Confini. Storia e segreti delle nostre frontiere di Mauro Suttora (Neri Pozza)

 

 

Perché il confine italo-svizzero sta proprio a Chiasso, e non dieci chilometri più a nord o a sud? E come mai le nostre frontiere con Francia e Slovenia sono situate a Ventimiglia e Gorizia, e non cinque chilometri più a est o a ovest? In un’epoca di rinati nazionalismi, i confini tornano d’attualità. Erano spariti con l’Europa unita e il trattato di Schengen: dopo il Duemila niente più dogane, documenti, file d’auto ai valichi. Ma sono riapparsi con il coronavirus e i controlli sui migranti. Così abbiamo dovuto riscoprire i limiti terrestri della nostra penisola. Che coincidono con le Alpi, ci hanno insegnato. Ma non sempre. Sono molti infatti gli spartiacque non rispettati: la pipì fatta dagli abitanti di Livigno (Sondrio), San Candido (Bolzano) o Tarvisio (Udine) finisce nel mar Nero, passando per il Danubio. E in Lombardia una valle non appartiene al bacino del Po, ma a quello del Reno. Anche le frontiere linguistiche, oltre a quelle geografiche,sono labili. I valdostani parlano francese, i sudtirolesi tedesco, inglobiamo centomila sloveni fra Cividale e Trieste. E oltre confine 350.000 svizzeri ticinesi conservano la madrelingua italiana dopo la separazione del 1515. Sapevate che l’attuale frontiera di Ventimiglia fu decisa da un prefetto napoleonico nel 1808? O che la sventurata Gorizia, record mondiale, ha cambiato padrone sette volte in trent’anni, dal 1916 al 1947? Questo libro traccia mappe geografiche, ma anche mentali. E svela qualche segreto: De Gaulle, per esempio, nel 1945 voleva annettere l’intera Val d’Aosta. Contro di lui, incredibilmente, si allearono partigiani e fascisti italiani. Insomma, innumerevoli sono le vicissitudini dei nostri confini: dal Frejus alla val d’Ossola, dalla Valtellina al Brennero, da Cortina al Carso. Fra storia, geografia, cultura, politica. E perfino qualche suggerimento turistico ed enogastronomico.

ATHANOR: The Secret Science of the Heart di Stefano Delacroix (I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni di Stefano Donno)

 

 

The time of our civilisation, which is only one of the possible civilisations, can be transcribed synthetically through the categories of thought that specified axiologically its structure and continually remodelled it. Passages never clearly marked, if anything connoted, by that “barbarian residue” which, due to a certain instinctual pertinacity, were painstakingly exceeded. The border between reality and appearance is always very subtle, we find it so, even today in the persistence of certain scientifically anachronistic expressions; let us say, for example, that the sun rises and sets, instead of referring to the horizon. We need some time to get used to something that differs from the perception that we had of the world that is, we need time to change.This, for what it’s worth, is what we believe. In fact, however, it is only the persistences that weaken our conscious presence, which, in turn, manifests itself in a wealth of forms commensurate with the capacity we have to intuit them. Every achievement is as if a new mental being is produced, almost incapable of empathy with the past self. Ultimately, the shift over time determines a change of perspective, by regressing in the memory, we lose the sharpness of the state of mind that led to the choice or for which we risked that move. We simply change our mind and this has the effect of no longer permitting us to be that which we once were. It’s as if they slowly vanish, all the humours or moods that we have experienced converge here - there is no other time and if every shift creates a different vision of the world, everything can be changed in a single instant.

Le Difettose di Eleonora Mazzoni (#Einaudi)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable, Vol. 9

 

 

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!

The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles.

Diamond is unbreakable! Josuke, Koichi, Okuyasu, Jotaro, Rohan and their newfound friends have been searching Morioh for any trace of the serial killer and Stand user Yoshikage Kira. After much effort and many battles against enemy Stands, they’ve found their prey! But does Kira have the upper hand after all? This is it! Witness the final battle of Yoshikage Kira and Josuke Higashikata, as Deadly Queen and Shining Diamond go head-to-head!

The Tyranny of Big Tech by Josh Hawley

 

 

The reign of Big Tech is here, and Americans’ First Amendment rights hang by a keystroke.

Amassing unimaginable amounts of personal data, giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple—once symbols of American ingenuity and freedom—have become a techno-oligarchy with overwhelming economic and political power.

Decades of unchecked data collection have given Big Tech more targeted control over Americans’ daily lives than any company or government in the world. In The Tyranny of Big Tech, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri argues that these mega-corporations—controlled by the robber barons of the modern era—are the gravest threat to American liberty in decades.

