This little book is a great resource for a very reasonable price. Chapters include:

• The artist and his times: what the world was like in the early 1900's and the other artists of Picasso's day.
• The artist's life: his youth and training, family and friends
• The artist's vision: what do the paintings tell us and how were they made?
• The artist's influence: how Picasso's work drew upon art from around the world, and in turn, has changed art everywhere.