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Ricci was born on 6 October 1552 in Macerata, part of the Papal States and today a city in the Italian region of Marche. He studied the classics in his native hometown and studied law at Rome for two years. He entered the Society of Jesus in April 1571 at the Roman College.
Two Years' Vacation (French: Deux ans de vacances) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1888.The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific, and of their struggles to overcome adversity.
Kuai Xiang (Chinese: 蒯祥; pinyin: Kuǎi Xiáng; 1377–1451) was a Chinese architect and engineer widely known as designer of the Forbidden City [1] and originator of the Xiangshan carpenters. He was born in Xukou (Xiangshan), Wu County , Suzhou , during the Ming dynasty .
City is a 1952 science fiction fix-up novel by American writer Clifford D. Simak. The original version consists of eight linked short stories, all originally published in Astounding Science Fiction under the editorship of John W. Campbell between 1944 and 1951, along with brief "notes" on each of the stories.
On Bookmarks November/December 2015 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (3.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Underdeveloped characters, a complicated structure characterized by abrupt shifts in perspective, and repetition bothered some critics; a few also questioned ...
Fat City is a novel by Leonard Gardner published in 1969. [2] It is his only novel. Its prestige has grown since its publication, due to critical acclaim from Joan Didion and Walker Percy, among others. Denis Johnson cites it as a major influence on his writing. [3] [4] The book is widely considered a classic of boxing fiction.
David Simon, a reporter for The Baltimore Sun, spent four years on the police beat before taking a leave of absence to write this book.He had persuaded the Baltimore Police Department to allow him access to the city's Homicide Unit for calendar year 1988, and throughout that year he shadowed one shift of detectives as they investigated cases, conducted interrogations, executed search and ...
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.