Italian Ways, Paperback

A journey around Italy by train, full of humorous and insightful observations on what the railways and their travellers reveal about the country. F...

Reducere. Parks begins as any traveler might: "A train is a train is a train, isn't it?" But soon he turns his novelist's eye to the details, and as he journ...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to learn Italian fast and in a variety of fun ways that actually work then keep reading... Most people don't have a huge amo...

From Florence to Paris, a scent like no other can take you unexpected places... A huge Italian bestseller, for fans of }The Tea Planter's Wife{ and...

Reducere. Newbery Honor-winning, New York Times-bestselling, and as full of fun and adventure as it is of deeper family issues--now with striking new cover a...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter BurkePreface by: Peter BurkeIn this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural h...

Reducere. Italian Witchcraft (previously titled Ways of the Strega) by respected author Raven Grimassi is more than just a book about Witchcraft. It is a com...

Any trip to Italy will surely be fueled by good wine, pasta, pasta, and even more pasta Food is a very important part of Italian culture. It brings...

In sixteenth-century France, the level of jokes, irony, and ridicule found in pamphlets and plays became aggressively hostile. In Hostile Humor in ...

Tells the stories of the wily filmmakers who made an Italian 007 flick by casting Sean Connery's brother, produced a Turkish space opera by stealin...

Blood in the Streets investigates the various ways in which 1970s Italian crime films were embedded in their immediate cultural and political conte...

The first two sections of this book explore different ways of understanding seismic phenomena and present strategies for post-disaster management. ...

Reducere. For many families, pizza night at home means greasy, expensive pizza that takes an hour or longer to be delivered. Let's Make Pizza changes all of ...

Reducere. St. Francis, by G.K. Chesterton, is a sketch of St. Francis of Assisi in modern English may be written in one of three ways. Between these the writ...

DescriptionOperatives from an alien culture struggle to survive in medieval Italy, in the SF sequel to the astonishing Quietus. The transdimensiona...

Reducere. An iconoclastic portrayal of Italian domestic spaces, especially the kitchen and the body, Close to the Teeth is an exploration of the intimate spa...

Contributor(s): Author: Giorgio AgambenTranslator: Kevin AttellThe end of human history is an event that has been foreseen or announced by both mes...

Reducere. You remember Hannibal Lecter: gentleman, genius, cannibal. Seven years have passed since Dr. Lecter escaped from custody. And for seven years he's ...

Reducere. First published in 1943, this outstanding book represents in many ways the most complete achievement of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), one of ...

Reducere. On a midsummer weekend, in a country house in upstate New York, three friends, Lyle, Marian, and John, gather on the anniversary of the death of Jo...

Reducere. It is 1953 in the tight-knit Italian neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware. Maddalena Grasso has lost her country, her family, and the man she loved...

Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary stud...

Reducere. An expanded edition of revered theorist Michael Lowy's Morning Star: Marxism and Surrealism (previously published in French, Portuguese, Spanish, I...

Reducere. A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 Giacomo Leopardi is Italy's greatest modern poet, the first European writer to portray and examine the self ...

Reducere. A masterpiece of European literature that blends family memoir and fiction An Italian family, sizable, with its routines and rituals, crazes, pet p...

In 1869, some seven hundred Catholic bishops traveled to Rome to participate in the first church-wide council in three hundred years. The French Re...

Reducere. The appearance of David R. Slavitt's translation of Orlando Furioso ("Mad Orlando"), one of the great literary achievements of the Italian Renaissa...

Easy learn to read book for beginning readers. Helpful character building resource starring the MVP Kids. Life lessons on how to learn from mistake...

Reducere. Originally published in 1897, The Pink Fairy Book is a dynamic collection of world-renown stories that are deeply rooted in Japanese, Italian and S...

This is the tale of the modern Space Age, detailing all the risks, rewards and rivalries that have fueled space exploration over the decades. Jump ...

Kill Time Till Time Kills You. A neo-noir tale of love, memory and murder from legendary writer Ann Nocenti (The Seeds, Daredevil) and rising Itali...

Reducere. In this collection of nine essays some of the preeminent art historians in the United States consider the relationship between art and craft, betwe...

The best of Horse Racing humor from America's funniest sporting cartoonist. Cartoonist, Robert Tiritilli knows "the difference between a colt and a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe giallo--a specifically Italian brand of lurid thriller--emerged in the 1960s and became a commercial force to be reckoned with throu...

Reducere. Mildred Clark Cusey was a whore, a madam, an entrepreneur, and above all, a survivor. The story of Silver City Millie, as she referred to herself, ...

Reducere. Carny Sullivan grew up in the zany world of a traveling carnival. Quaint and peaceful Serenity, Texas, has given her a home, a life, and a child. L...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1494, there were...

Reducere. "EXSTATICA - Self-Help Essentials. Unleash the Transformative Sparkles of the Renaissance Mantegna Tarot" shows you how to turn your life into a ma...

Whip together a treat, savory or sweet, to satisfy your cravings, with 125 effortless Betty Crocker Kitchens-approved recipes When life gets too bu...

A New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group o...

Harper Dupree has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Ala...

Reducere. 'You don't think Jamie and I have secrets, do you? No, we tell each other everything.' She smiled. 'Including your dirty little secret. So maybe it...