Download or read book Perfection written by Julie Metz and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julie Metz's life changes forever on one ordinary January afternoon when her husband, Henry, collapses on the kitchen floor and dies in her arms. Suddenly, this mother of a six-year-old is the young widow in a bucolic small town. And this is only the beginning. Seven months after Henry's death, just when Julie thinks she is emerging from the worst of it, comes the rest of it: She discovers that what had appeared to be the reality of her marriage was but a half-truth. Henry had hidden another life from her. "He loved you so much." That's what everyone keeps telling her. It's true that he loved Julie and their six-year-old daughter ebulliently and devotedly, but as she starts to pick up the pieces and rebuild her life without Henry in it, she learns that Henry had been unfaithful throughout their twelve years of marriage. The most damaging affair was ongoing -- a tumultuous relationship that ended only with Henry's death. For Julie, the only thing to do was to get at the real truth--to strip away the veneer of "perfection" that was her life and confront each of the women beneath the veneer. Perfection is the story of Julie Metz's journey through chaos and transformation as she creates a different life for herself and her young daughter. It is the story of coming to terms with painful truths, of rebuilding both a life and an identity after betrayal and widowhood. It is a story of rebirth and happiness -- if not perfection.
Download or read book 1000 Common Verbs written by Science-Based Language Learning Lab and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 3064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1000 Common Verbs: Learn LANGUAGE Through Simple Sentences Description: Unlock the door to LANGUAGE fluency with 1000 Common Verbs: Learn LANGUAGE Through Simple Sentences. This practical guide is designed for beginners and intermediate learners, introducing you to the 1000 most common verbs in LANGUAGE through straightforward and easy-to-understand sentences. By mastering these essential verbs and understanding their context in daily dialogue, you will significantly enhance your ability to comprehend and communicate in LANGUAGE. Each sentence is thoughtfully translated into English, making it an excellent tool for self-study or classroom use. Whether you're preparing for travel, enhancing your career opportunities, or simply passionate about learning a new language, this book provides you with a strong foundation to build your LANGUAGE skills. With 1000 Common Verbs: Learn LANGUAGE Through Simple Sentences, you'll not only expand your vocabulary but also learn how to use these words naturally in conversations, helping you speak confidently and understand native speakers with ease. Features: - 1000 of the most common LANGUAGE verbs used in practical sentences - Clear and accurate English translations for each sentence - Ideal for beginners and intermediate learners - Enhances vocabulary, comprehension, and conversational skills - Perfect for self-study, travel, or as a classroom resource Embark on your LANGUAGE learning journey today and discover how mastering just 1000 common verbs can transform your ability to communicate. 1000 Common Verbs: Learn LANGUAGE Through Simple Sentences is your essential guide to becoming proficient in one of the world's most widely spoken languages.
Download or read book Vite Italiane written by Susanna Iuliano and published by Trans Pacific Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MULTICULTURAL STUDIES. AUSTRALIAN. Vite Italiane documents the migration flow of Italian immigrants from the late 1800s to the present day. This work integrates the history of the largest non-English-speaking migrant group in Western Australia into the mainstream historical record and in so doing shows how the Italian-speaking community has become an integral part of Western Australias, and indeed the nations, social, economic and cultural fabric.
Download or read book A History of Neapolitan Drama in the Twentieth Century written by Mariano D'Amora and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world that tends to homologate, thus becoming, in every aspect of our lives, grey, flat and uniform, so creating the world of universal similarity (including language), does it still make sense today to talk about vernacular theatre? Tackling such a question implies uncovering the reasons for the disappearance of the many regional theatres that were present in Italy in the nineteenth century. There is no doubt that first the unification of the country in 1861, and then the language policies of fascism in the ‘30s were the final nails in the coffin for local theatres. It is also true, however, that what really determined their downsizing was the progressive loss of connection with their own environment. If we give an essentially superficial interpretation to the adjective “vernacular”, and in a play we see a canovaccio (plot) that the local star uses as a vehicle to show his talent through a series of modest mannerisms, then “vernacular” implies the death certificate of this type of theatre (once the star dies, his alleged dramaturgy dies with him and his mannerisms). On the contrary, if we identify in this adjective the theatre’s healthy attempt to develop a local, social and cultural analysis of its environment, it opens a whole new meaning and acquires a perspective that a national theatre can never aspire to. This is the case of Neapolitan theatre. It managed to survive and thrive, producing plays that were capable of critically describing modern and contemporary reality. Neapolitan playwrights forcefully proclaimed their roots as a primary source for their work. The city, in fact, became a direct expression of that cultural microcosm which provided them with the living flesh of their plots.
