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Gabriella Ambrosio (born 1954) is an Italian author and former journalist . She has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Naples and is a former Communications Professor at La Sapienza University in Rome. Her first novel Prima di Lasciarsi was published in 2004 in Italy and became a set textbook in Italian high schools as well as in universities in Australia, France, Guatemala and other countries around the world. The book was also translated into Hebrew and Arabic and published in Israel and the Palestinian Authority in 2008. It has since been adopted by schools, colleges and human rights organizations working in the region. The book is due to be published in 2010 in English under the name "Before We say Goodbye" by "Walker books" in UK, Australia and New Zealand. and by "Candlewick Press" in US and Canada. Her short story "Sticko" was published in 2009 as part of the book "Freedom" (Mainstream Publishing) "Sticko" is one of a 36 short stories written by the best fiction writers in the world today. Each is inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .1Her professional books "Siamo quel che diciamo" ("We're What We Say") and "Le nuove terre della pubblicita" ("The New Advertising Lands") dealing with advertising, are taught in universities throughout Italy.2She is currently the President and Co-Founder of AM Newton 21 , an International Advertising agency in Rome. Since 1992 she has been a member of the Italian Art Directors Club , the association of the best advertising professionals in Italy.3
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Gabriella Ambrosio (born November 1954) is an Italian writer, journalist, academic, and advertising creative director.Her essays Siamo Quel che Diciamo ( "We Are What We Say" ) and Le Nuove Terre della Pubblicita ( "The New Advertising Land" ) are required advertising texts in several universities in Italy.Her first novel, Prima di Lasciarsi ( " Before We Say Goodbye " ), related to a suicide bombing in Jerusalem, has been translated into several languages including Hebrew and Arabic.Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 18 December 2012 ."Teoria e tecnica della comunicazione pubblicitaria — Portale Docenti" (in Italian).
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Gabriella Ambrosio (born November 1954) is an Italian writer, journalist, academic, and advertising creative director. Her essays Siamo Quel che Diciamo ( "We are what we say" ) and Le Nuove Terre della Pubblicita ( "The New Advertising Land" ) are required advertising texts in several universities in Italy. Her first novel, Prima di Lasciarsi ( " Before We Say Goodbye " ), related to a suicide bombing in Jerusalem, has been translated into several languages including Hebrew and Arabic. "Masová komunikace je slabým bodem dnešních demokracií" [Mass communication is the weak point of today's democracies]. Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 18 December 2012 . "La pubblicità cambia volto" [The changing face of advertising].Review of Le nuove terre della pubblicità by Gabriella Ambrosio. "Teoria e tecnica della comunicazione pubblicitaria — Portale Docenti" (in Italian).
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Italian writer and academic (born 1954) Gabriella Ambrosio (born November 1954) is an Italian writer, journalist, academic, and advertising creative director. Her essays Siamo Quel che Diciamo ( "We are what we say" ) and Le Nuove Terre della Pubblicita ( "The New Advertising Land" ) are required advertising texts in several universities in Italy. Her first novel, Prima di Lasciarsi ( " Before We Say Goodbye " ), related to a suicide bombing in Jerusalem, has been translated into several languages including Hebrew and Arabic. "Masová komunikace je slabým bodem dnešních demokracií" [Mass communication is the weak point of today's democracies]. Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 18 December 2012 . "La pubblicità cambia volto" [The changing face of advertising]. Review of Le nuove terre della pubblicità by Gabriella Ambrosio. "Teoria e tecnica della comunicazione pubblicitaria — Portale Docenti" (in Italian).
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