A dazzling array of invention; insight and observation from perhaps the greatest genius of Western civilisation. Towering across time as the painter of the Mona Lisa; forever famous as a sculptor and an inventor; Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest minds of both the Italian Renaissance and Western civilisation. His celebrated notebooks display the astonishing range of his genius. Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code and recent in-depth biographies have stimulated renewed interest in Leonardo and his complex and enquiring intelligence. This brand-new selection of sketches; diagrams and writings from the notebooks is a beautiful and varied record of Leonardos theories and observations; embracing not only art but also architecture; town planning; engineering; naval warfare; music; medicine; mathematics; science and philosophy. Complete with a short biographical essay describing Leonardos life and achievements; this is the perfect introduction to a mysterious and endlessly fascinating genius.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Hero or Villain?By Arnold AsrelskyI bought this to compare with the movie of the same name. The movie. which I enjoyed. appears to have been Hollywoodized in comparison to the play. The liquidator is Garfinkle in the play but Garfield in the movie--draw your own conclusions. In the movie the wire rope factory is saved; in the play it goes belly up and the attempt to retrain the workers is largely unsuccessful. Otherwise. the sharp dialogue of the play is retained in the movie and the philosophical conflict behind the action of the play is retained in both versions.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 80s dramaBy resistant reviewerThis is a great little read. I am planning on teaching it to my English class and wanted to review it. It is much better than the film. which is hard to believe. given the great stars in that one.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Snap. Crackle PopBy Lee Armstrong"Other Peoples Money" appeared Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre in February 1989 with Mercedes Ruehl as Kate Sullivan. It is a gripping economic drama that is well written and rides like a bullet train to its fascinating conclusion. The story traces the fate of New England Wire Cable Company that has been in business 73 years with its CEO Andrew Jorgensen at the helm for the last 38 years. His secretary Bea Sullivan has been at his side for that entire time. Now in an era of fiber optics. the company finds iteself occupying an increasingly larger share of a fading market.Corporate raider Lawrence Garfinkle sets his sights on the company and begins buying up shares. His goal is to demolish the company and sell of its assets for profit. He proudly proclaims that they are worth more dead than alive. Bea Sullivan enlists her attorney daughter Kate with Morgan Stanley to come to their aid. They plot strategy and try to counter the takeover. but find that Jorgensen is very much an ethical old-style president who refuses to bend to these new methods. William Cole is the president of the firm and sees the handwriting on the wall and tries to negotiate a golden parachute retirement package. Failing that. he makes a deal for $500.000 to let Garfinkle vote his shares. The play climaxes as Jorgensen and Garfinkle address the board of directors. Jorgensen talks about the jobs the company provides to the community while Garfinkle appeals that he will make them money by selling off the company at a higher return than theyll get for hanging onto it. In the end. the company is demolished. Kate Sullivan marries Garfinkle and has several rich little kids. Its a corporate tale where its not enough to work hard; American businesses must also work smart. Dramatically. it has a strong punch and the characters are interesting and the dialogue peppers back and forth with snap. crackle pop. This would be an interesting show to see on the stage. Enjoy!
