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Brought to you by Penguin. Economics is sold as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, exact. This urgent book exposes its true role: to convince us there’s no alternative to capitalism. We live in a world dominated by the dogma that austerity is necessary, unemployment natural, endless...

Take your Italian from learner to local with Matteo and Raffaele. Immerse yourself in authentic Italian as we share the ups and downs of daily life, interesting stories, and things that will surprise you about Italy. Plus, as a member, you’ll get interactive transcripts with a translation of your choice; bonus content; early access; and our magical vocabulary helper that shows you minute-by-minute translations while you listen. Com'è facile!

For more than a century, governments facing financial crisis have resorted to the economic policies of austerity—cuts to wages, fiscal spending, and public benefits—as a path to solvency. Today, an important question remains: What if solvency was never the goal? In The Capital Order, political economist Clara E. Mattei explores the intellectual origins of austerity to uncover its originating motives: the protection of capital—and indeed capitalism—in times of social upheaval from below.

Florence, 1429. Giovanni de Medici, the family patriarch, has been poisoned. In their quest for political power, the Medici have made bitter enemies in every corner of the republic. And now Giovanni's sons, Cosimo and Lorenzo, have become the hereditary dukes of a city where loyalty can always be bought. While Lorenzo hunts for their father's killer, Cosimo petitions their remaining allies as Italy heads towards civil war. But the Medici will need more than alliances to survive, otherwise their beloved Florence – and their dynasty – will drown in blood....

Beyond the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a special three-volume collection of sequels to the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each original tale is paired with an all-new adventure, spinning our hero off into plots and directions that Sir Arthur may never have considered. In many cases, years have passed by since the events of the canon. Holmes and Watson find that people change. New facts are uncovered. Some characters aren't as dead as one might have assumed! Intriguingly, many stories have multiple sequels! Holmes, to his credit, rises to the challenge every time!

A Crafty Cigarette is the powerful story of a teenager coming of age in the '70s as seen through his eyes; who, on the cusp of adulthood, discovers a band that is new to him, which leads him into becoming a Mod.

"A cosa pensa una donna quando, assordata dalle voci di tutti, capisce all’improvviso di aver soffocato la propria?" In pochi come Matteo Bussola sanno raccontare, con tanta delicatezza e profondità, le contraddizioni dei rapporti umani. In pochi sanno cogliere con tale pudore il nostro desiderio e la nostra paura di essere felici. Una donna sola che in tarda età scopre l’amore. Una figlia che lotta per riuscire a perdonare sua madre. Una ragazza che invece non vuole figli, perché non sopporterebbe il loro dolore. Una vedova che scrive al marito.

Margherita e Marcello si conoscono su un treno. Lei sta scappando dalla sua famiglia, lui vi sta facendo ritorno. Seduti l'uno di fronte all'altro, su un vagone affollato, tra bambini che giocano e anziani che hanno voglia di chiacchierare, i due si prendono le misure. Parlano di rapporti di coppia, di figli, di sogni e fragilità, di promesse mantenute oppure dimenticate. Due persone dalle esistenze apparentemente ordinarie, familiari al punto che ci sembrano le nostre. E che, nella realtà parallela del viaggio, scoprono una parte inedita, inconfessabile, di sé.

What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the quest "to solve intelligence," a solution supposedly to be found in the secret logic of the mind or in the deep physiology of the brain, such as in its complex neural networks. The Eye of the Master argues, to the contrary, that the inner code of AI is shaped not by the imitation of biological intelligence, but the intelligence of labour and social relations, as it is found in Babbage's "calculating engines" of the industrial age as well as in the recent algorithms for image recognition and surveillance.

They’re known as the bebés robados, or “stolen babies”–children stolen at birth from their mothers and sold to wealthy families around Spain. For decades, European reporters and activists have tried to penetrate the secretive networks responsible for the crimes, typically with little success. Until now. In The Lost, veteran journalists Matteo Fagotto and Matilde Gattoni investigate the story of a woman named Ana Belén Pintado, a middle-aged woman from a small village in Central Spain.

Nel 1993, dopo anni, viene ritrovato l’Archivio Speciale di Seveso con i documenti relativi all’incidente avvenuto alla fabbrica chimica ICMESA nel 1976 che ha riversato sulla Brianza una nube carica di diossina, trasformando Seveso nella Chernobyl d’Italia.

