The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

 

 

A Lambda Literary Award Finalist

A Book Riot Must-Read Fantasy of 2020

Amazon's Best of 2020 So Far

“Fantastic, defiant, utterly brilliant.” ―Ken Liu

Zen Cho returns with The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history.

A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the Pure Moon, joins up with an eclectic group of thieves (whether they like it or not) in order to protect a sacred object, and finds herself in a far more complicated situation than she could have ever imagined.

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel: Stories by Julian K. Jarboe

 

 

In this debut collection of body-horror fairy tales and mid-apocalyptic Catholic cyberpunk, memory and myth, loss and age, these are the tools of storyteller Jarboe, a talent in the field of queer fabulism. Bodily autonomy and transformation, the importance of negative emotions, unhealthy relationships, and bad situations amidst the staggering and urgent question of how build and nurture meaning, love, and safety in a larger world/society that might not be "fixable." 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

 

 

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.

A god will return
When the earth and sky converge
Under the black sun

In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.

Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio, is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain.

Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in the most original series debut of the decade.

Matera. Una guida di Gianpiero Bruno e Marcello Bruno

 

 

 Lo sguardo di due insider, una guida contemporanea al meglio di Matera tra passeggiate lente, musei, Sassi, chiese rupestri, il Novecento, buon cibo e con l’anima a posto. “Abbiamo scritto 'Matera. Una guida'”, raccontano gli autori “perché è vero che qualunque posto nel mondo può essere casa, ma il luogo in cui sei nato te lo porti dentro, continui ad amarlo e desideri che nessuno mai possa nuocergli.”

Matera e la Basilicata (Touring Ckub Italiano)

 

 

Matera e la Murgia Materana. Il Basento e i luoghi di Carlo Levi. Potenza e il Potentino. Il Vùlture. La valle dell'Agri e il Pollino. Maratea, la costa e l'entroterra. La costa ionica. Centinaia di immagini e la cartografia Touring con il consueto dettaglio: carte territoriali, piante di città, planimetrie di edifici Oltre 400 indirizzi utili: informazioni pratiche, indirizzi dove dormire, ristoranti e locali, spunti per il tempo libero e lo shopping.

Giardini di pietra. I Sassi di Matera e la civiltà mediterranea. Ediz. illustrata di Pietro Laureano

 

 

Da vergogna nazionale a patrimonio dell'umanità. Questo il percorso, unico al mondo, dei Sassi di Matera. La città di pietra, che ancora in cronache cinquecentesche era descritta come "dotata di aria salubre e abitata da uomini ingegnosi", nell'impatto distruttivo con la modernità si è poi trasformata nel simbolo del degrado meridionale. Il fragile ecosistema delle case grotta non sembrava poter sopravvivere a miseria, fatiscenza e spopolamento, e lo attendeva un destino di rovina. Ma anche grazie alla competenza tenace e all'impegno civile di Pietro Laureano negli anni novanta i Sassi sono tornati a vivere, e l'iscrizione nel Patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO (1993) ha restituito ad essi lo stesso rango di altre meraviglie delle zone aride, come Petra o Sana'a. Testimonianza del mutato clima culturale che ha consentito a un luogo desolato di rinascere a città, questo libro - presentato ora in una nuova edizione - racconta come architetture ipogee, cisterne preistoriche, terrazze pensili, recinti trincerati, masserie, chiese e palazzi siano riusciti, nei secoli, ad armonizzarsi con il paesaggio di tufo sfruttando al meglio le difficili condizioni ambientali, in analogia con molte civiltà del Mediterraneo. Il loro recupero e la loro valorizzazione insegnano quanto sapere si celi in materiali poveri e tecniche tradizionali, e che cosa significhi ritrovare un'identità che si credeva perduta.

Matera. Guida alla città e al territorio di Giancarla Babino

 

 

Matera è città che ne contiene mille altre. È i "Sassi", per cui è Patrimonio dell'umanità dell'Unesco, ed è anche i borghi del "risanamento" dei Sassi degli anni Cinquanta, e anche la città barocca del "Piano", dai palazzi nobiliari, i giardini, le fontane, i monasteri e le chiese di pietra gialla: gomitoli di strade, vicoli e spazi di una grazia rarefatta, messa in scena fra terrazze panoramiche, celle monastiche, archi e volte. È la città che viene dal passato più remoto ed è anche la città del futuro, dell'Open Future della Capitale della Cultura 2019. Matera è in Basilicata, la terra dei basilikos governanti bizantini, e in Lucania, "la terra della luce", singolare e appartata. Il suo territorio è da scoprire, sul filo dello stupore: il Parco della Murgia Materana, scrigno di chiese rupestri e di natura remota, fra rupi, cascate, canyon e grotte, insediamenti preistorici e affreschi; Montescaglioso con i suoi monasteri; la Valle del Bradano con l'oasi WWF di San Giuliano, uno scenario naturale grandioso, fra macchia mediterranea e uccelli rarissimi. E poi, allontanandosi appena, si scopre il suo cuore nascosto, i calanchi: Tursi e l'araba Rabatana, Aliano sospesa in aria, Craco, il borgo fantasma... Visitare Matera – la pietra preziosa più appariscente – può anche rappresentare solo l'inizio di esplorazioni successive in questa terra meravigliosa, e da un viaggio niente di più bello potrebbe rimanere.

