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Publisher
MGM Home Entertainemnt
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935, and their initial response to the rise of fascism is to arrange a polite meeting with Mussolini to make sure he and his soldiers mean well.
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Series
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English
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"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a delightful and satirical exploration of the Edwardian society, love, and the clash between societal expectations and individual desires. Set against the picturesque backdrop of England and Italy, Forster's novel is a nuanced portrayal of the awakening of a young woman's spirit in the face of societal constraints.
The story follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a spirited and independent young woman...
3) Romewalks
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Language
English
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The secret of all cities is to be found in their streets and neighborhoods. This is especially true of Rome. What distinguishes this guidebook to Rome from so many others is that it explores neighborhoods instead of merely describing monuments. By taking the reader on walks through the streets around the Campo dei Fiori, the Piazza Noavona, the Jewish Ghetto, and Trastevere, and by paying close attention to architecture, local history and people,...
Author
Publisher
Trinacria Editions LLC / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Covering seven eventful centuries, this is the first complete history of the Kingdom of Sicily ever published.
The lively narrative traces the history of Sicily from the foundation of its multicultural kingdom under the Normans in the twelfth century to the end of its baroque monarchy in the nineteenth, with framing chapters covering the periods before and afterward. Here, in a text dripping with eloquence, passion and fact after fact, a leading...
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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Pocket Naples & the Amalfi Coast is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Amble the gardens of Ravello, traverse time at Pompeii and photograph Positano; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Naples & the Amalfi Coast and make the most of your trip!
Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Naples & the Amalfi Coast:
Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked...
8) Italian days
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Language
English
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A journey down the Italian peninsula, revealing the variety of lifestyles, culture, foods, arts, and local anecdotes.
10) Sea and Sardinia
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Language
English
Description
"Renowned author D. H. Lawrence recounts his voyage to Sardinia in this spellbinding travelogue In January of 1921, D. " H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, set out for unspoiled country: the pristine island of Sardinia. For the following nine days, Lawrence fixes his unflinching gaze upon the Mediterranean island, where ancient ruins collide with the detritus of a modernizing society. Blending mythology with historical fact, his account is both lyrical...
11) The broker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world’s most sophisticated...
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English
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"At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. For three centuries, the city attracted scholars, lawyers, craftsmen, and religious luminaries, becoming a true cultural and political capital....
13) Home to Italy
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English
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In this delightful, moving novel, Peter Pezzelli brings to life the earthy sensuality of Italy's Abruzzo region- the smell of just-baked bread wafting through the village piazza; the shopkeepers sweeping the sidewalks first thing in the morning; groups of cyclists dotting the mountain roads-and spins a story of May-December romance as sharp and delicious as the olives of Villa San Giuseppe. . .
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR TO FIND YOUR WAY HOME.
After...
14) Sicilian odyssey
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Series
Language
English
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A blending of art and cultural criticism, travel writing, and personal narrative, Sicilian Odyssey is Francine Prose's imaginative consideration of the diverse cultural legacies found juxtaposed and entangled on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. She writes of the intensity of Sicily, the "commitment to the extreme," where the history is more colorful, the sun hotter, the cooking earthier, the violence more horrific, the carnival more raucous, the...
15) I am love
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Italiano
Description
Tells the story of a wealthy Italian family and the sweeping changes that their lives are undergoing.
16) Beastly things
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Language
English
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Venetian police commissioner Guido Brunetti and Inspector Vianello investigate the identity of a man found in a canal, his body damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, and the reason why someone wanted him dead.
17) About face
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Series
Language
English
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A socialite asks Guido Brunetti to investigate a murder that happened in the underworld surrounding southern Italy's garbage dumping grounds.
18) The Thief Lord
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
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