Rete Bibliotecaria Bergamasca

Abstract: Una chiesa che sembra un'astronave di una fantascienza retrò; la scala di Dracula; due sezioni del muro di Berlino; poesie portoghesi sul muro di una stazione della metropolitana; un terminal aeroportuale semi abbandonato; una cantina piena di flipper; delle zampe di cani dell'epoca romana in un banco della reception; una chiesa che è stata rialzata di un metro; una delle più grandi botti di vino del mondo; le lucenti palle di un cavallo; un'enorme clessidra; un cimitero per i cimeli ferroviari; l'arte murale che nasconde una critica all'Ungheria comunista. Sono solo alcuni dei segreti svelati in Secret Budapest. Lontano dalla folla e dai soliti cliché, Budapest offre innumerevoli esperienze curiose e ospita un numero infinito di tesori ben nascosti, che si rivelano solo agli abitanti più curiosi e a quei viaggiatori che trovano la loro strada lontani dai sentieri più battuti. Una guida indispensabile per chi pensava di conoscere bene Budapest o per chi vorrebbe scoprire l'altro volto della città.

Abstract: Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down. Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through--and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him. Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business--one that plays for keeps

Abstract: A moving memoir from a modern day hermit and her journey to find healing and empowerment through solitude. When Jade's partner leaves the barn that they moved into just weeks before, he leaves a dent in the wall and her life unravelled. Numbed from years in a destructive, abusive relationship, she faces an uncertain future and complete solitude. Slowly, with the help of Devon's salted cliffs and damp forested footpaths, Jade comes back to life and discovers the power of being alone. As Jade acclimatizes, she considers what it means to live alone. Through conversations with other hermits across the world, Fitton sheds light on the myriad - and often misunderstood - ways of living alone: from monks to hikikomori, and the largely ignored female hermit. Jade questions whether hermitic living is possible in an era of constant communication and increased housing costs as she finds herself financially unstable and itinerant. She realises that home doesn't exist within walls, but within the landscape of her childhood home county. Lyrically written, this is an inspirational story of recovery, of finding home, and of celebrating solitude in the natural world

Abstract: Scoprite le ultime novità e i più grandi della scena manga giapponese. Questa ampia panoramica presenta maestri classici come Osamu Tezuka (creatore di Astro Boy) e Katsuhiro Otomo (creatore di Akira), nonché i nuovi arrivati più entusiasmanti e, naturalmente, le loro superstar immaginarie.

Abstract: A parte il fatto di essere fratelli, Peter e Ivan Koubek sembrano avere poco in comune. Peter è un avvocato di Dublino sui trent’anni – affermato, abile e apparentemente irreprensibile. Ma, ora che gli è morto il padre, prende farmaci per dormire e si barcamena con fatica fra due relazioni con donne molto diverse: il primo, imperituro amore, Sylvia, e Naomi, una studentessa universitaria per cui la vita è un’unica lunga barzelletta. Ivan è un campione di scacchi ventiduenne. Si è sempre considerato uno sfigato, un paria, l’antitesi del suo disinvolto fratello maggiore. Ora, nelle prime settimane dopo la perdita del padre, incontra Margaret, una donna piú grande che esce da un passato turbolento, e rapidamente e intensamente le loro vite si intrecciano. Per i due fratelli in lutto, e per le persone da loro amate, si apre un interludio, un periodo di desiderio, disperazione e nuove prospettive – l’opportunità di scoprire quante cose un’unica vita possa contenere senza per questo andare in pezzi.

Abstract: Discover 500 of the world's greatest graphic designs in one big, bold, and brilliant volume. This deep dive into graphic design history presents the work of more than 400 designers across 33 countries and 5 continents, with work dating back to the 14th century. Reimagined from the Phaidon best-seller Graphic: 500 Designs that Matter, the book's dizzying array of designs range from the Gutenberg Bible to Joy Division album art, with work by both anonymous creators and industry icons such as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Paul Rand, Paula Scher, Ahn Sang-soo, and Julia Born. The generous format and two-part design structure allows designs to be shown in detail, with large images up front and a 300+ word text for each entry in the back - making this equal parts picture and reading book. A design category key adds functionality while indicating the sheer variety of disciplines at work within one medium, from advertising and information design to posters, books, magazines, and logos. This book is the perfect reference guide for design and art lovers, enthusiasts, and professionals at any stage of their careers, as well as all those interested in and impacted by visual communication. Carefully revised to bring every detail up to date, organized chronologically, and with the addition of 50 new examples that highlight designers reshaping the graphic culture of today, this collection is more comprehensive, compelling - and relevant - than ever before

Abstract: Entrate nell'atelier di un artista all'interno di un castello, scoprite le cappelle costruite in un albero millenario, versate del Calvados in una tomba nel villaggio di Camembert, meditate in un luogo dove la Vergine Maria è apparsa venti volte, decifrate le decorazioni alchemiche dell'Hôtel d'Escoville a Caen, esaminate una piscina storica progettata per pulire i cavalli, stanate un architetto massone nella cattedrale di Rouen… Lontana dalle folle e dai soliti cliché, la Normandia offre innumerevoli esperienze curiose e ospita un gran numero di tesori ben nascosti, rivelati solo ai residenti e ai viaggiatori che trovano la strada fuori dai sentieri battuti. Una guida indispensabile per chi pensa di conoscere bene questo territorio o che vuole scoprirne il lato più nascosto.

