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Preserving Knowledge
and Promoting Reading

Preserving Knowledge
and Promoting Reading

The first Pirelli library was set up in 1928, when a subscription library with 800 books was made available to personnel who were members of the Dopolavoro Aziende Pirelli, the workers’ club. It was one of the first examples of a company promoting reading and the start of long tradition that Pirelli has continued to this day with company libraries in the Headquarters at Milano Bicocca, in the factory in Bollate and in the Industrial Centre in ​​Settimo Torinese. But there is more, for the company has also been collecting scientific texts for over a century, and these now form part of the Scientific and Technical Library at the Pirelli Foundation. The panorama of Pirelli libraries ends with the Pirelli Foundation Library, which has books ranging from the history of the company to corporate communication.

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A Matter of Money
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Colonna, is a strikingly attractive bank manager. But what leaves Commissioner Lobosco most shaken is an eerie detail—Margherita looks remarkably like her, almost as if they were doppel-gängers. At first glance, it appears she jumped from her balcony, but the suicide theory is swiftly dismissed. As Lobosco delves into the victim’s past, a web of ill-fated relationships, murky connections, insatiable greed, and an obsession with luxury shopping begins to unfold. The investigation leads the commissioner to discover that lots of people may have had a motive. It may be a crime of passion or, indeed, “a matter of money”. Once again, the novel is set in the mesmerising city of Bari, with its rich culinary heritage and, of course, its famous spaghetti all’assassina.

Una questione di soldi
Gabriella Genisi
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Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene passed away in Corseaux, Switzerland, on 3 April 1991. An English writer, screenwriter, and playwright, Graham Greene also served as a secret agent for Britain’s MI6, stationed in Sierra Leone during the Second World War. His adventurous life and the remarkable individuals he encountered on his travels...
Henry Graham Greene passed away in Corseaux, Switzerland, on 3 April 1991. An English writer, screenwriter, and playwright, Graham Greene also served as a secret agent for Britain’s MI6, stationed in Sierra Leone during the Second World War. His adventurous life and the remarkable individuals he encountered on his travels became a wellspring of inspiration for his novels. Often centred on international politics and espionage, his works include celebrated titles such as Our Man in Havana, The Quiet American, and The Human Factor.

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