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Corporate Citizen (Roma Series Book Five)

Gabriel Valjan

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A call for help from an old friend lands Bianca and the crew back in Boston. On a timeout with...

Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

Paul Roberts

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This captivating book explores the lives of the ordinary people of Pompeii and Herculaneum the two...

Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps... and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind

Nick Littlehales

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'Nick Littlehales wants to redefine the very meaning of the word sleep' - Daily Telegraph 'Nick...

Never Stop Designing Spaces: An Emotional Journey Through Ten Places of Italian Life

Daniele Lago

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In this lavishly illustrated book, the reader is taken on an inspiring tour to some of Italy s most...

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My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry

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"The first volume in the Neapolitan quartet, this one changes in the mind’s eye if you’re pulled, as I am, helplessly through the subsequent books, with its primal scenes from early childhood deepening throughout. Is there a better portrait of friendship in literature than the story of Elena Greco, the narrator, and her brilliant friend, Lila Cerullo? Elena escapes the old neighborhood, and the poverty of postwar Naples, through education, but Lila remains the incandescent figure. The tormented power of their relationship never flags, through “The Story of a New Name,” “Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay,” and the devastating “The Story of a Lost Child.” I hear the TV series is good. The books are a universe."

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