Massimo Birattari Books

Since the age of 11 Moses Berger has been obsessed withthe Gursky clan, and insanely wealthy, profoundly seductive family of Jewish-Canadian descent. Now a 52-year-old alcoholic biographer, Berger is desperately trying to chronicle the stories of their lives, especially that of the mysterious Solomon Gursky, who may or may not have died in a plane crash.

The small daughter of an Australian opal miner has two imaginary friends, Pobby and Dingan, who disappear when the father is accused of poaching another's claim. Her brother then attempts to find Pobby and Dingan to save his grief-stricken sister. A Book Sense 76 Pick.

An unlikely friendship between an eleven-year old Irish-Catholic boy and a lonely rabbi from Prague in 1947 Brooklyn has the two opening new windows of understanding with each other but still fighting the prejudices of the day. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

'This is the book John Banville was born to write' Catherine Lockerbie, Scotsman

Pierwsza oficjalna biografia byłego premiera Włoch `Kiedy rozpoczynaliśmy pracę, powiedziałem Berlusconiemu, że nie potraktuję go ulgowo, i nie będę pisać hagiografii, ale historię niezwykłego życia. Opiszę zarówno to, co dobre, jak i to, co złe.` Alan Friedman Berlusconi, najdłużej urzędujący w powojennej historii Włoch premier i jedna z najbardziej kontrowersyjnych postaci świata polityki, biznesu i show-biznesu, po raz kolejny wraca na scenę w zupełnie nowej odsłonie. W marcu 2014 roku Alanowi Friedmanowi udaje się przekonać byłego premiera Włoch do rozpoczęcia pracy nad biografią. Autor nagrał ponad 100 godzin wywiadu, w którym Berlusconi i jego współpracownicy Fedele Confalonieri i Adriano Galliani opowiadają nie tylko o politycznej karierze i aferach, w które był zamieszany, ale również o życiu prywatnym, wspomnieniach z dzieciństwa, relacjach z kobietami, muzycznych pasjach i o jego ukochanym klubie AC Milan. `Przez wiele lat dziennikarze prosili mnie, żebym opowiedział o swoim życiu. Zawsze odmawiałem. Zgodziłem się w końcu na współpracę z Alanem Friedmanem, ponieważ mam do niego zaufanie.` Silvio Berlusconi

The violinist hero of Vikram Seth's third novel longs for secret harmonies but finds himself frustrated in London, ten years after a pivotal disaster. Michael Holme is irritated by his beautiful young girlfriend and colleagues in the Maggiore Quartet, feeling he plays second fiddle in both life and art. A chance encounter with Julia, the pianist he once loved in Vienna, brings him unexpected joy, yet her situation and a career-threatening secret may jeopardize their reunion. Though shorter than Seth's previous work, this novel is rich in personal and lyrical complexities, avoiding any clichés. Michael's emotional struggles are palpable, especially when he reflects on the inadequacy of his words to express his feelings for Julia. The novel also explores the dynamics of the Maggiore Quartet, highlighting the joys and tensions of collaboration. One member likens the quartet to various relationships, emphasizing its intricate blend of pleasure and conflict. The narrative intricately weaves music into its fabric, making the length of Schubert's Trout Quintet significant and the discovery of a rare Beethoven piece miraculous. As Michael grapples with his feelings for both Julia and his beloved, loaned Tononi violin, Seth masterfully keeps readers engaged, leaving them curious about the Quartet's encore and the true reasons behind Julia's departure. This love story spans from London to Michael's northern England roots, Vienna, and Ve

This novel looks at a boy's attempt to come to terms with his own absent father by doing a school project on parenting.

From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.

He's a P.I. with a tail, a gumshoe with claws. He's the first dinosaur detective-and he just might make all other crime-solvers extinct.

