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February 2024Nature-based Tourism and Wellbeing
Impacts and Future Outlook
by Federico Niccolini, Iride Azara, Eleni Michopoulou, James Barborak, Alessio Cavicchi
All around the world, as growing numbers of tourists and recreational visitors flock to protected and other natural areas stimulated by a renewed search for physical, mental, and even spiritual health and wellbeing, different practices and behaviours emerge. This book brings together experiences and perspectives from many countries around the world. On the demand side, the experiences are united by the desire of tourists to find a real and regenerating connection in nature. On the supply side, designing and managing tourist systems that preserve natural capital in good condition requires great professionalism to dynamically maintain a fragile and delicate balance between tourists, local communities, and nature. By understanding the attitudes and emerging norms of behaviour within the context of nature-based tourism, we can begin to sketch a roadmap to enable more holistic, enjoyable, healthy and responsible visitor experiences; facilitate ecosystem conservation; contribute to the mental and physical wellbeing of tourists and outdoor recreationists; and build sustainable economies and resilient destinations and livelihoods. This book is of great relevance for academic researchers, advanced tourism and conservation students, and practitioners working in nature-based tourism and conservation, especially those with a focus on natural destinations, as well as those interested in consumer behaviour, business and management, recreation, and sustainable tourism development.
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February 2015Via della croce via dell'amore
Via Crucis con le icone
by Alessio Toniolo
L'icona è un dipinto fatto in un clima di preghiera. I volti vengono realizzati offrendo piccole rinunce. Ogni fedele che la contempla può trovare nuovi particolari che lo conducono avanti nella vita spirituale. Il pittore è solo la mano guidata dallo Spirito Santo. Meditare le icone di questa raccolta è un'occasione unica di crescita interiore perché molti dei quadri sono stati studiati per proporre un percorso più vicino ai testi evangelici e sottolineare elementi assenti o disposti diversamente nelle altre Via Crucis. **Se la croce viene accolta, essa genera salvezza e produce serenità. Senza Dio la croce schiaccia, con Dio essa redime e salva. _Giovanni Paolo II_**
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2018Byzantine Venice
From the foundation myth to 1082
by Nicola Bergamo
Nicola Bergamo's in-depth study proposes an historical excursus on the evolution of relations between the nascent city of Venice and the powerful Byzantine empire, from the first Venetian settlements in the lagoon eaves of the Augustan X Regio Venetia et Histria, through the devastating gothic wars and the Longobard invasion, until the fiscal liberation of 1082 with the chrysobolla granted by the basileus Alessio I Comneno, which greatly increased the commercial fortune of the Venetians within the Mediterranean, consolidating what would become a shining thousand-year-old republic. A change also in the political power that from the exarch, the tribune and the magister militum would pass to the elite families who elected the first duces, and would move its centre of gravity from the primitive capital Civitanova on the mainland to the lagoon nucleus of Rivoalto around which the city would develop, seeking a solution to the continuous struggles between the patriarchates of Grado and Aquileia and the assaults of the Narentan pirates who crossed the ships on their way to Constantinople.The essay is accompanied by an introductory text by PierAlvise Zorzi.
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GastroenterologyJanuary 2009Fast Facts: Celiac Disease
by Geoffrey Holmes, Carlo Catassi, Alessio Fasano
Remarkable progress has been made in our knowledge of celiac disease, yet the diagnosis is often overlooked. The practical challenge for healthcare professionals is to identify the disease and offer patients a gluten-free diet that will restore most to full health and help to prevent further complications. Highly readable with informative illustrations, Fast Facts: Celiac Disease provides an up-to-date account of this common yet easily missed condition. It is an excellent clinical resource for the primary care team, gastroenterologists in training and anyone who wants to know more about this challenging disease. Table of contents: Definition Epidemiology Pathophysiology Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Non-malignant complications Dermatitis herpetiformis Malignant complications Management Future trends
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Travel & TransportOctober 2021Bali
by Laura Roncallo - Illustrator: Defe (Alessio Defendini)
In this high format travel diary, Defe invites readers to an artistic trip to Bali. Far from the beaten tracks, Defe goes into the details. His work as a plastic artist and illustrator gets closer to a Séraphine de Senlis or to an artist from Vuitton’s Travel Book collection. Going to Bali is a dream for many of us but the other side of the coin lies in the difficulties of waste management. The author Laura Roncallo particularly singles out to the plastic and discharges at sea. She puts herself in the shoes of a white monkey (mythical character) and in the last part of the book, stigmatizes those responsible for this ecological tragedy. Defe represents with a vivid color palette and in his own, very recognizable style the lush jungle and wild animals. His talent as a naturalist artist makes this work exceptional. Have a look at his website: http://www.alessiodefendini.com/
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Children's & YAA war against profs!
Leonardo Damiani and Sister Bernardina’s Miracle
by Maggi Andrea
GUERRA AI PROF! Leonardo Damiani e il miracolo di suor Bernardina (A war against profs! Leonardo Damiani and Sister Bernardina’s Miracle) 3 reprints, 3000 copies sold Genre: fiction middle-grade/YA Age: 11+ Pages: 156 Leonardo goes to secondary school, and enjoys inventing pranks, such as throwing a dog at the postman and adding laxative to the teachers’ coffee. He doesn’t like studying, and he is always playing videogames. But one day Leonardo becomes himself the target of a prank, and in trying to fix the damage he meets the almost centenary nun Bernardina, a distant relative. The old lady will prove extremely funny and, against all odds, the two will became close friends. Bernardina will eventually help Leonardo to solve his problems once and for all.
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Biography & True StoriesPadre Pio: The True Story, Revised and Expanded, 3rd Edition
by C. Bernard Ruffin
Before his death in 1968, Padre Pio was known throughout the world as a very holy man — many even called him a living saint. This humble Italian priest who bore the wounds of Christ received thousands of letters and visitors each year, seeking his spiritual counsel, healing, and prayer. Padre Pio’s intense spirituality and holiness remain legendary and life changing. This is the comprehensive life story of the priest who became world famous for his stigmata, miracles, and supernatural insights. Read in detail about the many miracles of Padre Pio, and discover how knowing this powerful saint can change your life, too. By far the best biography of Padre Pio ever written — newly updated with more details and 16 pages of photos!
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Popes in History (Collection)
by Various artists : Bernard Lecomte, France Richemond, Germano Giorgiani, Dobbs, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Stefano Carloni, Jean-David Morvan, Philippe Thirault, Thomas Verguet, Pat Perna, Marc Jailloux, Thierry Gloris, Gabriele Parma, Simona Mogavino, Alessio Lapo, Théa Rojzman, Érik Juszezak.
This series aims to put Popes’ actions into historical context. Both Spiritual guides and political figures, Popes have had a huge influence on the fate of the World. It will look at those that have initiated change as well as those that have been influenced by the great upheavals in history. Co-published with Editions du Cerf, renowned specialist book publisher, the 12 books collection Popes in History will use an unprecedented medium to recount the actions of men that changed the history of the world.
