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Alle 23,48 del 29 giugno del 2009 un treno merci carico di GPL deraglia dai binari della stazione di Viareggio. In uno dei quattordici vagoni si apre uno squarcio. Il gas esce, violento e rapido. Ci sono diverse esplosioni. Muoiono 32 persone, alcune subito, la maggior parte dopo una lenta e lunghissima agonia. In questo podcast raccontiamo la storia di quella notte, di quello che era prima e di quello che è stato dopo. Un podcast di Paolo Buzzone e Giovanni Savarese Assistente di produzione Sofia Gelli Copertina Lorenzo Caratozzolo (Brainclub) Musiche su licenza Machiavelli Music Una ...

Giovanni's Ring is the story of "Giovanni Rocco," a New Jersey police officer, known undercover as "Giovanni Gatto," who was the mysterious agent at the epicenter of Operation Charlie Horse, a federal undercover operation that ultimately brought down ten members and associates of New Jersey's DeCavalcante Mafia family, the criminal organization known as "the real Sopranos." The book is not simply a chronicle of Giovanni Rocco's adventures in the murky and dangerous Mafia world he inhabited, but also a fascinating window into the psychological struggles that such a life entails.

Sono sette. Gigi, il Presidente, il Cinese, Hulk, Mammina, Alex e un ultimo agente scelto che vorrebbe esser chiamato Serpico. Ognuno ha qualcosa da nascondere o da farsi perdonare. Per tutti sono i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone, poliziotti che devono ricostruire l'immagine di un commissariato con una macchia difficile da cancellare. Li hanno scelti perché sono sicuri che falliranno... Staremo a vedere.

In Europa la guerra è cominciata, eppure da noi qualcuno si illude ancora che sia possibile tenerla fuori della porta. E poi sta arrivando la piú bella delle feste, quella dove si mangia, si beve, ci si abbraccia, quella in cui ci si scambiano doni con le persone care. Erminia Cascetta era diversa, a modo suo. Aveva troppa voglia di vivere, perciò l’hanno uccisa. In questo tempo che accelera verso l’abisso, spetta al commissario Ricciardi e al brigadiere Maione scoprire chi è stato. La chiave di tutto, però, è sempre la solitudine.

In the middle of a summer heat wave, as Naples prepares for one of its most important holy days, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from the window of his office. For Commissario Ricciardi and Brigadier Maione, it is the beginning of an investigation that will bring them into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions.

An expert teacher and life coach shares a new vision of self-confidence—one that discards bravado and narcissism in favor of integrity, wisdom, and purpose. Discover the principles, exercises, meditations, and tools that will help you move from self-doubt to unshakable self-belief.

Naples, 1932. A week before Easter, springtime offers fragrant temptations to the men and women of Naples - but evil also lurks in the sweet-smelling spring air. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead after being suffocated with a pillow. Her last client swears that he left her alive and well. But when her next client arrived, he found her dead. Who killed her and why?

Il male non si concede pause neanche a maggio. Sul lungomare di Posillipo viene trovato un anziano prete, barbaramente ucciso. È inspiegabile, perché padre Angelo, era amato da tutti. Un santo, dicono. Un fine teologo, un uomo che nella vita ha donato conforto a tante persone. E Ricciardi è più inquieto che mai. Lui ed Enrica hanno cominciato a incontrarsi, ma il commissario non può continuare a nasconderle la propria natura, il segreto che a lungo lo ha tenuto lontano da lei.

As Naples prepares for its holiday celebrations, behind the facade of order and happiness imposed by the fascist regime lurks terrible poverty and blinding desperation. In a luxurious apartment on the Mergellina beach, the bodies of a fascist militia officer and his wife have been found. The woman's throat has been cut while the man has been stabbed over 60 times. Seemingly, the hands of two separate killers have been at work.

Ricciardi has visions. He sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most acute and successful homicide detectives in the Naples police force. But all that horror and suffering has hollowed him out emotionally: He drinks and doesn't sleep. Other than his loyal partner, Brigadier Maione, he has no friends.

Quando la bellissima contessa di Roccaspina chiede a Ricciardi di indagare su un omicidio già ufficialmente risolto, il commissario deve decidere se accettare di condurre, per la prima volta, una indagine non autorizzata. Di tempo ne avrebbe. E se c'è di mezzo una ingiustizia, bisogna mettervi riparo. E così Ricciardi troppo occupato a guardarsi in fondo all'anima per capire se un'altra vita è possibile, rischia di sottovalutare i pericoli che lo circondano: qualcuno è in agguato e aspetta solo che faccia un passo falso.

The year: 1936. Europe dances while an invidious dictator establishes himself in Portugal. The city: Lisbon-gray, colorless, chimerical. Ricardo Reis, a doctor and poet, has just come home after sixteen years in Brazil.

The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts, and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has spoken out on the sensitive issues, including race and gender, that touch our national consciousness.

A brilliant skeptic, Jose Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in the grayish morning light. His idea of the Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any family, and, as only Saramago can, he imagines them with tinges of vision, dream, and omen.

To listen to The Little World of Don Camillo is to travel to the valley of the River Po, Italy's widest and most fertile plain, with its unique atmosphere, culture, and natural history. And to do so in the incomparable company of a cast of fictional characters who testify to the exquisite humor and humanity of their creator. Here, eternal forces grapple with the absurd drama of everyday life, and hilarious and unearthly things can happen.

If you want to live a life of purpose, build good habits, and achieve your goals, there is one skill that is more important than anything else: self-discipline. Self-discipline is not about self-punishment; it’s about self-respect. It is about living your best life. It is the superpower of focus in a world of distractions—allowing you to overcome procrastination, excuses, bad habits, low motivation, failures, and self-doubt. With it, you can stay on track with your values and goals even when you don’t feel motivated.

Naples, 1931. A bitter wind stalks the city streets, and murder lies at its chilled heart. When Maestro Vezzi, one of the world's greatest tenors, is found brutally murdered in his dressing room at Naples' famous San Carlo theater, the enigmatic and aloof Commissario Ricciardi is called to investigate. Arrogant and bad-tempered, Vezzi was hated by many. But with the livelihoods of the opera at stake, who would have committed such a callous act?

From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in 18th-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition.

The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.

For more than 30 years, Nikki Giovanni's poetry has inspired, enlightened, and dazzled readers and listeners. As sharp and outspoken as ever, this artist long hailed as a healer and a sage returns with this profound book of poetry in which she continues to call attention to injustice and give listeners an unfiltered look into the most private parts of herself. In Make Me Rain, she celebrates her loved ones and unapologetically declares her pride in her Black heritage, while exploring the enduring impact of the twin sins of racism and white nationalism.