Author: Orsola Severini Language: Italiano Summary: Orsola ha trentaquattro anni, due figli piccoli, una bella casa ai Parioli, un lavoro part-time per stare dietro alla famiglia, un grosso cane e una vita apparentemente perfetta. Nonostante una ferrea educazione femminista e comunista, la sua realizzazione maggiore è essere madre, lo ha sognato sin da quando era bambina e le sono piaciute talmente tanto le sue due … Continue reading Il consolo
Author: Kevin Reilly Language: English Summary: This work covers topics such as gender, religion, war, ecology, and nationalism, creating both thematic narratives and the strands of a larger chronological account. It explores major historical turning points, and reveals the dynamic of increasing global interactions. (Goodreads) Continue reading The West and the World: A History of Civilization from the Ancient World to 1700
Author: Selby B. Beeler, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
Language: English
Summary: What do you do when you lose a tooth? Do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? Not if you live in Botswana! In Botswana, children throw their teeth onto the roof.
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Author: Meg Cox
Language: English
Summary: Quality family togetherness—everyone wants it, but it seems increasingly harder to achieve. In a world run by cell phones, computers, and virtual networking, the comfort of human connection grows more important— and rarer— all the time.
Author: Barry Stephenson
Language: English
Summary: Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Continue reading “Ritual: A Very Short Introduction”
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Language: English
Summary: Festive feasts from around the world to bring people together, celebrate and share stories. Food glorious food! Everyone loves a feast with the family … even the little ones! A Taste of the World travels across the globe uncovering different dishes, traditions, cultures and festivals from Egypt to Germany, from China to America.
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