The City We Became by N. K . Jemisin

 

 

Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a "glorious" story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power.

In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her.

In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.

And they're not the only ones.

Every great city has a soul. Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York? She's got six.
For more from N. K. Jemisin, check out:

The Inheritance Trilogy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Broken Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods

The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus edition)
Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych (e-only short fiction)
The Awakened Kingdom (e-only novella)

Dreamblood Duology
The Killing Moon
The Shadowed Sun

The Dreamblood Duology (omnibus)

The Broken Earth
The Fifth Season
The Obelisk Gate
The Stone Sky

How Long 'til Black Future Month? (short story collection)

"A glorious fantasy." —Neil Gaiman

One of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of all time
One of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
One of Vanity Fair's 15 Best Books of 2020
One of Amazon's Best Books of 2020

 

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

 

 

New York Times Bestseller!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.

Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.

There is one other person in the house―a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

For readers of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

Il cielo degli azzurri destini di Marcello Buttazzo (I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni di Stefano Donno)

Marcello Buttazzo pubblica una nuova raccolta di poesie per i Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni di Stefano Donno dal titolo Il cielo degli azzurri destini. Lo stupore per l’immensità dei sentimenti, per le vertigini della vita, nelle ascese di gioie inesprimibili, nutre questo canto poetico unico nel suo genere che guarda dritto negli occhi la Donna attraverso un cuore puro, come archetipo del futuro, della speranza, di un eterno sì all’esistenza di tutti i giorni

Interventi critici di Vito Antonio Conte e Chiara Evangelista

 

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I ministeriali di Nunzio Arena

 

 

Sette ministeriali, quattro donne e tre uomini. Ad accumunarli, le loro vite personali e professionali completamente sfasciate e il disprezzo dei loro Capi. Lavorano insieme all'Ufficio Reclami del Ministero che, a loro insaputa, ha deciso di sperimentare su di loro un protocollo di lavoro basato sulla vessazione del sottoposto, come unico mezzo per la riabilitazione professionale. Se funziona, verrà applicato per effetto domino a tutti i dipendenti pubblici. Ignari di quello che sta per accadere, i nostri eroi accettano di scendere nei sotterranei del Ministero e di distruggere a mezzo fuoco una montagna di carte che giace lì da più di ottant'anni, salvando dalle fiamme quelle che secondo loro sono di interesse nazionale. Eppure, quello che sembra un compito ingrato e noioso si trasforma in una vera e propria avventura. All'interno dei faldoni c'è un fascicolo su cui appare il nome di un uomo influente, che ha cambiato il destino dell'umanità. È una storia vecchia di ottantatré anni, ma più che mai viva. Una storia che si mescola alla loro e che dovranno proteggere anche a costo di grandi sacrifici.

“Cinese” e “Spagnola” di Dell’Aria Vincenzo (Guida Editori)

«Cinese» e «Spagnola». Una tempesta di citochine e un virus (quasi) innocente! Le proteine killers di Vincenzo Dell'Aria

 

 

I coronavirus pandemici non differiscono fra loro in quanto a virulenza ma per una diversa vivacità nello stimolare l’apparato immunologico a produrre il loro arsenale bellico di citochine, le “proteine killers”. Se per il covid 19 si stabilisce il cortisone quale terapia elettiva e si abolisce quella impropria, deleteria e, purtroppo, protocollare eparinica, la mortalità potrebbe scendere nei limiti fisiopatologici di una normale pandemia. Allora l’attuale strategia anti virale andrebbe rivista dando al virus la tolleranza, che nei secoli ha sempre goduta nelle pandemie, affinché la fisiologica maturazione del pool anticorpale delle popolazioni lo possa meglio controllare ed alla fine eliminarlo. Ed è questo che sempre è avvenuto per il passato e, si spera, avverrà in futuro senza le mascherine, i tamponi e la segregazione.

