Download or read book Sirena written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality creates great conflict between love and honor when he is called to defend Greece in the Trojan War.
Download or read book North written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-01-24 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
Download or read book Susan Linda Nina Cokie written by Lisa Napoli and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group biography of four beloved women who fought sexism, covered decades of American news, and whose voices defined NPR In the years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women in the workplace still found themselves relegated to secretarial positions or locked out of jobs entirely. This was especially true in the news business, a backwater of male chauvinism where a woman might be lucky to get a foothold on the “women’s pages.” But when a pioneering nonprofit called National Public Radio came along in the 1970s, and the door to serious journalism opened a crack, four remarkable women came along and blew it off the hinges. Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women, their deep and enduring friendships, and the trail they blazed to becoming icons. They had radically different stories. Cokie Roberts was born into a political dynasty, roamed the halls of Congress as a child, and felt a tug toward public service. Susan Stamberg, who had lived in India with her husband who worked for the State Department, was the first woman to anchor a nightly news program and pressed for accommodations to balance work and home life. Linda Wertheimer, the daughter of shopkeepers in New Mexico, fought her way to a scholarship and a spot on-air. And Nina Totenberg, the network's legal affairs correspondent, invented a new way to cover the Supreme Court. Based on extensive interviews and calling on the author’s deep connections in news and public radio, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie will be as beguiling and sharp as its formidable subjects.
Download or read book Maradona written by John Ludden and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time. It began on 5th July 1984. A most beautiful day in the Italian South. With 70,000 screaming Neapolitans awaiting him and roaring out his name in the San Paolo stadium, Diego Armando Maradona arrived under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, and for seven years all hell was let loose. For so long the ailing giant SSC Napoli criminally underachieved. Their fanatical support unequalled in both passion and size across Italy. None had ever been more feared or hated, but how they ached for success. A history dramatic, explosive and so damned tragic. Like the finest Italian operas' it always ended in despair. Then came Maradona. Blessed with a ball at his feet on the field, hopelessly cursed off it. When in the mood unplayable, but then there was a dark side. He mixed openly with the city's most feared and notorious gangsters, the Camorra. The feared Giuliano clan. Untouchable, beyond reproach. A lifestyle fuelled by cocaine. A lawless idol with thorns so deep they pricked to make Maradona believe for a while he was a God. Scarface in football boots. Nothing less. When not enjoying the decadent excesses of this Babylon by the sea, there was magic to be made on the field as the charismatic Argentinian inspired Napoli to their first ever Scudetto title. It was the stuff of Neapolitan dreams and Northerner's nightmares. Juventus, the Milan clubs, all despised as they mocked this last major European city before Africa. 'Welcome to Italy'. 'Vesuvio wash them with lava', claimed the banners on any journey North. In revenge, Maradona, this barbarian king, led the southern hordes against those who viewed Naples lower than the dirt on the Italian boot. A revolution took place every Sunday for seven years with battles raging both on and off the field. As the Napoli tifosi fell in worship at his dancing feet, Maradona continued to party on unabated. Sheltered from all prying eyes until the magic faded and he was tossed out like garbage. Once Upon a Time in Naples attempts to chronicle this unforgettable era of when Diego left his inestimable mark on Italian football and Neapolitan's hearts. Whom he raised to the stars only to ultimately break them. An alluring tale of wonderful football, glory, despair, betrayal, corruption and then came a moment many years later of redemption. In a city that lived for the day and chanced their hand on the forever changing moods of Mount Vesuvius, Diego Maradona became bigger than God himself. From a high their patron San Gennaro kept a watching eye, but even he could not promise to bring about a happy ending. Miracles are one thing, Maradona another. For in this city where the devil feared to tread, even the angels had dirt under their wings. Welcome to Naples.... (Once Upon a Time in Naples is the basis for the Diego Maradona film directed by the Oscar winning Asif Kapadia and produced by Paul Martin and James Gay Rees.) @johnludds [email protected]
Download or read book MARADONA The History of the Legend in Napoli written by Derick Mondalle and published by MedTechBiz. This book was released on 2024-10-07 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the incredible journey of Diego Maradona, one of the greatest legends in world football, in this must-read book for fans of the sport. "Maradona: A Legend of Football" explores the fascinating trajectory of a player who changed the history of Napoli and left his mark on Italy and the world. From his arrival at Napoli, where he won historic titles, to his peak with the 1986 World Cup triumph, this book reveals the most exciting and controversial details of his career. Discover how Maradona transformed Napoli into one of the most powerful clubs in Italy, taking on giants of European football and leading the team to the top with two Scudetti and the UEFA Cup. If you are passionate about football, history and the incredible career of Maradona, this book is a must-read. Discover how the Argentine star became immortal in the hearts of Italians and a global icon of the sport.
