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  • Audiobook

    Broken Truths

    by Alessandro Robecchi ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 10 min

    A mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism.An acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be “a place without truth,” he now, in his 70s, has a ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Broken Truths

    A Novel

    by Alessandro Robecchi ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    A mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism.An acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be “a place without truth,” he now, in his 70s, has a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Child Is the Teacher

    A Life of Maria Montessori

    by Cristina De Stefano ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    A fresh, comprehensive biography of the pioneering educator and activist who changed the way we look at children’s minds, from the author of Oriana Fallaci.Born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy, Maria Montessori would grow up to embody almost every trait men of her era detested in the fairer sex. She was self-confident, strong-willed, and had a fiery temper at a time when women were supposed to be ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Jews of Italy

    The First Two Thousand Years

    by Anna Foa ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    A sweeping history of the Italian Jewish experience from antiquity to todayJews arrived in ancient Rome before Christianity existed, and they have maintained a continuous and influential presence in Italy for more than twenty centuries—the longest in Western Europe. The Jews of Italy is an engaging history of Jewish life in Italy, from ancient times to the present. Anna Foa’s vivid and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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  • Parliament the Mirror of the Nation

    Representation, Deliberation, and Democracy in Victorian Britain

    by Gregory Conti ...
    Series Book 119 - Ideas in Context
    The notion of 'representative democracy' seems unquestionably familiar today, but how did the Victorian era - the epoch when the modern democratic state was made - understand democracy, parliamentary representation, and diversity? In the famous nineteenth-century debates about representation and parliamentary reform, two interlocked ideals were of the greatest importance: descriptive ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • The Eyes of Venice

    by Alessandro Barbero ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    A young Venetian man and woman face hardship and high seas adventure across the Mediterranean in this prize-winning novel set during the Renaissance.Venice of the late sixteenth century is an unforgiving city. The Doge rules with an iron fist and the Holy Office of Inquisition harbors suspicions about everything and everyone. It is a place where even the walls have eyes. So when a recently married ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • When the World Sleeps

    Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine

    by Francesca Albanese ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    **A New York Times BestsellerThe first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.**Francesca Albanese is the most lucid voice against Israel’s apartheid policies in Gaza and the West Bank, a voice that has been heard around the world when it comes to speaking ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Canticle of the Earth

    The First Manifesto on Internal Ecology

    by Stefano Mancuso ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    Gorgeous illustrations enrich this ode to nature and sustainability inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of the Creatures”—from the acclaimed botanist and author of The Incredible Journey of Plants.The oldest poetic text in Italian literature, St. Francis’s 13th-century song offers a surprisingly timely message. Taking inspiration from the Laudes creaturarum in his latest book, Stefano ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Planting Our World

    by Stefano Mancuso ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    With fun, fascinating vignettes, a renowned neurobiologist illuminates the interconnectedness of plant life and how we can learn from it to better plan our communities.We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet’s biomass while plants add up to 85%. And when, with just a little training, we are able to look at the world without seeing it solely as humanity’s playground, we cannot help but ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Templars

    The Secret History Revealed

    by Barbara Frale ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    Barbara Frale gives us an explosive, exhaustively researched history of the medieval world’s most powerful military order, the Templars. At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years, the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Soldier on the Southern Front

    The Classic Italian Memoir of World War 1

    by Emilio Lussu ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    Rediscover the World War I masterpiece—one of the few memoirs about the Italian front—for fans of military history and All Quiet on the Western Front.An infantryman’s “harrowing, moving, [and] occasionally comic” account of trench warfare on the alpine front seen in A Farewell to Arms (Times Literary Supplement).Taking its place alongside works by Ernst JŸnger, Robert Graves, and Erich Maria ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Nation of Plants

    by Stefano Mancuso ...
    Translated by Gregory Conti ...
    In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants—and by extension, humans—rests.Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago—nothing when compared to the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook