The Last Gondola
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The Last Gondola
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Author : Edward Sklepowich
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-01-27
The Last Gondola written by Edward Sklepowich and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-27 with Fiction categories.
Investigating a few lost trinkets, Urbino Macintyre discovers a mysterious murder Samuel Possle is Venice’s oldest expatriate, a reclusive former playboy whose hedonistic youth would make the perfect subject for a book—that is, if any writer could make him talk. Biographer and amateur sleuth Urbino Macintyre has been trying for months to get an interview with Possle, and he is about to give up when his closest friend, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini, offers to introduce him to Possle in exchange for a favor. Worthless items have gone missing from her home, and she wants Macintyre to find out if they were stolen or if her mind is beginning to slip. What appears to be an innocuous case will lead Macintyre down a treacherous canal. Interviewing Possle and searching for the contessa’s missing baubles draws the detective into the city’s gothic underbelly, where dark figures seem to lurk around every corner, and the fog conceals terrible secrets.
The Gondola Maker
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Author : Laura Morelli
language : en
Publisher: Laura Morelli
Release Date : 2014-03-03
The Gondola Maker written by Laura Morelli and has been published by Laura Morelli this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-03 with Fiction categories.
Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice -Benjamin Franklin Digital Award -IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book -National Indie Excellence Award Finalist -Eric Hoffer Award Finalist -Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. "I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands." --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author of Italian Food Artisans "Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride, and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy." --Library of Clean Reads "Beautiful, powerful evocation of the characters, the place, and the time. An elegant and thoroughly engaging narrative voice." --Mark Spencer, author of Fiction Club: A Concise Guide to Writing Good Fiction
La Gondola
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Author : Peter Rüedi
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
La Gondola written by Peter Rüedi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Gondola
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Author : Donna Leon
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2015-02-10
Gondola written by Donna Leon and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-10 with History categories.
This illustrated history of the gondola—its cultural significance and ingenious design—includes audio recordings of Venetian barcarole. First used in medieval Venice as a getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries from a floating pleasure palace for the Venetian elite, to a tourist favorite in the city. In Gondola, international bestselling author Donna Leon tells stories about the history of these boats. She discusses how all 280 pieces of the gondola are made in a maestro’s workshop—and shares how a friend of hers decided to make his own boat, which took five years to complete. Along with the work that goes into making a gondola, the barcarole sung from the prow are part of the culture of these boats. This edition includes recordings of barcarole, performed by the Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra and conducted by Riccardo Minasi. “A delightful look at the gondola as cultural icon, marvel of construction and object of romance and mystery.” —Opera New
La Gondola
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Author : William Vincent Wallace
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1844
La Gondola written by William Vincent Wallace and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1844 with categories.
The Complete Works Of Lord Byron From The Last London Edition
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Author : George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1837
The Complete Works Of Lord Byron From The Last London Edition written by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1837 with categories.
The Cosmopolitan
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
The Cosmopolitan written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with American literature categories.
La Gondola By Various Authors Edited By G Damerini
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Author : Gino DAMERINI
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
La Gondola By Various Authors Edited By G Damerini written by Gino DAMERINI and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with categories.
The Guggenheims
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Author : John H. Davis
language : en
Publisher: SP Books
Release Date : 1989-12
The Guggenheims written by John H. Davis and has been published by SP Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This definitive portrait of one of America's wealthiest, most influential dynasties traces their dynamic and often tragic lives. 'The Guggenheims': Meyer Guggenheim, the penniless immigrant whose genius for business and penchant for taking risks made the family fortune; Solomon Guggenheim, the pioneer art patron who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build the revolutionary piece of modern architecture, The Guggenheim Museum, opening the doors of contemporary art to America; Peggy Guggenheim, self-styled 'first liberated woman' who built a Venetian palace for her art but lost both her daughter and her lover to suicide; Daniel & Harry Guggenheim, whose financial interest in rocket science supported the Apollo moon landing and the growth of America's modern space program; Roger W Straus Jr, grandson of Daniel Guggenheim, who became America's foremost literary publisher, bringing numerous Nobel Prize Winning authors to the world's bookshelves. Updated with the latest from the heirs to the Guggenheim dynasty and illustrated throughout with rare family photos, John Davis has chronicled the saga of one of America's first families of philanthropy.
La Lugubre Gondola Ii
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Author : Franz Liszt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
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