Matera e la Basilicata di Remo Carulli

 

 

 Un caleidoscopio di culture, paesaggi incontaminati, tracce di un passato ancora pulsante che nel presente incontra il proprio sublime compimento. Una regione per gli amanti dell'avventura, in tutte le possibili declinazioni del termine.

The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle

 

 

In Antarctica, researchers discover a mysterious structure, buried in ice.

In a lab in Jakarta, an autism researcher identifies a revolutionary treatment that could change everything.

But these two incredible discoveries aren't what they seem. They will set off a race to unravel the deepest secrets of human existence--and an event that could change humanity forever.


Experience the novel that started it all: The Atlantis Gene is the first book in A.G. Riddle's bestselling Origin Mystery trilogy--a series that has sold over THREE MILLION copies worldwide (in twenty languages), received 25,000+ reviews on Amazon, been rated 18,000+ times on Audible, and garnered 100,000+ ratings on GoodReads. The trilogy is now in development to be a major motion picture.

The product of years of research, The Atlantis Gene is filled with real science and history that will change how look at human origins--and humanity's future. Like millions of other readers, you'll be up late turning the pages, promising yourself, just one more chapter.


Praise for A.G. Riddle

"...reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton."
--The Guardian on Pandemic

"I finished the book fast because I just couldn't wait..."
--WIRED GeekDad on Departure

"Riddle... keep(s) the focus on his characters... rather than the technological marvels"
--Publisher's Weekly on Departure

"Well-constructed and tightly-wound as a fine Swiss watch--DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot and, of course, wheels within wheels."
--Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander


An Extended Look At The Atlantis Gene

70,000 years ago, the human race almost went extinct.
We survived, but no one knows how.
Until now.

The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time.


Off the coast of Antarctica, a research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep within an iceberg. It has been there for thousands of years, and something is guarding it. Could it be the fabled city of Atlantis? Or is it something more dangerous?

At the same moment, in Jakarta, Indonesia, a brilliant geneticist named Kate Warner has just discovered a breakthrough treatment for autism. Or so she thinks. What she has found is far more deadly--for her and for the entire human race. Her work could unleash the next stage of human evolution. It might also hold the key to unlocking the mysterious structure off the coast of Antarctica.

On the other side of Jakarta, Agent David Vale is racing to uncover a conspiracy with far-reaching implications. But he's out of time. His informant inside the conspiracy is dead. His own organization has been infiltrated--and his enemy has turned the hunt on him. Now he's on the run. But when he receives a coded message related to an imminent attack, he risks everything to save the one person that can help him stop it: Dr. Kate Warner.

Together, Kate and David race to unravel a global conspiracy and learn the truth about the Atlantis Gene... and human origins. Their journey takes them to the far corners of the globe and into the secrets of their pasts. Their enemy is close on their heels and will stop at nothing to obtain Kate's research and force the next stage of human evolution--even if it means killing 99.9% of the world's population. David and Kate can stop them... if they can trust each other. And stay alive.

NOTE: this novel is available as an eBook on Kindle Fire and Kindle eReader, an Audible audiobook, and in print (paperback and hardcover). It's also in Kindle Unlimited where subscribers can read for free.

Let There Be Light by A.M. Johnson

 

**Not a Cliff Hanger**His world was water and rhythm. Hard work and drive kept Royal O'Connell one step ahead of his competition. His spot on the swim team, keeping his scholarship, was the only plan that mattered. His world was ebony and ivory. Natural talent and ambition set Camden Morgan apart from the other music majors. His dedication scoring him a full ride. Normally, their paths would have never crossed….But when Royal meets his best friend's new roommate, his big plan and Camden’s controlled environment faces a variable that could destroy it all. Attraction. The world they live in had no room for error. That undeniable pull between them was dangerous and neither one of them could've prepared for the choice they'd have to make. Love isn't always an easy road and, when everything they've worked for is on the line, they'll have to decide if being together is worth the risk.

Temptation by Ivy Smoak

 

 

Shy student Penny Taylor always follows the rules. At least, that's how it appears to her classmates. But she has one illicit secret - she's fallen hard for her professor. And she's pretty sure he's fallen for her too.

Everyone loves Professor Hunter. He's tall, dark, and handsome. And completely unobtainable. But it's the secrets hiding behind his deep brown eyes that allures Penny. Secrets darker than she could ever imagine.

James Hunter gave up his billionaire lifestyle in NYC last year to become a professor. The easiest new rule to follow: don't fraternize with the students. It's easy to follow because he's become quite the recluse in his new town - the only way he knows how to keep his secrets buried.

But he never expected to be teaching such a beautiful student. He has to resist her. He needs to walk away. Penny deserves better than a man with his demons. But she's daring him to cross the line. And he's never been one to resist temptation.

