October 6, 2024 5:29 am

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IN THE CLOCK OF THE WATER – Poetry, by Rosario Murillo

IN THE CLOCK OF THE WATER A woman writes a poem with golden edges, dreams wonders born from her chest, everything seems possible. Her body is a multitude, has just hands and feet, and its pores remind us of the transparency of the angels, when they sit on the clouds to hunt sparks for their flashes. A woman wakes up …

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SINGING AND DANCING, DRINKING AND PLAYING – Welcome to the Czech Republic, where the Bagpipe Festival Strakonice waiting for you

http://www.czech.cz/en/Tourism Strakonice, is a city located in southern Bohemia, a small town with a unique charm, especially related to the fact that this place belongs so essential musical instrument the bagpipes. Town founded in the second half of the twelfth century, Strakonice worth visiting. Sure, the International Bagpipe Festival in Strakonice will greet you with a parade in the city …

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I WOULD LIKE TO BE CHILD – Poetry, by Eunice Odio

I WOULD LIKE TO BE CHILD I would like to be a child, to match the distance clouds up lame form, go to the merriment of what is small, and wonder, as who does not know him, the color of the leaves. How was it? To ignore what is green, the green sea, the healthy response of the sunset in …

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THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH – Romance, by Ken Follet

KEN FOLLET > He became a reporter, first with his home-town newspaper the South Wales Echo and later with the London Evening News. While working on the Evening News he wrote his first novel, which was published but did not become a bestseller. Before this novel was published, he was known for writing in the thriller genre. He burst into …

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A WALK TO REMEMBER – Novel, by by Nicholas Sparks

NICHOLAS SPARKS > All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 65 million copies in the United States alone. He is the author of novels The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and Nights in Rodanthe, among others. He wrote his first (unpublished) novel while …

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MIDDLE AGES AT THE VILLAGE – Roccatederighi, Central Italy

Welcome on the history of Maremma, through the historical commemorations and medieval festivals, in the whole territory of Grosseto and the Tuscan Maremma. In August, the village of Roccatederighi and its inhabitans turn back to century, till the middle ages. At the entrance of the village, when you arrive, you will be able to change you current money with the …

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HUMMINGBIRD – Novel, by LaVyrle Spencer

LAVYRLE SPENCER > She is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has successfully published a number of books, with several of them made into movies. Twelve of her books have been New York Times bestsellers. She was born on July 17, 1943 in Browerville (Minnesota), where she was raised. Spencer didn’t begin her first novel …

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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY – Romance, by Jane Austen,

JANE AUSTEN > She was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England. While not widely known in her own time, Austen’s comic novels of love among the landed gentry gained popularity after 1869, and her reputation skyrocketed in the 20th century. Her family was close, and the children grew up in an environment that stressed learning and creative …

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AMAZED BY THE ANCIENT MAN, FOUND FROZEN IN THE ALPS – Ötzi: over 5.000 year-old corpse, with 50 Copper Age tattoos

In Bolzano, you’ll have to get to the Museum road, up to the number 43. Here, where Italy and Austria they merge, start your adventure in a wonderful world to discover, that of the South Tyrol Archaeological Museum. Ötzi, the Iceman has 19 genetic relatives living in Austria. This is the latest in a string of surprising discoveries surrounding the …

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GEORGES DE LA TOUR (1593/1652), FRENCH PAINTER – Mystical night scenes, with candle, torch, or lantern

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