Download or read book The Book of Venice written by Elisabetta Baldisserotto and published by Comma Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate – the way so many of the city’s residents already have – to the mainland... An aspiring author struggles with the inexorable creep of rentalisation that has forced him to share his apartment, and life, with ‘global pilgrims’... An ageing painter rails against the liberties taken by tourists, but finds his anger undermined by his own childhood memories of the place... The Venice presented in these stories is a far cry from the ‘impossibly beautiful’, frozen-in-time city so familiar to the thousands who flock there every year – a city about which, Henry James once wrote, ‘there is nothing new to be said.’ Instead, they represent the other Venice, the one tourists rarely see: the real, everyday city that Venetians have to live and work in. Rather than a city in stasis, we see it at a crossroads, fighting to regain its radical, working-class soul, regretting the policies that have seen it turn slowly into a theme park, and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink what kind of city it wants to be.
Download or read book The Things We Said in Venice written by Kristin Anderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solid and dependable, high school counselor Sarah Turner knows all about helping others get their lives on track. But when her own life spirals drastically off course due to a fast-track divorce, she surprises everyone. She leaves her job and home in Bend, Oregon and heads to Europe for a six-week solo adventure. Amsterdam is her final destination where she plans to enter a controversial program that could change her life. From the temples of Angkor Wat to the ruins of Machu Picchu, renowned Dutch travel writer Fokke van der Veld has seen it all. After a major betrayal, there's one thing he's not interested in seeing again: women. That's why the guys-only trip to the Italian Dolomites with his old university brothers is just what he needs. Sort of. If they weren't teasing him and getting him drunk. When a series of unexpected events in Italy throws Fokke and Sarah together, the sparks are undeniable, but so is the fear that keeps them apart. Will these two independent travelers open themselves up to a chance of love, or catch a fast train to safety? Kristin Anderson, author of Green (2013), is an American living in The Netherlands with her Dutch husband and their son. This is her second novel.
Download or read book The Venice Literary Review written by Paul Levine and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Venice Literary Review is a book of short essays and musings about aging, the challenges of change, a move to Florida from New York during the pandemic, adjustment to a highly regulated gated community for retirees, diminishing physical abilities, memories of the past, and the struggles of being a writer.
Download or read book One Week in Venice with the CEO written by Kate Hardy and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One week to save her palazzo… …and heal her heart Penniless contessa Serafina Ardizzone needs to rebuild her family’s crumbling palazzo in Venice, and she has just one week to persuade handsome CEO Gianni Leto to help! Neither are looking for anything more than a business relationship—this is strictly professional. But as Venice casts its spell and they dance under the moonlight in St. Mark’s Square, romance is in the air… Can the next seven days together change their lives—forever? “Oh, I really enjoyed this one. Kate Hardy is such a fabulous author. She created credible, likeable characters, a well-developed plot, and some emotional depth. It was a very satisfying read.” -Goodreads on Surprise Heir for the Princess “I seldom give 5 star ratings, but this lovely tale certainly deserves it. I highly recommend this charming book. You will be uplifted….” -Harlequin Junkie on A Will, a Wish, a Wedding
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Download or read book The Lion of Venice written by Mark Frutkin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1997-10-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magical novel is the story of Marco Polo as he is about to set sail on an arduous pilgrimage across the sun-soaked silk route.
Download or read book The Girl from Venice written by Martin Cruz Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Martin Cruz Smith, “a master of the international thriller” (The New York Times), a suspenseful World War II love story set against the beauty, mystery, and danger of occupied Venice. Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo comes across a young woman’s body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia rather than hand her over to the Nazis. This act of kindness leads them into the world of Partisans, random executions, the arts of forgery and high explosives, Mussolini’s broken promises, the black market and gold, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon. With Martin Cruz Smith’s trademark suspense, action, and breathtaking romance during World War II Italy, The Girl from Venice is “a gripping evocation of a beautiful nation and of two people, trapped in the lunacy of war and the bravery it can inspire” (The Seattle Times).