 

An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt

 

 

 A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.

A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.

In this bestselling debut, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.

"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." -- Publisher's Weekly

"It's Scott Turow and Grisham... The opening chapter is maybe the most compelling I've read in a decade." - Ken Bruen

Smart and sophisticated, with a plot twist that will leave you shaking your head in wonder, "An Innocent Client" -- the first in the acclaimed Joe Dillard series -- will also leave you begging for more.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

 

 

First in the New York Times-bestselling mystery series: “A cleverly plotted cozy full of appealing characters and delicious cookie recipes.”—Publishers Weekly

Take one amateur sleuth. Mix in some eccentric Minnesota locals. Add a generous dollop of crackling suspense, and you've got the recipe for this mystery series featuring Hannah Swensen, the red-haired, cookie-baking heroine whose gingersnaps are almost as tart as her comments and whose penchant for solving crime is definitely stirring things up.

While dodging her mother’s attempts to marry her off, Hannah runs The Cookie Jar, Lake Eden’s most popular bakery. But after Ron LaSalle, the beloved deliveryman from the Cozy Cow Dairy, is found murdered behind her bakery—with Hannah’s famous Chocolate Chip Crunchies scattered around him—she’s determined not to let her cookies get a bad reputation, so she sets out to track down a killer. But if she doesn’t watch her back, Hannah’s sweet life may get burned to a crisp.

“Culinary cozies don’t get any tastier than this winning series.”—Library Journal

 

The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot

 

 

Three sisters’ secrets collide in a shocking novel of suspense by the bestselling author of the Mercy Kilpatrick series.

Twenty years ago Emily Mills’s father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed.

Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night―until an eerily similar murder brings it all back. It also brings FBI special agent Zander Wells to the Oregon logging town. As eager as he is to solve the brutal double slaying, he is just as intrigued with the mystery of Emily’s and her sisters’ past.

When more blood is shed, Zander suspects there’s a secret buried in this town no one wants unearthed. Is it something Emily and Madison don’t know? Or aren’t telling? And Tara? Maybe Emily can’t bear to find her. Because when Tara disappeared, she took a secret of her own with her.

 

Bari. Una guida. Con cartina di Alessandra Minervini

 

 

Bari è una città che profuma di Adriatico e che ha nelle sue corde più intime il Levante e dopo lunghi anni di assenza dalle rotte turistiche, ripropone i suoi tesori artistici, culturali ed enogastronomici ad un numero sempre più crescente di visitatori che sta riscoprendo i vicoli di Bari Vecchia e la monumentalità novecentesca.

Bari calibro 9. Storia della camorra barese di Domenico Mortellaro

 

 

Era il primo Maggio del 1983. In una cella di galera, per espressa volontà della 'Ndrangheta, nasceva in Puglia la Sacra Corona Unita, la quarta mafia. Dalla sua dissoluzione, nel processo di due anni dopo, come schegge impazzite, nacquero tutti i sistemi criminali organizzati pugliesi. Tra questi, la Camorra Barese, che da quarant'anni, spesso nel silenzio e nell'indifferenza generale, soffoca tante ambizioni e tarpa le ali a Bari e alla sua cittadinanza. Inonda le strade di droga, infiltra le economie, strangola il commercio. In questo volume, raccolta, la storia di questa organizzazione criminale, dalle sue origini fino alle più innovative ed inquietanti mutazioni degli ultimi anni. Assieme, tra le stesse righe, un pezzo di storia di Bari: una città cresciuta tra sogni sfavillanti e risvegli amari. E la storia di tutti i pezzi di questa città lasciati indietro o gettati lontano.

t-Shirt Bari Maglietta Ultras Tifosi

SSC BARI T-Shirt Cotone Ufficiale Kappa

 

 

 

Bari inedita. La città rivelata di Marco Montrone

 

 

Otto passeggiate per i quartieri antichi di Bari, alla scoperta di luoghi che tra storia e leggenda svelano l'anima di una città spesso colpevolmente sottovalutata. È il fine di "Bari inedita. La città rivelata". Un libro che, attraverso percorsi narrati con un linguaggio giornalistico e illustrati con fotografie di grande impatto mai pubblicate prima, catapulta il lettore in una Bari diversa, fatta di chiese sconosciute, palazzi inusuali, ville segrete, fabbriche dismesse e masserie abbandonate. Il volume dà comunque spazio anche ai monumenti simbolo di Bari. Ma Cattedrale, Basilica o Castello, giusto per fare qualche esempio, sono trattati con un taglio inedito, ponendo l'accento su curiosità e leggende più che su storia e architettura. Non manca naturalmente la descrizione di tutto ciò che il lettore incontra durante il suo "cammino" e, tra una visita e l'altra, c'è pure il tempo per racconti e ricordi riferiti a un nostalgico passato. Una guida pensata per i viaggiatori abituati ad approfondire gli aspetti più reconditi di una città, ma anche e soprattutto per i baresi, "tenuti all'oscuro" della bellezza che li circonda.

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