The lovely holiday town of Sorrento has beautiful architecture and a scenic main square with quaint cafes, restaurants and shops. On the Circumvesuviana rail line it can be easily reached from Naples. It is also an ideal base for visiting Pompeii, Herculaneum and the island of Capri.   On August 24, 79 AD, the city of Pompeii located near Naples was destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. 16,000 people were killed. Lava and ash blanketed the city but preser...

Capri is a small but upmarket Italian island of great natural beauty in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Situated off the coast of Naples, Capri is rich in history and the island has become one of main tourist destinations in Italy.  Nearby, the Amalfi Coast is a series of cliffside Italian fishing towns including Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Ravello and Salerno.  The region to the south of Naples on the Mediterranean has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In Ghostlight, a long-awaited second collection of original poems by Ryan Wilson, considers the haunting of the contemporary mind. With virtuosic formal variety and masterful craft, these poems range from rural America to Italy to the Holy Land, as they chronicle the dynamism of a spiritual odyssey toward the eternal through both past and present. Wilson employs sonnets, Pindaric and ballad stanzas, alliterative hemistichs in imitation of the Anglo-Saxon, and other ancient forms t...

The medieval, walled city of Lucca is a treasure and full of 16th century charm. With beautiful well-preserved buildings, Lucca is a city that is ideal to explore on foot or by bike. Slow down to best experience it all. Siena is a beautiful ancient city in Tuscany, seventy kilometres to the south of Florence. It is famous for its colourful horse race, Il Palio that is held twice each summer.

Florence (Firenze) is Tuscany’s capital and was once Italy’s capital. The city is known for its importance during the Renaissance between the 14th and 17th centuries. Today Florence offers stunning artwork, galleries, manicured gardens, winding streets and delightful waterfront shops. Pisa is best known for the world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa but it offers much more. In addition to its magnificent buildings and ancient monuments, Pisa provides some of the most beautiful views in all of ...

Craft, 47, has always craved the comfort of his role as the eccentric English teacher at Earhart High in the suburbs of St. Louis. But now he finds himself in the school s library, suffering a mysterious mental paralysis that won t allow him to stop reading The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Lila, 21, has a holiday-break rendezvous planned with her old mentor, Craft. Actually, Lila has many plans and they re not all nice. She s feeling more than a little betrayed and bewildered after dis...

A hollow victory…With the defeat of Monnos at the hands of the Athamages, many thought that peace would soon be upon them. However, Druyun finds itself facing a new, much more powerful enemy. Dogma, the evil once thought defeated over 900 years ago, has returned to the land of Druyun to finish what they started.A mighty force…At Dogma's side, intent on ruling the countryside, sits the cunning and devilish Spark wielder who has finally revealed his true identity. Thoug...

A world in chaos…After centuries of peace, the land of Druyun has been thrust back into the grips of war. Though their enemy is not one another, but rather the mysterious, red-robed force of Spark wielders who have begun their takeover of the countryside. As towns fall before them and their numbers grow with an army of undead, they wield a path of havoc and death.A towering monster…At the heart of the evil army stands the monstrosity known as Monnos. The circumstances...

Bloomsbury presents Tin Can Coast by Joseph Ogilvy, read by Ryan Wilson."Powerful nature writing . . . a lively story about the consequences of rapacious capitalism." —LOS ANGELES TIMES"You'll never look at a can of tuna the same way again." —MALCOM HARRIS, nationally bestselling author of Palo AltoThe hidden story of the California Coast, told through generations of immigrants, sur...

Minimalist Music looks critically into the music’s past, shows how the genre thrives across styles, and points the way toward minimalism’s ongoing future.Minimalism as a genre is best defined not by any style or flavor but by its means. Certain rhythms and chords in other music may identify things like jazz or bossa nova or reggae; take those same elements and put them through the processes of minimalism and you have minimalism with the hues of other music...

Today's leaders face a messy reality. Constant disruption, competing priorities across business and society and complex human pressures, mean their ability to inspire their teams and deliver outstanding results is becoming ever more difficult.Mastering MESSY Leadership reveals a breakthrough approach for leading in today's unpredictable and demanding world. Based on insights from more than 10,000 coaching conversations with talent leaders around the world, it demonstrates ...

Bloomsbury presents The Shadow Road by K. D. Kirchmeier, read by Erin Walther and Ryan WilsonFor fans of Rick Yancey and Neal Shusterman, comes a thrilling tale of survival as dragon-like monsters invade, and two unlikely heroes must save humanity from annihilation.When the monsters came, the power went out. Towns and cities became darkened ruins, and terrified survivors fled west, trailed by the blitz, dragon-like creatures screeching down from th...