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Vladimir Nabokov

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Vintage International

The wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder. • “A beautiful mystery plot, not to be revealed.” – Newsweek“Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written, that is, ecstatically.” – John Updike“One of Mr. Nabokov’s finest, most challenging and provocative novels.” – The New York TimesDespair’s protagonist, Hermann, is another mast...

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NO-BRAINER BOOKS

Short & Simple Stories in Italian for Beginners: Have Fun and Grow Your Vocabulary"Short & Simple Stories in Italian for Beginners: Have Fun and Grow Your Vocabulary" is the ultimate language learning tool for adult Italian language learners.Each story is accompanied by a short summary, a set of interesting vocabulary words to learn, and questions for checking comprehension.This unique format not only makes learning Italian fun and enjoyable but als...

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Ann Radcliffe

Original text of the first edition, unabridged and carefully revised, and supplemented by numerous contemporary illustrations from early editions. "It was in the church of San Lorenzo at Naples, in the year 1758, that Vincentio di Vivaldi first saw Ellena Rosalba" - it is love at first sight for the young nobleman, and he soon wins Ellena's heart. But the proud Marchesa doesn't approve her son's bond with an ordinary girl. To set an end to the relationship, she and her confessor, the sinis...

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Nora Ash

Book 2 -

Feral

Taken.Brutalized.Claimed.My mate became mine during a heinous experiment designed to punish her for her disobedience. The scientists who locked me in a cage and stole my humanity gave her to me to ravage. To break.But she is far more than a warm body to distract me from my torment.She is mine.They took everything from me - but I won’t let them do the same to her. She fears me, but there is nothi...

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Marcel Danesi

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Say arrivederci to your fears of learning Italian with the updated premium edition of this fast, painless guideThe updated third edition of Italian DeMYSTiFieD provides you with the comprehensive, step-b...

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Nora Ash

Narrated by

Thurlow Holmes, Garry Andrews

Audiobook 2 -

Feral

Taken.Brutalized.Claimed.My mate became mine during a heinous experiment designed to punish her for her disobedience. The scientists who locked me in a cage and stole my humanity gave her to me to ravage. To break.But she is far more than a warm body to distract me from my torment.She is mine.They took everything from me - but I won’t let them do the same to her. She fears me, but th...

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Vladimir Nabokov

Narrated by

Christopher Lane

Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965 — thirty years after its original publication — Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime: his ownmurder.“A beautiful mystery plot, not to be revealed.” - NewsweekOne of the twentieth century’s master prose stylists, Vladimir Nabokov was born in St. Petersburg in 1899. He studied French and Russian literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, the...

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David M. Stillman

Gain the essential grammar skills needed to communicate more confidently in Italian!Developing a good grasp of grammar is key to mastering a foreign language. This popular guide provides comprehensive coverage of all the elements of Italian grammar. Each grammatical concept is clarified and then illustrated with lively example sentences. More than 350 exercises provide you with plenty of practice to apply this knowledge in everyday conversation. The exercises are c...

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Isabella Romano

Narrated by

Emma Clarke, Gulia Ferri

Italian in Short Stories offers a gentle, immersive way for intermediate learners to deepen their understanding of Italian through engaging narratives. Instead of focusing on grammar drills or isolated vocabulary lists, this audiobook invites you to experience Italian as it is naturally used—in dialogue, description, and everyday storytelling. Each short story is crafted to be accessible yet challenging, helping you absorb language patterns, new words, and cultural nuances in context....

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Gerhart Riegner

In August 1942 a thirty-year-old counsel in the Geneva office of the World Jewish Congress sent a cable to Rabbi Stephen Wise in New York with the following message: RECEIVED ALARMING REPORT THAT IN FUHRERS HEADQUARTERS PLAN DISCUSSED AND UNDER CONSIDERATION ALL JEWS IN COUNTRIES OCCUPIED OR CONTROLLED GERMANY NUMBER 3-1/2 TO 4 MILLION SHOULD AFTER DEPORTATION AND CONCENTRATION IN EAST AT ONE BLOW EXTERMINATED TO RESOLVE ONCE FOR ALL JEWISH QUESTION IN EUROPE. Sent by Gerhart Riegner, this...

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Mind Smith

Narrated by

Francesca Strazzera

Audiobook 1 -

Short Stories in Italian

What if Italian felt so easy you didn't need translations, and listening just flowed? You could skyrocket your Italian in record time.Ever felt stuck listening in Italian - long sentences, too many unfamiliar words, boring content? You’re not alone.Having learned Italian ourselves, we came across lots of materials that were just not quite right: too hard, too dry, or not culturally relevant - just the same stories translated into dozens of languages ...

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Tom Hunt

Beachy Head is a bit of quintessential England–a seaside promontory where green pastures roll to the edge of chalk cliffs, a place of sheep and wind and ineffable beauty. But it is also a major landmark on the map of self-inflicted death. Since 1965, some five hundred people have ended their lives by jumping or driving or simply walking off the 535-foot cliffs, making Beachy Head one of the most popular suicide spots in the world. And still they come, every week another one or two–the youn...