Collegati in un' unica trama, questi sei racconti hanno una cosa in comune: le illusioni. Talmente nella nostra condizione umana siamo curiosi di ogni cosa, spesso ci dimentichiamo da cosa veramente siamo attratti. Che sia semplicemente la voglia di trovare il vero amore, di essere caduti in un amore platonico oppure essere impressionati dalla semplice fantasia non e importante, c'e sempre un'illusione dietro, che sia piccola o grande. Cio che ci attrae ci diversifica, ci fa capire noi stessi manifestando quell'interesse che per poche cose esprimiamo veramente nella nostra intimita. Le illusioni ne sono la base e sono talmente tante nella vita che e difficile non caderne in una in un'istante quasi impercettibile.

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that "buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist" (Science Digest). Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and cracking the uncrackable safes guarding the most deeply held nuclear secrets—and much more of an eyebrow-raising nature. In his stories, Feynman’s life shines through in all its eccentric glory—a combustible mixture of high intelligence, unlimited curiosity, and raging chutzpah. Included for this edition is a new introduction by Bill Gates.

Situated between Po Valley and the Mediterranean Sea, Liguria appears as a rainbow-shaped and mountainous island, extending from the Tuscan sandy shores of Versilia to the French Alps. Through several modern and contemporary poets and novelists, Pagano illustrates fragile beauty of this quintessential Mediterranean landscape.

Carol Lazzaro-Weiss studies the fiction of twenty-five contemporary Italian women writers. Arguing for a notion of gender and genre, she runs counter to many Anglo-American and French feminist theorists who contend that traditional genres cannot readily serve as vehicles for feminist expression.