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Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must find a way to secure the book, save Magnus, and themselves....
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"For this updated edition of one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, Tom Lockwood has added a new introductory section on the latest scholarly trends, performance and adaptation practices which have occurred over the last two decades. Investigating the latest critical frames through which the play has been interpreted, the updated introduction also focuses on recent international performances on stage and screen (including Al Pacino's performances...
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Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 26
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"The Thea Sisters are headed to Venice, Italy! They'll be there for the Carnival, an annual festival that's famouse for its elaborate masks. The mouselets love exploring the city's bridges and canals, and seeing the beautiful costumes mice wear to Carnival celebrations. But a mysterious thief strikes while they are there! Can they unmask him before the festival ends?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies. Each edition includes: freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; scene-by-scene plot summaries; a key to famous lines and phrases; an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; an essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play;...
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The Wonder Pets travel to Liverpool to save a band of Beetles who are trapped in a yellowish submarine; Ming-Ming tries a rescue on her own, and then the Wonder Pets travel to Venice to help save a Kitten floating down the canal; It's off the Madagascar to help a young Chameleon in trouble, and will Ming-Ming and Tuck's feud stand in the way of rescuing a Baby Platypus?; The Wonder Pets are off to Switzerland on a woolly rescue, and then they take...
7) Titian
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An introduction to the life and work of the sixteenth-century Italian artist Titian Vecellio, who is best known for his realistic oil portraits.
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Travel along the Silk Road to medieval China with Marco Polo as your guide. Meet the warlord Kublai Khan and sail through pirate-infested seas in search of riches beyond measure. Including booklets, foldouts, and maps, as well as excerpts from The Travels of Marco Polo, this beautifully illustrated volume illuminates the adventures of history's greatest storyteller.
13) Korona z Wenecji
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Agatha Mistery volume 7
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"Agatha and her cousin Dash are hot on the trail of the missing crown of Venice. The ancient relic, worn by the Doges-or Dukes-of Venice, was stolen during the city's famous carnival, and it seems like everyone is a suspect." --
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"Lost in Venice continues The Adventures of Giulia series of books with Giulia and her mother traveling to exotic Venice, Italy. There Giulia meets her cousin Isabella and has many wonderful adventures while exploring and learning about some of the famous and not-so-famous areas of Venice. Luckily her magical unicorn, Sparkle, is always there to help when Giulia's adventures get out of control."--Back cover.
16) Pájaro veneciano
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As thirteen-year-old Nadia travels alone by train from Trieste to Venice for the first time, she spots a murder being commited, and the murderer follows her to Venice at carnival time, when people go about in masks.
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Sixteen-year-old Jessica, who longs to be free of the restrictions of her father and life in the Jewish ghetto of sixteen-century Venice, falls in love with a Christian aristocrat and must make choices which will affect her whole family. Inspired by Shakespeare's play The merchant of Venice.
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Travel along the Silk Road to medieval China with Marco Polo as your guide. Meet the warlord Kublai Khan and sail through pirate-infested seas in search of riches beyond measure. Including booklets, foldouts, and maps, as well as excerpts from The Travels of Marco Polo, this beautifully illustrated volume illuminates the adventures of history's greatest storyteller.
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