Andare per Matera e la Basilicata di Di Caro Eliana

 

 

A lungo Basilicata ha voluto dire Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1945). Una immagine forte e dolente, che non esaurisce però la ricchezza di quel mondo, salito all'attenzione internazionale prima con l'inserimento dei Sassi fra i siti Unesco nel 1993, poi con Matera capitale europea della cultura 2019. Ad accompagnarci nell'itinerario che si snoda tra vari centri lucani, alcune guide di eccezione: non solo Carlo Levi, visceralmente legato ad Aliano, ma anche Pier Paolo Pasolini, innamorato degli antichi rioni materani, Rocco Scotellaro, sindaco di Tricarico, poeta e scrittore, Giovanni Pascoli, che insegnò al liceo classico di Matera per due anni, la poetessa cinquecentesca Isabella Morra, straziata nella rocca di Valsinni, Albino Pierro e la sua Tursi, Leonardo Sinisgalli, mai dimentico di Montemurro. Su tutti, Orazio e la sua Venosa.

Viaggio in Basilicata: Coast to coast da Maratea a Matera sui sentieri del film di Rocco Papaleo di Carmine Rubicco

 

 

Cronaca di un viaggio a piedi tra storia e reportage. L’itinerario tocca le cittadine di Maratea, Trecchina, Lauria, Tramutola, Pertusillo, Aliano, Craco, Nova Siri, Scanzano Jonico e Matera. Gl incontri, la gastronomia, le feste, la cordiale ospitalità e l’avventura.

Basilicata golosa. 266 ricette di cucina tradizionale di Ottavio Cavalcanti

 

 

 Che il Mezzogiorno, al di sotto di Napoli, sia stato a lungo penalizzato dalla pubblicistica in generale, è cosa nota. Controcorrente il caso di Carlo Levi, che portò a conoscenza del resto del Paese una realtà, sorprendente oltre Eboli, dove Cristo, secondo l’opinione corrente, si era fermato. Storia, arte, cultura, in particolare quella popolare, costituivano, ancora in tempi recenti, un patrimonio da scoprire, così come l’enogastronomia. Penalizzata, in quest’ottica, soprattutto la Basilicata, come dimostrano decine di ricettari che ne negano l’originalità associandola o connettendola, in subordine, a quella delle regioni contermini. Per la prima volta si rivendica in questo manuale un’indubbia originalità, non solo quanto a prodotti assenti o poco presenti in altre realtà, ma soprattutto per pietanze tradizionali, che fanno giustizia del luogo comune della povertà della cucina locale, ammirevole per non comuni doti di fantasia. A corredo del testo figurano scritti di Levi, Papaleo, Riviello e Tentori.

Porco e aglianico. Storie, riti e miti alimentari in Basilicata di Nino Calice

 

 

"Noi intendiamo partire da bisogni e da pulsioni primarie, come la fame, la sete, la salute, nella loro materialità naturale, nel loro vissuto, ma anche nelle risposte che stimolano, nell'organizzazione che ne delimita o ne discrimina soddisfazioni e/o insoddisfazioni. Quindi intendiamo studiare e, possibilmente, capire il loro nesso ineludibile con il potere e con i poteri, espliciti e/o sotteranei [...]" (dalla presentazione di Nino Calice).

Basilicata d'autore: Reportage narrativo e guida culturale del territorio di AA.VV. e Mimmo Sammartino

 

 

Questo libro è una guida d'autore, la narrazione dei luoghi, materiali o culturali, più significativi della Basilicata, raccontati dalla penna di intellettuali e personaggi celebri del territorio. Ne viene fuori una lettura antropologica e allo stesso tempo il documento di una conoscenza reale, approfondita. Non solo un itinerario di percorsi e mete lucani dunque, ma un vero e proprio reportage narrativo, in cui ogni autore guida in un luogo, un'atmosfera: Potenza e Matera naturalmente, ma anche il Vulture, il Pollino, le valli dell'Agri e del Basento, la salita sul monte sacro di Viggiano, le Dolomiti lucane..., fino al viaggio "Basilicata coast to coast". I PERCORSI: I calanchi: Tursi, Policoro, Valsinni, Aliano, Sant'Arcangelo, Craco; Venosa: un esempio di convivenza; Acerenza, la città dei vescovi; Matera, la città dei sassi; I carnevali: Tricarico, Lavello, Satriano; I luoghi dei poeti; I due mari: Metaponto e Maratea; I riti arborei: Accettura; Il Pollino; Percorsi federiciani: Melfi e Lagopesole; Piccole Dolomiti lucane; Potenza, la città verticale.

