Italian Short

Gaio Giulio Cesare è il personaggio più famoso della storia di Roma antica, nonché uno dei più noti condottieri di tutti i tempi. In suo onore vennero chiamati "Cesare" gli imperatori di Roma, gli imperatori tedeschi e gli zar russi. Eppure Cesare non fu mai imperatore o re. Nel corso degli ultimi, tempestosi anni della Roma repubblicana, fu cinque volte console, pontefice massimo per quasi vent'anni e dittatore.

Riuniti in raccolta dallo stesso Buzzati questi racconti brevi rappresentano una vera "summa" del mondo poetico dello scrittore, uno dei maestri nella narrativa italiana contemporanea.

Some people dream of a gentle retirement enjoying crochet or cricket, but for two sexagenarians, a more cadaverous future awaits… Newly retired teachers, Etta and Dora, take a walk along an old mule track connecting their mountain-top villages, each hoping to soothe the distress she feels at the paltry pension she will receive. Meeting at the fabled Witches’ Cave, they put aside their woes – the naked body of Sibilla, Castelmezzano’s beautiful witch, lies dead at the foot of the old oak tree. Did she plummet from the sky during a Sabbath flight as the superstitious locals are ...

Il primo caso della fortunatissima serie dell'avvocato Guerrieri.

Il termine Theta-Healing significa letteralmente "guarigione con le onde Theta" o "guarigione allo Stato Theta". Si tratta di una tecnica energetica che permette di ottenere benessere a livello fisico, mentale e spirituale. Attraverso la frequenza delle onde cerebrali Theta, si ha uno stato di profondo rilassamento che conduce a metà strada tra la nostra mente conscia e quella non conscia.

If you are looking for simple ways to make your life more chic, sexy, and simple, this is the book for you. Inside this guide to the good life, you will find: Ways to imbue everything in your life with elegance and simplicity without going broke. How to elevate your daily habits and rituals to create an effortlessly chic life. Put into place chic and simple structures and systems that give you more time to live the luxurious life you dream about. You have the power to live an effortlessly chic life. With only a few adjustments and tweaks, you can make your life as effortlessly chic as you ...

A gloomy, gloomy tale, based on one of the classic versions of the legend will hurl you—in an instant—onto this haunted vessel par excellence in the mind of its lugubrious Captain. Happy reading—to you who accept the challenge! The original edition of this Italian short story was chosen by: “Extravergine d’Autore – Self Publishing of Premium Quality”

From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no qualms about the task, whether it entails abduction, torture - or even murder.

A SWEET, SPICY, AND FUNNY VALENTINE'S DAY NOVELLA FROM THE USA TODAY & INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR DIANA NIXON. My Valentine's Day couldn't be any worse: no date, no heart-shaped cards, one missed flight and tons of work to do. Great, just great. For a romance writer as I am, my personal life looks like a disaster. My only boyfriends are fictional. I've got only one coffee cup in the kitchen, and millions of readers who have no idea how terrible I am at everything they love about my books. Maybe that's why meeting Angelo Moretti turned out to be a pleasant bonus to my Italian book tour...

Learning a language is a task that is not for the faint of heart. The oodles of lessons on grammar, verb conjugations, and verb periphrases peculiar to that language can make the whole affair seem boring and tedious. However, there is a solution for this. The approach adopted in this audiobook, a learn Italian language book, makes the learning of Italian seamless, effortless, and painless. The audiobook is also filled with lovable characters you can identify with and this makes the audiobook more interesting to listen.

By going through six Italian stories revolving around common, everyday activities, you will expand your vocabulary with words you will use often, along with learning more in-depth grammar by familiarizing yourself with these stories. Each story tackles a fairly mundane task - grocery shopping or visiting a dog park for example - and in using these settings, this book will allow you the opportunity to hear these words in action, thus making it easier for you to incorporate the new words into not only your vocabulary but seamlessly into the conversation.

