Determined to sever his ties with the Office, Gabriel Allon has retreated to the windswept cliffs of Cornwall with his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara. But once again his seclusion is interrupted by a visitor from his tangled past: the endearingly eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood. As usual, Isherwood has a problem. And it is one only Gabriel can solve.

In the ancient English city of Glastonbury, an art restorer has been brutally murdered and a long-lost portrait by Rembrandt mysteriously stolen. Despite his reluctance, Gabriel is persuaded to use his unique skills to search for the painting and those responsible for the crime. But as he painstakingly follows a trail of clues leading from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires and, finally, to a villa on the graceful shores of Lake Geneva, Gabriel discovers there are deadly secrets connected to the painting. And evil men behind them.

Before he is done, Gabriel will once again be drawn into a world he thought he had left behind forever, and will come face-to-face with a remarkable cast of characters: a glamorous London journalist who is determined to undo the worst mistake of her career, an elusive master art thief who is burdened by a conscience, and a powerful Swiss billionaire who is known for his good deeds but may just be behind one of the greatest threats facing the world.

Filled with remarkable twists and turns of plot, and told with seductive prose, The Rembrandt Affair is more than just summer entertainment of the highest order. It is a timely reminder that there are men in the world who will do anything for money.

Six months after the dramatic conclusion of Moscow Rules, Gabriel has returned to the tan hills of Umbria to resume his honeymoon with his new wife, Chiara, and restore a seventeenth-century altarpiece for the Vatican. But his idyllic world is once again thrown into turmoil with shocking news from London. The defector and former Russian intelligence officer Grigori Bulganov, who saved Gabriel’s life in Moscow, has vanished without a trace. British intelligence is sure he was a double agent all along, but Gabriel knows better. He also knows he made a promise.Do you know what we do with traitors, Gabriel? Many things have changed in Russia since the fall of Communism. But the punishment for betrayal remains the same.Promise me one thing, Gabriel. Promise me I won’t end up in an unmarked grave. In the days to come, Gabriel and his team of operatives will find themselves in a deadly duel of nerve and wits with one of the world’s most ruthless men: the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov. It will take Gabriel from a quiet mews in London, to the shores of Lake Como, to the glittering streets of Geneva and Zurich, and, finally, to a heart- stopping climax in the snowbound birch forests of Russia. Faced with the prospect of losing the one thing he holds most dear, Gabriel will be tested in ways he never imagined possible. And his life will never be the same.

Over the course of ten previous novels, Daniel Silva has established himself as one of the world’s finest writers of international intrigue and espionage—“a worthy successor to such legends as Frederick Forsyth and John le Carré” (Chicago Sun-Times)—and Gabriel Allon as “one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Now the death of a journalist leads Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He’s playing by Moscow rules now.

It is not the grim, gray Moscow of Soviet times but a new Moscow, awash in oil wealth and choked with bulletproof Bentleys. A Moscow where power resides once more behind the walls of the Kremlin and where critics of the ruling class are ruthlessly silenced. A Moscow where a new generation of Stalinists is plotting to reclaim an empire lost and to challenge the global dominance of its old enemy, the United States.

One such man is Ivan Kharkov, a former KGB colonel who built a global investment empire on the rubble of the Soviet Union. Hidden within that empire, however, is a more lucrative and deadly business. Kharkov is an arms dealer—and he is about to deliver Russia’s most sophisticated weapons to al-Qaeda. Unless Allon can learn the time and place of the delivery, the world will see the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11—and the clock is ticking fast.

Filled with rich prose and breathtaking turns of plot, Moscow Rules is at once superior entertainment and a searing cautionary tale about the new threats rising to the East—and Silva’s finest novel yet.

Few recent thriller writers have elicited the kind of critical praise that Daniel Silva has received, with his “provocative and deeply satisfying” (The Miami Herald) novels featuring art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon, “a man whose depth and passion make him one of the most fascinating characters in the genre” (Chicago Sun-Times).Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist across a landscape drenched with generations of blood, the trail turning on itself until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the showdown comes, it will not be Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction - for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.A knife-edged thriller of astonishing intricacy and feeling, filled with exhilarating prose, this is Daniel Silva’s finest novel yet.