The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes from Everyone's Favorite Thai Mom by Pepper Teigen and Garrett Snyder

 

 

80 stir-fried-saucy, sweet-and-tangy mostly Thai-ish recipes from the mom who taught Chrissy (almost) everything she knows, Pepper Teigen!
 
Whether she’s frying up a batch of her crispy-garlicky wings for John’s football Sundays or making Chrissy her favorite afternoon snack—instant ramen noodles with ground pork, cabbage, scallions, and cilantro—Pepper Teigen loves feeding her famously fabulous family. Through these eighty recipes, Pepper teaches you how to make all her hits. You’ll find playful twists on Thai classics, such as Fried Chicken Larb, which is all crunch with lots of lime, chile, and fish sauce, and Pad Thai Brussels Sprouts, which bring the fun tastes and textures of pad thai to a healthy sheet of pan-roasted vegetables. And there are the traditional dishes Pepper grew up with, like khao tod crispy rice salad and tom zapp hot and sour soup.

Pepper shares stories about her life, too, such as how she used to sell sweet-savory kanom krok coconut-and-corn pancakes to commuters when she was ten years old in Thailand (now she makes them with her granddaughter, Luna, as a treat) and how, once she moved to the United States, she would cobble together tastes of home with ingredients she could find in her new homeland, like turning shredded cabbage and carrots into a mock-papaya salad. Influenced by Thailand, California, and everywhere in between, Pepper’s mouthwatering recipes and sharp sense of humor will satisfy  anyone craving a taste of something sensational, whether that’s a peek into America’s most-talked- about family’s kitchen or a rich and spicy spoonful of Massaman Beef Curry.

Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile

 

 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about a life shaped by music in this candid, heartfelt, and intimate story.

“One of the great memoirs of our time . . . a gift from Brandi’s soul.”—Glennon Doyle • “Brandi’s story is about perseverance, humor, forgiveness, and manifestation. I absolutely loved it.”—Elton John • “Broken Horses led me right into Brandi’s heart, and my own.”—Brené Brown

Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood.

As an openly gay teenager, Brandi grappled with the tension between her sexuality and her faith when her pastor publicly refused to baptize her on the day of the ceremony. Shockingly, her small town rallied around Brandi in support and set her on a path to salvation where the rest of the misfits and rejects find it: through twisted, joyful, weird, and wonderful music.
 
In Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile takes readers through the events of her life that shaped her very raw art—from her start at a local singing competition where she performed Elton John’s “Honky Cat” in a bedazzled white polyester suit, to her first break opening for Dave Matthews Band, to many sleepless tours over fifteen years and six studio albums, all while raising two children with her wife, Catherine Shepherd. This hard-won success led her to collaborations with personal heroes like Elton John, Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Pearl Jam, Tanya Tucker, and Joni Mitchell, as well as her peers in the supergroup The Highwomen, and ultimately to the Grammy stage, where she converted millions of viewers into instant fans.

Evocative and piercingly honest, Broken Horses is at once an examination of faith through the eyes of a person rejected by the church’s basic tenets and a meditation on the moments and lyrics that have shaped the life of a creative mind, a brilliant artist, and a genuine empath on a mission to give back.

My Dog Mattis by Mark Tappan

 

 

"My Dog Mattis" is Mark Tappan's first book about his celebrity K9 dog Mattis. Mark and Mattis have been a team for over 5 years. Mark is a 15 year veteran with the police force and Mattis is the most highly decorated dog in the department’s history. Mark has always seen dogs as a great bridge to connect law enforcement and the people they serve. They have grown their following on social media to millions. They are focused on using their platform to bring people together with fun and creative posts while giving insight into the special bond between a handler and K9. They appeared on the inaugural season of America’s Top Dog on A&E winning episode four and coming in a narrow second in the Champions Episode. That led to appearances on Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends and in studio hosts on LivePD.

