Download or read book The secrets of Italian secret services written by Paolo Parlamenti and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interview offers the author the opportunity to recall the facts experienced in the Italian secret services at the time of the establishment of the Second Republic.. He reveals his feelings and reminds the reader of the ambiguous figures and events of that sad and melancholy period. Friendship for Prefect Demetrio Missineo and brotherhood for school friend Maurizio. The important figure of Domenico Salazar. University students: their simplicity, freshness and sincerity. His mother and father, called “the rock”, helm of the family. The ineffable characters of Maurizio Broccoletti and the architect Adolfo Salabè. The waste of a lot of public money. Giulio Regeni and the immense pain of a mother deprived prematurely of the affection of her own son massacred by an Egyptian hand. Bruno Contrada and the reason of state that prevails over everything. Love for colors, regattas and scuba diving. the illness of lawyer Leila Benhar, the death of Maria Luisa Isolani, Young people are entrusted with the task of taking the present in hand to prepare a better future. The author must consistently similar that his own generation has failed in this.

Download or read book The Secrets of Italy written by Corrado Augias and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Italy's best-known writers takes a Grand Tour through her cities, history, and literature in search of the true character of this contradictory nation. There is Michelangelo, but also the mafia. Pavarotti, but also Berlusconi. The debonair Milanese, but also the infamous captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. This is Italy, admired and reviled, a country that has guarded her secrets and confounded outsiders. Now, when this "Italian paradox" is more evident than ever, cultural authority Corrado Augias poses the puzzling questions: how did it get this way? How can this peninsula be simultaneously the home of geniuses and criminals, the cradle of beauty and the butt of jokes? An instant #1 bestseller in Italy, Augias's latest sets out to rediscover the story-different from the history-of this country. Beginning with how Italy is seen from the outside and from the inside, he weaves a geo-historical narrative, passing through principal cities and rereading the classics and the biographies of the people that have, for better or worse, made Italians who they are. From the gloomy atmosphere of Cagliostro's Palermo to the elegant court of Maria Luigia in Parma, from the ghetto of Venice to the heroic Neapolitan uprising against the Nazis, Augias sheds light on the Italian character, explaining it to outsiders and to Italians themselves. The result is a "novel of a nation," whose protagonists are both the figures we know from history and literature and characters long hidden between the cracks of historical narrative and memory.

Download or read book The History of the Italian Secret Services written by Antonella Colonna Vilasi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the history of the Italian Secret Services from the pre-unitarian states to the ultimate events.

Download or read book Venice s Secret Service written by Ioanna Iordanou and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ioanna Iordanou traces the remarkable development of Venetian intelligence in the city-state system of Northern Italy, contesting that early-modern Venice was home of the world's first centrally-organized state intelligence service, setting a framework that has been instrumental in the creation of modern intelligence.

Download or read book The Book of Hidden Things written by Francesco Dimitri and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four old friends confront their darkest secrets in this fantasy steeped in nostalgia, folklore, religion, and the seductive landscape of Southern Italy—by the Italian Neil Gaiman. “A tale of adventure, mystery, friendship and heart-wrenching beauty that will make you re-examine what is holy, what is true, and what is beyond the realm of possibility.” —BookPage Four old school friends have a pact: to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in. Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring. But this year, he never shows up. A visit to his house increases the friends’ worry: Art is farming marijuana. In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous. They can’t go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own. This is how they come across the rumors about Art—bizarre and unbelievable rumors that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss’ daughter of terminal leukemia. And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, “The Book of Hidden Things”, that promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known. Set in the beguiling and seductive world of Southern Italy, Francesco Dimitri’s first novel in English is a story friendship, landscape, love, betrayal, and mystery that will entrance fans of Elena Ferrante, Neil Gaiman, and Donna Tartt.

