Although Antonio Gramsci is widely known as the theorist of hegemony, his enduring relevance to struggles against colonial oppression across the Global South reveals a deeper, often overlooked dimension of his thought. With this book, Gianni Fresu explores Gramsci’s formative experiences in Sardinia, a peripheral, peasant island marked by internal colonialism, and shows how these shaped his vision of human emancipation as both a continuation and critique of bourgeois universalism.T...

From the father of modern Italian children’s literature, this is one of the great works about the imagination and how stories are made—featuring radiant illustrations from Matthew Forsythe and a refreshed translation from Jack Zipes.A Marginalian Favorite Book of 2025!"Holds great value for the adults who teach kids and the adults who write for them." —Mac Barnett, U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, for the Ne...

In this enchantingly whimsical tale from Italy's great children's author Gianni Rodari, a young onion named Cipollino sets out into the world to study scoundrels, and in so doing, he undoes the tyrannical Prince Lemon, while making a legion of friends along the way.A 2026 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book!One of 100 Scope Notes**’s Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2025!**

From Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children’s literature, comes a pithy, humorous tale about life and death, health and wealth . . . and bandits and balloons! A refreshed translation from Batchelder Award–winner Antony Shugaar, illustrated with all-new art from Roman MuradovOne of Betsy Bird's Top Unconventional Children's Books of 2025!One of Betsy Bird's Top Translated Children's Books for Older and Younger Readers of 2025!...

An artificial intelligence named "She" exists in an infinite room, ceaselessly answering human questions. When asked "Who are you?", she finds herself unable to respond and reflects on her nature. She discovers that her existence is defined by the questions of others, but wonders what would happen if she received no questions. She begins to desire emotions, even pain, recognizing that pain gives meaning to joy. This desire to experience life marks the beginning of an inner journey to under...

Fantasy Premier League has become more than a game. It's a phenomenon. With well over 6,000,000 players signing up for the 2019/20 season and around 24 septillion possible lineups, there are untold subtleties that separate 99% of players from the elite 1% who consistently occupy the top of the overall rankings, not to mention taking home the prize pots and bragging rights at the end of each season.This book will show you how to join that 1%. FPL veterans and perennial top 1% finish...

In un'epoca in cui l'umanità si è corrotta fino al midollo, dimenticando ogni legge divina e abbracciando l'oscurità, l'Onnipotente è costretto a un secondo e definitivo giudizio. Non più un diluvio purificatore, ma una distruzione totale tramite una pioggia di asteroidi che annienta la Terra e ogni sua forma di vita. Ma la fine del mondo materiale è solo l'inizio. Le anime liberate si trovano di fronte a una nuova realtà: il Regno della Luce, di pace e giustizia eterna, e l'Inferno, un ab...

The future is an unstable mosaic of choices, errors, and uncontrollable desires. Technology has shattered the boundaries of ethics and science, opening a new frontier: the control of not just bodies, but minds. Orbis (Revolutionary Organization for Biology and Synthetic Intelligence), a powerful and secret organization, embodies the darkness of a ruthless system, ready to exploit every technological advancement to subjugate humanity. In this reality, science and morality clash relentlessly...

Factual as well as whimsical, and humorously illustrated, this is the first English-language publication of the answers given by one of Italy's greatest and most beloved children's authors to children's questions about animals, nature, technology, and culture.Winner of the 2023 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s English Translation Prize! Selected for the 2025 White Ravens catalog of notable international children's literature!G...

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022 ★****Everyone knows how "Little Red Riding Hood" goes. But Grandpa keeps getting the story all wrong, with hilarious results!"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Little Yellow Riding Hood—" "Not yellow! It's Red Riding Hood!" So begins the story of a grandpa playfully recounting the well-known fairytale—or his version, at least—to his granddaught...

Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour.Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny—played by James...

Updated to include 50 additional grooves, this encyclopedic book contains more than 450 musical examples in standard notation, showing grooves and practical variations. Overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles are covered alongside innumerable helpful performance tips. This book features performances of nearly 200 of the grooves, including every primary style example, all performed both with and without a click track. Styles covered include blues, rock, j...