Abstract: È l’ultimo giorno di università, e per Emma e Dexter sta finendo un’epoca. Ormai si sentono adulti e indipendenti, hanno l’intera vita davanti, da afferrare a piene mani. Sono a letto insieme, abbracciati. Lui è bello, ricco e ha il dono di sembrare sempre in posa per una foto. Lei fa di tutto per vestirsi male, adora le questioni di principio e i grandi ideali. Si sono appena laureati, domani lasceranno l’università. Dopo una serata di grandi bevute sono finiti a baciarsi con passione, e poi tra le lenzuola. Ora sono lì, l’uno accanto all’altra, nell’alba che lascia intravedere il loro futuro e le loro speranze. È il 15 luglio 1988, e per la prima volta Emma e Dexter si amano e si dicono addio. Ma per loro il 15 luglio rimarrà sempre una data speciale. Ovunque si trovino, in qualunque cosa siano occupati, la scintilla di quella notte d’estate tornerà a brillare. Dove sarà Dexter, cosa starà combinando Emma? Per vent’anni si terranno in contatto, e per un giorno saranno ancora assieme. Ironico, intelligente, malinconico, questo romanzo cattura l’energia sentimentale delle grandi passioni: i cuori spezzati, l’intricato corso dell’amore e dell’amicizia, il coraggio, le attese e le delusioni di chiunque abbia desiderato una persona che non può avere.

Abstract: Ah, Paris, the city of romance: iconic museums, treasured landmarks and irresistibly pretty patisseries. But what's beyond the classic sights? Former funeral parlours hosting Tai Chi classes, barge bars swinging with live jazz bands, Rasta restaurants plating up incredible vegan fare - and that's just for starters. Paris is so much more than the Louvre and Champs-Élysées, and who better to show you around than the locals? Turn the pages to discover

Abstract: Ah, Paris, the city of romance: iconic museums, treasured landmarks and irresistibly pretty patisseries. But what's beyond the classic sights? Former funeral parlours hosting Tai Chi classes, barge bars swinging with live jazz bands, Rasta restaurants plating up incredible vegan fare - and that's just for starters. Paris is so much more than the Louvre and Champs-Élysées, and who better to show you around than the locals? Turn the pages to discover

Abstract: Fa parte di: King of sin ; 3

Abstract: Il testo, nerlla Sua seconda edizione, è indirizzato agli studenti dell'esame Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language (0510/0511/0991/0993).

Abstract: Only she knows what really happened that night... It was meant to be a time of celebration, of neighbours chatting over sparkling glasses of wine, enjoying the decadent surroundings of the huge mansion house which overlooked all the houses on Laurel Street. But then my troubled friend Gabbie has a heated argument with her husband. She leaves the party and disappears without a trace. Gabbie's neighbours rally round, painfully aware that Laurel Street has already had its share of tragedy. Years ago, when we were children, my best friend Erin vanished, never to be seen again, after having a secret party in the woods with me and Gabbie as our families celebrated the new year. I want Gabbie to be found safe. I need her to come home. Because if she doesn't, I know that all eyes will be on me as they were years ago. But then I discover that my husband Luke was the last person to see Gabbie alive and I'm reminded of all the times I saw them getting close. As much as I pushed it to the back of my mind, I have to ask, can I really trust them? And worse, is someone about to make me pay for the secret I've been keeping for so long?

Abstract: This contributed volume considers the emergence of coworking as centered in labor issues. More specifically, its chapters consider it as a coping mechanism in the worldwide rise of independent modes of work (i.e., self-employment) that leaves more and more workers exposed to precarity as they must organize and manage their own labor. Grounded in this perspective, this volume aims to understand the transformative social and political potentials emerging through coworking as a social and spatial practice. There is a distinct lack of discussion within coworking research on the emancipatory potentials of coworkingand if it is discussed, more cautionary views prevail, highlighting the ambivalence of coworking spaces both as a space of alternative economic practices and as integrated into market economies. The aims of this collection are twofold: First, it aims to make visible the plurality of existing practices around shared resources in coworking and the assemblages of human and non-human actors as agents of change associated with coworking and the re-organization of work and labor power. And second, it aims to develop a more emancipatory narrative for coworking and the role of coworking spaces for workers but also the different spatial contexts in which these spaces are situated. A narrative that does not emphasize entrepreneurship or coworking as the epitome of the neoliberal entrepreneurial self as in the dominant interpretations in the current research, but rather one that centers coworking in the creation of meaningful, careful social relationships, supporting empathy and an ethics that recognizes mutual interdependencies and builds a foundation for social change. So, it is about alternative narratives, emancipation politics and the wider social role that coworking spaces might play in neighborhoods, cities or beyond because they are crucial contexts for the formation and maintenance of social relations. With this specific direction, this collection aims to bring coworking research into a fruitful dialog with other research fields-such as sociology of work, feminist perspectives on care, alternative and diverse economies, "post-capitalist" transformation, critical geography, positioning coworking within a range of progressive alternatives in the articulation of economic and social relationships

Abstract: La nuova collana di letture, a cura di Deborah J. Ellis, che rende lopera originale di Shakespeare protagonista.

Abstract: The Art of Elemental presents the story behind the newest film from Pixar Animation Studios. It highlights the stunning artwork from the film's creation-including character designs, storyboards, color scripts, and much more-and features exclusive interviews from the creative team along with behind-the-scenes details