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.

Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one . . .

Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with sixteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. His brilliant creation, Gabriel Allon—art restorer, assassin, spy—has joined the pantheon of great fictional secret agents, including George Smiley, Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, and Simon Templar.

Following the success of his smash hit The English Girl, Daniel Silva returns with another powerhouse of a novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts.

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.

Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to steal another one . . .

Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with sixteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. His brilliant creation, Gabriel Allon—art restorer, assassin, spy—has joined the pantheon of great fictional secret agents, including George Smiley, Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, and Simon Templar.

Following the success of his smash hit The English Girl, Daniel Silva returns with another powerhouse of a novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts.

Seven days
One girl
No second chances

Madeline Hart is a rising star in British government: beautiful, intelligent, driven to succeed by an impoverished childhood. But she also has a dark secret: she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. When she disappears on the island of Corsica, it's clear her kidnappers know about the affair and intend to make the PM pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of a scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately, and not involve the police.

Enter Gabriel Allon—assassin, art restorer, and spy—who must find Madeline within seven days before she is executed. With the clock ticking, Allon is thrust into a deadly game of shadows in which nothing is what it seems—and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies is the truth. . . .

After narrowly surviving his last operation, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind the walls of the Vatican, where he is restoring one of Caravaggio's greatest masterpieces. But early one morning he is summoned to St. Peter's Basilica by Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to his Holiness Pope Paul VII; the body of a beautiful woman lies broken beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome. The Vatican police suspect suicide, though Gabriel believes otherwise. So, it seems, does Donati. But the monsignor is fearful that a public inquiry might inflict another scandal on the Church, and so he calls upon Gabriel to quietly pursue the truth—with one caveat.

'Rule number one at the Vatican,' Donati said. 'Don't ask too many questions.'

Gabriel learns that the dead woman had uncovered a dangerous secret—a secret that threatens a global criminal enterprise that is looting timeless treasures of antiquity and selling them to the highest bidder. But there is more to this network than just greed. A mysterious operative is plotting an act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions . . .

Madeline Hart is a rising star in British government: beautiful, intelligent, driven to succeed by an impoverished childhood. But she also has a dark secret. She is the lover of the Prime Minister, Jonathan Lancaster. When she disappears on the island of Corsica, it's clear her kidnappers know about the affair and intend to make the PM pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately, and not involve the police.

Enter Gabriel Allon—assassin, art restorer and spy—who must find Madeline within seven days before she is executed. With the clock ticking, Allon is thrust into a deadly game of shadows in which nothing is what it seems—and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies is the truth. Gabriel's mission takes him from the criminal underworld of Marseilles, to the stately corridors of power in London—and, finally, to a pulse-pounding climax in Moscow, a city of secrets and violence where there is a long list of men who want Gabriel dead…

Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth…

Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

Sebbene da tempo la ricerca scientifica sullo sviluppo della cognizione numerica abbia dimostrato che 'siamo nati per contare', i dati INVALSI e l'indagine OCSE-PISA continuano a evidenziare che, nel nostro Paese, molti bambini faticano a imparare a calcolare e che troppi ragazzi, nel percorso scolastico, mostrano competenze in matematica inferiori a quanto atteso. Senza dubbio, i processi implicati nella matematica insegnata a scuola sono molteplici e differenti; tuttavia, le basi della matematica (numeri, primi calcoli e tabelline) e le esperienze iniziali con numeri e calcoli rappresentano per il bambino di scuola primaria il primo approccio che guiderà e consentirà l'accesso agli altri ambiti della competenza matematica. Le attività egli strumenti presentati e forniti in quest'opera sono stati ideati proprio per porre solide basi allo sviluppo della competenza numerica e delle abilità di calcolo nei bambini dell'ultimo anno di scuola dell'infanzia e di prima primaria, come anche per aiutare i bambini di maggiore età con difficoltà di calcolo o discalculia, prestando sempre attenzione a fornire esperienze positive di apprendimento e ai risvolti emotivo-motivazionali. Strumenti allegati: Tavola dinamica del 100 (grande e piccola), Colonne delle decine con le tessere-unità (per le tavole dinamica grande e piccola), Strumenti per il riconoscimento rapido di numerosità, , Tavola pitagorica, 'L' trova risultato, Cartoncino per la tavola pitagorica personale.

