Envidia. Historia de los afectos

En este volumen se presenta una amplia muestra de la pereza como tema en el cine. Desde el personaje emblemático de Oblomov, de la novela de Iván Goncharov, que dio lugar a la reconocida película de Nikita Mikhalkov y que ha generado el conocido síndrome Oblomov, hasta el personaje de culto the Dude de la película de los hermanos Cohen, El gran Lebowski. Se repasan figuras del cine mexicano como Cantinflas y Tin Tan, personajes como Pito Pérez y Cuca.

Este manual celebra el espíritu de la fotografía de calle con instrucciones inspiradoras que le ayudarán a captar el momento urbano perfecto. A través de 20 tutoriales de proyectos sencillos, así como cautivadores perfiles ilustrados de 20 fotógrafos de calle de renombre internacional, entre ellos Bruce Gilden, Michelle Groskopf y Trent Parke, el autor le ofrece un recorrido visual por el medio, perfecto para el aspirante a fotógrafo de calle.

"The birds, now immobile were organized in a scanner and converted into disturbing [photographic] images that maintain their vigorous splendor, sumptuous colors; the eternal presence of the beautiful "Duino Elegies" where poet Rainer Maria Rilke sings to the lethal birds of the soul and the beauty of the angels that announce their death are the inspirational reference for the artist"--Colophon. Includes short story "The man who spoke with birds" by Ethel Krauze.

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's 60 Fotos published in 1930 as the first book in the planned Fototek series on 'New Photography', 60 Fotos is a complex and multi-layered dialogue using some of Moholy-Nagy's finest examples of 'straight' photographs, negative prints, photograms, and photomontage. Books on Books no. 12 reproduces every page spread from this classic treatise on photography along with a contemporary essay from the noted photo-historian David Evans