Nicolas Poussin(1594 - 1665) was undoubtedly a highly significant master of the historical genre. He shaped its aesthetics which, regrettably, subsequently became regarded as a set of hard-and-fast rules (a trap which the Russian followers of the founder of classicism also fell into). We know that Poussin attributed prime significance to the actual choice of matter for depiction, giving preference to subjects which provided food for profound thought. Creatively reworking the aesthetic legacy of the Ancients, he introduced into the realm of painting the concept of the “modus” (mood of depiction), which established the functional unity of three components: the …

Theresa Maryland is an ambitious FBI agent. Having just completed a successful operation, she’s offered a new undercover job at New Beginnings, an experimental rehab program with an incredible 100% success rate. Her job – to find out how female inmates enter one door of the prison, and a year later exit as happy, successful, sexy women who never re-offend. If she succeeds in her mission, she’ll be well on her way to becoming Director of the Bureau. Once inside the prison walls, Theresa finds herself in a tightly-disciplined work farm where women who talk back or don't obey are …

Twenty-one-year-old Felicia is a college student working part-time as a professional Dominatrix. She came to the profession on the advice of an older Dominatrix. As a dominant female, she hopes to come to terms with a traumatic and humiliating event from her past. At just eighteen, she consented to a disciplinary paddling from her school principal. The ensuing media attention resulted in her being almost totally ostracized by her peers. She still suffers from PSTD and feels she's missing out on something she may be afraid to admit, even to herself... that is until one warm spring evening, when she …

After surrendering to the Red Army in 1945, Irma sets out on a trail of self-preservation, falsehoods her only defence. While waiting for Russian justice a Colonel takes an interest in the young woman, first despatching her on a hellish journey to a Siberian Gulag, before conversely saving her from the gallows and taking her under his wing. Love? Lust? Intrigue? Reason falls below Anatoly Kuznetsov’s motives, and the couple form a loose partnership, he with his goals, Irma with hers. Appointed by Stalin to battle the growing gang culture (The Bratva), Anatoly enrolls Irma, changing her name to Nikita …

Esta publicación (en su 2ª edición) se plantea como una obra de referencia y consulta de fácil manejo pero también como una guía de aprendizaje para los profesionales del sector. El objetivo es hacer frente a la complejidad en el lenguaje del vino mediante una selección y definición conceptual precisa de las 1.300 palabras y frases más utilizadas por los profesionales del sector, desde viticultores, bodegueros, hasta distribuidores, importadores y detallista, sin olvidar al consumidor final. El diccionario está escrito desde una perspectiva netamente hispana en el sentido de que hace hincapié y trata con mayor profusión los términos propios de …

This book presents a selection of oceanic charts dating from the 13th to the 17th century. Though to us they may appear rudimentary, they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the very ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy they undoubtedly make up for in charm. And of course they are priceless historical records. Recounting the epic voyages of maritime exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us on an exciting journey from Terra Incognita to the World As …

A tale of two lusty roommates at their Catholic finishing school… With Suzi as her teacher, the virgin Aimee gets an education in sex. Once she learns the exhilaration of masturbation, she can’t stop. After a rousing first time with a man, Aimee wants even more; but when she can’t get her new boyfriend to take her in the ass, she turns to a male teacher at school who does the job. When Aimee is brought before the dean, Miss Quimlick, for a reprimand the sassy slut turns the tables on the unsuspecting dean, teaching her a few things about …

For fans of Female Domination, you’ll find in this new Orlando collection, stories you’ll like, stories you really like and ones that will haunt you. The Females in charge are capricious, mean, cruel, uncaring, forbidding, and so completely heartless that you can’t believe a woman could behave that way. These women go far beyond that make-believe female dominant of your imagination. Many will haunt you for days. Expect all the hard-core BDSM you’ve come to expect from Orlando, including chastity, feminization, puppy play, oral service, whipping, bi, toilet service, watersports, cuckolding, cunnilingus, and much more. The submissive male may think …

La serie Horizon Carré por iniciativa conjunta de la Fundación Vicente Huidobro, la Universidad de Washington y RIL editores, se propone acercar al público anglolector, en forma bilingüe, selecciones de poesía de grandes autores de la lengua española en cuidadas traducciones, presentadas por escritores y académicos contemporáneos. En esta edición: Vicente Huidobro, uno de los más destacados poetas chilenos, junto con Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda y Nicanor Parra. Iniciador y exponente del creacionismo, es considerado uno de los grandes renovadores de la poesía en lengua española. Se relacionó con escritores de las vanguardias parisinas de hace un siglo como Apollinaire, Breton, …

Of all pre-Hispanic cultures, the Maya have perhaps attracted the most attention on the part of archaeologists and historians. Their cultural proliferation, their extraordinary scientific contributions, and their epic survival have given rise to eccentric myths and even supernatural connotations. With the confusing array of texts, predictions, studies, and suppositions, we need to step back and ask: What is, in fact, the essence of Maya? This first volume in the series Discover the Maya World sheds light on the features that define and frame Mayanist studies, from the earliest examples onward, leading to a detailed analysis of the identity, architecture, …