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100 Years of Solitudeby Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gregory RabassaISBN 0060919655 (0-06-091965-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: '100 Years of Solitude'Book summary:"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:
A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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365 Easy Italian Recipesby Rick Marzullo O'ConnellISBN 0060163100 (0-06-016310-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Aeneidby Publius Vergilius MaroISBN 0023253401 (0-02-325340-1)
Softcover, Bobbs-Merrill Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aeneid'Book summary:Library of Liberal Arts title. [via]
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The Aeneidby Virgil, C. Day LewisISBN 0030831865 (0-03-083186-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aeneid'Book summary:At the beginning of Vergils epic poemlong considered a classic of Western literaturethe hero Aeneas escapes from the carnage of the Trojan War and embarks on a treacherous series of adventures that eventually lead him to the future site of Rome. Vergil renders Aeneas dramatic story in deceptively simple but powerful language, yet the poets style is often lost in translation. This magnificent new English translation of the Aeneid conveys the force of the original poetry, as well as its subtle undertones, in part by employing the poets own metrical style.[via]
Unlike other modern translators of Vergil, who forgo meter entirely or use iambic pentameter (the meter of Shakespeare and other English poets), Patricia A. Johnston uses dactylic hexameter, the meter used by Vergil and by all ancient writers of epic poetry, beginning with Homer. Johnston also avoids elaborate or esoteric language and instead uses clear, unadorned diction to capture Vergils masterful simplicity.
This volume is unique as well in addressing the needs of students and other readers who may be encountering Vergils work for the first time. In her introduction to the poem, Johnston traces the life of Vergil, describes his other works, and provides a brief plot summary of the Aeneid. Her lucid explanation of poetic meters in English and Latin is useful even for readers who thought they understood the difference between a dactyl and a spondee. Throughout the poem itself, she provides ample footnotes to explain the meaning of unfamiliar references. The volume concludes with a glossary of names and a select bibliography.More editions of The Aeneid:
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The Aeneid of Virgilby Manufactured by Prentice-HallISBN 0023585005 (0-02-358500-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aeneid of Virgil'Book summary:Paperback (1951) Scribner's Sons [via]
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The Aeneid of Virgilby Rolfe Humphries, Brian Wilkie, VirgilISBN 0024277800 (0-02-427780-0)
Softcover, Macmillan Pub Co
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, DeLoss McGrawISBN 0060291508 (0-06-029150-8)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0030020379 (0-03-002037-9)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 006075768X (0-06-075768-X)
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The Arthur Avenue Cookbook: Recipes and Memories from the Real Little Italyby Ann Volkwein, Vegar AbelsnesISBN 0060567155 (0-06-056715-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Ask The Dustby John Fante, Charles BukowskiISBN 0060822554 (0-06-082255-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ask The Dust'Book summary:This book is another sterling recommendation from the Saltzman workshop. The under-appreciated Fante's second outing details the adventures of his alterego, Arturo Bandini, as the struggling young writer tackles Los Angeles in the late 1930s. And take it from personal experience, tackling L.A. as a destitute young scribe some decades later isn't much different. In other words: Fante gets it right and sets it down in his Chianti-steak-and-potatoes style, with prose both simple and rich. This Black Sparrow edition has a bonus: Charles Bukowski's great preface on how Fante stacks up against writers that were at once more famous--and far more anemic. [via]
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The Assistantby Bernard MalamudISBN 0060958308 (0-06-095830-8)
Softcover, Perennial
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Away Laughing On A Fast Camel: Even More Confessions Of Georgia Nicolsonby Louise RennisonISBN 0060589361 (0-06-058936-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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I am so depressed and bored I may even have to do some homework. My new address is:
Georgia Nicolson Crap House Crapton-on-Sea Crapshire Crapland
Just when the Sex God becomes Georgia#146;s official boyfriend, he decides to go off and snog sheep in Kiwi-a-gogo land, taking her heart with him. Georgia decides to display extreme glaciosity to all boys -- after all, a girl can only have her heart broken so many times.
