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Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary's Life
by Joshua RubensteinBorn Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was both a world-class intellectual and a man capable of the most narrow-minded ideological dogmatism. He was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meager foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. He was a master politician who played his cards badly in the momentous struggle for power against Stalin in the 1920s. And he was an assimilated, indifferent Jew who was among the first to foresee that Hitler's triumph would mean disaster for his fellow European Jews, and that Stalin would attempt to forge an alliance with Hitler if Soviet overtures to the Western democracies failed. Here, Trotsky emerges as a brilliant and brilliantly flawed man. Rubenstein offers us a Trotsky who is mentally acute and impatient with others, one of the finest students of contemporary politics who refused to engage in the nitty-gritty of party organization in the 1920s, when Stalin was maneuvering, inexorably, toward Trotsky's own political oblivion. As Joshua Rubenstein writes in his preface, "Leon Trotsky haunts our historical memory. A preeminent revolutionary figure and a masterful writer, Trotsky led an upheaval that helped to define the contours of twentieth-century politics. " In this lucid and judicious evocation of Trotsky's life, Joshua Rubenstein gives us an interpretation for the twenty-first century.
Leon and the Spitting Image
by Allen KurzweilThis book is about a hotel full of animals. And an evil ice maker. And glass eyeballs -- oh, and really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly, it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade, despite his teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, and his archenemy, Lumpkin the Pumpkin, a human tank with a deadly dodgeball throw. Luckily, Leon has friends who will stand by him even if his magical plans for rescue and revenge involve ... SPIT!
Leon's Story
by Leon Walter TillageThe son of a North Carolina sharecropper recalls the hard times faced by his family and other African Americans in the first half of the 20th century, and the changes that the civil rights movement helped bring about.
Leona Vicario y el misterio de las medallas de plata
by Pedro J. FernándezUna novela de suspenso histórico para niños en la que conoceremos las aventuras de Leona Vicario, espía independentista. Nueva España, 1810. Después de que una mujer desconocida le regalara una medalla de plata en el mercado, Leona Vicario comienza a recibir crípticos mensajes de un remitente desconocido, que la cita en el Templo de la Profesa. Pronto el misterio se hace todavía más grande: ¿quiénes son Los Guadalupes?, ¿qué quieren de ella?, ¿cómo saber quién apoya la independencia y quién es leal al virrey? Abriendo la puerta a una aventura que la llevará por todos los rincones de la capital, Leona emprende una carrera contra el reloj para luchar por el sueño de ver a México como un país libre. Convertida en una espía contra el virreinato, ¿cuál será el precio que tendrá que pagar por su silencio?
Leonard
by William Shatner David FisherLeonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles, in a new science fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine. Over the course of half a century, Shatner and Nimoy saw each other through personal and professional highs and lows. In this powerfully emotional book, Shatner tells the story of a man who was his friend for five decades, recounting anecdotes and untold stories of their lives on and off set, as well as gathering stories from others who knew Nimoy well, to present a full picture of a rich life. As much a biography of Nimoy as a story of their friendship, Leonard is a uniquely heartfelt book written by one legendary actor in celebration of another.
Leonard Bernstein: American Original
by Barbara Haws Burton BernsteinOne of the most gifted, celebrated, scrutinized, and criticized musicians in the second half of the twentieth century, Leonard Bernstein made his legendary conducting debut at the New York Philharmonic in 1943, at age 25. A year later, he became a sensation on Broadway with the premiere of On the Town. Throughout the 1950s, his Broadway fame only grew with Wonderful Town, Candide, and West Side Story. And in 1958, the Philharmonic appointed him the first American Music Director of a major symphony orchestra—a signal historical event. He was adored as a quintessential celebrity but one who could do it all—embracing both popular and classical music, a natural with the new medium of television, a born teacher, writer, and speaker, as well as a political and social activist. In 1976, having conducted the Philharmonic for more than one thousand concerts, he took his orchestra on tour to Europe for the last time.All of this played out against the backdrop of post-Second World War New York City as it rose to become the cultural capital of the world—the center of wealth, entertainment, communications, and art—and continued through the chaotic and galvanizing movements of the 1960s that led to its precipitous decline by the mid 1970s. The essays within this book do not simply retell the Bernstein story; instead, Leonard Bernstein's brother, Burton Bernstein, and current New York Philharmonic archivist and historian, Barbara B. Haws, have brought together a distinguished group of contributors to examine Leonard Bernstein's historic relationship with New York City and its celebrated orchestra. Composer John Adams, American historians Paul Boyer and Jonathan Rosenberg, music historians James Keller and Joseph Horowitz, conductor and radio commentator Bill McGlaughlin, musicologist Carol Oja, and music critics Tim Page and Alan Rich have written incisive essays, which are enhanced by personal reminiscences from Burton Bernstein. The result is a telling portrait of Leonard Bernstein, the musician and the man.
Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
by Leonard MaltinWhat 151 movies have you never seen—but should?What French film could teach Hollywood how to make a smart, sexy romantic comedy? (page 233)Where will you find a female-centric Western with a gender-bending protagonist? (page 10)What film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and then fell off the radar? (page 261)What farcical comedy includes such real-life characters as Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger? (page 50)In what unsung comedy will you find Michael Douglas giving his all-time best performance? (page 130)What debut film from the director of The Dark Knight creates palpable chills—despite a shoestring budget and a no-name cast? (page 79)What John Wayne movie was out of circulation for thirty years—and still qualifies as a sleeper? (page 121)What terrific Heath Ledger movie was released the same month as Brokeback Mountain—and flopped? (page 26)What clever modern-day film noir was made for just half a million dollars? (page 18)What captivating film stars one of the seminal artists of the twentieth century? (page 203)
Leonardo
by Holly BianchiLeonardo, one of Monmouth County's most picturesque seaside resorts, is portrayed in images that will fill the heart and lift the spirit. With some two hundred vintage photographs, Leonardo offers an overview of this beautiful beach town, which lies on the banks of the Sandy Hook Bay in central New Jersey. A tightly knit and friendly community, Leonardo has long been recognized as a haven for artists and writers. The town's sandy beaches and intriguing maritime history attract thousands of visitors every year.With a collection of early-twentieth-century to the recent past photographs and informative historical information, Leonardo explores the many features of a town that has become known as the "jewel in the crown." This history features images of Leonardo's celebrated sculptor and artist Donald DeLue, who created the sculpture The Rocket Thrower for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Also seen are photographs of the Leonardo State Marina and the famous Conover Beacon Lighthouse. The historic Applegate Cemetery, where the legendary Mary Stillwell Applegate is buried, is pictured along with a description of its folklore tale.
Leonardo Da Vinci
by Kenneth Clark Martin KempA personally compelling introduction to Leonardo's genius, a classic monograph of Leonardo's art and his development.
Leonardo Da Vinci
by Steve AugardeThis illustrated biography series combines non-fiction and fiction to introduce readers to famous historical characters. Each book begins with a diary, told from the point of view of a child who works for the famous person. At the end of each book there is an illustrated reference chapter.
Leonardo Da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood
by Sigmund FreudA detailed reconstruction of Leonardo's emotional life from his earliest years, it represents Freud's first sustained venture into biography from a psychoanalytic perspective, and also his effort to trace one route that homosexual development can take.
Leonardo Da Vinci: Cong Fan Ren Dao Tian Cai De Chuang Zao Li Mi Ma = Leonardo Da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson'To read this magnificent biography of Leonardo da Vinci is to take a tour through the life and works of one of the most extraordinary human beings of all time in the company of the most engaging, informed, and insightful guide imaginable. Walter Isaacson is at once a true scholar and a spellbinding writer. And what a wealth of lessons there are to be learned in these pages.' David McCullough Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo&’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo&’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history&’s most creative genius. His creativity, like that of other great innovators, came from having wide-ranging passions. He peeled flesh off the faces of cadavers, drew the muscles that move the lips, and then painted history&’s most memorable smile. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. Isaacson also describes how Leonardo&’s lifelong enthusiasm for staging theatrical productions informed his paintings and inventions. Leonardo&’s delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it—to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different.
Leonardo Drawings: Sketches & Drawings (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
by Leonardo Da VinciAlthough Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists who ever lived, his career was marked by an unusually large number of uncompleted projects and by finished works that rapidly deteriorated. Nevertheless, his influence is undoubted, and his claim to greatness rests chiefly on his drawings, which have been carefully preserved in such locations as Windsor Castle, the Louvre, the Uffizi Gallery, and the British Museum.This collection, excellently reproduced in black-and-white, is representative of Leonardo's various achievements in many drawing media. Among the selections are drawings of plants, landscapes, animals, battles, weapons, and the human face and figure, as well as studies for later paintings or sculpture: a full compositional study for The Adoration of the Magi, a study for the angel's head in The Virgin of the Rocks, studies of horses for the Sforza monument, studies for The Last Supper, studies for The Battle of Anghiari, and an early cartoon for The Madonna with St. Anne.
Leonardo and the Last Supper
by Ross KingLeonardo da Vinci's transcendent painting The Last Supper defined the master artist. Until now, no one has told the full story behind its creation. Political events weighed on da Vinci and all of Italy during the time of the painting's conception and creation, as his patron, the Duke of Sforza, unleashed forces leading to a decades-long series of tragedies known as the Italian Wars. Sforza was overthrown by French forces in 1499, forcing da Vinci to flee Milan with the paint on The Last Supper barely dry. The Last Supper ensured Leonardo's universal renown as a visionary master of the arts.