The Deep Rig: How Election Fraud Cost Donald J. Trump the White House, By a Man Who did not Vote for Him by M Byrne, Patrick

 

 

Byrne is a libertarian who did not vote for Trump and has publicly criticized him: that said, he believes Election 2020 was rigged, and that should be objectionable to every person who believes, "just government derives its power from the consent of the governed." In this book he explains what caused him in August 2020 to study election fraud, and what really happened during the 2020 election. He describes how his team of "cyber-ninjas" unraveled it while they worked against the clock of Constitutional processes, all against the background of being a lifetime entrepreneur trying to interact with Washington, DC. This book takes you behind the headlines to backroom scenes that determined whether or not the fraud would be exposed in time, and paints a portrait of Washington that will leave the reader asking, "Is this the end of our constitutional republic?"

Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French

 

 

**New York Times Bestseller**

From Erin French, owner of the critically acclaimed The Lost Kitchen, a TIME world dining destination, a life-affirming memoir about survival, renewal, and finding a community to lift her up

Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens each spring, Erin French was a girl roaming barefoot on a 25-acre farm, a teenager falling in love with food while working the line at her dad’s diner and a young woman finding her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant tucked into a 19th century mill. This singular memoir―a classic American story―invites readers to Erin's corner of her beloved Maine to share the real person behind the “girl from Freedom” fairytale, and the not-so-picture-perfect struggles that have taken every ounce of her strength to overcome, and that make Erin’s life triumphant.

In Finding Freedom, Erin opens up to the challenges, stumbles, and victories that have led her to the exact place she was ever meant to be, telling stories of multiple rock-bottoms, of darkness and anxiety, of survival as a jobless single mother, of pills that promised release but delivered addiction, of a man who seemed to offer salvation but in the end ripped away her very sense of self. And of the beautiful son who was her guiding light as she slowly rebuilt her personal and culinary life around the solace she found in food―as a source of comfort, a sense of place, as a way of bringing goodness into the world. Erin’s experiences with deep loss and abiding hope, told with both honesty and humor, will resonate with women everywhere who are determined to find their voices, create community, grow stronger and discover their best-selves despite seemingly impossible odds. Set against the backdrop of rural Maine and its lushly intense, bountiful seasons, Erin reveals the passion and courage needed to invent oneself anew, and the poignant, timeless connections between food and generosity, renewal and freedom.

The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived by Admiral William H. McRaven

 

 

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes.

THE HERO CODE is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the world.

When Bill McRaven was a young boy growing up in Texas, he dreamed of being a superhero. He longed to put on a cape and use his superpowers to save the earth from destruction. But as he grew older and traveled the world, he found real heroes everywhere he went -- and none of them had superpowers. None of them wore capes or cowls. But they all possessed qualities that gave them the power to help others, to make a difference, to save the world: courage, both physical and moral; humility; a willingness to sacrifice; and a deep sense of integrity.

THE HERO CODE is not a cypher, a puzzle, or a secret message. It is a code of conduct; lessons in virtues that can become the foundations of our character as we build a life worthy of honor and respect.

Fast Burn!: The Power of Negative Energy Balance by Ian K. Smith M.D.

 

 

A motivational diet plan to blast fat―and keep it off―by Ian K. Smith, M.D., the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Clean & Lean.

New York Times bestselling author―and new anchor host of the syndicated television show The Doctors―Ian K. Smith, M.D.’s unique new plan takes intermittent fasting to the next level, combining the power of time-restricted eating with a detailed program that flips the body into a negative energy state, scorching fat on the way to weight loss and physical transformation.

Many IF books leave readers to figure out what and how much they should eat during their feeding window, and even how long to fast each day. Smith knows that even readers highly motivated to change their weight and their health need marching orders, and they’re all here in Fast Burn!’s nine-week program. Dr. Ian believes in cleaner eating―forget perfect―and the two positively disruptive Jigsaw Weeks he works into his Fast Burn! program not only mix things up so Fast Burners stay on track, but introduce refreshing and less structured plant-based weeks to the program. Fast Burn! goes beyond the daily meal plan, but also includes simple and achievable exercises―with both gym and out-of-gym options―for every week as well as thirty-three recipes focusing on improved calorie quality, including the plan’s signature Burner Smoothie, to use throughout the three stages of the program.