Until, ohmygiddygodstrousers, she meets Masimo, the new Italian-American lead singer for the Stiff Dylans band. The Dreamboat has landed -- again -- and Georgia is away laughing on a fast camel (whatever that means)! [via]
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - Away Laughing On A Fast Camel: Even More Confessions Of Georgia Nicolson: ISBN 0060589361 (0-06-058936-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
- Away Laughing on a Fast Camel: Even More Confessions of Georgia Nicolson: ISBN 0060589345 (0-06-058934-5)
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Baedeker Italy, 1996ISBN 0028604857 (0-02-860485-7)
Softcover, Macmillan General Reference
Find This BookBook summary:Baedeker's authoritative name and recognizable red covers are known the world over for their quality and ease of use. Each guide is completely up to date and packed with four-color photos. A free full-size map -- an $8.00 value! -- is an added bonus with every book.
Updated and revamped with a new look that started last fall, the series will continue to feature:
-- New cover design -- the familiar red color will be enlivened by blue bars, banners, and bursts
-- Modified interior design -- with more legible type size and a more open layout
-- Expanded accommodations lists
-- Many new quality photos, capturing the essence of the destinations of todayFrom charming hill towns and cypress-studded landscapes to Florence's art and architecture, Baedeker takes you to the sights and attractions of this magnificent country. [via]
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The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicilyby Dino Buzzati, Lemony Snicket, Frances LobbISBN 0060726083 (0-06-072608-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily'Book summary:One terrible winter, King Leander leads his troop of bears down the mountains of Sicily in search of food. Along their treacherous and sometimes heartbreaking journey, the bears encounter an army of wild boars, a wily professor who may or may not be a magician, ghosts, snarling Marmoset the Cat, and, worst of all, treachery within their own ranks.
If the bears' famous invasion of sicily sounds too distressing to read alone, that's because it is. Lemony Snicket's introduction to this extraordinary tale is unlikely to make you feel any better, and a careful study of Snicket's Reader's Companion, cleverly hidden at the back, may actually make you feel worse. For that reason, among many others, it is recommended that you either abandon this book, abandon plans to read it, or abandon all hope.
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Betty Crocker's a Passion for Pastaby Betty CrockerISBN 0028630823 (0-02-863082-3)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Betty Crocker's a Passion for Pasta'Book summary:With pasta, the possibilities are almost endless, from simple and cozy to elegant and sophisticated. It's something the whole family will eat, from toddlers to teenagers, and it's often quicker to make than waiting for the delivery man. With a food this versatile, it's just about impossible to go wrong! The only problem? Finding enough great pasta recipes! With Betty Crocker's New Pasta Cookbook, your pasta problems are solved -- easily, deliciously, and with an extra helping of creativity. Of course you'll find the classics here, such as spaghetti and meatballs -- and so much more. Enjoy an entire chapter devoted to fabulous lasagnas, rush to Pasta in a Pinch for dinners in 20 minutes -- or less& mdash; and sample new pasta twists, such as Fettuccine Carbonara with Prosciutto and Zucchini. Looking for low-fat fare? There's an entire chapter, with appealing choices such as Chicken Penne a la Marengo and Teriyaki Mushroom Noodles. Ready to move beyond tuna noodle casserole? Venture into the chapter on soups, stews and casseroles, for hearty meals -- Rigatoni Pizza Stew, Santa Fe Chicken-Tortellini Casserole, or Seafood Stew with Orzo. Want some cool ideas for pasta salads? Enjoy an entire chapter of salad recipes. And then there's entertaining -- pasta's the ticket! Treat your guests to Pasta Bundles with Chevre, Harvest Torte or Capellini with Lobster. Finally, learn how to make your own sauces -- even your own fresh pasta! Everything you'll ever want is right here -- terrific recipes, a great glossary, easy photographs to identify the many types of pasta, wonderful photographs of the recipes serving suggestions, and the scoop on ingredients. So put the water on to boil -- it's pasta tonight! [via]
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Bill's Foodby Bill Granger, Petrina TinslayISBN 0060740477 (0-06-074047-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Bloomabilityby Sharon CreechISBN 0060269936 (0-06-026993-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloomability'Book summary:Set in the breathtaking landscape of Lugano, Switzerland, Bloomability is Sharon Creech at her very best. When 13-year-old Dinnie Doone is plucked out of her troubled life by her aunt and uncle and whisked away to an international school in Switzerland, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly surrounded by different cultures, languages, and beliefs, Dinnie struggles to holdon to her past life. Gradually, through friendships and experiences she could have nowhere else, she learns to trust herself and discovers the beautiful "bloomabilities" her new life has to offer.
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Ciaoby Carla Federici, Carla Larese RigaISBN 0030222680 (0-03-022268-0)
Softcover, Thomson Learning
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Civilization of the Renaissance in Italyby Jacob BurckhardtISBN 0060904593 (0-06-090459-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian on Your Ownby Alpha Development GroupISBN 0028621255 (0-02-862125-5)
Softcover, Alpha Books
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Cooking the Roman Way: Authentic Recipes from the Home Cooks and Trattorias of Romeby David DownieISBN 0060188928 (0-06-018892-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Cooking Vegetables the Italian Wayby Judith Barrett, Claudia Karabaic SargentISBN 0020090781 (0-02-009078-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Crescendo!: A Thematic Approach to Intermediate Italian Language and Cultureby Francesca Italiano, Irene Marchegiani JonesISBN 0030318238 (0-03-031823-8)
Softcover, Thomson Learning
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Cucina Frescaby Viana La Place, Evan KleimanISBN 0060962119 (0-06-096211-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Cucina Fresca : Italian Food, Simply Preparedby La Place Viana, Evan KleimanISBN 0060936339 (0-06-093633-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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A Day in the Life of Italy: Photographed by 100 of the World's Leading Photojournalists on One Day, April 27, 1990ISBN 0006492177 (0-00-649217-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Dressed for Deathby Donna LeonISBN 0061094188 (0-06-109418-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Fear of Flyingby Erica JongISBN 0030107318 (0-03-010731-8)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Food and Memories of Abruzzo: Italy's Pastoral Landby Anna Teresa CallenISBN 0025209159 (0-02-520915-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha TudorISBN 006075771X (0-06-075771-X)
Hardcover, Harperfestival
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Frommer's 98 Italy from $50 a Dayby Patricia Schultz, Stephen Brewer, Barbara Coeyman HultsISBN 0028609166 (0-02-860916-6)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Frommer's Italy : A Food Lover's Companionby Adrian WebsterISBN 0028609263 (0-02-860926-3)
Hardcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasureby Joseph J. DeissISBN 0060153768 (0-06-015376-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure'Book summary:A vivid portrayal of life in Pompeii's sister city, this book includes a detailed description of the ancient Villa dei Papiri, on which the present Getty Museum in Malibu is modeled. [via]
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Herculaneum, Italy's Buried Treasureby Joseph Jay DeissISBN 0060912057 (0-06-091205-7)
Softcover, Harper & Row
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The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greedby Sara Gay FordenISBN 0060937750 (0-06-093775-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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How to Bakeby Nick Malgieri, Tom EckerleISBN 0060168196 (0-06-016819-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Bake'Book summary:How To Bake is as necessary and essential as a good oven; it is the most comprehensive and accessible guide to baking available in English. In a single, illustrated volume, Nick Malgieri, one of America's preeminent bakers and baking teachers, leads cooks through the simple art of creating an international assortment of delicious sweet and savory baked goods.
Here are the best recipes for breads, including such quick ones as Buttermilk Corn Bread, Irish Soda Bread, Classic Southern Biscuits, and Currant Tea Scones, as well as such delicious yeast-risen breads as Italian Bread Rings, Swiss Rye Bread, Challah, and EnglishMuffins. Malgieri also offers recipes for savory treats like Old-Fashioned Chicken Pie, Pepper and Onion Frittata Tart, Cheese Quiche, and Rosemary Focaccia; and for sweet pastries ranging from puff pastries--Apple Turnovers, Banana Feuilletés with Caramel Sauce, Brioches, Strawberry Savarin, and Croissants--to pies and tarts, cobblers, and cookies of every stripe--drop, bar, rolled, and filled; brownies, macaroons, and rugelach. Cakes, too, are here, from layered to rolled, from angel to devil's food.
