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Cime tempestose
Emily Brontë • 2014
Il principe della nebbia
Carlos Ruiz Zafón • 2011
Un giorno questo dolore ti sarà utile
Peter Cameron • 2010
Noi siamo tempesta
Michela Murgia • 2019
Il codice da Vinci
Dan Brown • 2006
A sud del confine, a ovest del sole
Murakami Haruki • 2013
Il miglio verde
Stephen King • 1998
La canzone di Achille
Madeline Miller • 2019
1984
George Orwell • 2013
Uno Nessuno Centomila
Luigi Pirandello • 2018
Reading
WA. La vía japonesa de la armonía
Laura Imai Messina • 2020
To Read
La scatola delle Lacrime
Han Kang
Have you ever wondered why that 13-digit number on the back of a book costs $125 in the United States but is completely free in Canada and India? This book, The Global ISBN Handbook, is your 2025 guide to the International Standard Book Number. It explains everything about this global "fingerprint" for books. The ISBN is the most important cornerstone of the publishing industry. It started as a simple warehouse tool in the 1960s. Now, it is a complex digital identifier used in over 200 countries. This handbook deconstructs the entire system. It uses 15 distinct national case studies to do this. You will learn how the old 10-digit system changed to the new 13-digit one. We break down the five parts of the ISBN, from the "Bookland" prefix to the final check digit. The book explores the global governance framework, starting with the International ISBN Agency. Then, it dives deep into how different countries run their systems. You'll see the privatized, high-cost model in the United States. You'll compare it to Canada's free, government-run system. We explore the industry-led models in Brazil and Germany. We look at government-run systems in Mexico and India. We even cover the unique case of China, where the ISBN is not a simple identifier but a state-controlled publication license. The book also examines the systems in the UK , France , Russia , Japan , Australia , South Africa , Nigeria , and Egypt. Many books and websites can tell you how to get an ISBN. This handbook is the only resource that explains why the process is so different everywhere you look. It moves beyond a simple "how-to" and provides a true global analysis. It directly compares the privatized, for-profit models in the US and UK against the free, public-good systems in Canada and South Africa. You won't just learn the price; you will understand the cultural policies, market structures, and legal philosophies that shape that price. This book shows how the ISBN is a "global mirror". It reveals how a simple number can be a commercial product in one nation , a tool of cultural policy in another , and an instrument of state control in a third. This comparative insight is the missing piece for any author, publisher, or researcher trying to navigate the complex international publishing market. Disclaimer: This handbook is an independently produced resource for commentary and analysis. The author has no affiliation with the International ISBN Agency, R.R. Bowker, Library and Archives Canada, the National Press and Publication Administration, or any other national ISBN agency. This work is independently produced under the principle of nominative fair use.
Tutto chiede salvezza
Daniele Mencarelli · 2020
<p>Ha vent'anni Daniele quando, in seguito a una violenta esplosione di rabbia, viene sottoposto a un TSO: trattamento sanitario obbligatorio. È il giugno del 1994, un'estate di Mondiali.<br></p><p>Al suo fianco, i compagni di stanza del reparto psichiatria che passeranno con lui la settimana di internamento coatto: cinque uomini ai margini del mondo. Personaggi inquietanti e teneri, sconclusionati eppure saggi, travolti dalla vita esattamente come lui. Come lui incapaci di non soffrire, e di non amare a dismisura.<br></p><p>Dagli occhi senza pace di Madonnina alla foto in bianco e nero della madre di Giorgio, dalla gioia feroce di Gianluca all'uccellino resuscitato di Mario. Sino al nulla spinto a forza dentro Alessandro.<br></p><p>Accomunati dal ricovero e dal caldo asfissiante, interrogati da medici indifferenti, maneggiati da infermieri spaventati, Daniele e gli altri sentono nascere giorno dopo giorno un senso di fratellanza e un bisogno di sostegno reciproco mai provati. Nei precipizi della follia brilla un'umanità creaturale, a cui Mencarelli sa dare voce con una delicatezza e una potenza uniche.<br></p><p>Dopo l'eccezionale vicenda editoriale del suo libro di esordio - otto edizioni e una straordinaria accoglienza critica (premio Volponi, premio Severino Cesari opera prima, premio John Fante opera prima) -, Daniele Mencarelli torna con una intensa storia di sofferenza e speranza, interrogativi brucianti e luminosa scoperta. E mette in scena la disperata, rabbiosa ricerca di senso di un ragazzo che implora salvezza: "Salvezza. Per me. Per mia madre all'altro capo del telefono. Per tutti i figli e tutte le madri. E i padri. E tutti i fratelli di tutti i tempi passati e futuri. La mia malattia si chiama salvezza".<br></p>
Se i gatti scomparissero dal mondo
Genki Kawamura · 2020
Circe
Madeline Miller · 2018
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess''s story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man''s world. #1 New York Times Bestseller -- named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider.
The Silence Of The Sea,
Vercors
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 2000
<p>This beloved, world-famous allegorical classic about a young prince on a quest for knowledge is an essential read for every home library.</p> <p>Combining Richard Howard's translation with restored original full-color art, this definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.</p> <p>Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. When a pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert, he meets a little boy who asks him to draw a sheep. Gradually the Little Prince reveals more about himself: He comes from a small asteroid, where he lived alone until a rose grew there.</p> <p>But the rose grew demanding, and he was confused by his feelings about her. The story unfolds further from one planet to the next in a thoughtful philosophical exploration of love and the ephemeral.</p>
Una vita come tante
Hanya Yanagihara • 2016
Siddharta
Hermann Hesse • 2017
I miei stupidi intenti
Bernardo Zannoni • 2021
Profondo come il mare, leggero come il cielo. Un viaggio dentro se stessi per trovare la serenità
Gianluca Gotto • 2023
Brevemente risplendiamo sulla terra
Ocean Vuong • 2020
