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A BOLOGNA le bici erano come i cani by Paolo Nori Edicicloeditore (2010) Series: Ciclopolis/3 160 p. 12x18 cm € 12,00 An unusual portrait of the city of Bologna seen through the irreverent and ironical eyes of one of the most creative and defiant writers of the literary scene. 

An unusual Bologna in which the bike is a means to lose weight, but also simply to go out or to find a

girl. Bologna is a young, biker friendly city, as well as the regional capital of Emilia Romagna where, as

Zavattini said, people take along their bikes even when they go on foot, as if they were their pets.

The main character of the book is a writer who wants to lose weight. His only means of transport is his

bike which he rides everywhere around Bologna. Three stories intertwine, with a flashback to the past

and a love affair as well. In the background Bologna is there all the time, and so is the bike, with

anecdotes about padlocks and thefts.

The book belongs to the series Ciclopolis, a collection of peculiar and even unique experiences about the

relationship with a town observed from the saddle of a bicycle.

Paolo Nori was born in Parma in 1963 and now lives and works in Bologna. He published many novels with important Italian publishing houses like Einaudi, Feltrinelli, Bompiani, Laterza. He also works as a translator from Russian and has edited a number of books about Russian literature. He is an active and prolific intellectual of the Italian literary scene.

 

I DIARI della Via FRANCIGENA Da Canterbury a Roma sulle tracce di viandanti e pellegrini by Enrico Brizzi & Marcello Fini Edicicloeditore (2010) Series: A passo d’uomo/3 Glossy plastic-coated soft cover, with colour photo insert 264 p. 14x21 cm € 18,50  

Travelling on foot on the legendary Via Francigena, the major medieval pilgrimage route to Rome: 1.600 km through 33 cities. Story of a journey, exhaustive guide, reflections on the road.

Third issue of the series “A passo d’uomo” after La via di Gerusalemme and La via degli dèi, I diari della

Via Francigena is the story of the authors’ journey from Canterbury to Rome in the footsteps of

Sigerico, Archbishop of Canterbury in the 10th century, and of medieval pilgrims. Enrico Brizzi and

Marcello Fini left in the Summer of 2006 and faced the long travel on foot, willing to understand all

images and words caught along the road and to reflect upon the meaning of life and the cultural

heritage of medieval Europe. A rich photographic insert, an exhaustive guide and useful maps provide

all details to repeat the feat stage by stage.

Enrico Brizzi, born in Bologna in 1974, is one of the most successful Italian novelists of the young generation. Known as the “walking writer”, he has written many road novels based on real travels on foot. His official website is www.enricobrizzi.it. During the journey his blog www.francigena21.com was created.

Marcello Fini, born in Bologna in 1973, has worked in the publishing industry and now he is a librarian at the Archiginnasio of Bologna. “A passo d’uomo” is coauthored by him and Enrico Brizzi and they wrote La via di Gerusalemme – first book of the series – together, too.

 

LA MIA PRIMA BICICLETTA Ediciclo editore (2010) Soft cover with rounded corners 120 p. 12x18 cm € 10,00 Thirty authors – writers, journalists, artists, scientists – among which Margherita Hack, Susanna Tamaro and Paolo Rumiz – recall their first bike.  

The book sponsors an important solidarity initiative: Royalties will go to a project of the Community of Sant’Egidio in Africa.

Do you remember your first bike? Its model and colour and the sound of the wheels, but also the

sensations of the first ride: the fear of falling, your father’s hand, the wind in your hair, the sense of

freedom… Everybody remembers their first bike or is fond of one in particular because it’s linked to

some sweet and intense memories. We have asked thirty personalities in various fields to write about

this particular memory, this unforgettable first time. The result is a sentimental cross-section: thirty

portraits for one’s personal memories’ gallery, thirty stories which deal with childhood and its changes.

And which often half-reveal future achievements and developments.

The authors, in alphabetical order: Bibì Bellini, Antonella Cilento, Paolo Colagrande, Bruno Contigiani, Maurizio Crosetti, Berarda Del Vecchio, Gian Luca Favetto, Fabio Geda, Margherita Hack, Ernesto Milanesi, Michele Monina, Gianluca Morozzi, Gianni Mura, Annibale Osti, Marco Pastonesi, Darwin Pastorin, Gian Paolo Porreca, Emilio Rigatti, Giampiero Rigosi, Paolo Rumiz, Flavio Santi, Davide Sapienza, Andrea Satta, Brunella Schisa, Pietro Spirito, Susanna Tamaro, Didier Tronchet, Wu Ming 2, Paola Zannoner.

