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  • Marco Polo

  • Marco Polo 

  • Nick McCarty 
  • National Geographic Books 
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Hardback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780792258933 
  • In a life of ceaseless exploration, Marco Polo pushed out the borders of his narrow medieval world. Born in Venice in 1254, the young Marco Polo first met his father at age 15, when the elder Polo returned from a trading expedition to the East. The father's tales of the court of the Kublai Khan in... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 12.00 
  • The Virgins of Venice: A Novel

  • The Virgins of Venice: A Novel 

  • Gina Buonaguro 
  • Harper Collins Classics (NF) 
  • English
    Paperback
    422 pages
    152 x 223 mm 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9781443468398 
  • Venice in 1509 is on the brink of war. The displeasure of Pope Julius II is a continuing threat to the republic, as is the barely contained fighting in the countryside. Amid this turmoil, noblewoman Justina Soranzo, just sixteen, hopes to make a rare love marriage with her sweetheart, Luca Cicogna.... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 12.00 
  • Donna Leon, Transient Desires

  • Donna Leon, Transient Desires 

  • Donna Leon 
  • Atlantic Monthly Press 
  • English
    Hardcover
    288 pages
    158 x 235 mm 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780802158178 
  • In the landmark thirtieth installment of the bestselling series the New Yorker has called "an unusually potent cocktail of atmosphere and event," Guido Brunetti is forced to confront an unimaginable crime. In his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 12.95 
  • The Merchant of Venice: A Graphic Novel

  • The Merchant of Venice: A Graphic Novel 

  • Gareth Hinds 
  • Candlewick Press 
  • English
    Paerback
    80 pages
    170 x 261 mm 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780763630256 
  • With elegant, contemporary artwork and a faithful but succinct adaptation, this graphic novel casts a classic drama in a provocative new light. Here is the tale of young Bassanio, who, to win the love of fair Portia, entangles his dearest friend, Antonio, in a dangerous bargain with the... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 9.95 
  • Miss Garnet’s Angel

  • Miss Garnet’s Angel 

  • Salley Vickers 
  • HarperCollins Publishers (NF) 
  • Paperback
    400 pages
    Language: English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780007275014 
  • The new edition of Salley Vicker’s sensational debut novel. ‘Miss Garnet’s Angel’ is a voyage of discovery; a novel about Venice but also the rich story of the explosive possibilities of change in all of us at any time. Julia Garnet is a teacher. Just retired, she is left... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 8.50 
  • Sisters of Glass

  • Sisters of Glass 

  • Knopf 
  • 2012
    Pages: 160 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780375861093 
  • Maria is the younger daughter of an esteemed family on the island of Murano, the traditional home for Venetian glassmakers. Though she longs to be a glassblower herself, glassblowing is not for daughters—that is her brother's work. Maria has only one duty to perform for her family: before her... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 8.00 
  • One Great Lie

  • One Great Lie 

  • Deb Caletti 
  • Simon and Shuster UK 
  • English
    Hardcover
    375 pages
    134 x 201 mm 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9781534463172 
  • A “quietly triumphant” (Horn Book Magazine) and atmospheric YA story of romance, mystery, and power about a young woman discovering her strength in lush, sultry Venice—from the Printz Honor–winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World. When Charlotte wins a scholarship... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 12.00 
  • The Merchant of Venice

  • The Merchant of Venice 

  • Fiona Macdonald, William Shakespeare, Penko Gelev 
  • Barron's Kaplan 
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
    Paperback: 48 pages
    Language: English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780764144462 
  • The life of Antonio, the merchant of Venice, is threatened by Shylock the moneylender, when Antonio cannot repay his debt. But Antonio is brilliantly defended in a court of law by Portia, the clever young wife of his dear friend Bassanio. Graphic Classics titles introduce many of the world’s... 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 9.50 
  • Unto Us a Son Is Given

  • Unto Us a Son Is Given 

  • Leon Donna 
  • Atlantic Books*** 
  • Hardcover
    Language: English 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9780802129116 
  • STATO: In Commercio
  • € 12.00 
  • Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon

  • Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon 

  • Andrea Di Robilant 
  • Knopf 
  • Format:Hardcover
    Language:English
    Pages:384 
  • ISBN / Barcode: 9781400044139 
  • In 1787, the beautiful Lucia is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when Venice falls to Bonaparte. We witness Lucia's painful series of miscarriages and the pressure on her to produce an... 
  • STATO: OS - Ordinabile
  • € 8.00 

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