Download or read book 2 001 Most Useful Italian Words written by Giovanni Dettori and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal travel companion and at-home reference, this volume features over 2,000 common Italian words, each accompanied by a brief definition, a sentence in Italian demonstrating proper usage, and a translation. These up-to-date terms cover twenty-first-century digital technologies and consumer electronics, and a convenient category section offers greetings and words related to food, the family, days of the week, and the seasons, plus helpful tips on vocabulary and grammar.
Download or read book Intermediate Italian For Dummies written by Daniela Gobetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take your Italian skills to the next level the fun and easy way with Intermediate Italian For Dummies! This practical, easy-to-follow guide will help you to be more fluent and comfortable in your Italian writing. You’ll learn key concepts, practice what you’ve learned, and check your answers. With the exercises and lessons featured in this book, you will be able master written communication in Italian. You’ll quickly understand the basics of Italian grammar and pick up on the nuances of this romantic language. You’ll learn how to conjugate verbs, navigate tenses, and feel comfortable with gendered words. Say and spell words correctly, and no one will be able to tell that you’re not a native Italian. You’ll discover the basics of ordering words, answering questions, and forming complete sentences. You’ll be able to master parts of speech and apply articles as needed. Find out how to: Navigate grammar, language nuances, and verb tenses Conjugate verbs and understand the basics of gender Say and spell words correctly Order words correctly Answer questions and form complete sentences Use articles where necessary Understand the various parts of speech Write and speak Italian like a native Complete with lists of ten facts to remember about Italian grammar and ten subtle terminology distinctions, Intermediate Italian For Dummies is your one-stop guide to taking your Italian skills to the next level and improving upon what you already know about this widely spoken language.
Download or read book Soluzioni written by Denise De Rôme and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using an appealing visual layout, Soluzioni explains the major topics of Italian grammar in clear and concise language. Real language examples and plenty of varied and imaginative exercises show how grammar works in practice. This new edition includes: Tables and charts for easy navigation and at-a-glance comprehension Authentic material from Italian media and literature showing grammar in context Graded practice exercises with answers so learners can review their progress Free interactive exercises and weblinks on www.routledge.com/cw/rome . This second edition has been fully revised and updated with new examples and even more on contemporary usage making this the clearest and most comprehensive pedagogical grammar available.
Download or read book Perdita written by Dylan Riley and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intense literary memoir of love and grief “Our marriage was, from any conventional point of view, wildly implausible; and you, my dear son, are the miraculous product of this beautiful, rather crazy, and all too brief love affair.” When Dylan Riley received the devastating news that his wife, Emanuela, had cancer, he turned to writing to express the anguish and disarray brought by her worsening symptoms and then her passing. Perdita, composed for their teenage son, Eamon, is the result of this attempt to represent loss. It is at once a portrait of youth, a lyrical memoir of a marriage, and a raw and moving account of bereavement. Riley describes cancer, Perdita’s central antagonist, as a pitiless opponent, draining hope of its power and reducing it to self-delusion. Its course forces a progressive foreshortening of time. Next year might be terrible, but there can be a few good months now; tomorrow will likely be bad, but let’s focus on today. In this memoir, the disease provokes a broader set of reflections on the openness, contingency, and pain of the human condition, a status defined by the context of mortality, both our own and that of those we love.
Download or read book La Cicala written by Fabio Luzietti and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2012-03-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La coinvolgente storia di Marco e dei suoi amici, che lo accompagnano lungo il percorso che compie, insieme a Sara, verso una vita nuova, nonostante la grave malattia che deve affrontare. Ambientato lungo la valle del Metauro, in un ambiente pieno di storia e di natura intatta, ripercorre il cammino difficile, affrontato con ironia e voglia di vivere, da una condizione di normalità insoddisfacente a una di invalidità pienamente appagante, con un aiuto che viene da lontano nel tempo ma è sempre lì accanto, Margherita. Per info e contatti: http://www.fabioluzietti.com/
Download or read book Extravagance and Three Other Plays written by Dacia Maraini and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection includes four theatrical works of acclaimed Italian author, Dacia Maraini, in a dual-language format (Italian/English). The works have been chosen around the themes of distress, exclusion, and various manifestations of tragedy with particular reference to women. The works were chosen within a modern and a historical reference in order to give breadth to the main themes. The individual works include: (a) Stravaganza/Extravagance. The unfolding drama alludes to the Legge Basaglia (the so-called Basaglia Law, 180/1978), whose prescriptions included the closure of insane asylums throughout Italy; (b) Camille. In this piece, Maraini offers a reinterpretation of the storied and controversial relationship between the sculptor, Auguste Rodin, and his young apprentice/assistant, Camille Claudel; (c) Storia di Isabella di Morra raccontata da Benedetto Croce/The Story of Isabella di Morra as Told by Benedetto Croce. In this play, the power of literature and the written word (the implicit, culpable “character” in this play) culminates in atrocious homicide; (d) I digiuni di Catarina da Siena/The Fasting of Catherine of Siena. Powerful relationships dominate this account of Saint Catherine’s profound religiosity.
