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New Books2015-2016

Luisa RovettaGrandi & Associati

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Salani Editore

FICTION

Publication date:October, 2016Pages: 216

I OWE YOU A RETURN

NICCOLOAGLIARDI

After taking over the Italian music scene with his lyrics, NiccoloAgliardi debuts in bookstores with his first novel.

Agliardi knows how to be simple and direct without always usingthe same turn of phrase, to quote his ‘‘L’ultimo giorno d’inverno’’

Corriere della Sera

Like all genius writers, Agliardi is able to write simply to the pointof entering the ranks of authors writing the songs of Eros Ramaz-zotti and Laura Pausini.

Sette

Pietro is thirty-two, but he is still just half a man. A failed surfer, he floun-ders between his feelings and fears, without being able to give directionto his life. The sudden death of his father acts as a detonator, and urgeshim to leave Milan and take refuge in a village of the Azores islands.Here he meets Vasco, nineteen, with whom he builds a father-son likerelationship, a friendship in which he is able to be confident, matureand protective. But a strange shipwreck brings on the island a load ofcocaine that disrupts the lives of the people there and forces Pietro tomake important decisions, for his friend and especially for himself.

Niccolo Agliardi was born in Milan in 1974. He graduated in ModernLiterature with a thesis on the real and imaginary places in the songsof Francesco De Gregori. Author and songwriter, Niccolo Agliardi has re-leased four records of original songs, collaborates with major Italian andinternational artists and has written with Alessandro Cattelan the novelMa la vita e un’altra cosa. He is occasional professor of Creative Writingat the University of Milan. He is artistic director and composer of the ori-ginal songs from the soundtrack of the hit TV series Braccialetti Rossi.

Salani EditoreSalani Editore

FICTION

Publication date:September, 2016Pages: 250

LIFE IS NOT EVIL

GABRIELLACARAMORE

andMAURIZIOCIAMPA

The map to find Good in the masterpieces of art and literature.

‘‘Gabriella Caramore is one of the most respected and appreciatedradio-speakers in Italy’’.

la Repubblica

Gabriella Caramore has held a lectio magistralis at the Festival of theMind in Sarzana.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8EOU5yRUKk

This book stems from the need to seek Good, to prove that it exists andthat – as Vasily Grossman claims in the sentence of Life and Fate thatgave rise to the title – it « is what is most truly human in a humanbeing ». This is a journey through history and the big questions thatwe have always asked ourselves in philosophy, literature, cinema andart. It is a map, lucidly drawn by two respected and passionate authors,to look for the origin of Good, which is ‘‘more hidden, irregular and ta-citurn than evil’’, but deeply present in whatever happens and in thegaze of the other.

Gabriella Caramore, born in Venice, lives in Rome. She is the author ofthe programme of religious culture on Radio 3 Uomini e Profeti. She di-rects a book series on spirituality under the same title for the publisherMorcelliana. She has taught Religions and Communication at La Sapien-za University in Rome.

Maurizio Ciampa, born in Montecatini, lives in Rome. He has longworked for Rai and has taught at the University of Teramo.


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A CONSTITUTION WRITTENBY CHILDREN

GHERARDOCOLOMBO;

LICIADI BLASI;

ANNASARFATTI

What if the Constitution was written by children?The famous former magistrate and constitutionalist is back with anew quality project in collaboration with kids and teachers.

The much awaited sequel of Sei stato tu? [Was It You?], which sold over50.000 copies in Italy and has already been reprinted 9 times.

A pilot project that can be replicated in any school.

« Well, the experiment made by Licia, her students, their parents, andthe entire school has debunked the belief that children are not able tocreate reasonable rules. It has also shown another very significant cir-cumstance: they have the sensitivity to understand that to make therules you must create and follow other rules. «

G. Colombo

The famous former magistrate and constitutionalist, together with LiciaDi Blasi and Anna Sarfatti, is back with a project for kids and teachers toexplain what rules are and what they are for.

