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      • Martini Maria Cristina | MMC Edizioni

        MMC EDIZIONI is a publishing house based in Rome.Born in 2001 as a generalist, along the time it has specialized almost exclusively in non-fiction, dedicated in particular (but not only) to the city of Rome.The main series, called "A walk with history" offers an alternative vision of the city through the historical reconnaissance and analysis of some of its urban furnishings that are not taken into consideration such as small fountains, clocks, inscriptions, sacred shrines, plaques. This series stands out for a particular graphic style and for the abundance of photographs, specially made for these books.Other series on Rome are instead dedicated to in-depth studies on specific historical and customs themes, or on the mysterious aspects of the city that also reveal its dark side.In the MMC catalogue are other non-fiction books on topics such as Music, Interculture, Anthropology and a series of stories for children encouraging solidarity, non-violence and respect for the environment

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      • Maria Pinto-Peuckmann

        Rights Agent representing German Publishers and Authors in the fields of Business & Management, Finance, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Sport & Fitness, Society, Ecology, Women Empowerment, IT Subjects, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Health, Dementia, Mental Health, and Therapeutic Books for children throughout the world and international publishers for German and Portuguese Language rights.

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        July 2016

        Frauen und Perlen

        Geschichte einer Leidenschaft in Malerei und Fotografie

        by Claudia Lanfranconi

        Perlen gelten als Inbegriff von Sinnlichkeit, Luxus und Eleganz. Mit ihnen wurden Vermögen verprasst und Schicksale entschieden, Herzen erobert und der Schönheit gehuldigt. Besonders betörend wirkten Perlen stets auf die weibliche Welt. Und so wurden Frauen und Perlen über die Jahrhunderte immer wieder von Malern und Fotografen ins Bild gesetzt. Dieser Band zeigt bekannte und unbekannte Gemälde und Fotografien von Prinzessinnen, Königinnen und Damen der feinen Gesellschaft, von großen Filmdiven wie Audrey Hepburn und Mode-Ikonen wie Coco Chanel oder von anderen unvergesslichen Frauen wie Jacqueline Kennedy und Maria Callas. Frauen und Perlen – die Geschichte einer Leidenschaft. Durchgängig vierfarbig illustriert Mit Gemälden von Botticelli, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Auguste Renoir, Eduard Manet, Paula Modersohn-Becker u. v. a. Mit Fotografien von Daisy von Pless, Josephine Baker, Louise Brooks, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn u. v. a. »Perlen sind immer angemessen.« Jackie Kennedy »Ich fühle mich unangezogen, wenn ich meine Perlen nicht trage. Sie hüllen mich in Sicherheit.« Lady Sarah Churchill

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        January 2007

        Die Göttliche Komödie

        Mit fünfzig Holzschnitten von Botticelli

        by Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Friedrich Freiherr von Falkenhausen

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        Family & home stories (Children's/YA)
        October 2020

        Casas

        by María José Ferrada, Pep Carrió

        The authors of this book take us on a journey through the different ways of inhabiting a house. Based on illustrations by Pep Carrió made with acrylic markers, the writer María José Ferrada uses poetic language and humor to propose a set of micro stories that invite readers to observe their own ways of inhabiting the world.

      • April 2021

        Capitalismo y criminalidad

        Una visión criminológica desde el materialismo histórico

        by Mariano Ciafardini

        Mariano Ciafardini's work is a critical theoretical book. In this case, the particular approach or what it generates as novel and justifies this new explanation is the object itself, but above all the method that the author adopts and that, at the same time, defines him as a materialistic, historical and historical criminologist. dialectical. That is, as a Marxist. The object of this book is the criminal question, analyzed in its material effects and also in its superstructural products. And the method, therefore, cannot be other than that of historical materialism, dialectically conjugated in various theoretical interpretative forms (which are those of criminological thoughts). The whole book, and not just the starting point, is mediated by the problems of periodization and its theoretical or explanatory justification. Ciafardini explains the emergence of different institutes and also schemes of criminological thought within the periods dominated by the logics of commercial capitalism (in which he especially follows Marx), those of imperialism (Lenin), and those of the difficult ones, for being above of them and not having a clear perspective or authors of reference, of what he calls financial globalism. In turn, the author divides these three stages into three others, which is better suited to the dialectical method. This is the greatest challenge and proposal of this book. The most complex, interesting, and unexplored is relative to contemporary globalization, defined as the third stage of capitalism (and as the final stage, too).

      • Delito y prevención del delito en la Argentina

        by Daniel Fernández, Mariano Ciafardini

        This book documents more than two decades of innovative work carried out by the Directorate of Criminal Policy, of the Ministry of Justice of the Nation, in what was the first serious effort to generate the measurement instruments to be able to make precise diagnoses about the dimension and evaluation of insecurity in different regions of the country. In an age where the mass media and social networks seem to focus the public debate on insecurity, statistical data and victimization studies come to shed light on a reality plagued by assumptions and prejudices that are based on punitive demagoguery and the stigmatization of the poor and foreigners as evils that afflict Latin American societies. In this sense, the work represents a mandatory reading for the implementation of a statistical systematization of the crime phenomenon, the importance of conducting victimization studies and the development of plans, programs and projects aimed at citizen participation in the area. There are many questions that remain, that is, many investigations and interventions still to be carried out. But if we now have more questions than answers, we owe it in part to the conclusions presented by the authors of this book.

