venice (italy)

Illustrations and text provide an overview of the history and culture of the water-bound city of Venice, Italy, from the sixth century to the present day.

Tells the story behind the construction of the canals that run through the city of Venice, Italy, discussing the origins and structure of the city, the establishment of a city center, the construction of palaces, and the problems of deterioration, flooding, pollution, and tourism that are contributing to the city's decline.

In his new identity as Blue Avenger, sixteen-year-old David visits Venice, Italy, and continues to pursue various crusades, including trying to solve the mystery of who really wrote Shakespeare's works.

Presents the full text of Shakespeare's dark comedy about young lovers and a Jewish money lender who demands a pound of flesh in payment for a debt.

Draws on rare archival material and newly translated documents to chronicle the city's rise from a humble lagoon refuge to its apex as a maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.

An unabridged republication of the 1912 German novella about a middle-aged man's quest for love and beauty in the midst of decaying splendor.

Eleven-year-old Mark's father, an anthropologist, disappears in the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo's ancient route from Italy to China, and when Mark gets a bad asthma attack, Doc Hornaday pays a visit and tells Mark tales of Marco Polo to bolster the boy's courage.

Presents in verse the story of Maria who wishes to become a glassblower but her father will not allow it and is instead given the responsibility of marrying into nobility. A new young glassblower arrives on the island of Murano and when Maria is drawn to him, her already existing web of emotions becomes even more complicated.

Spending the summer in Venice with his family turns confusing for Percy when he meets a beautiful, politically radical Venetian girl who wants him to help sabotage his father's engineering project in order to drive tourists out of the city.