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Mysteries abound in this exciting race through Rome!
Beatrice Archer may love history, and Rome may be chock-full of it, but that doesn't mean she wants to move there!
Too bad Beatrice's father got a job as the head of the history department at the American Academy in Rome-now, Beatrice has no choice but to get used to the idea.
When she arrives in Rome she explores her new city as much as she can, but it isn't until she hears talk of a strange...
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The first novel from award-winning author Gianfranco Calligarich to be published in English, Last Summer in the City is a witty and despairing classic of Italian literature. Biting, tragic, and endlessly quotable, this translated edition features an introductory appreciation from longtime fan New York Times bestselling author André Aciman.
In a city smothering under the summer sun and an overdose of la dolce vita, Leo Gazarra spends his time in...
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Genevieve is living in Rome, where her neighbours aren't nosy and she is viewed as a local. One day upon returning to her apartment she discovers her door is open. The apartment is empty, exactly as she left it... except for a small box on her kitchen table. The box is addressed to 'Lucy Callahan,' a name that she hasn't used in ten years.
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"Describes Argentina's horrific dirty war, the chaotic final years of brutal dictatorship in Somalia, and the modern-day excesses of Italy's right-wing politics through the words of two half-sisters, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties their stories together"--Provided by publisher.
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Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk.
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Caselli and Torre novels volume 1
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When a woman is beheaded in a park outside Rome and her six-year-old son goes missing, two of Italy's top analytical minds are assigned to the case: Deputy Captain Colomba Caselli, a fierce warrior-like detective, and Dante Torre, a man who spent his childhood trapped inside a concrete silo, fed through the gloved hand of a masked kidnapper who called himself "the Father". And now evidence suggests that the Father is coming back.
12) Roman holiday
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A princess on an official visit to Rome slips away without notice and falls in love with a newspaperman.
14) If only
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How can you know someone until you learn to talk about the past? Letty and Alf are the only English speakers in an Italian class in Rome, where they discover that the language that really connects them is dance. Alf is nineteen, a former ballroom champion who seems reassuringly confident and at ease with himself. Letty, twenty-two, is unusually reserved and studious, having been forced to give up her childhood dream of becoming a ballet dancer. They...
15) Ernesto
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"Ernesto (Federico Russo) is a teenager who wanders, in search of himself, through the streets of Rome. Chapter after chapter, time passes and people just disappear but he continues to live impromptu relationships, causing pain to himself and to others. Taking refuge in his happy moments and in political ideologies, he believes he can save his soul from suffering although life will force him to grow and move forward."--www.imdb.com.
16) Eternal
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Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937,...
18) Roma
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Criterion collection volume 848
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"A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life."--www.imdb.com.
19) Secret Pleasure
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Secret (Jill Sanders) volume 2
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Escape to Italy and find love in the most unexpected places.
After a terrible breakup and the loss of her dream job, Airlea is just looking for a fresh start. When her mother takes it upon herself to help, Airlea finds herself working for a wealthy family back in Italy, whose son was recently involved in a serious auto accident. She jumps at the chance to escape Greece and leave her worries behind, unaware of the new dangers she now faces in Rome....
20) Zoolander no. 2
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"Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy"--from www.imdb.com.
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