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I racconti della tavola

I racconti della tavola

Massimo Montanari

Il cibo è in sé un patrimonio di intrecci, un narratore straordinario: Massimo Montanari, studioso di primo piano di storia dell'alimentazione, ne sfrutta in queste belle pagine ogni potenzialità narrativa.
Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb

Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb

Massimo Montanari

Intrigued by this proverb, which has endured since the Middle Ages, Massimo Montanari launches an adventurous history of its origins and utility.
Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table

Medieval Tastes: Food, Cooking, and the Table

Massimo Montanari

In his new, must-read history of food, acclaimed historian Massimo Montanari traces the development of medieval tastesÑboth culinary and culturalÑfrom raw materials to market and their reflections in todayÕs food trends.
Let the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories About Food and Culture

Let the Meatballs Rest: And Other Stories About Food and Culture

Massimo Montanari

Focusing on the selection, preparation, and mythology of food, Montanari shows that cooking not only is a decisive part of our cultural heritage but also communicates essential information about our material and intellectual well-being.
The Culture of Food

The Culture of Food

Massimo Montanari

This book is about the history of food in Europe and the part it has played in the evolution of the European cultures over two millennia.
Il formaggio con le pere: La storia in un proverbio

Il formaggio con le pere: La storia in un proverbio

Massimo Montanari

L'idea di un libro dedicato a un proverbio può sembrare eccentrica.
Food is Culture

Food is Culture

Massimo Montanari

Entertaining and surprising, Food Is Culture is a fascinating look at how food is the ultimate embodiment of our continuing attempts to tame, transform, and reinterpret nature.
Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or, Food and the Nation

Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or, Food and the Nation

Massimo Montanari

Another entertaining and surprising food history by the scholar who has come to define the discipline, this volume draws readers into the far-flung story of how regional cuisine came to shape a collective Italian identity.
The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
Kiss of Evil

Kiss of Evil

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
The Echo Man: (Byrne & Balzano 5)

The Echo Man: (Byrne & Balzano 5)

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
Play Dead: (Byrne & Balzano 4)

Play Dead: (Byrne & Balzano 4)

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
The Rosary Girls: (Byrne & Balzano 1)

The Rosary Girls: (Byrne & Balzano 1)

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
Broken Angels: (Byrne & Balzano 3)

Broken Angels: (Byrne & Balzano 3)

Richard Montanari

A winner' Nelson DeMille 'With this novel, Montanari's reputation is set in stone - or written in blood - alongside the likes of Connelly, Slaughter and Ellroy' Crime Time Magazine
Il tempo e le cose. Edizione Rossa. vol. 3. Storia dal ...

Il tempo e le cose. Edizione Rossa. vol. 3. Storia dal ...

Massimo Montanari

Gli Stati Uniti e la presidenza Kennedy ➚ Le aspirazioni alla coesistenza pacifica furono portate avanti anche dal presidente degli Stati Uniti John F. Kennedy, nonostante i rapporti con l'Urss si erano fatti particolarmente tesi. Nel 1961, infatti , i ...
CONCUR 2005 - Concurrency Theory: 16th International ...

CONCUR 2005 - Concurrency Theory: 16th International ...

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Roberto Bruni and Ugo Montanari. Zero-safe nets: Comparing the collective and individual token approaches. Information and Computation, 156(1–2), 2000. Roberto Bruni, Cosimo Laneve, and Ugo Montanari. Orchestrating transactions in  ...
Diasporic conditions: African women and the cultural ...

Diasporic conditions: African women and the cultural ...

L. Asale Angel Ajani

ln The Prison and the Factory: Origins of the Penitentiary System, edited by Dario Melossi and Massimo Pavarini, translated by Glynis Cousin, pp. 63-95. New Jersey: Barnes and Noble Books. Melossi, Dario and Massimo Pavarini 1981 [ 1978] ...
Computer Security – ESORICS 2006: 11th European Symposium on ...

Computer Security – ESORICS 2006: 11th European Symposium on ...

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References [1] Massimo Bartoletti, Pierpaolo Degano, and Gian Luigi Ferrari. Static analysis for stack inspection. Electronic Notes in Computer Science, 54, 2001. [2] Massimo Bartoletti, Pierpaolo Degano, and Gian Luigi Ferrari. History- based ...
The Doll Maker

The Doll Maker

Richard Montanari

Mr Marseille is polite, elegant, and erudite.
Shutter Man

Shutter Man

Richard Montanari

Face your fears in the latest terrifying novel by the hugely acclaimed, bestselling master of the psychopath thriller.
The Stolen Ones

The Stolen Ones

Richard Montanari

But this is just the beginning of a trail of evil that will lead Byrne and Balzano back to the hospital, to a missing girl and to a horror they could never have imagined . . .
Getting Started with Arduino

Getting Started with Arduino

Massimo Banzi

This valuable little book offers a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design and hobbyist world by storm.
The Killing Room

The Killing Room

Richard Montanari

Packed with ingenious twists and relentless excitement, The Killing Room is a novel of blistering thrills and heart-stopping suspense. 'The thing is, Detective...if you believe in God, you've got to believe in the Devil.'

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