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Pub. Date
1997.
Description
In 1930s Italy a bumbling Jewish waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loves and has created a beautiful life for his young family. But that life is threatened by World War II.
In 1939, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her away from the Fascist official she has been dating, and they get married. Their son Giosue grows up among growing...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
CHE GRAZIOSO FIORELLINO DA TENERE CHIUSO IN UN’ALTISSIMA TORRE DI PIETRA.
Diciannove anni fa sono stata strappata a un sanguinoso massacro a cui nessun altro è sopravvissuto. Piccola. Fragile. Un enigma.
Ora sono la pupilla di un potente signore che sa troppo e dice troppo poco, e conduco una vita semplice, senza mai oltrepassare la linea immaginaria che io stessa ho tracciato intorno al castello
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Series
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Level One introduces key words, numbers, phrases, sentence structure, and basic grammar. Level Two teaches more challenging vocabulary, more grammar, more complex sentences, generating confidence in your ability to comprehend and converse. Level Three offers expanded vocabulary, advanced grammar, and complex sentences to fine-tune your conversational skills.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Learn with rhythm; learn with tunes, Italian, English words you’ll use! This bilingual vocabulary builder for Italian or English coveres 500 words and expressions, plus conversation set to an original music score that energizes the listener, engaging both left and right brain for optimal learning.
5) Tracks
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Recounts the real-life experience of Robyn Davidson in 1977, traveling almost 2,000 miles across Australian deserts with her dog and four camels and with National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan documenting her journey.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries.
"...the spirit of Fellini remains at work-and, better still,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"London, November 1966. John Lennon can't speak, he can't take his eyes off a photo of a car in flames with the body of Paul McCartney inside. His friend is no longer there, and that means the Beatles are no longer there, either. But John wants to know the truth, and with George and Ringo, he starts to re-examine the final hours in Paul's life. Set in the magical atmosphere of Abbey Road Studios during the writing sessions for Sgt. Pepper, the definitive...
9) La strada
Series
Pub. Date
1954.
Description
Directed by Federico Fellini, the story of a fragile girl who falls in love with a brutal circus performer she was sold to by her mother.
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