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Monster Allergy, Vol. 3

The Stellar Tutor

By: Francesco Artibani,Katja Centomo

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Monster Allergy, Vol. 3

The Stellar Tutor

By: Francesco Artibani,Katja Centomo

Join Zick, Elena, and Elena’s friend Charlie Shuster as they go head-to-head with more monsters than ever before in this exciting third volume! In this thrilling third installment of Monster Allergy, Zick and Elena return from summer vacation to start a new school year and continue their incredible adventures in Oldmill Village, a hideaway for all kinds of ghosts and monsters. Now these friends will have to face bullies, homework, and tests on top of Oldmill’s usual monster shenanigans—including a new group of monsters that has just moved in next door! Then, when Elena’s best friend, Charlie Shuster, comes to town, Zick is left feeling jealous. Like Zick, Charlie can see monsters, but otherwise the two couldn’t be more different. However, when a school field trip turns into a submarine adventure and Zick must escape from aquatic phantoms, Zick and Elena learn that Charlie isn’t quite what he seems. In this village full of monsters, anything can happen!

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Insight Kids

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1683837185

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9781683837183

Between God and Man

Angels in Italian Art

By: Francesco Buranelli,Marco Bussagli,Cecilia Sica,Roberta Bernabei,Mississippi Museum of Art

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Between God and Man

Angels in Italian Art

By: Francesco Buranelli,Marco Bussagli,Cecilia Sica,Roberta Bernabei,Mississippi Museum of Art

How Italian artists have represented one of the most revered religious images--the angel

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196

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1887422153

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9781887422154

Mondo Exotica

Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation

By: Francesco Adinolfi

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Mondo Exotica

Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation

By: Francesco Adinolfi

Tiki torches, cocktails, la dolce vita, and the music that popularized them—Mondo Exotica offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age and Cold War period as well as the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. The music journalist and radio host Francesco Adinolfi provides extraordinary detail about artists, songs, albums, and soundtracks, while also presenting an incisive analysis of the ethnic and cultural stereotypes embodied in exotica and related genres. In this encyclopedic account of films, books, TV programs, mixed drinks, and above all music, he balances a respect for exotica’s artistic innovations with a critical assessment of what its popularity says about postwar society in the United States and Europe, and what its revival implies today. Adinolfi interviewed a number of exotica greats, and Mondo Exotica incorporates material from his interviews with Martin Denny, Esquivel, the Italian film composers Piero Piccioni and Piero Umiliani, and others. It begins with an extended look at the postwar popularity of exotica in the United States. Adinolfi describes how American bachelors and suburbanites embraced the Polynesian god Tiki as a symbol of escape and sexual liberation; how Les Baxter’s album Ritual of the Savage (1951) ushered in the exotica music craze; and how Martin Denny’s Exotica built on that craze, hitting number one in 1957. Adinolfi chronicles the popularity of performers from Yma Sumac, “the Peruvian Nightingale,” to Esquivel, who was described by Variety as “the Mexican Duke Ellington,” to the chanteuses Eartha Kitt, Julie London, and Ann-Margret. He explores exotica’s many sub-genres, including mood music, crime jazz, and spy music. Turning to Italy, he reconstructs the postwar years of la dolce vita, explaining how budget spy films, spaghetti westerns, soft-core porn movies, and other genres demonstrated an attraction to the foreign. Mondo Exotica includes a discography of albums, compilations, and remixes.

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377

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Duke University Press

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0822389088

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9780822389088

Monster Allergy, Vol. 4

The Monster Tamer's Manual

By: Francesco Artibani,Katja Centomo

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Monster Allergy, Vol. 4

The Monster Tamer's Manual

By: Francesco Artibani,Katja Centomo

Join Zick, Elena, and Charlie Schuster for another thrilling supernatural adventure in Monster Allergy, Vol. 4! School has just started up again in Oldmill Village, but that’s not the only thing that’s changing. A new tutor, Jeremy-Joth, has taken charge of the monsters living in the Barrymore home, and his strict rules have everyone on edge—including Zick! Meanwhile, Elena is feeling uneasy about the looming arrival of a new sibling, and a new adventure is just what she needs to distract her. Together, Zick, Elena, and Charlie Schuster set off to put Zick’s powers as a young monster tamer to the test—and it could be their most dangerous quest yet! Filled with dark phantoms, monster-eating fish, and plenty of laughs, Monster Allergy, Vol. 4 is a must-read installment of the Monster Allergy series!

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Insight Kids

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1683837991

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The Norman Admiralty

History of an Office between two Worlds

By: Francesco Carbonaro

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The Norman Admiralty

History of an Office between two Worlds

By: Francesco Carbonaro

What was the real power of the Norman admirals? In what way did they practise their authority? This study on the Norman admiralty in Sicily focuses on the development of this office as it changes from an office to a title with increasing and increadible prestige in the years from the second half of the 11th century to the end of the 12th century. The admiral was an officer who worked in the royal palace for the royal authority as prime minister and was fundamental in orchestrating cultural activities. However, the admirals also established their power in fields separate to those of their position. The position of admiral was a unicum in Medieval Europe since no other political institution had a similar figure and his contribution was crucial for the development of the Norman kingdom in Sicily. The intention of this work is to study the sphere of competences of the admirality and to give a global and definitive view of the impact of the Norman admirals between the second half of the 11th century and the end of the 12th.

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236

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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH

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3832553002

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9783832553005

Methanol

Science and Engineering

By: Angelo Basile,Francesco Dalena

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Methanol

Science and Engineering

By: Angelo Basile,Francesco Dalena

Methanol: Science and Engineering provides a comprehensive review of the chemistry, properties, and current and potential uses and applications of methanol. Divided into four parts, the book begins with a detailed account of current production methods and their economics. The second part deals with the applications of methanol, providing useful insights into future applications. Modeling of the various reactor systems is covered in the next section, with final discussions in the book focusing on the economic and environmental impact of this chemical. Users will find this to be a must-have resource for all researchers and engineers studying alternative energy sources. - Provides the latest developments on methanol research - Reviews methanol production methods and their economics - Outlines the use of methanol as an alternative green transportation fuel - Includes new technologies and many new applications of methanol

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Elsevier

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044464010X

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9780444640109

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Monster Allergy, Vol. 3

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Between God and Man

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Monster Allergy, Vol. 4

Monster Allergy, Vol. 4

The Norman Admiralty

The Norman Admiralty

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