Papierfresserchen is an independent publishing company located on Lake Constance. In 2009 we were honored by the German Federal Government and German industry for its work. We publish picture books, children's books and books for young adults. The company publishes illustrated, humorous good night stories as well as more difficult topics such as divorce or autism.
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Papadopoulos Publishing, a Greek, family-owned publishing house, was founded in 1953. From its inception the publishing house excelled in children’s books publishing, establishing its name over the year as a household name for quality children’s books. Since 2010 we have expanded our catalog to adult titles as well, beginning with nonfiction and later on with fiction. Currently, the business is managed by the family’s fourth generation. Our full catalog comprises more than 1500 titles in stock and we own our own logistics and distribution facilities. Our books are carried by more than 1000 sales points (bookshops, supermarkets) all over Greece and Cyprus. FarosBooks, our London-based subsidiary was launched in March 2019. It is a new publishing venture with a vision to inspire and entertain by publishing quality picturebooks for young children. FarosBooks aims both to the UK and international children's book market.10-15 new titles will be published every year. For more details, visit www.farosbooks.co.uk
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Natalia Ginzburg erzählt Geschichten über eine Zeitkrankheit: über den Zerfall familiärer, ehelicher, freundschaftlicher, verwandtschaftlicher Beziehungen. Sie erzählt ohne Pathos und ohne Sentimentalität, unaufwendig und daher um so wirkungsvoller, um so radikaler in ihrem Protest gegen die italienische Gesellschaft mit ihrem Familien-, Mütter- und Kinderkult. »Ein Mann und eine Frau« ist die Geschichte eines Mannes, der im überholten, ermüdenden Rahmen einer Familie lebt und ständig mit dem konfrontiert ist, was hätte sein können: seine einzige echte Beziehung war die zu der Frau, mit der er vor seiner Ehe gelebt hat. Die zweite Erzählung »Borghesia«. »Das Lied vom Bürgertum« erzählt von einer Frau, die mit ihren Katzen lebt, die kommen und gehen, geboren werden und sterben. Und wie in einer Parabel läßt sich das Leben ihrer Katzen auf das ihrer Familie überragen: man kommt, man geht, lebt unverbindlich, beziehungslos wie die Katzen.
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»Licht am Ende des Tunnels« ist, so betont Morselli, keine Utopie, sondern ein Gegenstück zu vergangener Wirklichkeit, zur Historie, »eine Alternativ-Realität«. Morselli behauptet – und beweist auf ungemein spannende Weise –, daß durch den heimlichen Bau eines Alpentunnels 1916 ein Überraschungsangriff der Österreicher gegen die Italiener erfolgreich verlaufen wäre. Wenn die deutsche Armee sodann den Stellungskrieg in Frankreich aufgegeben und ähnlich operiert, wenn auch die deutsche Flotte mittels massiver U-Boot-Angriffe auf die britischen Öltanker die doppelt so große britische Seestreitmacht besiegt, ein britischer Pilot dagegen Wilhelm II. entführt hätte, wäre der Erste Weltkrieg im Westen noch im selben Jahre zugunsten Deutschlands entschieden, beendet und vielleicht nicht vom Zweiten Weltkrieg gefolgt worden. Deutschland hätte auf Gebietsgewinne und Reparationen verzichtet und als Demokratie durch seinen ersten Kanzler: Walter Rathenau Italien, Frankreich, und Belgien bewogen, eine sozialdemokratisch orientierte westeuropäische Gemeinschaft zu bilden. Eine Gemeinschaft zunächst der vier, der sich weitere Länder angeschlossen hätten, eine Gemeinschaft, die »den Austausch mit Lenins Sozialismus« gepflegt hätte. Österreich allerdings hätte gleichwohl aufgehört, eine Doppelmonarchie zu sein. Und Adolf Hitler wäre ein obskurer Maler geblieben.
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A book about memory, highlighting what remains when grandparents go away.
Drin drin. The phone rings and rings and rings! Drin drin. It never stops ringing. Incoming requests and more requests from his animal friends: the dove wants gloves, the crocodile asks for delicious shoes to eat! And the monkey, the bear, the stork, the pig... everyone is looking for the most absurd things. No hope for peace except, exhausted, going to the rescue of a hippo stuck in the mud. A bright and rhythmic nonsense poem full of colors, written by one of the authors most loved by Russian children. The high visual energy perfectly interacts with the rebellious movement of the text
Candia Castellani è nata a Firenze nel 1978. Dopo il diploma all’Istitituto d’Arte di Firenze, indirizzo Comunicazione e spettacolo, si laurea presso il Dams di Bologna, indirizzo Cinema. Durante gli anni di studio lavora presso lo studio di Sergio Staino come assistente e collabora in qualità di ritrattista con quotidiani e periodici come L’Unità e Metropoli. In contemporanea lavora come lettrice di libri per l’infanzia e organizza laboratori artistici per l’infanzia. Dopo essere stata allieva di Leonardo Mattioli, Linda Wolfsgruber presso Sarmede, Octavia Monaco e Arianna Papini, pubblica i libri illustrati e illustrazioni per riviste specializzate in temi sull’infanzia e di letteratura come Il caffè illustrato. Viene selezionata da Le immagini della Fantasia, a Sarmede, per la rassegna Fiabe delle Terre d’India. Dal 2015 è illustratrice, insegnante e direttrice della Scuola di Illustrazione di Scandicci. Dal 2018 è all’interno del Direttivo di Ai, Associazione Autori di Immagini. Selezionata a Lucca Comics Junior 2018 per l’illustrazione “Fantasmagorie”, all’interno del concorso “OLTRE GLI SPAZI INESPLORATI. Sulle tracce di Jules Verne”.