Download or read book Breath written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salz is a boy afflicted with cystic fibrosis -- though in the Middle Ages in Saxony no one can identify it as such. Instead he is an outcast, living with his unfeeling father and superstitious brothers in a hovel outside Hameln. His grandmother has kept Salz alive by having him avoid the mead and beer commonly drunk by all and by teaching him how to clear his lungs. When the townsfolk of Hameln are affected by a mold that grows on the hops -- poisoning their mead and beer -- Salz is one of the few who are unaffected. The mold's effect is hallucinogenic, and soon Hameln is in the grips of a plague of madness, followed by a plague of rats. It is only Salz who can proclaim the truth -- although it might cost him his life.
Download or read book Three Days written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-07-14 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While driving in the Italian countryside, eleven-year-old Jackie's father suddenly collapses at the wheel. Fear for her father's life quickly turns to terror when two Italian men kidnap her and drive to their remote home in the countryside. Jackie soon discovers that her captors are actually a family, plagued by a mysterious secret. Award-winning novelist Donna Jo Napoli has created a haunting thriller that gives life to Jackie's utter desperation and determination to escape.
Download or read book Donna Jo Napoli written by Hilary S. Crew and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Jo Napoli has received acclaim for her young adult works and is especially known for her historical novels and her retellings of myth and fairy tales. In this full-length critical study, Hilary S. Crew integrates criticism and biographical information to illuminate Napoli's many novels, as well as other writings by Napoli such as her essays on writing for young people and her book, Language Matters. A comprehensive critical analysis of 19 novels, Donna Jo Napoli: Writing with Passion provides an understanding of how Napoli's life and profession as a professor of linguistics influences her writing for young adults. The novels analyzed in this study include Napoli's retellings of such fairy tales and myths as The Magic Circle, Zel, Bound, Beast, and Sirena; novels whose stories are drawn from religious and traditional sources such as Song of the Magdalene, Breath, and Hush; such historical works as The Smile, Daughter of Venice, and two novels set during WWII, Stones in Water and Fire in the Hills; and her most recent book for young adults, Alligator Bayo. An interview with Napoli concludes this significant resource for those working with young adults.
Download or read book Napoli Scudetto 33 Year Later written by Fabio Carbone and published by Fabio Carbone. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Scusate il ritardo' (Sorry for the delay) is one of the slogans used by Napoli football fans to ironise about a Scudetto (Title) that Naples has been missing for 33 years. And ‘Napoli: Scudetto 33 Year Later’ – with subtitle 'Sorry for the Delay' – is the title of this photostory, in more then 150 shots, made to celebrate the third Scudetto long awaited by Neapolitans living in Naples, and by those cheering from the rest of Italy and the rest of the world where they work, hope and love. The photo story is a true itinerary through the neighbourhoods of Naples. There is no shortage of photos of Spaccanapoli, Via San Gregorio Armeno and other places of Naples' identity. All of the photos, however, show the city's historical places in the third Scudetto. So an SSC Napoli flag or banner is always present in the photos. And there is no lack of photographs taken in lesser-known places in Naples, but which are able to show all the deep love of this city for its football team. For the tourist, as well as a guide when visiting the historic quarters of Naples, ‘Napoli: Scudetto 33 Year Later’ is a digital souvenir with which to live and relive the historic moment (the wait lasted 33 years!). A souvenir to participate, with the citizens of Naples and the team, in the excitement of having won such an important sports competition after having waited so long for it. For those of you from Naples and its province, you can consider this digital book made up of photographs as a souvenir of the celebration for the third Scudetto to keep in your smartphone. For those neapolitans who are hundreds or thousands of kilometres away from Naples, the photographic ebook is a way to strengthen the bond with their city, with their land, and to experience even more intensely this event that has been awaited for 33 years: celebrating Napoli's Scudetto. A photo ebook, a guide, a digital souvenir, ‘Napoli: Scudetto 33 Year Later - Sorry for the Delay', to download to your smartphone, iPhone or other mobile device, from all online ebook stores. In the ebook also the photos of the Scudetto party on June 4, 2023 from Piazza del Plebiscito and its surroundings.
Download or read book Albert written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day when Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life.
