Valentina: 381 books

The books are organized in the following manner:  Wisdom of the Ages contains wisdom attributed to those who passed away, or left their body, before the year 2000. Wisdom of the New Age contains wisdom attributed to those who are still here walking the earth; or who passed away,...

Can states adopt protectionist cultural policies? What are the limits, if any, to state intervention in cultural matters? A wide variety of cultural policies may interfere with foreign investments, and a tension therefore exists between the cultural policies of the host state and investment treaty...

Advances in our scientific understanding and technological power in recent decades have dramatically amplified our capacity to intentionally manipulate complex ecological and biological systems. An implication of this is that biological and ecological problems are increasingly understood and approached...

The art of Siberia is a fascinating subject, and the artifacts discovered in the hidden archives of the Russian Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg are nothing less than extraordinary. Artwork, day-to-day subjects and photos dating from the turn of the century all represent the testimonies of the Siberian people who refused to yield to the hegemony of a modern world.

The only way for Prince Rin to save his kingdom is to marry a king and bear a child, but will he survive his fate? In a world where two kingdoms are constantly at war, Prince Rin, heir to the throne of the Kari kingdom, has been demanded as a war conquest by King Merinej of Jeda. The prince...

Sometimes love can be found in the most unlikely places, or so Danny discovers once he finds himself in a bar brawl. With a life of abuse behind him, he's more than ready for a new, happier start and Mike seems to be exactly what his damaged soul needs.  With a completely different background,...

The Mending the Rift series King's Conquest The only way for Prince Rin to save his kingdom is to marry a king and bear a child, but will he survive his fate? Owner of my Heart Can King Merin face his loss, save his husband and protect his kingdom, or have his enemies finally...

Caterina fa parte della Roma “bene”: guida una macchina da snob, frequenta l’università privata più prestigiosa della sua città, il suo ragazzo è un nobile ed è circondata da una realtà frivola che le calza a pennello. O almeno è quello che ha sempre pensato, finché il padre non la convince...

Quanto dura “per sempre” quando hai solo vent’anni? Quando tutta la tua vita ruota intorno a un’unica persona, cosa succede se la perdi dall’oggi al domani senza una spiegazione, senza nemmeno una parola? Caterina è tornata a Roma, il suo anno di studi in Florida si è concluso e...

Wer kennt sie nicht? Die schaurigen Geschichten von Edgar Allan Poe? 59 Autoren haben sich an die Fersen des großen Meisters des Gruselns gehängt und sind ihm gefolgt, haben Geschichten geschrieben, die es in sich haben. Kaum weniger psychotisch, gruselig und mörderisch. Der amerikanische Schriftsteller...

Il I racconto concerne un ufficiale e la sua fabbrica nella II guerra mondiale. Il II parla di un musicista di strada. Il III è di fantapolitica sull'immigrazione. Tutti si svolgono a Milano.The stories concern (1) an official and his factory in WW2, (2) tales of a street musician, (3) political science fiction on immigration. Milan is the background.

New Theatre in Italy 1963-2013 makes the case for the centrality of late-millennium Italian avant-garde theatre in the development of the new forms of performance that have emerged in the 21st Century. Starting in the Sixties, young artists and militants in Italy reacted to the violence in their streets...

In the variegated cultural panorama of the early modern age, a fascinating alternative to the transmission of knowledge to posterity by a single author became increasingly popular. This was a form of layered wisdom, generated by the combined and stratified contributions of different authors, publishers,...

This book explores various forms of highly skilled mobility in the European Union, assessing the potential for this movement to contribute to individual and societal development. In doing so, the authors illustrate some of the issues arising from the opening up of Europe’s borders, and exposing...