Books, Nonfiction, Foreign Language Nonfiction, Italian

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Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince
by Signet (Paperback)

Roberto Saviano
Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
by Tantor Media (MP3 CD)

A groundbreaking major bestseller in Italy, Gomorrah is Roberto Savianoa (TM)s gripping nonfiction account of the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal.

Bunny Suicides 2008 Calendar (Multilingual Edition)
by Te Neues Pub Group (Cal) (Calendar)

Carlo Ginzburg
The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

A survey of popular culture in 16th century Italy.

Marco Polo, Ronald Latham
The Travels of Marco Polo
by Penguin Classics (Paperback)

Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West, he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.

Baldesar Castiglione
The Book of the Courtier
by Dutton Adult (Paperback)

In "The Book of the Courtier" (1528), Baldesar Castiglione, a diplomat and Papal Nuncio to Rome, sets out to define the essential virtues for those at Court. In a lively series of imaginary conversations between the real-life courtiers to the Duke of Urbino, his speakers discuss qualities of noble behaviour - chiefly discretion, decorum, nonchalance and gracefulness - as well as wider questions such as the duties of a good government and the true nature of love. Castiglione's narrative power and psychological perception make this guide both an entertaining comedy of manners and a revealing window onto the ideals and preoccupations of the Italian Renaissance at the moment of its greatest splendour.

Jack Vettriano 2007 Calendar (Multilingual Edition)
by Te Neues Pub Group (Cal) (Calendar)

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Don Quixote
by Distribooks Inc (Paperback)

The best-known book in Spanish literature, telling the story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world.

Harper Magneto Diary 2008 (Multilingual Edition)
by Te Neues Pub Group (Cal) (Calendar)

Philip Jodidio
Architecture Now
by Taschen (Hardcover)

Now in its fifth installment, the "Architecture Now!" series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike, and this time around a number of designers are also included, reflecting the new ways in which design and architecture are coming together. Since architecture also extends beyond walls, landscape architecture makes its appearance as well. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and web sites. Featured architects include: Marcos Acayaba, Emilio Ambasz, Tadao Ando/Ross Lovegrove, Ron Arad, Asymptote, Atelier SoA, Atelier Tekuto, Cecil Balmond/Rem Koolhaas, Cecil Balmond, Boge Lindner Architekten, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Bouroullec Brothers, Aldo Celoria, Doug Chiang, David Chipperfield, Matali Crasset, Curiosity, Devanthery & Lamuniere, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Juan Carlos Doblado, Evan ...

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