In a Gondola
| Author | : Alice Barnett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 14 |
| Release | : 1920 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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The Gondola Maker
| Author | : Laura Morelli |
| Publisher | : Laura Morelli |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2014-03-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 098936710X |
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Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice -Benjamin Franklin Digital Award -IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book -National Indie Excellence Award Finalist -Eric Hoffer Award Finalist -Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. "I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands." --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author of Italian Food Artisans "Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride, and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy." --Library of Clean Reads "Beautiful, powerful evocation of the characters, the place, and the time. An elegant and thoroughly engaging narrative voice." --Mark Spencer, author of Fiction Club: A Concise Guide to Writing Good Fiction
Gondola
| Author | : Donna Leon |
| Publisher | : Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2015-03-10 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0802192521 |
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The international bestselling author delivers “a delightful look at the gondola as cultural icon, marvel of construction and object of romance and mystery” (Judith Malafronte, Opera News). Of all the trademarks of Venice—and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs—none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. In Gondola, the acclaimed “American with the Venetian heart,” tells the fascinating story of this famous boat, complete with gorgeous full-color illustrations (The Washington Post). First used in medieval Venice as a deftly maneuverable getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries into a floating pleasure palace, bedecked in silk, that facilitated the romantic escapades of the Venetian elite. Sumptuary laws turned it black—a gleaming, elegant hue for a boat manned by robust gondolieri in their iconic black-and-white-striped shirts and straw hats. Each boat is carefully fashioned in a maestro’s workshop—though Leon also recounts a tale of an American friend who attempted to make a gondola all on his own. Once its arched prow pushes off from the dock, the single Venetian at its oar just might break out in a barcarole, the popular songs sung by gondolieri. Please note this ebook edition does not include audio recordings.
Guido's Gondola
| Author | : Renee Riva |
| Publisher | : WaterBrook |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781400070602 |
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Guido, a young rat, loves giving tourists rides in his small gondola in Venice, Italy, until he is persuaded to add a motor, then buy a large boat, then an even larger one, until he realizes he misses the small things in life.
The Gondola Maker
| Author | : Laura Morelli |
| Publisher | : Scriptorium |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2021-02-11 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781942467328 |
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FROM A USA TODAY BESTELLING AUTHOR Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice Benjamin Franklin Digital Award IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book National Indie Excellence Award Finalist Eric Hoffer Award Finalist Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance VeniceVenetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city's most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father.Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice.
A Kiss in a Gondola
| Author | : Katrina Britt |
| Publisher | : Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Romanc |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780373013005 |
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A Kiss In A Gondola by Katrina Britt released on Jan 25, 1979 is available now for purchase.
My Funeral Gondola
| Author | : Fiona Sze-Lorrain |
| Publisher | : El Leon Literary Arts |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Singaporean poetry (English) |
| ISBN | : 9780983391982 |
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Poems.
Tropical Cowboys
| Author | : Ch. Didier Gondola |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2016-04-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0253020808 |
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“An innovative and original study that sheds light on masculinity, youth culture, performative violence, and the circuit of global imagery.” —Stephan F. Miescher, author of Making Men in Ghana During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as “Bills” or “Yankees.” Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the Bills sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political conditions. They developed their own style, subculture, and slang and as Ch. Didier Gondola shows, engaged in a quest for manhood through bodybuilding, marijuana, violent sexual behavior, and other transgressive acts. Gondola argues that this street culture became a backdrop for Congo-Zaire’s emergence as an independent nation and continues to exert powerful influence on the country’s urban youth culture today. “Aligns social banditry with popular cultural formations and subcultures. This has been a longstanding feature of Didier Gondola’s scholarship that is of great interest.” —Peter J. Bloom, University of California, Santa Barbara “Its approach in terms of poverty and unemployment combined with a subtle interest in performance and the creation of an original culture makes this book an eye-opener. Both the dramatic subject and the author’s vivid style make it a pleasure to read and also food for thought regarding issues that haunt not only Africa but also the world at large.” —American Historical Review
The Secret of the Gondola
| Author | : David Alan Brown |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Camera obscuras |
| ISBN | : 9788857215938 |
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A masterpiece by Canaletto leads a young art historian on the trail of an unsolved mystery. In this debut work of fiction, an art-historical investigation quickly becomes detective work. On a pilgrimage to study a masterpiece by Canaletto, a young American graduate student uses his camera phone to solve a centuries-old mystery, thanks to clues left by the painter employing a mobile device of his time--the camera obscura. With the action taking place over a single day, art and technology, as well as ambition, romance, and a brutal crime intersect in a series of step-by-step revelations culminating in a startling deus ex machina at the end. "Surveying the scene from the Dogana, Canaletto seems to have stumbled upon a murder taking place before him and put it in his painting. To decipher the episode depicted in the Bacino, Jeremy exploited several functions of his smartphone. The informational apps provided the context for the murder, while the camera captured its image in the painting. Jeremy wondered whether Canaletto had not also viewed the event through the portable camera of his day--the camera obscura, used as an aid to drawing outdoors. ... Jeremy could just imagine how Canaletto, breathless with excitement, had quickly sketched the momentary image projected on the screen."
Bubbles & Gondola
| Author | : Renaud Dillies |
| Publisher | : Nbm Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
| ISBN | : 9781561636112 |
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Charlie is a mouse who's trying to write but has a block. Writing is a solitary endeavour. A bird named Solitude comes to visit him to keep him company. The reader is never sure he actually exists but in Charlie's mind - but Solitude brings him out into the world, dares him to experience the unknown, unblocking his little existence. In a drama about the blank page for Charlie, who so wants to make the world more beautiful with his writing, the reader is transported into a tender and moving tale with a twinge of melancholy which is sweet, warm and ultimately elevating.