The recipes in How to Bake are clear and methodical. Master recipes explain all the steps to making a classic dish. They are frequently followed by creative variations so that the baker's palate and skills will always be accommodated and challenged. Start out with a simple spice cake, for example, and transform it, under Malgieri's reassuring guidance, into a lavishly decorated celebration cake.
In addition to an exhaustive and tempting selection of recipes, Malgieri offers clear, detailed instructions, interweaving techniques and helpful sidebars: how to make a pastry bag out of parchment paper; what baking pans to buy; mastering pie and cake toppings; learning to decorate a cake so it looks as if it came from the bakery; and scores of other helpful tips. All this is punctuated with precise explanatory illustrations and thirty-two pages of luscious color photographs to inspire and guide the baker. How to Bake is a one-volume "bible" for bakers. [via]
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I Know This Much Is Trueby Wally LambISBN 0060987561 (0-06-098756-1)
Softcover, Regan Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Know This Much Is True'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, June 1998: What if you were a 40-year-old housepainter, horrifically abused, emotionally unavailable, and your identical twin was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed in public self-mutilation? You'd either be a guest on the Jerry Springer Show or Dominick Birdsey, the antihero, narrator, and bad-juju magnet of I Know This Much Is True. Somewhere in the recesses of this hefty 912-page tome lurks an honest, moving account of one man's search, denial, and acceptance of self. This is no easy feat considering his grandfather seemed to take parenting tips from the SS and his grandmother was a possible teenage murderess, his stepfather a latent sadist, and his brother, Thomas, a politically motivated psychopath. Not one to break with tradition, Dominick continues the dysfunctional legacy with rape, a failed marriage, a nervous breakdown, SIDS, a car crash, and a racist conspiracy against a coworker--just to name a few.
A stretch, both literally and figuratively from his Oprah-christened bestseller, She's Come Undone, Lamb's book ventures outside the confines of the tightly bound beach read and marathons through a detailed, neatly cataloged account of every familial travesty and personal failure one can endure. At its heart lies Freud's "return of the repressed": the more we try to deny who we are, the more we become what we fear. Lamb takes Freud's psychological abstraction to the realm of everyday living, packing his novel with tender, believable dialogue and thoughtful observation. --Rebekah Warren [via]
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Immagini Del Novecento Italianoby Carolyn Springer, Frassica, Giovanni PacchianoISBN 0023392800 (0-02-339280-0)
Softcover, Macmillan
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Italian Festival Food : Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Regional Country Food Fairsby Ann BlanchiISBN 0028623320 (0-02-862332-0)
Hardcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Italian Holiday Cooking: A Collection of 150 Treasured Recipesby Michele ScicoloneISBN 0060199911 (0-06-019991-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Italian Holiday Cooking: A Collection of 150 Treasured Recipes'Book summary:Michele Scicolone wrote Italian Holiday Cooking in order to save those most-loved recipes our immigrant grandparents and parents brought with them from Italy but we never thought to write down. Surely, this is comfort food at its finest. Savory Easter Pie is rich with onions and sausage; ricotta, Parmigiano, mozzarella, and Swiss cheeses; and ham, salami, and pepperoni. Can you smell it baking? Umbrian Ragu, more elaborate than most, calls for dried porcini mushrooms and black truffles. Venetian Risotto with Peas for San Marco is soft and creamy, served wetter than typical risottos, and is very simple to make.
Scicolone's introduction to each recipe includes a bit of background about where it came from, for which holiday it's prepared, and tips for preparation. She also recommends a wine for every dish. And since no holiday would be complete without dessert, Scicolone offers a beautiful selection of cakes, cookies, and other desserts, including a Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake made with ricotta, Creamy Rice Fritters, and the elusive first recipe of the 150 she collected for this project, Vecchiarelle, which are little cookies flavored with red wine and honey. --Leora Y. Bloom [via]
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Italian-English, English-Italian Dictionary: Dizionario Italiano-Inglese, Inglese-Italianoby Editions Berlitz S.A.ISBN 0029645204 (0-02-964520-4)
Hardcover, Berlitz
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La Dolce Cucina: The Italian Dessert Cookbookby Anna Bruni SeldisISBN 002010300X (0-02-010300-X)
Hardcover, Collier Books
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La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experienceby Jerre Mangione, Ben MorrealeISBN 0060924411 (0-06-092441-1)
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La Vera Cucina Italianaby Donaldo SovieroISBN 0026125706 (0-02-612570-6)
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Mangia: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Entrees, and Baked Goods from the Renowned New York City Specialty Shopby Ricardo Diaz, Nancy Jessup, Sasha MuniakISBN 006019989X (0-06-019989-X)
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Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earthby Andrew SmithISBN 0007155425 (0-00-715542-5)
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A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America's past and captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to hurl themselves out of the known world -- and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.