Gherardo Colombo, former magistrate, is president of the publishinghouse Garzanti. He has published several books using his experienceas a magistrate to carefully and thoroughly divulge the concepts of de-mocracy, justice and citizenship. These include Sei Stato tu? La Costitu-zione attraverso le domande dei bambini (2009), Educare alla legalita(2011) and Lettera a un figlio su Mani pulite.Licia Di Blasi lives in Bolzano and works at a primary school. In additionto teaching history and geography, she has run for many years theanthropological laboratory to help children understand the Constitution.Anna Sarfatti has taught in nursery and primary school. In recent yearsshe has devoted herself exclusively to writing and meetings with chil-dren. She has translated many texts of Theodor Seuss, known as Dr.Seuss, and is the author of books about rights and active citizenship, in-cluding La Costituzione raccontata ai bambini (2006). With GherardoColombo, she published Sei Stato tu? La Costituzione attraverso le do-mande dei bambini (2009) and Educare alla legalita (2011) for Salani.www.annasarfatti.it


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PHILOSOPHERSPHILOSOPHY THROUGH THE OPENING LINES OF ITS MASTERPIECES

PIETROEMANUELE

Good and evil, freedom, truth, the limits of knowledge and themystery of existence. The opening words of the greatest philoso-phers, the power of their thinking and their writing.

One of the greatest Italian philosophy divulgers returns after the successof Cogito ergo sum, I cento talleri di Kant and Filosofi a luci rosse (80.000copies).

The openings of the best works are never simple beginnings, but sparksintended to ignite the curiosity of the reader, because they concentratein a few words a thought of great impact and relevance. Starting fromthis conviction, the author embarks on an original journey through thehistory of philosophy, choosing the most famous opening words, thosewhich have triggered great debates, stimulating the most profoundquestions and shaking the cultural life of their contemporaries. FromAristotle to Epicurus, from Descartes to Voltaire, from Marx to Freud,up to Jaspers, Ricoeur and Fromm.

Pietro Emanuele, professor of Philosophy at the University of Messina,is the author of numerous scientific works. With his previous successfulbooks published by Salani, he has transformed a discipline consideredthe obscure realm of a few into a pleasant narration, able to entertainus and make us think. His works include Cogito ergo sum, I cento talleridi Kant and Filosofi a luci rosse.


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THE INCREDIBLE DINNEROF QUANTUM PHYSICISTS

GABRIELLAGREISON

‘‘Gabriella Greison is able to capture places, sounds, smells. Nomatter what situation she is describing. Reading a page of herbook is like living a new life. She uses a device of her own crea-tion: a time and place machine. Get on board, it’s wonderful!’’

Desmond Morris (English scientific divulger)

« The Incredible Dinner of Quantum Physicists is a sumptuous meal forthe mind. Read it, you’ll be fascinated »

Edoardo Boncinelli (writer, editorialist of Corriere della Sera)

« With this book Greison clearly shows that physics can also be under-stood through the human stories of its protagonists. »

Giorgio Parisi (theoretical physicist, winner of Max Planck medal,Boltzmann medal, Dirac medal)

« Gabriella is a writer out of the ordinary, with a lot of passion, intelligen-ce and courage. With her innate curiosity she went to Brussels and retra-ced the most important meeting in the history of science, the largest ga-thering of brains that the world has ever known, and has turned it intoliterature. »

Francois Amiranoff (directeur de recherche CNRS chez LULI,Ecole Polytechnique in Paris)

Brussels, 29 October 1927. It is the end of the fifth Solvay Congress ofPhysics, which brought together the most eminent physicists of the time,who are now preparing to take part in a gala dinner. There are AlbertEinstein, Marie Curie, Niels Bohr, Arthur Compton, William Bragg, IrvingLangmuir... Extraordinary and brilliant minds, but also men and womenwith their weaknesses and their little quirks, which this novel fully ren-ders, proficiently combining History and stories, fantasy and reality, phy-sics and gossip. And so, between one course and the other, almost bymagic we come to understand complex concepts, getting them directlyfrom the people who have created them.

Gabriella Greison is a physicist, a writer and a journalist. After gradua-ting in Physics in Milan, she worked for two years at the Ecole Polytecn-hique in Paris and later taught physics and mathematics in high schoolsfor many years. She has presented numerous popular science programsfor radio and television and has collaborated with several newspapers.Her website is www.greisonanatomy.com.

Salani Editore

FICTION

Publication date:January, 2017Pages: 176

BEYOND THE DESERTADVENTUROUS INSTRUCTIONS TO USE METAPHYSICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

IGORSIBALDI

A short handbook to create your own philosophy, learning to askthe right questions and letting the answers come to you.