Sebbene da tempo la ricerca scientifica sullo sviluppo della cognizione numerica abbia dimostrato che 'siamo nati per contare', i dati INVALSI e l'indagine OCSE-PISA continuano a evidenziare che, nel nostro Paese, molti bambini faticano a imparare a calcolare e che troppi ragazzi, nel percorso scolastico, mostrano competenze in matematica inferiori a quanto atteso. Senza dubbio, i processi implicati nella matematica insegnata a scuola sono molteplici e differenti; tuttavia, le basi della matematica e le esperienze iniziali con numeri e calcoli rappresentano per il bambino di scuola primaria il primo approccio che guiderà e consentirà l'accesso agli altri ambiti della competenza matematica. E questo accesso, a seconda di come viene proposto, può essere facilitato o reso più difficile. Le attività e gli strumenti presentati e forniti in quest'opera, sono stati ideati proprio per porre solide basi allo sviluppo della competenza numerica e delle abilità di calcolo nei bambini dell'ultimo anno di scuola dell'infanzia e di prima primaria, come anche per aiutare i bambini di maggiore età con difficoltà di calcolo o discalculia, prestando sempre attenzione a fornire esperienze positive di apprendimento e ai risvolti emotivo-motivazionali.

'Potenziare competenze geometriche' è un programma che propone un percorso di geometria completo, articolato in due volumi (dai 6 agli 11 e dagli 11 ai 14 anni), che prende avvio dalla costruzione degli elementi geometrici, delle principali figure piane e relative formule del perimetro e dell'area e procede fino ai solidi, ai teoremi e alla geometria analitica in forma semplice e fruibile da parte di ogni studente, sul filo del ragionamento. La caratteristica principale di questo programma è far lavorare gli alunni in modo che essi costruiscano autonomamente i concetti geometrici, partendo dalle abilità visuo-spaziali, e ricavino in prima persona le formule da utilizzare. A questo scopo, si propongono attività di manipolazione di figure e costruzioni di formule geometriche, a partire dalle espressioni risolutive di semplici alle più complesse situazioni problematiche inerenti la geometria. Pensato sia per attività di potenziamento che per la didattica tradizionale, il programma è adottabile fin dalla scuola primaria, estendendosi fino alla classe terza della secondaria di primo grado e, come percorso di recupero, alla secondaria di secondo grado.

Potenziare competenze geometriche è un programma che propone un percorso di geometria completo, articolato in due volumi (dai 6 ai 10 e dagli 11 ai 14 anni), che prende avvio dall'identificazione delle figure piane e procede fino alla costruzione delle formule geometriche relative ai solidi, ai teoremi e alla geometria analitica in forma semplice e fruibile da parte di ogni studente, sul filo del ragionamento. La caratteristica principale di questo programma è far lavorare gli alunni in modo che essi stessi ricavino in prima persona le formule da utilizzare, in modo creativo e personale. A questo scopo, si propongono attività di manipolazione di figure - dal complesso al semplice e viceversa - e costruzioni di formule geometriche, a partire dalle espressioni risolutive di semplici e via via più complesse situazioni problematiche inerenti la geometria. Pensato sia per la didattica tradizionale che per attività di potenziamento, il programma è adottabile fin dalla scuola primaria, estendendosi fino alla classe terza della secondaria di primo grado e, come percorso di recupero, alla secondaria di secondo grado.

Che vi sia in Italia una rivoluzione dei tempi e dei modi di fare famiglia è dimostrato da molti dati ormai noti. Essi, però, ci aiutano solo in parte a comprendere perché gli italiani scelgono di convivere oppure di sposarsi. Quali sono le ragioni che spingono al matrimonio o alla convivenza? Quali i vantaggi e gli svantaggi dei due tipi di unione? In che modo sono percepite le convivenze in un contesto come quello dell'Italia contemporanea, in cui la legislazione non riconosce diritti e doveri alle coppie di fatto? Per rispondere a questi ed altri interrogativi, gli autori cedono la parola ai protagonisti, donne e uomini che raccontano in prima persona le motivazioni alla base delle proprie scelte.

