Cultural Region/Italy
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Miranda the Great
$7.95 Add to cartWhen barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they g
- Author: Estes, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0152054111
- Language: English
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Spend the Day in Ancient Rome: Projects and Activities That Bring the Past to Life
$18.00 Add to cartParades, gladiator games, tunic weaving, and coin making
Anything can happen when you spend the day in ancient Rome
Find out what life was like almost two thousand years ago during the height of t… [more below]
- Series: Spend the Day #3
- Author: Honan, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 20 1998
- ISBN10: 0471154539
- Language: English
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The Inn and Other Stories: Volume 4
$8.99 Read moreFollow the action-filled stories of the young Italian orphan friend of St. Francis of Assisi in the days of knights and troubadours. With Francis as his guide and a tamed wolf by his side, the seeds o
- Series: Adventures of Loupio #04
- Author: Kieffer, Jean-Fran?ois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: March 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1621641775
- Language: English
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The Tournament: Volume 3
$8.99 Add to cartWhat could be more exciting for a young boy in thirteenth-century Italy than a tournament? Loupio, the orphan befriended by Saint Francis of Assisi, competes against lads bigger and better trained tha
- Series: Adventures of Loupio #03
- Author: Kieffer, Jean-François
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: November 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1586178539
- Language: English
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The Matchbox Diary
$9.99 Read more“Instantly engrossing, free of self-pity, and resonant with resilience and gratitude . . . A powerful introduction to the American immigrant story.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
When a little- Author: Fleischman, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0763676381
- Language: English
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Troubled Waters: Volume 4
$12.99 Add to cartTroubled Waters is the fourth volume of the gripping new series for 10 yr. olds and up titled In the Shadows of Rome (6 books total).
Being a Christian in ancient Rome was very dangerous. To spread the
- Series: In the Shadows of Rome
- Author: De Mullenheim, Sophie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1621645711
- Language: English
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See You Later, Gladiator #9
$6.99 Add to cartEveryone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their styles The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s … [more below]
- Series: Time Warp Trio #9
- Author: Scieszka, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 26 2004
- ISBN10: 014240117X
- Language: English
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The Encounter and Other Stories: Volume 1
$8.99 Read moreIn the days of knights and castles lived an adventurous young troubadour named Loupio.
Orphaned and on his own in 13th century Italy, plucky Loupio meets Brother Francis of Assisi and his friend Broth
- Series: Adventures of Loupio #01
- Author: Kieffer, Jean-Fran?ois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 43
- Publish Date: August 19 2010
- ISBN10: 1586175262
- Language: English
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Venice Observed
$16.99 Add to cartA penetrating work of reportage on Venice. “Searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character” (New York Herald Tribune).
- Series: Art and Places, #1
- Author: McCarthy, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 10 2010
- ISBN10: 015693521X
- Language: English
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Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato’s Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic
$32.00 Read moreA dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when partisanship overrides the common good.
In Uncommon Wrath, historian Josiah Osgood tells the- Author: Osgood, Josiah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 29, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541620119
- Language: English
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Pompeii: A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius during the R
$25.99 Add to cartDiscover the mysteries and secrets of Pompeii, the city that disappeared in the fires of Mount Vesuvius and was buried for centuries.
Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: July 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1637163894
- Language: English
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Italian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Italy and Rome
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of Italy and Rome, then keep reading…
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
- History of Italy: A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1637160615
- Language: English
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Divine Comedy: Illustrated Edition
$26.90 Add to cartThe Divine Comedy is widely considered to be the preeminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem’s imaginative vision of the afterlife is representati… [more below]
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 596
- Publish Date: December 14 2020
- ISBN10: 8027339707
- Language: English
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Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
$49.92 Add to cartDrawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire–and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire
According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #9
- Author: Barrett, Anthony a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0691172315
- Language: English
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Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
$19.99 Add to cartLearn why the Roman Republic collapsed — and how it could have continued to thrive — with this insightful history from an award-winning author.
In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J.- Author: Watts, Edward J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1541646487
- Language: English
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How to Get Really Good at French: Learn French to Fluency and Beyond
$8.99 Add to cartMillions of people learn French but only a very small percentage of learners can actually speak it fluently. Why is that?
People in general are quick to point out that some are naturally built more t
- Author: Polyglot, Language Learning
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: January 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1950321096
- Language: English
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Blood Brotherhoods
$56.00 Add to cartMAFIA. CAMORRA. ‘NDRANGHETA.
The Sicilian mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy’s only dangerous criminal fraternity. The country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra from Naples;- Author: Dickie, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: April 22 2014
- ISBN10: 1610394275
- Language: English
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Inferno
$25.00 Add to cartAn innovative and fascinating new version of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno as it has never been rendered
Stopped mid-motion in the middle
Of what we call a life, I looked up and saw no sky-
Only a dense ca- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 1555976549
- Language: English
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Catherine of Siena
$27.95 Add to cartAlthough Catherine of Siena was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1970, relatively little attention has been given to her mystical thought, particularly in the English-speaking world. The Dialogue,
- Author: McDermott, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0809145472
- Language: English
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Italians
$22.00 Add to cartIn this consummate portrait of the Italian people, bestselling author, publisher, journalist, and politician Luigi Barzini delves deeply into the Italian national character, discovering both its great… [more below]
- Author: Barzini, Luigi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 03 1996
- ISBN10: 0684825007
- Language: English
