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義大利人的雙重靈魂：從羅馬帝國到文藝復興，從尖端時尚到黑手黨，揭開你所不知道的義大利人真實面貌

The Italians

de 約翰．胡伯, John Hooper ...

Traducido por 蔡宗翰 ...

Series series 博物誌
認識義大利必讀著作！讓你了解義大利這個混亂卻又令人著迷的國度為什麼義大利如此矛盾卻又如此迷人？承襲羅馬帝國的傳統歷史，也創造出最流行的尖端時尚品牌；孕育了文藝復興的藝術大師，也誕生了惡名遠播的黑手黨；給人慵懶、缺乏效率的印象，卻生產出酷炫飆速的法拉利跑車……長駐義大利的《經濟學人》特派員、《衛報》特約編輯，以生動而令人驚訝的描繪，讓你了解義大利人內心深處以及這個國家的前世今生‧擁有眾多尖端流行時尚品牌，卻對各種新事物充滿抗拒感‧法律條文數量意外的多，守法的人卻驚人的少‧帶給人陽剛氣息印象的義大利男子，卻是依賴母親的十足「媽寶」？‧極度注重外表，卻又渴望探究表象下隱藏的意涵‧義大利人彷彿最接近幸福，卻都認為自己活得不快樂... ... Leer más

$11.71 USD

認識義大利必讀著作！讓你了解義大利這個混亂卻又令人著迷的國度為什麼義大利如此矛盾卻又如此迷人？承襲羅馬帝國的傳統歷史，也創造出最流行的尖端時尚品牌；孕育了文藝復興的藝術大師，也誕生了惡名遠播的黑手黨；給人慵懶、缺乏效率的印象，卻生產出酷炫飆速的法拉利跑車……長駐義大利的《經濟學人》特派員、《衛報》特約編輯，以生動而令人驚訝的描繪，讓你了解義大利人內心深處以及這個國家的前世今生‧擁有眾多尖端流行時尚品牌，卻對各種新事物充滿抗拒感‧法律條文數量意外的多，守法的人卻驚人的少‧帶給人陽剛氣息印象的義大利男子，卻是依賴母親的十足「媽寶」？‧極度注重外表，卻又渴望探究表象下隱藏的意涵‧義大利人彷彿最接近幸福，卻都認為自己活得不快樂...
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The Italians

de John Hooper ...

**Washington Post bestsellerLos Angeles Times bestsellerA vivid and surprising portrait of the Italian people from an admired foreign correspondent**How did a nation that spawned the Renaissance also produce the Mafia? And why does Italian have twelve words for coat hanger but none for hangover?John Hooper’s entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

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**Washington Post bestsellerLos Angeles Times bestsellerA vivid and surprising portrait of the Italian people from an admired foreign correspondent**How did a nation that spawned the Renaissance also produce the Mafia? And why does Italian have twelve words for coat hanger but none for hangover?John Hooper’s entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
The New Spaniards

de John Hooper ...

A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to ... Leer más

$12.59 USD

A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focussing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to
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The Adventures of Pinocchio

de Carlo Collodi, John Hooper, Anna Kraczyna ...

Traducido por John Hooper, Anna Kraczyna ...

revelatory new edition of the most widely translated Italian book in the world--soon to be a Netflix animated feature film co-directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro and voiced by Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, John Turturro, and Tilda SwintonA Penguin ClassicCarved from a piece of wood by the old carpenter Geppetto, the puppet Pinocchio comes to life and wants nothing more ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

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revelatory new edition of the most widely translated Italian book in the world--soon to be a Netflix animated feature film co-directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro and voiced by Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, John Turturro, and Tilda SwintonA Penguin ClassicCarved from a piece of wood by the old carpenter Geppetto, the puppet Pinocchio comes to life and wants nothing more
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibros
Heirloom Furniture Projects

Timeless Pieces for Your Home

de Chris Marshall, Bill Hylton, John Hooper, Woodworker's Journal, Chris Inman, Rick White, Brad Becker, Ian Kirby, J. Petrovich, Bruce Kieffer, Larry Stoiaken, Stephen Shepard, Stan Schmidt, Randy Bemont ...

