Fabio Vighi's "Emergency Capitalism" begins with this observation:The age of crisis capitalism is characterized by two major socioeconomic trends:the addiction to credit creation, whose main purpose is to inflate and prop up the financial markets; 2) the controlled demolition of the real economy and the modern model of society organized around wage labor.From there, Vighi shows that the last half-decade of capitalist politics has been shaped by efforts ...

The “father” of Selmo is called on to answer a question no algorithm can solve alone: what ought to be done. From the Ortica neighborhood to the corridors of financial power, from underground theaters to humanitarian camps, Arx takes shape—a project aiming to intervene without dominating. But every choice carries consequences, and not all are reversible.The Washing Machine Diaogues is a clear-eyed, humane solarpunk novel, tracing power when it drops the hero act and technology forced to fa...

Fiorenzo’s life is full of fishing, biking, and rock n’ roll—until tragedy turns his small Italian town upside down—in this tender, funny, and cinematic novel for fans of Elena Ferrante.Muglione. Nothing grows in this Tuscan backwater except the wild imagination of Fiorenzo, a nineteen-year-old metalhead. He lives for his garage band, horror movies, and fishing in the murky irrigation ditches outside of town. But when his path crosses with Mirko, the teenage cyclin...

"Zanily inventive . . . This deeply eccentric comedy belongs in the company of the best novels about wildly precocious kids" ( The Seattle Times).Al Santamaria is a child prodigy, maybe a genius. It is not out of the realm of possibility that he, alone, will save the human race. But first, he has to solve a far more urgent problem: finding a home for his family.He exists, like many kids, in a realm located somewhere between reality and fantasy, enj...

Explore the latest Python tools and techniques to help you tackle the world of data acquisition and analysis. You'll review scientific computing with NumPy, visualization with matplotlib, and machine learning with scikit-learn.This third edition is fully updated for the latest version of Python and its related libraries, and includes coverage of social media data analysis, image analysis with OpenCV, and deep learning libraries. Each chapter includes multiple examples demonstrating...

Winner, 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards - Food - Food Heritage - USAShortlist, 2023 Book Award in Food Issues and Advocacy, James Beard FoundationThe Italian political right is outraged by halal tortellini and a pork-free lasagna served at the Vatican. In India, Hindu fundamentalists organize attacks on Muslims who sell beef. European anti-immigrant politicians denounce couscous and kebabs. In an era of nationalist and exclusionary move...

Have you ever wondered why some people have a "golden touch", while others are constantly haunted by bad luck? If you count yourself in the first category, congratulations! You're already adept at creating conscious manifestations. In this case, the techniques in this Manifestation Book will help you fulfill (even) greater desires. Often, however, reality unfolds differently: You struggle and invest incredible effort to achieve your goals. But just when things appear to be improving, the n...

Winner of the Strega Prize: A young girl in Tuscany finds hope amid heartbreak in "a story about the lonely daydreams of outsiders" ( Kirkus Reviews).Smart, funny thirteen-year-old Luna lives in a small town on the coast of Tuscany. When her beloved brother, Luca, drowns in a surfing accident, Luna's mother retreats into herself, while Luna believes that Luca still speaks to her through a whalebone washed up on the nearby shore. At school, stricken by her l...

The Phantom Hitchhiker offers the first organic study of one of modernity’s most haunting stories: the encounter with a figure—generally a young woman—whose presence unsettles the border between life and death. Focusing on the porous relationship between literature and folklore, the book follows the ‘phantom hitchhiker’ motif as it moves across oral storytelling, fiction, journalism, cinema, television, and the subcultures of the early digital age.Centred on Italy yet reso...

"In this amazing book, Fabio shows you how to make delicious Italian dishes easily and quickly! It's the next best thing to having him in your kitchen." —Antonia Lofaso, Chef and Restaurateur of Scopa Italian Roots, The Local Peasant, Sycamore Tavern and Black Market Liquor BarDinner doesn't have to be daunting. In half an hour or less you can cook up an Italian meal at home like a professional chef. In this case, just like Top Chef star Fabio Viviani. Infu...

From the home kitchen of chef, restaurateur and media personality Fabio Viviani, more than 125 recipes for his favorite American dishes, infused with his own special Italian flair.Chef Fabio Viviani may have been born and raised in Florence, Italy, where he perfected the classic Italian cooking that has made him famous, but he has embraced the food of his new home with a passion. In Fabio's American Home Kitchen, he shares the Italian-inflected recipes th...

Bleiki is the Viking white mouse with real horns that, left behind by his family, is raised by Trolls. He left his adoptive parents to go to find friends, he is being ostracized, and he begins his adventure with Vikings until colonize Scottish Highlands. It's a fairy tale with Viking original names, and invented names for Trolls. The book is full of images, all of it blazes with actions, and it has historical and geographic references. It's a perfect combination and co-ordination between f...