Leonardo and the Time Travelers
by Marian Lye, Patty McGuigan, Illustrated by Rebekah ReifWHAT WOULD YOU DO... if a time traveler landed on your doorstep? In Leonardo and the Time Travelers, Jack and Nick are in Silicon Valley for a summer technology class, when they discover a secret time travel app. They bring back the world's first time traveler, Leonardo da Vinci, and adventure ensues! Joined by Jack's sister Poppy, they solve problems, meet other time travelers, and have a summer they will never forget.
Leonardo da Vinci
by Emily HahnLeonardo's interests and achievements spread far beyond the world of art. He studied astronomy, botany, anatomy, and geology, and designed and drew plans for hundreds of inventions, many of which fore-shadowed the achievements of men who lived four hundred years after Leonardo died. Emily Hahn brings this quintessential Renaissance Man to life in her delightful and easy to read biography.
Leonardo da Vinci
by Kathleen KrullLeonardo da Vinci's notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a fifteenth-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. This book will change children's ideas of who Leonardo was and what it means to be a scientist. .
Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson<P>He was history’s most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. <P>Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. <P>With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history’s most creative genius. His creativity, like that of other great innovators, came from having wide-ranging passions. He peeled flesh off the faces of cadavers, drew the muscles that move the lips, and then painted history’s most memorable smile. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. <P>Isaacson also describes how Leonardo’s lifelong enthusiasm for staging theatrical productions informed his paintings and inventions. Leonardo’s delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it—to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Leonardo da Vinci #9
by Ann Hood Denis ZilberTravel back in time to Renaissance Italy with the Robbins twins! In book nine of The Treasure Chest, Maisie and Felix continue to learn the magic of Elm Medona and the Pickworth family history. In the latest adventure, the twins travel to fifteenth- century Italy and meet a young Leonardo da Vinci. Every Treasure Chest book features a biography of the featured historical figure along with Ann's Favorite Facts from her research!
Leonardo da Vinci. 500 años (edición estuche con: Matar a Leonardo da Vinci | Leonardo da Vinci -cara a cara-)
by Christian GálvezEl estuche Leonardo da Vinci 500 años reúne las dos exitosas obras del experto en el polímata renacentista Christian Gálvez: Matar a Leonardo da Vinci y Leonardo da Vinci -cara a cara-. Matar a Leonardo da Vinci es la primera de las «Crónicas del Renacimiento» de Christian Gálvez, un thriller histórico en el que se dan cita arte, venganza y pasión. «Meser Leonardo da Vinci tiene un concepto tan herético que no se atiene a ninguna religión y estima más ser filósofo que cristiano. Por lo tanto, la resolución es firme y clara: debemos matar a Leonardo da Vinci». Europa, siglo XVI. Mientras España, Francia e Inglaterra ultiman su unificación, los Estados italianos se ven envueltos en conflictos permanentes por culpa de la religión, el poder y el ansia de expansión territorial. Lo único que les une es el renacimiento cultural de las artes. En la Florencia de los Médici, epicentro de este despliegue artístico, una mano anónima acusa de sodomía a un joven y prometedor Leonardo da Vinci. Durante dos meses será interrogado y torturado hasta que la falta de pruebas lo ponga en libertad. Con la reputación dañada, Leonardo partirá hacia nuevos horizontes para demostrar su talento y apaciguar las secuelas psicológicas provocadas en prisión. ¿Quién lo acusó? ¿Con qué motivo? Mientras se debate entre evasión o venganza Leonardo descubrirá que no todo es lo que parece cuando se trata de alcanzar el éxito. ------- Leonardo da Vinci -cara cara- es un fascinante análisis ilustrado de todas las teorías existentes sobre la imagen de Leonardo da Vinci. «Muchos de los manuscritos sobre anatomía humanaestán en posesión de Francesco Melzi, ungentilhombre de Milán que era un hombre bello en el tiempo en que Leonardo vivía y al que le profesaba un gran cariño.Francesco aprecia y conserva estos trabajos como reliquias de Leonardo, junto con el retrato de este artista en su feliz recuerdo.» Con estas palabras Giorgio Vasari, uno de los primeros historiadores de arte y autor de las biografías de los artistas italianos durante el Renacimiento, asegura que existe un retrato de Leonardo da Vinci que Francesco Melzi, alumno, secretario y albacea del artista florentino, guardó al morir el maestro. Por lo tanto tenemos una referencia histórica real de dicha imagen. ¿A qué retrato se refería Vasari? ¿Al supuesto autorretrato que guarda la Biblioteca Real de Turín y que mundialmente se reconoce como tal?, ¿o por el contrario al retrato que realizó Francesco Melzi mientras su maestro seguía con vida? ¿Son compatibles ambos retratos? ¿Coinciden esos rostros con el resto del imaginario de Leonardo da Vinci, tales como el de El hombre de Vitruvio de Venecia o los de La última cenade Milán? ¿Quién es el hombre representado en la Tavola Lucana? A través de estas páginas, prologadas por