Download or read book Spies and Their Masters written by Matteo Faini and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delves into the secret histories of the CIA, the FBI, and British and Italian intelligence to study how policymakers can control intelligence agencies and when these agencies will try to remove their own government. For every government they serve, intelligence agencies are both a threat and a necessity. They often provide vital information for national security, but the secrets they possess can also be used against their own masters. This book introduces subversion paradox theory to provide a social scientific explanation of the unequal power dynamic resulting from an often fraught relationship between agencies and their ‘masters’. The author also makes a case for the existence of ‘deep state’ conspiracies, including in highly developed democracies, and cautions those who denounce their existence that trying to control intelligence by politicizing it is likely to backfire. An important intervention in the field of intelligence studies, this book will be indispensable for intelligence professionals and policymakers in understanding and bridging the cultural divide between these two groups. It will also make for a fascinating and informative read to scholars and researchers of diplomacy, foreign policy, international relations, strategic and defence studies, security studies, political studies, policymaking and comparative politics.

Download or read book The Crisis of the Italian State written by Patrick McCarthy and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-01-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first full-length English language account of the "clean hands" crisis, Patrick McCarthy finds the roots of Berlusconi's rise and fall in the practices of clientalism, the machinations of the Mafia, the corporate direction of Fiat, the edicts of the Vatican, and even the organization of the Italian soccer league. illustrations.

Download or read book Secrets and Truth written by Katherine Verdery and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing in Soviet-style communism was as shrouded in mystery as its secret police. Its paid employees were known to few and their actual numbers remain uncertain. Its informers and collaborators operated clandestinely under pseudonyms and met their officers in secret locations. Its files were inaccessible, even to most party members. The people the secret police recruited or interrogated were threatened so effectively that some never told even their spouses, and many have held their tongues to this day, long after the regimes fell. With the end of communism,ÿmany ofÿtheÿnewly established governments?among them Romania?s?opened their secret police archives. From those files,ÿas well asÿher personal memories, the author has carried out historical ethnography of the Romanian Securitate.ÿSecrets and Truthsÿis not only of historical interest but has implications for understanding the rapidly developing ?security state? of the neoliberal present. ÿ

Download or read book Italian Baking Secrets written by Father Giuseppe Orsini and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian Baking Secrets is Father Orsini's sixth cookbook, and once again the reader gets not only wonderful recipes from the great tasting cuisine of Italy, but the "retired" priest's entertaining comments. Father Orsini knows how to make good food great, and his directions come with the bonus of his wide knowledge. The book begins with what to most of us is an amazing story: how the use of grain developed as long ago as---or possibly even prior to---the Neolithic period. Orsini tells us about the grains that were raised---and eaten---more than eight thousand years ago. Through charming and fascinating anecdotes, he lets us see the way bread has evolved, from flat loaves baked on hot stones to the myriad breads that have evolved in Italy alone---making our mouths water to hear about them. But don't let the author's charming storytelling keep you from his recipes; if you do, you will miss some delicious and easy-to-make dishes you might otherwise never taste---and once tasted, you will want to make them again and again.

Download or read book Papa Rossi s Secrets of Italian Cooking written by Dominic Rossi and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sant of the Secret Service Some Revelations of Spies and Spying written by William Le Queux and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Sant of the Secret Service Some Revelations of Spies and Spying by William Le Queux

Download or read book The Devil s Spawn written by William Le Queux and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Secrets on the Italian Island written by T.A. Williams and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her work has got in the way of relationships before – but never like this Anna’s job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where she’s sent to look for precious metals. And the island isn’t the only thing that’s gorgeous – she can’t believe her luck when she meets windsurfer Marco and sparks fly. But Anna must keep her role on Elba a secret to avoid upsetting the locals, which means lying to Marco even as they grow closer. When her old friend Toby visits, Anna suddenly finds herself torn between the attentions of the two men. However, Anna’s not the only one keeping secrets. Is Marco being entirely honest with her? And why did Toby really come to visit? A fun and escapist romance, perfect for fans of Lucy Coleman and Alex Brown.

Download or read book Venice s Secret Service written by Ioanna Iordanou and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice's Secret Service is the untold and arresting story of the world's earliest centrally-organised state intelligence service. Long before the inception of SIS and the CIA, in the period of the Renaissance, the Republic of Venice had masterminded a remarkable centrally-organised state intelligence organisation that played a pivotal role in the defence of the Venetian empire. Housed in the imposing Doge's Palace and under the direction of the Council of Ten, the notorious governmental committee that acted as Venice's spy chiefs, this 'proto-modern' organisation served prominent intelligence functions including operations (intelligence and covert action), analysis, cryptography and steganography, cryptanalysis, and even the development of lethal substances. Official informants and amateur spies were shipped across Europe, Anatolia, and Northern Africa, conducting Venice's stealthy intelligence operations. Revealing a plethora of secrets, their keepers, and their seekers, Venice's Secret Service explores the social and managerial processes that enabled their existence and that furnished the foundation for an extraordinary intelligence organisation created by one of the early modern world's most cosmopolitan states.