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On Top of Spaghetti...: Macaroni, Linguine, Penne, and Pasta of Every Kindby Johanne Killeen, George GermonISBN 0060598735 (0-06-059873-5)
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On World Governmentby Dante, Herbert W. SchneiderISBN 0024082600 (0-02-408260-0)
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One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel García MárquezISBN 0060740450 (0-06-074045-0)
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It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:
A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gregory Rabassa, Gabriel Garcia MarquezISBN 0060883286 (0-06-088328-6)
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A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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One Way or Anotherby Leonardo SciasciaISBN 0060138041 (0-06-013804-1)
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Panorama Italianoby C. SperoiniISBN 0030506018 (0-03-050601-8)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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Panorama Italianoby Carlo Luigi Golino, C. SperoiniISBN 0030893844 (0-03-089384-4)
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Parola E Pensiero: Introduzione Alla Lingua Italiana Modernaby Vincenzo TraversaISBN 0060466537 (0-06-046653-7)
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Passage to Liberty: The Story of Italian Immigration and the Rebirth of Americaby A. Kenneth Ciongoli, Jay PariniISBN 0060089024 (0-06-008902-4)
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Pasta Frescaby Viana Laplace, Evan Kleiman, Ann FieldISBN 0060935081 (0-06-093508-1)
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Pasta Verdeby Judith BarrettISBN 0025074857 (0-02-507485-7)
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Pico Della Mirandola on the Dignity of Manby Pico Della MirandolaISBN 0024240109 (0-02-424010-9)
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Pocket Italian Dictionary: Italian/English English/ItalianISBN 0060956631 (0-06-095663-1)
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Political Partiesby Robert MichelsISBN 0029212502 (0-02-921250-2)
Softcover, Xlibris Corp
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 0060933259 (0-06-093325-9)
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Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Reluctant Suitorby Kathleen E. WoodiwissISBN 0061031534 (0-06-103153-4)
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The Remedy: A Novel Of London And Veniceby Michelle LovricISBN 0060859865 (0-06-085986-5)
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Following this shadowy group from the dark environs of London's Bankside to the lively streets of Venice, The Remedy guides us through playhouses, brothels, and convents with luscious details that breathe intoxicating life into the era. Long-listed for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction, The Remedy is a seductive and suspenseful tale that stays with you long after you've turned the final page.
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RhinocErosby Eugene IonescoISBN 0030137314 (0-03-013731-4)
Softcover, Harcourt School
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Allégorie des idéologies de masse, le rhinocéros, cruel et dévastateur, ne se déplace qu'en groupe et gagne du terrain à une vitesse vertigineuse. Seul et sans trop savoir pourquoi, Bérenger résiste à la mutation. Il résiste pour notre plus grande délectation, car sa lutte désespérée donne lieu à des caricatures savoureuses, à des variations de tons et de genres audacieuses et anticonformistes. La sclérose intellectuelle, l'incommunicabilité et la perversion du langage engendrent des situations tellement tragiques qu'elles en deviennent comiques, tellement grotesques qu'elles ne peuvent être que dramatiques.
