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Se è vero che l'Italiano è ormai una delle lingue più studiate al mondo, i cittadini della Grande Mela amanti della lingua di Dante ne gioiranno non poco: riapre infatti Vanni, la più antica libreria statunitense dedicata al nostro idioma.   E questo proprio mentre per le librerie indipendenti di New York l'anno passato è stato nefasto con l...

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Dear ICC Friends, Are you looking for a night out with a friendly, interesting group? Well, we are looking for you! Whether you enjoy classic literature or a good love story, ICC invites you to share that passion of reading with other book lovers at one of ICC's book clubs. A variety of genres are discussed at the ICC Book Group. All books are in...

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Italian Cultural Center events Springfield - The Italian Cultural Center of western Massachusetts, Inc. announces the publication of its very own homemade cookbook, "Mangia! Ci fa bene!" It is a cookbook with over 160 tried and tested family recipes contributed by its members and friends, many of which have been prepared for generations.   Y...

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by Deirdre Flanagan Ward   Gravy or Sauce? That was the question of the day at Rachael Ray's "Everyone is Italian on Sunday" book signing hosted by Bookends, in conjunction with the YWCA and YMCA, at the Oak Street facility. "Both and neither," was Ray's response which confused audience members but opened up an extensive discussion on...

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di Beatrice Bondi   Fabio Bonetti, in arte Volo, il bergamasco classe 1972 che partendo dalla panetteria del padre è riuscito a raggiungere un notevole successo nel panorama mediatico italiano, dapprima in radio, poi in televisione, per poi approdare al cinema e infine al campo letterario, ha presentato il suo ultimo libro tradotto in ingles...

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Dante Bini will present his book Building with Air, chronicling the invention and evolution of the remarkable 'Binishell' structural system, the inflated concrete dome Dante invented in 1964.   Dante and his son Nic Bini will also talk about subsequent 'air-powered' construction methodologies, which are becoming more technically daring and a...

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Every year, some 9 million visitors to the Louvre make their way into a gallery in which one small portrait—the lone painting on an immense freestanding wall—sits inside a bulletproof glass case, and is further protected by the watchful eyes of 24-hour security guards.   It is the most famous painting on earth and while it is unsigned, undat...

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By Sarah Rohrs Before his rise as a leading progressive political analyst and author, Michael Parenti learned about life growing up on the streets of New York's Italian East Harlem. The Berkeley author, a strong voice for the political left, gave a glimpse of his early life during a special book reading in an unusual location -- the credit un...

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by Ivan Pereira   The next chapter for Rizzoli Bookstore is about to begin. The nearly half-century old establishment will open its new store at 1133 Broadway on Monday, more than a year after it shut its doors at 31 W. 57th Street. The 5,000-square foot store, which will be open seven days a week, will showcase a one of a kind design t...

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La Roma ai tempi di Traiano si prepara a conquistare il pubblico americano. Il primo esempio di globalizzazione della storia è infatti il soggetto di "The Reach of Rome", un libro di Alberto Angela uscito in Italia nel 2010 con il titolo di "Impero" e presentato nella sua versione inglese a New York, nella sede della Casa Italiana della New York Un...

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