Easy Italian Reader - Sulla Pelle dei Poveri
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 5560 words.
Published on May 15, 2013. Nonfiction.
Easy Reader for learners of Italian - Medium Level
Translated from the original story The Ducati Girl - Toxic Connection
For a more comprehensive study, consider reading the English Version: The Ducati Girl - Toxic Connection.
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Alfonso Borello
Biography
I must use an old warning literary device (telegraphic), which isn't mine: PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A MOTIVE IN THIS NARRATIVE WILL BE PROSECUTED; PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A MORAL IN IT WILL BE BANISHED; PERSONS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A PLOT IN IT WILL BE SHOT. (Excellent plagiarism, sorry Mr. Twain).
I would like to impress you with my numerous achievements, brilliant titles, stunts, and education background. I have no education, hopefully that will not displease you. I have no titles. And most of my achievements are, to my eyes, quite distasteful. Yeah, I forgot, English is not even my first language. Child labor has never been an issue in my family, so I went to work at age 13.
I've been a movie projectionist, I restored ancient books from the Venice flood, I sold real estate, I worked in a Chamber of Commerce, I worked in resorts, hotels, restaurants, and on and on and on. I had a brief 5-year stint in the military where I learned how to read. After that I traveled a bit and learned a couple words in a few languages.
Now I can even write a little. I love stories, but I like to be in the middle of them. I am the main character, more or less, of my own stories; hopefully you will not find it suffocating.
I would like to impress you with my numerous achievements, brilliant titles, stunts, and education background. I have no education, hopefully that will not displease you. I have no titles. And most of my achievements are, to my eyes, quite distasteful. Yeah, I forgot, English is not even my first language. Child labor has never been an issue in my family, so I went to work at age 13.
I've been a movie projectionist, I restored ancient books from the Venice flood, I sold real estate, I worked in a Chamber of Commerce, I worked in resorts, hotels, restaurants, and on and on and on. I had a brief 5-year stint in the military where I learned how to read. After that I traveled a bit and learned a couple words in a few languages.
Now I can even write a little. I love stories, but I like to be in the middle of them. I am the main character, more or less, of my own stories; hopefully you will not find it suffocating.
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Books
The Ducati Girl - Toxic Connection
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 5680 words. Published on May 3, 2013. Fiction.
On September 20th, 1994 an Italian journalist and her camera operator were ambushed and assassinated during daylight in the streets of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Just hours before she was shot with a bullet in the head, the young journalist made a phone call to her boss in Rome asking permission to stay an extra day on her assignment because she was about to uncover something sensational.
Price: $2.99 USD. 5680 words. Published on May 3, 2013. Fiction.
On September 20th, 1994 an Italian journalist and her camera operator were ambushed and assassinated during daylight in the streets of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Just hours before she was shot with a bullet in the head, the young journalist made a phone call to her boss in Rome asking permission to stay an extra day on her assignment because she was about to uncover something sensational.
Gramsci
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 3490 words. Published on April 15, 2013. Nonfiction.
On November 8th, 1926 Antonio Gramsci, a newspaper editor, and elected member of the parliament for the Italian Communist Party was arrested by the Italian Fascist police despite his parliamentary immunity, and sent to the Special Tribunal for the Defense of the State where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Eleven years later he died in a private clinic in Rome during probation.
Price: $1.99 USD. 3490 words. Published on April 15, 2013. Nonfiction.
On November 8th, 1926 Antonio Gramsci, a newspaper editor, and elected member of the parliament for the Italian Communist Party was arrested by the Italian Fascist police despite his parliamentary immunity, and sent to the Special Tribunal for the Defense of the State where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Eleven years later he died in a private clinic in Rome during probation.
M-Could You Be on Another Dimension?
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 3440 words. Published on March 31, 2013. Nonfiction.
COULD YOUR DOUBLE live somewhere on another universe? Could you live a slightly different life at this very moment? Could another world truly exist? Experts believe there's so many things out there; more that our eyes can see. Have you ever heard the term parallel universe? At least four types could dwell, and one is just around us.
Price: $1.99 USD. 3440 words. Published on March 31, 2013. Nonfiction.
COULD YOUR DOUBLE live somewhere on another universe? Could you live a slightly different life at this very moment? Could another world truly exist? Experts believe there's so many things out there; more that our eyes can see. Have you ever heard the term parallel universe? At least four types could dwell, and one is just around us.
