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Situated more than one hundred miles off Italy's southern coast, the rocky island of Lampedusa has hit world headlines in recent years as the first port of call for hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Eastern refugees fleeing civil war and terrorism and hoping to make a new life in Europe. Dr. Pietro Bartolo, who runs the lone medical clinic on the island, has been caring for many of them--both the living and the dead--for a quarter century....
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The first historical appraisal of the astonishing life and times of a controversial twentieth-century saint.
Padre Pio is one of the world's most beloved holy figures, more popular in Italy than the Virgin Mary and even Jesus. His tomb is the most visited Catholic shrine anywhere, drawing more devotees than Lourdes. His miraculous feats included the ability to fly and to be present in two places at once; an apparition of Padre Pio in midair prevented...
3) Tina
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Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2022.
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260 pages ; 21 cm.
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Español
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Four new and revelatory essays by the author of “My Brilliant Friend” and “The Lost Daughter”.
In 2020, Claire Luchette in “O, The Oprah Magazine” described the beloved Italian novelist Elena Ferrante as "an oracle among authors." Here, in these four crisp essays, Ferrante offers a rare look at the origins of her literary powers. She writes about her influences, her struggles, and her formation as both a reader and a writer, she describes...
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A haunting WWII memoir of two sisters who survived Auschwitz that picks up where Anne Frank's diary left off and gives voice to the children we lost
On March 28, 1944, six-year-old Tati and her four-year-old sister Andra were roused from their sleep and arrested. Along with their mother, Mira, their aunt, and cousin Sergio, they were deported to Auschwitz.
Over 230,000 children were deported to the camp, where Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death,...
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Capitol Music
Pub. Date
[2016]
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2 videodiscs (207 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A two part documentary on the fascinating career of Bob Dylan in the early sixties. Scorsese's film chronicles the early years of Dylan, collecting clips of the singer-songwriter from 1961-66, as he went from being a rising star on the New York City folk scene to one of the country's greatest protest singers to, in the words of one irate concertgoer, a Judas for plugging in and going electric.
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Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
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1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A documentary about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart told through dramatic readings from his personal letters. Includes interviews with noted personalities and excerpts from numerous musical performances.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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[2022]
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Read about 10 inventors and their inventions that stemmed from a mistake. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it means you made something totally new!"--Provided by publisher.
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
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1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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This world-hopping documentary journeys between New York City's cultural hub and Ferrante's native Italy, exploring how an anonymous author's visceral tales of love and friendship gained such an enthusiastic following.
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Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
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IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Swedish teenage environmental activist who started the student movement to combat climate change and led a worldwide children's march to challenge world leaders to act on the issue.
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MHz Choice
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[2020]
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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An intimate portrait of the great Italian actress who became a symbol of neorealism and an icon of the world's film industry after her breakout role in Rome, Open City. Anna is unique in the sense that she represents women in film, embodying a feminine model, which differed from all the other celebrities who came before and after her. Thanks to her great skills as an actress, Magnani inspired some of the greatest European and American directors: Roberto...
13) A life ascending
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Passion River Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Follows acclaimed mountaineer Ruedi Beglinger, who lives with his wife and two young daughters on a remote glacier in the mountains of British Columbia. Beglinger has built a reputation as one of the top ski mountaineering guides in the world. Viewers follow his family's unique life off the grid and their journey in the years following a devastating avalanche that killed seven people.
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UMe
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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James Brown changed the face of American music. Soul Brother Number One, as he was known, pioneered the journey from rhythm and blues to funk. Includes music videos, full length commentary and interviews with Rev. Al Sharpton, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker, and more.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
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135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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The author recalls her experiences coming of age in Fascist Italy during World War II as she, along with her sisters, hid in a convent where she tried to come to terms with her new life while longing to be "just a girl."
16) Marx can wait
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Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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In his most achingly personal film to date, legendary Italian Filmmaker Marco Bellocchio uses the occasion of a family reunion in his hometown of Piacenza to excavate and discuss a traumatic event: the death of his twin brother Camillo, who committed suicide in the late '60s at age 29. Through detailed conversations with his siblings, archival footage providing context about 20th-century Italian leftist politics, and occasional clips from his films,...
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2014.
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English
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Film legend Sophia Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family--
In her first memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother. In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed costars Cary Grant,...
18) The prince
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From his correspondence, a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (Of Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was carried out with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in
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The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (193 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Italiano
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In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It's an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man of a certain age looking back. He tells stories about Fellini and De Sica's direction, of using irony in performances, of constantly working (an actor tries to find himself in characters).
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