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Il nome della rosa (The Name of The Rose)

Eco, Umberto (translated by William Weaver). The Name of the Rose. Pan, 1984. (First published 1980).

 

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The Prague Cemetery

Opera aperta (1962, rev. 1976 – English translation: The Open Work (1989)

How to Write a Thesis (2015) Translated by Caterina Mongiat Farina and Geoff Farina

film The Name of the Rose. Jean-Jacques Annaud | DP Tonino Delli Colli (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966; Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968)

 

See Saint Michael’s Abbey

Labyrinthus Aedificium. Via Wikimedia.

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Hansel & Gretel

Grimm, Jacob, Neil Gaiman, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Wilhelm Grimm. Hansel & Gretel: A Toon Graphic. New York, NY: Toon, 2014. Print.

Baba Yaga as depicted by Ivan Bilibin (1902). Via Wikimedia.

Баба-яга | Baba Yaga

The heroine Vasilisa outside of the hut of Baba Yaga as depicted by Ivan Bilibin (1902). Via Wikimedia.

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Lorenzo Mattotti

Toon Books

Ivan Bilibin

Slavic Mythology

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Books March

ten-day-DSC_1655Silbiger, Steven. The Ten-day MBA: A Step-by-step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught in America’s Top Business Schools. New York: Harpercollin, 2005. Print.

screw-it-DSC_1650Branson, Richard. Screw It, Let’s Do It: Lessons in Life and Business. London: Virgin, 2009. Print.

the-pilgrimage-DSC_1645Coelho, Paulo, and Alan R. Clarke. The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom. New York: HarperTorch, 2004. Print. First ed. 1987.

why-a-students-DSC_1648Kiyosaki, Robert T. Why “A” Students Work for “C” Students: And “B” Students Work for the Government. Scottsdale, AZ: Plata, 2013. Print.

the-graveryardGaiman, Neil, and Dave McKean. The Graveyard Book. New York: Harper, 2010. Print.

4-hour-DSC_1639Ferriss, Timothy. The 4-hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. New York: Crown Archetype, 2012. Print.