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A heinous, double murder in a squalid apartment on the wrong side
of town pits Inspector Lojacono, Di Nardo and the rest of the
motley collection of cops known as the 'bastards' of the
Pizzofalcone precinct against their superiors, the press, and the
local political hierarchy. Only by bringing the killer to justice
can they save their reputations and the department. De Giovanni is
one of the most versatile, prolific, and successful European
mystery in Europe.
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Bread (Paperback)
Maurizio De Giovanni; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Winter Swallows (Paperback)
Maurizio De Giovanni; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Discovery Miles 4 170
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What's That, Jack? (Hardcover)
Cedric Ramadier; Illustrated by Vincent Bourgeau; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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R251
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Jack and George are resting quietly when BOOM! A huge and strange
ball lands beside them. “What’s that, Jack?” “I don’t
know, George. Maybe it’s a rock?” No—too soft. But it rolls.
Fast! Jack, George and the ball roll right off the cliff and now
it’s a parachute. But watch out, they’re going to land in the
river… Jack and George have a brilliant day full of adventure
with this object that changes with the landscape. But what is it?
It doesn’t matter, it was fun trying to figure it out. This
bright and funny book is a game of twists and turns, with a joyful
refrain and vivid artwork to capture every toddler’s imagination.
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Lisette's Lie (Paperback)
Catharina Valckx; Illustrated by Catharina Valckx; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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R181
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A springtime fresh picture book about a good day out with
friends-climbing mountains, swimming and singing-and the difference
between storytelling and lies. Lisette and her friend Bobbi the
lizard have never told a lie. But they are eager to try-it might be
fun! They tell Popof they are going for a trip to the mountains.
When Popof decides to come too, they realise they'll have to make
the mountain. A liar needs to improvise. In this funny story about
imaginative play with friends, Lisette's creativity and quick
thinking make for a wonderful day out. Gently exploring the
differences between storytelling and little white lies and the
importance of good intentions, this picture book is ideal to read
aloud with preschoolers. With illustrations that convey a range of
mood and emotion, the animal friends are brimming with personality
and childlike playfulness. Other books from Catharina Valckx:
Lisette's Green Sock Zanzibar Bruno
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The Night Of Rome (Paperback)
Giancarlo De Cataldo, Carlo Bonini; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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***A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR*** The Bastards
face their hardest challenge yet Sometimes it takes facing a
formidable adversary to truly know one's worth. The Bastards of
Pizzofalcone may have found just that: when the brutal murder of a
baker rattles the city, they are ready to investigate. There's
nothing they wouldn't do to prove themselves to their community.
But this time the police are divided: for the special anti-mob
branch, the local mafia is doubtlessly responsible for the crime,
but the Bastards are not so sure and think there may be another
reason for the murder of the renowned artisan, whose traditionally
baked bread attracted customers from far and wide. A rivalry
between the policeman and the magistrate is formed, one that, in
the end, will extend to more than just their work lives.
When Life in Peactime opens, on May 29, 2015, engineer Ivo Brandani
is sixty-nine years old. He's disillusioned and angry but morbidly
attached to life. As he makes a day-long trip home from his job in
Sharm el Sheik reconstructing the coral reefs of the Red Sea using
synthetics, he reflects on both the brief time he sees remaining
ahead and on everything that has happened already in his life to
which he can never quite resign himself. We see his slow
bureaucratic trudge as a civil servant, long summer vacations on a
Greek island, his twisted relationship with his first boss, the
turmoil and panic attacks he faced during the student uprisings in
1968 that pushed him away from philosophy and into engineering, and
his fearful childhood as a postwar evacuee. A close-up portrait of
an ordinary existence, Life in Peacetime offers a new look at the
postwar era in Italy and the fundamental contradictions of a
secure, middle-class life.
This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal
occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic
resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya
under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the
colonized.
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Savage Kiss (Paperback)
Roberto Saviano; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Roberto Saviano returns to the streets of Naples and the boy bosses who run them in Savage Kiss, the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Piranhas, the bestselling novel and major motion picture
Nicolas Fiorilla and his gang of children – his paranza – control the squares of Forcella after their rapid rise to power. But it isn't easy being at the top.
Now that the Piranhas have power in the city, Nicolas must undermine the old families of the Camorra and remain united among themselves. Every paranzino has his own vendettas and dreams to pursue—dreams that might go beyond the laws of the gang. A new war may be about to break out in this city of cutthroat bargaining, ruthless betrayal, and brutal revenge. Saviano continues the story of the disillusioned boys of Forcella, the paranzini ready to give and receive kisses that leave a taste of blood.
Saviano’s Gomorrah was a worldwide sensation, and The Piranhas, called 'raw and shocking' by the New York Times Book Review, captured readers with its tale of raw criminal ambition, told with 'openhearted rashness' (Elena Ferrante). Savage Kiss, which again draws on the skills of translator Antony Shugaar, is the latest thrilling installment from the brilliant Italian novelist.
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A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk
Gianni Rodari; Illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Written by Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children's
literature, and charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist
Beatrice Alemagna, this bright, sweet story reminds us what
children are really like in the most essential and beautiful way!
Little Giovanni is always daydreaming, always paying attention to
the small miracles that lead him to lose track of the big picture.
