Una storia strampalata; gioiosa e irresistibileDopo la morte contemporanea in un incidente stradale di tutti e nove i suoi familiari; mentre erano in viaggio per assistere a suo esame di laurea; Mirko eredita una gruzzolo notevole. Rimasto completamente solo e incapace di adeguarsi alle regole non scritte della convivenza sociale; decide di non lasciare limpiego nella libreria-edicola in cui lavora e di vivere di un magro stipendio; nonostante Vanni; avvocato di famiglia noncheacute; esecutore testamentario; insista in ogni modo per spingerlo a investire lereditagrave;; che con gli interessi ammonta ormai a quasi un milione di euro. Ma Mirko ha programmi diversi per quel denaro; e inoltre ha strane abitudini. Ogni tanto si diverte a piantare bandierine della Sicilia negli escrementi di cane che trova per strada. Unazione simbolica che; poicheacute; siamo nel 2006; alla vigilia del G8 di Siracusa; attira su di lui le ire delle autoritagrave; e dei mass media locali. La vita di Mirko subisce perograve; una svolta decisiva il giorno in cui; ritornando a casa; salva dal suicidio Andrea; che si riveleragrave; essere nientemeno che Mastro Ianni; guru internautico delle tecniche di seduzione. Fra clienti odiosi; messaggi lasciati nella segreteria telefonica di una delle sorelle morte; cani che si chiamano come attori impegnati; partecipazioni a seminari su come abbordare le ragazze e inseguimenti di polizia; una storia che si dipana; strampalata; gioiosa e irresistibile; sino al suo inevitabile finale.LautoreStefano Amato vive a Siracusa; dove egrave; nato nel 1977. Ha pubblicato racconti sulle riviste Linus; Fernandel e Maltese narrazioni; e su antologie edite da Zandegugrave; e Diabasis. Ha tradotto i racconti del sito di "McSweeneys". Nel 2007 ha pubblicato il racconto lungo Soggetti del verbo perdere (VerbaVolant ed.). Insieme a Franz Krauspenhaar e a Fabio Genovesi ha scritto la Guida letteraria alla sopravvivenza in tempo di crisi (Transeuropa; 2009). A novembre del 2009 ha pubblicato per Transeuropa il suo romanzo desordio; Le sirene di Rotterdam (o di come ho sbaragliato i miei miti in XXIV round).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Unique Room TreatmentsBy CustomerIf you want a general coffee-table book. this is it. Lots of pictures. sidebar explanations organized into sections. Slightly arcane. Order. for instance. includes these subsections: Pattern Geometry. Alignments. Rhythm. Theme and Variations. Composition. Expressed Structure. Point of Focus and Organizing Strategy. Turning to them. text discusses architectectual treatments in finishing materials (I get that). stair railings. floor parquetry. hallways to other rooms. and optical illusions.Since I am not an architect. Ill never use these design elements. and you would hardly find a remodel that demanded some of these solutions. But it is fun to walk through these unique homes.This book is ideal for a designer to have on the shelf. for times when a client needs a visual aid to help them see what their home will look like.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Best of the Sasanka books.By Natasha S.I own The Not So Big House. Creating The Not So Big House. Inside the Not So Big House. and this book. Home By Design. Of the four. this is definitely my favorite. I dont own a home. but I am saving my pennies. to some day have one built. This book definitely helps me dream that goal. It really breaks down certain features that are appealing. helps you understand why. and gives lots of examples.I dont have the remodeling book by Sasanka. which I suspect is better for those who arent building from the ground up. However. this one does offer suggestions on how you can use the ideas while remodeling. as well.Unlike the other books. which show lots of pretty pictures and give a title and a little blurb about the idea. this one is to really help you understand how certain aspects of design are used to create a cozy feel. It gives you that lightbulb moment about why you like certain houses or rooms or features better than others. If I had to get rid of three of the four books. this is the one I would keep. I gave it four stars instead of five because some of the photos have crucial aspects lost in the crease of the book - the photo placement on some of the pages could have been improved for illustrative purposes.19 of 20 people found the following review helpful. Practical extension of "A Pattern Language"By James PrestonFirst off. I disagree with the negative reviews. The photos are just fine and Im 54 years old and a bit eyesight challenged. The scale of many of the home plans is easy to calculate from her textual descriptions. Many. if not most. of what she explains can be done on the cheap and Ive done some of them.For those studying architecture. either as a professional architect or interior designer. or one of us perenial students of everything. this is the best intro to residential architecture Ive found. It lays out the various principles in wonderful detail but in short enough chapters to keep our attention. Theory and practice are merged in a concise and clear manner. If you like "A Pattern Lauguage" and other Christopher Alexander books or were thinking of reading them then I would recommend this book for further study.This book sits next to my work area as I design interiors in 3D computer graphics. It is now one of my most important references. With this information I can understand the problems and "fix" those awful house plans that are pervasive in plan books and on the Web.- jim