Wu Ming 2 La Via degli Dei Ediciclo Forthcoming: April 2010 Soft cover 14x21 cm 250 pages € 18,00

“Wu Ming 2 turns utopia into narration.” Loredana Lipperini, La Repubblica

From Bologna to Florence by High Speed Train: 120 km/h in 37 minutes. With Wu Ming 2 on foot from piazza Maggiore in Bologna to piazza della Signoria in Florence at 5 km/h in 5 days. In a morning in late summer, a father named Gerolamo takes his two children at Parco Talon, an expanse of woods and meadows on the outskirts of Bologna. While following the tracks of a deer, they arrive at a path they had never seen before, in front of a sign pointing south and simply reading: Florence. On the following day, in the large square in front of the station, Gerolamo looks at the column that was put up to celebrate the opening of the high-speed rail section from Bologna to Florence. So, he gets the idea to walk through the mountain pass and discover a world that the new rail crosses through tunnels. What do millions of travellers not see while passing through this bottleneck of the National railway system? A quite unexpected answer comes after five days’ walk at a speed of 5 km/h – chance meetings, legends, environmental damages, silent beech woods, roe deer cropping under viaducts, ruins of old inns that give shelter to new pilgrims… Wu Ming 2 was born in January 2000 – his previous nickname was Luther Blissett. He inherited from his father a passion for trails and from his mother a live for stories. He is one of the collective authors of the novels Q, Hatchets of War, 54, Manituana and Altai. As sole author he published Guerra agli Umani (Einaudi 2004), a satire of primitivism and survivalism set on the Apennines in an undefined year.

 

Sulla TRANSIBERIANA Sette fusi orari, 9.200 km, sul treno leggendario da Mosca al mar del Giappone by Mauro Buffa Edicicloeditore (2010) Series: Altri viaggi/5 Plastic-coated soft cover, with colour photo insert 160 p. 14x21 cm € 14,50  

One-month journey, 9200 km, along the Trans-Siberian railway, across the biggest country of the world, under harsh climatic conditions.

A legendary train that crosses an enormous area – from Moscow to Vladivostok – and seven time zones, transporting all kinds of passengers, from Japanese tourists to peasants of the steppe. The train becomes a sort of home where people eat, sleep, play, laugh and cry… Life on the train shows a great evocative power from literary and historical points of view and above all it leaves strong human impressions. Stopovers of a few hours or few days turn out to be occasions to get into contact with fascinating traditions. An adventure made up of encounters, culture, history, politics and unforgettable landscapes photographed from the window. 

Mauro Buffa lives in Trento where he was born in 1962. He took a degree in law at a the University of Bologna. He is a public official and has worked as a teacher and as a journalist, dealing mainly with social themes, cinema and literature. He is fond of bicycle tourism and has travelled around Europe by bike. Fascinated by an idyllic description of Siberia in a book by Dostoevsky, he undertook the trans-siberian journey with fellow travellers contacted via the internet.

 

DOLOMITI nei dintorni di Cortina, Misurina e Tre Cime in mountain bike by Sergio Grillo & Cinzia Pezzani Edicicloeditore (2010) Series: Mountain bike/40 Plastic-coated soft cover, with maps, altimetric profiles, colour photos 200 p. 12x16,5 cm € 16,00

The Dolomiti paradise, a Unesco World Heritage Site, within reach of all mountain bike lovers. GPS traces can be downloaded from www.ediciclo.it

Mountain biking as a means to relish the legendary peaks of the Giro d’Italia and some of the most

charming landscapes of the world, embraced by an imposing nature. There are lots of alternatives for

bikers along the thirty routes described in the book. From cycle paths to reach Cortina from well-

known towns of the area to circular trails for all-day rides or training purposes. The tour around the big

mountain ranges is a brand new theme in a mountain biking guide and its routes follow asphalt roads,

dirt roads, mule tracks and paths. There is also a six-day tour of Cortina and Misurina Dolomiti for

well-trained cyclists: a high mountain route in a pristine nature. The guide contains all useful

information and addresses, altimetries, itineraries’ descriptions, maps and GPS traces.

Cinzia Pezzani and Sergio Grillo are both teachers who have been dealing with cycling, hiking and more generally with active tourism in nature for over twenty years. They wrote several books published by Ediciclo.