The Ducati Girl, Darwin, and the Pig of Nebraska
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on March 15, 2013. Fiction.
And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she wants answers. Can the truth be revealed?
Price: $1.99 USD. 3510 words. Published on March 15, 2013. Fiction.
And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl. The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she wants answers. Can the truth be revealed?
War of the Currents
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 4670 words. Published on March 2, 2013. Nonfiction.
HE TURNED NIGHT into day with the invention of alternating current which is still the standard today; he was the father of over one hundred patents, his genius was overshadowed by malefic individuals who called him a quintessential mad scientist; he was ripped off by Thomas Edison for fifty thousand dollars, and the FBI had a large dossier of him which later disappeared. In 1943 he was found dead.
Price: $1.99 USD. 4670 words. Published on March 2, 2013. Nonfiction.
HE TURNED NIGHT into day with the invention of alternating current which is still the standard today; he was the father of over one hundred patents, his genius was overshadowed by malefic individuals who called him a quintessential mad scientist; he was ripped off by Thomas Edison for fifty thousand dollars, and the FBI had a large dossier of him which later disappeared. In 1943 he was found dead.
Are Popes Really Needed?
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4990 words. Published on February 19, 2013. Nonfiction.
How do you become a man of love, beyond religion, beyond culture, beyond nation? A very short biography of Angelo Roncalli better known as the blessed Pope John XXIII who headed the Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1963.
Price: $2.99 USD. 4990 words. Published on February 19, 2013. Nonfiction.
How do you become a man of love, beyond religion, beyond culture, beyond nation? A very short biography of Angelo Roncalli better known as the blessed Pope John XXIII who headed the Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1963.
English/Italian: The Ducati Girl - Family Affair - Enhanced Edition
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4850 words. Published on February 6, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 240 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
Price: $2.99 USD. 4850 words. Published on February 6, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 240 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
English/Spanish: The First Party - Enhanced Edition
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4580 words. Published on January 31, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 200 Spanish words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Edición ampliada para estudiantes de Ingles.
Price: $2.99 USD. 4580 words. Published on January 31, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 200 Spanish words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Edición ampliada para estudiantes de Ingles.
The Ducati Girl - Family Affair
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 3910 words. Published on January 31, 2013. Fiction.
An enigmatic bon vivant makes a surprise visit to an old teacher who is now rich and powerful, but feels terribly lonely inside his own family. The mood is chaotic and everyone has an identity problem. "You came, you seduced every single one of us, and you destroyed everything." Who is this woman and what is she up to?
Price: $1.99 USD. 3910 words. Published on January 31, 2013. Fiction.
An enigmatic bon vivant makes a surprise visit to an old teacher who is now rich and powerful, but feels terribly lonely inside his own family. The mood is chaotic and everyone has an identity problem. "You came, you seduced every single one of us, and you destroyed everything." Who is this woman and what is she up to?
English/Italian: The First Party - Enhanced Edition
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4570 words. Published on January 23, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 200 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
Price: $2.99 USD. 4570 words. Published on January 23, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 200 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
The First Party
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 3680 words. Published on January 19, 2013. Nonfiction.
A quorum of influential thinkers set stage for a memorable drinking party circa 380 B.C. Between arguments and a garden variety of layers of wisdom the genesis of platonic love is revealed.
Price: $1.99 USD. 3680 words. Published on January 19, 2013. Nonfiction.
A quorum of influential thinkers set stage for a memorable drinking party circa 380 B.C. Between arguments and a garden variety of layers of wisdom the genesis of platonic love is revealed.
English/Chinese: The Pillow Book of Carmen Garcia - Enhanced Edition
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 7050 words. Published on January 18, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 300 Chinese words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample.
Price: $2.99 USD. 7050 words. Published on January 18, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 300 Chinese words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample.
English/Italian: The Pillow Book of Carmen Garcia - Enhanced Edition
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 7120 words. Published on January 10, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 300 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
Price: $2.99 USD. 7120 words. Published on January 10, 2013. Nonfiction.
This short story is in English and includes 300 Italian words right before the English equivalent and they are typed in 60 percent gray; there's no need to hover on the words, so that you can grasp the meaning right away. Please read more in the Author's notes inside the sample. Versione Ampliata per studenti d'Inglese in cerca di arricchire il proprio vocabolario.
