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With the (coming soon) end of the exams and the money I got for Xmas, I bought many books, all of them look great
- A roman, "Gomorra" (about the Italian mafia) by Roberto Saviano
- A book about Marco Polo and his travel in Asia (it's a kind of summary of Polo's books, with pictures and explanations)
- "1001 insolite historical facts" (did you know that when they discovered the mummy of Ramses, they placed it too long under the sun, the resin started to melt and the arms of the mummy started to move!!)
- "Berlusconneries", a book with all the funny quotes by Berlusconi (like "I'm condemned to win" or "only Napoleon has done more than me")
and 3 sociology books
- "La distinction" by Bourdieu (he explains that goal of the rich people is to show that they're different from the poor people, they do and buy things that the poors can't afford etc...)
- "Les héritiers" by Bourdieu (he explains how school eliminates the poor people, the reasons why only those from educated and rich families make it to university, even if there is a formal equality)
- "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" by Erving Goffman
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Presentation_of_Self_in_Everyday_Life]The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
- A roman, "Gomorra" (about the Italian mafia) by Roberto Saviano
- A book about Marco Polo and his travel in Asia (it's a kind of summary of Polo's books, with pictures and explanations)
- "1001 insolite historical facts" (did you know that when they discovered the mummy of Ramses, they placed it too long under the sun, the resin started to melt and the arms of the mummy started to move!!)
- "Berlusconneries", a book with all the funny quotes by Berlusconi (like "I'm condemned to win" or "only Napoleon has done more than me")
and 3 sociology books
- "La distinction" by Bourdieu (he explains that goal of the rich people is to show that they're different from the poor people, they do and buy things that the poors can't afford etc...)
- "Les héritiers" by Bourdieu (he explains how school eliminates the poor people, the reasons why only those from educated and rich families make it to university, even if there is a formal equality)
- "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" by Erving Goffman
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Presentation_of_Self_in_Everyday_Life]The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]