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Mother Tongue

An American Life in Italy

by Wallis Wilde-Menozzi ...

A probing and poetic examination of language, food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life through the eyes of an American who moved to Parma with her husband and family.In the 1980s, the American writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved permanently with her Italian husband and her daughter to Parma, a sophisticated city in northern Italy, where he became a professor of biology. Her search for ... Read more

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A probing and poetic examination of language, food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life through the eyes of an American who moved to Parma with her husband and family.In the 1980s, the American writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved permanently with her Italian husband and her daughter to Parma, a sophisticated city in northern Italy, where he became a professor of biology. Her search for
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Silence and Silences

by Wallis Wilde-Menozzi ...

A meditation on the infinite search for meanings in silence, from Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, the author of The Other Side of the Tiber and Mother Tongue.We need quiet to feel nothing, to hear silence that brings back proportion and the beauty of not knowing except for the outlines of what we live every day. Something inner settles. The right to silence unmediated by social judgment. Sitting at a table ... Read more

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A meditation on the infinite search for meanings in silence, from Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, the author of The Other Side of the Tiber and Mother Tongue.We need quiet to feel nothing, to hear silence that brings back proportion and the beauty of not knowing except for the outlines of what we live every day. Something inner settles. The right to silence unmediated by social judgment. Sitting at a table
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The Other Side of the Tiber

Reflections on Time in Italy

by Wallis Wilde-Menozzi ...

A moving and illuminating memoir about a singular woman's relationship with a fascinating and complex countryA fresh, nuanced perspective on a profoundly perplexing country: this is what Wallis Wilde-Menozzi's unique, captivating narrative promises—and delivers.The Other Side of the Tiber brings Italy to life in an entirely new way, treating the peninsula as a series of distinct places, subjects, ... Read more

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A moving and illuminating memoir about a singular woman's relationship with a fascinating and complex countryA fresh, nuanced perspective on a profoundly perplexing country: this is what Wallis Wilde-Menozzi's unique, captivating narrative promises—and delivers.The Other Side of the Tiber brings Italy to life in an entirely new way, treating the peninsula as a series of distinct places, subjects,
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Emerging from the Winter Sea

Selected Poetry and Prose (1998–2021) / A Bilingual Edition

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A bilingual edition of the selected poems of the celebrated contemporary Italian poet Antonella Anedda.A thin stream of water flows into the sinkice stripes the windowsand it’s difficult to think about the sea breezeand the banging of the trolleysand the whistle of the morning sirennone imply heroism.from “In the windows”Emerging from the Winter Sea is a wide-ranging bilingual collection that ... Read more

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A bilingual edition of the selected poems of the celebrated contemporary Italian poet Antonella Anedda.A thin stream of water flows into the sinkice stripes the windowsand it’s difficult to think about the sea breezeand the banging of the trolleysand the whistle of the morning sirennone imply heroism.from “In the windows”Emerging from the Winter Sea is a wide-ranging bilingual collection that
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Nothing If Not Critical

Essays on Art and Artists

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From Holbein to Hockney, from Norman Rockwell to Pablo Picasso, from sixteenth-century Rome to 1980s SoHo, Robert Hughes looks with love, loathing, warmth, wit and authority at a wide range of art and artists, good, bad, past and present.As art critic for Time magazine, internationally acclaimed for his study of modern art, The Shock of the New, he is perhaps America’s most widely read and admired ... Read more

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From Holbein to Hockney, from Norman Rockwell to Pablo Picasso, from sixteenth-century Rome to 1980s SoHo, Robert Hughes looks with love, loathing, warmth, wit and authority at a wide range of art and artists, good, bad, past and present.As art critic for Time magazine, internationally acclaimed for his study of modern art, The Shock of the New, he is perhaps America’s most widely read and admired
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Recollections of My Nonexistence

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**Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for BiographyLonglisted for The Orwell Prize for Political WritingAn electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent, from the author of Orwell's Roses**In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s ... Read more

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**Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for BiographyLonglisted for The Orwell Prize for Political WritingAn electric portrait of the artist as a young woman that asks how a writer finds her voice in a society that prefers women to be silent, from the author of Orwell's Roses**In Recollections of My Nonexistence, Rebecca Solnit describes her formation as a writer and as a feminist in 1980s
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La Bella Lingua

My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language

by Dianne Hales ...

A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman’s personal quest to speak fluent Italian.For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In ... Read more

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A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman’s personal quest to speak fluent Italian.For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In
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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners - Volume 2

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way with Teach Yourself Graded Readers

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Italian.Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller ... Read more

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Italian.Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller
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Lost & Found

Reflections on Grief, Gratitude, and Happiness

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**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A “profound and beautiful” (Marilynne Robinson) account of joy and sorrow from one of the great writers of our time“I will stake my reputation on you being blown away by Lost & Found.” —Anne LamottWINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR ... Read more

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**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A “profound and beautiful” (Marilynne Robinson) account of joy and sorrow from one of the great writers of our time“I will stake my reputation on you being blown away by Lost & Found.” —Anne LamottWINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR
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Collection of Sand

by Italo Calvino ...

This "brilliant collection of essays" and travelogues by the celebrated author of Invisible Cities "may change the way you see the world around you" ( The Guardian, UK).Italo Calvino's boundless curiosity and ingenious imagination are displayed in peak form in Collection of Sand, his last collection of new works published during his lifetime. Delving into the delights of the visual world—both in ... Read more

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This "brilliant collection of essays" and travelogues by the celebrated author of Invisible Cities "may change the way you see the world around you" ( The Guardian, UK).Italo Calvino's boundless curiosity and ingenious imagination are displayed in peak form in Collection of Sand, his last collection of new works published during his lifetime. Delving into the delights of the visual world—both in
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Italian Short Stories for Beginners

20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Italian & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way!

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Are you trying to learn Italian – but can’t find the right reading material?Do you find traditional textbooks boring, and need something new?Italian students regularly have to go through the toughest experiences to find proper reading material that isn’t too tough or too tedious for them — as language teachers, we know this.This is why we’ve created a second Italian Short Stories for Beginners to ... Read more

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Are you trying to learn Italian – but can’t find the right reading material?Do you find traditional textbooks boring, and need something new?Italian students regularly have to go through the toughest experiences to find proper reading material that isn’t too tough or too tedious for them — as language teachers, we know this.This is why we’ve created a second Italian Short Stories for Beginners to
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La Bella Figura

A Field Guide to the Italian Mind

by Beppe Severgnini ...

Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitors—la bella figura—and highlights its maddening, paradoxical true selfYou won’t need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgnini’s fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage ... Read more

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Join the bestselling author of Ciao, America! on a lively tour of modern Italy that takes you behind the seductive face it puts on for visitors—la bella figura—and highlights its maddening, paradoxical true selfYou won’t need luggage for this hypothetical and hilarious trip into the hearts and minds of Beppe Severgnini’s fellow Italians. In fact, Beppe would prefer if you left behind the baggage
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