Supercitizens
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $0.99 USD. 3370 words. Published on January 3, 2013. Fiction.
Some individuals with dubious pasts have been recruited to be become super-citizens.
Price: $0.99 USD. 3370 words. Published on January 3, 2013. Fiction.
Some individuals with dubious pasts have been recruited to be become super-citizens.
The Pillow Book of Carmen Garcia
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 6080 words. Published on December 18, 2012. Fiction.
A disturbing journal of a young woman from rural Mexico who crosses the border into the United States where she's forced to pay her dues.
Price: $2.99 USD. 6080 words. Published on December 18, 2012. Fiction.
A disturbing journal of a young woman from rural Mexico who crosses the border into the United States where she's forced to pay her dues.
The Ducati Girl's Confessions
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4830 words. Published on December 3, 2012. Fiction.
It's not that men are bad, they're just plain stupid, according to the moto girl. Yes, the Ducati Girl is back, but if you're a sensitive man, you shouldn't be reading this. She's ruthless...
Price: $2.99 USD. 4830 words. Published on December 3, 2012. Fiction.
It's not that men are bad, they're just plain stupid, according to the moto girl. Yes, the Ducati Girl is back, but if you're a sensitive man, you shouldn't be reading this. She's ruthless...
Sorry But I Must Kill You
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $6.99 USD. 23520 words. Published on November 13, 2012. Fiction.
A weekend trip to Lookout Mountain seems the perfect place for proposing her with a $22,000 diamond ring. Unfortunately, something goes terribly wrong. And there's a witness.
Price: $6.99 USD. 23520 words. Published on November 13, 2012. Fiction.
A weekend trip to Lookout Mountain seems the perfect place for proposing her with a $22,000 diamond ring. Unfortunately, something goes terribly wrong. And there's a witness.
Let's Get Into the Weird
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $5.99 USD. 30880 words. Published on November 7, 2012. Fiction.
Experience the dimensions of the most enigmatic characters in this mindscape of extreme storytelling. A computer geek makes people vanish. An English banker finances an elaborate operation of people decimation without weapons. A diarist tapes the weirdest people and make them real. A man obsessed with technology hires a tech genius to create the ultimate gadget―a phone with unusual applications.
Price: $5.99 USD. 30880 words. Published on November 7, 2012. Fiction.
Experience the dimensions of the most enigmatic characters in this mindscape of extreme storytelling. A computer geek makes people vanish. An English banker finances an elaborate operation of people decimation without weapons. A diarist tapes the weirdest people and make them real. A man obsessed with technology hires a tech genius to create the ultimate gadget―a phone with unusual applications.
Terror In Atlanta
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 13070 words. Published on August 4, 2012. Fiction.
MOMS WERE NO longer carrying babies in their expensive strollers, they were hauling monsters. Fundamentalism was dead. Nebbia was the new science of people decimation without weapons.
Price: $1.99 USD. 13070 words. Published on August 4, 2012. Fiction.
MOMS WERE NO longer carrying babies in their expensive strollers, they were hauling monsters. Fundamentalism was dead. Nebbia was the new science of people decimation without weapons.
The Ducati Girl
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 8810 words. Published on June 8, 2012. Fiction.
Jenny rides a yellow Ducati. She meets a motorcycle pal with whom she sails to San Miguel in the Channel Islands. Before the arrival the man disappears.
Price: $1.99 USD. 8810 words. Published on June 8, 2012. Fiction.
Jenny rides a yellow Ducati. She meets a motorcycle pal with whom she sails to San Miguel in the Channel Islands. Before the arrival the man disappears.
Bonbon
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $2.99 USD. 4920 words. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction.
Bonbon is the other side of Erotica, a spicy short story, an erotic essay of modern self-analysis without the dullness of ancient Greek philosophy where the author undresses everyone without an inch of regret―it gets straight to the point.
Price: $2.99 USD. 4920 words. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction.
Bonbon is the other side of Erotica, a spicy short story, an erotic essay of modern self-analysis without the dullness of ancient Greek philosophy where the author undresses everyone without an inch of regret―it gets straight to the point.
Arms Around You
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 9160 words. Published on April 14, 2012. Fiction.