Download or read book The Everything Italian Practice Book written by Ronald Glenn Wrigley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Download or read book Routledge Intensive Italian Course written by Anna Proudfoot and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intensive foundation course in Italian is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Accompanying audio material containing dialogues, listening exercises and pronunciation practice is available to purchase separately in CD format. These two audio CDs are designed to work alongside the accompanying book. Students using the Routledge Intensive Italian Course will practise the four key skills of language learning - reading, writing, speaking, and listening - and will acquire a thorough working knowledge of the structures of Italian. The Routledge Intensive Italian Course takes students from beginner to intermediate level in one year.
Download or read book Yankee Love written by B. D. D. Horlander and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red Velvet Diary written by Joan Isaacson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three women tell the story. Maria, the daughter of a rabbi, begins her journey in Turkey and travels to Greece as a young girl, where she meets the Greek Orthodox priest who asks for her hand in marriage. Lula is Maria's daughter. She lives in Athens, Greece, during the Axis occupation of World War 2 and falls in love with her country's enemy, an Italian sailor. Joan is Lula's daughter, whose journey begins in the tiny hamlet of Chianchetelle, Italy, then to West New York, New Jersey, where she meets the love of her life. The stories are to honor a life well-lived, and most are based on the memories told and re-told around the kitchen table.
Download or read book La Bella Vita written by Aminda Leigh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carla Bruni. Giorgio Armani. Luciano Pavarotti. Giada De Laurentiis. Sophia Loren. The Leonardos (Da Vinci e DiCaprio). From fettucine to fashion and back again, nobody does La Bella Vita like the Italians. Whether preparing a meal or sculpting the David, singing an aria or seducing a lover, Italians take their time, and do it right--adagio! In this bellissimo primer, Romans Aminda Leigh and Pietro Pesce show you how to achieve that sensual perfection in everything you do, leading you on a smolderingly hot journey through each of the five senses: Sight (vista): Toss the shabby, shapeless clothes and dress up! Italians take meticulous care of their appearance and are always fashionable. Sound (udito): Act like an Italian and emphasize the positive whenever possible. Touch (tatto): Touch like all Italians do--double-kiss, hold hands, touch other people's arms, and gesticulate! Smell (olfatto): Take a ride on an Italian motorbike and pay attention to the scents of your environment--the sea air, a coffee shop, a flower garden . . . Taste (gusto): Forget inhaling a heavy dinner--eat like Italians and savor a long, leisurely home-cooked meal! From fashion and film to food and language, this book is the crash course in Italian living every Italophile should indulge in, pronto!
Download or read book Interpretazioni written by Cristina Pausini and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpretazioni is an intermediate- to advanced-level Italian textbook that aims to teach language through film, focusing on Italian movies from 2010 to 2017. Teaching language through cinema is a widespread and proven practice that engages all four main language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), and Interpretazioni utilizes the proven format and pedagogy of Pausini and Antonello Borra's previous book, Italian Through Film (Yale UP, 2003), which is regarded highly among teachers. Films featured in Interpretazioni span genres, address a wide range of themes, and are set in various parts of Italy, encouraging students and teachers to more fully engage with the complexity of Italian cinema. As in Italian through Film, the activities based on the films are divided into three main categories (before, during, and after viewing the film) with a natural progression from warm-up questions to closed and controlled exercises to open-ended and creative tasks–both oral and written–including grammar practice, all within the context of each single film. An instructor's manual with answer keys and suggestions on using apps for teaching is available on the www.press.georgetown.edu website.
Download or read book Il Poese Di Cuccagna written by Matilde Serao and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