Woman Evolve: Break Up with Your Fears and Revolutionize Your Life by Sarah Jakes Roberts

 

 

Sarah Jakes Roberts, with life-lessons she’s learned and new insights from the story of Eve, shows you how the disappointments and even mistakes of your past can be used today to help you become the woman God intended.

Who would imagine being friends with Eve—the woman who’s been held solely responsible for the fall of humanity (and cramps) for thousands of years? Certainly not Sarah Jakes Roberts. That is, not until Sarah discovered she is more like Eve than she cares to admit.

Everyone faces trials, and everyone will mess up. But failure should not be the focus. Your focus should not be on who you were but rather the pursuit of who you can become. In Woman Evolve, Sarah helps you to understand that your purpose in life does not change; it evolves.

Making her mistake in the Garden of Eden, Eve became the first woman to deal with rebuilding her life in the aftermath of her past. Eve knew better, but she didn’t do better. With scriptural lessons and Sarah as your guide, you discover and work through

• past issues and questions that haunt you,
• seeing yourself as God sees you and trusting Him with who you really are,
• how to come out of darkness and pursue a real relationship with God,
• why it’s important to truly care for yourself,
• setting in motion the beautiful seed that God planted in you, and
• running to become who you were meant to be!

Your fears and insecurities may have changed how you viewed God, others, and yourself, but in Woman Evolve, you can breakthrough and use past mistakes to revolutionize your life. Like Eve, you don’t have to live your future defined by your past.

 

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History by Steve Deace and Todd Erzen

 

 

#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

As seen on Tucker Carlson Tonight

As heard on Glenn Beck and Mark Levin

“In his famous Farewell Address, President Eisenhower warned about allowing public policy to become captive to a scientific elite without regard to the principles of our constitutional system and the goals of a free society. Eisenhower was prescient. During the COVID crisis, states like New York that embraced unadulterated Faucism saw poor results across the board, while states that pursued an Eisenhower-style approach like Florida protected freedom and performed better in education, economy and health outcomes. Executives are elected to lead and make tough decisions, and such leadership cannot be outsourced to health bureaucrats like Fauci.” —Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

“In this important book the authors do the job our uninquisitive media has failed to do throughout this ordeal. Confirming with cited and sourced details the enemy of both liberty and logic the lockdowns have proven to be. Which also proves too much power in the hands of an unelected bureaucrat, regardless of his intentions, can no longer be our new normal.” —U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)

Can liberty survive in the hands of one all-powerful, unchallenged, and unelected bureaucrat?

It wasn’t too long ago that the average American didn’t know who Anthony Fauci was. Now, after the coronavirus has spread nationwide, he’s arguably the most powerful bureaucrat in American history. But is it dangerous for a free society to concentrate so much power in the hands of an unelected official? Who or what holds Fauci accountable?

“Steve Deace is a true patriot whose zeal for liberty is undeniable. Every day, Steve walks the walk when it comes to fighting for Americans' fundamental rights. This book is written with a keen understanding of the pain and devastation we've all seen throughout this pandemic. Throughout, Steve's passion for protecting Americans' freedoms is ever-present.” —U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (TX)

“This is an important book, to both get answers to how we got here and to help us never succumb to something like this ever again. Permitting unelected bureaucrats to hold this much power indefinitely doesn't end well.” —Mark Levin, New York Times best-selling author and talk show host

“In their typical fashion, Steve Deace and Todd Erzen spare no expense in pursuit of truth. We’ve been told a lot of things during this pandemic, and a lot of them contradict each other. This book uses documented data and sources to cut through the clutter, most of it Fauci’s, and bring us to a place of reason and science.” —Glenn Beck, New York Times bestselling author and Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster

 

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman and Oprah Winfrey

 

 

Amanda Gorman’s powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb,” read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition.

“Stunning.” —CNN 
“Dynamic.” —NPR
“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue


On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Her poem “The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country” can now be cherished in this special gift edition. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.

