El fantasma negro

Trained originally in the French classical manner, Matisse was inspired by the Impressionists and Cezanne to create a style that brought out the beauty of color, form and line by reducing them to the bare essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as a tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge...

Combinando la filosofía y el arte de épocas y géneros diversos, Danto ofrece una panorámica de la universalidad de la producción estética, a medio camino entre la monografía filosófica y la meditación memorística, poniendo en tela de juicio la creencia popular según la cual el arte es un concepto indefinible. Danto sostiene que una obra de arte se define siempre por dos criterios esenciales, el significado y la materialización, a los que se les suma un tercer criterio, el de la interpretación que cada espectador aporta a esa obra.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, life cycle, and behavior of different kinds of reptiles, including alligators, turtles, snakes, and lizards.

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...