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of William Le Queux Illustrated written by William Le Queux and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 16070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-French novelist William Le Queux penned popular thrillers and intriguing espionage novels. He led an adventurous life, in keeping with his fiction, serving as a diplomat for San Marino, while extensively travelling Europe, the Balkans and North Africa. He was also a flying buff and a wireless pioneer, who broadcasted music from his own station long before radio was generally available. His most famous works are the invasion fantasies ‘The Great War in England in 1897’ and ‘The Invasion of 1910’. Le Queux’s exaggerated tales and falsified accounts of Britain’s neighbours, playing upon the fervid xenophobia of the time, were so powerful and gripping that they led to the creation of Britain’s first Secret Service Bureau, the forerunner of MI5. This eBook presents the largest collection ever compiled of Le Queux’s fiction, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Le Queux’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 74 novels, with individual contents tables * Features many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as ‘The Great War in England in 1897’ are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare story collections available in no other collection, including ‘Strange Tales of a Nihilist’ * Includes a range of Le Queux’s non-fiction * Features Le Queux’s fascinating autobiography, first time in digital print * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Novels Guilty Bonds (1891) The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) Zoraida (1894) The Temptress (1895) The Great White Queen (1896) A Secret Sin (1897) Devil’s Dice (1897) Whoso Findeth a Wife (1897) The Eye of Istar (1897) Scribes and Pharisees (1898) If Sinners Entice Thee (1898) The Bond of Black (1899) The Day of Temptation (1899) The Veiled Man (1899) The Wiles of the Wicked (1900) An Eye for an Eye (1900) In White Raiment (1900) Of Royal Blood (1900) Her Majesty’s Minister (1901) The Sign of the Seven Sins (1901) The Gamblers (1901) The Under-Secretary (1902) The Unnamed (1902) The Tickencote Treasure (1903) The Seven Secrets (1903) The Closed Book (1904) As We Forgive Them (1904) The Sign of the Stranger (1904) The Hunchback of Westminster (1904) The Idol of the Town (1904) The Czar’s Spy (1905) Behind the Throne (1905) The Pauper of Park Lane (1906) The Count’s Chauffeur (1906) The Invasion of 1910 (1906) The Mysterious Mr Miller (1906) Whatsoever a Man Soweth (1906) The Great Court Scandal (1907) The Lady in the Car (1908) Spies of the Kaiser (1909) The House of Whispers (1909) The Red Room (1909) Treasure of Israel (1910) Hushed Up! (1911) The Lost Million (1913) The Price of Power (1913) Her Royal Highness (1914) The White Lie (1914) The Four Faces (1914) The Sign of Silence (1915) The Mysterious Three (1915) At the Sign of the Sword (1915) The Mystery of the Green Ray (1915) The Zeppelin Destroyer (1916) Number 70, Berlin (1916) The Way to Win (1916) The Broken Thread (1916) The Place of Dragons (1916) Annette of the Argonne (1916) Beryl of the Biplane (1917) Sant of the Secret Service (1918) The Stolen Statesman (1918) The Doctor of Pimlico (1919) Whither Thou Goest (1920) The Intriguers (1920) The Red Widow (1920) Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo (1921) This House to Let (1921) Tracked by Wireless (1922) The Gay Triangle (1922) The Golden Face (1922) The Stretton Street Affair (1922) The Voice from the Void (1922) The Golden Three (1930)The Shorter Fiction Strange Tales of a Nihilist (1892) Stolen Souls (1895) The Secret of the Fox Hunter (1903) The Death-Doctor (1912) The Bomb-Makers (1917) The Crimes Club (1927)The Non-Fiction Britain’s Deadly Peril (1915) The German Spy System from Within (1915) German Atrocities (1915) The Minister of Evil (1917) Rasputin the Rascal Monk (1917) The Secrets of Potsdam (1918)The Autobiography Things I Know About Kings, Celebrities and CrooksPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Download or read book The Italian Girl s Secret An Absolutely Gripping and Emotional WW2 Historical Fiction Novel written by Natalie Meg Evans and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent knock on the wooden farmhouse door breaks the midnight silence. Heart racing, she tip-toes down the stairs, draws back the bolts and gazes into the eyes of a stranger. "Please, signorina. I must find a way to send my message. The war depends upon it." Italy, 1943. On her nonna's tomato farm in the hills outside Naples, sheltering a soldier with an English accent is the most dangerous