On the House: A Washington Memoir by John Boehner

 

 

“A rollicking, foil-mouthed” [memoir]....Boehner has delivered a classic Washington “tell-all,” albeit one with his typical jocular style.” --The Washington Post

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner shares colorful tales from the halls of power, the smoke-filled rooms around the halls of power, and his fabled tour bus.

John Boehner is the last of a breed. At a time when the arbiters of American culture were obsessing over organic kale, cold-pressed juice, and SoulCycle, the man who stood second in line to the presidency was unapologetically smoking Camels, quaffing a glass of red, and hitting the golf course whenever he could.

There could hardly have been a more diametrically opposed figure to represent the opposition party in President Barack Obama's Washington. But when Boehner announced his resignation, President Obama called to tell the outgoing Speaker that he'd miss him. "Mr. President," Boehner replied, "yes you will." He thought of himself as a "regular guy with a big job," and he enjoyed it.

In addition to his own stories of life in the swamp city and of his comeback after getting knocked off the leadership ladder, Boehner offers his impressions of leaders he's met and what made them successes or failures, from Ford and Reagan to Obama, Trump, and Biden. He shares his views on how the Republican Party has become unrecognizable today; the advice--some harsh, some fatherly--he dished out to members of his own party, the opposition, the media, and others; and his often acid-tongued comments about his former colleagues. And of course he talks about golfing with five presidents.

Through Speaker Boehner's honest and self-aware reflections, you'll be reminded of a time when the adults were firmly in charge.

The Women of the Bible Speak: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today by Shannon Bream

 

 

The women of the Bible lived timeless stories—by examining them, we can understand what it means to be a woman of faith.

People unfamiliar with Scripture often assume that women play a small, secondary role in the Bible. But in fact, they were central figures in numerous Biblical tales. It was Queen Esther’s bravery at a vital point in history which saved her entire people. The Bible contains warriors like Jael, judges like Deborah, and prophets like Miriam. The first person to witness Jesus’ resurrection was Mary Magdalene, who promptly became the first Christian evangelist, eager to share the news which would change the world forever.

In The Women of the Bible Speak, Fox News Channel's Shannon Bream opens up the lives of sixteen of these Biblical women, arranging them into pairs and contrasting their journeys. In pairing their stories, Shannon helps us reflect not only on the meaning of each individual’s life, but on how they relate to each other and to us.

From the shepherdesses of ancient Israel who helped raise the future leaders of the people of God, to the courageous early Christians, the narrative of the Bible offers us many vivid and fascinating female characters. In their lives we can see common struggles to resist bitterness, despair, and pride, and to instead find their true selves in faith, hope, and love. In studying these heroes of the faith, we can find wisdom and warnings for how to better navigate our own faith journeys.

The Women of the Bible Speak outlines the lessons we can take from the valor of Esther, the hope of Hannah, the audacity of Rahab, and the faith of Mary. In broadening each woman’s individual story, Shannon offers us a deeper understanding of each, and wisdom and insights that can transform our own lives today.

 

25 appuntamenti col sicario + 2 di Tomaso Kemeny (I Quaderni del Bardo Edizioni di Stefano Donno)

Tomaso Kemeny (Budapest 1938) vive a Milano dal 1948, come anglista ha scritto libri e saggi su Marlowe, Coleridge, Shelley, Lord Byron, Lewis Carrol, Dylan Thomas, James Joyce de Ezra Pound. Ha pubblicato dodici libri di poesia, tra cui l’epos-onirico “La Transilvania Liberata (2005), tradotta in undici lingue, un libro di poetca “L’arte di non morire” (2000), un libro di estetica “Dialogo con Fulvio Papi” (1997), il romanzo “Don Giovanni Innamorato” (1993), il testo drammatico “La Conquista Del Mondo” (1996). Nel 2020 pubblica Per il lobo d'oro con Effigie

Con il poeta Cesare Viviani ha organizzato i seminari sulla poesia degli anni ‘70 presso il Club Turati di Milano (1978 – 79). Tra le sue curatele “La dicibilita’ del Sublime” (1989), “Le avventure della Bellezza” (1988 – 2008). Il 17 marzo del 2011 organizzò l’azione “ITALIA UNITA NELLA BELLEZZA” CON L’CCUPAZIONE DELLA COLLINA DELL’INFINITO A Recanati “2011”.

