Francesco Dimitri

Three friends go searching for Art when he misses their yearly reunion in their Southern Italy hometown, hearing fantastical stories along the way about Art's recent life and discovering a curious manuscript in his home authored by Art, called 'The book of hidden things.'

The Book of Hidden Things

A bittersweet gothic fantasy of family, friendship, memory, and the uncanny told from the perspective of a blind teenager, set in the same world as The Book of Hidden Things, perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman, Donna Tartt and Haruki Murakami. Praise God, never the wind 1996 - Luca Saracino is thirteen and has been completely blind for eight months when his parents move to a Southern Italian farmhouse they dream of turning into a hotel. With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Luca’s diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention. As Luca tells his story without sight - experiencing the world solely through hearing, smell, taste and touch - he meets the dauntless Ada Guadalupi, who takes him out to explore the rocky fields and empty beaches. But Luca and Ada find they can’t escape the grudges that have lasted between their families for generations, or the gossiping of the town. And Luca is preyed upon by the feral Wanderer, who walks the vineyards of his home. As Luca's family starts to crack at the seams, Luca and Ada have to navigate new lands and old rivalries to uncover the truths spoken as whispers on the wind.

Never the Wind

A storytelling-driven self-help book about how to reclaim wonder in our lives, and thereby achieve the good life.

How to Capture the Miracles of Everyday Life

That Sense of Wonder

romanzo

L'età sottile

Alice nel paese della vaporità

A bittersweet gothic fantasy of family, friendship, memory, and the uncanny told from the perspective of a blind teenager in Puglia, Southern Italy, set in the same world as The Book of Hidden Things, perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman, Donna Tartt and Haruki Murakami. Praise God, never the wind 1996 - Luca Saracino is thirteen and has been completely blind for eight months when his parents move to a Southern Italian farmhouse they dream of turning into a hotel. With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Luca’s diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention. As Luca tells his story without sight - experiencing the world solely through hearing, smell, taste and touch - he meets the dauntless Ada Guadalupi, who takes him out to explore the rocky fields and empty beaches. But Luca and Ada find they can’t escape the grudges that have lasted between their families for generations, or the gossiping of the town. And Luca is preyed upon by the feral Wanderer, who walks the vineyards of his home. As Luca's family starts to crack at the seams, Luca and Ada have to navigate new lands and old rivalries to uncover the truths spoken as whispers on the wind.

Nelle notti romane ci sono bambini che sognano, e che nel sogno, ogni volta, ripetono il viaggio verso una grande isola che non c'è. Nelle notti romane ci sono ville borghesi illuminate dalla luna piena, e dai loro giardini spesso s'innalzano, non visti, mastodontici galeoni pirata. Nelle notti più fredde di una Roma moderna, pulsante, segreta, qualcuno ormai comincia ad avvertirlo: uno spirito folle sta bussando alla porta, uno spirito anarchico e sensuale, passionale e libertino, pronto a tornare per rapirci. Qualcuno lo vuol chiamare Peter; un tempo era noto come Pan. A cento anni di distanza dalla sua prima comparsa, il Peter Pan di Barrie rivela oggi più che mai la propria carica eversiva, la propria primordialità vitale, erotica, libera, il proprio rifiuto verso ogni forma di dogmatismo. Nei cieli di Roma lo scontro si sta preparando: bambini e pirati, vecchie e nuove divinità, in un'inquietante favola nera che finirà per insegnarci come, talvolta, per vedere il mondo del sogno dal mondo reale, non serva altro che alzare la testa.

Le livre des choses cachées

Reading a story to another person creates a bond between two people. It is often assumed that reading aloud is only for children, but the practice was once a common pleasure for adults too. The time has come to rediscover it. This simple yet powerful action connects us with our friends, helps us centre ourselves in the present and lets us focus gently on what matters. To Read Aloud consists of 75 extracts of an average 1000 words each, from writers ranging from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Robert Macfarlane (alongside less familiar names). It is arranged under ten thematic chapters: Love, Loss, Lightness, Pleasure, Work, Nature, Change, Chaos, Wonder, and Coda: Delicacies for Discussion. A literary toolbox for well-being, To Read Aloud invites you to to take just ten minutes off, sit down with somebody you care about and share a passage of writing.

To Read Aloud

La ragazza dei miei sogni

Il potere della meraviglia. Come catturare i piccoli miracoli nella vita di ogni giorno

"L’invitation est lancée. Si vous l’acceptez, une compétition extraordinaire à travers le monde, sans aucun filet de sécurité ni sas de secours, vous attend... Are you at the Cutting Edge ? Ils sont ce que l'humanité a de meilleur. Une compagnie financière leur propose de relever un incroyable défi qui mettra leur vie en jeu et les poussera jusqu'à leurs dernières limites. La récompense en est, littéralement, inconcevable. C'est ici que l'histoire change... at the Cutting Edge ".

