In the 1980s, the American writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved with her Italian husband and her daughter to Parma, a small city in northern Italy that has existed since Roman times. Her search for a place for herself in a society that often seems closed to outsiders led Wilde-Menozzi to explore the pull between individualism and community, the role of women in both Parma's culture and her own Midwestern upbringing, and the powers and limits of language in the service of self knowledge, self expression, and artistic and political freedom. In doing so, she unearthed the extraordinary stories of remarkable Italians and remarkable women, including the Renaissance badessa Giovanna Piacenza, the fighting Donella Rossi Sanvitale, and her own indefatigable mother-in-law. No other book evokes so poignantly and profoundly the role of food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life and, by reflection, our own.

" It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world’s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavors that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy‐to‐digest, bite‐sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. "

Compelling new thriller about poetry and fascism

Distinguishes between healthy and destructive risk-taking behavior in teens and offers possible reasons for the latter

Concept-instuctieboek voor mensen die bij Simon de Wit wilden gaan werken. Er is geen schrijver vermeld, en geen datum, maar de grafiek van de groei van het aantal winkels (plm 120) houdt op bij de 2e Wereldoorlog.

Never before have so many people lived in an urban environment. The contemporary city is the arena in which diverse forms of power and the far-reaching impact of globalization interact. But while we collectively repeat these mantras and witness the worldwide explosion of cities, the concept of the city has become increasingly undefined and unexamined. This confronts us with issues that are becoming more and more urgent: What is the city? Who and what 'produces' it? Which forces steer its development? And what is the potential role of the architect? Visionary Power - Producing the Contemporary City serves as a source of new expertise on the future of the city in the twenty-first century. The book draws together research on the foundations of the contemporary city, discusses forces that have a bearing on its development, formulates the task for architects and urban designers, and presents strategies with which they can operate in the midst of this interplay of forces. Containing clear-cut viewpoints from internationally renowned researchers, polemical analyses and innovative strategies and projects, this publication will serve as a handbook to those who find themselves confronted with the urgent need for probing reflection on the city of today and of the future.

Aanvankelijk bedoeld als proefschrift dat om de vereenvoudigde spelling door de uitgever geweigerd werd.

This collection of biographies of five women leaders from the developing world describes some of the social and economic changes of that world - changes that often make the lives of poor women even poorer and more precarious. Each story gives a face and a voice to issues that confront many poor, rural women around the world.

Beginning with personal accounts of the author's own experiences on a farm commune in the 1970s, Joan Jensen draws on oral history, iconography, and material culture to expand our knowledge of previously invisible women.

The Main Thesis Of This Book Is That Industrial Catastrophes And Ecological Destruction Constitute A Direct Threat To Everyday Life, The Maintenance Of Which In Modern Industrialised Societies Or In The Developing World.