Series series Best of WWJ
Build a handsome heirloom to be cherished for years to come with 21 projects hand-picked from the editors of Woodworker's Journal. Perfect for adding your carved and scrolled signature touches, the projects include a baker's shelf, Shaker vanity mirror, cherry gun cabinet, Colonial pewter cupboard, and much more. ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Build a handsome heirloom to be cherished for years to come with 21 projects hand-picked from the editors of Woodworker's Journal. Perfect for adding your carved and scrolled signature touches, the projects include a baker's shelf, Shaker vanity mirror, cherry gun cabinet, Colonial pewter cupboard, and much more.
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The Italians

de John Hooper ...

Narrado por Gareth Armstrong ...

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9 hora 49 minutos

John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is ideal for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a ... Leer más

$16.76 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive new book is ideal for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind - and often belie - the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism and the reason why Italian has twelve words for a
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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Venice

A New History

de Thomas F. Madden ...

Narrado por Edoardo Ballerini ...

Completo

16 hora 12 minutos

A spellbinding new portrait of one of the world’s most beloved cities, from the author of IstanbulLa Serenissima. Its breathtaking architecture, art, and opera ensure that Venice remains a perennially popular destination for tourists and armchair travelers alike.Yet most of the available books about this magical city are either facile travel guides or fusty academic tomes. In Venice, renowned ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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A spellbinding new portrait of one of the world’s most beloved cities, from the author of IstanbulLa Serenissima. Its breathtaking architecture, art, and opera ensure that Venice remains a perennially popular destination for tourists and armchair travelers alike.Yet most of the available books about this magical city are either facile travel guides or fusty academic tomes. In Venice, renowned
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Socrates

A Man for Our Times

de Paul Johnson ...

Narrado por John Curless ...

Completo

4 hora 41 minutos

Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Paul Johnson's books have been translated into dozens of languages. In Socrates: A Man for Our Times, Johnson draws from little-known resources to construct a fascinating account of one of history's greatest thinkers. Socrates transcended class limitations in Athens during the fifth century B.C. to develop ideas that still shape the way we think about ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Paul Johnson's books have been translated into dozens of languages. In Socrates: A Man for Our Times, Johnson draws from little-known resources to construct a fascinating account of one of history's greatest thinkers. Socrates transcended class limitations in Athens during the fifth century B.C. to develop ideas that still shape the way we think about
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization

de Richard Miles ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

Completo

14 hora 9 minutos

An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians finally succumbed and their capital city, history, and culture were almost utterly erased.Drawing on a ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

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An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.The devastating struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians finally succumbed and their capital city, history, and culture were almost utterly erased.Drawing on a
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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From Silk to Silicon

The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

de Jeffrey E. Garten ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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11 hora 29 minutos

From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Churchill and Orwell

The Fight for Freedom

de Thomas E. Ricks ...

Narrado por James Lurie ...

Completo

9 hora 55 minutos

**A New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alike.**Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's—Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

**A New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alike.**Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's—Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by
... Leer más

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Jefferson's America

The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation

de Julie M. Fenster ...

Narrado por John Pruden ...

Completo

12 hora 11 minutos

At the dawn of the 19th century the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain coveted that land and sought to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the ground the only Americans he could: a cadre of explorers who finally annexed it through courageous exploration.President ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

At the dawn of the 19th century the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain coveted that land and sought to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the ground the only Americans he could: a cadre of explorers who finally annexed it through courageous exploration.President
... Leer más

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義大利人的雙重靈魂：從羅馬帝國到文藝復興，從尖端時尚到黑手黨，揭開你所不知道的義大利人真實面貌

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The Italians

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