So even though he’s promised his mama to keep his eyes open on
his walk, he can’t help but get distracted. Cheerful, carefree,
and curious, Giovanni literally loses himself as he discovers the
wide, wonderful world around him. Here, Rodari highlights the
gorgeous way children give themselves over to their attention to
the world by having Giovanni lose parts of himself as he walks
along. Should his mama worry? No! Because: “That’s just the way
children are.”Following her New York Times/New York Public
Library Best Illustrated Telling Stories Wrong, Beatrice Alemagna
returns to illustrate another of Gianni Rodari’s delightful
stories from Telephone Tales. With a Batchelder Award winning
translation by Antony Shugaar, this classic story from one of
Italy’s most beloved and important authors of children’s
literature asserts the power of flights of fancy and the value of
childlike wonder.
'He is skilful. He is outspoken. He is Zlatan' New York Times 'He
is an amazing talent, one of the best around' Pep Guardiola
Football's most prolific and controversial goalscorer has nothing
left to prove on the pitch. There is only one Zlatan. In the decade
since his megaselling memoir I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played
at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018),
LA Galaxy (2018-2019) and Milan (2020-). This outrageous and
hilarious follow-up is bursting with personal confessions and
revealing anecdotes about the world's best players and managers.
Packed with revelations, in Adrenaline we hear for the first time
what Zlatan really thinks about his time in the Premier League and
what it was like to score that glorious bicycle kick against
England. We hear about the club he very nearly signed for, and see
his hilarious run-ins with the French media - and the French in
general, really. Plus so much more. Zlatan transports you into the
world of top-flight football like no one else. Filled with
revelations - including Zlatan's life lessons on happiness,
friendship and love - you'll be talking about this book a long time
after finishing it.
This book provides a significant history of Italy's brutal
occupation of Libya. Using the lens of the life of the iconic
resistance fighter Mohamed Fekini, it tells the story of Libya
under Ottoman and Italian rule from the point of view of the
colonized. The story begins with the onset of Italian occupation in
1911-12, includes the crucial period of the anti-Italian jihad,
from 1921 to 1930, and continues through the postwar creation of a
united Libya under King Idris in 1947.
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Puppies (Paperback)
Maurizio Giovanni; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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This new instalment in Maurizio de Giovanni’s bestselling “Bastards of Pizzofalcone” series unfolds during the crisp beginning of April in contemporary Naples.
A baby is left abandoned beside a dumpster. A young Ukrainian maid fights torrents of greed and frustration with the world around her. Small animals begin to disappear off the streets. The task of solving these mysteries is entrusted to a team of policemen in which few believe: the Bastards of Pizzofalcone.
De Giovanni is one of Europe’s most renowned and versatile mystery writers. His award-winning and bestselling novels, all of which take place in Naples, engage readers in gripping tales of Europe’s most fabled, atmospheric, dangerous, and lustful city.
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Ferocity (Paperback)
Nicola Lagioia; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Lisette's Lie (Hardcover)
Catharina Valckx; Illustrated by Catharina Valckx; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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R408
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Lisette and her friend Bobbi the lizard have never told a lie. But
they are eager to try—it might be fun! They tell Popof they are
going for a trip to the mountains. When Popof decides to come too,
they realize they’ll have to make the mountain. A liar needs to
improvise. In this funny story about imaginative play with friends,
Lisette’s creativity and quick thinking make for a wonderful day
out. Lisette’s Lie gently explores the differences between
storytelling and lies and the importance of good intentions.
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We Are Family (Paperback)
Fabio Bartolomei; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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R502
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The Piranhas (Paperback)
Roberto Saviano; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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'With the open-hearted rashness that belongs to every true writer, Saviano returns to tell the story of the fierce and grieving heart of Naples.' Elena Ferrante
In Naples, a new kind of gang rules the streets: the ‘Paranze’, the ‘Children’s Gangs’, groups of teenage boys who divide their time between Facebook or playing Call of Duty on their PlayStations and patrolling the streets armed with pistols and AK-47s, terrorizing local residents in order to mark out the territories of their Mafia bosses.
Roberto Saviano's eye-opening novel The Piranhas tells the story of the rise of one such gang and its leader, Nicolas – known to his friends and enemies as the ‘Maharajah’. But Nicolas’s ambitions reach far beyond doing other men’s bidding: he wants to be the one giving orders, calling the shots, and ruling the city. But the violence he is accustomed to wielding and witnessing soon spirals out of his control . . .
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Telephone Tales (Hardcover)
Gianni Rodari; Illustrated by Valerio Vidali; Translated by Antony Shugaar
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Every night, at nine o’clock, wherever he is, Mr. Bianchi, an
accountant who often has to travel for work, calls his daughter and
tells her a bedtime story. But since it's still the 20th century
world of pay phones, each story has to be told in the time that a
single coin will buy. Reminiscent of Scheherazade and One Thousand
and One Nights, Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales is composed of
many stories––in fact, seventy short stories, with one for each
phone call. Each story is set in a different place and a different
time, with unconventional characters and a wonderful mix of reality
and fantasy. One night, it’s a carousel so beloved by children
that an old man finally sneaks on to understand why, and as he
sails above the world, he does. Or, it’s a land filled with
butter men, roads paved with chocolate, or a young shrimp who has
the courage to do things in a different way from what he's supposed
to do. Awarded the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1970, Gianni
Rodari is widely considered to be Italy’s most important
children’s author of the 20th century. Newly re-illustrated by
Italian artist Valerio Vidali (The Forest), Telephone Tales
entertains, while questioning and imagining other worlds. Winner
of the 2021 Batchelder Award and the 2020 Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs’s English Translation Prize
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