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Illustrated books Fall 2020
Based on the real stories
of the Buddha
A story of fantasy set in everyday life; a light-hearted reading
for both children and teens; a book designed to inspire
young people with the philosophical principles and teachings
of Buddhist spirituality.
One day a child meets Buddha in a department store. Or maybe he’s
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just a wise man, a contemporary maestro of ancient philosophy. It’s a
Text by Balthazar Pagani
Illustrations by Caterina Di Paolo casual and simple meeting, but in its own way it is also mystical, sym-
bolical, and magical. A life-changing encounter.
Specifications
17x24 cm The story of this meeting offers young readers a way to learn about
40 colour pages Buddha, his words, and the basic tenets of his philosophy.
20 illustrations
Hardcover
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Age 8+ Story by
Balthazar Pagani is a professional raconteur whose stories become
For books. As a publisher, he has published numerous editions, some of
People in search of spiritual which have had international success. As an editor, he loves to work
guidance
behind the scenes. And, occasionally, he writes—especially when he’s
People who enjoy asking
themselves questions about life passionate about the subject.
Illustrations by
Caterina Di Paolo works with books, something she has wanted to do
ever since she was a child. Sometimes she reads them, sometimes she
designs them, and occasionally she illustrates them. She adores Gianni
Rodari, eggplant parmesan, orange tabby cats, and drawing. Her pet
peeves include artificial saffron, cross-country running, cotton wool, and
writing on wet liquid paper.
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,
I didn t
TELL YOU
Because...
An illustrated book teaching parents and sons the importance
of talking, of revealing what flows in the core of our soul.
A challenge to be won every day, often not just with the little ones!
Sometimes our sons don’t tell us something because they don’t know
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how to do it, they don’t realise its importance or believe they should
Text by Balthazar Pagani
Illustrations by Susanna Gentili rather keep a secret. An attitude which threatens to become an ever
wider gap as time goes by.
Specifications The book is designed like a dialogue, where parts can swap places in
15x21 cm any time, and where the grown-ups aren’t always the ones teaching us
36 colour pages something!
30 illustrations
Hardcover
The authors
Age 5+ Story by
Balthazar Pagani is a professional raconteur whose stories become
For books. As a publisher, he has published numerous editions, some of
Families with children which have had international success. As an editor, he loves to work
People in love
behind the scenes. And, occasionally, he writes—especially when he’s
passionate about the subject.
Illustrations by
Susanna Gentili is an illustrator and designer living in Rome. Eccentric
colours and improbable situations characterize her drawings. She has
a bent for impossible things, main sparks of her creativity. She collabo-
rates with Il Corriere della Sera, The New York Times, La Stampa, ELLE
Italia, Il Foglio.
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Kahlil Gibran
Anna Pirolli
Illustrated book
with selected texts
(age 8+)
A great classic of literature and spirituality, a timeless book without
religious borders, reproposed in a wonderfully illustrated book
(with selected texts) for preteens and grown-ups.
Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, a million-copy bestselling
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book, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923,
Text by Kahlil Gibran
Illustrations by Anna Pirolli it is still popular today, providing insight and spiritual significance to
ordinary human experiences.
Specifications
17x24 cm or 21x30 cm The book is presented here through a selection of its most significant
48 colour pages passages and divided into short chapters, each enhanced by poetic and
25 illustrations
inspired illustrations, capable of bringing even a younger audience clos-
3,000 words
er to the maxims and teachings it contains.
Age 8+
For
Lovers of spirituality
People searching for a meaning Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese-American artist,
of life poet, and writer. Born in Lebanon, as a young man Gibran
emigrated to the United States with his family. Once settled,
he focused his studies on art and literature, eventually writ-
ing in both English and Arabic. The author of many influen-
tial works, today Gibran is celebrated around the world as
a literary hero.
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Rudyard Kipling
If
Letizia Iannaccone
The poem able to move and inspire generations of parents,
revealing them the real meaning of growing up in all its facets.
Calmness, trust in oneself, capability to dream, love of truth and jus-
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tice… These are not only qualities of the soul, but the main elements
Text by Rudyard Kipling
Illustrations by Letizia Iannacone necessary to turn a son into a man, in the most philosophical and
spiritual meaning of this word.
Specifications
17x24 cm or 21x30 cm What turns a man or a woman into a human being, if not his or her
32 colour pages ability to understand the real values and practise them in everyday life?
15 illustrations
This meditation-poem is the simplest and deepest teaching left by the
300 words
Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling to parents and sons all over the world.
Age 8+
For
Parents and sons
Lovers of literature and poetry Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author, born
in Bombay, recognized as an innovator of the short-story
form. His children’s books were popular in their time and
are so today. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
in 1907.
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INDIE
IS The NEW
HIPSTER
The history, features, and people
behind this cool trend
Up until a few years ago, everything that was new
and interesting was generically connected to Hipsters.
But these days that term is obsolete. Now the keyword
to describe the new musical, cultural, and visual style
—from Los Angeles to Rome—is called INDIE.