Pilgrim, is the story of a man who cannot die. Ageless, sexless, deathless and timeless, Pilgrim has inhabited endless lives and times. On April 15, 1912 - ironically, the date of the sinking of the Titanic - Pilgrim fails, once again, to commit suicide, his heart miraculously beginning again, five hours after he is found hanging from a tree. Admitted to the Burgholzi Psychiatric Clinic in Zurich, by his dear friend Lady Sybil Quartermaine, Pilgrim - at first, stubbornly mute - begins a battle of psyche and soul with Carl Jung, self-professed mystical scientist of the unconscious and slave to his own sexual appetites. Poring over Pilgrim's journals in his quest to penetrate his patient's armour of silence, Jung is both confounded and shaken by the extraordinary revelations of other existences. Pilgrim is a richly-layered story of a man's search for his own destiny - superbly crafted, breathtaking in scope and brilliantly imagined.

La grammatica vi fa paura? Quando consegnate una verifica tremate già al pensiero dei segnacci rossi e blu che la tempesteranno? Be’, un brutto voto non è niente al confronto a quello che succede ai protagonisti di questo libro, ragazzi come voi che, grazie a un misterioso benefattore, trascorrono una settimana in una villa-castello nel cuore di una valle sperduta dove piove sempre, i cellulari non prendono, non c’è internet e qualcuno ha pure tagliato i fili del telefono. In compenso, ci sono pericolose creature delle tenebre – licantropi, vampiri, fantasmi e mostri assortiti – che attaccano quando sentono l’odore degli errori di grammatica. Fra torri, fossati, un’inquietante biblioteca, corridoi bui, misteriosi rumori notturni, inspiegabili apparizioni e naturalmente un passaggio segreto, l’orrore incombe sugli errori. Con l’aiuto del professor Mangiafuoco, i ragazzi dovranno salvare la pelle districandosi fra i trabocchetti di verbi transitivi, intransitivi, attivi e passivi, di soggetti, predicati e complementi, di pronomi relativi e congiuntivi a rischio, di punti, virgole e perfino punti e virgola, per scoprire poi le regole della fabbrica delle parole e i segreti del vocabolario. Fino al colpo di scena finale.

As the summer of 2004 draws to a close, Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe are still hanging in there--longtime friends, bandmates, and co-regents of Brokeland Records, a kingdom of used vinyl located in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland. Their wives, Gwen Shanks and Aviva Roth-Jaffe, are the Berkeley Birth Partners, a pair of semi-legendary midwives who have welcomed more than a thousand newly minted citizens into the dented utopia at whose heart--half tavern, half temple--stands Brokeland. When ex-NFL quarterback Gibson Goode, the fifth-richest black man in America, announces plans to build his latest Dogpile megastore on a nearby stretch of Telegraph Avenue, Nat and Archy fear it means certain doom for their vulnerable little enterprise. Meanwhile, Aviva and Gwen also find themselves caught up in a battle for their professional existence, one that tests the limits of their friendship. Adding another layer of complications to the couples' already tangled lives is the surprise appearance of Titus Joyner, the teenage son Archy has never acknowledged and the love of fifteen-year-old Julius Jaffe's life.

Saper scrivere bene è utile per chiunque voglia comunicare la cosa giusta in modo adeguato. Attraverso molti esempi tratti da giornali, volantini, manuali d'istruzione, dalla lingua quotidiana e dalle opere degli scrittori, l'autore insegna come riconoscere e correggere i propri errori.

Vi piacerebbe visitare un parco dei divertimenti dedicato alla grammatica? No? Pensate che sarebbe noioso? Non avete mai visto Grammaland, dove bisogna sparare agli accenti sbagliati, agganciare con gli apostrofi i carrelli dell'ottovolante, lanciare le doppie giuste (altrimenti le consonanti di troppo tornano indietro come boomerang), evitare lo squalo nella piscina della Q, farsi largo nella giungla della I e nel labirinto dei plurali, schivare particelle impazzite, sfuggire alle trappole di Congiuntivik. Nel parco creato dal professor Furio Mangiafuoco, chi sbaglia viene catapultato in aria, precipita in una botola, rischia di sprofondare nelle sabbie mobili...Benvenuti a Grammaland è una grande avventura fra i trabocchetti dell'italiano. È stato scritto nella convinzione che la grammatica non è poi così difficile se la impariamo per mezzo di battute, trovate, colpi di scena. Anzi, può essere perfino divertente.