el prestigioso historiador Ross King, analizaremos todas las teorías que eruditos, historiadores y expertos en arte han elaborado en torno a la imagen del maestro florentino con un único objetivo: encontrar el verdadero rostro del polímata más conocido de la historia de la humanidad: Leonardo da Vinci. Christian Gálvez ha sido galardonado con el Premio de Periodismo Científico Concha García Campoy, por el exhaustivo trabajo de investigación y divulgación sobre la imagen de Leonardo da Vinci en el ensayo Leonardo Da Vinci- Cara a Cara cuyas conclusiones le han llevado a participar como experto mundial en el proyecto internacional Leonardo. DNA, que reúne a genetistas, historiadores, forenses, arqueólogos y otros expertos para desvelar los últimos misterios de la vida de Leonardo a través de su ADN en el año de su V centenar
Leonardo da Vinci: An Account of His Development as an Artist [Revised Edition]
by Sir Kenneth M. ClarkSir Kenneth Clark made his name as a scholar of Leonardo da Vinci by a Critical Catalogue of Leonardo’s drawings at Windsor Castle, published in 1935, which was recognized as establishing the subject on a firmer chronological basis. Four years later he produced this short book on Leonardo as an artist, which has been generally regarded as the clearest and sanest introduction to this great and controversial subject.This is the first book on Leonardo written after critics had reached general agreement as to which works were really by his own hand. It is also the first study of Leonardo to take advantage of our wider range of aesthetic experience and our fuller knowledge of psychology. Sir Kenneth writes ‘that all great art should be reinterpreted for each generation’, but although his interpretation of Leonardo is twenty years old, it remains valid today. He has written a fresh introduction which goes rather deeper than his previous conclusions, and for this edition has made extensive revisions to the text.“Your true critic must be doubly armed, with knowledge and intuition. Sir Kenneth Clark, armed with both to a remarkable degree, has written a book on Leonardo’s development as an artist which (I do not exaggerate) will set a new standard in art criticism in England.”—Sunday Times“It is so intelligent, so modest, so beautifully written and so wise.”—Harold Nicolson
Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life
by Stephen J. CampbellHow our image of the Renaissance&’s most famous artist is a modern mythLeonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) never signed a painting, and none of his supposed self-portraits can be securely ascribed to his hand. He revealed next to nothing about his life in his extensive writings, yet countless pages have been written about him that assign him an identity: genius, entrepreneur, celebrity artist, outsider. Addressing the ethical stakes involved in studying past lives, Stephen J. Campbell shows how this invented Leonardo has invited speculation from figures ranging from art dealers and curators to scholars, scientists, and biographers, many of whom have filled in the gaps of what can be known of Leonardo&’s life with claims to decode secrets, reveal mysteries of a vanished past, or discover lost masterpieces of spectacular value.In this original and provocative book, Campbell examines the strangeness of Leonardo&’s words and works, and the distinctive premodern world of artisans and thinkers from which he emerged. Far from being a solitary genius living ahead of his time, Leonardo inhabited a vibrant network of artistic, technological, and literary exchange. By investigating the politics and cultural tensions of the era as well as the most recent scholarship on Leonardo&’s contemporaries, workshop, and writings, Campbell places Leonardo back into the milieu that shaped him and was shaped by him. He shows that it is in the gaps and contradictions of what we know of Leonardo&’s life that a less familiar and far more historically significant figure appears.
Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Painter
by Brendan JanuaryKnown for his art, inventions, and ideas, Leonardo da Vinci is the definition of a "Renaissance Man," someone able to succeed in many different areas. Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are two of the most famous paintings in history. His sketches of inventions and the human body have stayed in the minds of people for hundreds of years. Da Vinci's work and ideas have lived on long after he died, inspiring creative people in the modern world to reach new heights. Learn the story of one of the most important artists of all time in Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Painter.
Leonardo on the Human Body
by Leonardo Da VinciHere are clear reproductions of over 1,200 anatomical drawings by one of humanity's greatest geniuses -- still considered, nearly five centuries later, the finest ever rendered. With 215 plates, including studies of the osteological, myological, nervous, respiratory, alimentary, and genito-urinary system, this treasury will be admired by artists and scientists alike.
Leonardo to the Internet: Technology and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present
by Thomas J. MisaThe image of the lone inventor transforming society from the outside has a strong hold on the public's imagination. In reality, though, technologies are products of ongoing social and cultural processes.