Francesca Cosi & Alessandra Repossi DORMIRE IN UN FARO SLEEPING IN A LIGHTHOUSE A guide to the most wonderful lighthouses in the world Magenes 2010 256 colour pages 17x24 cm Retail price: 20,00 euro

It is possible and it is now becoming fashionable to spend one night and even a holiday in a remote light house, far away from usual touring resorts. Many of the most picturesque lighthouses around the world are being converted into places where you can spend unforgettable days enjoying the charm and excitement of an unique job - the lighthouse keeper. A quick, practical, and complete guide to over 1,000 lighthouses around the world together with technical data sheets, including addresses, contacts, curiosities and anecdotes about each lighthouse. Selling points: • a new original holiday • the first comprehensive guide on this subject • a full colour volume with over 400 images.

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Gaetano CafieroIL PRINCIPE DELLE IMMAGINILA STRAORDINARIA STORIA DI FRANCESCOALLIATA DI VILLAFRANCA, L'INVENTORE DELCINEMA SUBACQUEOTHE PRINCE OF THE IMAGESTHE FANTASTIC STORY OF FRANCESCO ALLIATADI VILLAFRANCA, THE INVENTOR OF THEUNDERWATER CINEMA

The life of the Prince Francesco Alliata di Villafranca, a pioneer of underwater pho-tography and filming, is told in this book. It is the biography of an outstanding manand distinguished entrepreneurs, but also a story made of meetings with celebrities.The author analyses the unique esxperience of the Panaria Film Production, in par-ticular of movies as Vulcano - featuring Anna Magnani, and directed by WilliamDieterle - with spectacular underwater acting sequences, the firsts in the world.

Gaetano Cafiero is one of the greatest experts of scuba-diving in Italy.

Magenes Editoriale228 pages, 2008 32 illustrated pages

Federico ManaTECNICHE DI RESPIRAZIONE PER APNEABREATHING TECHNIQUES FOR APNOEA

With a foreward by Umberto Pelizzari - apnoea immersion recordman

Breathing techniques are the foundations for a relaxing, efficient, safe and harmo-nious apnoea. The guide is a useful handbook to help divers to breath correctly anddeeply in order to improve their performances. The manual illustrates the main brea-thing-control techniques and later applies them to the different apnoea's subjects. Inthe manual there are also some exercises aiming at improving the thoracic and dia-phragmatic elasticity

Federico Mana is a apnoea instructor at the Apnoea Academy. He is an enthusiast of yogaand in particular of pranayama.Modern apnoea, apnoea for

everybody

Magenes Editoriale192 pages, 2008

Index:

1. INTRODUCTION2. ANATOMY 3. PRACTICE OUTSIDE WATER 4. CORRECT BREATHING POSITIONS5. BREATHING CHARACTERISTICS6. EXERCISES AIMING AT IMPROVING THE THORACIC ELASTICITY7. EXERCISES AIMING AT IMPROVING THE DIAPHRAGMATIC ELASTICITY8. PRACTICE IN WATER9. THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING10. THE THOUGHT POWER11. EXAMPLES

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Carlo PiccinelliCANALI DI FRANCIAPERCORSI FLUVIALI IN HOUSEBOAT, CAMPER,BICICLETTAFRENCH SHIPWAYSRIVER ROUTES IN HOUSEBOAT, CAMPER, BYCI-CLE

An essential guide to French water ways

A complete and practical guide, rich of information collected on the field, to let thereader (and the traveller) discover over 8,000 km of rivers and shipways in France.The work is composed of three volumes and gives indications about:Harbours, sluices and bridges with detailed maps;Cities of historical interest, wine and food excursions, festivals and local tra ditions;Equipped areas for campers and for stops along the river sides, and bike rou tes;Houseboat sailing and rules of river sailing

First partRIVER NAVIGATION IN FRANCEGeography and environment (landscape; eco-systems; flora and fauna; departments)History and tradition of transport by riverKnowing the river navigation (Rivers and water ways; nautical technical terms; slui-ces today; light signals; sluices terminology; hauling and mooring; rules and permis-sions; licenses)Navigation on rivers and water ways (equipment on board; basic cartography; visualand acoustic signals; buoys and fluvial signals; etc.)Information and useful advices (renting a boat; behaviour on board; what to bring;health and prevention; etc.)