thing Carmela del Bosco could do. But with one look at his wounds, Carmela is filled with hatred for those who would tear apart her beautiful home and decides to risk everything, hiding the stranger in an abandoned watchtower outside the village. In his pain and fever, he murmurs in English, but insists his name is Sebastiano and that he has a message to send that will end the war. Carmela tends to his injuries and smuggles fresh pasta from her grandmother to the watchtower whenever she can. But just as his strength returns - and passion grows between them - they are seen and betrayed by a member of Carmela's own family. With their lives on the line, the pair flee down the mountains into the city of Naples, where German soldiers patrol every street. Desperate, Sebastiano begs Carmela to send the message for him. But as soon as she hears it, her blood runs cold... Can she find the courage to do what's right for her country, if it threatens the lives of everyone she loves? Will she ever see her beloved nonna again? And can she trust Sebastiano with her heart - or will he lead her into terrible danger? An absolutely stunning and heartbreaking historical novel about the choices people are forced to make in wartime, and how one act of incredible bravery can change everything. Fans of The Nightingale, All the Light We Cannot See and Rhys Bowen will be captivated. Read what everyone's saying about Natalie Meg Evans: 'Wow, wow, wow is all I can say... tense and the surprises just kept on coming... tore at my heart.' Shaz's Book Blog, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Amazing stuff! I felt so many emotions and I highly recommend this book! Five stars all the way!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was completely gripped... the writing was superb, the historical details completely immersive. I would love to read anything this author writes.' Squeezed Peach, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartbreaking, haunting... you are going to devour this one... a mesmerizing, poignant, emotional, gripping, passionate and compelling novel... powerful and evocative... I cannot recommend this enough.' Chicks, Rogues and Scandals 'Wonderful... one of the best love stories I've read... dramatic, passionate... suspenseful and cinematic... The emotion she conjures up is phenomenal.' Jthbooks, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautifully written novel by an extremely talented writer. Excellent character depiction, plus an exciting storyline makes for a roaring success. Highly recommended.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book THE SECRET SERVICE Spy Thrillers Boxed Set written by James Fenimore Cooper and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 13278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SECRET SERVICE - Spy Thrillers Boxed Set is a carefully curated collection that traverses the suspenseful and shadowy corridors of espionage literature. Stitching together a rich tapestry of narratives, this anthology celebrates the genre's inception and evolution, featuring a range of literary styles from the thrilling to the cerebral. Each work, chosen for its unique contribution to the spy narrative, offers a glimpse into the intriguing interplay of morality, loyalty, and betrayal. Among these selections, readers will encounter notable tales that have shaped and defined the espionage genre, making this collection an indispensable archive of literary history. The authors represented in this compilationJames Fenimore Cooper, John Buchan, and Arthur Conan Doyle, among othersare titans of literature whose collective works have left an indelible mark on the spy genre and beyond. Hailing from diverse backgrounds, they bring to the fore a plethora of experiences and perspectives, enriched by their involvement in historical and cultural movements of their times. Together, their stories encapsulate the zeitgeist of their eras, contributing to a multifaceted discussion on the nature of secret service work and its implications for national identity and individual morality. This anthology is a must-read for enthusiasts of spy literature and scholars alike, offering a panoramic view of the genres development and its cultural impact. Readers are invited to delve into the complexity of espionage through the lens of these master storytellers, each narrative a thread in the larger tapestry of intrigue and intelligence. THE SECRET SERVICE - Spy Thrillers Boxed Set serves not only as a compendium of thrilling espionage tales but as a medium for exploring the nuanced dynamics of secrecy, patriotism, and ethics. It beckons the reader to journey through the annals of spy literature, uncovering the secrets that lie within each page.