To reverse course, Hawley argues, we must correct progressives’ mistakes of the past. That means recovering the link between liberty and democratic participation, building an economy that makes the working class strong, independent, and beholden to no one, and curbing the influence of corporate and political elites.

Big Tech and its allies do not deal gently with those who cross them, and Senator Hawley proudly bears his own battle scars. But hubris is dangerous. The time is ripe to overcome the tyranny of Big Tech by reshaping the business and legal landscape of the digital world.

IDEM - Fino all'ultima nota di L.F. Koraline

 

 

LUI colleziona successi, LEI sventure.
LUI è il cantante più famoso del momento, LEI sorveglia tombe al cimitero di Sleepy Hollow.
Due mondi diversi, una sola possibilità di incontrarsi, nessuna ragione per innamorarsi.

Idem Stark è il frontman dei Dark Wolves, una singolare band alternative rock in giacca e cravatta, che spopola in tutto il mondo battendo record di sold-out a ogni concerto.
Il suo presente è fatto di successo, fama e tanto denaro, il passato, invece, è soffocato nei ricordi.
Ogni sua foto diventa virale, ogni suo flirt si trasforma in gossip, ogni sua dichiarazione finisce in prima pagina.
La sua faccia è sui muri dei palazzi, sui cartelloni delle strade, sui display luminosi dei grattacieli.
Il suo nome fa il giro del mondo e la sua popolarità non sembra destinata a spegnersi, neppure quando un terribile evento gli sconvolge la vita.
Devastato dall’accaduto, diventa l’ombra di se stesso.
Si nasconde al mondo, annegando i pensieri in litri di bourbon, blindato nella sua lussuosa villa di New York.
Dall’altra parte della città, nel cuore dell’East Harlem, una ragazza di diciannove anni cerca di sopravvivere e di proteggere la sua complicata e disfunzionale famiglia: una madre depressa che vegeta in un letto e sei fratelli minori.
Sahara mette da parte i suoi pochi sogni e accetta un lavoro come custode notturno al cimitero di Sleepy Hollow.
In quel luogo suggestivo, mentre spolvera lapidi e sistema fiori sulle tombe, il suo destino si intreccia con quello del cantante, fino a farle intraprendere un inaspettato viaggio nella vita dei Dark Wolves.

Due mondi che non potrebbero essere più diversi, due esistenze che non collimano su nessun fronte, due storie che sembrano non poter avere nulla in comune.
Eppure Idem continuerà a guidare ogni notte verso Sleepy Hollow, anche quando sarà così ubriaco da non reggersi in piedi.
Scoprirà che lei è la chiave per provare a risalire dall’abisso nero in cui è sprofondato, anche se, per riuscirci, dovrà usarla e trascinarla nel suo inferno.
LUI sarà disposto a tutto, LEI avrà una sola possibilità di salvarsi: non dovrà mai innamorarsi di lui…

 

Poetry Rx: How 50 Inspiring Poems Can Heal and Bring Joy To Your Life by Norman E. Rosenthal

 

 

"I used to believe that poetry did not “speak” to me, but I now see how wrong I was. I lived for 44 years with a husband, a lyricist, whose beautifully crafted, heartfelt lyrics touched my every fiber and continue to uplift and inspire me a decade after his death. The special beauty of Dr. Rosenthal’s book for me is his discussion of what each poem is saying, what the poet was likely feeling and often how the poems helped him personally, as when he left his birth family in South Africa for a rewarding career in the United States." - Jane Brody, Author & New York Times Columnist

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

 

 

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Rogen’s candid collection of sidesplitting essays . . . thrives at both explaining and encapsulating a generational comedic voice.”—The Washington Post

A collection of funny personal essays from one of the writers of Superbad and Pineapple Express and one of the producers of The Disaster Artist, Neighbors, and The Boys. (All of these words have been added to help this book show up in people’s searches using the wonders of algorithmic technology. Thanks for bearing with us!)
 
Hi! I’m Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside flap (which is a gross phrase) and for websites and shit like that, so… here it goes!!!
 
Yearbook is a collection of true stories that I desperately hope are just funny at worst, and life-changingly amazing at best. (I understand that it’s likely the former, which is a fancy “book” way of saying “the first one.”) 
 
I talk about my grandparents, doing stand-up comedy as a teenager, bar mitzvahs, and Jewish summer camp, and tell way more stories about doing drugs than my mother would like. I also talk about some of my adventures in Los Angeles, and surely say things about other famous people that will create a wildly awkward conversation for me at a party one day.
 
I hope you enjoy the book should you buy it, and if you don’t enjoy it, I’m sorry. If you ever see me on the street and explain the situation, I’ll do my best to make it up to you.

