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In un’ammaliante Vigevano di fine anni settanta, ancora motore trainante dell'industria calzaturiera italiana, ha inizio la storia dell'assassino chiamato l'Aforista. Sulle armoniose note di una delicata canzone degli Homo Sapiens, Giovanna affida il suo bambino a un vicino di casa che lo porterà nelle fauci di Lucifero.Il bambino, a causa di un umiliante sopruso, scoprirà di avere l'innato piacere di uccidere.Le fasi dell'alter ego del piccolo e poi adulto killer, sono narrate in capitoli intermedi chiamati dall'autore Cuccagne. Cuccagne che segnano la sua origine e il suo ritorno nella ...

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Host Lenny Vaughn transforms estate sale vinyl into biographical artifacts, uncovering the lives behind massive collections like an 18,000-record Las Vegas DJ archive. Through handwritten notes, wear patterns, and curatorial choices, each episode reveals how secondhand records become windows into the passions and cultural moments of the strangers who once cherished them. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

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Of all the mass of Japanese literature, which lies before us as the result of nearly twelve centuries of book-making, the most important monument is the work entitled Kojiki (古事記) or Records of Ancient Matters, which was completed in A.D. 712. It is the most important because it has preserved for us more faithfully than any other book the mythology, the manners, the language, and the traditional history of Ancient Japan. E.M. Satow, in his paper on the "Revival of Pure Shintō," says: "The Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇), at what portion of his reign is not mentioned, lamenting that the ...

The seventh volume in The Golden Bough series by Sir James George Frazer. The figure of the dying and reviving god in Oriental religions of Classical antiquity is returned to, and compared with the systems of belief in Europe. - Summary by leon harvey

J. B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960′s. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury’s framework were retained essentially unchanged. Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, ...

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】明治以降の教育の変化と文学の「浪漫主義/自然主義」を対応させて論じた講演記録。昔の教育は忠孝や聖人像を絶対的理想とし、感激と情緒を強調する一元的な徳育だったのに対し、近代の教育は、事実から出発して人間の欠点や二面性も認める二元的な教育へ移った。

A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a correspondent for the London weekly Black and White magazine. He was not only an accomplished illustrator who provided 99 watercolours for War Impressions, but also a skilled raconteur. Menpes portrayed, in words and paint, the major military commanders on the British side as well as notable civilian figures such as Cecil Rhodes, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling. Although he saw little fighting, his paintings and anecdotes of life behind the British lines ...

Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is a book that delves into the history of the United Kingdom by looking at the remnants of its man-made structures and the trees and forests that stood witness to it all. - Summary by Amy Gramour

Explanations of Western European trends in men and women's fashion from prehistoric times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

There is no optical instrument so well known or so highly held in popular estimation as the Magic Lantern. It is somewhat unfortunate that its old appellation, given to it when it was nothing more than a mere toy, should have stuck to it so long. And more than one attempt has been made by those conversant with its capabilities as a scientific instrument, and as an important aid to education, to give it a name more consistent with its real value. - Summary by the author

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 1 begins with the earliest modern settlement of Ireland and ends with the 8th century. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

This recording comprises chapters from two different works: How To Visit The English Cathedrals (1912) by Esther Singleton, and The Cathedral Churches Of England (1911) by Helen Marshall Pratt. Each book devotes a chapter to each cathedral, but this recording includes only the introductory chapters of general information. - Summary by David Wales

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This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignoring assassination rumors, his successor, the brave soldier Trajan, "went about the streets almost unguarded" and was easy of access to all classes. He was followed by the brilliant, gay emperor, Hadrian, who "revised the imperial budget with the skill of a trained accountant." We meet the immortal Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who spent his life fighting barbarians along the Danube. The book closes with chapters on the religions of the empire, on...