La cocina del sultán

Knowing that he is dying, Jess's grandfather insists on returning to the river he had known as a boy to finish a special painting and fulfill a life-long dream.

This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...

Sandra Angelo teaches you the basics of drawing in colored pencil and beyond! Inside this gorgeously illustrated how-to-draw book, you will find numerous step-by-step demonstrations that will teach you how to create beautiful drawings in colored pencil. First you'll learn about the tools and materials you need to get started, with tips about choosing amongst various types of textured and colored papers. Then you'll discover a series of colorful demonstrations with easy-to-follow progressions and clear instructions. As you follow along, you'll also glean important information about colored...

Me llamo Nellya Bennet, soy estudiante de Criminología en la universidad de Faylon y perdí a mi padre a los ocho años cuando salíamos del cine. Esa sonrisa de mi padre, la que más quería, la perdí en el recuerdo. Solo busco respuestas a la muerte de mi padre, por eso soy quien soy cada día. ¿Podré trabajar en una comisaría? ¿Seré capaz de arrestar asesinos? ¿Vengaré la muerte de mi padre?