He had only one thing in his mind, take delivery of his brand new plane and fly to Taormina, in the isle of Sicily. At takeoff, he’s the pilot and the only passenger who wants the sky all for himself; he even befriends a few clouds. Leg after leg the plane fills up quickly.
Price: $1.99 USD. 9160 words. Published on April 14, 2012. Fiction.
He had only one thing in his mind, take delivery of his brand new plane and fly to Taormina, in the isle of Sicily. At takeoff, he’s the pilot and the only passenger who wants the sky all for himself; he even befriends a few clouds. Leg after leg the plane fills up quickly.
Faceless
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 5590 words. Published on April 1, 2012. Fiction.
A panhandler, an alcoholic mother, a lawyer behind the wheel of a bucket truck, a state trooper who despises women, a presidential candidate fond on social media, a coroner with a new set of scalpels, and a star maker with the latest technology. All in a mosaic, or better an orgy of life stories taped and narrated by the author himself.
Price: $1.99 USD. 5590 words. Published on April 1, 2012. Fiction.
A panhandler, an alcoholic mother, a lawyer behind the wheel of a bucket truck, a state trooper who despises women, a presidential candidate fond on social media, a coroner with a new set of scalpels, and a star maker with the latest technology. All in a mosaic, or better an orgy of life stories taped and narrated by the author himself.
A Miniature Life
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $6.99 USD. 33590 words. Published on March 28, 2012. Fiction.
…the only thing certain is the existence of a secret violence that makes everything uncertain. LUCRETIUS We dream a great deal; the tranquility of the night is probably the best time to enjoy life. What comes later is often concocted in the mind, which is at full steam 24/7. Can we dream pretty much anything with uncanny details?
Price: $6.99 USD. 33590 words. Published on March 28, 2012. Fiction.
…the only thing certain is the existence of a secret violence that makes everything uncertain. LUCRETIUS We dream a great deal; the tranquility of the night is probably the best time to enjoy life. What comes later is often concocted in the mind, which is at full steam 24/7. Can we dream pretty much anything with uncanny details?
Manstat
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $0.99 USD. 5040 words. Published on March 1, 2012. Fiction.
Bored with the conventions of life, he was committed to create the ultimate companion, MANSTAT...
Price: $0.99 USD. 5040 words. Published on March 1, 2012. Fiction.
Bored with the conventions of life, he was committed to create the ultimate companion, MANSTAT...
Signorina
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $0.99 USD. 8240 words. Published on February 18, 2012. Fiction.
Her aka is Signorina. She's a kidnapper, she's ruthless, she has no identity, and she's terribly good at writing code. Her plan is smart and undetectable.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8240 words. Published on February 18, 2012. Fiction.
Her aka is Signorina. She's a kidnapper, she's ruthless, she has no identity, and she's terribly good at writing code. Her plan is smart and undetectable.
Giallo
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $1.99 USD. 5060 words. Published on February 16, 2012. Fiction.
When a handful of underground currency traders set up a chat room to make a few bucks, they underestimated the disastrous effect on Banks and countries as their currency spun out of control. Suddenly an interesting offer is too good to give up―after all, they're just in for the money.
Price: $1.99 USD. 5060 words. Published on February 16, 2012. Fiction.
When a handful of underground currency traders set up a chat room to make a few bucks, they underestimated the disastrous effect on Banks and countries as their currency spun out of control. Suddenly an interesting offer is too good to give up―after all, they're just in for the money.
A Miniature Life+Signorina Shorts
by Alfonso Borello
Price: $0.99 USD. 2980 words. Published on December 22, 2011. Fiction.
SIGNORINA: Her aka is Signorina. She's a kidnapper, she's ruthless, she has no identity, and she's terribly good at writing code. Her plan is smart and undetectable. A MINIATURE LIFE: A woman needs love. A woman deserves love. Meili is no exception. She's unappreciated. She's bad...
Price: $0.99 USD. 2980 words. Published on December 22, 2011. Fiction.
SIGNORINA: Her aka is Signorina. She's a kidnapper, she's ruthless, she has no identity, and she's terribly good at writing code. Her plan is smart and undetectable. A MINIATURE LIFE: A woman needs love. A woman deserves love. Meili is no exception. She's unappreciated. She's bad...
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- The Pope and The Feces Game
on April 09, 2012
"Where’s my collection of urine and feces?" Original, very original indeed. I must read it again, and again.