We all have our own philosophy of life. The best way to build it is to startfrom the top, that is, from metaphysics. Metaphysics means wondering« Why is this thing what it is? », and is simpler than you might think.There are also great metaphysical stories, like that of the Exodus tothe Promised Land, which can be read as the story of those who chooseto abandon their conformism and automatic propensity to obedience,facing the fear of change and reaching beyond the desert. There, they’llfinally find what matters the most: the courage to let one’s wishes cometrue.

Igor Sibaldi Born to a Russian mother and an Italian father, Sibaldi is ascholar of theology and religious history; he is the author of works on theScriptures and on shamanism, as well as works of fiction and drama.Since 1997 ha has been giving lectures and seminars in Italy and abroadon topics related to mythology, exegesis and depth psychology. He hastranslated several works of Russian literature (especially novels and shortstories by Tolstoy), devoting monographs and introductory essays to it.


FICTION

Publication date:February, 2017Pages: 198

THE GARDEN OF ETERNAL MUZZLES

BRUNOTOGNOLINI

Tognolini’s poetic writing brings us a story full of adventure andlove of animals

‘‘Tognolini’s poetic ethics has one ‘overall’ message: the individual is arhyme of the world and the other way around.’’

Stefano Bartezzaghi, la Repubblica

‘‘Like any respectable elf he won’t stop making up words and spreadingthem around the world.’’

Igiaba Scego, Internazionale

Ginger, a wonderful Maine coon cat, has just awakened in the Garden ofEternal Muzzles, a pet cemetery. She is now a ghost, or better, an Ani-man: a spirit belonging to the soul of the world, invisible to human eyes.Ginger’s life with her Animan friends is full of joy: they dive into the rainto turn into clouds, run in the wind where they exchange identity, andare visited by a very special human called Granny. But an obscure threatis looming over them: there are inexplicable disappearances, and theland of the cemetery is about to be sold to a construction company...

Bruno Tognolini, born in Cagliari in 1951, attended the DAMS in Bo-logna, where he now lives when he’s not traveling to meet his manyreaders. He has been awarded the Andersen Prize twice, and has longbeen the author of popular TV programmes for kids Albero Azzurroand Melevisione. He has published about thirty books.


Elenco acquisizioni Salani 2016

CASTLE HANGNAIL, Ursula Vernon Penguin/ Berla&Griffini

THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE, Kayla Olson Baror

SEA QUEST, Adam Blade, 8 titoli Rights People

SE EU FOSSE UM LIVRO, Letria Jose Jorge Pato Logico, illustrato

TREASURE HUNTERS 2, James Patterson Little Brown US

THE SILVER BOY + THE STONE ANGELS, Kristina Ohlsson Salomonsson

THE POLAR BEAR EXPLORERS’ CLUB, Alex Bell Madeleine Milburn

VOM ENDE DER EINSAMKEIT, Benedict Wells Diogenes/Berla&Griffini

BULLERBYN 1st book, Atrid Lindgren Diogenes/Berla&Griffini

I TOTALLY FUNNIEST (3o I FUNNY) Patterson Little Brown US

A CABINET OF PHILOSOPHICAL CURIOSITIES, Roy Sorensen Nurnberg,

SUPERSAURUS, 6 titoli, Jay Burridge Bonnier UK

QUICKSAND, Malin Persson Giolito, 2 libri Ahlander agency

THE WILD ROBOT, Peter Brown Rights People

L’OPTICIEN DE LAMPEDUSA, Emma-Jane KirBY Little Brown US/ Berla&Griffini

LA TIERRA QUE PISAMOS, Jesus Carrasco Editions des Equateurs

WALKING HOME THROUGH THE NIGHT + THE TEA PARTY IN THE WOODS, AkikoMiyakoshi

Planeta

A SONG FOR ELLA GREY, Almond KAISEI-SHA, 2 illustrati

MONSIERU ORIGAMI, Jean-Marc Ceci Felicity Bryan/Nurnberg

LOS SECRETOS QUE JAMAS TE CONTARON, Albert Espinosa Gallimard

complete edition of ONE STORMY NIGHT, Yuichi Kimura Penguin Random House Spagna

AN ALMOST TRUE STORY, Mattias Edvardsson Kodansha

SEA QUEST, Adam Blade, 16 titoli Bonnier Svezia

FANTASTIC BEASTS, J.K. Rowling Rights People

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