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Con el título "el arte industrial tardorromano", Aloïs Riegl abordó uno de los periodos más controvertidos de la historia del arte, un periodo considerado durante mucho tiempo como decadencia y falta de capacidad creadora. Riegl mostró de forma rigurosa que el arte tardorromano no es ni una prolongación residual ni un apéndice redundante en el arte romano. Para ello estudió la arquitectura, la escultura, la pintura y el arte industrial del periodo, redactando un texto ya clásico en el transcurso de la historia del arte y en su formación como disciplina científica.

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

Presents some of the traditional food and dishes prepared in Alex's Venezuelan American home, as well as some traditional dishes from other Latin American countries.

For soccer fans, the unstoppable Cristiano Ronaldo has become a household name. What goes into the making of such a phenomenal player? What was he like when he was young and still learning? This book takes a close look at one of the greatest soccer players in the world right now. Young readers will love to learn about his jaw-dropping achievements and also learn about what shaped him into a record-breaking athlete. Ronaldo's story will inspire both the curious new soccer fans as well as those already bit by soccer mania.