On a dit du théâtre de Ionesco qu'il était engagé ; il l'est, en faveur de l'individu, menacé de marginalisation quand, malgré ses faiblesses, il parvient à résister aux tentations avilissantes qu'il a lui-même fait naître. --Sana Tang-Léopold Wauters [via]
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Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare, Billy Aronson, Lars Hokanson, Frances Cichetti, Kathryn YinglingISBN 0061064157 (0-06-106415-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Second Helpings from Union Square Cafe: 140 New Favorites from New York's Acclaimed Restaurantby Danny Meyer, Michael Romano, Duane MichalsISBN 0060196475 (0-06-019647-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Laura F. MarshISBN 0060762128 (0-06-076212-8)
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Collier, Tasha TudorISBN 0060278536 (0-06-027853-6)
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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 0023305401 (0-02-330540-1)
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Signor Marconi's Magic Box: How an Amateur Inventor Defied Scientists and Began the Radio Revolutionby Gavin WeightmanISBN 0007130058 (0-00-713005-8)
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Silent Duchessby Dick Kitto, Elspeth Spottiswood, Darcia MariainiISBN 0006545963 (0-00-654596-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silent Duchess'Book summary:Dacia Maraini is something of a national treasure in Italy. The author of more than 50 books, a director of stage and screen, and an outspoken feminist, Maraini has never been afraid of controversy. The Silent Duchess won prestigious awards in Italy upon its publication there in 1990, and has since been translated into 14 languages. It tells the story of Marianna Ucria, an 18th-century noblewoman who is both deaf and mute following a mysterious childhood trauma. Though outwardly Marianna's life follows the same trajectory as most women's of her class and time--an arranged marriage and endless childbearing--her inner life is quite unique. Within the silent world she occupies, Marianna pursues a vigorous life of the mind; in fact, silence becomes a weapon she wields to defend her deepest, truest self against society's suppression of women's creativity and will. From the first, horrifying images of a child's hanging, through Marianna's forced marriage to her elderly uncle, and finally to her recollection of the trauma that scarred her, The Silent Duchess takes the reader on a remarkable journey through the mores and manners of 18th-century Sicily and into the mind of its enigmatic, courageous heroine. [via]
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Simple Italian Sandwiches: Recipes from New York's Favorite Panini Barby Kathryn Kellinger, Jennifer Denton, Jason DentonISBN 006059974X (0-06-059974-X)
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Eating in Italy is all about simple pleasures, relaxing with good company, and savoring fresh, no-frills foods like traditional toasted panini, crustless tramezzini, and crunchy bruschetta. In Simple Italian Sandwiches, Jennifer and Jason Denton offer up a collection of recipes for these classic bread-based dishes, plus condiments, antipasti, and salads that are easy enough for the novice cook yet tasty enough for anyone with a sophisticated palate. From Soppressata, Fontina, and Arugula Panini, to Mozzarella and Basil Pesto Tramezzini, to Roasted Butternut Squash, Walnut, and Asiago Bruschetta, the dishes can be prepared in minutes and require minimal cooking.
With simplicity the governing rule for today's busy schedules, Simple Italian Sandwiches is the ideal cookbook for anyone who wants to prepare vibrant, flavorful food for family and friends, and then sit down and enjoy it with them.
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The Structure of Singing: System and Art in Vocal Techniqueby Richard MillerISBN 002872660X (0-02-872660-X)
Hardcover, Cengage Learning
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Tragedy of Macbethby William ShakespeareISBN 0030522331 (0-03-052233-1)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Beingby Milan Kundera, Michael Henry HeimISBN 0060932139 (0-06-093213-9)
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A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover -- these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel.
Controlled by day, Tereza's jealousy awakens by night, transformed into ineffably sad death-dreams, while Tomas, a successful surgeon, alternates loving devotion to the dependent Tereza with the ardent pursuit of other women. Sabina, an independent, free-spirited artist, lives her life as a series of betrayals -- of parents, husband, country, love itself -- whereas her lover, the intellectual Franz, loses all because of his earnest goodness and fidelity.
In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence we feel, says the novelist, "the unbearable lightness of being" -- not only as the consequence of our private acts but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.
This magnificent novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence. It juxtaposes geographically distant places (Prague, Geneva, Paris, Thailand, the United States, a forlorn Bohemian village); brilliant and playful reflections (on "eternal return," on kitsch, on man and animals -- Tomas and Tereza have a beloved doe named Karenin); and a variety of styles (from the farcical to the elegiac) to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world's truly great writers.
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