The inspiration for Fox TV s drama series, Mob Doctor, Il Dottore is the riveting true story of a Jewish kid from the Bronx who became a Mafia insider and physician to top NY Mafia dons such as John Gotti, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano, and Joe Bonanno. As a result, the doctor led a double life: we[...]
An extraordinary marriage of music and words in a popularly priced package: each of these books provides the history of a famous opera and its composer, plus the complete libretto in its original language and an English translation with annotated commentary. Inside the front and back cover of each b[...]
In his last days, Mussolini, the tyrant, was in the grip of anger, shame, and depression. The German armed forces that had sustained his puppet government since its creation in September 1943 were being inexorably driven out of Italy, the frontiers of his Fascist republic were shrinking daily and Mu[...]
(Music Minus One). Performed by David Syme, piano Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn Now in a digitally remastered deluxe 2CD set, this staggeringly famous romantic concerto is world-loved and has been a staple since its introduction. This new edition includes a second [...]
(Music Minus One). Written in Mantua in the late 1710s, these three wonderful concerti come from the great 'Il cimento dell' armonia e dell'inventione' ('The Contest between Harmony and Invention'), the famous set of concerti from which the well-known 'The Four Seasons' also came. Here Vivaldi addre[...]
(Music Minus One). These three concerti from Vivaldi's famous Il Cimento dell, Armonia e dell, Inventione collection present Vivaldi at the height of his compositional maturity. These companions to The Four Seasons are classic Vivaldi. Includes an authoritative newly-engraved score printed on high q[...]
Head for the hills with The Library of American Comics! Next stop: Dogpatch, the sleepy little home of Pansy and Lucifer Ornamental Yokum and their 19-year-old son, Li'l Abner! Eisner Award-winning editor/designer Dean Mullaney and biographical writer Bruce Canwell return to Dogpatch's roots in Volu[...]
North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950 - 1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsula - and in Northeast [...]
The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and other ground targets. Hardly a fighter, the [...]
A German conversation helps people learning the language become more fluent. The topic does not have to be difficult if one is just beginning. However, it is an ideal way for people to get better because actually speaking German is one of the only ways to progress. This is a hard language to learn d[...]
Vitamins and minerals are natural healthy resources from the ground and plant life. Without vitamins and minerals our bodies would not function well at all. Without iron our blood would not flow, and without vitamin C our immune system will slow. Calcium is an important mineral that the body needs, [...]
"Il cappello del prete" considerato uno tra i primi veri romanzi polizieschi in lingua italiana. Nel romanzo, ambientato a Napoli, appunto un cappello a essere l'unica traccia che conduce a svelare l'uccisione di un prete affarista da parte di un nobile spiantato. Esce a puntate nel 1887 per dim[...]
Includes the stories "Mess Monsters", "Smelly Bill", "Zzzzz: A Book of Sleep", "Dig the Dog", "Who Ever Heard of a Tiger in a Pink Hat?!" and "Smidge".[...]
As the light falls through the leaves in the forest, the animals gather for a game of hide and seek. This toddler book lets you join them as the Elephant counts to 10 while everyone hides! In the thick forest, you can help the Elephant search for all the hiding animals... but where is Chameleon?[...]
When the days turn cold, and snow begins to fall, everything changes! Follow the white rabbit through this wintery book and see all the animals, from migrating birds to hibernating bears! An ideal book for learning about winter time with young children; see also Zzzzz: A Book Brrrr A Book of Winter [...]
Over 43,000 Il-2/10s were built between 1941 and 1955, more than any other combat aircraft in history, making this one of the most important Soviet aircraft deployed in World War II (1939-1945). Built originally as a two-seater, the Il-2 had lost the rear gunner's position by the time the aircraft s[...]