Buondì. Why do we say a Pyrrhic victory? You probably already know, but it’s explained, I’m not sure how accurately, in the latest installment of our free 30-part series of articles with audio, ‘La storia di Roma‘. Wikipedia has what is probably a more precise and informative explanation. But who cares? The purpose of our […]

Buondì. Episode 4 of our free series of articles with audio for students of Italian is ready for you to read/listen to, when you have a minute. ‘Vita da Romani’ covers such fascinating topics as childbirth, the fate of newborns, the daily lives of aristocratic boys and girls, the power of the head of the […]

Buondì. For those who are enjoying the ‘Roma’ series, below is the link to no. 3 (out of 30!) Episodio 3. Roma al tempo della repubblica (509 a.C.) If you’ve been putting off beginning, you’ll find the previous two ‘episodes’ on the History page of the club website. E invece, over on the Literature page […]

Buondì. Yes, I’m very late today, sorry! That’s due to me having been busy preparing the remaining 29 episodes of ‘La storia di roma’ this morning. It was more time-consuming than I had expected. You can see what’s coming over the next couple of months on our new ‘History’ page, here. Only two ‘episodi’ have […]

Buondì. A super-short one today, as I am absolutely exhausted from a week of ‘Summer Sale’ (which is now over, by the way) and because we have the beginning of our new, 30-part FREE ‘History of Rome’ series. I’ve just been formatting, editing and listening to Episodo 1, and very interesting it is, too. I […]

There are just a few hours left of the 2020 Summer sale. In July, August and most of September there will be precisely no chances to save 20% on the full range of ebooks and online lessons in the club’s online shop. Though we will have some new ebooks to look forward to, which are […]

Here’s a quick ‘aperitivo time’ heads up! There are just 24 hours left for you to save 20% on ebooks and online lessons in the EasyReaders.Org Summer Sale. Coupon code 2020-Summer-Sale-20%-Off will reduce the price of everything by 20% Payment options include Amazon, Paypal/credit card, and bank transfer The next such promotion won’t be until the […]

Buondì. As is, ormai, traditional on the Friday of sale week, today I present the EasyReaders.Org 2020 Summer Sale Bestseller List, the idea being that you will be able to identify AT A GLANCE which particular products or services are hot, and therefore procure some to facilitate your own language-learning. Ready? EasyReaders.Org 2020 Summer Sale […]

Buondì. It’s been very hot and humid here in Bologna for the last couple of weeks. To the extent that I was chatting to a Brazilian girl at our school the other day, who was mopping her forehead with a tissue and moaning about the heat. “Surely you must be used to it, coming from […]

Buondì. The Summer Sale starts today, which means you can save a fifth on online Italian lessons and ebooks for learning Italian (assuming you remember to use coupon code: 2020-Summer-Sale-20%-Off ). The next sale won’t be until the end of September, which is approximately thirteen weeks away. So if you’re one of our regular online […]