What is England, and who are the English?The man who first posed and answered these questions lived 1,200 years ago in Northumberland. The Venerable Bede spent almost his whole life in two monasteries looking over the North Sea, far from the centres of civilisation. Yet he became the foremost scholar of the first millennium, writing a history that continues to illuminate the Dark Ages, while also popularising our modern dating scheme.Faced with a Britain of competing kingdo...

A Carcharodons novelWith a millennia-long hunt close to its end, Carcharodons Chaplain Manu must redouble his efforts as he ventures into the nightmare city of Commorragh.READ IT BECAUSEThis is your chance to learn more about the secretive savages of the Carcharodons Astra as they tangle with some of the most terrifying predators in the galaxy… almost as terrifying as themselves.THE STORYIn the darkn...

Now a major film on NetflixEdoardo Albinati’s The Catholic School creates a world: a world of power, sex, violence and the threat of masculinity, of the power wielded and misused by men.To be born male is an incurable disease.In his acclaimed and prize-winning The Catholic School, Edoardo Albinati creates a world: a world of power, sex, violence and the threat of masculinity, of the power wielded and misus...

This extended autobiographical essay explains in clear, engaging terms how the role of economics and finance in the Western world has shifted in the twenty-first century, from cultivating wellbeing in society to eroding the wealth of the middle class.Just a handful of years into the new millennium, globalization has had a profound impact on economies and societies throughout Europe and America. In this accessible yet literary work, Edoardo Nesi and Guido Maria Brer...

The Italian poet and film director shares a series of loving letters to his unborn child in this intimate and reflective poetry collection.Becoming a parent changes everything. Fear and love live together. An expectant father desperately want to give his child happiness and safety—two qualities of life that are often at odds with each other.Letters from a Young Father comprises forty letter-poems written by award-winning film director Edoardo Ponti...

"Ad oltranza" di Edoardo Calandra è un romanzo avvincente che esplora i temi dell'amicizia, della vendetta e della redenzione in un contesto urbano contemporaneo. La storia si svolge nelle strade caotiche e nei vicoli oscuri di una città italiana, dove le vite dei protagonisti si intrecciano in un intricato labirinto di destini intrecciati.Al centro del romanzo c'è l'amicizia tra due uomini, Guido e Marco, le cui vite prendono una svolta drammatica quando vengono coinvolti in un tr...

In Thailand, divination is a key instrument of power. In earlier times, kings deployed astrology to consolidate sovereignty in accordance with Buddhist cosmology. Once guarded within palace walls, this royal knowledge has spread since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932. Today, diviners range from tarot card readers to spirit mediums and serve clients across lines of age, class, and political orientation. Figures of authority consult them to plan coups and elections, while ordinary pe...

From the Strega Prize–winning author of Story of My People comes an astute, multifaceted essay on the seismic shifts of 2020 and how he and people from all walks of life are adapting.Attempting to make sense of the incredible upheaval of 2020—from the devastating impact of COVID-19 to the sudden loss of his father—Edoardo Nesi considers the changing global economy and its effect on our lives. He shares the stories of Alberto Magelli, a small textile entrepreneur; Livia Firth, a pro...

"The best weapons no longer fire bullets." - Sean McFateInnovation strategies have become the most critical tool for shaping geopolitical influence!In this thought-provoking book, Edoardo Giglio, a leading expert in cyber and strategic risk management, delves into the transformative power of innovation strategies in shaping the modern geopolitical landscape. As traditional military might gives way to technological prowess, this book reveals...

Startups are increasingly becoming the engine of innovation across all industries. We are living in an age where an entire generation of young entrepreneurs with different backgrounds and skill sets are coming together and collaborating with a desire to disrupt existing markets, challenge the status quo, replace the old with the new and, above all else, make the world a better place.Startups, however, are constantly facing the challenge of how to make an impact given their initial ...

This book takes the reader through London and its spiritual history - what its inhabitants believed, what they worshipped, where, when and how; the landmarks, the names, the issues and the arguments. Written in a more or less chronological way, it is interwoven with Albert's own spiritual journey. From its earliest days when Londoners would have worshipped pagan gods, through Roman occupation, the coming of Christianity, and the later waves of other faiths - Jews, Muslims, Hari Krishnas - ...

Alfred, son of Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, ran. Behind him, the takers of his land and kingdom fanned out, searching for the fleeing king ... Buried in AD 899 as the king of the English at his capital city of Winchester, Alfred the Great’s bones were thought to have ultimately been moved to an unmarked grave. His remains had been completely lost to us for centuries until researchers at the University of Winchester discovered what is in all probability a piece of his pelvis in a car...