Everyday we greet people we happen to meet either by chance or by design. We humans are greeting each other all the time all over the world. But do we know what it really means to tell another person things like "Hello", "Ciao", "Good morning" or "Goodbye"? Did you know that when you say “Ciao” to someone you are saying that you are their slave? Or that many forms of greeting consist precisely of wishing the other person health, while saying “Hola” or “Hello” are just ways of attracting their attention? El libro de los saludos ("The Book of Greetings") proposes a journey through the history, customs and habits of the way people greet each other all over the world. In this book you will find many anecdotes and curious facts and you will discover the strangest and funniest customs, coming from peoples from the furthest corners of the planet. Enjoy this fascinating and informative journey through the cultural history of humanity, a journey that reminds us that nobody is an island and that we all belong to one great family. And that the small daily interactions between people are what makes us truly human.
She had Mr. Right all sewn up . . . until Mr. Wonderful came along. Ethan is smart, funny, kind, gentle, great with Arianna’s toddler son, a fantastic lover, and finally ready to settle down to a teaching job in Manhattan after years of nomadic work as a freelance photographer. Plus he’s the adoring brother of Arianna’s best friend, Rachel.He’s a truly special man, and the time seems right for him to move in to Arianna’s apartment. But traces of the old Ethan exist—there was the much better but stodgy job he turned down and the “let’s take off for Nepal next year” impulses. Arianna is on the verge of graduating from a “finisher” at her fashion job—a highly paid seamstress—and is on her way to having her own designs produced. Suddenly her career is the central focus of her life—and into that focus walks Noah, a worldly, funny, sophisticated, and very successful writer for an award-winning television show. Their instant rapport leads to a design opportunity for Arianna and a friendship that slowly confuses her feelings for Ethan
Against Florence is a travel journal which includes walks, personages and unique events that narrate the history of the city and have marked its cultural legacy. From the elegance of the House of Medici to the heroism of Giovanni Papini or the memory of Giacomo Leopardi; from the eloquence of Vernon Lee to the universal spirit of Giampietro Vieusseux; the blazing glows of the Risorgimento or the fictional reunion with Leonardo da Vinci’s Gioconda.Throughout its pages, the reader becomes, step by step, a witness to the city’s decline, drowned by a past which slumbers beneath stones soaked in blood, splendor and memory. Against Florence is a passionate plea that seeks to recover something that was lost in the decline of this great city, once conceived as the New Athens of Europe.
Becca is a soon-to-be nineteen-year-old with exceptionally clear eyes and an exceptionally strong character. On the eve of her birthday party, she discovers a secret concerning her life, that no one ever confessed. Thus begins her new life in a world that is much more congenial to her, as perfection is not human, but divine. Or... "L'Inferno è femmina" is an ironic fantasy set in a colorful, baroque hell as extreme as youth itself. Among ruthless and playful demons, icy angels, and faithful werewolves, the story tells us of Becca, who is the feminine quintessence of that world!
Home is where his heart can heal. Former Navy SEAL Grant Anderson failed to see the IED that took his lower leg and couldn’t fix the cracks that ended his marriage. Embarrassment kept him from returning home to Dale, Georgia, after his discharge. But with his father ill, his family needs him. One of the first friendly faces he encounters is Ellie Hall. The gawky little girl next door now has curves that shouldn’t make his mouth water. She deserves a hero, not a broken man. Ellie can’t remember a time when she didn’t have a crush on Grant. Now if she could only get it through Grant’s thick skull that she doesn’t need to fear him. As they work together to straighten out his family business, holiday fireworks aren’t the only thing making Greg sweat. But by the time they uncover why the figures aren’t adding up, Greg must rely on pure instinct to keep Ellie safe from danger—and pray that this time, he won’t fail. Warning: Contains a wounded warrior who’s his own worst critic, and a determined heroine who’ll take the whole package as is. While not a series, this story takes place in the same fictional world as Son of a Preacher Man.
