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1) Loyalty
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English
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"#1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline presents Loyalty, an emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily"--
"Loyalty can save a soul--or destroy one. Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome laborer toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning a lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy, Franco makes a decision that will change...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman's remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family. Inside this privileged world far different from her own humble beginnings, the skilled sewer quietly takes measurements, sketches designs, mends hems--and in the silence, hears whispered secrets and stories of all those around her. Through the watchful young seamstress's eyes, this small Italian city and its residents emerge...
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English
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In 1965 Rome, aspiring actress Silvia Whitford seeks out the Italian aunt she's never met who lives in a crumbling castello where Silvia gets cast in a new horror movie, but when her aunt disappears, the film's make-believe terrors seep into reality, revealing a growing menace.
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English
Description
These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books. Reissue. (Plays/Drama)
5) Italy
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of Italy.
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Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 66
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Milan to attend the unveiling of a parchment that contains the original recipe for a traditional holiday bread, Geronimo Stilton is shocked when a thief posing as him steals the recipe, forcing him to catch the culprit and clear his name.
Author
Publisher
Frommer Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"With helpful advice and honest recommendations from Frommer's expert authors, you'll walk among the ancient ruins of Pompeii, float along the canals of Venice, appreciate Renaissance masterworks in Florence, explore off-the-beaten-path Puglia and live la dolce vita in Rome as well as discover timeless wonders such as the vineyards of Tuscany and cliff-top towns perched along the Amalfi Coast and the Cinque Terre." -- provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Giacomo Casadio era un hombre solitario de temperamento melancólico, dotado de una gran imaginación y con el talento de los visionarios. Tenía pocos amigos y cumplidos los cuarenta y cinco años no había tenido nunca novia. Hasta el día en que en una fiesta de pueblo una gitana se cruzó en su camino. Hacía tiempo que Giacomo se había fijado en ella: era alta, tenía un cuerpo esbelto y una cabellera negra que le llegaba a la cintura. Él siempre...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1119
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Italiano
Description
"Renowned filmmaker Vittorio De Sica followed up his international triumph Bicycle Thieves with this enchantingly playful neorealist fairy tale, in which he combines his celebrated slice-of-life poetry with flights of graceful comedy and storybook fantasy. On the outskirts of Milan, a band of vagabonds work together to form a shantytown. When it is discovered that the land they occupy contains oil, however, it's up to the cherubic orphan Toto (Francesco...
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English
Description
At a time when Britain, America, and much of Europe have never been so secular--and when his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church prompted a reckoning with his own beliefs -- Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity, to explore one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of...
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Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 48
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English
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Description
In each Geronimo Stilton book, another funny, cheesy adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.When my friend Petunia Pretty Paws gave me a crystal figurine of a boat as a gift, I had to accept it. After all, I have the biggest crush on Petunia! But oh, was that crystal boat ugly! So I wasn't too sad when my cousin Trap accidentally broke it, especially...
14) Whereabouts
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Language
English
Description
"A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies--her first in nearly a decade. Exuberance and dread, attachment and estrangement: in this novel, Jhumpa Lahiri stretches her themes to the limit. The woman at the center wavers between stasis and movement, between the need to belong and the refusal to form lasting ties. The city she calls home, an engaging backdrop to her days, acts as a confidant:...
16) Fanny's journey
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
Based on a true story of a daring young girl who will stop at nothing and fear no one. In 1943, thirteen-year old Fanny and her younger sisters were sent from their home in France to an Italian foster home for Jewish children. When the Nazis arrive in Italy, their caretakers desperately organize the departure of the children to Switzerland. When they are suddenly left on their own, these eleven children do the impossible and reach the Swiss border...
17) Las leonas
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
In the outskirts of Rome, six teams compete in the women's soccer championship, the Las Leonas Trophy. All recent immigrants to Italy the majority from South America the participants work busy lives as caregivers and house cleaners throughout the city. LAS LEONAS follows the daily struggles, dreams, and frustrations of these women; each with their own story of emigration and family history, but united by a shared passion for soccer. Amidst the pressures...
Author
Series
Amica geniale volume 1
Publisher
Lumen Editorial/Penguin Random House Grupo
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
20) The first king
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Latin
Description
Romulus and Remus are two shepherds and loyal brothers who are destined to found the greatest empire the world has ever seen, but only one can rule. The journey to greatness is paved with blood, and the fate of the chosen one lies in the hands of their brother.
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