Download or read book The Floating Book written by Michelle Lovric and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice, 1468. Sosia Simeon, a free-spirited sensualist, is the lover of many men in the fabled city, though married to one she despises. On the edge of the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer sets up the first printing press in Venice and looks for the book that will make his fortune. When he tempts fate by publishing Catullus, the poet whose desperate and unrequited love inspired the most tender and erotic poems of antiquity, a scandal is set in motion that will change all their lives forever.
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Download or read book A Golden Book of Venice A Historical Romance Of The 16th Century written by Lawrence Turnbull and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Download or read book The City of Falling Angels written by John Berendt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-09-26 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." —The Boston Globe Twelve years ago, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the New York Times bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight, and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.
Download or read book Midsummer night s dream Love s labour s lost Merchant of Venice As you like it All s well that ends well Taming of the shrew written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Merchant of Venice As you like it All s well that ends well Taming of the Shrew Winter s tale written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Venice written by Andrew Deener and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled between Santa Monica and Marina del Rey, Venice is a Los Angeles community filled with apparent contradictions. There, people of various races and classes live side by side, a population of astounding diversity bound together by geographic proximity. From street to street, and from block to block, million dollar homes stand near housing projects and homeless encampments; and upscale boutiques are just a short walk from the (in)famous Venice Beach where artists and carnival performers practice their crafts opposite cafés and ragtag tourist shops. In Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles, Andrew Deener invites the reader on an ethnographic tour of this legendary California beach community and the people who live there. In writing this book, the ethnographer became an insider; Deener lived as a resident of Venice for close to six years. Here, he brings a scholarly eye to bear on the effects of gentrification, homelessness, segregation, and immigration on this community. Through stories from five different parts of Venice—Oakwood, Rose Avenue, the Boardwalk, the Canals, and Abbot Kinney Boulevard— Deener identifies why Venice maintained its diversity for so long and the social and political factors that threaten it. Drenched in the details of Venice’s transformation, the themes and explanations will resonate far beyond this one city. Deener reveals that Venice is not a single locale, but a collection of neighborhoods, each with its own identity and conflicts—and he provides a cultural map infinitely more useful than one that merely shows streets and intersections. Deener's Venice appears on these pages fully fleshed out and populated with a stunning array of people. Though the character of any neighborhood is transient, Deener's work is indelible and this book will be studied for years to come by scholars across the social sciences.
Download or read book Financial Vipers of Venice written by Joseph P. Farrell and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2013-09-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to Babylon's Banskters. The banksters have moved from Mesopotamia via Rome to Venice. There, they have manipulated popes and bullion prices, clipped coins, sacked Constantinople, destroyed rival Florence, waged war, burned "heretics" and suppressed hidden secrets threatening their financial supremacy... until Giordano Bruno and Christopher Columbus, broke the banking cartel's control of information and bullion...
Download or read book Collection of the Best Works of William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Or What You Will by William Shakespeare written by and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Enter the vibrant world of “The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.” Shakespeare's classic play unfolds a tale of love, betrayal, and justice as the characters navigate the complexities of relationships and societal expectations. Filled with wit and memorable characters, this work showcases Shakespeare's unparalleled skill in crafting both comedy and drama. Book 2: Experience the lively battle of wits and love in “The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.” Shakespeare's comedy explores the courtship of the strong-willed Katherine and the clever Petruchio. With humor and insight, the play delves into themes of love, gender roles, and the transformative power of relationships. Book 3: Indulge in the delightful romantic comedy of “Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare.” Shakespeare's play weaves a tapestry of mistaken identities, love triangles, and the whimsical nature of human desire. Filled with enchanting characters and poetic language, this work captures the essence of Shakespearean comedy and the timeless allure of love's complications.
Download or read book Midsummer night s dream Love s labor s lost Merchant of Venice As y u like it All s well that ends well Taming of the shrew written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