Second PartFROM MARSEILLE TO LE HAVREEach chapter describes a different river or water way and includes: the route charac-teristics, a brief history of places, maps, technical description of sluices, difficulties,step-by-step navigation)

Carlo Piccinelli is a journalist and a photographer who collaborates with the biggest travelreviews. He realized many guides and documentaries.

Magenes Editoriale416 pagesMore than 600 illustra-tions

Monique PISTOLATO Venezia guida alla città invisibile Dieci itinerari insoliti e curiosi per calli e canali Venice – a guide to an invisible city Ibis 2010 120x210 cm 192 b&w and colour pages 18,00 euro

Ten itineraries, described by the author herself - to allow the reader to pack and leave, or simply enjoy the trip while sitting on his/her armchair. Itineraries that keep seasons, details emerging from fog, or from clouds swept off by north wind. A tool to enable the lonely wanderer to venture out to a hidden Venice, full of wonders and traps. The edge of Canareggio, mistic islands discovered from a floating house, industrial archaeology in a black Marghera… Walks and excursions for people who prefer to avoid the conventional tours, looking for silence, unusual details, facts of a city that survives beyond the magnificence of Piazza San Marco and pedlars selling glass statuettes. The Author Monique Pistolato lives in Venice. When moving, she would use bus, boat, gondola, but most of all she loves to walk. A proven storyteller, in this volume she put together the love for her city, for literature and travels. With Ibis she also published a collection of Venetian stories - Un’altra stanza in laguna.

Roberta VOZZA (ed.) Torino, una città che non ti aspetti Quindici itinerari per conoscerla davvero Turin – an Unexpected City Ibis 2010 120x210 cm 288 colour and b&w pages 22,00 euro

Fifteen suggested itineraries told by fifteen writers from Turin, who perfectly know the city – cinema and music, hidden yards and Liberty buildings, the “Roman Square” and workers’ suburbs, unique museums and travellers’ roads, traditional and ethnic restaurants, the football stadiums, classic cafés and inns. A special route for the 150th anniversary of the Italian Unity. Each itinerary includes addresses and suggestions where to eat, drink, and shop. The Authors Some well and less known writers, but all expert of the city - Davide Cobodi, Roberta Pellegrini, Vittorio Castellani (Chef Kumalé), Paolo Ferrari, Alessandro Gaido, Maura Novelli, Cristina Nebbia e Roberta Vozza.

A catching historical novel as well as a journey through the many shades of human soul

C L A U D I O C O N T I L’INCREDIBILE VIAGGIO DI HERNAN CIENFUEGOS The Incredibile Journey of Hernan Cienfuegos Magenes - forthcoming : fall 2010 320 pages 15x21 cm €16,00

Seville, 1431. Captain Cienfuegos and his crew set out from the Arenal of the Andalusian town for a trade journey to East Indies. The search for exotic spices is only a pretext for the author to stage a rich and complex variety of historical, scientific and philosophical themes. It is also a journey through the many a shade of human soul, with its desires and vane ambitions – embodied by the many characters of the novel. So from a historical account, from the very beginning the narration turns into an epic story,

in the tradition of the great sea adventures – an exciting fiction, though realistic to the crudest realism The author masterly reconstructs locations, historical uses, customs and language codes. A powerful, never fading picture of a past time – inviting the reader to reflect on what we are and might become. The author - Claudio Conti, a Milanese professional, is the author of scientific essays. This is his first novel. Selling points: • a great historical novel – which is destined to become a classic of sailing literature. • the first volume of Captain Cienfuegos’s Saga Readership: • general • keen on history and sailing

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Madrid A spasso per la città che non dorme mai

Ibis

Laura CAMPO - Daniela ARONICA

Madrid. Walks in the city that never sleeps. Ibis – Forthoming : November 2010 330 pages – 12 x 21 cm B&w and colour illustrations Eleven itineraries through the city, following the more interesting and curious tracks, with in-depth notes about museums and more significant places. Each itinerary also includes practical and

entertaining information – hotels and other accommodations, restaurants and tapas bars, where you cam meet writers, film directors and other celebrities of the new Spanish culture in the city that never sleeps !

The volume also includes some trips to destinations outside the city and is accompanied by extensive user-friendly maps and an index of places.

Laura Campo - Daniela Aronica Both authors have a long experience in writing travel guides for various publishing houses (ULC, De Agostini), but especially have a great love for the capital of Spain, where they have lived for a long time, and became familiar with the secrets of the city.

Undici itinerari per conoscere, scoprire e vivere la capitale spagnola di Laura Campo e Daniela Aronica