L'intelligenza geometrica è un programma che propone un percorso di geometria completo, articolato in due volumi (dai 6 ai 10 e dagli 11 ai 14 anni), che prende avvio dall'identificazione delle figure piane e procede fino alla costruzione delle formule geometriche relative ai solidi, ai teoremi e alla geometria analitica in forma semplice e fruibile da parte di ogni studente, sul filo del ragionamento. La caratteristica principale di questo programma è far lavorare gli alunni in modo che essi stessi ricavino in prima persona le formule da utilizzare, in modo creativo e personale. A questo scopo, si propongono attività di manipolazione di figure dal complesso al semplice e viceversa e costruzioni di formule geometriche, a partire dalle espressioni risolutive di semplici e via via più complesse situazioni problemiche inerenti la geometria. Pensato sia per la didattica tradizionale che per attività di potenziamento, il programma è adottabile fin dalla scuola primaria, estendendosi fino alla classe terza della secondaria di primo grado e, come percorso di recupero, alla secondaria di secondo grado.

After failing to stop a suicide bomber attack in London, master art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon is summoned by the CIA and is faced with an organization riddled with dissent, and ill equipped to deal with the deadly new face of global jihadist terror. Reprint. A best-selling novel.

Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth…

Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth…

Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

Art restorer, assassin, spy—Gabriel Allon returns in The Fallen Angel, another blockbuster espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. The acclaimed author of Portrait of a Spy, Silva (“a world class practitioner of spy fiction” —Washington Post) is an undisputed master of the genre who has brought “new life to the international thriller” (Newsday).

A breathtaking adventure that races around the globe, The Fallen Angel begins in Rome, where Allon is called upon to investigate a murder at the Vatican, one with disastrous repercussions that could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. If you haven’t yet been drawn into Daniel Silva’s thrilling universe of intrigue, danger, and exceptional spycraft, start here—and see why the Philadelphia Inqurer declares that, “The enigmatic Gabriel Allon remains one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series.”

When the body of a woman is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned by Monsignor Luigi Donati to secretly investigate this mysterious death that has been ruled a suicide—a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. Reprint. 250,000 first printing.

La ricerca scientifica dimostra come la capacità di comprendere e operare sugli aspetti quantitativi della realtà, di distinguere la numerosità e di stimarla, sia una potenzialità innata nei bambini. Tali processi tuttavia non vanno lasciati, come spesso accade, al solo sviluppo spontaneo ma richiedono strategie educative e interventi adatti a potenziarli. Dopo i quattro volumi dedicati ai bambini in età scolare, questo nuovo strumento si concentra in modo specifico sulla prima infanzia, offrendo a genitori e educatori l'opportunità di creare un contesto di apprendimento favorevole allo sviluppo dell'intelligenza numerica. Il materiale proposto si compone di oltre 100 tavole a colori, con illustrazioni chiare e semplici, affiancate da alcuni suggerimenti per l'operatore e dalle domande focus. Attraverso questo percorso i bambini, sollecitati da un adulto consapevole, apprenderanno a confrontare e stabilire relazioni tra grandezze diverse, differenziare piccole numerosità e formulare semplici ragionamenti, sviluppando così i precursori del conteggio e delle operazioni aritmetiche. Il libro si articola in tre sezioni di difficoltà crescente, destinate a diverse fasce di età (il riferimento è puramente orientativo, in quanto la variabilità dello sviluppo è molto elevata): Di più, di meno (dall'anno e mezzo ai due anni); Tanti, pochi e uno solo (dai due ai tre anni); Contare e capire (dai tre ai ai quattro anni).

THE FALLEN ANGEL - SILVA DANIEL - Harper USA

When the body of a woman is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned by Monsignor Luigi Donati to secretly investigate this mysterious death that has been ruled a suicide--a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. (suspense).

When the body of a woman is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned by Monsignor Luigi Donati to secretly investigate this mysterious death that has been ruled a suicide--a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. 500,000 first printing.

When the body of a woman is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned by Monsignor Luigi Donati to secretly investigate this mysterious death that has been ruled a suicide--a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. Simultaneous.