Cutting Edge T01

A group of the world’s elite minds – the cutting edge – were brought together for a mysterious quest: the dodecathlon. While on the hunt for the Devil’s Mirror, a rival ‘edger’ swooped in and stole their victory. The mirror revealed a devastating apocalyptic future. Just as all hope was lost, a woman named Aurora appeared, claiming to be behind everything…

Cutting Edge: The Devil's Mirror #2

Acclaimed author Francesco Dimitri and award-winning artist Mario Alberti tell a story of extraordinary people who are brought together to uncover a deadly conspiracy that threatens the world… The mysterious Leviathan Corporation offers an exclusive group of experts and pioneers an incredible challenge: the Dodecathlon! Mark, Stella, Hiroshi, Jirakee, and Delroy join forces for tasks that will not only push them to their limits, but risk their very lives. Only by completing it will they find answers, and a prize of apocalyptic proportions. Scientists, artists, entrepreneurs… they are the best of humanity. They are the Cutting Edge! “This slow-burn supernatural mystery churns with razor-sharp storytelling.” – Syfy Wire “This is what I want to see every single time I open up a comic book.” – Reading With a Flight Ring

Cutting Edge

tutti i luoghi in cui (non) vorreste passare la notte

Guida alle case più stregate del mondo

leggende, miti e visioni ultraterrene del socialismo reale

Comunismo magico

Fabio, Mauro, Tony und Arturo sind schon seit ihrer Schulzeit befreundet, und obwohl das Leben sie inzwischen in alle Himmelsrichtungen verstreut hat, treffen sie sich einmal im Jahr in ihrem apulischen Heimatdorf Casalfranco. Das haben sie sich versprochen, das ist der Pakt. Doch in diesem Jahr ist alles anders, denn Arturo taucht nicht auf. Ausgerechnet er, der sie einst auf den Pakt eingeschworen hat. Beunruhigt fahren die drei Freunde zu Arturos abgelegenem Bauernhof – nur um das Anwesen völlig verlassen vorzufinden. Sofort ist ihnen klar, dass ihrem Freund etwas zugestoßen sein muss, und sie machen sich auf die Suche nach ihm. Eine Suche, die sie nicht nur in ihre eigene Vergangenheit führt, sondern auch zu einem magischen Geheimnis ...

Roman

Das Buch der verborgenen Dinge

«Misterioso e avvincente. Consigliatissimo.» Joe R. Lansdale Una storia di amicizia e formazione sullo sfondo di un Salento pieno di ombre e mistero I ricordi di gioventù, le radici, la terra. È questo, o forse molto di più, a spingere quattro amici di vecchia data, oggi quasi quarantenni, a rispettare un patto: ritrovarsi lo stesso giorno ogni anno a Casalfranco, il loro piccolo paese d’origine nel cuore di una Puglia meravigliosa e arsa dal sole. Arturo, il leader carismatico del gruppo chiamato da tutti Art, è sempre stato il più attento a rispettarlo ed è il solo a essersi ristabilito nel paese dopo che come gli altri lo aveva lasciato per cercare un futuro più ricco di promesse e possibilità. Ma quest’anno Art non si presenta all’appuntamento: le ore passano e gli amici, Mauro, Fabio e Tony, lo aspettano con crescente apprensione, finché decidono di andare a cercarlo. Ciò che scoprono quando riescono a entrare in casa sua è preoccupante: Art coltiva marijuana, un’attività molto pericolosa in un posto dove aleggia la minaccia della criminalità organizzata. Chiedendo ai conoscenti, Mauro, Fabio e Tony scoprono che in paese girano voci inquietanti sul conto di Art, e frugando nel caos della sua abitazione trovano un diario, Il Libro delle Cose Nascoste. Cosa sono le Cose Nascoste? In che razza di guai si è infilato Art, e quali segreti ha tenuto nascosti per tanti anni? Questi sono gli interrogativi che ai tre amici stanno a cuore. Ma ogni cuore ha il suo lato oscuro. Doveva essere un ritrovo all’insegna della spensieratezza. Diventerà un viaggio nell’abisso di ciascuno di loro.

Il libro delle cose nascoste

perché gli dèi sono tornati

Neopaganesimo

A group of the world’s elite minds – the cutting edge – were brought together for a mysterious quest: the Dodecathlon. The first task saw the death of Jirakee, and the reveal of Hiroshi as a traitor. With questions still unanswered, the remaining three have continued the challenges, with their latest task putting them on the hunt for: the Devil’s Mirror…

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