Salvatore Lupo Knihy

Mafia je problém, ktorý zasahuje celý svet. Čo vlastne mafia je? Môže byť považovaná za súčasť organizovanej kriminality? Je spojená s talianskymi lobistickými a klientelistickými skupinami, korupciou a podplácaním? Salvatore Lupo sa vo svojej knihe snaží osvetliť tieto otázky. Sicílska mafia nie je porovnateľná s inými podobnými fenoménmi; nie je to len špecifické správanie ostrovanov. Ide o organizáciu s vlastnou štruktúrou a ideológiou, ktorá má výnimočnú historickú kontinuitu. Jej história je poznačená krvou klanov a „kajúcnikov“ spolupracujúcich so spravodlivosťou, maxiprocesmi a politickými škandálmi. Mafia robí obchody, ale nie je to len skupina obchodníkov; pašuje, ale nie je to iba banda pašerákov. Rokuje s politikmi, ale nie je politickou stranou. Snaží sa suplovať štát a preberá jeho funkcie, od monopolu na násilie po teritoriálnu kontrolu. Z tohto dôvodu je dôležité spoznať 150 rokov existencie rodinných zoskupení a zločincov, ktorí pôsobia najmä v Palerme a jeho okolí. Mesto je základňou mariánskej organizácie, z ktorej vychádzajú krvavé nitky spájajúce Palermo s Talianskom a svetom. Kniha by mala byť povinným čítaním pre bankárov, policajtov, sudcov, prokurátorov a predstaviteľov štátnej správy.

The legend starts here! The Legend of Drizzt(R) Collector's Edition, Book I collects the first three novels in this best-selling series: Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn in a new trade paperback edition. A great value for anyone who's ready to experience the Legend of Drizzt. Drizzt Do'Urden made his first mistake the moment he was born: he was a boy. In the rigid matriarchy of the dark elf city of Menzoberranzan, that makes his life forfeit. But when his own mother tries but fails to kill him, Drizzt's path is set. He must find a way to escape the treacherous Underdark, even if that means setting out alone into the no less dangerous World Above.

Originally published by Devil's Due as The halfing's gem, issues #1-3-- Copyright page.

Renowned historian Salvatore Lupo offers a nuanced analysis of the mafia, emphasizing its complexity as a network rather than a singular organization. He explores the diverse relationships and institutions that constitute the mafia, highlighting how various cultural and social encounters across different environments have shaped its evolution. This approach provides a more realistic understanding of the mafia's intricate dynamics.

Adapting the endearing, fan-favorite series by R.A. Salvatore, beginning with Book 1 of the Dark Elf Trilogy, Homeland. Travel back to strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the drow and homeland to Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do'Urden. The young prince of a royal house, Drizzt grows to maturity in the vile world of his dark kin. Possessing honor beyond the scope of his unprincipled society, young Drizzt faces an inevitable dilemma. Can he live in a world that rejects integrity?

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills. Centuries ago, in the city of Menzoberranzan-the City of Spiders, the city of drow- nestled deep in the unmerciful Underdark of Toril, a young weapon master earned a reputation far above his station or that of his poor house. Zaknafein. The greater nobles watched him, and one powerful Matron-Malice- decided to take him as her own. She connived with rival houses to secure her prize, but it was ultimately the roguish Jarlaxle who caught him. Thus sparked the birth of two key moments in Menzoberranzan: the coupling of a noble and weapon master that would produce Drizzt Do'Urden...and the friendship between Zaknafein and Jarlaxle. R. A. Salvatore reveals the Underdark anew through the eyes of this unlikely pair-offering a fresh take on the intrigue and opportunities to be found in the shadows, and providing a fascinating prelude to the journeys that have shaped the modern-day Forgotten Realms. There, Zaknafein and Drizzt are joined together in a series of trials that parallel those of centuries long past, even though their paths no longer seem to be aligned. How will a father, so long constrained by the vicious and conservative world of the drow, be able to reconcile his ingrained prejudices with the world and companions of his enlightened son? The answer lies in their desire for peace over chaos. And as long as the scourge of the goddess Lolth's ambitions still remain, both are determined to keep her dark will at bay. But the Spider Queen is powerful, and now demons have been unleashed on the unwitting denizens of the surface world. United in purpose-and through their mutual friendship with Jarlaxle-Zaknafein and Drizzt will need to put aside their differences in order to keep the ones they love safe.

Passage to Dawn Six years. Not so long in the lifespan of a drow. And yet -- in counting the months, the weeks, the days, the hours -- it seemed to me as if I had been away from Mithral Hall a hundred times that number. The place was another lifetime, another way of life, a mere stepping stone to. . . To what? To where? I ride the waves along the Sword Coast now, the wind and spray in my face. My ceiling is the rush of clouds and the canopy of stars; my floor, the creaking boards of a swift, well-weathered ship. Beyond that lies the azure blanket, flat and still, heaving and rolling, hissing in the rain and exploding under the fall of a breaching whale. Is this, then, my home?

The epic story of Aoleyn continues in the next volume of The Coven series from R. A. Salvatore.