C’è chi pensa che i nostri siano tempi molto conflittuali. Eppure, non molti anni fa, in un’Italia ferita dal terrorismo e una Chiesa segnata da forti tensioni, Vittorio Bachelet scelse la via della democrazia, del dialogo e della speranza. Matteo Truffelli ripercorre l'impegno di un uomo capace di seminare seme buono nelle zolle rivoltate della realtà sociale italiana. Era un uomo mite è un podcast del Chiostro realizzato grazie all’Azione cattolica italiana, l’Istituto Vittorio Bachelet e la Fondazione Apostolicam Actuositatem in occasione del centenario della nascita di Vittorio ...

The second instalment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Florence, 1469. The Medici family is preparing for the marriage of its son and heir Lorenzo. His heart belongs to another, but this union will strengthen the alliance with a powerful Roman family. Torn between love and power, the bounties and the compromises of governing, Lorenzo has become complacent. He has forgotten the bloody path he forged on his ascent to power and the enemies left in his wake.

A practical, step-by-step guide to meditation, suitable for beginners as well as those wishing to refresh their knowledge and inspire their practice. In this audiobook, Matteo Pistono shares the essence of the many teachings he learned during his 20 years of study under eminent teachers in Nepal...

Firenze, 1429. Alla morte del patriarca Giovanni de' Medici, i figli Cosimo e Lorenzo si trovano a capo di un autentico impero finanziario, ma, al tempo stesso, accerchiati da nemici giurati come Rinaldo degli Albizzi e Palla Strozzi, esponenti delle più potenti famiglie fiorentine. In modo intelligente e spregiudicato i due fratelli conquistano il potere politico, bilanciando uno spietato senso degli affari con l'amore per l'arte e la cultura.

Il podcast Sigonella 85 ripercorre le 51 ore drammatiche del dirottamento dell’Achille Lauro, “la nave più bella del mondo“, per poi concentrarsi su ciò che è avvenuto a Sigonella: il primo no detto da un Governo Italiano agli Americani, un rifiuto che ha scatenato la più profonda crisi Italia-USA mai verificatasi dal Dopoguerra, e che ha messo in discussione gli equilibri di tutto il mondo. Un contrasto diplomatico che ha rischiato di trasformarsi in uno scontro militare. Eppure, a sentire chi, quella sera, era presenta a Sigonella, le cose non sarebbero andate così come ci sono sempre state raccontate.

Get ready to eavesdrop on the world's sassiest love-hate relationship as two inseparable best friends who can't stand each other, unleash verbal fireworks on this side-splitting podcast. This dynamic duo engages in heated debate, dissecting the juiciest topics, all with a level of sass that would make even a Jigglypuff blush. Brace yourself for a wild ride filled with laughter, sass, and the kind of bickering only the closest of friends can deliver – proving that sometimes, the best relationships are built on a foundation of love and relentless roasting.

Nel giugno del 2020 Matteo Caccia e Luca Micheli hanno visitato la Sicilia occidentale, la terra che ha dato i natali e forse nasconde uno dei criminali più pericolosi al mondo, il capo di Cosa Nostra: Matteo Messina Denaro, latitante da 27 anni. A guidarli è stato Giacomo di Girolamo, giornalista e scrittore che da sempre si occupa di raccontare le cose di mafia, quelle appariscenti e quelle minute, quelle straordinarie e quelle di tutti i giorni, autore de "L'Invisibile" il libro che racconta e insegue la biografia di Messina Denaro. Questo podcast racconta quei giorni.

This is the first book to trace the fascinating parallel history of law and science from antiquity to modern times, showing how the two disciplines have always influenced each other - until recently. In the past few years, the scientific paradigm has shifted dramatically, from seeing the natural world as a kind of cosmic machine to understanding it as a network of fluidly interacting communities. But law is stuck in a mechanistic, 17th-century view that the world is made up of discrete individual parts.

This Italian language course is designed for beginners who want to learn practical, everyday conversations in a structured and engaging way. Written by Matteo Ricci, the course features over 40 dialogues covering essential topics such as greetings, dining out, asking for directions, discussing hobbies, and more.