Download or read book Summary of Lisa Napoli s Susan Linda Nina Cokie written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-26T22:59:00Z with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Sue Levitt, who lived in New York City, was a fan of the radio show Grand Central Station. She would spend hours listening to the show and daydreaming about life in the fictional train terminal. #2 Sue’s family was very loving and supportive, but they weren’t wealthy. They lived in a pre-war building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and her mother worked as a bookkeeper for the city. By the time television arrived in the 1950s, her world was changing around her. #3 Sue was accepted into one of the city’s most competitive public high schools, Music and Art, where she met her future husband. She was surrounded by a group of peers who were all extremely unique, but who all shared the same interests and dreams. #4 Ed was the first person to whom Sue showed any interest in music or literature. He was also the first to encourage her to pursue a career in music. She was determined to conquer the world, and she knew that an ordinary life would not do.
Download or read book Ugly written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ugly just isn’t like the other ducklings in the clutch. His neck is too long. He stays underwater for “too many” seconds. He keeps climbing onto Mother’s back whenever he’s afraid. When all the other ducks of Dove Lake turn against him, Ugly’s mother has no choice but to protect her family and leave her darling Ugly behind. Armed with only his natural curiosity and a few good pieces of advice, the ugly duckling must find his way home. Luckily, the friendship of a few wonderful animals in the Tasmanian outback—a boxing wallaby, two brave geese, a maternal wombat, and a spunky possum—makes his journey a lot easier. But what exactly is Ugly trying to find? By setting this story in Tasmania, Donna Jo Napoli turns expectations on their heads and gives readers a fresh look at this classic tale of finding one’s identity.
Download or read book Spinners written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by . This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reinvention of the Rumplestiltskin story -- one spinner uses a stolen wheel, crippling his leg as he makes straw into a glittering dress for his beloved, whom he loses. A second spinner named Saskia becomes a master spinner -- until she too is forced to spin straw into gold. When they meet, a new tale must be spun.
Download or read book Social Media and the Public Interest written by Philip M. Napoli and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facebook, a platform created by undergraduates in a Harvard dorm room, has transformed the ways millions of people consume news, understand the world, and participate in the political process. Despite taking on many of journalism’s traditional roles, Facebook and other platforms, such as Twitter and Google, have presented themselves as tech companies—and therefore not subject to the same regulations and ethical codes as conventional media organizations. Challenging such superficial distinctions, Philip M. Napoli offers a timely and persuasive case for understanding and governing social media as news media, with a fundamental obligation to serve the public interest. Social Media and the Public Interest explores how and why social media platforms became so central to news consumption and distribution as they met many of the challenges of finding information—and audiences—online. Napoli illustrates the implications of a system in which coders and engineers drive out journalists and editors as the gatekeepers who determine media content. He argues that a social media–driven news ecosystem represents a case of market failure in what he calls the algorithmic marketplace of ideas. To respond, we need to rethink fundamental elements of media governance based on a revitalized concept of the public interest. A compelling examination of the intersection of social media and journalism, Social Media and the Public Interest offers valuable insights for the democratic governance of today’s most influential shapers of news.
Download or read book How Hungry are You written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ever-increasing group of children go on a picnic, finding a way to divide the food that they all have contributed.
Download or read book In a Flash written by Donna Jo Napoli and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting and dramatic story of two devoted sisters, Italian citizens, who must survive in WWII Japan. In 1940, when Simona is eight and her sister, Carolina, is five, their father becomes the cook to the Italian ambassador to Japan, and the family leaves Italy for Tokyo. The girls learn perfect Japanese, make friends, and begin to love life in their new home. But soon Japan is engaged in a world war. In 1943, when all Italians in Japan are confined to internment camps as enemy aliens, Papà and the girls are forced to part, and Simona and Carolina embark on a dramatic journey. Anyone who aids them could be arrested for treason. All the sisters have is each other: their wits, courage, and resilience, and the hope that they will find people who see them not as the enemy, but simply as children trying to survive. In this gripping, deeply moving story, Donna Jo Napoli gives readers an unforgettable and authentic new perspective on World War II.
Download or read book Up All Night written by Lisa Napoli and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wild inside story of the birth of CNN and dawn of the age of 24-hour news How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour news channels and constantly breaking news? The answer—thanks to Ted Turner and an oddball cast of cable television visionaries, big league rejects, and nonunion newbies—can be found in the basement of an abandoned country club in Atlanta. Because it was there, in the summer of 1980, that this motley crew launched CNN. Lisa Napoli’s Up All Night is an entertaining inside look at the founding of the upstart network that set out to change the way news was delivered and consumed, and succeeded beyond even the wildest imaginings of its charismatic and uncontrollable founder. Mixing media history, a business adventure story, and great characters, this is a fun book on the making of the world we live in now.