È uno dei fondatori del movimento Mitomodernista, del movimento ·Poetry and Discovery”, nonche’ della CASA DELLA POESIA DI MILANO (2006).

Informazioni dettagliate sull’autore al seguente link di Wikipedia:

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomaso_Kemeny 

Interventi critici di Donato Di Poce, Chiara Evangelista, Laura Garavaglia, Ottavio Rossani

 

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Italian Psycho. La follia tra crimini, ideologia e politica di Corrado De Rosa (Minimum Fax)

 

 

Follia come strumento di potere, follia per occultare, per proteggere i politici o per ottenere benefici di giustizia. Follia per relegare al gesto imprevedibile di un pazzo le pagine più nere della storia dell'Italia, oppure per etichettare comportamenti umani più o meno «non conformi». "Italian Psycho" è il racconto dell'uso eversivo della malattia mentale e della diversità nella storia recente, e i suoi protagonisti sono accomunati dall'essere stati vittime o carnefici di questa strumentalizzazione. Un viaggio lungo la linea di confine che separa la follia dalla scelta consapevole di uccidere, rapire, programmare stragi, che divide quello che la società intende per pazzia da quello che, dal punto di vista della psichiatria, è la malattia mentale. È il racconto di come i progressi della scienza possano essere manipolati per deresponsabilizzare gli autori di reato, di quanto i comportamenti apparentemente incomprensibili siano archiviati come frutto di follia per una lettura di comodo e socialmente tranquillizzante. Corrado De Rosa segue i casi giudiziari più significativi - dalle teorie di Cesare Lombroso sugli anarchici alle accuse mosse a Pier Paolo Pasolini, dalle perizie effettuate sui brigatisti alla diagnosi in absentia su Aldo Moro, dal mostro del Circeo Angelo Izzo all'attentatore del Papa Ali Agca, passando per Bernardo Provenzano e il ballerino Pietro Valpreda - per riflettere sulle moderne acquisizioni della psicologia e della criminologia. Attraverso la rilettura di documentazione inedita indaga i rapporti controversi fra psichiatria, politica e potere mettendo a nudo, con le voci dei protagonisti, la coscienza sporca dell'Italia.

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Cagliari e la costa sarda meridionale. Con Carta geografica ripiegata Turtleback – Cartina ripiegata, Edizione Inglese

 

 

Cagliari. I bastioni inondati di luce, la quinta dei palazzi incoronati dalla cupola della cattedrale, il saliscendi dei carrugi, lo specchio delle saline dietro la spiaggia coi fenicotteri che colorano il cielo di rosa. Un po' Lisbona, un po' Gerusalemme, al centro del suo immaginifico Golfo Cagliari è un gioiello d'ambra che fiorisce all'improvviso.

Storie Rossoblù: curiosità sul Cagliari 1920-1950 di Mario Fadda

 

 

Questo libro vuole raccogliere una selezione di aneddoti, in gran parte inediti, su fatti, personaggi e partite che hanno reso grande il Cagliari Calcio nei suoi primi trent'anni di vita.

#100 anni di Cagliari: 100 storie sul Cagliari Calcio per festeggiare il Centenario di Marco Deiana

 

 

Il Cagliari compie 100 anni. In occasione di questa ricorrenza ho voluto raccontare cento storie sul club rossoblù: i calciatori che hanno vestito la maglia cagliaritana, gli eventi che hanno caratterizzato i suoi primi cento anni di vita, gli aneddoti e altre piccole curiosità sulla società isolana. La bacheca non è sicuramente ricca di trofei ma state tranquilli che la storia del club ha molto di cui parlare. È un libro rivolto a chi ha vissuto le gesta della squadra cagliaritana, a chi vuole conoscerle e perché no, anche da far leggere ai più piccoli per tramandare la storia di questa gloriosa maglia. Un viaggio nel passato con un pizzico di presente.