1886-1957

Artist Frida Kahlo finds her own voice and style when her famous husband, Diego Rivera, is commissioned to paint a mural in San Francisco, California, in the 1930s and she finds herself exploring the city on her own.

A lushly designed biography exploring the tumultuous lives, marriage, and work of the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, illustrated with archival photos and full-color reproductions of their paintings.

"This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Diego Rivera. Full-colour reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's ... illustrations and story line"--Amazon.com.

Describes how the lives of philosopher-patriot Okawa Shumei and U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Daniel Jaffe converged at the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946. Civilian Okawa was charged with crimes against humanity, and Jaffe was assigned to determine Okawa's ability to stand trial, and thus his fate.

At the beginning of World War II, Britain was at the forefront of the nuclear arms race. By the end of the war, Britain had fallen behind, largely due to Winston Churchill's reluctance to realize the atom bomb's strategic value. Because of this, Churchill ceded the nuclear initiative to America through neglect.

The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy that surrounded both her and her husband, Diego Rivera.

A biography of the Mexican artist whose work often portrayed men at work, and which demonstrated his love of his native Mexico.

An illustrated description of walls around the world and their significance, from the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall.