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Author : Paul Salsini
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2021-07-16
A Tuscan Treasury written by Paul Salsini and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-16 with Fiction categories.
FROM WWI TO COVID, from Florence to the tiny villages of Tuscany, stories of love, courage and adventure from award-winning author Paul Salsini. FROM A TUSCAN TREASURY "So we became spies. When Maria and I would enter a village we would find out if there were any Germans or Fascists there so the partisans would know if it was safe to enter. Sometimes we’d be stopped, but mostly we just looked like simple Italian women with scarves on our heads and prayer books in our hands. We always told them we were going to church to pray for the end of the war." From "The Staffetta" "Anna, can I tell you something? After I left you on the doorstep that night, I couldn't stop thinking about you. I couldn't sleep nights. I went on long runs, but that didn't help. I was supposed to referee a football game Saturday morning and I made terrible calls. I couldn't concentrate hearing confessions Saturday afternoon. I barely made it through Mass on Sunday. Anna, I couldn't wait to see you again." From "Anna and the Television Priest"
A Tuscan Treasury
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Author : Paul Salsini
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2021-07-16
A Tuscan Treasury written by Paul Salsini and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-16 with categories.
FROM A TUSCAN TREASURY "So we became spies. When Maria and I would enter a village we would find out if there were any Germans or Fascists there so the partisans would know if it was safe to enter. Sometimes we'd be stopped, but mostly we just looked like simple Italian women with scarves on our heads and prayer books in our hands. We always told them we were going to church to pray for the end of the war." - From "The Staffetta" "Anna, can I tell you something? After I left you on the doorstep that night, I couldn't stop thinking about you. I couldn't sleep nights. I went on long runs, but that didn't help. I was supposed to referee a football game Saturday morning and I made terrible calls. I couldn't concentrate hearing confessions Saturday afternoon. I barely made it through Mass on Sunday. Anna, I couldn't wait to see you again." - From "Anna and the Television Priest" "A woman was interested in buying Bramasole?" "Yes, and Signor Martini told me she's a poet and a writer. And she's also a professor at a university in San Francisco. Can you imagine?" It was only weeks later when Michele called his father with news. "Papa, the deal is done. That American woman, Frances Mayes, bought Bramasole!" - From "Also Under the Tuscan Sun"
Florence And Tuscany
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Author : Ted Jones
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Florence And Tuscany written by Ted Jones and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with Travel categories.
The magical landscapes and rich culture of Tuscany have fostered the inspiration and settings for literature since the works of the great Florentine poets Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio in the 14th century and has been a magnet for expatriate writers since the arrival in Florence of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer in 1372. With its historic cities and villages; its verdant countryside and crepuscular coastline; its treasury of art covering five millennia and, above all, its long heritage of authorship, Tuscany one of the most celebrated and well-travelled regions in the world. As the source of the Italian language and birthplace of the Renaissance, Tuscany lies at the historic and cultural heart of Italy, and has remained an irresistible attraction to writers for six centuries. This book is a journey that follows in their footsteps; from John Milton and Thomas Gray to the Brownings, the Shelleys, Charles Dickens, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, E. M. Forster, Mark Twain, Muriel Spark and many others.Florence and Tuscany: A Literary Guide for Travellers takes the literary-minded traveller (either in person or in an armchair) on a vivid and illuminating journey, retracing the footsteps of writers who have lived and worked in, or been inspired by, the history and landscape of Tuscany from John Milton and Thomas Gray to the Brownings, the Shelleys, Charles Dickens, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, E.M. Forster, Mark Twain Muriel Spark and many others. For anyone who has fallen under a Tuscan spell, as so many have before, this book - the first of its kind - will prove enthralling reading.
In Destiny S Hands
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Author : Justin C. Vovk
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2010-01-19
In Destiny S Hands written by Justin C. Vovk and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-19 with Education categories.