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... by Louie Giglio

 

 

Discover how to break free from the chains of negative thinking and experience true freedom from unhealthy thoughts and emotions. 

The Enemy is constantly seeking to fill your mind with destructive and harmful thoughts—whether of fear, worry, insecurity, anxiety, temptation, envy. . . . It’s all too easy for Satan to manipulate his way into a seat at the table intended for only you and Jesus, and to try making himself at home in your mind. It’s an ongoing battle, but one you can win! 

In Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, bestselling author and pastor Louie Giglio shares practical ways to overcome the Enemy’s lies and instead find peace and security in any challenging circumstance or situation. By drawing from Psalm 23 as a framework, he offers biblical insight on how to . . .

• Cancel the lies that will wreck your life.
• Take empowering steps to live fully alive in Christ.
• Stop the spiral of shame, temptation, and insecurity.
• Restore peace and rest in your life.
• Embrace the true purpose behind your journey through challenging circumstances.
• Break free from the endless cycle of destructive thinking.

You can find freedom from the war inside your mind—if you allow Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to lead the battle. Learn how to find encouragement, hope, and strength no matter what valleys you face. It’s time to reject the lies and listen to the truth.

 

Io posso. Due donne sole contro la mafia di Pif e Marco Lillo (Feltrinelli)

 

 

«Immaginate di tornare un giorno a casa vostra e di trovare un costruttore legato alla mafia lì davanti. Immaginate che vi dica che quella non è casa vostra, ma sua. E che, qualche anno dopo, ve la danneggi gravemente per costruirci accanto un palazzo più grande. E immaginate di dover aspettare trent'anni prima che un tribunale italiano vi dia ragione. Immaginate che, dopo tutto questo tempo, vi riconoscano un compenso per i danni, che però nessuno vi pagherà mai dato che il costruttore nel frattempo è stato condannato perché legato alla mafia e lo Stato gli ha sequestrato tutto. E ancora, immaginate che di quella somma, che non riceverete mai, l'Agenzia delle entrate vi chieda il 3 per cento. Questo è quello che, più o meno, è successo a Maria Rosa e Savina Pilliu. E diciamo 'più o meno', perché in trent'anni, in realtà, è successo questo e molto altro. Intorno al palazzo abusivo si aggireranno vari personaggi: mafiosi eccellenti, assessori corrotti, killer latitanti, avvocati illustri, istituzioni pavide, vittime di lupare bianche, anonimi intimidatori e banchieri generosi. E poi ci mettiamo anche noi due che, venuti a conoscenza della vicenda, abbiamo deciso di scrivere questo libro. La nostra intenzione è cambiare il finale di questa storia, con l'aiuto di tutti. Raggiungendo tre obiettivi. Il primo: attraverso la vendita di questo libro raccogliere la cifra necessaria per pagare quel famoso 3 per cento dell'Agenzia delle entrate. Il secondo: far avere lo status di 'vittime di mafia' alle sorelle Pilliu. Il terzo: ristrutturare le palazzine semidistrutte e concederne l'uso a un'associazione antimafia. 'Io posso' è una sorta di mantra a Palermo. Non importa cosa dice la regola, perché tanto 'Io posso'. Le regole valgono solo per gli stupidi. 'Io posso' sottintende sempre: 'E tu no'. Ecco, a noi piace molto questa frase. La gridiamo a gran voce ma con un senso opposto. "Io posso e tu no perché io sono lo Stato e tu no"» (gli autori)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Revised and Illustrated) by Lewis Carroll and Alex Williams (Editor)

 

 

Alice stumbles upon a white rabbit she chases through a hole leading her into a magical world with strange characters. Upset with being lost in another world, Alice is determined to get home, embarking on a journey across Wonderland that brings her new friends and enemies, defying logic at every turn.

Journey along with Alice in Wonderland as she tries to get back home from this secret and magical land. Following the white rabbit guides Alice through a magical world filled with vanishing cats, painted roses, and a lobster quadrille.

 

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

 

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery

Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; she's been compared to Rachel Carson, hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in a way that is dazzling and profound. Her work has influenced filmmakers (the Tree of Souls of James Cameron's Avatar) and her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.

Now, in her first book, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own.

Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past; how they have agency about the future; elicit warnings and mount defenses, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them.

Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them—embarking on a journey of discovery, and struggle. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey--of love and loss, of observation and change, of risk and reward, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world, and, in writing of her own life, we come to see the true connectedness of the Mother Tree that nurtures the forest in the profound ways that families and human societies do, and how these inseparable bonds enable all our survival.