Compared to the hipster culture, who drew on elements of vintage from
The authors the 1930s to the 1960s, INDIE veers towards the fluorescent tonalities
Text by Ana Desda and contrasts of the 1980s and 1990s. Just think about it: bomber jack-
Illustrations by Luana Belsito
ets, oversized sweatshirts, baggy or high-waisted trousers, and dyed,
Specifications shaven, or parted down the middle hair… Dance, grunge, skater, and
13.5x18.5 cm nerd culture are all back!
96 colour pages
50 illustrations IINDIE trend it’s a return, and yet it’s also new. This book, made up
4,000 words of short texts and illustrations, reveals INDIE’s original and fresh spirit
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through its details, features, and the people who make it cool around
Fashion and trend lovers, music the world.
lovers, celebrity fans
Book structure (many differences and very few similarities with hipsters)
MOOD do that counts, not where you do • Oldies but Goldies: Grunge, Not Enough: Mixing styles and
• The Answer Is Inside: Always it! Less Farm, More Urban: The Britpop, and electronic have an gender fluidity • Less Obsessed
be yourself • How You Want city goes back to being the center indie soul • [...] with Tattoos: They’re just target-
and Who You Want: Normal re- of the world • [...] STYLE ed messages • Less Obsessed
lationships do not exist • Beyond MUSIC • Random Colors: Dye your with Haircuts: Extremely natural
Mainstream: Seeking out quality • Be Curious, Always: Being open hair whatever color you want or extremely artificial • [...]
things • Individualist but Social: to new musical styles • Who’s • Non-Euclidean Geometry: ICONS
Always start with yourself • Done Playing in Your Cellar? Get in- Make colors and geometries • Billie Eilish • Kurt Cobain • Beck
with Co-Working: It’s what you volved in the local music scene collide in your clothes • One Is • [...]
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TELL ME
a Dirt y
STORY
25 STORIES TO IGNITE YOUR DESIRE
A book for couples: to rekindle your passion, discover
your secret desires, and help you put them into practice.
Get inspiration from these “dirty” short stories
and by wonderful, explicit, poetic, and tender illustrations!
Reading a book with your partner can be an act of great intimacy. And if
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that book is a collection of short illustrated stories about erotic desires
Text by Eva Muller
Illustrations by Paola Zanghì and sex, about places and people, and about the positions we enjoy as
we make love, that intimacy soon grows into something else.
Specifications
13.5x18.5 cm This book will help you take that moment of intimacy and turn it into a
112 colour pages burning fire. Each tale will lead you to share your desires… or discover
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new ones, while the illustrations are a celebration of passion and love.
10,000 words
For
Love & sex lovers
Lovers of erotic illustrations
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A message to themselves or to their fans, with a spiritual
or a merely materialistic meaning, a symbol, a picture,
or a short text: whatever celebrities inscribe on their bodies
becomes a message launched into space and a source
of inspiration for millions of people.
At certain moments in their career, many men and women in the world
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of entertainment, sport and culture feel the need to inscribe content on
Text by Malthus Page
Illustrations by Carole Lyon their skin. From Amy Winehouse to David Beckham, Rihanna, and John-
ny Depp, this book with exclusive illustrations, and informative texts
Specifications reveals the meaning of important messages tattooed on the bodies of
16.5x22 cm the most famous and influential celebrities of our day.
128 colour pages
200 illustrations
List of celebrities
10,000 words
Amy Winehouse, David Beckham, Rihanna,
For Johnny Depp, Cara Delevingne, Ed Sheeran,
Tattoo lovers Miley Cyrus, Rick Genest, Angelina Jolie,
Celebrities’ fans Adam Levine, Lady Gaga, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,
Lindsay Lohan, Lebron James, Emma Watson,
Justin Bieber, Victoria Beckham, Britney Spears,
Tommy Lee, Kate Moss.
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If we forgive their flaws
we can accept ours too!
A collection of people’s most common flaws (made popular
by famous artists), seen under a different light, because,
as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining!
Solitary, unfaithful, moody, eccentric, capricious… artists often do not
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have a good character, that is a fact. However, most of the time, we are
Text by Malthus Page
Illustrations by Federico Bonfiglio inclined to excuse them. Why can we excuse them and not ourselves?
Because what we call flaws are actually the driving forces that activate a
Specifications person’s talent and this is particularly evident in creative people.
13.5x18.5 cm
96 colour pages If we are ready to forgive them, we must learn to accept our own and
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others’ flaws as well. We will live better and perhaps end up having a
4.500 words
few extra artists around us!!
For The first instalment of a book series celebrating Painters, Musi-
Art lovers cians, Architects, Designers, Film Directors, Actors…
Positive thinkers
List of artists
Pablo Picasso, Tamara de Lempicka, Salvador Dalì, Frida Kahlo, Jackson
Pollock, Yayoi Kusama, Paul Gauguin, Georgia O’Keeffe, Gustav Klimt,
Louise Bourgeois, Andy Warhol, Marina Abramovic, Vincent van Gogh,
Orlan, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Diane Arbus, Balthus, Yoko Ono, Edward
Hopper, Egon Schiele.
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BesideBooks (Milan, Italy)
beside@besidebooks.com
Foreign rights:
Mauro Spagnol | Books-Everywhere
maurospagnol@books-everywhere.com
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