Justin Vovks In Destinys Hands is the heartbreaking story of five children of Austrias iconic empress, Maria Theresa, who watched as their royal worlds were ripped apart by tragedy and epic misfortunes. These are the stories of Joseph, whose disastrous reign forced Austria to the brink of civil war; Amalia, the brazen and scandalous duchess who married a boy-prince and died exiled and forgotten; Leopold, Maria Theresas unassuming second son, who was the envy of Europe until his tumultuous reign was cut tragically short; Maria Carolina, the very Austrian queen of Naples, who ended her days fighting Napoleon with her dying breath; and Marie Antoinette, the legendary teenage bride, who was hated and reviled as Queen of France and met her ultimate fate on the guillotine, a testimony to her mothers vain ambition. Painstakingly researched and masterfully crafted, In Destinys Hands brings to vivid life the world of the eighteenth century like never before. Readers will find many fascinating details in Vovks In Destinys Hands. Vovk has shed light on these individuals and provided a much needed new work on Maria Theresas progeny. Julia P. Gelardi, author of the critically acclaimed Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria and In Triumphs Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid For Glory Be prepared for heart break, smiles, and most of all, a roller coaster of enlightenment you will not be able to it down. David Antunes, M.A., author of Napoleons Way: How One Little Man Changed the World
Florence In The Forgotten Centuries 1527 1800
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Author : Eric Cochrane
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-10-30
Florence In The Forgotten Centuries 1527 1800 written by Eric Cochrane and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-30 with Art categories.
The city of Florence has long been admired as the home of the brilliant artistic and literary achievement of the early Renaissance. But most histories of Florence go no further than the first decades of the sixteenth century. They thus give the impression that Florentine culture suddenly died with the generation of Leonardo, Machiavelli, and Andrea del Sarto. Eric Cochrane shows that the Florentines maintained their creativity long after they had lost their position as the cultural leaders of Europe. When their political philosophy and historiography ran dry, they turned to the practical problems of civil administration. When their artists finally yielded to outside influence, they turned to music and the natural sciences. Even during the darkest days of the great economic depression of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, they succeeded in preserving—almost alone in Europe—the blessings of external peace and domestic tranquility.
Sidereus Nuncius Or The Sidereal Messenger
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Author : Galileo Galilei
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1989-04-15
Sidereus Nuncius Or The Sidereal Messenger written by Galileo Galilei and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-04-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Sidereus Nuncius (usually Sidereal Messenger, also Starry Messenger or Sidereal Message) is a short astronomical treatise (or pamphlet) published in New Latin by Galileo Galilei in March 1610. It was the first published scientific work based on observations made through a telescope, and it contains the results of Galileo's early observations of the imperfect and mountainous Moon, the hundreds of stars that were unable to be seen in either the Milky Way or certain constellations with the naked eye, and the Medicean Stars that appeared to be circling Jupiter.[1] The Latin word nuncius was typically used during this time period to denote messenger; however, albeit less frequently, it was also interpreted as message. While the title Sidereus Nuncius is usually translated into English as Sidereal Messenger, many of Galileo's early drafts of the book and later related writings indicate that the intended purpose of the book was "simply to report the news about recent developments in astronomy, not to pass himself off solemnly as an ambassador from heaven."[2] Therefore, the correct English translation of the title is Sidereal Message (or often, Starry Message)."--Wikiped, Nov/2014.
Joseph Ii Volume 1 In The Shadow Of Maria Theresa 1741 1780
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Author : Derek Beales
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1987-04-30
Joseph Ii Volume 1 In The Shadow Of Maria Theresa 1741 1780 written by Derek Beales and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-04-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This volume describes the claustrophobic atmosphere, in which Joseph was trained to rule, and his attempts after 1765 as co-regent with his formidable mother.
Sondheim And Me
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Author : Paul Salsini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09-06
Sondheim And Me written by Paul Salsini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-06 with categories.
Paul Salsini's memoir details his unique relationship with American musical composer Stephen Sondheim throughout his years as the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review, the only publication devoted solely to Sondheim's work during his lifetime.
Napoleon S Life In Camp And Cabinet From The French Of M De Bourienne Segur Las Cases C C C
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Author : Napoleon Bonaparte
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
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Napoleon S Life In Camp And Cabinet From The French Of M De Bourienne Segur Las Cases C C C written by Napoleon Bonaparte and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte Once Emperor Of The French Who Died In Exile At St Helena After A Captivity Of Six Years Duration
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Author : William Hodgson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1841
The Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte Once Emperor Of The French Who Died In Exile At St Helena After A Captivity Of Six Years Duration written by William Hodgson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1841 with categories.