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Through numerous interviews with Picasso's intimates, the author penetrates the barriers of the Picasso myth to reveal the struggle between his power to create and his passion to destroy

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Picasso was arguably the most important artist, in any medium, of the 20th century.

A prodigy and polymath, a genius who could seemingly do anything, he changed painting forever. He was also a monster, abusing and manipulating everyone around him, not least a rotating cast of beautiful young women, most of them amazing artists in their own right.

But his first and worst victim was himself – he went through life tormented and haunted and wildly immature and unfulfilled, and even as death approached, having pushed away everyone who loved him, he sat hidden in his atelier filling canvas after…

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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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