanting way to introduce this beloved series to a new generation of readers.