Giorgio Morandi accompanies a large retrospective dedicated to Giorgio Morandi, organised by the historic Galleria d'Arte Maggiore g.a.m. in Bologna, the artist's birthplace.An exhaustive overview offering a selected group of oils, watercolours, drawings and etchings that, ranging from the famous st[...]
Since the very beginning of critical care medicine, much attention has been paid to the risk of bleeding, but only recently the risk of thrombosis has been recognized in critical patients; in fact, current laboratory investigations aimed to monitor blood coagulation are more focused on the assessmen[...]
This volume is an emotional tribute to the Twin Towers, for a quarter of a century a symbol of peace and progress. A wealth of high impact photographic materials illustrates the various stages in the building of these giants of the Big Apple, with an analysis of what went on inside them, the busines[...]
The new, updated edition of the Skira best seller on twentieth-century art. This book collects and documents the birth, development, and decline of the twentieth-century artistic movements in Italy and abroad up to the present.[...]
This is an exceptional selection of works documenting the entire creative career of the Italian painter, from his powerful beginnings through his Metaphysical painting phase and into the hazy atmospheres of his later works. It includes 116 masterpieces arranged into self-portraits, still-lifes, land[...]
In this book, the most loved and esteemed Italian actress in the world remembers and reveals her favorite recipes: those handed down to her by her beloved grandmother, Luisa. The book, richly illustrated with more than 100 photographs, integrates countless quirks and anecdotes from Sophia herself, w[...]
Discover the technical wizardry behind the dominant Ferraris and McLarens, as well as F1's other custom-built race cars. Piola, an Italian TV journalist and F1 expert, analyzes every car in the 2000 grid, including the mechanical and chassis evolutions during the season. Regulations, cockpit designs[...]
Check out this in-depth analysis of the 2001 Formula 1 racing season. It includes all F1 cars in the circuit, team by team and race by race. Technical sketches show mechanical and chassis evolutions introduced during the year; and chapters discuss new regulations, cockpit designs, tires and brakes, [...]
The 2008 Formula 1 World Championship saw a repeat of the historic duel between Ferrari and McLaren. The Maranello-based team was led by the in-form Felipe Massa with Lewis Hamilton, his closest rival. It was, of course, Hamilton who took the Drivers' Championship, with Ferrari settling for the Cons[...]
April 1946 was the debut date of the revolutionary little two-wheel vehicle, which, as well as leaving an indelible mark on the history of transport, became a real cultural phenomenon to successive generations. Simple and elegant, practical and comfortable, these are some of the characteristics that[...]
Only Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, both driving for McLaren, put up anything of a fight, while Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari had to settle for a single victory in the British GP at Silverstone. In technical terms, the 2011 season was characterised by the use of a mobile rear wing, the return of[...]
For the fourth consecutive year, Sebastian Vettel has won the Formula 1 World Championship for drivers. He did so with 13 victories out of the season's 19 races, from the Grand Prix of Belgium to the Brazilian GP. Only Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were able to get[...]
This book presents an evocative and insightful survey of the works of renowned Italian artist and engraver Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964). Drawn mainly from British and American collections, it focuses on his drawings, watercolours, and etchings. A very private and reserved artist, Morandi focused his [...]
Presenting a photographic review of the World Championship season, combined with detailed reports and analyses of each of the 18 Grand Prix races around the world, this Formula 1 yearbook features a four-page spread of each race showing the starting line-up, retirements, fastest laps, and a detailed[...]
This is the Formula 1 yearbook, a magnificently produced photographic review of the entire World Championship season, combined with detailed reports and analyses of each 2011 Grand Prix races around the world, from Australia in March to Brasil in November.[...]
A magnificently produced photographic review of the entire World Championship season, combined with detailed reports and analyses of each 2012 Grand Prix races around the world, from Australia in March to Brasil in November.[...]
Mord och maktspel i 1970-talets Milano
Året är 1978 och Italien skakas av Röda brigadernas tillfångatagande av politikern Aldo Moro. Men i Milano fortsätter den rika överklassen sitt utsvävande liv. Och det är här som den cyniske kvinnohandlaren Bravo förmedlar lyxprostituerade[...]