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Massimo Birattari

    An Equal Music
    My way. Berlusconi si racconta a Friedman
    The Untouchable
    Snow in August
    Pobby and Dingan
    Solomon Gursky was Here
    • The Untouchable

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      The narrative unfolds through the perspective of Victor Maskell, an elderly former British intelligence officer and art expert, who faces disgrace after being exposed as a Russian agent. The novel delves into themes of betrayal and moral ambiguity, exploring the intricate web of espionage and personal identity. As Maskell grapples with his past and the forces behind his unmasking, the story weaves together elements of social satire and psychological depth, creating a compelling examination of loyalty and treachery.

      The Untouchable2017
      4,0
    • In nessun'altra nazione occidentale, negli ultimi vent'anni, un leader politico ha dominato così completamente la scena come ha fatto Silvio Berlusconi in Italia. Nessuno ha scatenato così tante polemiche, nessuno è stato tanto amato e odiato. In questo libro Alan Friedman, dopo un anno e mezzo di interviste e conversazioni con Berlusconi, i suoi amici, i suoi familiari, racconta una vita che non conosce mezze misure. Un ritratto intimo di un uomo sul quale pensavamo di sapere già tutto. Ma rispondendo a Friedman, Berlusconi si confessa come mai prima. Ripercorre le sue tormentate vicende giudiziarie e la lunga guerra con la magistratura, parla della sua passione per le donne, rivive i trionfi e l'amarezza delle sconfitte. Racconta gli anni Sessanta e Settanta, quando le sue città giardino hanno incarnato il sogno di un'Italia che scopriva il benessere. Racconta gli anni Ottanta, quando con la televisione commerciale ha cambiato le abitudini e i gusti degli italiani, inondando l'etere di consumismo yuppie e edonismo all'americana. Racconta il suo amato Milan, la squadra per cui faceva il tifo da bambino e che ha portato sul tetto del mondo. Racconta la politica italiana, parla del suo passato e del suo futuro. Nel vivace ritratto di Friedman assumono un rilievo fondamentale le drammatiche vicende internazionali, perché Berlusconi è stato testimone e protagonista del periodo successivo al crollo del muro di Berlino...

      My way. Berlusconi si racconta a Friedman2015
      3,8
    • Penguin Readers: Flour Babies

      • 48bladzijden
      • 2 uur lezen

      This novel looks at a boy's attempt to come to terms with his own absent father by doing a school project on parenting.

      Penguin Readers: Flour Babies2014
      3,4
    • Telegraph Avenue

      Roman. Nieuwe roman Pulitzer Prize winnaar.

      • 472bladzijden
      • 17 uur lezen

      Terwijl de zomer van 2004 op zijn einde loopt, proberen zakenpartners en beste vrienden Archy Stallings en Nat Jaffe hun platenzaak van de ondergang te redden. Brokeland Records op Telegraph Avenue in Californië is het laatste bastion tegen alles wat naar vooruitgang riekt - er wordt alleen vinyl verkocht en espressomachines komen er niet in. De toonbank is een verzamelplaats en hangplek voor buurtbewoners. Ondertussen hebben hun echtgenotes Gwen Shanks en Aviva Jaffe-Roth het druk met hun vroedvrouwenpraktijk en vechten ze tegen de heersende vooroordelen; nee, ze beoefenen écht geen voodoo. Gwen verwacht haar eerste kindje en komt erachter dat haar man Archy er een affaire op nahoudt. Aviva en Nat proberen hun puberzoon Julius in het gareel te houden, maar moeten lijdzaam toezien dat hij de beste vriend wordt van Titus, een zonderlinge jongen. Dan opent een megastore zijn deuren en dreigt Brokeland Records van de kaart te worden geveegd. De onderlinge verhoudingen komen op scherp te staan en allemaal moeten ze kiezen: jeugddromen blijven najagen of volwassen worden.

      Telegraph Avenue2013
      3,4
    • La grammatica vi fa paura? Quando consegnate una verifica tremate già al pensiero dei segnacci rossi e blu che la tempesteranno? Be’, un brutto voto non è niente al confronto a quello che succede ai protagonisti di questo libro, ragazzi come voi che, grazie a un misterioso benefattore, trascorrono una settimana in una villa-castello nel cuore di una valle sperduta dove piove sempre, i cellulari non prendono, non c’è internet e qualcuno ha pure tagliato i fili del telefono. In compenso, ci sono pericolose creature delle tenebre – licantropi, vampiri, fantasmi e mostri assortiti – che attaccano quando sentono l’odore degli errori di grammatica. Fra torri, fossati, un’inquietante biblioteca, corridoi bui, misteriosi rumori notturni, inspiegabili apparizioni e naturalmente un passaggio segreto, l’orrore incombe sugli errori. Con l’aiuto del professor Mangiafuoco, i ragazzi dovranno salvare la pelle districandosi fra i trabocchetti di verbi transitivi, intransitivi, attivi e passivi, di soggetti, predicati e complementi, di pronomi relativi e congiuntivi a rischio, di punti, virgole e perfino punti e virgola, per scoprire poi le regole della fabbrica delle parole e i segreti del vocabolario. Fino al colpo di scena finale.

      La grammatica ti salverà la vita2012
      3,1
    • From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.

      The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz2006
      3,7
    • Pilgrim, is the story of a man who cannot die. Ageless, sexless, deathless and timeless, Pilgrim has inhabited endless lives and times. On April 15, 1912 - ironically, the date of the sinking of the Titanic - Pilgrim fails, once again, to commit suicide, his heart miraculously beginning again, five hours after he is found hanging from a tree. Admitted to the Burgholzi Psychiatric Clinic in Zurich, by his dear friend Lady Sybil Quartermaine, Pilgrim - at first, stubbornly mute - begins a battle of psyche and soul with Carl Jung, self-professed mystical scientist of the unconscious and slave to his own sexual appetites. Poring over Pilgrim's journals in his quest to penetrate his patient's armour of silence, Jung is both confounded and shaken by the extraordinary revelations of other existences. Pilgrim is a richly-layered story of a man's search for his own destiny - superbly crafted, breathtaking in scope and brilliantly imagined.

      Pilgrim2004
      3,6
    • Since the age of 11 Moses Berger has been obsessed withthe Gursky clan, and insanely wealthy, profoundly seductive family of Jewish-Canadian descent. Now a 52-year-old alcoholic biographer, Berger is desperately trying to chronicle the stories of their lives, especially that of the mysterious Solomon Gursky, who may or may not have died in a plane crash.

      Solomon Gursky was Here2003
      4,0
    • While touring Vienna and Venice with the Maggiore Quartet, Michael Holme and Julia McNicholl, renew their mutual passion for each other, and the music they shared years earlier.

      An Equal Music2001
      3,8
    • He's a P.I. with a tail, a gumshoe with claws. He's the first dinosaur detective-and he just might make all other crime-solvers extinct.

      Anonymous Rex2000
      3,6
    • Pobby and Dingan

      • 140bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      The small daughter of an Australian opal miner has two imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan, who disappear when the father is accused of poaching another's claim. Her brother then attempts to find Pobby and Dingan to save his grief-stricken sister. A Book Sense 76 Pick.

      Pobby and Dingan2000
      4,0
    • Saper scrivere bene è utile per chiunque voglia comunicare la cosa giusta in modo adeguato. Attraverso molti esempi tratti da giornali, volantini, manuali d'istruzione, dalla lingua quotidiana e dalle opere degli scrittori, l'autore insegna come riconoscere e correggere i propri errori.

      Italiano: lo stile2000
    • Snow in August

      • 327bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year old Irish-Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

      Snow in August1999
      4,0