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En plena guerra fría, el joven Hugh Hefner crea la que pronto se convertiría en la revista para adultos 'Playboy'. Lo que el público desconoce es su pionera labor como artífice de las casas del placer - Playboy no era una revista de chicas con o sin bikini, sino un proyecto arquitectónico-mediático que tenía como objetivo desplazar la casa heterosexual como núcleo de consumo y reproducción proponiendo frente a ésta espacios destinados a la producción de placer y de capital. De la misma manera que la sociedad ilustrada creyó que la celda individual podía ser un enclave de...

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Welcome to the Caribbean! Readers are invited along to learn about a tropical paradise in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features vibrant, colorful photos, informational text, charts, and maps. From the delicious fruit to the exotic animals, children will be engaged from beginning to end.