Forty-year-old Tanya Baker dreams of starting a new life and making friends when she moves to a block of flats by the River Thames with her thirteen-year-old daughter, Hattie. But as Tanya and Hattie knock on neighbours’ doors in search of a tin opener, it’s clear that the residents of Number One Quayside like to keep to themselves. Everyone, that is, except their next-door neighbours, Italian chef Giacomo Dalamo, and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Frankie. Between a delicious dish of lasagne (Giacomo’s) and a burnt salad (Tanya’s), they hatch a plan to set a library of things in ...

Nobody likes studying the rules. To make you understand, all you have to do is pronounce a sentence in the right way. Think when, during a holiday, you said a simple phrase, and it worked because you just repeated it. The study of grammar and verb conjugations is overrated. Especially for beginners! The important thing you have to master in the Italian language is pronunciation. Good pronunciation is essential to be understood.

In questo ritratto, racconteremo la vita di Van Gogh a partire dai primi anni, dalla nascita a un anno esatto dalla morte del fratello maggiore suo omonimo. Conosceremo la famiglia Van Gogh, una famiglia patriarcale, molto religiosa e chiusa. All'interno di questo contesto, Vincent sviluppò una forte propensione verso la missione religiosa fino a decidere di dedicare la sua vita a Dio. Contemporaneamente, durante il periodo di fervore mistico, nel giovane Vincent comparvero i tratti della ribellione e i primi malesseri psichici.

As the war rages on, Lilian Young finds herself struggling to survive in the changing landscape of Amalfi. With children being forced into military training and her lover, Luigi, away for longer periods of time, Lilian fears for her safety and the safety of those she cares about. But when a ruthless attack leaves her feeling even more alone and guilty for her actions, Lilian must find the strength to carry on. As she navigates the demands of working with British Intelligence, she risks everything - her relationships, her life, and even the life of her unborn child. With danger lurking ...

In questo viaggio per conoscere la "mindfulness" partiremo dalla sua origine, antica e lontana, ossia gli insegnamenti del Buddismo, in particolare la meditazione Vipassana, e le pratiche di meditazione Yoga. Una volta chiarite le origini e gli assunti teorici, filosofici e culturali che sono dietro questa pratica, continueremo a conoscere la "mindfulness" andando al cuore dei suoi meccanismi. Capiremo l'importanza primaria della respirazione, analizzeremo il tipo di atteggiamento mentale necessario per vivere ogni attimo della vita in modalità mindfulness, cioè con consapevolezza, senza giudizio, nell’attimo presente. Infine analizzeremo la mindfulness alla luce di importanti e numerosi esperimenti in ambito psicoterapeutico e neurobiologico.

With the death of his wife still raw, Jack Connolly's mood is dark and dangerous. He's not looking for a woman - until he meets buttoned-up but beautiful Grace Spencer, who stirs his senses back to life. Yet Jack cannot act on his feelings, as Grace belongs to another!

The purpose of this audiobook is to show you that you can learn a language, no matter how hard it might seem in the beginning. You will find dialogues with a step-by-step translation and some questions with answer keys. The exercises provide you with a lot of practice; many useful words and phrases are included for reference during your learning and for a long time after.

"La pioggia di maggio" di Moravia è la storia di un giovane che, innamoratosi della figlia di un oste, viene istigato dalla ragazza a uccidere il padre. Il delitto viene minutamente organizzato, salvo poi andare in fumo per una circostanza del tutto fortuita ...

Collection of short stories for beginners and intermediate learners, with English translation, inspired by true facts. A bilingual book for all ages to understand environment issues and improve Italian language. The author: Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher, author, storyteller, stage actor and director, was born in Naples in 1968 and currently lives in Rome. His first book, Sunset (Tramonto, Italian edition, Lapis, 2002, Tempesta, 2017), in 2003 was selected by the International Youth Library (IYL), in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens, a mention for books from around the world that they ...