      • Literature & Literary Studies
        July 2019

        Dannate memorie di un becchino

        by Mariano Stia

        Like a kite of colorful fabrics, poetry floats in the air. Memories, personal truths and feelings are exhumed by an undertaker who caresses them and places them, like an old burial, on the sheet of life. A poem without metrics and without rules, hidden by an allegorical language, changing in the eyes of everyone. Powerful and at the same time fascinating, like music which, according to Mozart, is already among the notes, even poetry is already among the words. You just need to know how to read it. A journey through arduous hairpin bends and sinuousness of a tumultuous and conflicting nature that gives voice to Innominate poems that overlook the abyss of memories, existential crises, of women in whom he hoped or melted his heart.

      • Fiction

        In Living Memory

        by Susana de Murga

        Mariano is headed to the adventure of his dreams: running uphill with his motorcycle, in the company of his friends and sing out loud as the engines roar. However, as his bliss begins, he and a group of other people gets kidnapped. The criminals hurt and humiliate all of their victims and demand large amounts of money as ransoms. Slowly, all the victims are released; all except for Mariano, who will not believe what he must do in order to survive. The long walk from where he is taken to the place in which he is held captive makes Mariano remember something his mind had kept locked away, an abuse he suffered as a child of which he had never spoken. Until now. Thus, he finds himself to be twice captured: once physically, and once emotionally.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2020

        Maurice and His Dictionary

        A True Story

        by Cary Fagan, Enzo Lord Mariano

        This is the story of one refugee family’s harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan’s own family history. The graphic novel follows a young Jewish boy, Maurice, and his family as they flee their home in Belgium during the Second World War. They travel by train to Paris, through Spain to Portugal, and finally across the ocean to Jamaica, where they settle in an internment camp. All the while, Maurice is intent on continuing his education and growing up to be a lawyer. He overcomes obstacles to find a professor to study with, works toward a high school diploma while in the camp, and is ultimately accepted to university in Canada. His English dictionary becomes a beloved tool and beacon of hope through the danger and turmoil of the family’s migration. Moments of lightness and humor balance the darkness in this powerful story of one refugee family’s courage and resilience, and of the dictionary that came to represent their freedom.

      • 2018

        Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom

        by Jordan Tannahill

        Award-winning playwright Jordan Tannahill is back with modern-day queer and feminist retellings of two momentous events—one historic, one mythic. Botticelli in the Fire imagines the famed painter Sandro Botticelli as an irrepressible seeker of love and pleasure, caught in sexual and political brinkmanship. In Sunday in Sodom, Lot’s wife, Edith, tells of the Biblical destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, but set in present day.To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2Y8V4uM

      • February 2016

        Guía turística de la Tierra extrema

        by Ribas, Mariano

        Mountains that rise to the sky, caves that descend to the bowels, breathtaking volcanoes, unbearable deserts, endless rivers, towns where it always rains, immeasurable salt flats... More than 25 destinations for those who wish to travel to "the most" of our planet!

      • Children's & YA
        July 2020

        El sendero (The Trail)

        by Mariano Díaz Prieto

        In this silent book, a youngster wakes up in a dangerous place and begins a life changing, initiation trip. Guided by a wise person, our narrator takes us through difficult moments and challenges; tests that will be sorted out, leading to the next levels of consciousness.  Through images, this book tells the story of a coming-of-age journey in which home is left behind to discover a new universe. Traversing fears and phantoms, following a very special guide, the hardest of challenges are overcome until the real self is found. From then on, it is just a matter of contemplating reality through different eyes. This is a wordless book which opens to different readings and interpretations, creating a narrative as the story progresses, and letting readers immerse themselves in a new reading experience every time.

      • July 2016

        Tierra del Fuego

        by Antonelli, Julieta

        Juana, a young biology student, takes a trip to Tierra del Fuego to work at the Acatushún Museum, located in Bahía Haberton, in the conservation of cetacean remains. Her boyfriend Mariano, a naturalist, goes to the Parque Provincial La Araucaria, in Misiones, to work with the vinous parrot. The separation and a couple of misunderstandings affect their relationship. She, young and inexperienced, but with an eagerness to learn, will witness events bordering on magical realism, and will also be the recipient of the stories of each of the characters she will meet on her journey. With a meticulous narrative voice, Julieta Antonelli makes a survey of the human condition. Beings that escape from some unhappy story, go into the inhospitable zone of the end of the world to look for a destiny that is denied to them. Joan will live along with all of them wonderful and cruel days that will change her for the rest of her life.

