Set in northern Italy in 1628, during the terrible, oppressive years under Spanish rule, it is sometimes seen as a veiled attack on Austria, which controlled the region at the time the novel was written. It is also noted for the extraordinary description of the plague that struck Milan around 1630.

The story of extraordinarily ordinary life on Lampedusa, an island in the Mediterranean and the southernmost frontier of undocumented migration to EuropeHope amid Despair tells the story of life on Lampedusa, a small island in the central Mediterranean and the southernmost frontier of irregular and undocumented migration to Europe, or what is often referred to as Europe’s “refugee crisis.” Anthropologist Alessandro Corso examines the extraordinarily ordina...

This early history of printed literature "delves into the delectable intrigues of Renaissance Venice with a degree of detail that will mesmerize readers" ( La Repubblica).This accessible yet erudite history traces the incredible rise of publishing in the Republic of Venice, the Renaissance's era of global capital of culture and trade. While a number of Venetian innovators drove this new enterprise, one in particular, Aldus Manutius, stands head and shoulder...

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Everyone's favorite tale of good versus evil takes on a whole new look in this graphic novel! Join Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and the rest of the heroes and villains from a galaxy far, far away in this graphic novel collection that retells the original three Star Wars films: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!

A mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism.An acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be “a place without truth,” he now, in his 70s, has a special story in mind: a film about Augusto De Angelis, a pioneer of Itali...

Everyone's favorite tale of good versus evil takes on a whole new look in this graphic novel! Join Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and the rest of the heroes and villains from a galaxy far, far away in this graphic novel collection that retells the original three Star Wars films: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!

From the pages of the Disney Frozen magazine to your bookshelf! A collection of classic comics collected together for the very first timeReturn to Arendelle with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven in this magical new collection! For over a decade, Frozen magazine has delighted readers around the world, and now its comic stories are gathered in book form for the first time ever. From royal celebrations to daring adventures, these timeless tales capture the heart, ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names:- The Divine Comedy [Dante Alighieri]- Emma [Jane Austen]- Persuasion [Jane Austen]- Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen]- Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac]- Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë]- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [Anne Brontë]- Wuthering Heights [Emily Brontë]- The Way of All Flesh [Samuel Butler]- Don Quixote [Miguel de Cervantes]...

“The first English translation in more than fifty years of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, a work of foundational Italian literature on par with the Divine Comedy and the Decameron.”—The Wall Street Journal“An exemplary historical novel” (The New Yorker) from the father of modern Italian literature, The Betrothed receives its first new English-language translation in fifty years, hailed as “a landmark literary occasion” by Jhump...

Do You want to live a healthier, better life and lose that weight and you also want a simple yet comprehensive guide that can help you on this journey of whole food, plant-based eating?Figuring what to eat or not eat on a whole food, plant-based diet can be slightly overwhelming when changing from a diet that you have been used to. But the benefits of the plant-based diet are enormous, can't be ignored and you just can't pass over it. This book is an action-oriented package that wi...

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including plague, famine and imprisonment, and confront a variety of strange characters - the mysterious Nun of Monza, the fiery Father Cristoforo and the sinister 'Unnamed' - in their struggle to ...