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The house of last resort : a novel / by Golden, Christopher,author.;
"Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild - selling abandoned homesto anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and Becchina is the home of Tommy's grandparents, his closestliving relatives. It feels like a romantic adventure, an opportunity the young couple would be crazy not to seize. But from the moment they move in, they both feel a shadow has fallen on them. Tommy's grandmother is furious, even a little frightened, whenshe realizes which house they've bought. There are rooms in an annex at the back of the house that they didn't know were there. The place makes strange noises at night, locked doors are suddenly open, and when they go to a family gathering, they're certain people are whispering about them, and about their house, which one neighbor refers to as The House of Last Resort. Soon, they learn that the home was owned for generations by the Church, but the real secret, and the true dread, is unlocked when they finally learn what the priests were doing in this house for all those long years ... and how many people died in the strange chapel inside. While down in the catacombs beneath Becchina ... something stirs"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Dwellings; Haunted houses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bloom : a story of fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli / by Maclear, Kyo,1970-; Morstad, Julie.;
Includes bibliographical references.An introduction to the life and career of Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.LSC
Subjects: Schiaparelli, Elsa, 1890-1973; Women fashion designers; Fashion designers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The bookseller of Florence : the story of the manuscripts that illuminated the Renaissance / by King, Ross,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world. At the heart of this activity, which bestselling author Ross King relates in his exhilarating new book, was a remarkable man: Vespasiano da Bisticci. Born in 1422, he became what a friend called "the king of the world's booksellers." At a time when all books were made by hand, over four decades Vespasiano produced and sold many hundreds of volumes from his bookshop, which also became a gathering spot for debate and discussion. Besides repositories of ancient wisdom by the likes of Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian, his books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. His clients included a roll-call of popes, kings, and princes across Europe who wished to burnish their reputations by founding magnificent libraries. Vespasiano reached the summit of his powers as Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge when a new invention appeared: the printed book. By 1480, the king of the world's booksellers was swept away by this epic technological disruption, whereby cheaply produced books reached readers who never could have afforded one of Vespasiano's elegant manuscripts. A chronicle of intellectual ferment set against the dramatic political and religious turmoil of the era, Ross King's The Bookseller of Florence is also an ode to books and bookmaking that charts the world-changing shift from script to print through the life of an extraordinary man long lost to history-one of the true titans of the Renaissance"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Vespasiano, da Bisticci, 1421-1498.; Booksellers and bookselling; Booksellers and bookselling; Publishers and publishing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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House of Versace [videorecording] / by Ball, Deborah.House of Versace.Videorecording.; Colantoni, Enrico,1963-actor.; Feore, Colm,actor.; Gershon, Gina,actor.; Nish, Ric,television producer.; Stagner, Rama Laurie,screenwriter.; Sugarman, Sara,television director.; Lions Gate Films.; MarVista Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography: John Dyer ; editor: Jean Beaudoin ; music: Michel Corriveau.Gina Gershon, Enrico Colantoni, Colm Feore, Donna Murphy, Raquel Welch, Alex Carter.The story of fashion icon Donatella Versace and her triumph over tragedy following the death of her brother, Gianni Versace. Follows Donatella as she is suddenly thrust into the spotlight as head designer of her brother's fashion empire.PG.DVD; anamorphic widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Versace, Donatella; Versace, Gianni; Gianni Versace S.p.A.; Biographical television programs.; Clothing trade; Fashion design; Fashion designers; Made-for-TV movies.;
© c2014., Distributed by Lionsgate,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My Italian bulldozer / by McCall Smith, Alexander,1948-author.;
"When food writer Paul Stuart heads to the idyllic Italian hill town of Montalcino to finish his latest manuscript, it seems like the perfect escape from complicated city life, and his recent heartbreak. Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he discovers his rental car is nowhere to be found. With no record of any reservation and no other cars available, Paul is stuck at the airport until an enterprising stranger offers him an unheard-of alternative. While there may be no cars available, there is something else on offer: a bulldozer. With little choice in the matter, Paul accepts and so begins a series of surprising adventures in food, wine, Tuscan history and modern romance as Paul rumbles through the countryside on his Italian bulldozer, pursued soon after by unplanned visitors from home."--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Authors; Food writers; Bulldozers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Lucrezia Borgia : life, love, and death in Renaissance Italy / by Bradford, Sarah,1938-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Borgia, Lucrezia, 1480-1519.; Alexander VI, Pope, 1431-1503; Nobility;
© c2004., Viking,
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Eternal [sound recording] / by Scottoline, Lisa,author.; Campbell, Casssandra,narrator.; Ballerini, Edoardo,1970-narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Cassandra Campbell and Edoardo Ballerini ; author's note read by the author."Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937, all of that begins to change as Mussolini asserts his power, aligning Italy's Fascists with Hitler's Nazis and altering the very laws that govern Rome. In time, everything that the three hold dear--their families, their homes, and their connection to one another--is tested in ways they never could have imagined.As anti-Semitism takes legal root and World War II erupts, the threesome realizes that Mussolini was only the beginning. The Nazis invade Rome, and with their occupation come new atrocities against the city's Jews, culminating in a final, horrific betrayal. Against this backdrop, the intertwined fates of Elisabetta, Marco, Sandro, and their families will be decided, in a heartbreaking story of both the best and the worst that the world has to offer. Unfolding over decades, Eternal is a tale of loyalty and loss, family and food, love and war--all set in one of the world's most beautiful cities at its darkest moment. This moving novel will be forever etched in the hearts and minds of readers"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Jews; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tuscan daughter / by Harris, Tessa,author.;
Tuscany, 1942: having moved from England to the beautiful city of Lucca before the outbreak of war, Lizzie Thornton adores her job as tutor to eight-year-old Cristo - despite the fact that his father, Count Antonio de Falco, is a notable fascist and supporter of Mussolini. Then war is declared, and Lizzie is suddenly regarded as an enemy in the country she loves so much. When new tutor Vincenzo Baldini arrives, Lizzie is exposed to a new secret world; Vincenzo is actually a member of the Italian resistance, running an anti-fascist propaganda magazine. Lizzie, desperate to be part of the fight, joins Vincenzo's unit, and soon she is head over heels in love.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; British; Man-woman relationships; Tutors and tutoring; Undercover operations; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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House of Gucci [videorecording] / by Lady Gaga,actor.; Carney, Reeve,actor.; Cottin, Camille,actor.; Driver, Adam,actor.; Ghenea, Madalina,actor.; Hayek, Salma,1966-actor.; Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-actor.; Leto, Jared,1971-actor.; Pacino, Al,1940-actor.; Scott, Ridley,film director.; Universal Studios, Inc.,film distributor.;
Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, Jack Huston, Madalina Ghenea, Camille Cottin, Reeve Carney.Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Crime films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gucci, Maurizio, 1948-1995; Gucci family; Gucci (Firm); Businessmen; Clothing trade; Man-woman relationships; Murder for hire; Trials (Murder);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The courtesan duchess / by Shupe, Joanna.;
Subjects: Regency fiction.; Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Nobility; Spouses; English; Historical romance.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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