      • 2022

        Our Trees

        From north to south, discovering the trees of Argentina

        by Juan Carlos Chebez, Mariano Masariche

        This is an original and introductory book to the fascinating world of the trees that populate Argentina. From a tour through forests and jungles, the ecological importance of the different species, their life strategies, the forms of dispersion, their role as food and shelter for numerous animals, as well as folkloric and botanical curiosities, are highlighted. With excellent photographs, the rosewood, the timbó, the paraná pine, the jacarandá, the lapachos, the palm trees, the carob trees, the quebrachos, the creole willow, the ceibo, the ombú, the larch, the myrtle and the lenga, among others become great protagonists. With excellent photographs, the rosewood, the timbó, the paraná pine, the jacarandá, the lapachos, the palm trees, the carob trees, the quebrachos, the creole willow, the ceibo, the ombú, the larch, the myrtle and the lenga, among others become great protagonists.

      • Speak English!

        The Rise of Latinos in Baseball

        by Rafael Hermoso (author)

        Latinos dominate baseball today, leading off the lineups of the best teams, making contenders strong up the middle, or helping to anchor pitching staffs. Vladimir Guerrero, Omar Vizquel, and Mariano Rivera are well-known professional baseball stars. But many Latinos had less flashy beginnings.Speak English! The Rise of Latinos in Baseball chronicles how much— and how little—has changed since the first Latino played in the big leagues in the nineteenth century. By the middle of the next century, the Alous, Vic Power, and Rico Carty worked to earn their place in the game amid taunts and ridicule. Today, even established players and stars may be told to speak English in clubhouses—eliciting cringes or shrugs from individuals who are seemingly still hurting.Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig offers a foreword full of nostalgia and pride. The afterword by Omar Minaya describes his experience playing ball in Queens and being the first Hispanic general manager in baseball. Speak English! selects the stories of 45 players to illustrate the collective history of Latinos in baseball and is illustrated with photographic portraits of many of them.Today, more than a quarter of all major leaguers are Latino, and most began as outsiders. Globalization unearthed baseball in San Pedro de Macoris, Caguas, and Maracay. American teams looked abroad for talent and cheap wages, carving baseball diamonds out of sugarcane fields. Players in their teens left their families. Those from Cuba knew they were possibly leaving for the rest of their lives, just for the chance to play in a country still struggling with diversity in the 1950s and 1960s.Yet many Latino players still speak as if not much has changed. Far from perfect, their no-rules journey to professional contracts has increased the risk of taking improper shortcuts. Several players were implicated recently in the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. Others admitted to shaving years off their ages, allowing them to compete with an advantage against younger players.The great Latino story is also one of glory, as some of the best players in major league history tell of their hard voyage to baseball’s mainland. The tale is likewise one of realists, and readers will not find anything in these stories that does not exist in other walks of life. The story is not clean, but it is compelling. Like baseball, there’s enough to love in it to keep coming back to it as generations learn from the ups and downs of the Latino role in baseball—and its rightful place in history.

      • June 2023

        Der Schnee und die Angst

        Eingeschneit und gefangen im Haus eines religiösen Fanatikers und mörderischen Psychopathen.

        by Klaus Hansen

        English:No man had ever experienced anything like it, no man could have imagined such a catastrophe, and no man was on it prepared. One could only watch as the snow inexorably covered and buried all life. It just didn't stop: snow, nothing but snow!The curator Henny Butenschön rents a room at Oltmanns Hof in Dithmarschen to find out whether the painting by Pieter Brueghel the Elder hidden there is real. J. comes from the depots of Nazi-looted art. The excessively religious householder who hides more than just a dark secret stands in her way.Another guest at Oltmann's farm: Holm Martens, who is secretly looking for a sign of life from his sister, who disappeared here under mysterious circumstances.At the same time, two brothers are struggling through the snowstorm who have unwittingly come into possession of a shipment of drugs. On your heels: a cold-blooded killer. When the three paths cross, outrageous truths come to light and suddenly it is a matter of life and death.Deutsch:Kein Mensch hatte so etwas je zuvor erlebt, kein Mensch hätte sich solch eine Katastrophe vorstellen können, und kein Mensch war darauf vorbereitet. So konnte man nur zusehen, wie der Schnee unaufhaltsam alles Leben zudeckte und unter sich begrub. Es hörte einfach nicht auf: Schnee, nichts als Schnee!Die Kuratorin Henny Butenschön mietet sich auf Oltmanns Hof in Dithmarschen ein, um herauszufinden, ob das dort versteckte Gemälde von Pieter Brueghel d. J. aus den Depots der NS-Raubkunst stammt. Dabei stellt sich ihr der exzessiv religiöse Hausherr in den Weg, der mehr als nur ein dunkles Geheimnis verbirgt.Ebenfalls Gast auf Oltmanns Hof: Holm Martens, der verdeckt nach einem Lebenszeichen seiner Schwester sucht, die hier unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwunden ist.Zur gleichen Zeit kämpfen sich zwei Brüder durch den Schneesturm, die unwissentlich in den Besitz einer Lieferung Drogen gelangt sind. Ihnen auf den Fersen: ein kaltblütiger Killer. Als sich die drei Wege kreuzen, kommen ungeheuerliche Wahrheiten ans Licht und auf einmal geht es um Leben und Tod. Aber auch um Geborgenheit und Liebe.

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